Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-20
tended to extend and perpetuate the power OF
the Slaveholding Oligarchy.

that the abrogation of the Anti-Slavery prohi-
bition in the Governments Of Oregon, Wash
ington, and Minnesota, is involved in the pas
sage Of Douglass Nebraska Bill. They see that
it will practically convert certain portion OF
Nebraska into field for slave labor. But they
look beyond all this, and sec in the passage Of
the Bill another demonstration OF their power,
a signal triumph over the spirit Of Freedom,
profound humiliation TO the North, an enhance
ment Of their prestige Of success so all-prevail-
ing with the mercenary politicians Astounding
in that section. We care moi, they say, for any
immediate pecuniary gain, but we subject the
North to a test, submission to which will prove
that its people can BIO moulded at our will ;
and we wipe out the stigma fastened upon Sla-
very by the early action of the Government, as
an institution exceptional and mischievous
But, not only for the practical advantages
secured at once to Slave Labor, not only for
the qualification Of the pride and the augment
alton Of the influence Of the Slave Power, not
only on account Of the staggering blow that
will be inflicted upon the spirit Of resistance to
slaveholding aggression, is this measure urged !;
still another consideration unites and confirms
the South in its support IF passed, it cstab-
fishes, as it is said the Principle Of Non-lnter-
yention by the Federal Government with a
view to suppress or exclude Slavery from any
portion Of United States Territory. Slavery
will be considered Mathematical, and may in
trude itself anywhere within the Jurisdiction OF
the General Government. The Non-lnterven-
ton Of the Shareholders means, no legislation
against Slavery in the Territories, either by
Congress or the Territorial Legislatures. Ter
ritorial acquisitions on the North are not anti
cipated, will not be tolerated The Slavehold-
era want no Territory where the laws of Nature
and tho habits Of the People are unfavorable
to Slavery. Their aim is acquisitions, south
wardly, of countries wherc Slavery already OK
ists or may be readily introduced. Pass the
bill, establish the Principle Of n-Intervention,
50 called as universal rule Of policy, and the
whole power of the Government will be turned
towards the acquisition Of Cuba, and the grad
ual absorption Of all Of Mexico fit for slave Gull
ture. There can be no mistake as to this The
appointment Of Mr.. Soule to Spain that OF
Sullivan to Portugal, the filibustering expedi
tions against Cuba from this country, the sig
nificant hints in the organ" for the last six
months, Of Executive interference to save that
island from the process Of " Authorization " or
emancipation the piratical descent Of Captain
Walker upon Lower California, for the pur-
pose Of setting up there slaveholding Repub-
lie, the Gadsden treaty proposing the purchase
Of portion Of Mexico large enough to form
two slave States, now under consideration in
tho Senate, and other facts confirm this view
Of the future policy Of the Government.
Nor will this be all. Despotisms are identi
cal in principle, and are maintained by the
same means. Free Speech and Free Press
on the continent Of Europe are suppressed, be-
cause incompatible with the existence Of Alb
solutism. FREQ Speech and Free Press in
the Southern States Of this Union are sup
pressed, because incompatible with Planta-
ton Slavery. Margaret Douglass, q benevo-
lent woman, is imprisoned at Norfolk, for
teaching savss to read. Twenty years ago, the
Shareholders presuming then little too much
on their power, set price on the heads Of
Northern freemen, for discussing the subject Of
Slavery, and demanded from Northern Legis-
latures the passage Of laws against such dis
cussion and little later they undertook to
establish an irresponsible censorship over the
post Office. They revealed in all this their
eternal hostility to Liberty, and the irrecon-
cilable antsgonism Of Slavery to every safe
guard of popular rights The demands they
then made will be renewed whenever thoy can
hope to enforce them. Not ono claim have
they abandoned Plantation Slavery today
hates Liberty Of Speech and the Press as much
as Russian Dospotism does. The Slave Power
would strangle the Press at the North, as it
has done at the South, werc IL within its grasp
The end il not yet. Pass the Billet the
Slave Interest triumph-let the North be aba
sed, its life-blood poisoned, its strong limbs pal
sled by the Treason Matched in its bosom-let
Slavery DO Mathematical, andnow regions added
to its ample domain-snd how long ere the
naughty demands Of 1886 will be revived
One step towards this result was taken at Bal
timore, when the so-caIled Democratic Party
was pledged, by its National Convention, TO re-
sst and suppress all discussion Of the Slavery
question, in Congress and out Of it. This was
. moral edict against Liberty Of Speech and
the Press, to be enforced by the power Of
majority, under the heavy pains and penalties
Of Party Prescription. How easy the transit
ton to legislative enactment-to law Of libel
or sedition--inflicting fine and imprisonment,
upon all engaged in denouncing Slavery and
it, supporters
This day, he'd the Slaveholding Class the
courage, it would openly dcpncnd the suppress
sion Of the National Era Let the Bill pass--let
the North continue passive, humbled, DISTRACT
ed, snsIayed--let Slavery 90 on conquering and
TO conquer, and tho time will come when no