The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-06-07
Z Icorrespondsnee ofths Ashland Union.J
FROM WASHINGTON.


its health, and the cannons have an
nounced the suspicious event. The Mis-
souri, Compromise is dead,-deadb by the
votes of northern men, who, not possess
ing the moral courage to do the right,
shut both eyes, gagged, and bolted the
measure down, cursing the Bill,-curs-
ing Douglass,-cursing every body, and
every thing,-and especially quaking
in their boots at the prospect of political
damnation at home. Let them embrace
either horn of the dilemma. Yes, sir !;
the Missouri Compromise is dead but,
"after death theJmdgment," you know.
You have of course seen all the pro-
ceedings-it is useless to repeat them
here. Stephens motion, by which all
amendments we're cut off, was a trick
an old trick,-never before employed
but once,-some fifty years ago, and then
repudiated as soon as done, and o n
demned, and when reserected, it was rot
ten and sinking, but the Nebraska men
tracked up to it, and put it through.
So with the subsequent proceedings. Mr..
Speaker Boyd, than whom a more hon.
est, conscientious man does not exist on
the face of the earth, was disposed to
give fair play, but he was oyerruled by
appeals taken by Stephens, Clingman,
and others, and sustained by Richard
son, and it was only by trampling down
the rules, hat the Bill got through the
House on Monday night. 1t passed by
thirteen majority, by the votes of four
Ohio members, and by the votes of the
New York hards.
On Thursday night, it passed the Sen
ate, and on Friday morning, at l o'clock
Il3 cannon rounds announced the final
eonsummation of the measure.
Were the secret history of the whole
affair written, I hardly know whether
your readers would be the most indig-
nant or mirthful, at the ridiculous figure
some men cut in the matter.
The votes from Ohio, for the Bill, are
from the old members, with n excep-
ton. That exception is Ex-Governor
Shannon, an old politician, at any rate,
if not an old member. The votes against
it, (Democratic) were cast by new mem
bers, with two exceptions, Edgerton and
Richie. Much surprise is manifested
here, that while Messrs. Edgerton, Bliss
and others, have spoken on the subject,
have put their sentiments on record, not
one of the old members from Ohio have
spoken in favor of it, although voting
that way. 1t is a curious subject of in
quiry-and will be, I imagine, among
the people, why the frienns of the bill in
Ohio did not carry with them the mass
of the delegation, for it is half of it,
composed of new men, and young politi-
clans, whose views and actions ought to
have been shaped, to some extent, by
the eounsels of experienced men and
members, provided, reasons were pre-
sented to them for their action.
But enough of this On the morning
after its passage in the House, the Union
read out of the party, all the northern
democrats who voted against the Bill.
Think of it, ye Ohioains, old Tom
Richie, who never knew anything else
but Democracy, in a long life of IS years,
Edgerton, leader of the North western
hunkers, according to Senator Chase,
Lindsley, Ellison, Ste1oart and Nichols,
and old Judge Bliss, who has fought a
triangular battle for years, for democra-
cy, against wings and free sellers, read
out of the party by John w. Forney,
Clerk of the very House whose mem
bers he a~ssails, and whose votes have
elected him, against a bitter opposition
from the South. The Union says it ap-
peals against those men, to the people
Had that been done on the main ques-
ton, Nebraska would never have been
passed.
On the same morning, this article ap-
peared in the Union, a seven column ar
ticle appeared in that print, urging that
it was the policy of this government to
adopt the course of Russia against Tur-
key, France and England in their pres
emit struggle. The milk of this cocoa
nut is in this wise The Russian and
British possessions meet at 81 deg. 40
min. 1t is said that the Russians will
soon overrun the British possessions in
Oregon, and that if the United States
plays its card well, Russia would give up
all she thus conquers,. to the u s.
Take another view of the question. The
Russians think we want Cuba, There
are merlin the Cabinet and in Congress
who would vote for a declaration of War
against Spain any moment. Suppose a
union with Russia formed. War de-
clared against Spain, the old ally and
friend of England. That would involve
US with England, the Gear thinks, and
take England off his hands. A union OF
two such powers as Russia and the Uni
ted States, would make the Continental