Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-02-16
rtrs oProsIrfox GROWING.

srh.dis-assioa Il e. fI5nesiSat Bill IA ne
House q Representatives has Opened q riee
sanee Of dr6aie Hpon lie asea,ions iuvo.ssd 10 he
Nsbssska biII Mr. Nice Of Indiana sad Me-
sxErrox Of New Jerssy, both Democrats, on MoH-
dav ,a.s. ok tecsaed eroaa4 gains, asy breach
tf faish IL regard Is he Missouri coafsenise, or
shc COMPROMISES Of 1889.
Mr.. Mace stated ihaln 4 had been knorn B.
fofe ihe election that Gen. Pierce uueli n less
,hsn Two years oceaFT he ground q favor % s1ea
repeal be neyst eoald hare been Prssieent q she
UniA.d States.
TT. subject being rov fairiT oFeHed IN the
House. we shah sooo fad CHER evidences q 70
gard. ~sren among Democrats, iof the Pr ased
faith o. ihe eoHniIy.
we erasider The proposition y break he Con-
promise darcgaiory 10 Seuahen faish and honor. -
II presents Us 10 the attitude Ct .onlJ keeping our
pledges as long as his onr interest 10 do 40 In
All, ease, however, We have boz the ssn5taSee Of
s.n,ere.i. FOR every bo6y knows that soaiherq men
are mol likely . carry negroes into Nebraska The
fvhale coaasr7 Is to bs agtaled anew iof he pnr-
Pose OF making litIle> Presidential eaPiial for
Judge Douglas or President Pierce. Now We have
ne such interest as1hat nor do we osiie7s iAe
great body ofthe Democracy have
We are or lhose who have no sensimeRraiiiy on
abe subject or Negro slayety. On he eohsraFy, We
believe slavery 10 be their natural condition. ana
.hattheir transfer from asavage and brutal iiie N
1;ea 40 one or comfort and civilization in Anefi-
"a. Is blessing whichlheir whole race would up
pte,iate.. il allowed the opportunity. They were
children or bondage transferred across lhs.J
t,n ,aa laad OF promise, and whatever Of eyil
.rors ont or iheir condition aascts thex masters
more than themselves.
We. therefore, caLrnoE ssrs~D abSai the cry O
Aholiilonisn. or 81 associalihy with Aboltopists'
which the patty organs may raise sgains, as-i! Is
their vocation. and The cuckoo note" wiz not al
f.et our nerves in the slightest degree.
III other Wig presses, through lirieity or from
anv other cause. choose 10 favor Douglass ail le'
,bem do H. rive were The only " hig in ihs Stats
who held the opinion, we Should ieei outse.ye,
bound 10 utter il Wetrnst, however, we saai, lau
some few of6nr public men in the Soaih VINO nave
The nerve 10 do right. What would sac gAi!an
and ehivalrous cIaY say, if alive TO taeFfoposF
: ton grayeiy made 10 declare The, MISSOURI Con
hromis. "inconssSnt with thelegslation p i71u
ar tse later s.iiconsislens' wiiA the iaFmef HoV
.weaM his blight eyes dash iadignalian, and. 81
VOICE swell with denaacialion, alths base susges
elton I /. his nemery 10 be iainished ~ tfe lmPu
,,iion that he AMI his compeess Of 1850 played
false game with the Not,Tl 4,.~.
wa.h,ll :. g,e,,lv disappointed II seaaror Masos
ssneyrsd no Missouri conpronise in thc Tsxa
boundary bill, shall feel himself authorized 70 Urea
8 faith with the parties TO the compact, Weshali as
BE dsappsintsd il Senators Bell aad Bsdsor COVER be
,,e cl,mors Of The day, AID agree TO eas nO,An
Measures az 1850 except the fugitive slave law.
we yield 10 no in oar devotion 70 sou'her
-t,, III ~ estimate Southern koaor still ikhsr, an
shall ia no wise sxcrhce tho latter ie she sake OF "
former We shall have nofloi or part Y e reaea
faith As made one bargain, let Us t'iad y 10 TX
men OF truth and integrity.