The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-21

their fears in regard it have besn dspeed by prac-
teal and gratifying results.
MORE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE MINORITY.
The National teNgencer having endorsed the extreme
Of the leaders Of faction in the House of Represent
atve and having been convicted by the record Of gross
inconsistency resorts most naturally to the most absurd
and ridiculous reasoning to sustain itself Our readers
will recollcct the in which proved the ncon-
sstency Of the Intelligence, Friday last and will there
fore be able to appreciate the compacent erontey of the
following paragraph in yesterdays number of that paper
"Well if we asserted Isil that
this species of resistance does that involve the
that there must be resistance at all? While did not
70 admit in Thursdays article that the minority
the Nebraska bill had transcribed fair exercise of the
which the rules placed in their hands yet conceded
that it question how far minority is astifabe in
ssng BY such the will of the majority IN egsa
tive body at what point such resistance to be ust
liable and becomes actious and indefensibe In ls4l
maintained that twenty days for debate much the
minority could reasonably demands but in the of the
Nebraska BILL it taken up the sth instant and the
majority moved to close debate the l2hrather wide
difference think, between twenty days and five. The
stance which the minority made to this sudden shutting
down of the gate has been gmatized by the Union fac
tous yet that print regarded with great compaccncy the
utter defeat of the river and harbor Improvement bill in
March, 1851 by the pertinacty of minority On that
oason the present distinguished Secretary of War frankly
announced
if he stood alone Now the Union regards the virtue OF
consistency highly beg to know how its thunder slept
in 1851 when important Bill smothered by minor
y2 We heard nothing then of 'actionists. Anxious
ourselves for the passage Of that BILL and deeply
regretted the exercise of the which the minority
assumed crushing it, dreamt of casting oppro-
brum members the who took the respon-
sbity doing Might il be well for neghbor
il he has beam in his eye before he looks for
notes in other peoples"
In IN and
bill in 1851 with the remark that that bin came into the
that when the Senate had adjourned the discussion was not
terminated no ono dare to challenge contradiction that
the recent ctous proceedings in the House of Represent
atives which the bteHyenc strongly endorses have
never been paraeed in the history of American egisa-
ton even by federalism itself is vain to attempt to
lken il to any other of Congress II is futile and
hazardous to defend it.
OF course the National iateigcncer must ais,tae the
facts In order justify its championship OF these exraor-
binary and deploblc proceedings Witness the misera-
bic subterfuge contained in the assertion 'hat in 1884,
1.-THE tengtncer maintained that twenty days for dc
bate much the minority could reasonably demand
but in the Of the Nebraska BILL II taken up on
the sth instant and the majority moved close debate on
the 2thrahcr wide difference think between twenty
days and FIVE" Without stopping to call attention the
palpabe injustice inflicted upon the majority in the House.
by trying the impression that arg effort made
in the Of that majority to he debate and without
calling attention to the fact that the minority leaders
showed by their whole course they did crave dis
CUSTOM but rather delay il is only necessary to add in
reply this assertion that the principles of the Nebraska
bill have been debated in both houses Of Congress ever
since the 4h day Of january, 1904 longer period Of
time than the whole extra session Of Congress In 1871
Up to the sth of May forty speeches were made In the
House the Nebraska bill and up Saturday last one
hundred and eighteen speeches hy favor Of and sixty
eight against the b have been printed and spoken on
the bill in the same body And yet with this record
before il have the National Intcgenccr approving Of
the attempt embarrass and nulify the voice Of the
majority the part OF who have enjoyed the OK
remest license and latitude Of debate ever has been
witnessed in the national Capitol SO much for the fair
ness and truthfulness Of the National Iu,eiigenoer
But the IateHgeaoe is invited TO another inspection Of
the following summary Of the proceedings Of It's party
friends in the House Of Representatives the same extra
session Of ls4l upon the bill distribute the proceeds Of
the sales Of the public lands. when the gentleman in
charge Of the bin organize the Territory Of Nebraska
proposed after than eighty speeches had been made
upon It, to close the debate the House was thrown into
tempest Of excitement by it's opponents and revolution
airy cscrted to the ground that the bill
had not been sufficiently discussed The bsn,ocpeer in
this case where the time and latitude allowed debate
greater than upon any similar OCCASION echoes the
complaint and iusthes the based upon It and
yet how broadly and hvoraby the conduct of the friends
Of the Nebraska bill contrasts with that Of the with
whom that journal sympathized in ls4l
The distribution bill reported by the Hon. w. G.
Johnson the gath Of june ls4 and debate commenced
upon i on the 25th, upon which day the time
sumed by Mr. Johnson himself From this time till the
29th there debate On that day Mr. johnson re-
sumed and occupied most Of the day and followed by
Mr Clifford against the bill ON the 3oh there
speeches in favor Of the measure and against On the
LIST I'd 3D. 5h and 9Th there fifteen speechesmaking
about twenty in ALL during the entire debate. On the
morning Of the eth however the majority determined to