Washington sentinel., 1854-03-05
SIGNAL TRIUMPH OF PATRIOTISM.

SIGNAL TRIUMPH OF PATRIOTISM.
We kept our paper open until after four
o'clock yesterday morning, in order to an
nounce, as we anticipated would be the case,
the vote on the Nebraska and Kansas bill in
the Senate, and its triumphant passage by q
vote of thirty-seven yeas and fourteen nays, or
nearly three to one. Although our report Of
the Senate proceedings gave the names Of the
senator's who voted, we again present them this
morning in our editorial column, where they will
not be so likely to escape attention. The vote
was as follows: aE aifas3T
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Badger,
Bayard, Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown, Butler,
Cass, Clay, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge of Iowa,
Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gwin,
Hunter, johnson, Jones of Iowa, Jones Of Ten
nessee, Mason, Morton, Norris, Petit, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell, Stuart, Thomp-
son of Kentucky, Thomson of New Jersey,
Toucey, Weller, Wiiams--37.
NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Chase, Dodge of Wis
consin, Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Hamlin, Hous-
ton, James, Seward, Smith, Summer, Wade, and
Walker--14.
1t was pretty well known how each senator
would vote in advance of the result for most Of
them had spoken on the bill. Perhaps mo
public measure was ever more thoroughly can
vassed and elaborately discussed in the Senate,
than the bill to which we refer. Nor was ever
any measure, involving principles Of such vast
Importance and delicacy, discussed with more
sobriety, calmness, and good feeling. 2
Those noble men of the non-slaveholding
States who led this movement as well as those
who aided in it, deserve the gratitude of the
south, and the thanks of the whole country
They have done their duty, and done it fear
essly and faithfully. They have thrown in the
weight Of their great names and their great infu-
ence to correct mischievous errors, and to right
grievous wrongs They have put the old fash
toned doctrine of State equality on firm basis.
They have yindicated the Constitution. They
have done well--they have done wisely. They
deserve and viii receive the applause Of an ap-
proving nation. Ifthe fathers Of the republic
could come down from their seats Of glory and
witness the course Of these patriotic men, who
can doubt as to their language and their feel
ings? They would hail, them with JOY and
applaud them for being so true to their high
descent, so true to themselves and to their
country. s i4 saoai# aa ;a sass
| Abolitionists, freesoilers, and agitators have
received from the American Senate signal
rebuke--we hope fatal blow. They stand
now covering under the hot displeasure of re-
representatives. from every section Of the country.
The manly spirits Of the north, the west, the
northwest are united with the south in the pur-
pose of crushing them. .9s
The House of Representatives will now, we
doubt not, set earnestly and industriously to
work on this bill. It is to be presumed that
many speeches viii be made on it, but it will
puzzle the most learned and ingenious politi
clan in that House to present any new views
and arguments. We sincerely hope that the
same wisdom, and the same patriotic spirit that
have guided the Senate, will influence and
direct the House of Representatives,, and that
this bill may pass through it by a decisive and
triumphant vote. Then will we be enabled to
announce to the country, that the fell monster
of abolition and freesoilism is DEAD and be
yond the reach Of resurrection-that the Con.
stitution is saved and the peace of the country
restored. siaa"