Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-19

or not; and If they go there soith siaves, there
soiH be a better chance for deciding me question
under a Territorial Government than wstAoM
one. "A positive law, prohibiting the introduce
ton Of Slavery, is the fundamental law OF that
Territory, and it could be enforced by Fed
eral Court but may be disregarded without
one.
"What we need, then, is Government with
such officers as will see that the fundamental
law be enforced II will be the duty Of the
Administration to appoint such officers; hence
the necessity Of hauing an administration i'm
bssed soith the spirit Of Freedom. Can we trust
the present Administration The record Of
General Pierce, the sentiments Of his Inaugu-
raj, and the antecedents of the members Of his
Cabinet, furnish small ground Of hope to the
friends Of Liberty. We distrust the Admins
tration So far from making its Territorial
appointments with view to protect the cause
Of Freedom in the Territories, zoe fear that they
are dictated by an opposite motive.
n II n
we WISH 70 6eo lNopIdsAn oISouiAOu, Ous,
what has already taken place authorizes the
belief that its judges and Executive officers will
be selected with view to give Slavery chance
to obtain foothold in the Territory.* For this
reason, notwithstanding zoe knosc that the con-
dition Of the Territory is fired by the Missouri
Compromise, aoe hope that the friends Of Free
dom in the ne1t Congress mil insist upon The
incorporation Of a clause (o0irming this fact en-
pressly) into every bill that mag be introduced
for tie organisation of Territorial Govern
ment. We acsre a0illing to a0aiue THIS point at
the late session, as our friends acre certain the
Territory acas already secured by lao against
Slavery, and acre confident that the bill Dould
pass the Senate we did not believe 1t 0o,tld
pass that body, for such an event scould be un-
precedented; but aOe said nothing publicly, de-
sirous of throwing no obstacles in the acay Of
the experiment. Il failed-.failed through the
opposition OF the Slapeholding Interest. II mil
encounter the same opposition hereafter, and the
men Of the North and West, s0ho are determined
to put ii through, aoould do neil to make a clean
business Of 1T. Let them leave no room for
doubt If as we believe-but as many slave
holders deny, and as the judges appointed by
Mr.. Pierce may deny-Slavery is excluded and
will be excluded by tho Missouri Compromise,
let the fact be affirmed in the bill organizing
Territorial Government. Let the will Of
Congress be so distinctly expressed, that no
court, constituted to administer its laws, shall
have pretext for doubling. Let the people
look to it, and see that their Representatives do
not betray The cause Of Free Institutions. We
tell them there as danger, great danger, to be ap-
pretended from an administration coming into
power on such principles under such auspices,
upon such pledges, as characterize this Adninis-
trationn
Soon after our return from Europe, we again
brought the subject to the notice of our read
ers, presented to them Mr.. Atchison's declara-
ton that he would never vote to organize
Territory in Nebraska, from which slavehold-
ers should be excluded, and expressed the opin-
ion that the subject would constitute one Of the
great questions Of this Congress.
Mr.. Kephart is of course at perfect liberty to
commend his own clearsghtedness, but in view
of the facts just submitted, he will see that he
has made great mistake in imputing false
confidence and blindness to AL others.
n Allusion was made here TO the course Of the
President in turning out the twelve judges Of the
Territories Just before the article written, and
appointing in their places Southern men, and others
favorable to Southern views.