The daily union., 1854-02-16
/. Let the People speak our.n

The New York Inbune is seeking TO rally the ant,
slavery sentiments of The North by appeals
the peops speak our against the passage of the Ne
braska bill II calls upon the people to hold meetings,
and bring to bear upon Congress ga great and powerful
expression OF nsrsAsa opnion" The Tribune 10
consider sousr. opinion wholly unworthy OF regard
Blu, why should there be any northern any southern opn
ion on ihe question involved in the Nebraska bill Why
should there not be national opnlonone based upon
principle which all coneede 10 be sound The southern
people have but opinion The subject and that
not sectional opinion. They do no, advocate the bill
because il carries slavery into The Territory, because
they believe that slavery can be permanent there
They are united upon the principle that the people of
Territory, whether they from the North or the
South should have The privilege OF regulating their do
mestic institutions in their way, II is no, ques.
lion with southern whether slavery will or will not
20 into Nebraska They believe that justice requires
that the people OF the South. equally with those OF the
North, should have the privilege Of going there with
their property; aud when there. they insist that the
great principle OF popular sovereignty should determine
the character OF the local institutions. Is there anything
in this that is not fair and Just Is there anything in II
that is not purely and emneny national Is there any
thing in it that abolonism itself can object on the
score OF justice, OF right, or OF humanity
The Tribune characiezes the Nebraska bill as ga
piece OF internal rascaily 2 and yet all that the
proposes is TO the people the right Of self
ernment. The prospect Of the passage OF enor-
nous bill alarms the Tribune. II calculates the chances
as follows:
" We have the trustworthy advices from Washing
ton the strength of which the public that
there chance defeat the bill in the House and this
Hntfn ia
be done alter struggle may be the fol-
lowing iacis The administration expect carry the bill
by decisive majority Their estimate is something like
this the whole OF the representatives OF the slave States
excepting Mr. Benton, and possibly enough Others swell
the number five six votes expected go Tor
carry HE bE there is therefore needed about fveand
twenty thirty from the free Saes they expect
obtain them follows. from New York, 10 IL from
Pennsylvania ~ Ia from New Jersey. about 2 from
Ohio, Than 2 Indiana, or fron iii.
nos, A; from Iowa, from Mchigsn,3 or 4 from Wis
consin, from Maine, ; from New Hampshire, 2
or Thus they expect to obtain majority OF IL Is
The bill"
We know nothing OF The accuracy OF these calcula-
tons II is par, of business to poll the House 10
the probable result We are willing to abide
by the dispassonale judgment OF the members, and we
believe that there few of them who will not feel in
dgnant The Efforts OF the Tribune 10 drsgoon them
into opposition the bill by stirring up sectional preju.
dices. What must southern wings think of filings like
the following from the Tribune
" There are number OF wh9 representatives from the
slave States who would like 10 against the bill, OF
whom account is taken in this calculations. What is
wanted among them is siih backed aad Influential
er. Several who do noil like ako the re-
sponsbliy OF leading oH, when those who should
playing shy. And among those members from the
North who are counted on in the aoove estimate
who ndisposed 10 and take things leisure
ly in what may up they have no par
cular love for the administration Mr. Douglas or the
bill itself"
Whatever may be the votes OF southern wings or
northern democrats the BILL we should regret 10 be
ieve there OF them who did no, scorn such
impu,aons upon their integrity and independence
contained in this II the Tribune expects 10 op-
upon the aciian of honorable members OF Congress
by such ,aun,s and calumnes, il must thick them
fiji for their positions does The people Of the Terrific
es govern themselves. The object OF this abolition
organ is to kndie the fires OF iana,ca agitation the
North and to bring that 10 bear upon Congress north-
ern opinion" The true northern opinion Is sound on
The question Of efgovernmeni the southern opinion
and confidently hope that whilst abolitionsls are
ashing themselves INTO fury, the honest and intelligent
people of the North will look the real merits of the
subject, and determine their upon great national
principles. That the policy of The abolition organs may
be correctly understood, quote the following from the
Tribune:
.s an energetic and inaexible opposition is therefore
made this piece Of Internal ascay once hroug
the North, there is chance defeat the scheme But
tiole be lost Some lucky events may
strengthen the opposition from the South and weaken the
support OF the bill from the North. There enough in the
prospect ahead under It's unavorabe aspect to en-.
courage the determined exenons avert the
able and farrcaching consequences Of this nefsrous plot
But the people move. The circumstances of the
present bin totally unlike those OF the adjustment meas
Of 1880. whose supporters increased during their dis
10y the gloomy and fierce
pgs which be realized from the failure of their
passage Nothing Of The exists Every days de.
no recupeative power add every hours dcbeaion over
IL tends and deepen convictions the dangers
sod disasters which will inevitably follow its rain Still
taken day in the House would insure its pas
sage by decided majority.
Do friends OF freedom aud the friends Of the Union
reaze this brie aud unvsrnised statement the e
mendous responsibility that rests upon them at this mo-
nen.1 Let this bill pass aud the services nay hardly be
needed the FUTURE except for far desperate ene
vors Let the people move while It Il time Hold public
meeting. everywhere aud pour 10 upon Congress petitions
against the biilr'
Mrs. w. q. GIadstane
The many who have been delighted at Rsley & Good
ars yafcte with the spirited acting OF this deservedly