The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-02
. From the Cincinnati Ebqaf.
THE RIGHT HORSE sADDLED. --PREsIDESTIAl
BIDS

THE RIGHT HORSE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BIDS.
One OF the most ridiculous and absurd of the cham.
preferred in the black-repubcan press against Genera
Pierce Senator Douglas other prominent democratic
statesmen this that In their support of the Nebraska
bill they were influenced by desire TO make apreS.
Dental bid and enhance their prospects for political pro-
motion The courage and patriotism which have been 90
enneny conspicuous in their sought 10 be con-
eeaed and aspersed by these charges Of selfish and ue
ror motives in their adherence to great and constu.
tonal principle II requires but little exeron of reason
an examination into the facts to see the injustice and
fooishness of the charge to which have alluded Had
General Pierce and Senator Douglas been really DESTROYS
of making presidential bid they would have pursued
very different The North has hundred and
sevenysx electoral votes and the South only one hun
dred and twenty 1t is absolutely impossible for the lat
ter to make President She ID greatly in the minority
in the Union Yet gravely told by tho backspub
ican press and orators that Pierce and Douglas made
southern bid for the presidency although they well knew
if she should united vote for President it would be
Intellectual of itself to attain its object Men who
bilious do generally identify themselves with edt
party Of country. 1t is to the stronger that their
appeals made. When see men standing up and
advocating with sincerity and conscientousness the rights
Of the weaker il is pretty good proof Of their disinted
ness The President and the Illinois senator understood
well that their support of the Kan sas- Nebraska bin
although as righteous INTRODUCED
into Congress, would afford favorable opportunity by
the scope gave Misrepresentation and to the efforts
demagogues against them sectional hatred and
animosity throughout the North 1t was perfectly plain
that it would be temporarily attended with great loss Of
popularity in that section Of the country but acuaed by
wish and disposition to do justice to both North and
South vndicate the true principles of the constitution
from Congress the only serious and dangerous
question which threatens the existence Of the government
they boldly and aressy lent their talents and influence
TO erase from the stautebook the celebrated Missouri
proviso They courageousy dared in behalf Of the right
TO face storm of prescription and persecution confident
that in the end the whole country without distinction Of
party Of section would recognise and pay the tribute
respect their craftsmanship 1t would have been much
easier for them to have pursued temporizing and exp
dency policy upon the slavery question: leaving to th.
of the future the task of meeting and dsposng Of
but being American patriots they DESTROYS
to shirk the responsibility that fairly belonged to he
Fairweather and timid, well corrupt and ambitious
politicians would have given the cold shoulder any
proposal repeal the Missouri restriction which, however
desirable could only be accomplished by struggle that
would convulse the nation and greatly njure in the t
instance the popularity of those concerned In it.
The ambition OF Msssrs Pierce and Douglas OF that
nober kind which impeed them to do right, trusting
their vndication TO the intelligence and sober second
thought of the people II is gratifying TO know that their
is misplaced and that already the great
with thousands who opposed 1t when it FIRST intro
duced into the Congress OF the United States.
tbs different class Of politicians altogether who may
justly be chargeable with making presidential bids" in
their course upon the NebrsskaKansas measurewe al.
Jude to such black-repubcan leaders Chase Seward
Hale Sumner and others These men, by their passion
ate and vehement attempts to sectional feeling at
the North TO make sectional issue In the presidential
contest give obvious indications that they have studied
that political table which informs them that the free States
have hy-sx electoral than the slave States
Were the fact reversed does the intelligent reader think
that these backrepubcan presidential asprants would be
anxious to form great northern partyi No indeed
they would be far national In their views II be-
they know that the North has the power to make
President and that the South has not that they court the
public opinion OF the former and reckless
ing the latter In every OF these dexterous and
bilious back-republcan pociansn their appeals to the
prcudices OF the free States in their efforts create
jealousy and luminosity Of the slave Statess concealed
arful but obvious bid for elevation 10 the Office Of
Chief Magistrate Of the nation.