The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-06

Says he II nothing which shareholders are to gain
under this bilnothng but unequal and yexatous
| test in which they to be the losers
The principle established by the Nebraska bill Is
that the demos yao shall rule-that the people shall be
permitted to establish their municipal regulations in
short II IS to allow the people TO exercise their rights
with respect to the prohibition permission of slavery in
Nebraska and Kansas any other Territory
Does this BILL which has been SO severely denounced
give the inhabitants Of the Territories any power not
possessed by the people OF the State OF New York. by
| the people of any State in the Union2
What reason is there that the people Of the Territories
should be deprived of the power establish their own in
stutions possessed by the people of State The prnc-
Pile of this BILL carried out from our national coun-
ellis this irebrand and bone of contention; and this
apprehend is the great of the opposition the bill
| by many.
The agitation Of the slavery question has made them
notorious, and their manifest dserssed Jsepoiencs and
philanthropy have placed them where they are and when
ever this slavery agitation ceases and there ia no more
work for one-idea ianacal agators then will sink into
obscury and orgetfness hence the struggle to preserve
the means of their subsistence II is with them question
OF lo and death Remove from their reach and you
remove the food from their mouths And why should they
see it done without struggle? Let it remain and by ap
peals to the sympahe and passions Of the people they
have hobby upon which they ride into power
The opposition to this bill among the people has in
great measure been produced by msstaeent and sun
preston of facts both by the opponents the measure in
n thr
North
The old whg party entirely broken down at the last
presidential election and the old party issues having been
settled by the people against hem il becomes necessary to
raise some other ISSUE upon which build up party for
the support Of political asprants who would otherwise s
into obscurity and these political asprants havne made
themselves odious in the eyes OF portion Of our citizens
attempt to establish sectional ISSUE and thereby hope to
unto the old whig party at the North and disaeced
democrats with aoonronsm, aarianism and every other
ism that ever afflicted the land and thus secure the ascend
ency would be well at this particular period for every
american citizen to read and mediate upon the words OF
Andrew jackson, which up voice from the grave
aud heed his solemn warnings He says We behold
systematic efforts publicly made the seeds Of dscord
between different parts OF the United Statcs and to place
party divisions directly upon geographical distinctions to
excite the South against the North the North against the
South and to force into the controversy the most delicate
and exciting topicsopcs upon which It is impossible that
large portion Of the Union speak without strong
emotion Appeals too constantly made to sectional
interests in order to influence the election of the Chief
Magistrate if desired that he should favor par
icuar quarter Of the country instead of fulfilling the duties
OF his station with impartial justice to all and the possible
dissolution Of the Union has at length become ordinary
and familiar subject of discussion Has the warning voice of
Washington been forgotten? have designs already been
formed the Union Let it not be supposed that
mputo to all OF those who have taken active part these
unwse and Improbable discussions want Of patriotism
or of public virtue The honorable feelings Of State pride
and local attachments end place In the bosoms Of the
most enlightened and pure
Bu while such men conscious Of their own integrity
honesty OF purpose they ought to forget that the
citizens Of other States their political brethren and
that however mistaken they may be in their views tho
great body Of them equally honest and upright with
themselves Mutual suspicious and reproaches may In time
create mutual hostility and artul and designing mckwil
always be found who ready to oment these fatal divs
IONS and to nfame the natural jeaouses of different Sec
tons Of the country The history Of the world full Of
such examples and especially the history Of republics
"What have you to gain by division and dissenson?
at is impossible to look the consequences that would
inevitably follow the destruction of this government and
feel indignant when hear cold calculations about the
value of the Union and have constantly before us line
of conduct so well calculated to weaken its ties"
| sta AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
| WALTON, N. Y, July goth, 1854. tle