Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-19
r,,E NEBRASKA QUESTION.

The Free Democracy, who at first would not
believe that the Pro-Slavery parties in Congress
would have the hardihood to try to break over
the old Missouri Compromise Line, for the pur-
pose of introducing Slavery into Nebraska, are
now becoming thoroughly aroused on the sub
jcct. The last Era winds up series of articles
the most clear and irrcfutable, showing not only
the design but tho danger of its succeeding, as
follows:
We appeal to the Representatives Of non
slave-holding constituencies in Congress. The
great question is submitted to you--a greater
you will probably never be called upon to de-
cde-wil You permit your constituents, by a
species of legislative legcrdenain, to be SWIM
died out of the single boon gained from the
Missouri Compromise
The pro-Slavery part Of the bargain has
been fulfilled to the letter. Under it, Slave
States have been organized but now, when the
Anti-Sayery part of the contract is to be car
ried out, the.Slave Power resists, and an Admin
istrlton under its domination inslduously sug-
gcsts plan by which through Northern votes,
it NAV rob the North OF the magnific mt herit-
age, secured for an entire generation, to Free
dom In violation Of law, in utter contempt OF
what the youth of oar country have been taught
to consider a solemn covenant, the vast territory
above 36 deg 30 min, and beyond Iowa, is to
be thrown open to Slavery, SO that Gordon OF
slaveholding States may be drawn round the
free West. The poor emigrant from the Slave
States, the landless Yankee, the impoverished
foreigner, fleeing for refuge to our shores, have
hitherto reoiced that they might find home
in the Free, rich and unoccupied territory OF
the Union, where, safe from want, exempt from
degrading competition with slave labor, away
from the rich man g scern, and the grinding OF
oppression, they could rear their children in ru.
publican simplicity, and build up new States
cxempifying Democratic institutions i'll all then
purity. But the slavery propagandsts. in their
mad passion for slavery, apd the political power
they manufacture out Of it, would shut them
out from al this broad domain, and cover it, as
they have covered the fertile plains ofthe South
with plantations of overgrOwn landlords, ant
horles OF sluald slaves.
Kill that nclhrious Bill, or it will give the
Slave Power an ascondencyin this country, the
terrible results of which no mind can fathom
Let the House Of Representatives rally: away
with all contemplate chickering's about Hards
and ''Soits; y let us have no more huinnery
about Baltimore platforms, and the wonderful
virtues OF the COMPROMISE Of 1850 in allayine
sectional strife; let US cease to wrangle about
the claims Of 'lcmagosaes to the Presidential
succession. Give Us a simple Bill for the organ
i2ation of Territorial Government over Ne
hraska, omi5tias any ilnportincnt reference t.
the issues Of 1850, or any premature declara
tons respecting States to be organized out Of it
bat, If there must be re Ference to Slavery, lei
it be made in tho language Of the proyiso of thu
Missouri Act OF 300, which has always shield
Cd it against Slavery, and the efficacy of whic'
hGs neyrr before cen drawn in question.