The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-12
THE PRINCIPLE OF THE NEBRASKA BILL

To show the necessity Of keeping the great principle in
voved in the Nebraska bill distc before the people we
are authorized to state the fact that about the middle OF
April the following paragraph from Senator Douglass let
ter to the editor Of the New Hampshire Reporter
70 New York, and circulated simply with this heading
W. require Nc5rasta BIN hat propose
carry into effect the great fundamental principle of
goTernmont upon which our republican institutions arc
edcated 1t does not propose to egisate slavery into the
Territories out Of the Territories II does propose
establish institutions for the people deprive them Of
the right OF determining for themselves what kind Of domes
TIC Institutions they may have ID preupposes that the poo
Pile Of The Territories intelligent WISE patriotic
conscientious their brethren and kindred whom they
left behind them in the States and they before they
mgrated TO the Terrtoriss BY creating territorial gov
enHcnt, acknowledge that the people Of the Territory
ought to be erected into distinct political organization BY
giving them territorial legislation, acknowledge their
capacity to legislate for themselves"
Without giving the name of the author or what party
Il came from this paragraph with It's heading has been
sent and shown to hundreds Of an-Nebraka at the
NORTH and has eeted sey he opposes The prac
pc man could safely call himself blue-ight fed
est present himself before the people in opposition
the principle Of territorial sefgovernment Does not this
prove TO its friends the importance OF keeping distinctly
that immutabe and imprcgnabe vantage ground2 Does
4 not warn them not be drawn from it to divide any
side issues, of whatever form or complexion
CONSISTENCY OF THE NORTHERN WINGS.
The Inconsistency Of The opponents Of the Nebraska bin
extraordinary for the northern wings Take their
position on the Clayton amendment While we believe
that large majority Of the House would be in favor Of
throwing that amendment If il constituted part Of the
House BILL yet il cannot fail TO have occurred to the OBJ
server that these northern wings exhibit upon this ques
ton their accustomed disregard Of principle They demand
h that The adopted citizen should be permitted to enjoy
the rights Of citizenship in the Terrtoresand in asking
H they sustained by recent preeedents but at the
same time that they demand this they protest against per-
hitting PEOPLE or Tm SrArm-thc natiyc-born
American citizens whose fathers have for generations
been ooemponeous with the progress Of The counyhey
protest against allowing the citizens Of the States to
csc the same rights in the Territories which they enjoy in
we States In word they would make the unnaturalized
o'e'gner full voter in the Territories land merely
STATE The cae and would cut down the rights Of the
1--WE citizen Of State moving into the Territory
we add to this the notorious opposition Of the wings TO
we adopted citizens whenever occasion to assai them
1as been presented this view Of whg policy presents
medley o. whig inconsistency worthy Of reflection.
IN Boston, saturday. as the venerable John Hancock
ESQ nephew Of Governor John Hancock Of revolutionary
memory now nearly eghty-ive years Of age standing
ont Of mansion looking at the new church nearly OPP
pOe ne lost bis balance and fell over backwards down
we area between very low iron fence and the house.
Instance Of about six feet from the sidewalk He was taken
po INC basement window Of The house and subsequently