Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-17
The Nebraska BAH at the North.

Pr evious to the publication of communication
of the 2nd, the predicted in it, namey -the pas
sage through the Senate OF the Kanzas and Nebraska
Territorial Bills had taken place. by vote sufficient
Iy decided to have taken its most sanguine
friends by surprise. For days past, noses had been
counted and its passage and even its majority in the
Senate were fixed facts. We have deprecated any
attempt to make party matter out Of this affair,
between Southern men, and we deprecate such at
tempt now as strongly and as much as ever, but we
cannot pretend blindness to the strange spectacle
which the Northern vote presents Not single
Northern Wing Senator voted for the bl-no
The division line is drawn and not one individual
dares 10 pass it, The northern wing party has sepe
rated itself totally and from the south
with the Southern Senators they neither have pre-
tend to any afinities. Such state of things must
have struck even the strongest whg partizan as be-
ing something ominous; and it IS ominous in more
than party sense 1t is painful to see one of the
great political parties of the country severed by
geographical line It's nationality appears TO be
wholly gone and its power for good as bond of
union between fellow parzans residing in different
sections is at end
On the other hand, the record of Democratic votes
is a something of more cheering character 1t is the
bright and steady light of nationality, Illuminating
the dark waves of sectional strife and animosy 1t
points the way haven of rest and peace under the
protection of the constitution 1t is cheering to the
heart of the true patriot by whatever party name he
may have called himself, to know that great
national organization yet retains sufficient vitality to
set at defiance the dictaton of faction and the inn
pulses of sectional animosity.
Nor must the courage and hish-mindedness Of the
ii Northern Democratic Senators whose names APP
pear recorded for the bill be moderated. They will
have a most powerful tide of opposition to stem al
home They will have popular clamor-the appeals
of the pulpit and if We can judge any thing from OBJ
servaton, the instructive peiudces of the great body
of the northern people TO contend against, for we dc
Candidy think that at the present time the ma ory
of the people of the North strongly anti-Nebras
ka-the very great ma orty indeed. 1t is only by
the result of process of reasoning, that the Northern
mind can begin to regard the Nebraska bill tavora
bly,. 1t will be brought round, but it will be after
hard fight. is only among Democrats at the Norti
that any such reasoning is used at all The vote il
the Senate is pretty fair index of the position o
the parties throughout.
In the House there will no doubt be long ant
exciting debate, which may terminate any time dur
ing the summer, in the passage of the bilI-whch wil
pass-at least, nightly mistaken if it does not
but by no such overwhelming vote as in the Senate
and the northern vote upon it will be, as in the Sen
ate almost partizan Few if any northern
wing members will vote for it, 1t will owe its pas
sage to the Union of the South and the assistance
the Northern Democrats
II is all the veriest fummery and nonsenee to pre-
tend that the administration is not fully reliable uT
on this matter and all others, where the equal right
of all sections under the constitution involved
People know better at Washington They know tina
the administration is fully relied upon by the Who'll
Southern Democratic delegation in both Houses.
Gs- The President of the Seanen's Friend Societ