Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-10
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.



The eager desire Of the special friends Of the
Nebraska Bill 70 speed its passage through
Congress in manner most unscemly, cannot
have escaped the attention of the most indif-
ferent observer. Indeed, the purpose was open
iyavowed Of hurryiDg il through the Senate ON
Friday last, Invested Of lbs appropriation clau-
ses, and OF everything that could impede it's in
Simultaneous enactment by the House of Repre-
sentatives Why was this? IL time so pre-
ciousy Are the authors and advocates Of this
bill economists 80 conscientious that they were
prompted only by just regard for the inter
ests Of the Government? Not they they well
understand the character of the act upon which
they are engaged, and they know the powerful
and Irresistible remonstrance and rebuke that
will come up TO them from the people, if time
be allowed to the opponents Of the scheme to
discuss il in Congress, and to the people to read
the reports of such discussions, and to pro-
nounce their verdict upon the subject.
But the voice of tho People will be heard,
and faithless Senators will COVER before it.
Yesterday we announced that the New York
Assembly had, by . vote Of 80 to 81, adopted
resolutions in condemnation Of the Nebraska
bill. Now, mark the coincidence: in that As
sembly there are tOsnty.sir lawyers or polti-
clans by profession; ffty-seven farmers, and
ffty-fye Of various other pursuits We have
no means Of analyzing the vote just given, but
the coincident numbers irresistibly occur, and
suggest the recurrence Of the long familiar
opinion, that, while a knowledge Of the princi-
Pies Of law is important and desirable for every
intelligent man, the wisest, truest, and safest
legislators are they whose pursuits and pracsi-
cal knowledge identity them most intimately
with the masses Of the People. But this is
aggressive
Wo have to-day another little item Of news
II is dated at Chicago, Illinois, yesterday, and
represents that q town meeting was held there
on Wednesday night, in opposition to the Ne
braska bill, and was largely and enthusastical
" attended. Senator Douglas, it is said, was
denounced by the oldline Democrats, and by
many Of his personal friends; and a series Of
resolutions were passed. requesting the Repre-
sentatives Of illinois in Congress to vote against
any infringement Of the Missouri Compromise.
Well may the champions Of this nefarions
measure exclaim, with Qshello, Our affairs
cry haste!n And yet little delay, a little
counsel Of this sort from their constituents, .
little reflection upon the accountability they
have to render to them, and little reflection
upon the fact that the favors and patronage Of
the present Administration ore to last but four
years at most may yet operate for good upon
the minds of Senators and Representatives who
would barter the free inheritance Of millions
for less than a mess Of pottage.
PosrscRIer-Here is still another item in
the above connection
"Aibany Feb. 9. - The Nebraska resolu-
tons passed the Senate to-day. That part in
structing the Senators and Representatives in
Congress to vote against the Nebraska bill
passed by o vote Of % yeas to nays--the lat
ter being hard-shell Democrats
MEMORIAL OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF
FRIENDS,
In Pennsyivania. Men Jersey, Delawars, DC,
AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION OF SLAVERY
INTO NEBRASKA.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives of
the United States Of 4merica, ~ Congress as
sembled;
The Memsrisi Of the Representatives of the Religions
Society Of Friends. In Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Delaware, and parts adjacent,
RESPECTFULLY SHowETH:
That the religious Society of Friends has
long held, and openly professed to the world,
an unwavering conviction that the holding Of
our fellow.men in bondage, as now practiced
in many parts Of the United States, is totally
irreconcilsble with the just and benign prin-
ciples of the Christian religion Il requires no
argument to show, that where the injunction
of our blessed Redeemer, All things whatso-
ever ye would that men should do to you, do
ye also even 30 unto them,n is duly regarded,
there Slavery must cease.
To us Il appears clear, that a system which
had its origin in violence, and is alone main
tanned BY arbitrary power which subjects men
and women TO the irresponsible control and
disposal of persons with like passions as them
selves must inevitably tend to the injury both
of the master and the slaves, be inimical to
the social and political welfare of our beloved
country, and prevent the maintenance of that
high standard Of moral and religious obliga-
ton which the Gospel enjoins.
We are also fully persuaded, that hereditary
and involuntary scrvitude is wholly repugnant
to the just and liberal principles upon which
the people Of these United States assumed their
station among the nations Of the earth. The
declaration that asll men are created equal
and endowed by their Creator with an unaien-
able right TO life, liberty, and the pursuit Of
happiness and that Governments were insti-
t,tnI - ancv,ro xhoaa vi0bfa r,,rcf ;f cor~;eJ 49,
in PRACTICE spnihilate Slavery wherever il exists
Il was for the support Of the Declaration in
which this doctrine is conspicuously set forth
that the Congress of 1875 pledged themselves
to each other; and the people Of the United
States, in the Constitution from which Con-
gress derives its authority, declare that among
the objects they had in view in framing the
Government, were "to establish JUSTICE to
@promote the general welfare" and I" to So
cure the blessings Of liberty"
Neither in the preamble, nor in the Consti-