Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-17

The MMbaREts Afbifsat h~ diNetN tfd
what "A o0u.iisrs she pivsA ia che ~hssie
areau a. ia the Nst~aska uas~slea,
sII tha Ncl,sAska EiN I'D. ~ haseses "a
dos i.yt. .aayhas.cally he9aais Masefs snsg
| heb,a,ka. and lale ersfv uiAsf Tsguioss, wouia
nst the q,lcstisn, .n Ile wlsole hright dclsh,
length, hseadIh, aud H. cntsss head and irgt,
10 ialy cxpiesaed Ia the rple tsnfenc "A
cHaNog or REsipEkcKf
Who will undertake ~ sisa~ ass Tvsag in
u c,angc Of residence "a the riasc
The siaius "a NO enc ~ changed no right
is diminished, mo- right acquired"
This change a residence does NOD alscr the
Status y of q slave, bat Il secures its perpsiu-
alton. Without such change, ihe status q
Slavery would ere thir have disappeared u
is this change 81 residence" In ether ~crds,
extension If Slavery that has increased the
number Of slave States from AK 10 iiiseen, sub.
jjectcd TO its blight large portion "a tho rich,
est territory Of tho Uaioa, and 10 Ia domina.
ton tho Union itself: And ~, were the leo
States of tho West 10 repeal their prohibitions
Of Slavery, and 'allow The slayahoider 10 settle
with his human chaticls within their borders,
tho resalt, in its whole height, depth, length,
breadth, and its entire head and font, would
CHANGE or REsIDEscE!p And what Wrong
would there be in thatl o, none at all--only
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa,
would DO converted from FREQ into slave States!
The fact that Virginia is the residence &C
slaves checks tho geowth Of her free populs-
ton by repeliing the immi 4 ration Of nonsiaW
holders, and compelling the emigration Of poor
white people. "A change Of residence" by
which slaves would be settled in Nebraska,
would produce similar elects ON free labor.
In many instances, the foreign slave trade
resolves itself into "a mere change Of reri
dence Of the slaves. The negroes bought by
the trader arc already slaves in Africa, and
their transportation to Cuba or Brazil merely
changes their residence But 80 edious and
wicked does our Government deem such "a
change Of residence" that il regards as pirates
American citizens engaged in bringing il about.
Now, we should like TO know why it is pratt
cal to change the residence Of slave from
Africa to Virginia, and yet Democratic and
Christian to change his residence from Virginia
to Nebraska. Slave expectation il no better
than slave importation, in itself or in its ccnse-
quences.
The Sentinel makes another point which
may be called point hotpoint:
81 But the bill does not, in terms, legislate
| Slavery into the Territory. They, therefore,
who a'lege that it docs, aver that il Slavery DO
not expressly prohibited, il is lawfully there
under the Constitution fuoprio pigoys, for IL
it be not 80, their opposition is baselccsn
A total misrepresentation Of the position Of
the opponents of the bill. They do not say that
it legslates Slavery into the Territory, but that
il repeats Legislation which excludes Slavery
from tho Territory; nor do they aver that IL
Slavery be not expressly prohibited, il is law
fully there under the Constitution proprio pig-
ore !, nor is it at oil necessary to assume or adj
NIT this, to justify their opposition to the bill.
But they know that Territory, protected by
express enactment against Slavery has never
become slave soil; that Territory, without such
protection, has been appropriated to slave
labor; that while at the North il is denied
that Slavery can 60 beyond tho limits Of the
slave States in virtue Of the Constitution, in
the South it is claimed that it may 20 any.
where within the jurisdiction cf tho Federal
Government, under the Constitution; that In
tho absence of Congressional enactment on the
subject tho holders of slaves will practically
decide the question against the North, because
they have direct pccuniary interest in the mat
ter, because they are united, because thcy are in
possession Of what they claim, and because the
Courts Of the Territories are constructed by an
Administrative Power under the control OF tho
Slave Interest For these reasons they oppose
the repeal Of the express enactment by which
Slavery is thut out from Nebraska.
In the course Of its dscursive editorial, the
Sentinel claims that tho Constitution il the cor
ncr-stonc Of Slavery" which, il aida liz moon.
testable from these two facts: first, that with
out it, acknowledgment the Union could mover
have been effected; nor can il be abolished,
without shivcring it to atoms.p Loose dccla.
NATION OF this kind is too Common among
shareholders TO create surprise.
If Slavery bc /" the corner stone Of the Con-
stitution," then all the camor against the
Anti Slaycry action Of tho People Of the free
States, as impairment, intermeddling, 60, is
itself impcrtinent and absurd. They have
right, and are bound, to act against il ; their
only fault is in not going far enough. For, If
the assumption be true, they should seek to
cnt themselves loose from Constitution with
such 81 cornerstone" OF 20 alter il as 10 sub
stitute Liberty for Slavery. Lot the Sentinel
convince the People Of the truth Of its -odious
assumption, and IL furnishes tho most powerful
motive for extreme Anti.Slavery action.
But the averment is just as untrue as the
reasons offered in support Of il. No acknowl-
edgment. Of tho rightfulness Of Slavery, OF Of
its nationality, was required as condition to
A. co~xcat,ox, ~ tbo IIn,op NOR ia IL euarde1