Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-05-24
GBt Stanoarb*
RALEIGH, SATURDAY, MAY 20. 1854.
THE EXCITEMENT IN THE HOUSE.

The excitement in the House of Representatives
m the Nebraska bill was renewed on Monday, and
s said to have been intense. The opposition to the
hill true to the commands of the New York Tribune,
commcnced again the game of calling the yeas and
favs upon every motion, no matter how trivial, with
no other purpose but to prevent tho House from act
inc finally on the measure
On Monday Mr. Richardson offered resolution to
terminate the debate on the bill on Friday afternoon
and on this he called the previous question. This
led to the scenes referred to. His motion no
doubt passed on Tuesday.
During the debate Monday, it is stated that very
harsh language passed between Mr.. Hunt of Louisi-
ana and Mr.. Craige, of this State.
These movements on the part of the minority in
the House revolutionary in their nature for their
evident purpose is to arrest the government so far
as this measure is concerned, and to defeat the will
Of the majority. If that majority cannot carry out
its will in one way, it should do so in another, and
the people will approve the act. 1t has right to
alter its rules to silence those who avow that
they are avaling themselves of the rules to defeat
measure which the majority desire to pass and this
right essentially portion of the existence of the
House separate and il dependent body. Let
the power of the conservative and honest people of
the country, welded by their Representatives, fall
upon these agtators and revolutoniss and let them
be taught that there is point beyond which fanat-
csm, hatred of the South without cause, and the
spirit of disunion shall not 60.
The Richmond Enquirer referring to this extract,
says with much force and truth:
ut is not possible to disguise the fact that the
an-slavery spirit of the north never so rampant
and trucuent as at the present moment. The COM
patve subsdence of abolition agitation after the
great struggle Of 1850, which the country took for
an augury Of happier times, was in truth nothing
more than temporary respite, and the fires of fa-
natcsn are burning again with more an intense flu
ry and dcadlier purpose. The Compromise brought
peace, but only for a season. The gaping wounds
were closed not healed and they are bleeding afesh.
During the brief period of silence and quiesence, ab
oitonlsm restrung its exhausted energies and re-
crulted its shattered force. Never did it rage with
such terrible and portentous power. Never did it
marshal in its ranks so much of private character
anu public repute. The Opulent merchants of the
North were for peace and compromise in 1S50-now
hey are either silent and inactive or abetting abo-
ohtionsts. Then New York was the bulwark of
tae Unon-now it is the focus of incendiary agita-
Hon The Clergy and the religious press of the
North threw the weight of their influence the side
VI Adjustment, during the controversy of lS5O,-in
he struggle Of 1854 they act with the extremists
anu counsel violence And, these combined forces
eAoi an energy in action exasperation Of spirit
anu vndictiveness Of purpose, which startle the
nehds OF the Union, and portend a coming strug.
sudden resurrection and increased energy of the an
uIslaVery fanatcism. The fact, however, furnishes
tn taieSson by which the South may profit There car
" no compromise with aboltionsn. Every con
Isoh but whets its appetite, and inames its pride
AIMS at the ruin of the South and will not stoI
inor Of its purpose. twill keep no faith and abide
,;s ~ no compact 1t proclaims war of extermina
sOl' and the South must either betray its cause o.
.p,ePare for thr struggle. Hereafter we apprehen6
.nre will be no diversity of opinion in respect to th
upper policy for the South. No concession, no com
ern men," - : 00@.'''
a. OAS THE "STANDARD" TELL THE Truth? It i
lusnt not by most respectabepers of both po
nu,s parties whensoeyer falsehood will serve it
purpose as well! Register.
our readers and the community generally wi
va, witness that the Register has commenced thi
Vue s Oh warfare-it is not of our seeking.
We fepel this blaekguardism with the contempt
sS. We tell the selfsuficient, inflated, an
p'.''nent Editor of the Register that the Mort
~,Oina Standard, in the estimation of gentleme
0O!n parties, is as far above the Raleigh Registe
~ point OF veracity and in adherence to principl
% Tie Editor of the Register himself is remove
n,.. a all that is fair, or just OF magnanimous i
F~9 warfare or newspaper controversy.
~ portion of the Whig press is using Ii
nosss ss00n OF internal improvements for party pp,
onnss' ss ana endeavoring to Snow that Mr.. Bragg
ya'seu TO schemes for developing our resource
ho.a aan ~ lake up this matter in our next, and &,
a p0se the groundlessness Of these charges Our /,