The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-04-01
m. NebYatka Il u -naseuiated

Lrdsr This head she X Ita'iDH1 - - ~
auirer has an able article oiJ-ctirg to th'
Nebraska Bill IN the shape Which u passed
the senate. Tho 6,.t oljec''on 10 to the
docliine of sgpgffr f'.sre e"ig which ''
.ss,rts; il other words, that the &C. pie oi
IL, territory. in their territorial c'p'e' 2,
have the ,igh,r fo-bii slavery The IA
qui,et remarks
The dnr'duc nf ,guaN,r s1rcffifnig. rs
pfopaurd-I hy VI ,s.s, was denounced
snd rr.su Il from the hrst by the state
tiphts men ct the Democratic patty. How.
thrn, can we arcebt bill WHICH asserts
.nd illustrate. Nh. dogma IN Il, widest lati
iuir AID mos. pefnicians Net Inc pro
vision that the laws OF the territorial Ley
.siure shall bee exempt from tue soPef'is>
i'm 81 Cougfc-s inserted ia the Nebraska
hiIl al the instance OF VIZ Douglas. - an
anomaly ~ thi. sofi 81 Legislation, and be-
,tnw- on the territorial government abso,
late independence AID sovereignty Vel
might Vi. tass, with pateuai csrltHlio',
au occasion al the passage Of the bill. sou
graduate him,ell on the Triumph OF his Ia
tpfit, theory oi sgaaif'r sDr,rr'ga'g HIT
~ Whist position d. We "i the >"hih si7hd
who approve the tail With ihi- odl"us Tea
lure' Do Ne demon &c a principle when
II ofota,,s to our u,iuf,, And assert AID ap
piaui when Wv possible chance It my
hnng Us ,om- bcu,iiii shah Ne Display
such versatility OF opinion and inNttN 81
principle n. TO approve to day what We
roncrmned Yesterday
The second objection vt the ErquI.er IS
To ~ amend epi ofrei by VI Badeet,
repeating the ordinance OF 1903, which
authorized -lnvett throughout the tcrtIto ,
Of Louisann So, ropralinr chase was
inserted tor The hrnef, OF some Who were
illug otherwise to- vote fer the II pei,
oi the M.souu compromise. he Epqu'
rrr oijcctsto hr. Badger amendment he
cause It RESUMES the power on the part oi
Congress to leeislate IN fePafd To slavery
~ the Territories aud rcmnika:
tcroidug 60 our construction oi the
Constitution aud or theory OF Stat->fghi-.
slavery hgoliV cIias 10 all the trfiItor, o.
the h,ted States from which It Is not pro
hh,trd hy positive enactment We cons
tend that she Constitution recognises aud
p,oiccl. the relation oi master aud slave,
wher. yer the jurisdiction 90 the Federal
Gn,eiumeut Is not excluded hY some net
81 State sovereignty therefore. We bold
thu, the Nebraska bill, ~ It, present shapr,
would suffice Tor the ptoteciinn Of sllvpr,
IN the tetritory hur ns this Is detded b, the
North. we should not have surrendered the
advantage of the roluuld liw rsperlaiiy
when IN the very net OF making this sur,
render. We coucede the right nl Congress
iOual Intervention.
Nevertheless, 50 strong Is our sense of
the injustice aud iHiqpiiy OF the Nssuuli
restriction. that We would accept Us rpp.al
even on the conditions now embodied IA the
Nebraska till; not, however. without ar
earnest eHor, TO shape th' htl more r. ca
formit, with the principles and fe, ,ings oi
the South. An attempt will b nade j, ,he
House, aud probably Wit. success. IN strike
out the aueuimeiHt ct Sc ,iof CLAYTON.
li"iting the r.shr Of suffrage to citizens
! his ~" cement should bee met by the South
with n demand tor the nhfpstipn ol ila
Badger amendment. ln 40 even, cnshr
H.. representatives Of the South to accent
tn hili without an ,Hn,i - f,,.,..., ~ut D.
modification ns viii relieve IL of the ohiec
uuaile conditions with which IT - eubtr-
r,-srd. The badger amendment was Of,