Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-07
WASHINGTON, d. C.



TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1854.
HE PRESIDENT AGAINST THE PEOPLE REP
REsEkTATIvES TO BE REWARDED FOR BE
TRAYING THEIR CONSTITUENTS
The Washington Union, paper that would
rarely be noticed but for it's confidential rela-
tons to the Administration, contains an article
in this mornings issue in which the President
is array ed against the People, and bis Patron
age distinctly pledged to reward the Repre-
from the free States who shall risk
the favor Of their constituents by voting for the
Nebraska Bill. We call attention to this semi
official manifesto it is clearly by authority OF
the Administration
Democrats and Wigs taking positions NTH
regard to the Nebraska BiH-From all the in.
dications which come to US from the North and
Northwest, we think it may be safely said that
the principles involved in the Nebraska and
Kansas bill, which has just passed the Senate
by such triumphant majority, are marking
clear and unmistakable line Of division there
between Democrats and Wings. This is as we
anticipated We expected that the Wing party
of the North, associating with itself the Adolf
ton and Free-Sol elements Of that section,
would denounce tho BILL and oppose the great
principle Of non. intervention upon which 1t
rests. We expected this because we supposed
they would be true to their recorded actions
and admitted antecedents. Hence the recent
demonstrations in Boston and elsewhere, the
almost universal action, through the North, OF
Wing clergymen and orators, does not surprise
u.s. What else could be expected Of men who
denounced the acquisition originally Of all this
territory, purchased by the name Of Louisiana,
who denounced the annexation of Texas, who
denounced the Mexican war, who denounced
the men who advocated and defended the Com
promise Of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Law
There may be some exceptions to the division
Of which we speak. II may be that some Wings
of the North will approve of the bill; II IL pcs
sible that few Democrats may oppose some OF
its details. But we apprehend that the excep-
tions in this case will only prove that there is
rule.
"Wo ore aware that there may be Demo
Gratis who oontended in lS48 for the principle
Of non-intervention then announced by Gen.
Glass; and who have Teen zealous supporters OF
the Compromise measures of 1850, which rec
ognised and enacted that principle, who for the
present withhold their assent from the Nebras-
II
reasons As we have said before, this paper
does not make the details Of the bill for the or
eanization of Nebraska and Kansas party
test. We have no power, no authority, to do
it. As we understand the matter, the Presi-
dent does not say that he shall regard every
man as an Abolitionist or q Wing who refuses
his assent to the details of this bill; but no
man will be so idle as to suppose that he will,
80 far ne his own action is concerned, allow the
bill to be made test elsewhere against the
men who support it, If Democratic member
Of Congress is led by his Judgment and his
conscience to vote for the BILL as we hope all
Democrats will be led to do and he returns to
his constituents to encounter the clamor and
opposition Of Wings and Abolitionists, together
rtA diso6setfd men Of his otOn party no sensi-
Bile man--at least no man who understands
and appreciates the character of the Execu-
tiye-will believe that the President win allow
such factious men to WELD public patronage to
overthrow any man at home who has given TO
the principles of the bill cordial and consci-
cntious support. We repeat that this paper
does not now assume that this bill, in any Of
It's stages thus far, or the votes upon it, consti
tutes test Of Democracy but gentlemen should
consider soeu iohsthsr the great princples Of the
measure, uhich can be regarded in our party
IN no other light than as fundamental, do NOT
here and via not slseickere, present what the
ultimate tribundi-the people-ioiH regard and
act upon as test.'
The italicizing in the article, is the work Of
the Union ITSELF
There is no opposition in the North to the
organization Of Nebraska. Wings, Democrats,
"Hunksrsr HSilver Grays,D and Independent
Democrats would warmly support an honest
Bill for the formation Of Territorial Govern
ment in that Territory. The Nebraska Bill is
Bill 70 repeal the Missouri Compromise, and
thereby throw open not only all our present
Territory, but whatever Territory may be here
after acquired, to the curse Of Slavery. Hence,
the opposition to IL.
When athe organ graciously announces
that Democrats are at liberty to differ as to the
details Of the measure, but that opposition to
the measure itself viii DO regarded as Anti
Democratic, 1t has no reference to the provision
for the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise ;
for that is the very essence of the Bill: the
whole controversy has turned upon that pro-
vision. The adetailsv referred to are the
merely formal parts of the measure; and these
the President condescends to leave TO the judg-
ment OF Congress.
The assumption by "the organ that oppo-
siton to this Bill for the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, is confined chiefly 10 Wings and
"Free-Soilers," is dishonest but fortunately
can deceive nobody who does not wish TO be
deceived.
In the Legislature Of Maine, that passed
resolves against the Bill, with one dissenting
voice, the majority Of the members were Ad.
ministration men.
In the Legislatures Of Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, New York, and Wisconsin, the Admin
istration men, with few exceptions. voted for the
passage Of similar resolutions
Both the Wing and Democratic State Con-