The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-30
LETTERS on THE NEBRASKA QUESTION, FROM
DUDLEY DUNT0N, IN THE COUNTRY, TO HON.
PHILIP PHILS0N, WASHINGTON, ID. C.--No. q.
Open and Concealed .Res.


propose myself in this letter task Of very consider
able II not insurnounable difficulty The opinions
shall advance SUCH however have been formed with
such care and attention possible amid the contra
retes of mine and countermine and the purposes c
designing and ambitious men, who puzzle the jadgmen
weary the patience by their contradictions and inconssen
eies.
The opposition in and out of Congress the Nebraska
bin originates from different the ends are
dssimilar, proposed by its opponents
Those are not alone enemies Of the who howl
with Garrison, flourish with Everett quote with Sumner
pod with Chase, elocutionize with Seward.
There ostensihe friends but concealed enemies who
have borrowed the malice and maxims used by yoltaire
against Christianity and have applied them political af
fairs These emulous disciples Of the shrewdest knaye and
prooundes hypocre that illustrated the and
acuteness the despcable and fine powers the
lambert etheriay and Shiny oahsomeness that may
pose the character and characterize the conduct Of hu
man being transferred TO the this the
temper and tactics of the atheist and whisper each other
as they skulk in corners Strike but conceal Ire hand
That persons who believe in the sublime Of the
harmonial philosophy and the arcical soemnitics and
absurd blasphoes Of the sisters Fox should oppose
sonable measure and with sense is moral
necessity.
Nor did any expect that Senator Chase would volun-
arily the opinions Of the school district
politician, and spouse sentiments suitable to American
statesman. 4u
The support Of Julius Caesar Sumner be hoped
for against the irresistible temptation of from
Shakespeare; he might have been proof against the nhu-
ence Of political bgory, congenia to monasc tenn
pcrs he might possibly have wthstood the argument of
ATTITUDES but what pedant could resist the chance Of
copious quotations. The country had right expect
such superior virtue from him. NJ
OF course Mr. Everett would not allow Mr.. Seward to
monopolize all the nfmy and influence Of sectional lead
ershp 1t unreasonable TO expect him to lose the val
liable chance of contesting with his cunning competitor
from New York for the prize Of nomination from the
crazy congregation composed Of unique specimens from all
the political nondescrips mental obqutes, and moral
lmonomanacs since the creation.
The support Of Mr.. Seward would have awakened uni
yersa dstrus and been fatal to the bill But true to his in
stncts interests he has shocked public sentiment and
disappointed public expectation by supporting measure
on principle opposing it on its merits If Mr.. Seward
had forgotten his sectionality if he had hcsated to de
nounce If the Tribune had not vilied if every sable
philanthropis had howled until he black in the
face we might have something to fear; but Mr. Seward
avors the bill with his most INSCRIPTIONS opposition and
allows his organs AZ New York and Albany to transcend
the auacy and scury which have hitherto been their
undsputed Inheritance he has permitted them adj
venurousy to voyage seas OF improbabiy TO dis
cover new Of mendacious abuse and con
nens of Misrepresentation II Senator Seward is the
pleasant fellow he is represented to be- he probably
pounds with his conscience the richness OF their absurd
ty and the rank crop of folly and fehood he has raised
from soil thought to be already exhausted.
The Nebraska BILL without Mr.. Stewards opposition
would be the play of Hamlet with the Prince of Denmark
omitted
The country was generally amused at the ingenuity with
which Seward nearly removed Mr. Everett from competitors
ship in 1856 The Tribune announced tina, Mr. Everett
the final vote had shown computations visitingthat in
dicaons of returning nationality had been detected He
suspected of retaining recollection Of that part of
the republic south Of Mason and Dxons line but alas for
Stewards prospects Senator Chase who under
Jokes has compelled him to keep terms with his RI
Walt honor among thieves land join in most salts
factory certificate hopeless insanity that the
Tribune impugn for weeks least the claims
of Mr. Everett full share in the ant-republican in
gues and ambitious rewards Of Mr. Stewards opposition
and Mr. Everett again enjoys the fullest confidence Of all
the bedlamites.
OF another class who do not support this mcasnrc-I
mean those who subscribed the sentiments Of General
Casss Nicholson letter. only say it to their
existence and sanity are rreconclable causeess effect
or an effect wthou, adequate cause is something that
philosophers have denied but it remains for these gentle
men to demonstrate that philosophers may err. know
these men say that while they oppose the bill ITSELF they
approve It's principles humbly submit that this is dis
ncon so subtle escape the appreciation of the mass
e. who are practical value sophistr and too fearless
to make due allowance the personal anxetes that seek
to Justify the neglect of patriotic duties by the silent enter
tanmen, of patriotic sentiments These men, whose prin
eples arc too choice for use should be impellcd to an
avowa of their excellent sentiments by the courageous
tyy OF tho bold bad men, who do not hesitate to express
and act on principles ndcensblc that there not
twenty in the republic who would dare TO asow their
logical consequences.
am inclined to exercise that charity which hideih null
tude Of sins toward these men, memory OF tho past and
in confident hope Of the future
When the people understand that this bill seeks to vim
dictate rights but especially the rights Of the adj
venturous and noble pioneers whose toll and priyation
evoke the prosperity ans attract the population that
prise the elements Of great and growing Satethen
6denty anticipate that these win this mod
silence and the ripe maturity Of sentiments which
they have long cherished by contemplation and strength
eued by reflection II am Is suspicious demand
explanation of this long silence which had mistaken
for evidence Of doubt and hesitation plausible answer
win be- that they watched while others prayed
The democratic party has the misfortune TO hold three
tty towards the President and his cabinet These men
hesitate ebarrass and mperl important
which they have boastfuy advocated especially their
own because il is understood the President desires rs
success.
General Pierce IL seems enterians what these
slider Anticipated and ovcrscrupulous notions about the
duty Of the Chief Magistrate guard the treasury from
private peculaon legislative proaescy The President
has steadily opposed the executive influence every at
Of individuals the public money whether by muni6ccn
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