Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-04-04

III urging this measure, tne NepraSha
bill they will leayc the Democratic par
ty. s. SIR, VIC shall pass this bill. settle
great principle. and so settle it. that in
all future time we can sustain it the coun-
try will approve it, and these gentlemen.
now so clamorous, will acquiesce-yes.
sir believe that is the word---or swear
that they were always for the PRINCIPE,
but opposed its application to these Ter
ritores and some of them will doubt
less be able to go back to some speech or
essay where they maintained the doctrine
tina. we now apply. Gentlemen need
have nc apprchcnsions about the storm
that will be raised at the North. l have
passed through such storms more than
once st'od here and voted against the
Wilmot Proviso With only eleven North
ern men sustaining me- How many of
you gentlemen, would be willing to vote
for it to-day
In other words, Mr. Richardson, who
had seen the Democracy Of the north
whipped and ayooned into an abandon
mcnt Of the Jcffcrsonian Ordinance Of
1897. did not doubt that they could be
whipped and drasooncd into a support Of
the Nebraska Bill He does not hesitate
to tell them so. As to storms at the
North" he had seen them blow over be-
fore. He knew they were neither long
nor formidable. He even taunts 10 their
faces, tn, democratic gentlemen on the
floor with him Of '.free soil and '5o'iiion
pror'irities. with the prediction that
they themselves, "ctomorrus' as they
then were, would be whipped in. would
''acquiesfe, or even sac a. that thy
'csre alsrays for Tie lrin,iple
The impotence of this lang Jag of Mr.
Richardson is iatolerable, bat It's truth is
more intolerable. 1t seems incredibl.
that he should have proclaimed aad ex-
ul'ed over the veual pIiability OF his as
sociates ana his own party; bat tn, rec
ord proves that he did 50. and. wat is
still more deplorable, the event has al.
ready justiae! every one of his pred:c-
tons. The storm al fhc Norih.@ IN
deed, blew over quicker than he expect
ed; and in nineteen months after h mad
his speech. he found himse.fa eanaidtt,
for the spoahership on the. platform OF
tn Nebraska bill. unanimously support
ed by his party, aud even voted Tor bv
some OF the very gentlemcn.-once
'''lamoroas, but now sileacel-whom
he had 50 stadiously iasul,e3.
The fire. States. comprising numeri.
ca majority OF the Union, and the Dem
ocra'ic party as re-or-anizsd ind r Gen.
Jae. son, controlling almost uniformly 4
majority Of the free States. it resulted O.
necessity, that the Democracy of the
North had an equal and independent, voice
In the councils OF the common party
hey never failed TO make this voice r.
spected. and in determining upon party
measures, their principles and wishes
were consulted and deferred to. The
Democratic party was then national par
~ bot'omed upon IDEAS common 10 both
sections for sappor,, and receiving dirac.
ton not less from the North than from
the South, the condition of things which
now exists. IS of very modern date. 1t
originated in the abandonment BY Gen. I
Cass aad some other persons. by no
means eminent for talent. o. services. bu,
accidentally in the lead Of the Northern
seeoon OF the Democratic party, 0: the
orineipie OF the Wilmo, Proviso: a prin-
apple Of unques.ionable constitu,ionality
sustained BY the uniform practice of the
government. coming down TO US with the
weight Of all the g-ea, names OF the Rev.
'0oon' and the benefcen, operation OF
Sh'eh was attes;ed to US BY the marvel.
Gus prosperity of the North West
This abandonment, although far from
was not general enough to EN-.
'olden the South to new demands AMI
ed at no long interval to The adop,iop
II the policy of the Nebraska bill l.
,ades tia: policy. the free State. being
10 longer looked 70 for support, arr no
onser looked to for direction: AID n, +
.oSolu'e unaaimity Of the south sein,
eouisita to the scheme OF governing ID.
oun'ry through the power OF srct,o, !
he attainment of the uaaniu.i.v calls for ,
submission to its demands and its pas
IONS becoming Constantly more com.
'.ete- In this view OF thing. the rec,u,
reclamation and messages of the Presi.
dent are only the log, sequence of,be
Nebraska Act. undsr which. the Demo.
rate party being m de exclusively de-.
endant upon success in the Sou bern
'tates, lis platform and its acts INNS. h,