The Placer herald., 1856-03-01
Anti-Nebraska.

Inc last ldllc, says lnc " uSNtHytOU CHtOH
of Dec. 9th, which has been adopted by the
opponents Of the democratic party is that o.
'anti-nebraska" men. Under this convenient
cloak they invite all kinds of isms-the abol-
itonist, the know nothing, and disatfected
politician who calls himself democrat, and
still fingers in the twilight Of antagonsm to
the democratic party without seeing that the
shadows are fast gathering around him, and
that he must soon be lost entirely to those
whose name he claims
There is not in this name Of anti-nebraska
one single element except that which con
templates combination for the sake of Office
and power. 1t is dishonest lure to cor
rupting end. 1t has been long in prepara-
ton. Have we not seen in the opposition
press, within the last few weeks, the revolt
ing proposition that men should meet to-
gether, disregarding great constitutional
issue, simply for the purpose of securing the
committees, and the places at the disposal of
the House and its officers, and, after this,
that each division Of the grand coalition
should fall back into its former attitude, un-
der its favorite chieftain and banner.
The whole game of 1856, and the utter
hopelessness of Matchmaking themselves, is
exposed to the country by the attempt to
gather into one party, under name which
means nothing but antagonism, the elements
arrayed against the democratic party in the
House Of Representatives If you take the
know-nothings Of the South, who are invoked
to come within the anti-nebraska fold, (and
some Of whom, especially those headed by
Hon. Humphrey Marshall, are said to be I'M
willing to accept the consequences of a
combination with their northern allies,} and,
if they speak truly they will tell you that
they dare not take ground against the Ne
braska bill in their own locality, and contin-
lie to be honest representatives of their pres
ent constituencies. If YOU sound that por-
ton of the ant-nebraska party in the House,
headed by Mr.. Giddincs and illustrated by
Horace Greeley, you will discover that their
opposition to the Nebraska bill has ceased to
show itself in efforts to restore the Missouri
Compromise, but they content themselves
with declarations against the admission of
new Slave States so as to throw that demor-
alizing ingredient of revolution into the po-
ltical conflict.
Take next those who claim to be Know
Nothings in the North, and, if their oathS
mean anything, the sentiment which Is most
deeply written upon their hearts is not hos
tility to Nebraska but hostility to the equal
rights of all classes Of citizens and to those
who profess Il certain religious creed. And
what OF those gentlemen in the House who
call themselves 'Anti-N ebraska Democrats?''
heir Anti-Nebraska does not profess to 90
.re length of Abolitionisin, or of a DISPOSE
jion to restore the Missouri Compromise and
yet they claim to be "anti-nebraska demo-
crats.'
SO much for a name which has proved to
be a mere rope of sand-the dishonest pre-
text for a reckless fusion. The end Of the
struggle in the House must be the success of
an ultra-abolition candidate, or the success
of the democratic nominee-that nominee
which is the representation Of the doctrine
of popular sovereignty and Of all those great
principles upon which our institutions repose,
and upon which the great democratic party
of the country takes its stand.
One of these two ideas must triumph in
the organization and men cannot hide their
Indifference to the inevitable result by at
tempting to conceal their opinions under the
thin disguise of antnebraskaism. These
rival ideas are boldly in the field. The dem
ocratic party has taken its stand deliberately.
The union, the enthusiasm, and the dignity
with which it holds its position, have attract
ed respect and admiration even among our
adversaries. That position was assumed in
Difference and in response to the national
sentiment; it was assumed with no object of
eypediency or gain; and it will be maintain
ed, whether the result is a crowning victory
or an honorable defeat.