The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-12
REVIEW OF THE SCENES OF MONDAY LAST.

Many politicians who ENJOY the tePuh'iVh VI '"ie"e
have advanced the opinion that the two great parus
which have been long rayed against each other are
the Of notifications approaching 10 dsin'egra'on
Guided by observation 10 the tenaeiy Win "heh
the adherents Of long established political organizations
stand by their old associations and cling 70 their dsne-
tive party names have steadily repeled the idea that
either organization in danger Of permanent dlsrnp-
ton. We are forced TO admit however, that The scene
which witnessed Monday last in the House OF Rep
resentayes gave the suggestion which we are com
mentng Of plausbity than before attached to
it in estimation Without intending to admit that
confidence in the of the opinion we had
heretofore advanced has been shaken think the scene
to which we have adverted calculated excite interest
ing and profitable reflections.
The feature in the series of preliminary votes through
which the Nebraska bill taken up that attracted our
special attention. the uniform and harmonious mingng
together that occasion of Strange political bedeliows
The taking the votes by eers added sensiby to
the interest the exhibition whilst it presented IN bold
relief uniform and repeated associations of ancient
tagonists AS each successive motion made to lay
aside bill with the view of getting the Nebraska BILL
and the teers took their positions for the purpose OF ma
king up the count there manifest cagerness in every
spectator to witness and mark the process by which the
affirmative and negative voters marched between the two
eers indicate their respective positions There was
seadness and uniformity in the several successive marches
of the affirmative voters which, whilst 1t excited the
admiration and qualification Of the friends of the Ne
braska BILL ought soon have satisfied its opponents
that resistance unavaing. The negative voters,
however stood sernly by their parliamentary rights,
and firmly contested every inch Of ground AS we
looked upon the affirmative voters, we could not but
feel grafed observe that in the long line OF their
march there over whose head waved the
black flag of aboitonism; they all national men,
democrats from the South and the North and wings from
the Southa united in earnest harmony upon the great
principle of nonnervenon asserted in the Nebraska BILL
As democrat could but be proud to the en-
tire southern democracy with one solitary exception, If
that be properly regarded excephon march
ing in solid column with the majority of the northern
democrats and by their union establishing the claim Of
their party nationality With scarcely less Of graca-
ton did the great body of the southern wings con-
stuting part Of the compact column and thereby
fully indicating their claim to nationality To mind
this noble exhibition of devotion to national principles
the conclusive vindcaon of the strength and
tuty of the federal Union that has been witnessed since
the memorable days of 1850 Viewing the dem
oera the only circumstance calculated detrac from
qualification furnished by the fact that portion OF
our democratic friends declined march in the affirmative
column
Turning to the negative voting if the scene was not
equally gratifying less interesting In the
eral successive columns the strange association
aboonists northern wings and northern democrats with
one southern democrat and sir southern wings When
saw that one southern democrat marching with all the
tioniss and wings the memorable scenes other days
which that gentleman bore conspicuous part UP
unbidden to our minds With what biting and scornfnl
denuncations had heard him characterize aboonists
and federalsts and with what proud cxultaon had
listened to his raying appeals to the democracy And
in the same connexon with what inplacable and
less bitterness and magny had heard this gentleman
denounced by wings and aboltionists But this
sion there harmony Of action and cordially Of
operation between Col Benton and his former enemies
which could fail excite both surprise and regret
But there other considerations connected with the
scene more be depored than the of Col Benton
Until that exhibition had right TO expect that some
national wings would be found from the North who would
be ranged the side Of the principles Of nonntervenon
and popular sovereignty Can it be possible that all the
followers Of Webster and Fillmore have surrendered their
nationality and bent before the storm Of sectional agitation
Mr. Webster is spared the modification OF hearing the
Spouse that every northern wing found marching in
the same column with the abolitonists Looking the
northern democrats In the negative column abund
for deep regret Perhaps the Erangeness Of the
association in this column Of democrats whose anpathies
TO each other had assumed national importance Is the
least prominent feature in ~ exhibition We forced
admit that the process Of reasoning by which such
tagonss harmonic such question is pas,
prehension II may be rendered ineligible the final
vote, and to that we must look for explanation.
This hssty review of the Of Monday unques
tionably exhibits both Of the great political parties in
Of distraction and division the question Of bring
ing the Nebraska bill TO final We are not disposed
to treat the votes that occasion such party tests on
the Nebraska question would justify in assuming tina,
they indicate probable disruption Of the parties and
the formation Of Others The only aspect Of the slavery
question which have regarded proper TO be
sidered in party organization that which treats il
local domestic institution belonging alone the political
communities In which may exist This is the principle
Of non-ntervention which is affirmed in the Nebraska bill
and which constitutes distinctive feature in the dem
ocrae creed II is this principle which stamps upon
party its character Of nationality and Il is this prin-
cipe which viii always preserve Il from disruption or
dsntegration. II at any time portion Of lis members
shall slough OF into scctonalism their places win be
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