Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-16

The Washington Sentinel replies to the ob;oc,;ors
which have been raised to the Nebraska Bill on tho
ground of Senator Badgers amendment and pub,isb.
cs that amendment, as follows:
P'ogidsd, That nothing contained in this &C, shall he
10 revive or put in force any law or reguIa,n
which may have existed prior to the sct of the 9Th
Aareh 1920 either protecting, establishing probibnc
or aooiishing slavery" Fs'
we Fave never entertained the idea that the obec.
oil this amendment was to lay any restrictions unon
'he introduction Of slaves into the Nebraska Terrific.
ry' Inc language of the proviso explains ITSELF
"hile 1t does not establish slavery in the territory It
does not prohibit it. The act provides for remcyins
the restrictions OF the Missouri Compromise, prohibit
ting slavery That answers the purpose of the South
20 the extent OF opening the territory to the nroduc
non oil slaves it would present strange anomaly
snat the bill should bear positive contradiction up
oh us incorporating for the admission of slavery,
ana at the same time prohibiting it. Southern Sena
t'rs, including Messrs. Mason and Hunter. Of this
SAte must have been easily bamboozed to give their
suPPor' 10 SUCH bill. Our representatives TO say
"e iVaS' Oh " were very remiss in carrying ut the
A'u' ~ ocS' IONS they make, as the peculiar champ
ns o southern rights, not to have detected so c,,re
s'ous ueiect IN the Nebraska BIN before they cos
tner Votes Tor IT. They have rested quietly u,dsr
i'e adoption oil the Badger amendment and ro ,,L
IL Tor granted they are not much alarmed obop, :,
antslavery effects.
we care not whether the bill reviyes or rene,Is Do
old French law in force prior to 1920 recogniz;, NJ
ESTABLISHING slavery in that territory Witbout n ms
iu's restriction. such rs that enacted under the Me
y compromise, the introduction of Slaves IL nor
~ tie n THIS territory The Constitution Of the Irp
oa'eS VIII recognise its existence and TINT MI in,
'th need ask for. Let the prohi ltion he rerpoved
an then southern citizens can emgratc to the conn,
win tbeir slaves, and take the chances of ts adj
III Ssloh into the Union rs slave or non sayeholIn,
states ibis privilege they have right TO- and /,
the absence OF any special prohibtory enactment h,
congress 1t is guaranteed TO them by the Fedora
constitution. Slaves recognised as property Il,
ahe constitution, and those holding them are as ma
e"uueu 10 their possession in the public terrtor- n
.'V "'e 10 any other species Of property. We Inn
e'e quote the authority cited by Senator Hunter
ms recent speech On the Nebraska bill, from yatte
La" Oh Nations, which says, every nation acaui,iu
terr'ofy Oy treaty, or otherwise must hold il subo,
10 Tue Constitution and laws of it's own Govorntncr
ana not according to those Of the Government "a
dingit"
we CONSIDER them that we have nothing TO f.,
from the Badger amendment rs Incorporated in N
NeorAska bill. If we have, the responsibility ros,
with The Administration lary, protesting to favor IN
bill in It's most liberal construction towards ilo Gut,
to remove any equivocation ii may contain in this r,
SPect Upon the question Of the recognition of "S,,,
ter sovereignty, which the father Of that doctrine
Gen. Cass-iook occasion 10 congratulate himself ov
It's establishment when the Nebraska bill passed u
Senate ", should like TO hear something further fro
our Democratic cotonporarics The .ShtiHsIis mu
on this point w. it, very able argument on the cec
OF SENATOR badgers amendment viii the ,&at
"d iet u' have IL views on Con. Cass' fay
siir do trinc cf "squaucr soycrcipnty'' in regard
the Nebraska bk
~ The Arlington virginia., speaking Of the SIN.
noe o's thnk' ID" 10 tho a5'ensc Of Gold sad gIye
ana prohibited by hS ICON passing small notes the
viii have 70 revive tie carsspev Of The oil "s,,to
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