Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-23
A NEW TERRITORIAL BILL ON FOOT
AEOTHER SCHEME TO EXTEND
SLAVERY.

ANOTHER SCHEME TO EXTEND
SLAVERY.
Near the close of the last session of Congress
bill was quietly reported by Robert johnson,
ono OF the Senators from Arkansas and made the .
special order for the fifteenth of this month /
which is likely to absorb in its importance all
other questions that will come before the body.
1t was bill for the organization of a new terri
tory between the 34th and 37th degrees Of latitude
and the 93th and Tooth degrees of longitude n
tract Of about 43,OO0,00O Of acres, lying between
the Red river of Louisiana and the southern boun-
dairy of Kansas, to be called NeOsho; and it is
artfully provided that the whole shall be protected
against any law excluding slavery from its soil
We gather the features OF the bill from the Western
Home Visitor, an Ohio paper. which deserves the
credit Of having first directed public attention to.
this subject.
Senator Johnson proposes to organize the terri
tory OF Chookec, including the country held 10y
the Cherokecs; Of Muskogee or the Creek and
Seminole disrict and of Chahta, including the
cessions to the Choctaws and Chickasaws-thrce
territories, to he controlled, as at present 10y the
Indians themselves, while the payment of salaries
and other civil expenses is made burthen upon
the treasury of the United States.
/ Section provides that nothing in this act CON
taincd shall be construed as to abrogate, change
alter or impair the the constitution or laws, or tie
customs or uSGJeS hdrg the force Of TAR, Of either
Of said nations Of Indiana" &c.
4 Section authorizes governor for four years,
VIZ ,'' o cio'tcu oy such iTee h'alc cHNehS oi
'H W 'Vs lcSPcVtNey us ny 'i!e LAWS oi Saiu
nations, are or may be voters therein" and who
shall receive a salary Of 2O00 with the right
10 appoint secretary at Il salary of $500.
Section recognizes the present legislative de-
"il''.''a Vi '"o Oi'oiUNecs "nj OnctUl"S eA-
!onts ,"oli power 10 .tH I,gh''ul NugeclS oi reg
United States and the provisions of this act :" and
: IN subsequent section the compensation of mem
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.i"t'i :" SVI"e % anu returning from 'he same
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tam Iii ~ ".i'"'noo " cicIAsi "Iel
S,nfos "'' "'' ~ p' " cH"r@e upon 'nc 'hl'eu
"'a'eS =,
,,,H ~; - PtorHes i,al no "il.ie men, OF o'her
sl1il W =" 'oset'ie VI oH
S aiS :" ou iil'us, easV ol the one huhufeuth pay
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: T.. @ euaGlco ~ sseStoh So sl
Lnnsas as defnas and fyea tho Un;Sbont HJ OF ~
Gnos ,hL ~ sh i ,ir s ti " oi
oxtended nvcr nocb NJ soid tbroo tor;t,o. ~
the yorious laws of tho Uuitc6 S,otns With aro
enumerated and on,ono which oro ..tboso man. j.;
force rerulntinr trade and intercourse with
the Indians. and the Furtive nets Of l793 and
Ils5O.
/ Besides the i.ca! tribunals district cour+ Of
the United States IS erected in each of the terrific
res with one Judtre for the Chobta district and
Judge for Chelokee and Muskorcc. 70 he anno;nted
bv the President and Sc, ate of the I-nited Stotes
for term Of three wears. and with salaries Of So
800 in the Chelokce and Muscogee district, and
- 600 in the ChaLto disri,t e, cnnrt ~ ~, a(
cered and have the Jurisdiction Of other territorial
courts and its decisions TO be in like manner sub
cct to onpenl tn the Snnronr Cnrrt or tho Initad
States: but, (us section % provides) in cases in
volyng the question Of title to slaves, such wris of
error or appeals shall be allowed 70 and decided hv
the said Supreme Court. without regnrd to The yoi
ue of the matter property or title in controversv
and from any decision of either of snid courts or
thn ;udro nf' o;thnr nnor o ,,,;t nf Ly ,s,
involving question Of personal freedom, writ of
error or appeal shall be allowed to said Supreme
Court"
So much for the general features Of the BILL in
Guiding the legislative, executive and judicial or
ganizaton of the respective territories Among
the miscellaneous provisions is an appropriation
by Congress Of SlO,GGO to each of said territories
TO be therein applied by the respective governors
to the erection of suitable buildings for the accom-
modation of the legislature and of said District
Court and its officers, and the officers of the execu-
tive Departmental stipulation lsec So J " that all
the free citizens of the said several nations to wit:
the Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoes Choctaws and
and Chckasaws, resident or hereafter coming into
and settling in said territories being of Indian or
Indian and white blood shall, when this act takes
effect to each nation respectively. become and be
citizens Of tie United .StateS; and the constitution
of the United States shall have the same force and
effect within the said territories as elsewhere within
the United States "--and also provision that each
territory may be represented in Congress by n
delegate.
These territorial legislatures are 'rcauired (sec
49, to enact proper laws regulating the institution
of marriage, making it a contract for life, not dis
soluble at the pleasure of the parties, nrohibitnp
poligamy, and providing that divorces shall only
be granted by judicial power for causes preyiously
defined by a general law"
But the gist of the whole matter-tbe object in
view through all the details of this elaborate scheme