, 1854-08-26
To All.


Jour ears" were, as all know, the opening
remarks which the great poet has ascribed
as the language of Mark Anthony on an
occasion when the eternal city" was in the
midst of a revolution, and the government
of that great empire was in the hands Of
conspirators. From the "ides of March"
in Roman history we would beg leave to
direct attention to the ides Of September
in this territory, and turn attention to the
dagger Of treason sought to be drawn upon,
and a national death ensue with regard to
common constitution and common union
of confederated states
All We ask is that the friends Of the
Union-the sons of patriotic sires who
achieved the blessings Of national liberty,
and threw open the doors of our country
for the migration hither of the oppressed
under the despotisOs of Europe, to read
calmly, and if possibly, dispassionately the
letter of Cussius NJ. Clay, to the editor Of
the New York Tribune, on the subject Of
slavery and the dissolution Of the Union,
to be found on our first page, and then turn
to the first column on our fourth page and
read the opinien Of Horace Greely, in view
Of the passage Of the Nebraska bill, and
then look on our inside columns and care
fully perusc the resolutions and address
promulgated at the late Free Soil Conyen-
tion-reView them in direct connection,
and ask yourselves whether The CdiHs Cas-
sius Of Rome was not fool in conspiracy
and treason, compared to the CdSsiuS N.
Clay which every frec,bOrn American citi-
zen must blush to own as native Of our
country-born, nurished nnd cherished in
a land redeemed from the rule Of tyranny
and vassalage Of foreign power. by the
common blood aud treasure Of our revolu-
tionary fathers.
Nero fddled whilst Rome was burning"
we are told, and committed crimes that
" common sinners dare not meddle with, >
but what may not man dare to commit who
avows the doctrines of CassiuS NJ. Clay
and his allies The only conclusion that
we can arrive at is that treason, stratagems
and spoils" is to be the watch-word of the
disbanded whig party, who have now uni
ted with the abolitionists in criminal alli-
ance for the dissolution of the Union, with
the black flag of rebellion Auttering in the
breeze, with the motto of Lucifer inscribed
thereon-"Detter to reign in Hell than seruc
in HeareR."
What American citizen, we again ask,
can look upon the alliance, for the object
sought, with any degree of allowanceH
In view of the passage of the Nebraska
bill, the editor Of the New York Tribune
asserts :-"pe are in the midst Of rerOlE
tiOn," and says in consequence thereof, ",rt
throt0 all party considerations to the tciHds
Cassius M. Clay rallys to the rescue, and
advises to make the issue on "the repeal Of
the Nebraska bill or dissolve the Union. "
The Free Soilers Of this Territory respond
and virtually declare that they will'sup-
port no man who is not known to be favor
able to the repeal of the fugitive slave law
and the restoration of the Missouri restric-
tion."
For these reasonable doctrines the whig
party is the only one which can be held re-
sponsible. Fooled in their encroachments
upon state sovereignty-maddened to des-
pair in their over-reaching anxiety to OBJ
tain that power in their own hands for the
accomplishment of their designs, which has
been so frequeDtly denied then-anuihilA-
ted in political capacity, the scattered
fragments are willing to cOalesee with every
straw Of faction that viii subserve their
ends and hasten dissolution of the Amer
ican Uuion. Benedict Arnold endeavored
to sell his country-all traitors have their
price.
We will leave the swoetscented address
of the Free Soil Convention this week to
go "uDwhipped of justice" 1t sufficiently
illustrates the reasonable designs of an un-
holy alliance to require illueidation, but
next week we will perchanee give it a reg
ular overhauliDg-
That the democratic party is the party
Of progress, none will deny who is in the
least familiar with the history of our gov
ernment, and have adopted as the guide of
their political faith and practice, the doc
trines laid down by Jefferson, maintained