Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-14
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


bill We have already quoted from the Hart
ford Times, the leading organ of the Old
Line Democracy OF the State, extracts con.
demning the measure in the strongest terms
The Republican says" We know that if any
Representative of Connecticut in Congress vote
for the bill, he will kill himself politically"
The Buffalo IN. ~ Republic, an Admins
tration paper, says--
The contamination of these unhallowed
schemes will mark new era in the history
OF the Slavery agitation in this country which
Will assuredly result in the political annihila-
ton Of every Northern doughface, and provoke
such strong popular indignation as will most
effoctually set ut rest all schemes calculated
TO extend and perpetuate Slavery on this Con-
tinent. Let these puissant agitators proceed
IN their traitorous and disorganizing schemes"
We have already stated that the German
pross generally is hostile to the measure. We
observe with pleasure that lie Republican,, Of
New York, . Journal circulated among citi-
zens and residents speaking the French Ian
guage, IL denouncing the bill in the severest
language. Hitherto, we are informed, this
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Douglas as Man Of Progress, but its stomach
is turned by this last demonstration. It can
find no terms TOO harsh to apply to the bill
and its author.
Resolutions against the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise have been introduced into
the Assembly Of Wisconsin, and referred to .
committee favorable TO their object. The Mil
waukie Daily Free Democrat notes but two
papers that have come out in support Of the
bill Of Judge Douglas, and the comments Of
these are confined to the first bill, which has
been substituted by another and different
one.
The counties in Wilmot's district are NOV
ing, as already announced. Meetings are ad,
vertised OF various points.
A spirited call is published in the Wells
borough (Tioga county, Advertiser, signed by q
number of the most prominent Democrats of
that place.
Judge Wilmot, by invitation, attended .
meeting Of the Democracy Of Susquehanna
county, on the 23d ult., called to send Delegates
to the Harrisburgh Convention. He made q
speech on the occasion, in which he told them
"that, in his past political course upon the Sla-
very question, he had nothing to regret--he
had acted honestly as much opposed to
the extension Of that curse Of humanity and
the country, as ever-denounced Douglas and
his Nebraska Bill in unmeasured terms, saying
that if this bill was not nipped in the bud, he
would resign his present Office and take the
field, and agitate the subject, which the men
who are SO anxious to avoid agitation are con-
tinually thrusting in our faces. Strange to
say, he was received with loud cheers by o
large part Of the audience, whose sympathies
are on the side Of freedom, but who are whip
ped into the ranks Of party by party leaders
Yet on this occasion, they showed decided
symptoms Of rebellion"
The Christian community at the North is as
deeply moved as the Political. The tone of
the Religious press may be inferred from the
following paragraph, from a long editorial in
the Hartford Connecticut Religious Herald, of
the 9th inst.
aTruly, if Congress- can be induced to sane
ton such q scheme, and the People do not
thereupon revolutionize the Government we
Gun scarcely conceive Of any measure so COR
rupt in nature, or so fatal in tendency that it
could not secure the assent Of our nation. And
do we oall ourselves Christian people, Have
we Church Of Christ in the land? What is
our religion worth, when it has no power to
prevent the very church members from rush
ing to the support Of such fragrant wicked
nessl We call then, upon every Christian
patriot to use his influence against the con-
summation Of this perfdy. A remembrance
against it intended for general signature and
to DO forwarded to Congress, will be found at
this Office. Let similar ones be everywhere
circulated, and public meetings be called, to
express the true sentiment at the North
The St. Louis MOI Erening Neps denounces
the Bill Of Judge Douglas aInstead," it says,
aof ignoring the Missouri Compromise Of 1920,
az his first bill proposed, or making it inopera-
tive, as his last modification declares, he should
have brought in plan for the organization of
Nebraska, framed with an eye to the fact that
such Compromise existed as a law Of the
land the making of which tasked the mighticst
talents and the purcst patriotism of America"
The Neps asks: Even admitting, for the
sake Of the argument, that the Compromise Of
1920 is not in strict accordance with the letter
Of the Consultation, is not an aoquiescence Of
thirty-three years in the measure sufficient to
ontitle il to stand as a part Of our unwritten
Constitutionqp
aThe purchase Of Florida is an act that has
always been seriously questioned; but is there
to be found O man who would have that act
repealed, and the Territory acquired thereby
ceded back?'
"The Missouri Compromise docs not rest on
principle Of abstract constitutionality: il is
q solemn compact entered into between the
North and South, which each party is bound
by every principle Of honor and fairness, TO pre-
serve intactD
The path Of duty is plain. The issue is, the
repeal Of The Missouri Compromise. Mr.. Doug
las, General Cass and the Administration,
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