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THE .NEBR.4SR.a ELL.
During the last session of Congress bill was
introduced into the Senate authorizing the
organization Of that portion OF country "
ing west Of the State Of Missouri ana known
MS Nebraska, into a territory Ihe phi was
laid upon the table, but has been token up du-
ring the present session and reported back by
the Committee on Territories, with some amend
ments and alterations moved by Mr.. Douglas of
Illinois
The country intended to be comprised in the
territory of Nebraska is bounded by line,
which, starting from the southwestern corner Of
Missouri. pursues the parallel Of So deg. 80
min. north latitude westwardly across the Ar
kansas to the northeastern angle of Texas i
thence follows the northern boundary Of Texas
10 the western limits Of New Mexico, proceeds
along that western line TO Its northern termina-
ton then again turns westwardly and follows
The northern line of New Mexico to the crest Of
the Rocky Mountains, then ascends northward-
" along that range to the line which separates
on the 49th parallel. 1t thence pursues a course
eastwardly along that line to the White Earth
river, deseends that river to its confluence with
the Missouri, thence follows the Missouri along
Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri to where 1t enters
the latter named State. From there the line
Rms along the western limits Of Misso1rfto the
point from whence II started
I'll will be seen that the country thus mapped
mi and nroposed to be organized under q Terri
torial Government and brought within the terri
torial laws Of the United States, is large and
important. The line which bounds it is more
than three thousand miles in length, and en-
closes an area of nearly four hundred and eigh-
ty-fye Thousand square miles, or about twelve
times the area of the State CT Ohio.
1t is not commended, we believe, by any of the
opponents Of the bill that some form Of Govern
ment is not needed by this rapidly growing
country, or that the Territorial form is not the
one best adapred to the wants Of the time and
occasion So far as we learn the entire oppo-
sition centers upon the 18th section of the
amendment to the bill, which is IS follows:
THAT the Constitution and laws Of the United States
which are not locally napplicabie shall have the
force and effect within the said Territory as elsewhere
within the United States Except the Sth section of the
ct preparatory Co the admission Of Missouri into the
Union approved March 1922 which was suspended by
the pripoipss of the Legislation of 1850 commonly called
the Compromise Measures, and is hereby declared nop
eratiye
The anti-slavery and freesoil portions Of the
present Congress, as well as all Of that faction
throughout the North, are. resolved to raise
another slavery agitation and have seized upon
this as the earliest and fttest occasion to in
augurate their plans. The Compromise was to
them q nullity. They never recognized its
binding force or eonfessedNits validity, and are
now determined to break its provisions and
leaveit Hfsless and inertia dead letter on the
statute book-alt Though they may be unable to
accomplish its repeal. In this spirit they have
commenced operations by asserting that the
Compromise did not suspend the act Of 1920, by
which Missouri was admitted, and that it is still
in force; that even without Wilmot, or any
other Proyiso, Nebraska would be h free Terri
tory by virtue of the Missouri Compromise acts
But strange to say they did not hold that
opinion when the Oregon Territorial bill was
before Congress, and deemed the insertion of
o special enaetment necessary to secure to
Oregon what they now claim is secured to Ne
braska, under precisely similar circumstances,
withoutany enactment whatever! They seem,
to forget, moreover, that the Missouri Compro-
mise line was first invaded by themselves when
they refused the ine Of SO deg, 80 min, to Cal
ifornia. Mr.. Douglass amendment progresses
now to leave all Of Nebraska north Of 36 deg.
30 min. open to the South and Southern emil
grafton in precisely the same manner that ali
Of California south Of that line was kept open,
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slavery influences. The Missouri Compromise
act of 1920, in order to avoid any future mis-
understanding, is expressly stated to have been
suspended by the General Compromise acts of
1850--as it was and the people of the territory
of Nebraska left free to do as they like in the
admission or exclusion Of slavery upon the
formation of their State constitution hereafter
But the agitators are unwilling 70 agree to this
They wish an enactment that shall prevent
slavery in Nebraska during itsterritorial EXIST
enee, and therefore let it grow into the size of
state under anti-slayery influences, They
wish to maintain compromise that gives them
all and allows us nottingham act which forever
shuts all territory north of $500 against the
South, while it leaves all territory below that
line liable to be barred by special provisions
and particular enactments. The compromise
of 1850 was o general one, 1t did away with
and ahrogated the old lines and compromises,
and expressly stated that \ any State Or States
formed out Of the Territories should be received
into the Union, with or without Slavery, as then.
Constitutions should pyooide at the time of
admission ?
The rule sought to be brought forward now
would render this stipulation utterly worthless,
and insure all the remaining territory of the
Union to anti-slayery purposes and ends. We
are gratiied to see that all the considerate men
in the North, Of both parties, are inclined to
adhere to the just Interpretation Of the Compro-
mise acts, and give to the South those rights
which have been, time and again, secured to il
by the laws Of Congress
THE .NEW FORK WORLDs Fair.
The great exhibition of the industry of all
nations which was commenced. continued
and carried on under the auspices of a. few
New York merchants, has finally come to
a close. The building will be kept open for
some weeks longer, but so far as the exist.
ence of the association is concerned and Its
original objects affected the Great Exhibition
ia n thing Of the mast