Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-06-01
THE vorE on TnG; SEBaasKA;nILL.

Southern Democrats arr taking great dalichtin
pointing TO The vote Of Northern Democrats ia Ia
yor Of the NSbraskl Bill. This comes with rath-
er poor grace from Them after, as The New York
National Democrat expresses IT, 'jointing the I'D
minis;rAIion in the coaliIipa with II eesoSers and
irying.to crush cut the National Democsaryn-
Their game is PERFECTLY plain Thes hop9 10 IN axe
Political capital at the South by {cntraSt q he
Of the two political parties at the North this
question. They have played Al THAI game before,
and by system extraordinary ,humbuggesy,
known best 70 Locofocoism, have come OUT wfn-
ners we admit.
Nov, FOR our part, we have Just about as much
confidence id the patriotism Of .he Narlh=rI Wigs
who did not vote Tor the Nebraska Bil as ne have
for many Of those Northern Democrats who Oil vEte
Tor il. We would as soan, and We think rather
sooner too tust the ghfs Of the South 10 tie hands
OF the iotmer than 10 The latter. The NoIihefn
Wings were honest and candid in their course
The honesty and candor " Northern Democrats,
we have every reason TO doubi. The support The
Nebraska Bill was ioree work with lhems-no, TO
call il hypocrisy. The originator Of the Bill was
not inspired al first with tny such idea "a that of
Incorporating the repeal the Missouri restriction
in il. The Administration followed suit inits sup
port from selfish moiiWes-lo head of a rival can
with the belisf that the Nt5raska Bill was 80 be
very ponularimeasure. Bot even then il could on
ly 60 il on the ground that i was "a PROPOSITION
in favor OF Freedom" and, .'lhat though The Whole
Vi MGAlCV WNIe dnntAcu DOL announcer slave Stale
would be adIoitted into the Union" /
After committing iiselfto The bill the A5minis-
traion drilled and rallied rs forces 10 its SUPPORT
actuated by ambitious pride TO carly il through,
since il had endorsed il as al Administrator meas
1re. Failure would have 5een death to executive
Influence. The frowns 9f executive vengeance
and the temptations Of executive reward wete free
n exercised 70 coerce the Democrats members Of
Congress into terms and banY of them yielded
reluctant o5elience, who dhi5 day curse the Ne
hraska bill from the very t.1tom OF their hearts -
On the other hand the Wigs were left frees 10 o-
low and carry out the views that local sympathies
suggest olhem against thy repeal Of the Missouri
restrfetion JUST naturally as the oppoSile views
preponderale at he South. lathe one case VIE have
servile, aectiful support otthe Bill, and Ia she
other, an open, frank opposition, and that il apout
the amount Of i after all = Is;tlMoad IFtig. i;
EXECUTIVE VENGEANCE.
We neel not 90 beytrd ibe limits Of the Demo-
cratic party. Gays the RieE mond WhiS 10 the
tyrancal ef3fis now made by Executive power 10
sway public opinion 10 busy up seTvile support.
and 10 crush out opposition the present adm mis-
uaiion, byi means Of The government patronage
The ban OF prescription is co longer confined 10 The
opposite Political party. Under this AAminisira-
ton 1t has assumed more monstIous form, and
Executive yelgpanee is being visited upon even
those OF the dominant party, who have the insepen-
dence and the honesty TO eatertaiR and expshss an
opinion different from those in authority Ne.are
truly experiencing the tyranny of party in all It's
horrors The Norfolk Neps Democratic 1aper,
makes an expose OF the system of Executive venge-
ahce, regularly carried on by the officials 81 the
Administrator, and speaks Of il in terms Of Iaanly
courage. I'VE make the following extracts from
The article on this subject in the Ncses:
We have Been informed, on good authority, thai,
The headsof certain Departments in Washington
have distinguished a number Of Democratic jour
nalsion the l+ls KEPT BY them, with black mark,
oslensiby TO signify that thFy maintain erroneous
principles bntireaiy, because they have choS-D to
difer with the Administration on. certain pSints
and proclaimed their disapproval OF special a9nns
OF m embers ofllhe Cabinet. Among these appears
The name Of the Norfolk Daily Mrs, marked, With
tie sign manual OF official Gis7easure, and rfpfe-
sshlet. as a fictitious, haEdshel secession journal !;
and an nngratefui recipient Of Executive panotage.
The D. ncipal cause OF this denial of our soiit-
zeal orthodoxy was our course during the Brt.n son
difficulty VIZ signifed in marked terms GU; dis
approval Of tho -nseless conduct Of MIR Gushrie
In ostraeising the National Democrats Of New
York; and as II was affirmed that the adminfstFa-
tion was a unii of con rse oar censure must have
bsea appropriated BY The whole Cabinet. Tbs ia
fact was the irdnt Of our o.tsnee, for which apet-
ty revenge has been resouet 10 in order 10 inIufe
US il possible or to allure us 5y hopes Of reward 20
anindiscriminaie glorfcalioh ofse opinions, fets,
measures vetoes, &C. OF official digl.i.Ses t
In addition to this we have been mall srneo aHd
abused, and the influence ami claims Of our paper
soughtto be destroyed and injured because we have
not been ready and willing Il yield sentiE MS
OF right and convic ions OF duty to arrogant as
esumptions and seEconstiluted standard Of 81 re-
rior Intellect. Politicians, Who have beea 'iefef,-
Thing By turn, and nothing lelg"-who have play
ed every part ID tie poiitiea; drama from seine
shiferto the s;rptiag hero, attempting the tragic"
-iesefiers from the Demoeffiic party on aecfult
or the Force Bill snd she wing their consistency M
voting for avowed e-eralists-Harrison meF il
1910. Polk men ia IL TAYLOR men 10 49, and
Pierce men in 20, have presumed to lecture Us
and control our course, who baye never taleTed in
susiaining ard advocating tie principles of true