Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-27

The schism, if possible, is wider than
ever, and almost every day it seems TO be
increasing. While the principles of con-
stitutional liberties as breathed in each
and every line of the Kansas-N Nebraska
act are growing rapidly in favor with the
people In every section of our country,
another blow, malicious and premeditated,
is struck at their foundation. And this
shock, too, was given by the noted and
conspicuous leaders of the Administration
Democracy, exhibiting one of the mean
est and most contemplate traits in the
character of the abandoned and reckless
demagoguc. Such detestable acts can
but recoil with doubled force upon theiE
own wise heads. What! depose a man
from a position which he has held for
fourteen years with credit to himself, his
party and his country, for no other rea-
son than his frmness and immoyable at
tachment to the principle which elevated
the present administration into power
This looks Ike letting by cones bebygOnes'
with a peculiar and particular vengeance.
1t seems more like a fixed thing' that
the fight has Just commenced, and nothing
but political damnation will satiate fiend-
ish and blood thirsty appetites. Rather
than see the worthy and distinguished
defender of State-rights honored by his
countrymen, they would take iendish de-
light in Witnessing the dying struggles of
the party, and the deplorable consequent
ces thereof would only provoke the
hOarse and grating congratulations of the
incendiary and traitor.
In justification of this p~reconcerted
scheming, wire working act of the Senate
Committee, we are told no thrust was
made atSenator Douglas, but that usage
and precedence required the chairman Of
a committee TO reflect the views of a ma.
jority of the members! From this, too
we must conclude the principles of popu,
lar sovereignty, if not Douglas, were aim.
ed at, and that they abhor, despise, and
condemn independent, bold, conservative
and consistent fidelity to the decisions o.
the supreme powers of the land and to tht
Constitution of the United States.
At another time this movement Nigh
not have attracted the attention of thu
people of the United States. Its announ
cement would scarcely have been read O
received a passing thought under othe.
circumstances. But Judge Douglas famr
as a statesman is as broad and as wide a
the land we inhabit. His enemies hav,
scented his path like so many blood
hounds, determined TO blight the CLOWN:
prospects which loom up before him in th'
North, the South, the East, and the West
And who, we ask, is waging this war o
persecution against Douglas on accoun
Of an honest difference of opinion? Al
will answer the very men who fought sid,
by side with him for the identical princi
pies still advocated by him, but ~abandonec
by them.
Those principles, any sane man Wi
admit, are enunciated in the Kansas-Ne
braska Act and the Cincinnati Democra
lie Platform, and without which Buchana
could not have been elected President c
the United States. Such principles pre-
served the nationality of the party an
insured Its success. Mr.. Fremont, on th
other hand, was the candidate of a sec
tional party, and as such was properly de
feated. The Republicans opposed wit
all the bitterness in their power th
rights of the people as embodied in th
Kansas-Nebraska act. These rights ar
clearly constitutional and national, an
whenever trampled upon, serious feal
may be entertained for the safety of h
Union. To protect and to see that thes
rights are fully enjoyed is the nOblest oil
ject of our party. Everything like fedt
raj Intervention suggestion, or uncalle
!, for dictation in the domestic rights of II
people are foreign TO the spirit of o.
fashioned, genuine Democracy; and "
II are firm in the belief that if the primo
K pies laid down by Democrats in 1856
faithfully adhered to, they will prove Il
e ark Of safety to our free institutions ; til
after the turbulent swell of excitement
1860 a permanent calm Will follow, al
l. such insane threats of dissolution of Il
E Union wIllbe heard no more forever, al
lie one mighty, united, undivided voice w
he proclaim the triumph of popular SOW
reignty, and the ~perpetuity of the gre
&c sisterhood of States.