The daily union., 1854-07-20
THE LAST AND WORST TREASON.

The aboltonists have finally taken bold and practical
ground They gradually yielding the universal
tempt with which their proposal restore the Missouri
Compromise has been hailed, and rapidly taking
ground against admitting any slave States into the
American Union This is the new platform We have
the gang that recently controlled the legislature Of
Connecticut taking this ground in distinct and positive
terms The gpsey crew who, by bribery and stealth,
managed to defeat the will of the people in New Hampshire
at the recent session of the legislature have taken substan
TALLY the same position The leading Greeley organ in
that State the New Hampshire Statesman, advocates the
sentiment. The fusion of abolitionsts and wings in
Ohio declared it to be of their chief principles
and in Mondays New York Tribune Greeley HIM
self in favor of it the following characteristic
guage
Now, wish know of the bogus democratic journals,
and of the little feeble voices tho whg side which
great while talk of acquiescence whether they by
that Kansas and Nebraska should be admitted States
This is the practical question which the whole ground
goes to the root of matter and which must be answered
yea nay The aduission Of Nebraska Kansas Stare
State pond be the ratification of the repeating the Missouri
Compromise The rejection of both either the ground
of the establishment of slavery therein would be refusal to
ratiy that act Now, desire to know Of the who
talk about acquesccnc whether they the ratification
OF the infamous act they have loudly condemned2 DO
they to advocate the admission of Kansas slave
with slave constitution This is the point
for decision and the only that is touched by the idea Of
acquiesoence Let have air understanding, and no
dodgng this point And is the proper question to ask
of every who candidate for Congress from the free
States you for against The admission of Kansas
State should that Territory either through fraud
violence any other solicit admission with consti
tuition establishing slavery? Let nominal Nebraska
be allowed to his way into Congress to cheat his
constituents beray the of freedom for the want of
question like this to test his sincerity Let have no
treachery this time
This masks off with vengeance Those who have
observed the rapid advances of antlavey agators need
be astonshed to them taking ground the imputa
ion of which few years ago they would have denounced
alike infamous and untrue Nay, at this time there is
large class of the abotioniss who still deny that they
ready the hazardous position of refusing admission
into the Union of all States the constitutions of which
ognise slavery But the decree has gone forth The crusade
against the interests Of the South is to be conducted
plan The States to be assaed in their sovereign
rights The whole idea of the right of selfgovernmen
recognised in the constitution is to be destroyed The
enemy longer confined to the Territories and to the slave
trade and to the fugveave law unurls the flag of direct
and open hostility to of the first most positive, most
solemn and most uncontested powers of the constitution
We have said that abolition had at last fallen upon prac
teal plan Of Mischief and we how fast and far
that reasonable element has dared advance in its unhoy
and inhuman warfare
Abolition in this its most ominous and most reckless
proposition is sustained and encouraged by the achg efhe
North These wings either silent cooperating In
two places there is feeble protest against the monsrous
recommendations of the abolitonis but generally there is
not heard voice that does not acguiesce approve is
time that the patriotism of the North should speak out
against these Internal plots 1t is time that some bold
whg spirit of the free States should escape the petental
atmosphere of Greeley and Garrison and should declare
himself free and independent of all such influences When
have it formally proclaimed that party is to be
formed bent upon the reasonable purpose of excluding
States who mny ask admission to the Unon after COM
plying with all the requirements Of the constitution and
when such party rally to its aid the moderate of
the North it would be folly to disguise that stand in
the most imminent and pressing peril and that the days
of the republic numbered unless stern and immediate
check is put upon this frghtful doctrine