Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-26


port.
The popular feeling of indignation now per-
| yading tho free States will secure the election
| Of a majority Of members to the nexs House OF
| Representatives favorable to the restoration OF
/ Freedom to the Territories. Nothing but jeal-
| ousies divisions, and bad management on the
part Of those favorable to that object, can pre-
vent such q result If we succeed IN electing
members devoted to that measure, they will
not wait for the Senate to be changed, or for
another Presidential election, but they will at
tach clause restoring the Missouri prohibit
ton to the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill, with the understanding that il must pass
| in that form, and in no other This done, its
passage by the Senate and approval By the
! President will not be doubtful Let the lovers
of Liberty in the House Of Representatives fol
low the example attempted by the advocates Of
Slavery in the Senate at the close of the thir-
tieth Con- ress, and the triumph of freedom in
Kansas and Nebraska will be achieved before
the close OF tho first session Of the next Con-
gress.
That success will consolidate our party, will
| teach the North its power, will excite the peo-
| pie to independent action, and We shall be pre-
pared to act and vote for the full and perfect
| lustration Of ourselves and the Federal power
from the contagion Of Slavery.
But am told, that if we 20 into this pro-
| posed union, tried and faithful friends OF hui
mainly will be constrained to retire from pub
| lie life and men who have heretofore acted
with the Wing and Democratic parties will be
selected for public stations; that in our own
district, shcss who havo hitherto opposed us
demand that shall retire, and that some new
man to whom they have not been go hostile
shall be our candidate for Congress-.
Ofcne thing, however, feel well assured
that no man will be selected who Is not deyo-
ted to the doctrines which We have 30 long la
bored to establish and my answer to the sug
gestion is, Let not my name be used 10 preuent
such a union, nor in any degree 10 diminish ats
numbers, its moral or political influence.
When first asserted the duty of an entire
separation of the people Of the free States and
our Federal Government from the support Of
Slavery, did not expect to gain popular favor
thereby. On the contrary expected the ad-
vocacy of that doctrine would at once consign
me to private life II was not the desire cf Of
fee which prompted me for many years, "soli-
tary and alone,n in this body. to meet the
sneers and frowns Of shareholders and their
Eervile imitators, both here and in the country.
Nor was prompted by such motive to incur
the assaults Of former political friends, who de-
nounced me for refusing to 90 with them in
the surrender Of those rights.
Two years stree, our prospects were gloomy;
dependency prevailed among our friends, and
success was almost hopeless. Then should
most gladly have retired, could have done go
honorably. Now we expect scarcely tho show
Of opposition in our district; and we cherish
the firm expectation Of majority in the next
House of Representatives who coincide with
us as to the duty of restoring Freedom to the
Territories. And were to say that am IN
willing to constitute one of that majority, after
contending for the same principle so long in
hopeless minority you would not give me credit
for candor. But that desire is a mere personal
feeling, embracing no moral or political prin-
ciple, and ought not to guide the judgment or
the action Of myself or any other person. Let
The cause be consulted Select suoh candidates
as will best unite the People, and will best ap-
ply our victory to the promotion of Freedom,
to the elevation Of mankind.
Fellow citizens, much remains to be done
we have but just entered upon the great work
which lies before US Our first general victory
will be but the commencement of greater
and more extended responsibility. In the pros
ecution of this great work, many will tire and
faint; many will withdraw from it, and coming
generations will be found laboring for the con-
summation Of that reform which we have CON-
menced. Thus far, the people of our district
and Of the Wes'ern Reserve have occupied
an honorable position, in tho maintenance Of
those doctrines which are destined to regener-
ate our nation, and to bring beck our Govern
ment to the support of principles which stim-
ulated its founders to proclaim the right of
every human being "to life and liberty"
seT-euident truth.
feel an abiding confidence that union and
wisdom will guide your councils that you will
remain firm to the purpose Of separating your
selves and Government from the oontagion of
Slavery. Your obedient servant
]. r. GIDDINGs.
Washington City, July "a, 1854.