Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-03-24
Nebraska Meeting in Marshall county,
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At meeting of tbs inh ,b:tants Of Marietta. M r
q al county, iowa, Ma oh Sth, the following pream-
lie and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, Ii is now proposed to extend thu Il
slavery, over that vast territory lying between the
Miss Duri river and the lcky in the NebraS
IA Eli, now before Congress- In violation of the M s.
our Compromise which contains this prohibltgry Sec
tion, viz "Scc s. Bs it further enacted, thai in all
taat territory coded by France, to the United States
uader the name Of l. usana, which lies north ,f $50
and 80 min OF north latitude, net included within
the limits Of the Safe contemplated by this act, ss
very and involuntary servtude, otherwise than as g
punishment of crimes, shall be and is hereby foreye
prohibited act March 9Th, 1920. And also in opro-
sion to clause Of the celebrated Compro acts of
1850, affirming the principle Of the Mil act IN
this manner In the third article Of the .ond
ton Of the joint resolution for annexng Txss to the
United States it Is expressly declared that, ain snch
State States shall lie Termed out of said Territory
nerth Of said Missouri Compromise line, slavery
involuntary sevitude except for crime shall be pro-
hibited." Act March LIST, lsI5 Respecting which
thu Compromise Act, declares, provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to impair ,r
qualify anything contained in the third article Of Q
second section of the JOINT Resolution for sxing
Texas to the United States approved March 1,t
either regards the humber of STATES that may here
after be formed out Of the STATE IF Texs other
wile." Therefore,
/ResoiUai, Tat regard tb. propositi n 10 open
ITO slavery extsnt o. territory embracing Of
900 square miles more than twelve times as
heretofore guaranteed by the soutb to be base aud
scandalous schsme the part of the sava-poscr to
enable it control tbs detihies and ride tina liz
erti 9 Of the masses composing this union.
z Resolred, That the course Of President Franklin
Pierce snd of Senator Stephen l. D uglas-so both Of
rthom citxens Formerly of the Nav England sccticn
of the northern portion Of this confedcracyin abet
ting the south IN this Infamous pot is utterly
worthy of the place whi'h gave them birth, and OK
hbts them in the gest character of traitors to the
north and betrayors of tho dearest ineress Of the
bpne ard snsw of this whole nation.
/ResOiued, That we consider ths Nebraska Bill, a.
now ntainiI the slavery clause, to be am st q
death blow to the Pacific Railroad that should it be
passed wu Ter almost useless the passage of the
iIomesteld Law in cutting off from vast portion
of public territory the only nducement for free labor
us to rem.ve to the West; and also will render hope
less the gerous anticipations of uaiOn increasing
in freedom and liberty rising to the position of the
largest, h ppcs and most prosperous aggregation Of
frss Itop on the globe.
i Resatrtd, That Ne will forever hold ia con..r9.
those rulers who shall aid in the accomplishment Of
this stupsI dous fraud and that will hold then to b
unworthy the support of fr people, and to thi:
cad Will ways use our votes, AMI our in fusnoe tc
! keep the the farthest distance possible FIR Any
Stars in he administration Of this government
EeS0!utd, That in view of our ciess pre- ximity II
Nsbraska, We cannot b, Indifferent to any measures
the OH ct of which is to INTRODUCES into that territory
tn Institution of slavery which is to suffer per
| NIT in any a. anaer its introduction therein.
| R.snioed, That the North ought tn exclude foreve
from the national council, each and all of her repre-
senta'ivcs now in Congress- who, forsaking her bss
interest," crimnaly aid in the passage Of this or a.,
similar Measure. Is
Res, red, 9Th, That the foregoing resolutions b
/ published in the "lowa Tru, D,morrat' ara "Mu7ca
tine Journal" WILLIAM c. SMITH, Prest.
DsLcs W. ARNOLD. ssc'y.