Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-27
MONDAY, MAY %, 1854.
WHY CAN IT NOT BE DoNEs

sense and fraternal feeling of the men at the helm
Of public affairs have always enabled them TO hit on
some mode Of adjustment which had the effect to
quiet the stormy elements and restore to the coun
try those greatest of public blessings, domestic peace
side had yielded iota, but each stood out on its
extreme right, until rreconcileable enmity and all
its dire consequences, political and social, had fol
lowed And in what grateful remembrance are the
names of the wise and good men held who in those
dark and fearful times united their generous and
patriotic counses to restore sunshine and peace to
their common country
We had fondly hoped never again to see one of
those angry clouds rising IL our political armament.
But another of them has unexpectedly darkened the
horizon, and every asks how is the storm to be
averted
We will cast no reproaches on those who, unwit-
tingly we hope, have brought upon the country the
agitation which has grown out Of the Nebraska
question But it is here, and is raging throughout
the land 1t is fearfuy sectional, and in that was
our chief objection to It, 1t has stirred the pas
sions of the people to an unprecedented depth, and
approaches decision in those counsels which hold
in their hands the issues of public tranquility or
prolonged sectional bitterness. Has the mantle Of
MONROE, or CLAY, or CRAWFORD, or LowNDEs de-
scended to no one of the present day? We arc
sure that it must have done SO. There are men in
both Houses of this Congress who would think
victory too dearly won by either side if it infict
incurable wound on the pride and honor of the
other Any mere party advantage would be worse
than worthless compared with such price. There
is not in either House of Congress, we are satisfied
single man who puts party above country one
g SO rude that would not be a Roman" Had we the
eoouence to reach mems hearts, we would, now
that the battle may be sad to have been fought en-
treat that victory be ne declared by the yctors and
the vannuished pushd to the wall. The ablest of
the unholders of tie pending measure admit that
there is nothing substantial at stake. Shall the
country. then be split up by sectional feud about
an abstractiei? May not middle course now be
found to dssipate the lowering clouds and restore
harmonyto distracted country?
We ybuld not, however, have venturcd this brief
but mst sincere appeal, had it not been prompted
bv ~ article annexed, which, emanating from
oe,dne Democratic source, and evidently honest,
y commend to the attention of every candid
4ader
FROM THE AUGUSTA {MAINE) AGE.
THE NEBRASKA BILL-The Washington correspondent
Of the New York Journal of Commerce. friend of the
Nebraska bill, says
eIf the Nebraska bill goes back to the Senate without
the Clayton proviso it will undergo another very fierce
debate in that body Though the prospect of the passage
of the bill is very fair yet it is by certain that it
will not yet be defeated proposition may be made by
Southern Democratic member to substitute for the bill
of the committee clean Territorial bill, without refer
ence to the Missouri compromise question bill sim
lar the Utahb BILL The Northern Democrats who have
hitherto supported the BILL at the hazard of their popu
itv Mt m hat theyh done
for glory, and go for such motion this Then again
it is rumored that arrangement has been made by the
Southern Whg Senator's to oppose the bill in body If it
back without the Clayton provso. The bill is not
quite safe as yet"
If this unfortunate controversy should eventuate in the
manner indicated abovenamely, by the substitution of
clean Territorial BILL without reference the Missouri
compromisei would be result most auspcious the
peace and lasting welfare of the Republic We earnestly
pray that such may be the issue of the contest would
be better for both North and South better for the Ad
minstraton better for the Democratic party better for
the whole country.
why will not some patriot supporter Of the bll
who more attached to the Union than the airy alb
stracon Of squater sovereignty rise above the angry
passions of the hour, and lead off in to re-
store harmony and good feeling to the Conederacy by
introducing plan of pacifcaon Of the nature suggest
ed? We dare affirm it would be accepted by the great
majority of the opponents of the present bill olive
branch of peace The author Of the would be
entitled the lasting gratitude Of the people Of the
try North and South who neither seek desire agita
ton Such proposal would be hailed as new pledge
for the pepctuaion Of the compromise Of 1885, and
additional guaranty for the preservation Of the peace and
harmony Of the Union Of these States.
10 show that the sentiments above expressed are
not made occasions but are as old the hand
thatinscrbes them, we could point to the uniform Ian
guage of this paper every recurrence Of sectional
strife The following, which has been reproduced by
some journal, (with what view we know not and
is circulating through many papers, we cite as a
sample of the ground ever held by this journal:
FROM AN EXCHANGE PAPER
In November 1920, large meeting was held in the
city Of New York, at which it resolved that Con-
gress have clear and ndisputabe power by the Cons
tuition to prohibit the admission of slavery into any State
or Territory hereafter be formed and admitted into
the Union p that the admission Of slavery would be
contrary to the spirit of free and excellent Const
tuition" Sc The National Intellgencer, noticing the
proceedings Of that meeting then said:
eve witness them with profound regret. The worthy
who are a the bottom OF them know not what mischief
may result from them The creation OF geographical
parties in our country is Of the least OF the evils We
apprehend from further agitation of this question In
the spirit in which 1t has commenced"