New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-09
rur NEBRASKA IyFAMY.

The Couoressiousl pops gsniits ofssvery yestes,y
iust6ed the nensce they have for ie" days past hed
,uspeuded over the country BY majority Oh some
twenty votes the House Of Representatives. set ASIDE
ia REGULAR order OF business postponed seventeen o'
mem, If them Of the most urgent character and took
-, e. i,,r,ediste debate and action in Committee the
Kansas bin as it passed the Senate Having
sbed this much amid great excitement and IN
- IS considerable resistance from those opposed to
~. f.udplent revolutionary and utterly gratutous
o..rro tho supporters Of the bill made no further
eort to hurry il forward but after listening to one
brief speech in favor Of the bill ana one against su
;orrned for the day The bill thus has the precedence
whenever the House goes into Committee and VIII
beyond doubt be the sole subject OF discussion there
until il is finally disposed Of by the most rapid means
its advocates and agents Can employ.
The vote by which this course of seton was deter
mined upon is given in report Of the proceedings
and though the majority in favor of the BILL is not an
absolute msonty of the whole House, but only of the
members present at Washington, it is one which may
well excite alarm among al the reemen OF the North
1t is possible that some voted to take il up from a
willingness to meet the question now instead OF post
ponirg it to future time, and with firm determine
ton 70 vote on the side of freedom at last; but we
apprehend that majority nearly IS strong as this
will be found whenever the final question comes to
be taken. The slave drivers may naturally exult az
the prospect Of universal dominion on this Continent
which such q prospect seems to open before them;
and Mr. Toombs 10 doubt tondly prepares for that
day Of triumph and felicity when his earthly aspira-
tons VIII be crowned by calling the roll of his slaves
On Bunker Hill. in the very shadow of the mOnumens
which commentaries the martyrdom of Warren and
the heroic devotion to Liberty Of northern men,
such as they were three-quarters of century ago.
This is the design of the party of slavery in that
House but i, remains to be if they will be able
and if they will dare to carry il through in defiance of
the universal sentiment and the reused spirit OF the
Free States. If positive majority are bIndly bent
on this fatal and insensate act there remains but one
eApcdent and that is resort to the extreme rghtso
tie minority OF the House. We have no doubts and no
Hesitation in expressing our fixed Judgment that thisi
the proper occasion for the exercise OF those rights
The time of argument and appeal spast. Action alone
remains Let it be shown that there is Ncrth that
refuses to be trampled upon
In view Of the protracted struggle 10 which resort
"a extra legislative proceedings will lead we take leave
to suggest Mass Meeting of the observers of pghted
faith and the defenders Of Freedom 10 be held at
Washington for the purpose Of ufordng aid and com
fort 10 the beesguered forces of liberty and 10 act
emergencies may require. Fit be the intention OF the
North submit to the perfect and entire conversion
Of this Government into stupendous engine for the
support and indefinite extension OF African slavery
such meeting could put that determination in the
form Of resolve to that effect. IT. on the contrary,
the northern people animated by the opposite
sphit 10 we believe they then the meeting could
give suitable expression to that opinion. The crisis
is threatening and extraordinary and should be met
without further delay