Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-06
THE DEGENERATION OF CONGRESS.
"BE 1T REMEMBERED,


| of human slavery in any part Of the Territory
Of the United States north of SO deg 80 min.
north lat, and east of the Rocky Mountains
that ia, all Of tho Missouri Compromise which
/ was favorable to Freedom---has been repealed
| by the passage Of the Nebraska Kansas bill OF
1 Stephen Arnold Douglas--and that tho Repre-
sentatiyes from the Free States who voted
therefor, are as follows:
Maine-M Moses Mcdonald.
Observation-Disclosures.
| New Hampshire Harry Hibbard---l.
Co,,necticut---Co NJ lngersoll-l.
Vermont--None
| Rhode Island-None
Neao York--rhomas w. Cumming, Francis
b. Cutting, Peter Rowe, John J. Taylor, VIII
liam M Tweed, Hiram Walhridge, William A.
Walker, Mike Walsh, Theodore K West.
brook.
Dawson, Thomas B. Florence, J. CLANCY Jones,
William H. Kurtz, John McNair, Asa Packer,
John Robbins, jr, Christian NJ. Straub, Will
liam H. White, Hendrick B. Wright-il
Neac Jersey-Samuel Lilly, George VAIL.
OAio-David T. Disney. Frederick w. Greer,
Edison B. Olds, Wilson Shannon.
Indiana-.-John G. Davis, Cyrus / Durham,
Norman Eddy VIM. H. English, Thomas A.
Hendricks, Jas. H. Lane, Smith Millcr--7
Htnois-James c. Allen, Willis Allen, VIM,
A. Richardson-3.
Michigan-Sa Samuel Clark, David STUART
Ioga--B ernhardt Henn-l.
/ DEMONSTRATIONS
Cal,fornia-Milton S. Latham, JAS H. Nc
Dougall-2.
Total, A.
The same bill passed the Senate without
amendment on the 25th, 35 to l3--Senators
from the free States voting for it--as follows:
New Hampshire--Moses Norris, jr., Jared
w. Williams.
COMMUNICATIONS Toucey.
Nep Jerssy-John r. Thomson, William
Wright.
Pennsylvania Richard Brodhead, jr.
Indiana-John Petit.
Illinois Stephen A. Douglas James Shields
Mrchigan-Lewis Case, Charles K. Stuart
| California-William NJ Gwin, John b. Wei
Ter.
| IoDa- George w. Jones' Total Ia.
! "By the votes of these men, representing free
labor constituencies, one million square miles
of territory, heretofore shielded FOREVER from
Slavery by bargain, forced by the South
upon reluctant and struggling North, land
whereof all that part enuring to tho advantage
of Slavery has been fully secured and enjoyed
has been opened to slaveholdng immigration
and settlement and 40 exposed to be brought
into the Union as Slave States. Shall not free
people mark their betrayers?"
Ntw York Tribune
1t has been proposed that the People Of the
Free States render their verdict upon the mon
strous Bill, by returning to Congress every Free
State member, Wing Democratic, or Inde-
pendent Democratic, who voted against the
measure in all its stages, and by rejecting every
free State member who recorded his vote in
favor of its passage
We second that proposition with qualif-
cation. To this extent ut least, lot there be
fusion of Parties. Did he vote for the Nebras-
ka Bill Did he vote against it through all its
stages Ifhe voted for IL, veto him--if against
liminary stages to its passage send him back
If this be done, it will be lesson never to be
forgotten. II will reflect honor on the People
Of the Free Statcs it will dismay and weaken
the slaveholding Oligarchy, it will be a stunning
blow to Servility; and, without involving y
sacrifice of principle by any party, will amount
to an emphatic recognition Of the paramount
Importance of the Anti-Slavery issue raised by
the Nebraska Bill, and ut least prepare tho
way for the cooperation Of all parties in be-
half Of Freedom.
We should like to see recommendation cf
this particular policy embodied in tho rosolu-
tions of the State and Primary Conventions of
the People cverywhere-with qualification. lf
carried out into practical action, it will do more
than anything else to strengthen the spirit Of
freedom among members Of Congress. Let
them know that no clique Of demagogues or
party managers, at the iustgation Of the devil
or of the Administration, shall succeed in de-
stroying their political standing at home, and
they will feel nerved for fresh encounters with
the Slave Power. They will confront without
fear tho fire in their 'front.' if the friends Of Free
dom will guard them against the fire in the
rear.n Already we zoe the harpies Of the
Administration in the North are at work on
the reputation Of the Democratic members who
stood manfully for the rights Of the Free States
Every effort will be made to destroy them. Let
them be bold, and fear not lot them throw
themselves upon the sympathies and support Of
the friends Of Freedom, making no concessions
OF qualifications, which shall render it difficult
for genuine Anti-Slavery men to sustain them.
We repeat, however this policy wc advo-
cate---subject to a qualification; and that is, un-
der no circumstances could we countenance the
return to Congress of any member, no matter II
he voted all the way through against the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise, if he should be ip
favor OF the Fugitive Slave Act, Of regarding
the legislation Of 1880 A. q fnality, or Of main
tanning Slavery within tho jurisdiction Of the
Federal Government In wow Of making q
Party Of Freedom lot ms begin right--take and
maintain the whole ground we arc entitled to
under the Constitution.
The Pittsburgh Gazette, in favor Of union
Of the friends Of liberty, alter Remaining that