Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-18
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George E. Pugh was declared elected United
States Senator from the 4th March, 1855.
There some discussion to counting the
blanks on announcing the vote. The lieutenant gov
ernor finally decided to count them. One of the
blank votes, as stated by Judge Birchard was cast
by democratic member from Mahoning, who said
that he instructed not to vote for any man who
did not oppose Douglas Nebraska bill, and could not
for Mr.. Pugh, because he was strongly in favor of
it. We do not see where theseinstructons from the
people of Mahoning came from, nor how they could
overrue Mr.. Musser's sense of fairness by leading
him to vote blank, and not for the man whose name
had been presented by the action of the caucus of
which he was m mber.
But on this great principle Mr.. Pugh could we'll
afford to lose even three democratic votes The peo-
pie will sustain the legislature have sustained him
in his democratic principles applied to Douglas bill.
We regard his election glorious triumph ofthis
democratic measure in Ohio. No could have
been elected who was opposed tot That was tried.
Mr.. Pugh, as is well known, is unequivocally and
openly in favor of the Nebraska bill He was well
known as such when nominated. We are author
lied to say that he is for the bill.
Nov, let it be known throughout the Union that
Ohio has Senator of her own, true to the national
democracy-a man whose influence consequently
will be felt in Washington Let Chase and Wade , be
told by Douglas tina. they wofully misrepresent Ohio
by their votes. Let the scandal be now ceased. Our
escutcheon is clear. Them again. three cheers for
the Nebraska bill popular sovereignty and ar our
new young Senator?" Wash Union. y
EFFECTS OF LUXURY Luxurious habits will not,
of course engender crimes of turbulence or volencc
will not become the parents of the rougher and her-
Ger vices but, not the less, they may demoralize
man to his hearts CORE They have an eneryatng
and embedding nhuence nay, it is an indisputable
truth, though it MAY sound like paradox, that in
aggrayatngs his sefshness they soften and harden
man at the same time. They soften him, as they
render him more and more unable to endure priva-
tons cope with difficulties, and as they bind him
around with the roseate chains of selfindulgence !;
they harden him they accustom him to live in a
state of caous apathy with respect to the necessities
and distresses of his and they turn
his face like flint, against any appeal which may
disturb his repose offend his fastidousness which
may give him trouble or demand of him effort and
exertion; they make him sickly Sybarite, neither
resolute nor gentle without vigor and yet without
tenderness. - ssS'ssss IS e
PAssAGE THE NEBRAsK 4 sBILI. IT gave MS great
pleasure to announce, we briefly did yesterday,
the passage of the Nebraska bill BY the Senate. The
majority was more than taeo to one and this fact
will we presume, operate very fayorably upon it IN
I the House Its progress there will no doubt be
much retarded by ong-winded speeches, of which,
perhaps, nifty or more will be delivered But of its
+ hnal triumph we'd not any reason to entertain
la serious doubt It will be- terrible blow to abo=
istonism and Soilism both of which factions will
storm and the most awful N amer but
their voices will be all sssound and fyng
nothing recognition IN this solemn and deci7
s1ye form by Congress of the great constit utonal
pTInc,ple whlchthe anti slavery agitators have 50
long been violating to the injury of the South will
bea pretty efectual danper 70 their further plans
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