Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-21
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.

IL In subject of wonder with cool assurance some oil
the Whg press still undertake 10 assert that President Pierce
Ia PLAYING fast and loose The Nebraska b IN other
words that "whe he Ia pretending sacred devotion 10 ne
10 willing that /, should fall by the detection OF his friends
This IN the point attempted be maintained In elaborate
article in the Savannah Republican, and ior which
the Savannah Courier, neutral Journal thus sEil-
fully aud effectively lashes the Republican which is try
ing to destroy the reputation of the President and
ole his hands a, the that he is engaged In stangDg
the abolition pack
In our candid opinion, this whole procedure s wrong ii
is uuwise No candid will pretend TO deny that the
President 10 In favor Of The Nebraska BILL No honest
will venture declare that the Northern Wings not Its
sworn enemies In the Senate 1t received nenry all the
Northern Democratic votes but not ono Whg vote 1t is
enphstcay Southern measure, and therefore received
every Southern VOTE except IL is tue that the De-
mocraey of Maine have instructed the Senators from that
State 10 oppose The measure but Ohio on the other hand
has sent Nebraska Senator In place of Dir. CHASE From
these Is apparent that the great struggle the Ne
The northern Democracy and few Northern Wings the
hand and the SEWARD wing of the Wing party aided
BY tho entire abolition anti slavery and foreign influence on
hand. Then why shoud any Southern press
deavor by misrepresentation poison the public mind and
save erred in sppog Free sOss TO oe he is ra
and Is the part OF patriotism TO sustain him. To n
Innate that he Is playing The hypoc'!e on 20 grave ques
ou 10 TO declare that hs Is too base TO fill the high place as.
signed him by the people In our opinion, no man,
blinded by malice partizan zeal would tolerate such
thought for The article 10 the Republican, thero
fore most sincerely be deprecated II wrong fact
wrong II spirit only calculated TO njure the 1t
was intended 70 advocate.
But farther vindicaton the honest and active
supper, of the Nebraska bill be wanting the columns Of the
Abolition press afford the abundant and conclusive
idencs H. Ward Beechers Independent" quotes with
cordial Rusto approval the following vile language OF the
New York Tribune:
1--WE may boast of our liberty but the echo wailng
from the csnk Of chains the whistle OF oversecr whips
the rustic Of flaming pyre and the howl OF the blood
hounds hunting and catching formed in Gods image
like ourselves But this is not the worst This dark and
virgin SOIL So our Democratic ADMINISTRATION, so Mr..
Douglas, Mr Pierce, DR. Toombs, Mr. Clayton and Mr.
Stephens VIII It, So the aspIan' TOT Inc te
Magtstrats and the negrodrring c,ortty " The Seate~
will It,"
Tho Independent has also tho following editorial "The
Nebraska lniquity':
THs NnsaAsKA INiou1ryThe teed of darkness is DONE
90 far a lies In the power Of the Senate This grave and
deliberate body contemplated by the Constitution, which
was relied upon to hold in check the madness Of the people,
has degensated nto Of reckless and INSCRIPTIONS
politicians desperately bareroe the public honor sacred
fait and tho welfare OF an empire Tor inc oasss parry and
form OF government has thus length hideousy re-
vealed the deep of the principle on which tho Senate
constituted. at the arthest possible remove from tho
will of tho people. This deed wouIi have been
thought Of had Senators been aenabe directly TO popu
lar vote at the next fall elections We look with Confident
hope for different result, 10 the House of Representatives,
although there the will of the people will be met by tho Jul
force executive influence which would also be the other
the direct suases Of the people, and for years instead
Of four"
These WhR papers, Instead Of assaliug others, should
look 10 their household clear their skirts odum
on this subject, The NJ T. Courier reoces in the opposi
ton TO the bill of Mr. Bell the Wing Senator from Tonnes
see aud 10 the striking fact that the NASHVILLE Banner
which the Leading Why paper Of The Stst has taken
ground against the bill We have already contrastcd the at
tituds Of the parties this subject and shown that,
while In the In the Senate there not one Northern
Wing Senator 10 recognize the doctrine of
fourteen Northern Democrats stood by the South In the face
of anti.slsvssy meetings and abolition ana,hemas.
But there 10 another marked feature In the position Of par
ties While tho Democratic Legislature of the Keystone
State have kept down antlNebrska resolutions tho Wing
state Convention OF that State aaun on their banner such
fsustcsi and ischieyops watchwords az the following:
Resolves That the provision 10 the Kansas and
blk before Congress, which effects and repeas the
Missouri Compromise 10 deliberate breach of pghed faith
and public compact highhanded attempt TO force slavery
in,ea territory free from It BY law, reckless
neIug quieed sgitaon and therefore meets the stern
Indignant and unanimous condemnation OF the Whig party
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania.
This, truly says the Philadelphia Argus, astaunch Demo
cratic organ. s fair bid for the votes of the Aboicniss
spd Free Soers and The Democracy viii have to contend