Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-11
Southern Sentiment.
We clip the paragraph below from tho National
Intellioencer of Friday:

Southern Sentiment.
We clip the paragraph below from tho National
Intelligencer Of Friday:
ingou correspondent Of the journal Of Commerce gives
hs experience OF Southern the Nebraska
bill Il becomes clear every day that those South
politicians who bespoke for tho South dreadful
agitation about the Nebraska bill, and such
whempE indignation for those Southern journals which
thought ct oppose the Nebraska repeal msed by
their passions their msconception Of Southern
intelligence and manliness.
at was mentioned 10 me by two Northern Anti Ne
braska whg members of Congress- the end Of the
late session. that they had taken excursion up the Val
ley Of Vrginia and had met crowds Of people, and
rather surprised Aud that the Nebraska bill
never mentioned BY them. They Inferred justly from
subject. Having lately met at public places, crowds OF
Southern people Of both parties many truly say that
the Nebraska bill was never spoken oil by them as
Southern triumph and 10 thathey mentioned
Il at ALL and attached to the matter no Importance
Il is with no little degree of modification that
have witnessed the efforts Of the National Intelligent
to represent Southern sentiment being against
the repeal Of the Missouri restriction or least, to
give currency to the opinion that the people of the
Southern States are indifferent about the NATTER
Its efforts in gathering up, during the agitation the
Nebi aska Bill in Congress- every scrap that appeared
in Southern paper the least unfavorable to that Bill
and publishing them as Southern sentiment together
with such correspondence, to the same effect
into the possession of the editors Of the Integencer
We had hoped would cease after the passage of the
Bill, and particularly since the unanmity Of the South
in favor Of the repeal of the Missouri Restriction has
been clearly manifested that ought be apparent
10 every one. 1t is with feelings of much regret
that this paragraph misrepresenting Southern
sentiment the Nebraska Bill, quoted so conspcu-
ously and endorsed readily by the IntelLigencer
1t is the experience Of the veteran Washington
correspondent of the Journal Of Commerce" and this
"veteran correspondent" got his information from
two Northern ant-Nebraska Whg members of Com
gress" who had been out on an excursion up the VAL
ley Of Virginia-had met ''some crowds of people"
and "rather surprised to find that the Nebrask
Bill was mentioned by them" lis such evil
dence this to be presented intelligent pub lie as
worth than the opinions of the Southern press
with scarcely single exception and tho almost unan
imous vote Of the Southern Representatives in Con-
Iress in favor Of that Bill, sustained by the approva
Of the mass Of the Southern people? But we can
tall the Ineligencer and the veteran correspondent
Of tho Journal Of Commerce" how it is that they mis-.
take Southern sentiment on this question.
They misconstrue unanimity for Indifference
1t is different at the South from what it is at the
North in this respect At the North there is appa-
rently, il not in sincerity diversity of opinion about
the Nebraska Bill. They are divided among them
selves and arrayed in different factions. Hence
there is exhibited agitation and excitement among
tho people, But at the South an entirely different
picture is prest ned The people are pretty much Of
one opinion There is nothing to create an excite
ment among themselves. They were in favor of the
repeal of the Missouri Restriction from the first and
SO far possible they wanted to avoid any war Of
words about it Their object accomplished and
they satisfied to let the matter rest,-tn indulge
In no course in reference to it calculated to keep up
agitation and provoke farther unfriendly feeling
they desire restoration Of "the reign of good will"
provided it be effected without the sacrifice of
their rights and privileges American citizens But
let the effort be made to repeal that Bll-let the
people Of the North persist in aggressing upon the
South and the fact will soon be seen how far South
people Indifferent or feel mo interest in the
subject"
We refer to this subject now, not for the purpose
Of creating controversy arousng Southern indig.
nation. We had far rather bury the tomahawk-et
by cones be by-gones and have peace between the
North and South; but we do protest against such
the public through the columns of ourn al of such
high responsibility and extended circulation rs the
National InteItigencer when we have every reason
to know that they are incorrect. The IateLigeaeey
has in several leading editorials recently published
manifested commendable spirit in behalf of alavinp
sectional controversy. They were forcble and VIC
had hoped would effect much good, but we lear tina.
their efforts are likely to be altogether counteraced
30 long as articles of the nature of the one quoted
and commented favorably upon in the LqteUigea.ey
of Friday are circulated by that paper.
II is certainly not by making representations that
the Southern people feel "no interest in the Nebraska
Bill, that they attach ito the matter no impor.
tsnce" and that those at the South who favored thu
Bill were "misled by their own passions or their
of Southern intelligence and manli
ness" that the purposes of the Northern fanatics
are to be defeated. They not the men to fail to
draw encouragement from statements of that charae
ter.