Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-13


cratic Platform at Pittsburgh, particularly to
the sixth, eleventh, and twelfth declarations of
principles, that, as far as they are spread over
the country, are waking up men to their God
given equal right to inheritances in the earth
for homes IL not granted, they will soon be-
come clamorous for these their rights They
are waiting with much anxiety the fate Of the
Homestead Bill--they are Watching its advo-
Gates and its opposers either by silence or yo-
cal; in men in Office and those who conduct
the Press Now is the time for its professed
friends in Congress, or of the Press to exert all
their force for the passage Of q judicous Home
stead Bill.
Woodbury NJ j., March II, 1854 enclose
copy of resolutions passed at our town meet
ing on Wednesday last, against the Nebraska
Bill attribute some of the unanimity of this
meeting to the circulation of your Daily, every
copy Of which | took care to get into hands
that would read them.
| think the effect Of passing this rascally
bill will be to advance the cause Of Free De-
mocracy; it must unite the North, if anything
will; it il, at any rate, doing 80 here. Nothing
like such unanimity could be obtained on any
other question that could be started, az was
obtained on these resolutions.
Many Of our people are delighted with the
course of Messrs Chase and Summer. Even
Houston, man have heretofore esteemed but
lightly, now occupies . much more honorable
position than our doughfaces He will be
President yet, am thinking.
Ohio Wesleyan University, March $, 1854
The opposition to the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise in this region is intense, especially
among the most intelligent and virtuous of all
parties. Some, who favored the Compromise
of 1850, are preaching and praying against
the success Of this Ubiquitous scheme for ex-
tending Slavery. Some demagogues and party
friends are striving hard to turn back the cur
rent, but the utmost that they are able to effect
is to produce some slight eddies; the mighty
current rolls on with increasing power, and
will roll on. Should the bill pass, instead Of
putting an end to the Slavery discussion, as it
claims it will, it will give it gu Oh an impetus
as it has never before received. Already the
attention of thousands has been called to the
evils Of Slavery, who have been criminally in
different to the subject heretofore. IT, there.
fore, our worst fears IN reference to the passage
Of this bill are to be realized, we have the hope
that thus from evil good may be educed. God
grant it!
Homard, Indiana.-Let them repeal the Ms
sour Compromise, and the flood gates Of storm
before unknoion to the country aciH be opened
Let them advocate the doctrine Of repeal, and
they lay the foundation for the overthrow of
that darling measure, the Fugitive Slave Law
and the Slave Power in the District of Colum-
bia
REPEAL! Sir, this word, which now sounds
in the ears of some with such euphonious
sweetness, may yet become q terror to them.
As they have arrogated to themselves pre-
rogative sanctioned by no usage, but condemn
ed by justice and humanity, they may soon
find the tables turned, and repeal may sound
from quarter where the thunders Of indig-
nation have been SO long gathering. S.W.
Mishaacakee, Ia, March 9, 1854.-Doug-
lass bill is the principal topic here now.
took occasion, short time since, to try the
sense of the community on this subject, by
presenting memorial against the bill in
getting some $50 Names there were but two
that objected to sign il, and one Of them was
too drunk to be made TO understand it, And
this, sir, l. the place where the Representative
from this district lived for q pnmher .of ysesA
till within fsw years ago he moved four miles
below, 10 South Bend, the county seat Of this
county, (St Joseph.) By the way, he il thought
to be first-rate fellow, and in fact is well
thought of by persons Of all parties. mean
Norman Eddy. We expected, of course, he
would be right on that question, Douglass
bill but what was our disappointment, when
we found he was for it, while Judge Cham
berlain, who is from an adjoining district
man that has been looked upon as one of the
stanchest Old Hunkers in this part of the
State goes against it; and d. Mace, ditto, of
the Lafayette district. DIR. Eddy has always
been thought to be more of Free, Soiler than.
either of the others. This feeling Of oppos-
ton to the bill is not confined to this place;
at South Bend it is tho same, with very few
exceptions and, in fact all over this part Of
the West, it is very rare thing to find
man in favor Of the bill.
WORCESTER Co, Mass, March 6, 1854.
To the Editor of the National Era:
The papers of this morning tell us that the
"Nebraska BILL including the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, has passed the Senate.
The news, though expected, falls sadly on the
ears Of our citizens, and awakens painful emo
lions in their hearts. "What will the end of
these things be 20 seems to be the inquiry Of
every honest man who has been for the year
past battling against this spreading giant curse,
which now threatens to cover with its dark
shadow the whole land. The prospect looks
gloomy enougu true, tnbre IL iuuiEnaton
enough at the atrocity of this act. Not man
in all our streets bat declares it q great wrong
which is now being perpetrated. Indeed, the
universal sentiment indicates a determination,
if this bill does pass, to do something
Many put on defiant air, and say, "let them
pass it if they dare" expecting that great
Northern party will be the result and that the
reaction will annihilatc the foul system. Never
wna there n better occasion for the fOrmatiOn
and the action Of such party; and the pros
pect that such party will be formed is most
flattering but for one thing-ths past leaves
little room for hope. Come to think over the
subject, we have felt just like this before. We
thought, when Texas was annexed, that such
an iniquity must arouse the whole North and
that some efectual action would grow out Of
it, Well, we scolded about it-Massachuset
spoke about seceding-and then we got good
natured, helped whip the Mexicans, because
they looked indignant at our conduct; and, on