Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-03
SLAVERY IN NEBRASKA.
THE REPRESENTATIVES, or ONO
TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

hhWIti iHtHdNto iuI lAt1dhH W 'Ni w
sututions or the petmanency of our I'M
ion.
Such danger, as we firmly believe,
now impend-, aud we earnestly solicit
your promp, attention 10 1t.
At the last session Of Congress bill
for the organization of the Tegtory OF
Nebraska passed the House of Repre-
senlatYes with an overwhelming malor-
ny. That hill was based on The puuci-
pie of excluding Slavery from the new
territory. l. was not taken up for con-
sldernion ia the Senate, aud cousc-
quently failed To become a law
Al the present session new Nrbras-
ka bill has been reported 10y the Senate
Committee on Territories, is hch, should
1t unhappily receive the sanction of
Congress, VIII open all tic unorganized
territory Of the Uuion to The ingress Of
Slavery.
We arraiau this bill as a gross viola
ton Of a sacred pledge as criminal
betrayal Of precious rights; as part and
parcel Of an atrocious plot to exclude
from vast nnoccupied region engraufs
from the Old World aod free laborers
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''eu Oi masters anu saves
axe your maps le'io"-o'uzeus' we
eo'reai you ana see what country i'ls
winch 'n's o"' 9fhui''ns'y and reckless
b proposes '' "pen To slavery
FROM ihe sonih-"es'ein corner OF
Missouri pursue Ihe parallel Of 81
80 mn. nof'n latitude, west"wdy
across The Arkansas. across The north
iork OF the Canadian TO tie northeast
cru angle OF Texas; then follow the
northeastern boundary of Texas TO the
western lmt of New-MeXico; then
proceed along that western line 70 IFS
northern ieTnnauoni then again turn
wesiwardIy, and follow The northern
line OF New Mexico 10 The crest OF the
Rocky Mountains then ascend North
Wardly along the crest of thai mountain
range to the line which separates the
United States from lhe BRUSH possess-
IONS IN North America on the 4Jin par
aI'el OF north laii'udei then pursue
your course eas'"aTaly along ua' iine
TO the " ni'e EARN N''e'' ""cn ia'is
mo Tue missouri 'to'' '"e ""''n' oe-
sce"u '"al river 10 IT'S commence "''"
'"e missouri uesce"u me Nil's"u'''
"'ns '"e "es''i" oo""u1'y OF M'n"e-
sofa o' Iowa. OF 'i''s'u'' To- inc
point ""e'e u ceases 10 "e o''iu'fE
me- ""D cutters '''e '''"'e 10 "'''0' "
gives us "l"'e '"e" continue Aou'
southwark COURSE 1''"s me western
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"''c" you SCI OUT lou nave no"
ml"e 'ne CIRCUIT OF '"e proposed err
tory Oh Neu'1sNa' / GA nave "a'efSed
the vast distance o' more 'nan "'ouo
miies lou nave traced the outline "i
d" area OF '77'ouo square '""esi more
'hAn Twelve tunes as great as i"" oil
ONO
ms immense region oecuPy'"l 'ne
very heart ct the NORM American Con-
une"' and larger 10y 80 'oOo square
miles, 'han all the existing Free states
including Cal'iornia-ims immense re-
gion' well wa'ered and iert'le' through
winch the middle and northern routes
from the Atlantic to the Pacihc must
pass-Ihis immense region, embracing
all The unorganzed territory OF The ma
ton. except the comparatively m
significant district ct Indian territory
norm oil Ned h''er ana between Ar
kansas ind Texas and now for more
'""" U''Y le"'s ieSa'ueu oJ tue COM
mon consent OF the American people as
co"sec'a'ed TO freedom by statute aud
c"mpac'-'h's immense region the bill
now before The Senate, without reason
ana without excuse Out an l'as'an' dis
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