The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-10
WHERE WILL THE End BE !:

The Post supported Pierce ior .hc Office Of
President, and as c:lcctiyci, a> any rcrcr in
.hc country. like thousand. who a.vc Him
their suffrage. the Post very evidently sees
good reason for re"rcttiu. that It in any
mea>urc contributed to the elevation Of Tie
man to a place which he Las 50 much abused.
# is with 10 satisfaction that we refer to
what We have along said ahou: the Nebraska
bill, that viii, such House of Representa-
tivcs as We have at Washington there was
very great danger Of its success. Yesterday
the bill passed hy ll3 votes to 100 :: a nearer
ma iori'y, it is true, and lneaeer as It was. an
artificial and Fictitious majority, in which
mems votes were az variance with their con
victoIs. The Administration have boon a.
lively and openly canvas,ing for the votes Of
members ever since The bill WAS sent 10 the
Committee o. the Whole The Washington
Star, one o. The journals iy which tive meas
IRE has all alon. been sustained. spoke only
three days since Of the general run!or that
clcrk>Lips in The public Offices were to he
conferred upon the friends Of the members
who voted for the li.! Z: runor which was
treated as authentic and which nobody has
taken TIE trouble to deny Or discrc'it. In
deed. il is well understood! that all the inu-
.ncr Of PATRONAGE and solicitation has been
exc.,c,! hy the President TO secure the pas
sac Of Tie bill. But for this influence. con
.ilua':- put tort!. AID daily re-cnlorce''. the
measure would have found in the Ilcu-c The
ignoninio;s end it deserved.
OF the ,l;,honor which nica: urc rc open
in. to the barbarou, Institution of Slavery a
vast region, closed against it for 4 third ia:,
OF Il century. must bring upon or country.
we have already spoken. There Is another
point of view III Which We must now. whether
Wiling or not. look at the question: The
President has taken course, i.v which the
greater part OF this li>Ii0nGr is concentrated
on the Democratic party. Upon him, and hi~
iminstration. and upon all the northern
friends Of the Nebraska Ill, in Congress. AM
UPON tie Democratic ;,af;v WHO cave The
present Executive lis power # mischief, the
people vii! visit this great political sin Of the
day. Tie Wings OF the free States lave
take care that no part oi' the quit shall b.
founl on their skirts. Their representatives
in Congress. 10 A man, yotc,i against the Ne
b. a,Sa bill, As if they La, a4rtcl among them
selves that the Democrat party OF the North
should take and bear the entire responsibility:
Of the measure The result is inevitable:
Seward is in the asccndenrv in this State and
The North generally: Tie Democratic party
has los. is moral strength in the free States
i is stripped OF the respect of the people by
The misconduct OF those who claim to be is
leaders: and whatever boast We NAV make
Of our excellent maxins of LEGISLATION and
policy il regard to other questions, the deed
Of yesterday puts Us in minority for years 10
rome.
Let it lie remembered. that there are two
classes Of men at the North whose resentment
is awakened by this procccdin" that is to
say, those who acquic,ccd in thc Compromise
of / So. and those who did not. The latte!
class relied upon the promise male with sHr!
emphasis AMI solcmnitv in Mr.. ricrccs mat
cur., speech. that tie agitation OF tie >.avcrl