The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-19
THE NATIONAL IyTELLIGEYCER APPLAUDING
FACTIOUS LEADERS.

The more the National Hltellgeaeer becomes identified
with the plans and purposes Of the great northern anti
slavery party-to which it finally to have
dered its best udgmenthe readily IL approves the
extraordinary which that party resorts to to enforce
its pernicious doctrines From sort Of advertised
Of the public peace the ktegeHcr has degener
ted almost into echo Of Of the worst suggestions
aud hateful practices that have been introduced
into American politics and legislation. II does hosi-
side by side with the abandoned Greeley and to
pass his mad appeals violence in American
Congress many demonstrations Of patriotism and il
10 rejoice in the brutal insults and personal
heaped upon the of the people conscie-
tousy performing their duties in the Congress We
need not add to this exhibition Of the degeneracy Of
once proud dgni6ed journal its elaborated quase-
dorsement Of Spanish despotsm in Cuba and British in
rgucs upon this continent Enough that we call attc-
ton its confirmed coalition with northern fanatics and
factous leaders, without attempting dispose of the
remarkable aggregate Of its commas dangerous doc
trnes and TO designing
Yesterday the eRigeaco undertook in plausible article
sustain the unprecedented proceedings Of theeader Of the
minority the present Congress the Nebraska bill This
all things considered trenehng hard upon the recorded
opinions on such subjects of the National Egencer It.
grs no man Justify the repeated of revolutionary
disorgnnizaon which have been resor,ed by certain
leaders Of the minority and the hagenccr is afraid that
il cannot afford to do So The HaeL,genoa says:
It Is o. the nature Of that responsibility which the Pres-
dent when he chooses exercise the legal power
defeating by his single negatives which has received
the deliberate sanction Of large majority Of each house
Congress lie may be blamed and always Is BY the friends
Of the which he destroys but he takes the RESPONSE
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m for acting he has constitutional right to act"
In the first place would remind the bieigouosr that
does MOI destroy only postpone'leayiug that
which passed by majority to vote Of twothirds, and
falling in that vote to tive Judgment Of the people But
minority may wholly defeat both the will Congress
the win Of the people; and controlled by such men as
now seek to lead and control the minority in the House
the ballotbores Themselves would speak in vain and
the barriers erected BY tho constitution to protect the
minority would be used preteKts to nuIy voice Of
the people and finally g resist il by force Of Ths
sao constitutional protection agansi hasfy lyisiren,
and has been srsrcsed is country Nth The
beneficial es factous minority may have repeat
eddy seem lead turbulence and threaten civil war aud such
demonstrations within the last days have been at
tempted in the House pregnant Of The EXTREMIST evils
The analogy between the and the minority not
reasonable one
The hafegeHou vanly attempts to justify these demon
STATIONS By others that occurred in former years
When it goes back however Il meets its own opinions
boldly rebukng its present endorsement Of faction and
fully yiudicatng those whose example il tries to quote in
Justification Of the enemies Of the majority principle in Con-
grcs The IgHocr should recoect that the rules IN
der which debate is closed in the House originated in the
celebrated session Of 1884, and were chen adoied y
the wings to enforce submission upon a large demo-
cratic minority to certain obnoxious whig measures
How that minority dcpored themselves during that hun
dred days7-wbcn the bank and the bankrupt law, and
other pernicious measures forced through Wy the
majority, under the lead Of Mr.. Clsy--history can
tell They resisted boldly, but not in spirit Of fac
ton they protested but not in spirit o. revolution they
allowed the majority take is and then went be-
fore the American and reversed that majority in the