Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-01-18
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RALEIGH, SATURDAY, JAN. IA, 1854.
NEBRAsKA-JUDGE DOUGLAS.


NEBRASKA-JUDGE DOUGLAS.
Whilst the organs of abolitionism, says the Wash
incton Union, are stnltying themselves in their ef
fort to make an issue between the Missouri Compro-
mise of 1920 and the Compromise of 1s5O-both OF
which we're violently opposed by them during the
ucrous scenes of 1S50-we are gratifed to witness
the earnestness and promptness with which our
democratic contemporaries are rallying to the support
of the principles proposed to be Incorporated into
the Nebraska bill. As historical fact, we may re-
mark, that in 1850 Judge Douglas proposed to adopt
the Missouri compromise ine and to extend it to the
Pacific; bat the organs which now insist upon the
nviolability of that compromise denounced his pro-
position as base trucking to the slave power That
proposition failed in Congress; and now, when he
proposes the Compromise of 1850 the basis of the
Nebraska bill, he is denounced by the same organs
as trucking to the slave power because he dot. not
again bring forward the Missouri Compromise.
The Boston Post, one of the soundest Democratic
| journals in the Union, says:
"On the 22d bill was introduced into the House
to organize the Territory of Nebraska. This meas
ure comes up under interesting aspects. By the
Missouri Compromise, slavery was to be prohibited
IN all nOrtn OF GcSfccS, oU OuL IL say
nothing about slavery south of that line; and hence
States south of that line might establish it not
the people might determine. When the territory
which was south of this line was acquired from New
Mexico the clause known as the Willnot provso was
attempted to be applied to it. This put forth as
the basis of the creed of the whig party every
form of party resolution, convention address, or leg
lSatiye resolve; and in of democratic
solves. But Gen Cass in his Nicholson letter, took
the broad ground that the people of every State and
every Territory have right to determine their con-
stituon and laws, and that the relation of the gen.
era government towards both States and Territories
should be of complete non-intervention to the
slavery question. On the floor of the Senate he con-
tended that the Wilmot proyiso unconstitutional
This was the principle as to New Mexico and Utah
that Mr.. Webster advocated This prevailed, and
thus the Compromise of 1850 became added to that
of the Missouri Compromise of 1920. The principle
recognised in the former, to legislation for Terri
tories and for States-as to the formation of terrific
rial governments and the admission of States-is this
non-intervcntion principle The question as to Ne
brsska will be, shall the 1850 compromise of the
slavery question be adhered to and the subject be
left to the people of Nebraska or shall Congress pro-
hlD the introduction Of slavery into it?
The bill originally introduced relative to Nebraska
was referred to the Committee on Territories Judge
Douglas, from this committee, has reported this bill
back to the Senate with important amendments
main purpose of which is to incorporate the prnci-
pies established by the compromise measures of 1850
into it. and thus, so far as it may be practicable, to
carry them into operation in the Territory. The
report is brief Clear concise, and admirable and we
cannot too highly commend it to the attention of ALL
Inc circumstances of Nebraska such as to local
law as to make it complete parallel to the causes
OF, OF New Mexico and Utah; and the action ON this
bill and report will show who are in favor of the COM
promise measures Of 1850 as final settlement e
the slavery question and who are for jeoparding the
great interests of commerce, th harmony of the con
ederacy, and even the continuance of the Union by
douglas to say that he has done his duty promptly
ana Judiciously and in model of report brief and
yet fuil, presented the whole question. ~ ess
Inc Philadelphia Argus says:
Inns report of Judge Douglas will be hailed will
ueght and satisfaction in all parts of the Union, e
Hclng, as it does, the earnest intention to abide by
.l Le compromise act of 1850 as final and unatera
m settlement of the slavery issue between the States
Inc mere publication of this report and bill' com
ns' as they do, endorsed by Judge Douglas who il
no~h to be staunch and trusted friend of the ma
:onal administration, cannot but exert prominen
Mce n'uehce on the public mind. It gives assuranc
t as no more agitation will be allowed upon this ques
ho bol out that when the people Of Territory sha
naVe made the constitutional arrangements in thei
t t"a lorm and applied to Congress for admission in
Viii 1ne Union their request shall be granted. Thi
% m oe the light to guide the country in the future
a thls is one fthe first fruits of that great trump
Sn'cn resulted in the elevation of the present admin
as;laton into power and the vindicaton Of the cor
s"u suuon and the compromise act Of 1860. The ii
usqral and message Of General Pierce are parallele
~ Judge Douglas in the principles of his report an
ana thus strengthened the march Of the admir-
E,:uaton will be steadily on in that path which
fgnted by the wisdom of the past, and cheered 5
"H mi prospects of the future. - 8
nile Inc plain and emphatic endorsement Of the con
rolse s acts, as final settlement of the slavery
of oft oy the Baltimore Convention, and the reunio
to.,p Ie democracy upon that platform has been pra
,aly endorsed by this bill for the establishment
t,. territorial government for Nebraska and the cou
mSosa ssn now see that the promises made by the d
tho th'racy at the election of Franklin Pierce ares
''' e'rl'est moment practicable, to be put into for