New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-20
WHAT TIE PEopLE TarsK.

Crows got By blood must be b. blood m1inf,iaei
I'd & measure originating in fraud and Psrldy nl.G-
rally requires 70 be bolsered up az every sage b.
gigantic and Unbluslirg fslseLOod.
Tie sacLic Press auoacioasly asserts tlas the public
opinion Of tbs City ia in favor Of Douglass Na5r1ki
t ard y7o,es Il after Is fashion BY gi7ag table Of
there,atiye circulation Of New-York journals a70rng
and thoze opposing the passage Of that reasure A.
u putting its OWL circulation IS high as it seea 1T it
seze upon that Tie Sun and transfers it bodily from
TIE side Of Freedom to that Of Slavery reduces that Of
TEE TRIBUNE some Twelve Thousand copies below
tie actual regular Issues Of cur Daily throwing oft Of
he account the circulation Of our Weekly AID Semi
Weekly editions Tow about ORe Hundred AMI Zen
TEousand copies or many dozszE4s more t.zH tie az
erteGe ci5;aaG,one ALL tie josrnGs a5oTag D0sgiass
Nslros.o yrecd yTined in or City. We presume the
regular Issues Of other aH, rePud atom journals are
uistated BY the Satanic egregously ours. Andin
this ~ capital s sought to be made for the Iuquy by
tie most willful misrepresentatiOn1as for instance,
when tie Taberraoefql Of resolute freeuien assem-
bled on Sturdy evening to protest against Douglass
project is bettled BY Il to tame gathering Of fifteen
hundred Can History be thus fllsihed Can the
public mind be thus uisled
We appeal 10 every fellOwcitzen 70 bear witness
as 70 tie truth Of our assertion that Of least line Of
every ten persons who have expressed opinion with
regard to Douglas bin hare declared against it while
Of the few WHO have declared for it nearly every
is politician BY trade whose partisan necessities and
personal interests coust.sin hin TO approve Whatever
LIE Euppeses 10 haze been, or soon 70 be, made q
party Shibbole-h AL the favor shown to th4t bill in
this strongly Compromise and Cotton City em.lsnates
from men who would feel constrained to stand up for
tie ro5stablishment Of Slavery in this State il they
should ever find that project inscribed Baltimore
Democratic Platform.
If the leading advocates Of Douglas BIZ IN our City
doubt tie truth Of what we mere assert and are
wiling to Hst their opinions BY facts We sugsest to
them the preparation of two Men sr!als-One their
part asking our Representatives to suppOr and both
Houses of Congress to pass Douglass bill, and the
ether On the part CT the opponents Of that measure
making contrary request. Let copies Of these be
printed and let person escl eide take copies Of
these Memorials and, goDg together, simply lay them
down before each legal voter and a.k him TO sign
whichever ofhem sbGU be expressive Of his Own views
Let there be no discussion no controversy, words
but simply let each paper, couched in unequiyOcal
language and making aisnc: request be laid DOM
before the merchant clerk the mechanic or labsrer,
with the simple suggestion, II you arc Legal votor,
and have any opinion or preference with respect to
Nebraska, we will thank you to sign Whichever oG
Il cee two Memorials is the accordant WITH yo-
views aud, receiving his answer bow and pass
Would the advocates OF Douglas bill Ike to unite With
its opponents in thus canvassing the City If So we
are quite confident tlat they can be promptly accom-
nodated. And if they cant expect to carrya majority
in this Cotton City, where Pierce hsd Eleven
thousand Sajolity where in tie Free State tAey
expect one