Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-05

the long desired royal road to both medicine
and divinity and had accepted from his vii
lage friends the honorary titles Of both pro-
fessions, the blending of which had 80 exalted
him in the conceptions Of a stranger, who was
aware that there were in the world doctors OF
divinity as we'll as Of medicine!
THE NEBRASKA BILL-AGITATION IN PROS
PECT.
During the last Congress, an effort was made
in the Committee on Territories, in dealing
with the Nebraska Question, to run the south
ern boundary Of the proposed Territory along
the 38th parallel Of north latitude with the
manifest purpose Of avoiding recognition Of
the Missouri Compromise line OF SO deg 80
min. The effort failed--the true boundary Of
the Territory was prcservod-the bill went to
the Senate, and there met with the opposition
of the Southern Senators, because it proposed
the erection Of a Territory, which, in virtue Of
the Missouri Proviso Of 1920, would be free.
It failed as we oil know; and since that time,
Senator Atchison in Missouri has been oppo-
sing the organization Of any such Territory,
unless shareholders could have secured to them
the privilege Of carrying slaves into it. In his
speech at Lafayette, Missouri, he boldly dc
clared that he would vote for no bill to organize
Nebraska, unless the Missouri Compromise,
which excluded Slavery from all territory north
Of 36 deg. 80 min, were suspended This was
reopening the agitation Of the Question Of Sla-
very with a vengeance
We perceive that in the Senate MIR. Douglas
has reported back the bill to organize the
Territory of Nebraska, with sundry amend
ments," intended, we presume, to meet the de-
mands Of Senator Atchison. Whether they do
So or not, we shall have occasion to examine.
We find in a morning paper synopsis Of the
bill, as follows:
aThe first section Of the bill defines the
boundary AZ follows: All that part Of the Uni
ted States included within the following limits,
except such portions as are hereinafter express.
ly exempted from the operation Of this act, viz:
Beginning at the southwest corner Of the State
of Missouri; thence west on the limo Of SO deg,
80 min. north latitude until it intersects the
l03d meridian Of longitude west of greenwich
thence north on the same meridian until it in
tersects the SSH parallel of north latitude;
thence west on the same parallel Of latitude to
the summit of the Rocky Mountains; thence
northward along and upon the summit Of said
range Of mountains to the western boundary of
the Territory Of Minnesota thence southwark
on and with said boundary to the Missouri
river; thence down the centre Of the main
channel Of said river to the State of Missouri;
thence south on and with the western bound.
airy Of said State, to the place Of beginning, be
created into temporary Government, by tho
name Of the Territory OF Nebrasks; and when
admitted as q State or States the said Terri
tory, or any portion of tho same shall be re-
ceved into the Union with or without Slavery,
as their Constitutions may prescribe at the
time OF their admission, provided that nothing
contained in the act shall be construed to in
hibit the Government of the United States
from dividing such territory into two or more
Territories in such manner and at such times
as Congress may deem convenient and proper
or from attaching any portion OF said territory
to any other State or Territory Of the United
States; provided, further, that nothing shall
be construed to impair the rights of person or
property now pertaining to the Indians in said
Territory, so long as such rights shall remain
unextineuished by treaty, or to include any
tribe is not without the consent Of said tribe,
to be included within the limits or jurisdiction
Of any State or Territory; but all such terri
tory shall be excepted out Of the boundaries,
and constitute no part Of the Territory of Ne
braska, until said tribe shall signify their as
sent to the President Of the United States to
be included within the said Territory of Me-
braska; or to affect the authority OF the Uni
ted States to make any regulation respecting
such Indians, their lands, property, or other
rights, by treaty, laws, or otherwise, which it
would have been competent for the Govern
ment to make if this act had never passed.
"Ttmakest the act Of l7sa, respecting fugitiyes
from justice and persons escaping from SER
vice OF their masters, together with the amend
atory act Of 1850, to extend to and be in full
force in the Territory.
"The Constitution and laws or the United
States not locally inapplicable, arc TO be in full
force.
eThe seat Of Government il 10 be located at
Fort Leayenwortho
The part relating TO Slavery is tho follow
ing
And when admitted as Stale or States,
the said Territory, or any portion Of the same,
shall be received into the Union, 10Th or icith-
out Slavery, as their Constitutions mag pr, scribe
at The time Of their admission.
This is rcafHrmation Of one OF the proyi-
sions Of the Compromise Measures Of 1850, ex-
torted by the supporters OF Slavery. IL docs
not touch the Ttrrf,rial relations of Nebraska
to Slavery, rs they are already defined and set
tied by the Proyiso in the act Of 1870, for the
admission OF Missouri as State:
Ind be az further enacted, That IN all that
territory cedcd by Franco 10 the United States,
under the name of Louisiana, which lies NORTH
Of 80 deg. 30 min. N L., not included withia
he Hmiis Of the State Contemplated by this aci,
Slavery and involuntary ssTmiude, othersciw
than in the Punishment 81 crimes whereof the
parties shall have been duly convicted ytoH be,
and hereby Is, prohibited forever.
PROVIDED, aircays, That any person csca-
ping into the same, from whom labor or service
Is lawfully claimed in any State or Territory of
the United States, such fugitive may be idyfnt
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