Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-16

Npfi'ory, they VIII hAoreuiy uhuertaho the NSte w
bold and manly mann,r, deliberately aeceptios all
the consequences Of their conduct They can nov er
disgrace themselves by resorting to sly and sneak
ing mode Of cifecting any object whatsoever. That
is their position, and no administration VIC trust,
however reckless and unp,ncipled, drive or
scduco them from It.
Our contemporary Of the Lynchburg Republican,
takes bold and open ground against the movement Of
Senator Sldcl Its reasons too for opposition it
makes to the disrcputable and piratical measure in
question well.consdercd, just, and conclusive
entirely beyond the reach of successful assault We
commend them to the reflections Of the reader and
to the special study of our neghbor Of the Enquirer
'lst The suspension OF neutrality laws would pro-
duce successful ilbuster invasion Of Cuba and thus
involve in with Spain. By the Constitution the
right declare Is vested in Congress aud ba vio
lson Of the spirit Of that instrument to shin the respon
sbility OF certain produce IL upon the Pres
dent
"9udy. 1t Is little and shutting 'ndirection unworthy
powerful and brave nation. injuries done u. by Spain
safety, require the overthrow ofSpsnsh dominion In
the island Of Cubs the responsibility OF the
act and not seek its accomplishment by an evasion which
implies at once consciousness Of wrong and cowardly
fear of consequences
"Srdy. We are opposed to this daily increase Of Exec
uve power by authorizing the President at his discretion
to do things which, the constitution saws, belong proper
ly to other departments Of the government our ncu
gress repeal modify them. Congress is the law making
power, not President Pierce"
eF- The notorious Theodore Parker made character.
ic anti slavery speech in New York last week. in which
he in iuged in his usuieckess denunciaon of and
things He said there spot of free soil from
Nootka Sound Key West In part Of the country
freedom except the Ave thousand that Daniel
Webster surrendered to Ashburton 10 ls42." lie de-
clsred further that the president should be upon
regro's back he should be protect no laws
but fugvc ssve aws-no property but slaves. The Su.
preme Court is slave Court-the Senate is slave Senate
the Senator's Mr. Douglas is great
8 err and Mr.. Everett is lille overseer."
Speaking Of the exclusion Of the word slavery" from
TIE Constitution, and the influence he said exert
by it over the Government, he entertained his audi
ence by relating what he termed old legend which
give in his own language:
Before the flood there existed monsrous giant that
they called Cog aud when the rising and the
about float, he waded to~ards it. avoiding the
deep holes (laughter and asked Noah take him on
board. But Capt Noah said No, cau't take you Oh
board you are dangerous fellow, and you'll Ike trouble
dare take you board; aui he shut down the ~i-
low OF the ark (Renewed merrirent) go to thunder
said Cog, IN ride afer ALL aud he put his foot the
side of the ark aid got astride Of it. with his right leg
tie sarboard and his left leg the lar oard and he
enabled steer the ark whatever he pleased aud
,de Things very uncomfortable within Il lMr
P. resumed) with the constitutions; they would not take
slavery in-there no such word TO be found in it
but il allowed to get astrde and had since gov
erned the country and made things very uncomfortable
wIIhin."
These fair specimens Of the spirit and language Of
his harangue We he feels better since he has
ered himself Of his surplus bile There is HARM
judge, in the rawlings of such priestly scape goat
sS The Anti Nebraskss men seem to have failed in
a
ton in New York city, Saturday evening The Herald
Of Sunday speaks of the meeting, as follows:
The whole performance from beginning to end so far
the speaking concerned a rehssh OF the
anti slavery doctrines which buged forth during the
Siuter evenings 10 dresry audience the Tabernacle
The respectable who bad signed the requsiton
not TO be at the meeting they had perhaps
of The part of dupes and having given the
zion OF their names TO the movement lett the part of
ton those who had really something make oy fomep-
ing sedon II would be that the NEE
ting a failure. On the contrary, a gathering OF
disunonist, regard it as emineny successful. There
fully thousand people present. which is rather
than half many assembled TO clear away the
mud from the of New York One thousand trait
ors ready to advocate the dissolution of the Union aud
the destruction OF the Capitol by fire. quite as many
,s the most sangune sewardte could have expected to
ind in a city of six hundred thousand inhabitants.
The Herald concludes its article on the subject with the
following remarks.
madness seems to have afflicted the anti sla-
very leaders One fight, with iss the floor
OF the chamber another insists on aboshing the Bibe
third votes the Union down. ahd in his pgy arrogance
assumes to insult the memory cf oreahers fourth
calls Tor hte TO bum the Capitol and crush our repre-.
sentatives beneath the falling ruins; h ieviles the
very nnp'fs from which the anti Nebraska party have re-
ceivedth only respectable support vouchsaed them In
r'piy 10 sucn rawlings ti sr SENSIBLE men
ventre TO ssy9 straight j'ket would be better an
swer than any logic. Ice head low diet and GEN
tie course Of pugatives is the tess-the only thing we
can now recommend for the opponents Of the Nebraska
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