Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-02-10
NebraSk. Territory.

Nebraska Territory.
In lS20-after a period Of freuzied e1-
eitemen. on the Slavery question, Missouri.
form I'd out Of territory ccded to the United
States By France, was admitted into the
Union as slave State, under the following
Provisc:
"SxcTIoN g. Be it further enacted.
That in all that Territory cefc1 by France
to Me Ln;ted States un,Ier The nnne IF
Louisano, which lies north Of Sc 80
North latitude, and not included within the
limits Of the State contemplated by this
act. slavery or involuntary servi,uie, other
wise than as punishment ior crime. shall
be and is hereby .foreser prohibited"
Senator Douglas, has lately reported a
bill to organize the territorie. If Kansas
and Nebraska, with the following remark
able proviso, which, it is said, will pass
the Senate and probably the House, aud
be signed by the President:
"That the Constitution and all laws of
the United States which are Hnt locally
inspplicabIe, shall have the same force anu
effect within the said Territory as else
where in the United States. Except the
eighth section of the act preparatory to the
admission Of Missouri into the Union, ap-
proved March 6, 1920, which was super
ceded by the principles Of the legislation
of 1850, commonly called the Compromise
measures, and is declared imperative"
Mr. Dougla. made an exciting speech
in support of the bill, and was followed,
in opposition, by Senator Chase, Of Ohio,
who proved to demonstration, from the
record, that the allegation of the bill, and
the premises on which Mr.. Douglas based
his arguments were without foundation III
fact. The Missouri compr mise applied 20
the territory acquired from France, and
the compromise Of 1850 applied to the ter,
ritory acquired from Mckee" and the lat
ter instead Of superscdipg" the former,
recognizes aud sus,ains it in express terms.
Mr. Douglas afterwards offered an amend
m,n', declaring the compromise Of 20
/" inconsis.entwlth' the compromise of so
1t is supposed the bill will he amended
S, as to repeal the Missouri compromise in
direct terms, and will SO pass the Senate
10 the House the prospect Of its passage
is no; 50 good, as i, will be mixed up with
the land distribution and the Pacific rail-
road. There is disposition to hurry it
through before the mass of the people have
bad an opportunity to speak out on the
subject IL Is said the bill will have the
votes Of the Pennsylvania Senators, and
every Democratice Member of Congress
from tins STATE, except one. Imposing
meetings Of remonstrance have been held
in this State aud in New York, Ohio and
Missouri-anl the Legislature of H. l.
passed UNANIMOUS resolution against it.
The feeling in .hi. vicinity is one Of
strong and decided hostility to the bill, aud
we have ye. to find a single individual Of
any party TO approve Of it.
The two proposed trrri;"r.os W.. c tend
from the 81 OF North latitude ,u ,,,s .;,.t-
ish Possessions on the north, and from ih,
Western boundaric. Of Missouri, Iowa and
Minnesota to the summit of the Rock, ,
MoHntains-a district of country large,
t"an all the present free States together
except California. A large portion Of i,
-enoagh for four or five States like Penn
ryi'anla--has mild climate, "a rich luyu
rant sol, well adapted to tue exhaustiv,
sad iH'proglient uilase Of slave abor. al,
there is NJ doubt slave holders from Mis-
S'uri aud ether slave States, Will ,r.ss int,
'hs aew territories by hundreds aud thou
a', Is Se"n ~ ..e prvl;h,:i,t .! ls.,