The daily union., 1854-02-04
From the N. " True National Dsuocrs'
The Nebraska- X ansas Excitement


Nothing cau be palmer than tho honesty oil the simple
position tina, every community has right to egisae iu
itself Nothing be jus, than the principle hah,
people OF every State best fitted to adge OF their
wishes aud their necessities and tia, any atsnF
to eoaro them by the Congress Of the United S,sles
eepl through the conceded authority and direct n,rumsa
ay OF The federal constitution, is gross invasion o
their rights and lyrannous approach TO usurpa,ion.
Nor can much to qualify in the application ol
this rnneple to the proposed Territories of Nebrsst,
and Kansas. The question of slavery. like any o,he
question: mus, be submitted the general rule Accort
ing to that rule. Congress should be permitted 10 cay
whether slavery shall shall exis, in the consm
plated Territories but should be directed 10 leave the d.,
cison entirely to the population OF that region. lis sG
m,ed that the those Territories become Statss
they will enjoy the sovereign right OF Independent sse
ton upon this subject They will prohb, slavery within
their limits. If such prohibition suit their opinions and
purposes. They will, on the contrary adopt that peeu
liar institution" il il agree with their notions and TO-
teress is idle therefore, in Congress 10 anlicipan
their action on 50 vital principle, and the example
most miscbievous, conceive, we'll calculated
promote an unjust and Injurious excitement.
Judge Douglas, in his speech delivered 10 the United
States Senate on Monday last ably and eIsborasE
reviewed the whole ground Of sbolitonis, opposition TO
the committee bill for the division OF Nebrasks that s
hardly worth our while 10 annoy the reader with om
imperfect Arguments Everybody interested 10 the ,opt
has read, or viii read, his convincing oralion. We
need only say, therefore, that we cordially endorse al
his positions lha, believe bis arguments to be wholly
uuanswersble. and that see how any pro
Tossing TO entertain democratic principle possibly re-
fuse his assent this administrative without
being ashamed OF tHs own inconsistency, and s,amptt
the hue Of hypocrisy upon his political faith.
Judge Douglas shows very concusvely that all this
ou,cy about the abandonment OF the Missouri Compro'
mise is but a ruse OF the abotonists who deter
mined, by means to keep up the slavery excite
ment He shows that The pet project Of Mr. Clay called
the Missouri Compromise, was actually abandoned 10
is4s by the almost unanimous consent Of the Union No
shows that il completely superseded in 1850 By The
principle OF congressional non-nerven,on To use be
own words;
"who violated the solemn comprc,1 II ths defeat
OF thar bill which opened the whole fay OF slavery seis
on which distracted the country Afterwards II was the
defeat OF thai bill which left the question Of siavsfy unset
lied, destroyed the geographical line, and ads new
compromise necessary Had the Norh been isihnl ie
Missouri Compromisc 10 1913. there vooh have been 20
slavery agitation, no ersiument, alarm twas hs os
feat OF H. tha abandonment Of II, tlen that Iua geo @
country into sIavssy aaisson, distorb~d our do"sss
and defeated the senator Of Michigan Tor hs pe'