Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-06
Ne1,raslxa Territory

The great Nebraska Convention took place at
ST. Joseph, Missouri, on tn sth of january. II
was the largest eyer convened in tho Platte par
chase, DR. J. H. Crane, Of 81. Joseph. presided;
there were eleven Vi 70 Presidents and Ten Sec
retaries.
A series 4 resolutions were adopted, the rrin
cipal Of which, in substance, express a decidvd
dixapprnshl Vi my re egta,icn vi the "ypxed
question Of slavery IN OF ONT Of tengIess, de
sire the immediate organization Of ihe r'rrhory
of Nebraska; and repeal Of the law oi 1877 in
ver cs% ,a ts esssse puolc lands and con-
ncnt of inaian titles have not alncady hecn made
The two resolutions foliowing we give in III, ir
own language in full'
Resoired, Tia, we consider The agitation of
the slavery question. in cppnex ion with the or
ganization of N,hrsska Territory, dangerous 10
the peace Of the country, fatal Ia the best inter
ests of Nebraska itself, AMI even threatening the
harmony II not the perpetuity Of the Union.
Eesolred That. IN organizing Nebraska Ter.
fiiory, all who are now or 10 mny hereafter
settle there. should be prot cied in all their
rights, leaving questions of loenl policy to be
settled by The citizens Of the Territory when
they fern State Government
We'presume that this action is based upon the
assumption, Qndis?niahy correet,a s we conceiye.)
tina. the restriction of 81, known as the Mo. com
promise, was removed by the slavery adjustment
of 1850. The members of the Convention seem
To regard the field open, and are only apprch,n-
siye hest ome new impeachment be thrown in their
way. We are doubtful however whether hold
ers ct slave property generally would feel sufli-
centiy confident of this TO trust their property
To the bnzar1s of tho Ia Az.
by an adverse and prejudced sentiment: and
thus check would be opposed to the migration
of slave owners; and the question when it came
to be acted upon finally, by the people of the Ter.
ritory la forming State Government, would be
subjected to prepondernnce of free soil senti-
ment II is for this reason that we would pre-
fer to see some formal recognition of the fact Nv
Congress, that the Missouri Compromise was
abrogated lay that of 1850 and has no longer any
existence. Such we understand to be the object
OF Mr.. Douglas amendment to the bill Ms first
proposed, AMI that of Mr. Dixon. This cannot
be Looked upon as Intervention in behalf Of slave
.ry; but as tn acknowledgement that former un
Just Intervention in opposition 10 it has been
Withdrawn.
The quessiol. to what institutions the PEG
lie OF Nebraska will adopt when they come to
form their organic laws is one of much interest
to the whole Southern section, bat of especial i'm
portance TO the Stua Of Missouri. An able ar
ticlein the st L,uis Intelligvncer sets forth some
of the considerations which give II this inpor
lance. They cannot All to impress the reader
We quote:
II Nebraska be made a free territory. then
will Missouri be surrounded en- three sides Inv
free territory, where there will he men and
means to assist in the escape of our slavcs-IHi
nois across the Mississippi, Iowa ON the North.
and Nebraska, with no river Intervening ON the
West. In this condition of things, with The en-
issaries of the Abolitionists around us, and the
facilities to escape enlarged, this species of
property would become inSec ire. If not valucIess
in Missouri. The Free Sellers and Abnliton
lists look to this result. tnd calculate upon the ia
cilitics which will be offered by the incorporation
ut this territory sith provision against slavery,
a. potential means Of abolishing slavery in
Missouri. This is the more evident from a
pamphlet recently ISSUED in New York, III JUS
ands OF which have been scattered over this State.
urging the incorporation of Nebraska territory
with provision against the introduction of slave
property into il; and in this same pamnLlet tho
reelection Of Col. Benton to the United States
Senate is urged, with the understanding TINT he
would support such measure. an contribute IN
the purposes of those who advocate it. If this
scheme be accomplished. thenit is not too much
tosly that millions Of property will I've render
ed valueless, by this single act of legislation.
In another aspect, the organization Of this ter
rit"ry Is impo tant To the citizens of Missouri
probably more important to them than to anv
others. There are hundreds and thousands of
farmers, and others, in this State, who have