The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-27
THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL-wHo GAINS
AND WHO LOSESf

1t is not always the that passes the ma
ona Legislature which affects the American masses so favor
ably the bill that has just passed Congress establishing
the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas an evidence
Of this fact observe the sudden termination Of the excite
ment against that bill concocted in the great cities OF the
North by the abolitoniss That excitement grew up in
night and persisted in day As TO the calum-
mics and sehoods of the abolition foes Of Nebraska
the idea Of popular sovereignty in the Territories they
themselves crying aloud that the people shall
into that region But the Exodus had begun long
before the bill had passed single house Among those
however who will go forth brave the pcrs of pioneer
life shall few Of the lazzaroni aboonsts Of the
Norhhe fungi Of the great cites-the vermn that nfest
and dece socetyhe preachers of riot and of infdety
They will nger in lazy vice in their vorite resorts until
occasion offers when they may wrong and
duce the country The who will go the Terri
tories will from all regions OF the Union. The South
which has given generously Of her best blood defend the
integrity and the ol of that Union win send freely Of
young and ardent the field about be opened
TO enterprise The Northwest has her thousands waiting
20 forward and TO there those Of frontier
life which have made that quarter Of the country great
empirethe Of commerce Of the arts and Of mechan
cal genius--whoh have made its population among the
most steady and intelligent in the country From the
great States Of the Northfrom Pennsylvania the key of
the arch-the tide Of emigration will steadily on.
Thus has the excitement against Nebraska aored d,honor
the American name end,d By arousing counfryen the
pde Of the regions Be organized and crush
ing o' he ias and let us hope futile e9ors Of the fanatics
Of The day Truly may it be said that when the abolition
lists lose, the people gain
But there is another interest that gains vastly by this
absolute settlement of the slavery agitation. Before the
Nebraska bill was presented TO Congress the democratic
party assailed by the corrupt and selfish nu-
Personal disappointments eating out the vi
ofour organization. Of sections threaten
cd and Formidable combinations based upon plausible
preudicc looked forward confidently conquest
the administration Of the President Others safe their
supposed identity with that administration feared nothing
so much that of principle whieh demands sincerity
because requires sacrifice At this Judge Doug
las introduced his Nebraska bill II clamorously
sailed and at first portion of the democratic column re-
coed But the truth became manifest and daily the
gathered strength alike from the eloqueuce Of s
advocates and the madness and ntimdatons Of its foes
Mere professions tried and found yalueless To the
courage Of the toucbsone Of principle was applied
and II found that who were oudest TO promise
were weakest and slow,s to perform The democratic ma
org in both houses Of Congress took up the measure
and aided by body sterling patriots from the southern
States passed it after struggle of unprecedented violence
and r~ncor tina part Of the aboonsts and their allies
The contest is over and the democratic party once
stands FORTH its grand proportions fully developed
and its noble creed brighter and stronger from the conflict
through which II has passed
The gain fllow-countrymcn is with advocates Of the
constitution the loss with the sworn foes Of American lib
erfy