Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-01
WASHINGTON, d. G.
WILLIAM NJ. BURWELL, Editor.
The NebrasIsa Agony.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1865.

which represent the sentiment Of the Northern
States upon this important question.
/. Massachusetts, has adopted platform
looking beyond the repeal Of the Nebraska law,
to systematic agitation for the overthrow Of
slavery.
.. The National Democrats have just af
firned the doctrine Of non-interyention, and
then determined to maintain the Kansas-Ne-
braska law, and "discountenance the restora-
ton of the Missouri line"
8. The Americans of New York determined
to maintain the Union and the compromises Of
the Constitution, TO exclude all sectional doc
trines which are against the sense of any por-
ton Of the people, and prohibit the use Of the
American Order to impair the constitutional
rights of the States, or which shall in effect or
Intention endanger the perpetuity of the Union.
II condemns the National Administration for
"its general course of official conduct" as well
az for it's attempt to destroy the rcpose Of the
country by the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise, and by encouragement Of aggression
upon the population Of Kansas, and declares
tlat slavery should derive no extension from
such repeal. 1t then declares that the insti-
tation of slavery is local, not national, sub
icct Of difference and liberation, and should
have no right to a place in the platform of the
National party.
4. The Free-so Democracy have thrown off
al pretensions to conservatism. They de-
nounce the armed occupation of Kansas; de-
mand that the government redress the outrage
and declare the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise unwise and Mr.. JOHN VAN buren,
with a perfdy towards the administration
which chills even our own impartial blood
amends that resolution by declaring that the
Democracy Of New York adhere to all comprcA
m;ses constituting the rights of the States,
and pledge itself to uncompromising hostility
to the extension of slavery into free tcrritory!"
From this summary of the position of par-
ties two things are evident:
First That the duty of receiving Mr., Pierce
Mt the Virginia Springs was properly and pro-
phetically assigned to John Tyler, Esq, since
n, two administrations more nearly resemble
elch other in perfdy and popular contempt.
Second. That the Black Republican party,
with the temporary cooperation of the enc
mics of Pierce and Nebraska, is at present the
most powerful in the Northern States.
Third That no party in this country, ex-
cept the Platform Americans and the National
Administration Democracy-the latter mere
fragment, reduced to a skeleton by the perse-
cution Of the administration, and the detection
of those who sought the flesh-pots-is now
pledged to abide by the Union on the basis Of
maintaining the laws as they are, whether pop
MAR or unpopular.
We confess some disappointment at the res
olutions upon the subject of slavery adopted
at Binghampton, but find them, upon the
whole, not so bad as represented by those Abo-
litionists who tolographed that the Convention
had thrown overheard the Philadelphia plat
f1rn.". We had apprehendcd distinct repudi-
alton and an agitation against the existing law.
But the Convention have contented themselves
with denouncing the Lawmakers, and express
ing their opinion that certain results should
not follow from the obnoxious enactment
Il is much gained, after the Democratic Free
soil pledge to resist "with uncompromising hos.
tility the extension Of slavery" and the conse-
quent agitation to be apprehendcd from such a
practical coursc--that tho Amercidns 40 Bling
hamton do not propose 70 adcocatc the repeaIcf
the eristiag lars, or 20 take any actire measure
Of legislation whatsoever. Northern neutrality
upon this point is something gained, with such
formidable organization as exists against the
peace Of the country. The convention is how
ever subject to just criticism 1t should, in the
present crisis, have done something more. They
will maintain the "Union andi its compromises"
They will exclude all sectional doctrines; they
will not permit the American name to be employ
ed to impair the rights OF the States, or endanger
the perpetuity Of the Union; yet they almost
fall into this trap Of the Abolitionists, by de-
claring that the sectional claims Of one section
ought to be repudiated altogether. II is true
the resolutions condemn the original in
PRODUCTION Of obnoxious legislation That
they have right to do. True, they do not
recommend the agitation or repeal Of that
legislation but why not have come out and
staunched the wound Of sectional strife Why
nOt put On lie touiilIuSt vi noh-inleTNenuOn
aud non-agitalionS Why murmur and maun-
der about the past action Of the administra-
ton, when the true course would have been TO
condemn the administration and maintain the
law.
Already the enemies Of the Union chucklc
over the timidity of the Americans and the
trcachery of the Democratic Free-soilers; al
ready they foresee that position so uncertain
is almost useless for warfare or compromise
We did not expect our friends to Justify the in
PRODUCTION Of the Missouri repeal, nor the dis
turbances in Kaneas; but we had hoped they
would have agreed to maintain the law for the
sake Of peace, and lef the strifes Of the neutral
ground 10 settle themselves without interven.
ton We are satisfied this party stands
amongst the first for conservatism and frater-
nifty, and we are confident they may be relied