Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-02

The Anzeiger des Westens is published at
ST. Louis, in German and English, there being
a separate edition in each language. 1t sup
ported General Pierce for the Presidency, and
less than year ago it was pronounced by the
Washington Union to be the leading and
most influential paper in the West.o But it
saw proper to take ground against the Ne
braska bill, and that obliquity has effaced all
remembrance Of its virtues from the mind Of
the editor of the official organ and the IN
Seiger is charged, among other offences, with
preaching Abolition doctrines in their most
destructive formn This charge is denied in
emphatic language, and the Anseigsr goes on
to define its position, as follows: G.
aFor more than year we have not said a
word about the question of the Abolition of
Slavery, therefore we have neither preached it
in destructive nor any other form and at
this moment VIC have enough TO do to oppose
the extension of Slavery. However, we will
not hide our views regarding the abolition Of
Slavery. We are Abolitionists, because we
are men, because we are Republicans; but we
are Abolitionis's in the same sense rs the
founders of the American Republic, and in
that sense in which Washington, for instance,
was an Abohtionist, when he wrote to Robert
Morris:
al may say, there is no man living, whose
wishes are more upright for the abolition Of
Slavery, than mine. But there is only one
proper and effective manner in which this
abolition can be carried out, and that IL In the
way Of legislation and to this my vote, in as
much as It can contribute, shall not be want
ing
aOr 10 General Lafayette:
asTo set the slaves free at once, would in
my opinion, lead TO many difficulties and disad-
vantages. But il can and certainly ought to
be carried out by degrees, through legislative
authority,
aFrom this point Of view alone, and apart
from the shameful violation Of truth and faith
which was perpctrated by the adoption Of the
Nebraska bill, we had to oppose the extension
OF Slavery into the new Territories; for the
extension Of Slavery is the perpetuation Of
Slavery. Slavery is a real pestlence for the
State of Missouri. No one disputes this, and
no one can DO in doubt but that creation OF
new slave States ON our Western borders will
make the abolition Of Slavery in our State
more difficult, If not impossible. We are for
the abolition Of Slavery 10 Missouri Of course
III ttkdt uhuDoI, nuu III ~ W1J WhlCH Will uO
justice 20 all citizens Of the State. When this
measure should be taken up, and what steps
should be taken to prepare for il, we will not
investigate now. But we repeat, It is our
opinion, (of course only our personal opinioD)
that Slavery must cease, sooner or later 10
Missouri, and therefore, az free rejecting Mis-
sourians and honest friends Of the welfare Of
our State, we raise our voice most loudly against
the law which Is calculated to create new slave
States on our borders; and therefore we request
of the Northern States, TO our own interest
that henceforth they will dispnte every inch
Of ground which IL has not yet acquired with
al constitutional rights. IL the Washington
Union wants to term these principles Adolf.
tionism in its most destructive form, we can
have nothing against IL; il is that Aboltionism
which Washington openly professed, and which
every rejecting man and every friend Of lib
erty processes"
Darn or CART. VAN BUREN.--We regret
to learn, by the most recent advices from Tex
as, that Captain Van Buren, who was wound
ed in an encounter with the Indians has died