The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-26
WASHINGTON, ID. C..
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 90, 1854.
BE NOT DECEIVED.

The Aitany At'cS the principal organ Of
the & Softs . IN New York, having made up it,
mind TO support the Administration, and t.
accept the Nebraska Bill, notwithstanding il
regretted its introduction Is "inexpedicnt,'
naturally deprecate1 agitation, and seeks t.
give plausib;lity to It's unfortunate petition. II
remarks:
Some persons affect to believe that er
grants to the Territory Of Nebraska and X an
s.s nay carry slavea there and hold them, til
some acs ct emancipation sets them free. On
the contrary the law is that no slave can be
held within the Territories until the local
Legislatures pass laws authorizing Slavery by
positive and direct enactment"
"The right to vote is given to all the white
nale inhabitants above the age OF twen:y-one,
actually resident cisizsps Of tho United States,
or having declared their intentions to become
such, who may vote at the first election, but
the Legislature may require additional quahf-
cations for subsequent elections.
" Until this census is taken, and this appor-
tionment of Representatives made, and the
Legislature by positive enactment so decree,
no slave can be legally held in bondage He
is free by the act transferring him to the new
soil"
The At!dS proceeds 10 make quotations from
various authorities, to show that Slavery il the
creature Of local Law.
This dsquisition on the lac Of the case may
serve to soothe the consciences Of some Anti
slavery Democrats who wish 10 cling 10 the
Administration and yet keep up a show of con-
sistercy, but its tendency is to mislcad the pub
lie p,ird Of the free States, ard to aliay It's
well-founded apprehensions in regard to the
extension Of Slavery TO Kansas. What does
Slavery care for Lawa AS q matter Of fact,
The thing does noD eIiSt IN the Territory The
Methodist Mission there holds slaves Slaves
are Owned and worked there by other settlers
Shareholders have staked of their claims, and
are planning systematic colonization of the
Territory.
IL Is true that slave carried into Kansas
becomes free, IN theory, by that act, but who
is to enforce Lila right There are no Courts
there yet, and when they shall lie organized,
what reason have We 20 believe that their de-
o:sions will square with our views of the law
of Slavery? The majority of Judges appoint
ed are from slave States, and the Supreme
Judge, it is stated, shows his opinion in sd-
vance by carrying with him to the Territory
bis house slaves. We all know that the creed
of the slave States lie, that sisves are property
that as such they may be conveyed into any
Territory of the United States, and held there
as property, that ss property, the Constitution
OF the United States regards them, az proper
IL they sEc held sacred under it's guarantees, aud
80 snch tho Courts are bound to recognize
them We deny eli this bat what docs this
avail, 80 long AS tae creed Of the slave States
lie held and acted upon By a majority of the
members Of tho Territorial Courts2 Wero it
universally admitted throughout all this Union,
t':as slavery can exist On!y by positive law,
adi TIA! C,.ucrces under the Constitution has
DO power to enact such q law, the alias
might fiaa sone excuse for It's false scouri-
~ and sedatiye coonseis But the editor of
that paper knows tias such is not the fact,
and that there is .idst rs much necessity now
fer positive enactment to prevent the extern
son Of Slavery 10 Zee Territory as there was
10 isls, When he kept standing notice at the
top OF bis editorial column concerning the Viii
mot ProTiso announcing that said Proviso was
the stone which tho builders rejected f" but
Il had become the head Of the corner lie has
become Ike the builders whom ho denounced.
Tie Nilmct Proviso the old corner stone of
Freedom, lac throws away and now the dog
ma, that slavery cannot go into the Terrific
tories unless by positive Law, is to take its
piace as . the head Of the corner" although
he Knows that this stone" too is rejected
by tie vcry builders, > with whom ne is work
Jag!
Such trickeFy and tergiversaEon have
lad their day-a few weeks more, and a
brighter era will dawn on the politics of New
fGrE, an era in which men will say what thew
believe, and believe wha: they say, and act
upon tho common sense maxim, that honesty
as The best policy.