The daily union., 1854-10-18
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JUDGE DOUGLAS AND TIE NEBRASKA BlLL.

JUDGE DOUGLAS AND THE NEBRASKA ELL.
Judge Douglas has certainly been most cordially abused
by the whiy and abolition presses of the country few
weeks since he prevented from speaking at Chicago by
cowardy band of abolitioniss and their allies, who
have at all camored for the right of free Speech and
denounced all attempts interfere with that nesmable
privilege of reenep But the reaction is taking place
Last week Judge Douglas spoke twice TO immense audi
ences Springfield Illinois, and received with great
applause The voice of truth cannot be seHced, snd jug
tice will always eventually triumph We now predict
that in less than twelve months Judge Douglas will again
be the most popular man in Illinois, and that the very
city of Chicago that refused to hear him speak will en-
dorse his course and sustain the Nebraska bill.
With reference TO the congressional elections in this
Ste and taeir effects upon the principle of segovern-
ment contained in the Kansas Nebraska bill, the facts
should he understood The anN papers are care
f 10 state that Of the FIVE candidates for reeec
ton TO Congress in this State who voted for the Nebraska
bill are defeated forget add that three out of the
seven candidates who voted against the bill likewise de-
feaed-not mention the fourth, in the person of Mr.
Chandler who having been superseded by the nominating
convention in his district Independent candidate
but was unsccessnl Of the eleven members who voted
for the bill five were nominated for re-eectionvz Flor
ence Jones Packer Bridges and Wright and Of these the
first three are reelected OF the fourteen members WHO
voted againa the bill renominaiedyni Dick
Ritchie Curtis Grow Holster Drum and Trout OF these
the four are reelected The proportion Of each class
rcnom.aea nearly equal possible and the ropor-
ton of the nominees elected Of each class is nearly
equal as possible. II tnus be that, with all
the storm of persecution which poured uon the heads
OF this members who voted for the Nebraska bill they
have held che ground equally firm with their opponents
Hon Thomas b. Florence of the hrst district open,
compromising friend Of the bill in oil It's stages Is reecct
ed in district which gave sixteen hundred majority for
the opposition in June last and against candidate who
urged that principle against him with all the force and
Industry possible Mr. Cadwalader elected in the fifth dis
ric rm irieaa at TIE great principle upon which the
KansasNebraska bill rests and therefore hqt district has
affirmed the doctrine that the people of Territory
have the only proper and just right to form their
local laws Had the antiNeraskaites dared TO fight that
question alone vesge would have been left of them
IN any OF the Districts save that of Mr. Grow. But in all
instances they amalgamated with the lnownohiugs and
are claiming the victory achieved the resol Of op
position the principles of the Kansas Nebraska bill in
this Commonwealth There not three districts in the
State where the anti Nebraska party could muster corpo-
rails guard upon that naked proposition This Is all
known and hence the hombas of the whg press is rny
udicrous They have not dared al any time during the
discuss the real principles OF the Nebraska BILL
though challenged to do and they resort TO is-
cation msead the people with reference to the popular
verdict in the election Of members of Congress.