The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
NRBnAsKA RlLL IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,

EXPERIMENTATION.
The reference Of this Bill 10 ,he Com
nii,ee of The Whole. gave very great sat-
isfaction to every person in this par. o.
The State. We Do no, regard this action
as being very definite f; still, the elisc, Of
il is to dampsn the ardor Of the friends Of
the Bill. Already is il given ont by the
Washington Union and Star. thst its
friends are buckling on their armor. pre-.
paraiory for another scrimmage. They
say i, is as we'll, perhaps, 'hatit was re-
ferFed 10 the Committee Of the whole. as
The enemies of the Bill nigh. chsege that
i, was passed in unnecessary basic, and
wi,hou, delibera.ion. The letter writers
from Washington, l,he friends Of the Bill
all claim tina, j. will pass, and that many
who voted TO refer i, 10 the Committee Of
the Whole, will. upon the final vote. sup
port il. The Administration, so FAR as we
can understand, are determined 10 make il
o test of Democracy. Tha, shis will be a
great~ misiake," the future will show.
Politicians at Washington should be aware
THAT the people--the true index Of Democ'
racy-are just as capable of judging. and
as competent 10 say, what shall be the ,ssI
OF Democracy as they are. They &C.
knowledge no shining oil "false lights"
The Bill, should it take its regular course,
will no, be reached until the last Of July,
bstif al any time enough members should
be absent from cause, or dodge, the friends
Of the Bill may by a majority vote 10 take
up all other Bills before il, and dispose OIL
them 10 some manner, until they reach il,
This. then. being the possible course o.
things, does il no. behoove our Representa-
tive in Congress 10 watch well. that III,
sentiments Of his constituents may be fel
and expressed hereafter as they have beef
heretoforel ISLAND by the guns" is III
wish Of nearly every Democra, in Ashlan,
county. The South, in their effort I
crowd this measure through SO hastily
have been thro,ded by The people Of I'll
North, who now, as ever, a hearf, are OF
posed to Ii > further agitation Of the Slav'
ry question, as well as 10 the further e,
tension Of the institution. They beliey
that the Democratic party is a party
honor and Fixed principles +: not compose
Of, and made by corrupt politicians, VIII
desire 10 use il like a machine, whenevt
some agitaior becomes restless 10 be seale
inthe Presidential chair. Should the "mG
Of Washington" betray the Democrat
Party, still will we be true TO the fail
OF our fathers"
Reader, have you ever thought VIII
are the supporters Of this Nebraska Bill
Ohiol With but few exceptions they al
Government Office holders aud persons vi
have been Wings aud Aboliionists, wi
are so extremely Democratic that they ia
Of d.6srsoni0n Democracy--nOt KNOWN
what it is-as If this profession wilho
faith was sufficient 10 make them Dem
crats, in the eyes Of those who have new
been any thing else. Look over III
Stale, and see If this picture is not q III
one. At some future time, we intend
show hat the most Of those who are
= advocates, are mol "above suspicion" an
also, that they are the recipients OF Exc
u,ive patronage, aud although their who
life bellies their present course, yet, Ii
slaves, they bow in obedience 10 the ma
dates Of their masters, and dare no, EXPIRE
their honest sentiments.