Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-03
THE NEBRASKA BILI,-wHAT Is 1T

Wuhte Wo NEesiuentb Olgnnture 10 DecOhle INV
in due form. Perhaps II is such before this. OF
course all good citizens" who abide by law will
like to know Of its requirements. We give the
Tribune's synopsis, which we think very accurate
one rather than the details Of the bill ITSELF The
proslavery clauses, it contains entire 1t provides
that's
"a new Territory named Nebraska is 10 be or.
ganized composing all that portion Of the hitherto
unorganized, territory Of the UnedStates lying
tween Iowa and Minnesota on the cast, the British
possessions (lat. 49o) On the north, the summit of
the Rocky Mountains on the west, and the parellel
of N. lat. 400 on the south,-forming tract about
thousand miles from east to west by little over
six hundred from north to south. The Governor
is to fix the temporary seat Of government OF this
territory. The rights of the Indians are not to
be impaired or effected by its organization. tits
all now Indian territory, and there are probably not
three hundred white men settled within its limits
and what few there arc either Government employees
or intrudng squatters, mainly hunters trappers In
dian traders, &C.
A Governor. (salary s2,500,) Secretary, salary
$2000,) Chief Justice and two Associate Justi-
ces salaries $4,000 cach) DistrictAttorney and
n Marshall (paid by fees) for said Territory shall
/ be appointed by the President and Senate-all to
serve for four years, Except the Secretary fye)-
all TO be paid quarterly out Of the Treasury Of
the United States.
u "A Legislative COuncil OF tnlrteen ana LeHlSln-
tive Assembly Of twenty-sx members shall be
chosen--the former for two years, the latter for
one year-by the free white male inhabitants Of
said Territory who are either citizens Of the United
States shall have declared their intention Of bc-
coming such, and sworn allegiance to the Constitu-
ton Of the United States. The Governor is to
take census divide the Territory into Election
Districts apportion the members and designate the
time for holding the election, andi he can't with
all his patronage and power, elect Legislature
after his own heart he must be poor tool. lie
has beyond this Veto on all acts Of tho Legisa-
ture, which can only be overcome by two-thrds
; vote in either branch. Township, district and
county officers are to be Appointed or elected
rs the Governor and Legislative Assembly shall
r dictate. Members Of Assembly have 80 per day
r cacl and the same for each twenty miles travel
to be paid out Of the U. S. Treasury, with public
buildings, cerk-hire, sergeant-at-arms, library
printing, &C., for each house. A Delegate to Con
gress is to be chosen, and to have the pay and
power Of other delegates that is, very little pow
er, but generous amount ofpay.l
D "SEc. ii. Ind be IL further enacted, Tha
the Constitution and all laws Of the United States
which are not locally inapplicablc, shall have the
same force and effect within the said Territory oi
: Nebraska as elsewhere in the United States, excep
the eighth section Of tho act preparatory TO the ad
mission Of Missouri into the Union, approved
March 6, 1920, which, being inconsistent with the
/, principle Of non-interventon by Congress with
Slavery in the States and Territories, recognized
by the legislation Of 1850, commonly called the
Compromise measures, is hereby declared inopera
tive and void il being the true intent and mean
ing Of this act not to legislate Slavery into any
Territory or State nor to exeddc it therefrom but
to leave the people thereof pcrfectfyvree to form
and regulate their domestic institutions in theiI
own way, subject only to the Constitution OF the
= United States Porided That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be constructed to revive put in force
any law or regulation which may have existed
prior to the act Of 9th March, 1920, either pro
tecting, establishing prohibiting, or abolishinl
Slavery.
|. [Can you imagine a sheep-thief approaching hi
neighbor's fold with more twistihed circumnaviga
ton than thati Bear in mind that this bill ceari.
implies that there are or will be other than free in
habiants in the Territory, and that its backer re
4 peatedy refused to allow the bill to be so amende
as TO empower the Legislative Assembly to estab
lish or prohibit Slavery. The plain intent Of tn
consprators is to rule Slavery into the Territorie
+ under the Federal Constitution, and deny to tn
l. Legislative Assembly any power to turn 1t out
. They did not fail Of course to pat as much slave
catching into the bill as possible, viz:
"Src. 10. And be IL further enacted, That the pre-
" visions Of an act entitled An act respecting fug
!! tives from justice and persons escaping from tn
l. service of their masters, approved February tweiv
l. seventeen hundred and ninetythree, and the pre-
a visions of tho act entitled An act to amend, an
lsuppllmcntury 10 tue ulOTbulu act, uppiONcu Ool
d tember eighteen, eighteen hundred and fifty, b'
and the same are hereby declared to extend to an
o. be in full force within the limits Of said Terrtor
,e of Nebraska"
Such are the provisions Of the bill as respect
Nebraska, which are all repeated with the sligf
needful variations, with regard to Kansas. which
bounded as follows;
Of "SEc 10. And be IL further enacted, That all thi
part of the Territory Of the United States inclu'
cd within the following limits except such portion
thereof as are hereinafter expressly exempted fro
y the operations Of this act to wit: beginning at
o pont on the western boundary of the State Of Mi
A. =, souri, where tho thirty-seventh parellel of nor
" latitude crosses the same thence west on sa
mie NC parallel to the eastern boundary of New.Mexic
~ thence north on said boundary to latitude thirt
or eight thence following said boundary westwa
~ to the east boundary of the Territory Of Utah,
NJ the summit Of the Rocky Mountains thence mort
- ward on said parallel TO the western boundary
the State of Missouri thence south with the we
ern boundary of said State to the place OF begi
= nine--he and the same is hereby created into
a temporary government by the name ot the Ierri
= nv of Kansas and when admitted as State
- States, the said Territory, or any portion Of I
c- same shall bo received into the Union, with wi;
ry out Slavery, as their Constitution may prescribe
SITS the time OF their admission"
no The seat of Government Of this Territory is
;s Gated at Fort Leayenworth, and there strong a.
earnest Tree press should De located WITHOUT ueiu
Is Two or three able cergymen, with teachers,
ed telligent mechanics, and men accustomed to pub
ur- speaking in behalf Of Reform and Equal Righ
should also erect their cabins there by Septemb
and be ready, to send for their families in
spring. Unless yigilantly watched and vigorous
m opposed the slave breeders backed by the pow
,ci- OF the Federal Government, will organize h
ca Territory after their own heart by this time NJ
,bs year.
PARKER PiLLsBuRY.-We are happy to publ
k" to Mr. Pillshurys numerous friends, the followi
the gratifying intelligence from the Hberator;
vo- -.
GER The numerous friends Of Mr.. PILLsBURY will
Are gratifcd TO learn that he is now convalescent
,or- steadily gaining in health and strength. lie
Sic been enjoying the benefits Of brief sojourn
-os- Cleycdon a charming waterngplace not far fr,
,re. Bristol,-st under the hospitable care Of
our and Miss EsTLIS. On the I'd Of May, he left
the Paris, (yia London, in company with his frieI
10 Mr. CHARLES 4. HovEY, Of this city, who kind
oanna acroee fha channal IN take him undar