Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-07
DAILY VIRGINIAN.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING.. JUNE :, Is54
Repeal Of the Nebraska BiI-Ravings CT the
North

portion of the Northern press, not adfnon
ished BY the fearful exoitements which, have beer
brought upon the country by the continued agta
ton Of the slavery question, nor shamed into ST.
lenee by the humiliating spectacle of federal bay
onets brought among them 10 compel obedience
to constitutional requirement, have raised the
cry of repeal over the clause in the Nebraska bill
acknowledging the non-applcaticn Of the Mis-
sour compromise. II is not enough for them TO
have exhibited their demented and aemonae hos
titv to the South by every species Of yillaipy in
action and falscheod ia argnment--by every ina
aginable trick to circumyent. defraud and de-
base her-by introducing anarchy and revolution
into the halls of Congress and practising rebel
lion and treason in the streets of Boston but they
must keep alive the vile passions upon which they
have SO long played, by renewed appeals to sec
tional prejudice and fanatieal sninosity. How
determined soeyer may have been the opposition
of any portion of the reasonable men az the North
to the Nebraska. bill, its passage into law by
Congress, after full and fair consideration of It's
merits-and that not by party nor section, bat
by union Of men who love iastice, and revere
the constitution-such result should, at least,
for while, make them pause and lead them to
the case. The ink with which the bill Is signed
is scarcely dry, before the hoarse and harry cry
is heard-repeal repeal Journals too from
which We had right 70 expect better things
journals that upon other occasions have shown
themselves not wholly dead nor deaf to the inst
demands Of the South, now as If struck hy sudden
madness, rave as insaDey as the worst and mean
est of the aballtien pack. Who would have
expected 10 see tne New York Express engaged
in such work as this J Who was prepared 10 hear
the Courier and Enquirer uniting its voice with
the bowling and believing drove that are seeking
to trample the South into the dust Let such
listen for moment to the latter:
Suppose that our Govern
ment should reject all overtures aud strive to get
possession of Cuba--what thenl-Nill the North
after the recent Nebraska outrage ever listen 10
its being annexed Does the sane man live, who
believes that If Cuba were rendered 10 us Ia NOR
ow,with the fall sanction of England and France
that this people weuld consent to receive aud nn-
mex herr And If not, how utterly absurd is the
conduct of those who talk Of going 10 war for Gu
bal There was time when the North would
have consented TO annex Cuba; but the Nebraska
wrong has forever rendered annexation impossi-
BILE For good cause, and in yindication OF our
national honor, the North would consent to west
Cuba from Spain; but il would only be for
the purpose of establishing in the Island a
separate Republic under our protection
The Nebraska outrage has settled for ever the
annexation of Slave territory tn This Union: and
what Is of far deeper import il has efectually
prevented the admission at any time hereafter, of
another Slave State into the Union. When Mis-
souri, admitted, there Nas "A condition annexed
that slavery should not exist North Of 36 deg.
30 min. but this condition has been ropudated
A. a. -.
condition annexed that there should be
three other Slave States formed out OF her terri
tory. The North miH, in imitation Of the iSoufh,
repadtGff this condition; and we now tell our
Southern brethren, TO be prepared for the eonse-
-quences They have commenced the agitation;
they have set the example of repndiating the most
sacred eompacts. and of dsregarding their hon
orary engagements and Just as certainly as we
now write, Just certain is it, that no new Slave
State will ever again be admitted into this Union
and no Slave Territory ever again be annexed 30
it.
We are well aware that the truth is not palata-
;ble. and that we shall be abused for thus pro-
claiming the naked truth, and calling upon all
men of all parties to look il steadily in the iace
But il is our duty plainly to tell our Southern
brethren precisely what is desint d to be the in
evitabh' fruit of her recent league with reckless
and INSCRIPTIONS political damagogues, Ia re-
peal compromise AZ sacred rs that OF the Con.
stituton itself, and which constituted in fact the
tenure by which the Institution of Slavery ex.
lists in our country. For ourselves, we should
be content WITH and desire nothing more, thar
a repeal of the Nebraska fraud, and the re-es.
tablishmen .of all compromises; and we shal
nesergve our support 70. any man for any plac,
who Is not pledged to such repeal. But we great
ly fear that the North will not be thus easily sat
isied Every vestige of the Compromise of Ia
50, and that connected with the admission q
Texas, is destined TO be swept away, us certain
ly as has disappeared the Missouri Compromi Sc
and this too, at no distant day. In the Congress.
which assemblies one year from next December
there viii not be ten members from the north OF
Masons and Dixon's line, who will not stan,
pledgedto use all the means in their power, t.
punish theauthors and abettors eftbc Nehraski
Outrage; and il the Senate dare TO resist tn
will of the people, then we do not hes tate &
pr dict, that every bill containing an appropra
ton for the support Of government, win have up
pended to it, a section repeating the Nebrask
Fraud. A great Outrage has been perpchate
upon the country; representatives claiming {
be bonesf-men claiming TO be gentlemen
and aetnated by honorable impulses and recl
less and nnpiineipled Political Demagogues
hayeunited together To perpeirate great frau
upon good faith, honor and honesty, and openl
10 disgrace our country in the eyes of the wor
They have repudiated he most solemn and 81
cred coInpaet-and asked of their Northern friend
who have ever stood by the Compromises of TIN
Constitution To wallow in the same filthy poo
with themselves or submit to become the co. la
borers of those whose public conduct they hav
heretofore condemned. This cannot be submit
ted TO. Self respect q proper regard forpubli
faith, Will eventually drive every Union man q
the Norihto seek redress. where alone good eit
zens may look for lt-through the medium of th
ballot box.
All other considerations will be absorbed by Il,