The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-24

that taken at the end of five years resi-
denCe after declaration of intention. Non
but citizens--those who are born in III
country, or, by five years naturalization
have become cltizens-swear to the Constr
tuition. The Judges who will be appointe
will nquestionably so hold, and exclude al
others from polls
But the most insulting provision III thi
section, and the most intolerable provision
in the whole BILL is that which makes it AM
the Constitution of equal sanctity; whicl
compels every man who presents himself a
the polls to vote, or as a candidate for office
to support the Nebraska bill; and which re
quires him to devote himself to the propaga
tion Of slavery before he is allowed to ex
ercise the inalienable right of freeman.
This is the first time an American citizel
has ever been required to take an oath II
support an act of Congress it is the frs
time suffrage and office were ever made
dependent upon such an oath it is the frs
time the extension OF slavery has been raiseC
to the level of constitutional duty.
The operation of this qualification will
be to exclude from the polls and from Office
in the territories, nearly every man wht
goes there from the free States. It will dis
franchise nearly every member of every EN-
Tgrant association that has yet been formed
and place the entire political power of tht
territory in the hands of shareholders o.
slavery propagandists for no others will O
can take the oath required by the terms o
this act.
1t will also exclude from the polls anC
from office for five years, every foreigner
who may reach the territory after the frs
election day.
As the great bulk of the future settlers o
Nebraska will be foreigners and emigrant
from the free States, it is obvious that so fa
from governing themselves, the inhabitant
of the territory will have comparativel,
nothing to do with making or administerin!
the laws which they are required to obey
Such is the character of the bill which Sen
ator Douglas informed the brass band, whom
he addressed the other night at the st. Mich
olas, was based upon the right of the people
to govern themselves N. Y. Eve. Post
THE DIFFERENCE.-Our citizens. guilty o
no other offence than the color Of their skin
are imprisoned in Southern ports, in viola
ton, we believe, Of our rights under the
Constitution of the United States. Ye
when Massa chusetts sought by legal anC
constitutional means to test their rights un
der that sacred instrument, when she SEN
one of her most eminent citizens, Hon. Sam
uel Hoar clothed with her official dignity o.
the agent of a sovereign State, to appeal in
their own courts of justice, before their owr
Judges, all know how she was treated by
South Carolina The halls of Justice of thai
State were closed against u.s. Our rights un.
der the Constitution, admitted by South
Carolina judge, were refused us, and oul
agent was driven by mob violence out ol
the State. In doing this, South Corolins
was sustained by nearly every southern press
now so swift to heap their vituperations
upon us. But now, when southern gentle
men come to us and claim rights under the
same constitution, which CRATE harshly upon
our moral and religious feelings, when, un
der circumstances the most aggravating, we
keep down as community, the rebellious
promptings of our hearts, and execute the
odious law, the very pains taken to assure
that execution are distorted into reproach
How much more of this is it to be expected
that human nature will be able to endure
Boston Atlas.
A number of southern senators are said tc
have declared that they would oppose any
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