The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-02-23

officers Of the meeting. In all party matters
they have been sans peuT sans Teprochs Oh
the Committee on Resolutions, all but two are
Democrats, and only one was opposed to the
Compromise Measures Indeed, the whole
meeting was truly Democratic demonstra-
ton, though mere party had nothing to do with
it as was evidenced by the fact that the speak
ers were promiscuously drawn from all parties"
The Hartford Comm Republican believes
that the Nsto HaUen Register is the only paper
in the State of Connecticut that advocates the
BILL We have already quoted from the Hart
ford Times, the leading organ of the Old
Line Democracy of the State, extracts con-
demning the measure in the strongest terms.
The Republican says" We know that if any
Representative of Connecticut in Congress vote
for the bill, he will kill himself politically
The Buffalo IN. ~ Republic, an Admins
tration paper, says
"The consummation of these unhallowed
schemes will mark q new era in the history
of the Slavery agitation In this country, which
will assuredly result in the political annihila-
ton of every Northern doughface, and provoke
such a strong popular indignation az will most
efectually set at rest all schemes calculated
to extend and perpetuate Slavery on this Con-
tinent. Let these puissant agitators proceed
in their traitorous and disorganizing schemes"
We have already stated that the German
press generally is hostile to the measure. We
observe with pleasure that LIE Republican,, of
New York, journal circulated among citi-
zens and residents speaking the French lam
guage is denouncing the bill in the severest
language. Hitherto, we are informed, this
paper has been in the habit of lauding Mr.
Douglas as a Man of Progress, but its stomach
is turned by this last demonstration. 1t can
find no terms too harsh to apply to the bill
and its author.
Resolutions against the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise have been introduced into
the Assembly of Wisconsin, and referred to
committee favorable to their object. The Mil
waukie Daily Free Democrat notes but two
papers that have come out in support of the
bill of Judge Douglas, and the comments of
these are confined to the first bill, which has
been substituted by another and a different
one
The counties in Wilmot's district are mov-
ing, as already announced. Meetings are ad.
vertised at various points.
A spirited call is published in the Wells
borough (Tioga county, advertiser, signed bya
number of the most prominent Democrats OF
that place.
Judge Wilmot, by invitation, attended
meeting Of the Democracy of Susquehanna
county, on the 23d ult., called to send Delegates
to the Harrisburgh Convention. He made
speech on the occasion, in which he told them
"that, in his past political course upon the Sla-
very question: he had. nothing to regret-he
had acted honestly-was as much opposed to
the extension of that curse of humanity and
the country, as ever-denounced Douglas and
his Nebraska Bill in unmeasured terms, saying
that if this bill was not nipped in the bud, he
would resign his present Office and take the
field, and agitate the subject, which the men
who are so anxious to avoid agitation are con-
tinually thrusting in our faces. Strange to
say, he was received with loud cheers, by a
large part of the audience, whose sympathies
are on the side of freedom, but who are whip
ped into the ranks of party by party leaders.
Yet, on this occasion, they showed decided
symptoms of rebellion"
The Christian community at the North is as
deeply moved as the Political. The tone of
the Religious press may be inferred from the
following paragraph, from long editorial in
the Hartford Connecticut Religious Herald, of
the 9th inst.
"Truly if Congress can be induced to sane
ton such scheme, and the People do not
thereupon revolutionize the Government, we
can scarcely conceive of any measure so cor
rupt in nature, or so fatal in tendency, that it
could not secure the assent of our nation. And
do we call ourselves Christian people, Have
we Church of Christ in the land? What is
our religion worth, when it has no power to
prevent the very church members from rush
ing to the support of such fragrant wicked
ness? We call, then, upon every Christian
patriot to use his influence against the con-
summation of this perfdy A remonstrance
against it, intended for general signature and
to be forwarded to Congress, will be found at
this Office. Let similar ones be everywhere
circulated, and public meetings be called, to
express the true sentiment at the North"
The St Louis Mo- Erening Ne,rs denounces
the Bill of Judge Douglas. Instead" it says
of ignoring the Missouri Compromise of 1920,
as bis first bill proposed, or making it inopera-
tive as his last modification declares, he should
have brought in plan for the organization of
Nebraska, framed with an eye to the fact that
such a Compromise existed as law of the
land, the making of which tasked the mightiest
talents and the purest patriotism of America"
The News asks: Even admitting for the
sake of the argument, that the Compromise of
of the Constitution, is not an acquiescence of
thirty three years in the measure sufficient to
entitle it to stand as part of cur unwritten
Constitution ?"
"The purchase of Florida is an act that has
always been seriously questioned; but is there
to be found a man who would have that act
repealed, and the Territory acquired thereby
ceded back9n
"The Missouri Compromise does not rest on
principle of abstract constitutionality: it is
solemn compac. entered into between the
North and South, which each party is bound,
by every principle of honor and fairness, to pre-
serve intact"
The path of duty is plain. The issue is, the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise. Mr. Doug
}ss General Glass; and the Administration,
with several Northern Democratic Senator'S,
are committed to the scheme. They cannot
draw back. At one time, they were sure Of COM
manding majority for the measure. Had
vote been then taken, their hopes would in all
probability have been fulfilled. The aspect of
things has changed. They are now full of
apprehension. Every day, their position be-
comes more and moro critical Party ia strong