The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-25
THE TWO SIDES OF THE QUESTION

One Of the avorte arguments Of Mr. Greeley and other
opponents Of the principles of the Nebraska bill is the
cusaon that the advocates Of the bill have two sides TO
their argumen-one TO deceive the North, the other to
deude the South This Of the catchwords of the
wings in the campaign of 1852 in assaiing President
Pierce They then tried TO prove that that fearless and
undaunted democrat guilty of entertaining two differ
| ent opinions the subject OF slavery How they were
discounted at this discredabe game il is unneces-
sary to recapulac Before the campaign half over
they sick Of their caumnes and their contradictions
weary Of the sehoods and the fogere Of Foss and compa
NY and they quickly abandoned position which they found
they could not hold The game renewed against
the Nebraska bill and its advocates will be seen
with very small chances Of To show how the op
ponents OF that bill seek justify themselves the poo
Pile is probably the best way prove their sincerity in
trying to convict others Of dupci We take the follow
ing from Of the very last antNebraska speeches now
before US
First have Mr. Grow, the successor ofLr wimot Of
Pennsylvania to whom has been allotted part in the per-
formanoc of showing the North that the South is to gain
slave territory under the bill has passed the House
Representatives Nr Grow is emphatic and clear in piy
ing bis opinion the subject
"But gentlemen tell that slavery cannot 20 there b
Of climate and soil There ar. to-day north Of the
parallel of 30 deg 30 min, eight hundred and
thousand five hundred and eigbynne slaves being
thsna fourth OF all tho slaves the entire Union n climate
and soil and the laws of Nature and God viii keep slavery
out Of Kansas, why have they not expelled Il from Missouri
Kertucky, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware during Tho
two centuries since It's first introduction tlere7 With TN
latitude the soil and the same climate m.
Der osayes has been constan increasing in all States
except Delaware and Missouri What differences Of climate
and SOIL what different laws Of Nature Cod are TO oper
in the Territory Of Kansas prevent It from beco,nq
slave St1te this bill passes9 But IL slavery cannot 70
there why repeal this act7 Why excite anew angry ace
tiona feelings u nothing Is to be accomplished BY H. In
Judgment II this bill passes, Kansas viii become save
Satej and yet northern men are asked to eao, tb b
positive legislative act by their votes"
Mr.. Grow embroders his speech with the warmes, COM
piments to Colonel Benton who was IL appears assigned
the other side Of the subject and abors to prove the
Of that which Is broadly asserted by Mr. Grow
The equally illustrious compeer' of Mr. Clay Mr. Grow
calls him. takes the other tack and attempts TO prove that
the South is cheated by the Nebraska bill and NOT the
North 1t win be amusing to Mr. Grow trying TO con-
vince his constituents that the South gains slave Ter
rory under this BILL and the time holding nm Col
opel Benton model Of patriotism and public virtue
the representative for Missouri having as late as SATURDAY.
last, used the following language;
~ believe in the fuhty Of this bl-it. ab.ou,o ,t,,v
to the svebolding States-snd that not single slave viii
ever be held in Kansas Nebraska under it. (eycn admitting
to be passed Though adapted TO slave in two Of II.
great staples hemp and tobacco do not believe that
will be held there The popular vote win expe
them Kansas is contiguous to middle southern Nilsson
RI where slave labor profitable slaves held in great
numbers single within two hours ride OF the line
holding hundred than e FIVE hundred of Randolph
Roanoke and FIVE thousand his county alone but ,be
holder Of slaves viii have but vote viii be beat a,
the polls by the many ~ho have In relation to Kapsa,
and Nebraska, then. hold the bin to he deception and