Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-03
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
FROM the Toledo tO) Blade, Jan. %.
NEBRASKA.

We know il is said that in the nature OF the
case, Slavery will never encroach upon this
Territory Neither was there supposed to be
danger that Slavery would eneroach ON the
great Northwest rendered sacred to Freedom
by the Ordinance of 'S7, yet it is hardly thirty
years since there was struggle in Illinois to
prevent the introduction of Slavery into that
State in spite Of that glorious Ordinance Be-
sides, we should stand by the principle. Our
Revolution was fought on principle The
burdens Of stamp and tea taxes were practi-
cally Of no great account. Ii was the prn-
ciple that was contended for. If there ia
nothing practical to come out Of this move
ment, why do the South ask fifteen millions of
freemen at the North to submit at their bid
ding to abandon a principle invaluably dear
in their estimation, and consent to open even
theoretically a Territory as largo as ten States
like New York to the whitening and blighting
curses of an institution, that stinks in the nos
trils Of mankind, and is daily bringing down
upon us and upon Republican institutions the.
opprobrium Of the civilized world!
But there is deep design to grasp more
political power in this singular and uncalled-
for movement Kansas will be easily accessi-
BILE from Missouri and Arkansas, and can be
soon coonized by settlers enough to organize
and establish slave institutions Here is the
cat in the meal tub. 1t would be so colonized
almost Immediately, and it would not be long
before two slave Senator'S, representing wastes
rocks Indians and few white inhabitants
would be Knocking ut the doors of the Senate
chamber there to neutralize the voice and
influence Of the two Senator'S from Ohio, who
will then represent the interests Of three mil
lions Of people. Yes, people Of Ohio this is
the entertainment TO which you are invited
IA of
tralized and trampled out? If 80, submit to
let your delegation in Congress doom you to
this degradation.
One word more The press Of tho North,
at the bidding of Presidential candidates, and
in obedience to the unrelenting DEGREES Of all
powerful party organizations, have been silent,
Or, when called on to resist and rebuke manifest
encroachments, have beloved with stentorian
lungs, Stand by the Compromises" There
is danger to the Understand by the contract"
What have they now to say No such de-
fence of subserviency and submission nOw re-
mains. Let us see noU if the press like the
politicians, eat dirt without making wry faces
NEBRASKA.
The Southern portion of the country, If FIRE.
mont's report can be relied upon, is anything
but desirable for settlement by shareholders or
observation-disclosures That portion to be called
Kansas, which lies west Of Missouri, he de-
scribes as for the most part miserable bar
rem region, destitute of trees, and almost Of
vegetation 1t has none Of the characteristics
of the prairies except this absence OF forest
trees. The State Of Missouri includes nearly
all the fertile lands in the same parallels, be-
tween the Mississippi and the Rocky Noun
tains.
With these views of the matter, we confess
that we somewhat doubt the utility Of disturb
ing the Missouri Compromise, which was ac-
quiesced in by the South as the condition of
the admission of Missouri into the Union
though we hardly know what modification our
views may yet undergo. The North may say
that by attempting to repeal the Slavery re-
strictive clause, the South has violated SOL
emn compact and it will be difficult to repel
the charge They will claim, as matter Of
course, to be released from that and the more
recent Compromise and will attempt to intro
duce the Wilmot Proviso into the Territorial
Governments now existing, or which may be
in future organized, south of SO deg. 80 min.
The bill, at all events will be the rallying
cry for another Anti-Slavery agitation, which
will throw all that have preceded it in the
shade.-Raleigh Nv. c. Register
Those who, in 1920, opposed the admission
of Missouri into the Union, objected that her
Constitution legalized Slavery. We will make
you an offer, said Mr.. Clay and other statesmen
Of the South: admit Missouri with this Con-
stitution, and we will consent that, when the
territory lying west of Missouri comes to be
peopled Slavery shall be forever forbidden in
all the communities lying north Of thirty-six
degrees and half north latitude. The bargain
was accepted; Missouri was admitted as q
State the condition of her admission was
registered in the law admitting her into the
Union, and made part of it. The friends Of
Slavery having secured their share OF the ad.
vantages of the bargain, now propose to de-
prive the free States Of theirs. As soon as the
time arrives when the country lying west Of
the Missouri is to be settled, they bring for
ward q bill to repeal the condition on which
Missouri was admitted.
So dishonest and shameless proposal will
be resisted, Of course. If it should pass, the
friends Of Slavery, and Douglas, their instru-
ment will have gained q triumph. If should
be hot and long contested, they will have gain
ed the advantage of postponing the settlement
of a free Territory. They promise themselves
either the one or the other result from their
scheme.
luero ID no ROOu TehHOu why SUCH n Dill
should not pass Congress at this session, as was
adopted the last by the House Of Representa-
tives.
A bill for the organization Of Nebraska, without
repeal OF the prohibition of $40, passed that
branch Of the Federal Legislature by large
majority, and with no symptoms Of unusual
dissatisfaction on the part Of those who voted
against it, ID was sent to the Senate, where il
failed Of becoming law only for want Of time.
We can zee no possible occasion for inserting,
in tho bill now before the Senate, the profigate
disavowal Of the conditions npon which Mis-
souri, was received into the Union in 1920, if it
DO not desire to revive the agitation Of the
period when those conditions were solemnly
adopted.-Chicago Journal.
From the Missouri Democrat
ORGANIZATION OF NEBRASKA
How supremely ridiculous is this report,
chanting p@ans in celebration Of compromise,
and at the same time destroying compromise