Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-15
A MIRACLE NEEDED

The Nebraska Bill, as q peace measure does
not work well. The more the troubled waters
are oiled by it, the more they are disturbed.
Every day adds more new embarrassment !;
every mail brings Jobs tidings. Every wind
comes loaded with an ominous growl of discon-
tent Democracy, which has been accustomed
to sit in patient incubation upon oil manner Of
queer projects, is rufiing her feathers and look
ing suspiciously upon this new claimant of her
maternal solcitude There is danger that she
will take it for snakes egg, and toss it out Of
the nest.
No one could better appreciate the difficult
ties in his way than does Senator Douglas. He
has struggled against them with persever-
ance worthy Of the best Of causes but, so far
as appearances 20, he is losing ground; and it
would seem that some novel and startling ex-
pedient is needed, to save him from the ire
trievable consequences Of a blunder, which, in
the scale of political morality, is even worse
than the crime which it involves.
There are two other distinguished person
ages, at the present time, who are in a condition
example under similarly trying circumstances
may not be unworthy Of his imitation. We
allude to the Emperor Nicholas of Russia, and
to Monsignor Bedin the Papal Envoy to the
United States
Cardinal Bedini during his late visit to this
country, found himself everywhere proceeded by
rumors of certain atrocous crimes and barbar-
tiles perpetrated upon the patriots of Bologna,
nndsr HE sanction .nd authority, as q Governor
of that city. He was annoyed by popular dem
onstrations, hanged in ef6gy like the author of
the Nebraska Bill and finally compelled, as he
supposed, to leave the country in a very pri-
vate manner, and with reputation by no
means exhaling the odor of sanoity. He has
seized the first moment Of leisure, on reaching
England, to do himself justice in the eyes Of
the world, by addressing letter to his " Grace
the Archbishop Of Baltimore" He undertakes
no specific denial Of the charges brought
against him; but claims for his exercise of
civil and ecclesiastical authority in Bologna,
the direct approval of Heaven, manifested by
miracle. An image of the Blessed Virgin of
Rimni, it would seem, actually rolled up its
wooden eyes in pions ecstacy Of gratitude for
the blessing Of such Governor as Monsignor
Bedini! "That porteDtous moving of the pu-
pills. says the Cardinal, g took place precisely
during my civil jurisdiction, when presided
over the Government Of Biological" OF course
then, all must be right. What If Ugo Bassi
was skinned alive2 What If scores of other
patriots were smothered in dungeons, or hand
acle sanctifes all this. The Blessed Virgin oil
Rimin has winked her approval with such "a
prodigious movement Of her eyes, as to satisfy
all but heretics
The case Of the Emperor Nicholas is, if pos
sible, worse than that Of the Papal Envoy.
Like that functionary, he is pious to fault
and like him, also, he is unfortunate in the
popular estimate Of his temporal jurisdiction.
He has long been suspected OF entertaining evil
designs towards his weaker peighbor, the Tmk,
and latterly has been detected in tina very act
Of robbing the latter Of his territories Called
to account for this procedure, in tone Of in
iured innocence he has attempted 10 justify
himself on the ground Of religious duty. So
far from entertaining any design Of plundcr, he
has been actuated solely by devotional feeling,
and desire to get possession Of certain church
keys, unjustly withheld from him. But as
England and France still persist in-their in
credulity, he has been compelled to offer su-
pernatural confirmation Of bis good intentions.
Like Monsignor Bedini he has had resort to
Q miraole.
A letter from athe most enlightened Isador
EEarelsv Of Grasis, addressed to Filaret Metro
politsn Of Moscow under date Of the goth Of
December last ststss that Major General
Prince Bagration Muohrausky, Of tho Russian
army, had communicated 70 the writcr import
ant intelligence, which no hastcns to give to
his Holiness the Metropolitan. II is stated that
certain Turks, taken prisoners in late battle
on the Danube. in which the Russians were
spccessful testified that they saw, in the midst
Of the conflict, the Holy Mother Of God, de-
scending from Heaven, holding an ensign in
her hands, and accompanied By two wsrriors.
The light which shone from her was bright as
the rays Of the sun, and no oye could bear its
lpstre' The appAritiou cast terror into the
ranks Of the Turks who, seeing the manifest