The daily union., 1854-02-24
senator sewards Prepared Excitement among
tho People against tho Doctrine OF Popular
Sovereignty

Every speech that is made against the propositions
with dismal spprehensions and gloomy predictions of the
great excitement against those propositions In the country
at large Senator Seward is the most confident OF all
these prophets; and well be may be, for he is the
shrewdes specuator in the dark school Of agitation He
tells in his speech made to the Senate the l7h n
slant. agans, the bill OF Senator Douglas, with an air OF
imperial significance and sernness that ''n all such
transactions these. the people have reserved right to
review the acts OF their representatives. and right TO
demand reconsideration; that there is our legislative
Practice form OF RE-rsAcrMssT. as well as an act OF
rspesi and tina, there is, in political system provs.
ion not only for asrogaon. but for RESTORATION also -
These not eabalisuc words, although they arc,
eharaclensticay, intended 10 alarm. Doubtless il he
could repeal act of Congress like the fugitive slave
law he would do So Indeed, he is one OF those who
pledged 10 that work when that law was perfected
more than three years ago. Ii was however, carried
into effect is still enforced amid general acqniescence
and the Potomac compacea,y pursues its quiet career TO
the But MIR. Seward will "abrogats" the Nebraska
and Kansas bill II that should become law He will
not only do hafor his language ia susceptible of one
meaning only--but be will RESTORE the Missouri Com
promise In other words, he will sbrosats the .opsr
sgn right OF the people to manage their affairs in
their own way. and restore the rnieisc power OF Con-
gress-probably Congress composed OF men like him.
self and Mr. Gerri Sm,h--over the people OF the new
Territories This will be herculean task and will ,e
qure years TO accomplish. By the time Senator Seward
ready 10 fulfil the grave duty OF rssrinr the Missouri
Compromise, Mexico will doubtless be knock ing at our
doors for admission, and the South will be glad 10
hail in Mr. Seward ally in restoring line that would
give her some five slave States Resiorations, MIR
Seward should recoIect are not always successful
These reckless attempts to alarm the legislators and
the voters OF the country futile. We have seen
them made on more than occasion and in every
instance, after the first phrensy the right and the
rational principle has prevailed. How many men were
to be buried deeper han pumme ever sounded because
they would not bow down before another of Mr. Sew.
ards schemesthe Wilmol provisoi How many wer. TO
be inoonnently put political death because they would
not oppose, according to Mr. Stewards Invaluable re-
cipe, The fugitive slave lawl The Texas boundary was
destroy its hecaombs Of legislators and the annexation
OF Texas in ts45 10 be political cholera to all the
statesmen who refused TO oppose il But our people
practical freemen; '',hey know their rights. and
knowing. dare maintain them" They never long labor
under deason, but are always ready TO acknowedg.
and 10 repair an error. At this day. the men who
have suffered from The abuse OF fanatcsm are among
the accepted favori,es of the masses-and this not
only because the adversares of sound legislation and
wise executive action have themselves repented, but
because the reforms which honest and fearless men did
no, hesitate to sustain in the face Of opposition and in.
,imdaon, have crowned their advocates with honors in
their wholesome and practical results II will be 90 with
the measure reported by Senator Douglas to organize
Nebraska and Ksnsa, and sustained by three fourhs OF
the American Senate.
Mr. Seward consratulates himself, and the country