Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-02
The Principles of the Nebras-
ka Bill.

Sections and II are the same--one ap-
piled to Nebraska and the other To Kanzas.
We quote section 2--thus;
SEC. ?. .4nd be Il further enacied
That the Constitution aud all laws of the
United States which are not locally lnappli-
cable, shall have the same force aud effect
within the said Territory of Kansas rs else
where within the United States, except the
eighth section Of the act preparatory 10 the
admission of Missouri into the Union, ap.
proved March q, 1870, which, being neon
sIstent with the principle Of non-interyention
by Congress with Slavery IN the States and
Territories, as recognized by the legislation
of 1850, commonly called the Compromise
Measures, is hereby declared imperative
and void 1t being the true intent and mean
ing Of this act not 10 legIslate Slavery into
any Territory or State, nor to exclude il
therefron, but to leave the people thereof
perfectly free TO form and regulate thew do
nestle institutions IN their own way, subject
only to the Constitution of the United
States: Provided, Tha; nothing herein con.
tanned shall be construed 10 revive or put in
force any law or regulation which may have
existed prior 20 the act of March q, 1920,
either protecting, establishing, prohibiting,
or abolishing Slavery.
The prominent points are these;
Ist. The Constitution and all laws are to
have the same force "as elsewhere within
the United States !" except
I'd. The anti-slagery part of the Missouri
Compromise, which is declared to be inoper.
alive and void
Sd. The intent is not to legislate Slavery
into any territory or state, nor TO exclude it
therefrom, but to leave the people free to
regulate their domestic Institutions in their
own way, subject only TO the Constitution of
the United States.
18th. All laws or regulations respecting
slavery, which existed prior to the Missouri
Compromise, are abrogated.
9Th. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1898 and
1850 are by section 10 declared To extend
to and be in full force in the territories.
Under the provisions indicated above Tex
cePt the last the Slavocrats claim that they
have the right to take their slaves into the
territories OF Nebraska and Kansas, and TO
keep them in bondage there until the people
shall abolish or prohibit slavery. Their doc
trine is that slavery is recognized by the
Constitution that slaves are property, as a
horse or any other domestic animal and
that shareholders have precisely the same
right to take into and hold their slaves in fed
eral territory, as a Northern man has TO take
into and hold his horses or cattle in such ter
nlory. This, they say, was their right I'M
der the Constitution this night, they say,
was infr'nged by the ordinance of l7o7 and
the Missouri Compromise; and therefore
they have abrOgatsd, annulled, and repudia.
ted the Missouri Compromise and all Other /
previous regulations respecting Sarery and
pledged the fsdeal Government not 10 pre.
uent them from taking their slaues into these
territories This is the slayocrauc view of
the matter. The Northern dough-iaees are
not so frank they do not admit these conse.
quences Of their rreachery, but skulk under
the plea that non-interyention neither legis-