The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-29

rope happily rested in peace until disturbed by another
revolution in the balance Of power Something like this
might conduce the purpose At any rate
think it worthy of serious consideration
THE PRESIDENT AND THE AB0LITIoSIsTs.
The Fredericksburg (ya) News, Of the know-noii
ing papers in the South which find material for rejoicing
in abolition tumphs because hey haze been many defeats
Of The democratic party and which close their eyes to the
advance OF the Seward party in the North because they
doubtless entertain hope that before this advance the de-
mocraey recede achieves the following paragraph
the 18th of December
" PHRoE ABoLIroS.-We suppose is dishonest
ignorant enough deny that the ntsavery sentiment
at the North has grown stronger during Mr. Perce adj
minsraton than during the twenty years previous The
reason is plain. Let the people think eft.
There is not single member Of the knownothing order
from the southern States who has courage enough deny
that the principle Of the Nebr iska bill is necessary the
preservation Of the rights of the South To such
has this sentiment prevailed in the Of events that
this day there is united popular sentiment in the South
among the most bgoted opponents of the democratic
party in favor Of those in the North who have fear
essy stood forth in defence of this principle The history
of the Nebraska bill open volume In recurring
it find that the great principle involved in that
delegation in the last Congress- with few exceptions
but that the idea of repeating the Missouri Compromise
originated with gentleman who then belonged to the OPP
position the democratic party but is Of the
members Of that party-we allude to Senator Dixon of
Kentucky.
Among all the exravagan and exaggerated fasehoods
which have been heaped upon the President OF the United
States by his southern caumnators that which seemed to
gvethem the satisfaction false accusation that
hewas not originally in favor of the principle ofhe Ncbras
ka bill but driven from this ground and anxious to pro-
pate the northern sentiment which seeks to overthrow
and to crush the domestic institutions of the South they
now try to make capital against him by holding him
sponsibe for the resulting abolition tumphs which shock
ed the friends of the Union after the passage
and Nebraska bill in 1854 because he in favor of il
Had the President yielded the abolition which com
menced when that bill introduced, and which swept
down before it many of the truest the free States
the walls Of wrath would have been opened upon him by
the southern know-nothings and be would have been
classed with those northern dsunioniss whose triumph
these southern know-nothings complacently
contemplate because they sympathize with the
pulous enemies Of the administration in the free States
and recognise in this sympathy bond Of union
which, the above paragraph shows stronger far
than the attachments they bear to their immedi-
ate impered interests 1t is the province of the demo-
cratic party to meet the notwithstanding exigences
which grow out Of this slavery question Every few
excitement sprung upon the country and
abotonism relies upon support rather upon kindness
in the slave States because its undying hostility to
the democracy is always shared by band of in that
quarter Of the unon it that in every crisis the
ges Of the friends Of the constitution weakened
parayzed by cord hatred democracy which
binds abouonsm to southern aiders and abeers. That
Is this principle Of the Nebraska BILL in opposing which abo
tionism has grown stronger during Mr. Pcrces admins
truion than during twenty years previous n VIII the Fred
ecksburg News be frank enough say is aprincpe
which recognises in the broadcast terms the equal rights Of
the States which these aboonists would ignore and
initiate Can that paper deny that it is the principle
which State equality and State sovereignty which
secures to the North and to the South alike the same
rights in the Territories of the Union which
unconstitutional restrictions and which opens bound
less public domain to the action of the people themselves
And yet, shame shame this Fredericksburg News-with
the fact before its eyes that for being true to this pnc
pie the democracy Of the North overborne in 1854
and for being true to the principle the Presi-
dent of the United States ha. been assaled and
duced by the enemies OF the South-thS paper there
fore deems proper to exult in the increase Of the aboi
ton sentiment and to the President of the United
States the authority most responsible for this
timent ! Or does the Fredericksburg News see in the
gradual vindcation Of this principle in the free States
in the slow but certain restoration of the public sentiment
in that quarter of the Union its accustomed national
channels the auspicous of approaching demo-
cratic triumph Does this induce it unconsciousy to
pay tribute to abolition power7 Is it this which inspires
its denuncaton of the President of the United States
For Of two things must be true of such newspaper
either desires aJoionsm victorious in the election o,
1856 and is false the interests of the South or else
is ready take up against the only party which has
proved itself strong enough to protect the South
against its enemies
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