The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-07-05
Nebfaska and Slavery.

frld (0hiol. spirit cf Democracy Ii shows
up che Inconsistency ef the fusion move
ineut, in clear style. Read and reflect
..ln the call issued to the People Of Ohio
for the ''tasioR" Convention. To be held va
tue city ol Columbus, on the }th OF lady
there is this remarkable seuteure:
III n Ber'essaIy now 10 recuF 20 the Con
stitaupa, Ia tlsAs iastnnieni It w1k be ssis
To seek Cor any reco- ntion ol slavery, even
"a iset. outside of Slave Siues. or f.T anY
power gwen 10 Congress TO lv:s.,laIc IN lis
behalf"
We cnafrss We are nn,ble ta keep zap
with the limes il thus seateHce is uat a Ne
rogniHoA vi Tie doctrine contained In the
Nebraska bin. II thcre Is la the G,Rstitu.
Iion no ''FreessDition of slavery, eYea rs Il
TACT, /" iRthe tvrrilsHies, as d,'rllrrd by the
foregoing extract, hog conld slavery exist
there, or what right has Congress To legs
late On the subject in aay way whaieyere-
IL slavery be NOT recognised by the C1nsti
tation, "outside OF Slave States,' il can
mol exist in the territories of the United
States except by positive Statate; and under
the Nebraska bill iAat Statute luust be en-.
acted by no0-slaveholdcrs. ior none others
will havr an existenee theSe, og at least ii
;hey are Shareholders, their slaves will not
be in the territories. Who, then, believes
that the noIrslaNchodinS people of Kansas
or Nebraska wal create those territories?
NJ man in his heart believes it: but many,
for purposes purely political, may assert it,
We mold the position that property in man,
an addition to noS being recognized oy the
Constitution, is also neither recognized by
the taw otnature or OF nations, nor by the
common law. 10 have an existence, then,
in Kanses or Nebraska a positive statute
must first be passed authorizing is, which we
confidently believe will never be done.
Again. The extract, quoted above, fur
ther declares that sit will be vain to see"
an the Constitution ''tor any power given to
Congress to legislate in It's slavery's be-
half." If this be truc, does 1t not follow
that it will also be equally "vain to seek"
in the Constitution ~'ior any power given to
Congress to leglslate' against slavery? If
the FIRST proposition be true, SO alse is tke
second. The whole question. ,hen, ought
To be left TO the decision Of the people Of the
territories, where it Of Tght belongs and
Just where the Nebraska bill leaves it.
We here give that portion of the Nebras-
Kansas bill which has caased SO much talk,
ssnd which has tseen so bitterly denounced
Read it carefsiy and seeif there is anything
ln il Inconsistent with the sentiment pro-
,4ainfed, i'll the above extract, by those cali
jag the 'fnSien' convenlion:
VsTb Aa l,n ~
United States. which are not locally inap-
piicabl shah have the same force and et-
1rct within the said territory of Nebraska as
elsewhere within the United States, except
he 8th section Of the aCt preparatory to the
admission of Missouri into the Union. ap-
proved March Gth, 1920, which being in
consistent with the principles Of NoN-lNTER
rENrIoN BY CONGRESS WITH SLAVERY IN THE
sTArgS AND TERRITORIES, as recognized oyMe
Legislation Of 1889. (commonly called the
compromise measRres,3 is hereby declared
iRoperallve and void, it BEING THE TRUE IN
TENT AND MEANING Of this act NOT To Ieyisa e
slavery in any Territory o. State, nor to eX-
t:Iude it therefrom, but to leave the people
thereof perfectly free TO form and regulate
their domestic institutions IN their OWN WAY,
SUBJEcr ONLY to- the constitution OF the y.
- iPraoided, that nothing herein contained
shall be constructed to revive or put in force
any law or Regulation which may have ex-
listed prior to the act OF March 8, 1920.
either protecting. establishing, prohibiting,
or aboaishiae slavery"
Here il is emph atically declared to be the
"'true intent and rneaning Of this act mol to
iegislate slavery iRto any Territory or State,
nor TO exclude it tberefrom, but to leave the
people u,eveof perfectly free to form and
regulate the domestic institutions in their
saooa ,s0y, subject oaly to the Constitution OF
the United States" Is there anything in
this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. anti Democratic
lis it wrong for the people Of the territories
10 legislale for themselves? Or must the
Congress Of the United States, a body in
which they have no vote, Iegislate for them!
1.-THE people "form and regulate their do
Tnestic institutions in their own way, sub
ject oalv To the Constitution of the United
States as provided in the Nebraska bill
and if sin thatinstrument the Constitution
it will be vain to seek for any recognition
of slavery, even as fact, outside Of slave
States" as declared by those calling The
Convention for July l3, how is slavery to
get into Nebraska or Kansas?
Let US see how an extract from this call
to the people of Ohio, and an extract From
The language Of John c Calhoun will look
side!by SIDE:
t1'he mine has passed. IL see my way in the
for bali way measures IN nConstitutlofl; cannot III
respect to Slavery. The a compromise. A COM
repeal Of the Missouri Pro- promse is but an act OF
Iibiton asdemonstrated Congress- hmey bee over
The utter iutlllty9t all le-iuled at any time. 1t
gslative compromises ltgives US no security But
necessary now to recur the Constitution Is stable
to the Constitution ln 1t is Il rock. 0h il we can
that instrument it will bestand, anJ on il we can
vain to seek for any re- meet friends Efom the
cogniti0n Of siaFcTy, evcnEOn-savehodiIg States.
;s q tact. outside 0t SiayeIIt Is tJrm and stable
States, or tor any power, ground, on which we can
given Congress legis- better stand opposition
islate in IT'S TO fanaticisnt than on the
tract from the call tor heshifting sands of compro-
July Convention. Imse. Let be done
with compromises Let
us 90 back and stand upon
FHH 4n gtf 1.-The Constitution .r--I0hn
4u, ,a Y Calhoun
CALHoUs said, ''Lct us 20 back and stand
upon the Consultation" Tie sfusionists'
say "It is necessary now to recH to the
Constitution" Where, then. is the differ
enceg About what Is all this .'noyse and
eontusion?" The Constitution rs the only
true platform upon which the people Of this
country can ia safety stand. And the par