Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-25


ed However much we may deprccate this
state Of feeling truth compels MS 10 say that
such b the fact, and So intense and deep-seat
cd is this feeling, that, in our belief, no man,
however exalted his position or his standing,
can successfully combat il or stand up against
it-Coneerd IN. H) Recorder.
THE FIRST ECHOES FROM THE SOUTH
From the Richmond Enquirey, Mareh "a.
PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH-THE RESULT
1t is possible that members might desire the
success Of the bill, and yet vote for It's refer
ence to. the Committee Of the Whole. Indeed,
we know that several friends of the bill did
vote with its opponents on this question. Mr..
Cutting for instance, was the champion Of the
proposition for reference to the Committee Of
the Whole yet he's is known to be in favor Of
the repeal OF the Missouri restriction. He OBJ
jects to some features of the bill, and, with .
view TO more ample and thorough discussion,
suggested it's reference to the Committee Of the
Whole. We do not perceive, then, in what
manner the vote on the reference Of the bills
indicative OF its ultimate fate. The advocates
Of the repeal Of the Missouri restriction must
be very infrm Of purpose-to abandon all hope
Of success in consequence Of this partial re-
pulse.
II must be manifest, however to every mind,
that blow inflicted upon the bill NJ 90 early
a stage in the struggle, will impair it's strength
and diminish the chances Of its ultimate sue
cess. The same disaster which dampcns the
ardor Of the friends of repeal will encourage
and embolden its enemies; and we plainly
foresee a sectional agitation, in comparison
with which every former anti-slavery demon
stration was tame and meaningless. Already
have messages been despatched from Washing
ton to different points in the North, suggesting
immense popular demonstrations Of rejoicing
over the vote in the reference OF the bill. I'M
mediately the work Of agitation will begin in
Congress, and the passions Of the Northern
popuiaoe will be infamed by daily harangues
in the Capitol. The reflex influence Of public
sentiment will stimulate the Anti. Slavery ardor
Of Northern members, and thus, by recipro-
cal contribution to the fame Of excitement,
will abolition constituencies and representa-
tives contrive to kindle n conflagration the like
Of which this country has never seen. The
cloud at first no bigger than mans hand,
already hangs in portent0us bulk on the North
ern horizon. The preparations for vast or
ganization Of the elements Of Abolition are
prosecuted with skill and energy The North
is more unanimous than ever before. The re-
ligious press and the clergy, heretofore neutral
or siding with the South in sectional contests,
have now brought the passions Of sect and su-
perstition to feed and spread the flames Of ex-
element.
From tie Richmond Examiner, March "a.
AN EVIL OMEN
The proceeding Of Tuesday last, in tho House
Of Representatives, excite our deepest concern.
1t will be seen that the Nebraska X ansas bill,
~ hot 40 80 dnuv, c~ovv, fba rof.rraa
to the Committee of the Whole, and not to tho
Committee on Territories. The effect of this
action is to take the bill from the control of
committee which would have promptly report
ed it back to the House, and whose docket is
small, to the Committee of the Whole House,
pre-occupied with an immense mass Of BUSH
ness, inflated with faction, sedition, and wind,
and, we understand controlled by rule, in
flexible as law Of the Modes and Persians,
which requires every bill to await its turn upon
the calendar. The action OF the House con-
signs the bill, if this information be true, to
months of slumber on the table, and seriously
endangers its final passage. 1t affords to
Northern agitators the widest latitude for
machination and sedition. and spreads the po-
ltical horizon with clouds darker and angrier
than ever obscured it before. Such, it seems
to us, must be the inevitable effect of last Tues
days proceedings; but we shall refrain from
harsh terms OF censure upon the leading agen 8
in this proceeding, until more fully advised Of
their motive and purpose.
The grave question has been palliated, avoid
ed, and compromised with long enough There
must now be final settlcment--a clear and
fixed understanding between the South and
North now, whether The Constitution is or is
not the supreme law. In order to that, there
-. .Azn ~, ~. A.. -
through its stages Let fanatcism do its
worst; and lot us understand once for all,
whether the higher law is really stronger at
the North than the Constitution IL it is, the
Union must be dissolved in form az we'll "a
fact Parliamentary legerdemain may pre-
vent Northern trimmers from showing their.
hands and disclosing their true feelings AS
the door has now been opened for latitndinous
discussion, the South will be enabled 10 learn
her true friends and her real enemies Lot us
have no lodging now. Let the session, 1 Con-
grcss be prolonged until the Nebraska bill is
reached and finally acted upon, and let no
Northern Democrat with n doughface y. per-
mitted to escape vote by consigning The bill
to positions where it cannot be reached
From The Richmond Wing, Marfh %
pIERCEs CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEBRAs-
IA BILL.
We have never had much faith in the Briga-
dier's soundncss upon the Slavery question
We have never supposed that a man who
"loathcd slavery" and selected Free-Sopers
as the special objects Of Executive bounty,
could feel much real concern about the fate
Of the peculiar institution. We have never
believed for n moment that Mr. Pierce would
turn out to be other than most worthy and
exemnIarv discinIe If the Van Ruren achool---
his antecedents, bin surroundings, and his
course ever since his elevation to the Pfcsi-
dency, all rejecting different conclusion. We
were satisfied that the South had nothing to
expect from him--that his sympathies we're
all on tho side Of Free-Soilcrs and Abolition
ists--and that, sooner or later, he would exhibit
the eleven foot in such clear and unmistake-
able manner ma to produce conviction even
upon the minds Of his own partisans Mt the
South, Of his eminent untrustworthiness and
criminal duplicity