Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-11-04
FROM THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN.
NO MORE SLAVE STATES.

The most dangerous form which Northern oppo-
stion has taken to slavery because that in which its
purposes can be most easily carried out, has been
embodied IN the proclamation that no more slave
States shall be admitted into the Union The adop-
ton of this principle by the Fusionsts of New York
Ohio, and other free States has given an abundant
opportunity, and one which has not been neglected,
to fix upon the Wings of the North the charge of
rampant Abolitionism. Whilst we have regretted
the completely of Wings in these fusions we have
viewed their conduct more in the light Of conces-
sions to the exaggerated feeling of hostility to sla
very occasoned by the passage of the Nebraska bill
than as the evidence of determination to push to
an extreme the existing sectional excitement With
that view we think the action of the Congress of
1866 will be far from meeting the expectations of the
ultra anti-slavery men who growing Justify in
the hope that their most violent measures are to be
hesatingy affirmed We have at least equal faith and
far more hope, in the succeeding Congress than in that
which will assemble in December next Opposition to the
Administration rather than to the South will be its
prominent aspect and the South by studously refusing
to introduce any exciting ISSUE will have it in her power
to control the Of events in larger degree than
may at this time appear possible
We WISH however to refer to the fact that this
ston to the admission of slave States not confined
to Wings Freesoilers and Aboltioniss but that it is put
legitimate results of the Nebraska BILL That bill is de-
Tended by the Democrats of the North exclusively on
antslavery grounds The people there are told that
aboishes odious line that permitted slavery beyond
tain degrees Of ude and that puts into the power
Of the free settler to prevent the addition offurther slave
territory to the Union. This has been frankly and dis
tincy stated by the distinguished Senator from Illinois,
Gen. SHIELDS. Addressing his constituents recently at
Springfield he explained to them the doctrine Of nom
Intervention and enforced its principles Its effects he
thus described:
1T allowed the people to fix their own condition,
manage their own affairs and work out their happ-
States in the settlement and government of common ter
ritory. Kansas and Nebraska free now and the
people there would keep them Free The establishment
Of slavery in these Territories not only improbable
but impossible and it always wiser and better let
people work out great good for themselves than have it
forced upon them by others and this the way in
which reemen always do what great and good by their
own free and voluntary act This principle of inter
venton would only keep Kansas and Nebraska what
they are now-reebut would, By its full and fair opera
ton ace acquire the continent to the Ltmus Of Darie
'oork Nth such popeM force and fleet that rould
ever see another SLAVE Territory on this continent"
Now, what charge are the Wings Of New York, Penn
sylvana, Massachusetts obnoxious that does not
fall with equal force upon Gen. Shields and his Democra
tic constituents who approved these sentiments Both
have manifested their opposition to slavery per SCI the
only difference is to the best by which can be
curbed and restrained The Northern Wing or Fusionis
says repeal the Nebraska bill and manifest your OPPOSE
ton to slavery by refusing to admit another slave State
into the Union The Northern Democrat says no let us
mold on to the Nebraska bill it embodes our opposition
TO slavery and under its operations no man ,c epsr see
0nofher aare Territory this continent If the Northern
democrat IS right in his understanding of non nterfer
ence ne IS by far the most dangerous opponent of the
SOUTH because he relies upon principle already estab
shed as the law Of the land, whilst the Fusonst must
depend upon the varying disposition and sentiment Of the
two Houses OF Congress for the carrying out Of his views
Since what we have written above was put in type we
find in the Washington Union approval Of Gen. shiedss
advocacy Of the Nebraska bill on the ground that il win
prevent forever the admission Of new slave States into the
Union. The official paper copies the extract from Cen
Shiedss speech which have given above. and intro
duces it with the following remarks:
"We grati6ed to that Gen SHIELDS is in the
in his State, giving powerful aid TO his dsn
guished colleague Judge DOUGLAS Seldom has contest
been zealousy and ably carried on as that in MI
nos Judge Douglas has just completed tour of four
weeks and returned to Chicago with confidence Of the
triumph Of the Democracy. Gen. Shields has entered