The daily union., 1854-03-04
WASHINGTON, March /, 1854.
II. III. Ii.

"THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS" OF MICHIGAN.
We are sorry 10 see any portion OF the democratic
press of this State backsdng from the great principles
OF human freedom, incorporated into the Compromise
measures OF 1850. AS yet but two papers have done
so-the Monroe Commercial and the Codwater Sentinel
These two papers have announced their hostility TO the
passage OF Judge Douglass Nebraska bill
We had believed that every democratic editor, who
supported the Compromise OF 1850, would give his cor.
dial support the territorial bill now before Congress
The principles involved identical, as the principles
OF every territorial bill must be hereafter 10 receive
congressional sanction, the sanction OF The America
people The day is past when Congress can dictate to
and yrannize the people of our Territories because
they few in number; II is past when the general gov
ernnent assert the astocTatc theory that because
owns the SOIL also the political principles oil the
people residing IT, new light has broken in on the yis-
ion OF the nation II has been discovered, thanks be TO
Gen Casss Nicholson letter. that the hardy pioneers in
Territories bretrenot slauesand entitled TO
all the mmanties OF American freemen II has also been
discovered that they enhgtened and are as compe-
tent govern themselves II not more So than the general
government is 10 do il for them With these recent dis
coveres before them, we are PANIED 10 see any demo.
cratic editor desert the principles OF human freedom
through mawkish fear that IT will be abused and op-
pose measure 10 allow the people OF the Territories
that liberty claim for ourselves, TO enact their own
laws Of local nature.
Sentinel for their s that they fear the people Of
Nebraska and Kansas, II left TO themselves, will legal
ize slavery. We entertain no such fears. large ma.
ioy of the people who settle the Territories emigrae
from The North But slavery would moi be
tolerated by them, any than it was in California
when the question came up there.
The South is thnly populated. There is not large
surplus population there as al the North and conse
queny il furnishes fewer emgrans. Even II this
not the case, the wealthy men OF the South who
the slaves are the class who would sacrifice the
joyments OF wealth in old communities, TO make war
upon wilderness. The wealthy have done this
in any age. 1t is the poorer classes OF the country who
will 90 there and poor who labor are naturally op
posed slavery, when the slave is pot on equality with
themselves.
We have seen il asserted in the abolition press that
Judge Douglass bill proposes to egslae slavery into
the Territories This is enor. No statesman could
be found at the North who would dare 10 favor such
project The b in question is based upon the simple
democratic principle OF submitting slavery well all
other questions OF local nature, to the people of the
Territories themselves. This is the only democratic
mode TO settle the slavery question that be devised.
and we hope that every democrat will prove TO his
professions OF repubcanism by endorsing it, and thus
show his confidence in the people to govern themselves
Since writing the above, we have seen telegraphic
despatch stating that Douglass amendment TO the Ne
braska bill has passed the Senateyeas 35 nays 10 This
s test vote and shows how little strength the aboli-
tonists have in the Senate Of the United States.