Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-16
The Methodists and the Me-
braska Bill.

q Union was hrst formed.
{ The Methodists and the Me-
l braska Bill.
In the Minutes of he Providence r. ~
, Annual Conference of the Methodist lAs-
! " copal Church for the year ls5i," Just rub
lished, "bv order OF the Conference" are
the 70 loving appropriate and timely remarks
on the infamous Nebraska bill, whlci is
, commended to the perusal of all Christians,
for its high toned moral courage and plmi-
tive aightiorwardness;
In reference to the Nebraska bill nov be-
, fore Congress. and which proposes the lbro-
e CATION of the Missouri COMPROMISE, :, cal
led, we are strongly opposed to It FIR the
e following reasons:
e !. With our venerable founder, we regard
7 the system of American Slavery as the sum
@ Of all vilanies." ! hat Is, take wrong vo'
, lence and injustice take cruelty, hard
I heaucdness and contempt for the rights and
: interests Of humanity; take iornlcauon,
adultery, concubInage and amalgamauon q
2 the different races; take theft, robbery and
murder, and odd them all together, and the
sum-tota will be Slavery. To dis Slavery
the Nebraska bill proposes to open an Im
mense and fertile portion of the National
domain, destined as the home of happy,
free aud prosperous millions, and to expose
It 10 It's curse and blight
.. This infamous ulll also proposes TO do
tins wicked thing by breaking solemn com
promise. by destroying the plighted faith of
tie n'uo"' u! "u'on our cutIIc n.'onai Ter
| l''oiS' no'I' % i1''u"e 81 'o mas o'en
',eu ~ 'io'uoii ioIt'er' u uis'u'os
w i'' VI '''' u'''on "a, oo"'PaoT
an oT'lue'Ne III tne uinerehl sec
..""s ~ out C"lon, anu 'iius ofeaNs thAt
80 W ~"'o ~. results RON our uh''y ana
.'rV u'ulua' aiieV''on " Tue seNeral nelnoers
VI our Siea' o1 ,t glo iouS CohieueIacy Tor
"a" o.,'i' We iev' apphiieu al inc pros
pvC' Va ne i'a''"i uhu le'rlple consequences
"n'o" ,.I pi'sa5e % .u'' o'i "ouiu Nl'lc'
u'9" W. "e'ose1 .9u"I'y'
d. we regard the measure proposed ny
Slnyerv - S,a,o md nn' r,,;"naI ,ns,i.
,n,ion H. con,roI and ,,,anaro,ner, - en-.
Of m. ,eseryod r,oh,s or 10 s,yoro;',r
stats and w,b u,h;ch C,onoross h,s III
I'M ,yba,cyor ~ do ai,hor 20 ,hal,sh !, ~,
,he ono hand mr. ~ enco,,ror,o s,rcn,,ben
and nerno,ma,e il on tho 6,ber. and we
confess therefore, ,b,t So lonr as slavery
conhnes i,self 10 It's owp l,on,7s we have
nothing, practically, 10 do wnh It, Dai ~
several years we have perceived dispos',
ton ON the part OF some to use our ''ehetal
Government Tor lne purpose o. pi9unotinE '"e
mated interest o. slavery anu 'i's u"ee 1t
uie instrument u "Pi,i ess'o"' "'.
eV.r N'e"eu we el'0'oSe ".''' u'o''
ana a'arh nu| III l',s measure we ses d
oo'' a'e1''i,' " ''''' ~,
,u''o" qua 10 ,''Ns ~ AZ eSl''l's'''e w ~
, t'Al.ltNNt, hHu hEhli'A WHICH W. Hlbsl SUI
! emmy protest CuI 'eI''iai Hoseill'i'eIt
us u" u'p'e I,-"' 10 "'a"J sun W "'y
r '.ocesS "hiteHel' u''n ms 10 nlNe At
hing' ana wh'ch . sne'l ho' Il we can posi-.
! oy prevent IT. Ahu ul'''y OUT Co,l'.'i'''ee =
"'u,u guy 'u"l !" oo'''','''s '''n'',''s u
'"e N'oSs OF "a ST. We 90 Ho' uNes' ou' T,
, Se"ps VI 9ny Iisn's' .'l "'1 We "vSo'' va
,ou an! uu''1' as '''N'n 10 VI INC 'n''''
SUITS
The Fremont County journal iowa an
nounces that many settlers are already crowd
ing INTO Nebraska IN anticipation OF the ex-
tingushment OF the Indian title. 1t says the
change of time Tor the recession OF the lndl-
aus, IN some treaties recently negotiated,
from May LIT Uust past) To February next.
is very ungraciously received by these squat
tiers, and proceeds:
a." Buoyed up thus with hope. the informa-
ton speedily transmitted he:esfhat treaty
had been consumated, containing proyiso
that the Indians should have until next Feb
ruary to vacate the lands which they ceded,
fell like thunderbolt upon those who had
made preparations to cross over at as early a
date as the LIST of May Upon sober refec-
ton, the hardy pioneers, believing that the
blow thus aimed at them emanated from a
demagogue known by the name of Many
penny, endowed with little brief authority,
determined mat the mere grathcaton OF his
wounded PRIDE IN contemplate act Ike this
should De no oarrler between thein ana Ne
braska, and having thus determined, they
have crossed over ana are sun crossing over
every day. and making claims which are
pound 10 DC respected hereafter;
'"o '"p'an, aus; ~ oou"T''i "a 'le,' o"'
.e,'"J'y, 1sHSu u"'i' nyA' reo.ualy " Va
'. I'o" '@" w. Il "Iu ". ~ ~, :" .',,'
s.,n' ou' We H"o~ e'.Y ~ Nm only "'o"'N
az 'u,."eS n " le','9 ~ ,ue" 'ese'Na''on Oh
sne Dig Duo a"u' n.'o"i'iS .u'S' We 0un"o'
W, I'iPps" 'i- 'lDu'e9 - ''''so "'o "e'e
Inn'i., n,,o 80 ',a " M
sIaa,,,;,,,, - a. Z; ,h, 60 = A,,or;.a,,
c,,,1ans s,s,, sorrd in lVash;n,,,on 60,
ar,on,, ,on,i noi,,,c;ans I'm, - crates barsbI,
nror ,hs go ,f ,ho - and sina,, 81 H.,
Ia 81 -, .sa I,,,s.,i'',d 80 A., -
anJ ,ha,r ,rassrco in Nahrast, .Iha;, ,ha
ind,sns hara ,,n,;l na,t Fshr,ar, ~ Ioa,,o !,
felt Tho Rnhicon has been n.ssed F. b',rs'
es the bandiwork Of white men. are snring
,ng nm nnsb.roo Iils in Nehrasla al
already hundreds have crossed the Nissonr;
VIII ,6o Ja,a.,,,;n.,io, 81 ,,,,Lino Nob,asi'a
the.r home
- -, m
Doslon ,oprt IouSe. . Legai houce mas
oee'i se.seu c upon tne onl'ea suites au'nori-
,es uy 'he oi'y Government 70 qu' ana ae-
liVer up The rooms now occupied by them IN