New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

IL. fo-uaIv announced in the House and in the sd
minstration organ at Washington that on attempt vi"
be made early in this week to take up the Nebraska
b1l with view TO its prompt passage. And we are
greeted with accounts by telegraph and otherwise,
of the high expectations of s friends that VIII pass
and sre informed Of the OF sundry members who
have changed sides the question since the measure
was sent to the Committee of the Whole.
We have been led TO suppose that the bill was
killed by the unequiyoca condemnation it had received
from public sentiment since its first introduction We
have supposed that northern representatives. would
not dare to persist in pushing this monstrous measure
20 dtssteu to every party in the free States, and so
utterly repugnant and offensive to an overwhelming
majority of the people. The northern members
of Congress have received virtual instructions from
their constituents to unanimously oppose the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise and for them to
persist in going for the measure is TO oppose
and defy public sentiment in manner never paraI'
leled We have presumed, AMI still presume, that
such opposition and defiance Of popular opinion is i'm
possible among northern representatives who st least
profess to respect public sentiment and TO defer to the
wel.understood expressions OF the will of their con-
sttuents Yet may be mistaken. II may be that
the force of party drill and the overt acts OF the Ad
minstration TO seduce. bully, and buy over, members
of easy virtue who have thus far stood out against
this enormty are sufficient to secure majority
of the House in It's favor. We shall not however,
believe this till the work is accomplished.
We arc vaguely told that some New-Englana men,
hers in addition TO the notorious trio who have dis
graced themselves and Dsulted their constituents by
supporting this infamous scheme, are coming TO the
rescue Of Douglas and the Administration in their ex-
tremity We utterly difbelieve it, We do not be-
lieye New-EDgland man can be found who will
covet an alliance with the miserable three TO whom
we have alluded. Mcdonald and IngersO and Hib
bard viii be LETT alone 10 bear the undyng odum
Of uniting in the infamous en1eavcr to cover soil
dedicated to freedom forever with the of African
bondage They have volunteered in a service for
which their constituents will ~dsown them and hiss
their names into oblivion No other New England man
will he anxious to disgrace and ruin himselfby linking
his fortunes with those of that traitorous triad.
As to those men who have been specifically named
as coming to the support of Nebraska in the new
movement, we know but little They are Messrs
Lane and Eddy of Indiana. yrail and Lilly of New
Jersey, Taylor of New-York. and Green OF Ohio.
Mr. Lane has been long absent among his constitu'
ents aud we do not believe his visit will have any
tendency 20 chonge the NOle ne prcNlOusi! goNc
against the measure The Administration may buy
few men in the whole range of the free States but
we shall lie surprised if what they may gain by cor
ruption is not offset by the loss OF honest men dis.
custed by such venality.
On the other hand, it is ~ be remembered that the
bill was carried the Committee of the Whole BY
majority of l5 This force has been augmented by the
election of member in Massachusetts, in the place OF
Mr. Seudder whose seat vacant by reason of his
illness: by the election Of an anti-Nebraska in
Tennessee and by the antagonist position OF Mr. Har-
rs of Mississippi. We take il for granted also, that
as there were honorable from the South who
threw their before aganst the measure from con-
yctons of duty and patriotism and who did 1t inde-
pendeny and unexpectedly to the known opponets OF
the bill that there are others who will now follow their
example All the developments at every period since
the imitation OF the must have tended power
fully 70 convince every rejecting that the path of
peace and safety for the Government and the Union,
lies in the defest of this strociOus scheme of Preden
tisl aspirants.
Another source of weakness with the friends of the
bill lies in the fact that they themselves compelled
10 propose the abrogation OF the Clayton amendment
excluding alien votes The adoption of this feature
inevitably loses southern support snd as We judge
without securing correspondent aid from the northern
wing of the House.
/ Thus we are unable. al this distance, 10 avoid the
conclusion that the Nebraska liberticides fail
in their tratorous endeavors 10 disgrace the legs-
/ laton of the country and bring reproach upon the
civilization of the age. But falling in this expecta
ton we yet confidently hold TO the belief that there s
manhood and determination enough among the North
ern opponents of this great encrmty TO take on the
harness of resolute opposition and amid every OBJ
stace aud through every peril manfully fight il 10 the
death even il that contest shall lead TO the brink Of
| civil revolution There was time in the his
tory of American legislation when IL was so impera-
lively incumbent upon Northern Representatives 10
insist upon an appeal from Congress to the People it,
hsply a partisan or purchased majority should be
found on this occasion recresnt their aud false
TO freedom In the last resort, we confidently count
on their unfnching determination 10 insist uuyeld-
ingy upon vote of the people upon the great and in
fntey important proposition to yield the great North
west TO Slavery. To secure so righteous an end, no
measure within the reach of the overborne minority
could be deemed unwarrantsble or improper Indeed
the failure 10 resort 10 all the necessary to OBJ
tain that would deserve and receive the hot
demnaton Of a betrayed people.
! DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE BANK OF ENG
LAND AND THE GOVERNMENT.