Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-14
WASHINGTON, D. c..
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IA. 1854.
THE NORTH MOVING

SHOWS our timeD said Southern member
OF Congress; don't let the Bill linger in the
Senate, or it will be lost give it to US at once,
for il it be delayed, the Northern men will be
frightened by their constituents"
"D--n thcm!n cried another; "a week
more, and all is lost.O
Keep cool, gentlemen. You have faith in
the People, you know. Give them chance to
speak. AT all events, you cannot gag them
now. It is too late The People understand
what you are about, and you will soon under
stand what they are about. You can mystify
them no longer. No sophstry viii avail you.
You cannot draw them off from the real issue,
by clamor about non.interyention, and the
right Of a people to regulate their own affairs.
They all know what the Missouri Compromise
means-that it has been regarded by whole
generation as q compact between the North
and South, by which it was solemnly stipulated
that Slavery should be forever prohibited in
all the Territory of Louisiana north of SO deg.
80 min.--that this compact has never been dis
turbed or questioned, in any Of the vicissitudes
Of the Slavery Question, in the bitterest con-
troversies between the North and South; and
they now know that Mr.. Douglas, Mr. Cass,
General Pierce, with other leaders Of the so.
called Democratic Party, without previous mo-
tice, without intimation in any quarter Of dis
satisfaction with this compact, without asking
or waiting for any instructions on the subject
from their constituents, are laboring to repeal
it. They know that with this Compromise the
Territory is forever secured to Freedom-that
without il, it is open to Slavery. They know
that this repeal is attempted just at period
when, by the recession of excitement following
on the agitation Of 1850, and by the general
acquiescence in the legislation Of that year, and
by the machinery Of National Conventions,
pledging their respective parties to the settle-
msnt Of 1850 as fnality on the Slavery Cues
ton, the North has been lulled into state Of
profound security and apathy on the subject
of Slavery
Knowing all this, they feel outraged and
nsulted by this attempt of the Slavery Prop
agandists to take advantage Of their want of
organization and preparation.
Fortunately, the SUR rise has proved fail.
ure. At first, the People Of the North were
perplexed, incredulous they could not under
stand clearly the nature Of the enormity con-
templated; they could not believe that it was
really intended But doubt has been dissipa-
ted and they are now aroused, we hope, to
sleep no more. The papers at the North, and
our own correspondence, TEEN with indications
Of deep agitation, which short-sighted politi-
clans had supposed impossible, SO soon after
the hot struggle of 1850.
A friend in Miami county, Ohio sending us
a large number Of subscribers, remarks, that
in previous letter he had said, if Mr.. Douglas
continued "to press his wicked bill, he would
send us still more subscribersu "The majority
Of these he adds are Wings and Demo-
Gratis and shall obtain others soon. If the
Bill pass, i can raise the list to forty, princ-
pally Wings and Democrats. The movement
is odious to every honest man that have seenn
Meetings are announced all ever the free
States to denounce the Bill. Party differences
are forgotten Hunkers and Silver Grays are
uniting with Free. Sellers, Liberal Wings, and
Democrats, in reprobation Of the measure.
The great meeting at Chicago was sustained
by the Old Line Democracy, supporters Of
Judge Douglas. A correspondent in that place,
in letter dated the 9th inst, writes to us
Last evening, our citizens assembled, en-
masse, at the South Market Hall, for the pur-
pose OF giving expression to their sentiments on
the Nebraska question.
aThe meeting was one OF the largest and
most enthusiastic ever held in this city. The
call had been signed by about four hundred
persons, nearly all Of whom are prominent bust
ness men. As many thousand names could
easily have been obtained, il the effort had
been made, since nearly epery individual to
whom the call was presented, signed il without
hesitation
"The leading men in this demonstration, as
will be seen from the newspaper reports Of the
meeting, were what are called Old Line Dem.
ocrats. Those acquainted in this city will rec
ognisc in the officers and speakers, many of
the most prominent among the former support.
ers Of Judge Douglas
The people assembled at this meeting were
calm, but resolute, and exhibited 0 deep and
settled feeling Of indignation against the au-
thors of this contemplated outrage upon the
North, which do not believe our Representa-
tives and remaining Senator will feel at liber-
ty to disregard. Herewith send you full
report Of tho proceedings
"'P s. Four Of the Eve daily papers Of this
city have taken ground against the bill The
fifth, the Chicago Democrat, is as yet non-com-
initial, but is expected daily TO follow the ex-
ample of the Democratic Press which has for
merIy been Douglas paper but is strong in
opposition Of the bill ~
The Chicago Tribune says
Tho meeting at the City Hall, last night,
will be an era, not soon to be forgotten, in the
history Of our city. IL was not meeting Of
Wings or Abolitionists, to vent indignation at
Senator Douglas Three-fourths Of the officers,
from the chairman down, have always been
known as Democrats, and the most prominent
supporters Of Senator Douglas, his personal
friends and associates. James Curtiss Chair
man of the meeting was several times elected
Mayor Of our oity, and was never known to