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The Union contains another powerful
leader on the subject of the Nebraska
bill of Senator Douglas, speaking very
evidently "by authority" the views Of
the Administration with reference to it.
By way of showing our readers precisely
how the President and his constitutional
advisers stand on the question, we quote
the article in question, as follows:
I'VE have regarded the Nebraska question
as presenting practical test in regard to the
principles Of the Compromise of 1850 The
Democrat takes the same view of the subject.
But whilst We assume that every democrat who
stands upon the Baltimore platform will be
found sustaining these principles, the Demo
crat INDUCES in nvsctives and taunts toward.
a portion of the party, and assumes that thew
will not prove true to their professions We
respectfully submit to our contemporary that
this is no time to indulge in such irritating re.
fectiens and suggestions. The administration
has recognized no man as an orthodox demo-
crat who was not regarded as honestly on the
national platform. 1t is, therefore, unjust to
the administration to insinuate that it has been
'pensiOning its enemies and opponents 1t is
alike unjust to those democrats who have pro
fessed to be reconciled to the national creed to
assume that they have only yielded to it a
temporary acquiescence as a matter of policy,
having no loftier motive than the corrupt in
ducements of the spoils" The dictates Of rigid
justice require that their future course should
not be prejudged, whilst the dictates of pru-
dence suggest that such charges are well cal.
culated to irritate and aggravate existing dis
cordant feelings, if not to excite the apprehen-
sion that diseord and dissension, not harmony
and union. are the objects sought to be at
tanned.
I'VE make these remarks because we feel
that there is a real crisis in our party. 1t is
useless for any democrat to attempt to shut his
eyes to the danger. We have to meet it. and
we have to do 50 bravely and unitedly, or the
result must be fatal to our organisation The
mere passage Of the Nebraska bill is not so
much the matter of concern to us Is democrats
as its passage by the united democratic vote.
We believe that the passage Of the bill by such
n vote would give permaneney to the principle
Of Congressional non-intervention; and when
that principle becomes the settled policy of the
government, We shall consider abOlitionism as
efectually and finally crushed out -
The Inteliigeneer contains Tin double
sheet the recent great debate between
Senators Clayton and Cass OIL the Central
American treaty; sundry interesting com.
munications critcising the Gadsden trea-
ty; and letter from Senator Dixon, de-
Tending himself from invidious remarks
in the Louisville Times, with reference to
his course upon the Nebraska question.
As this letter already forms q part of
the important current history of the
times, we quote from it sufficient to ena-
bic our readers to understand precisely
where Senator Dixon stands on Nebras-
ka, and why he stands there-as follows:
:. You will surely, Mr. Editor, perceive that
II have attempted to embsrrass the National
Judge Douglas, and the com
mittee At the head OF which he presides, have
attempted to do the same thing by incorporat-
ing into their bill the amendment which pro-
poses to do precisely what mine did; and that
if am an agitatOr, he and those with whom
he is associated cannot be considered less 50
And, unless l AIN greatly misinformed the
President and his Cabinet are agitators also:
for il is everywhere here said by his friends
hat ne and they are in favor of total repeal
81 the Missouri compromise act, and that they
give their hearty approval to the amendment
agreed upon by the committee.
You will now understand that my object was
cot TO agitate or to embarrass the National
but to carry out q principle
settled by the compromise measures OF 1850, by
applying At to the Territories lying north of 81
degrees 80 minutes Of north latitude That the
bill Is originally reported by the committee
no not fully do this is evidenced not only In
me TACT that 1t was not approved by the men,
bers from the slaveholding States, but that the
committee themselves afterwards amended il
BY incorporating into it the principles of the
amendment offered by me. The Southern
members saw, rs all others must see, that
whilst the bill, as reported by the COMMITTEES.
'rofessed to sustain the rights of the South il |
vas In effect betrayal Of them, and a covert |
urrender Of every STAKEHOLDER to be sacrificed |
y the feet OF bis moro willy and cunning
Northern opponents If to arrest such policy
u this; If to save the Shareholders of Kentucky
md OF the other slaveholding States from this |
iuempt on the part Of those who profess to be |
ne leaders Of the Administration TO bind hem
=, ana loot, and give them over TO the ten |
iei mercies OF Northern Freesoilers and North
IN ianaucs and abolitionists, is an unmanly
.uempe on my part to embarrass the National
and determination to disre-
sara inc known will Of my constituents, why
=, II oe So plead guilty to the charge, and
AXE the responsibility.
The Sentinsrs leader is also in favor Of
he Nebraska bill. The editor conceivcs
hat 1t Will serve to test the allegiance of
III to the Baltimore Democratic Platform.
md boasts that the Hards will, to man,
,iye it enthusiastic support.
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