The daily union., 1854-03-07

Thus il will be seen that if there had been fall at.
tendance Of the present senators. the vote would have
been AZ in favor OF the bill. and IL against it.
There was tic vote between the northern and south
ern democrasthat is say, the bill was sustained by
Ia democratic senators from the North and IA democratic
senators from the South.
Every whg senator from the South, save Mr. Bell,
supported the bill, and not single whig senator from the
North Mason < Dixons line completely sunders the
whig party
These figures present food for grave reflection.
MT Burke and his Letter to senator Douglas.
The full asd triumphant defence OF his territorial meas
ues made by Senator Douglas in the final debate upon
tina, subject in the Senate renders almost superfuou any
special notice OF the characteristic assault in the Concord
Reporter, which appears the signature of Mr. Ed
mund Burke, of New Hampshire.
The Quondam Commissioner OF Patents has for some
time past appeared quite out of humor with the world
many think because the last Baltimore Convention did
exactly in his opinion as TO the proper man
be taken from the Grane State" for the presidency.
But however much MI. Burke may have become soured
against individuals, against the world at large,
Judging from the character and tone of his attack upon
the from Illinois, there does not seem TO be any
dimnution OF that unqualified confidence in his own merits
and opinions for which, probably, more than anything
else he has become distinguished in public estimation.
Such men as Mr. Burke have atural aversion TO all
who are above hem and in their controversies readily
forget alike prudence and popriey but their
own insane hns, for becoming notorious, and their own
vainglory in any rash sophism they may have adopted
or advanced.
Mr. Bolts, Of Virginia, belongs to the same school of
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parallel in the whig ranks for impracticabe and over
weenng egotsm But the parallel ends in that quality.
The Vginian never INDUCES in any common place
magnity. While he sometimes is palpably unscrupu
lous in his assertions deductions and teachings the
world never mngles the idea of deception and dshono
in its estimate OF his pernciousness and though it may
pronounce him enatic and unstable, it despses
him cantng, reckless, hearlless demagogue.
The plain fasehood OF Mr. Burke in reference TO the
territorial bill OF Senator Douglas consisted in represent
ing TO the people OF New Hampshire that il actually
legsIated slavery INTO Kansas and Nebraska" He
sumed most unruy, that the inevitable effect of the re-
peal of the Missouri restriction of 1920 will be to re-
enact the old law of slavery which existed the whole
Louisiana purchase" Now, we understand the position
of Senator Douglas to be- (and entirely concur in the
opinoD,) that when the lines of the State OF Lousi-
were defined, and her constitution adopted, the
law of course. ceased and became imperative in the
uninhabited regions beyond those lines So, also, when
the other States were carved out of the territory,
the same principle resulted The territory beyond these
State mits--that now proposed to be organized Me-
braska aud Kansas-was abnla in legal point OF
vew except so far the constitution of the United
States applied, and Congress from time 10 time pro-
vded The restriction of 1890 regard to slavery north
of the thirty sixth parallel Of latitude is the only OF
Congress upon the subject; It's repeal then, will ipso
faeto re-enact nothing The constitution Of the United
States would be the only rule left in regard to The right
OF individuals hold and employ slave property in these
Territories The common, fundamental, and equal law
OF the whole Union is left to its simple and legitimate
sway over regions which the and equal
property OF the whole Union To say, then, that the
bill introduced by Senator Douglas necessarily "re enact.
the old Louisiana law OF slavery in Nebraska and Kan.
sas," is not true in effect, and that precisely
what Mr. Burke asserted in his first article in the Re-
porter, OF which Senator Douglas as precisely com.
planned. This complaint was the more just and preg-
because the author of the bill had removed all ra-
iona doubt upon the subject by inserting in the law it.
self decisive declaration that slavery no, thereby
intended to be lesisa'ed into out of the Territories
The former, in his wordy and dogma,ical reior has
adroiy attempted to change the ISSUE by presenting wha,
he himself assumes will be the result under the provs
ions OF the consiutiono wit, that slave property may
be taken into Nebraska and Kansas-n the place Of and
equivalent, to, his former allegation Indeed, he has
purposey confounded the matters in order TO sustain
himself in the controversy.
In proof that southern slatesmen--those most in.
terested in the repeal Of the restriction OF ls2Odo not
expect or desire thereby the ere enactment OF any old
abrogaied law Of slavery Senator Badger OF North Car
ona, has recently moved plain deeaatory clause to
that eeci and il now forms part OF the bill il passed
the Senate. What may may be the effect OF leav.
log ALL who desire 10 emgrate 10 Nebraska and Kansas
under The common panoply OF the constitution Of the
Union, we shall mol attempt TO discuss. To follow the
question beyond the pale OF that instrument or 10 vndi
cate whatever may provide allow can scarcely be
necessary in this connexion Strange phraseology, in.
deedio speak il it could eUsr be necessary TO per-
form such duty before American ireemen, within the
first century OF national existence And yet il has
reached that pass now-thanks 10 the efforts OF for
eign and native abolition incendiares
The obvious and consistent purpose OF MIR Burke in
dsorng the provisions of the pending territorial meas
ures in the view Of The people of New Hampshire. is TO
excite prejudice and division in the democratic ranks in
the present crisis. The sole Importance of such men
arises from their power 10 work evil in weak minds and
TO afford and materials for assault, upon any yr.