Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-21
THE LAST ARTICLE.

Bear it in mind, that from the time the bill
of Mr.. Douglas was reported, it was assumed
by the Southern Press, and by Northern jour-
mails under the influence Of the South, to SET
aside the Missouri Compromise, until Friday,
January goth, when /" the organ" in leader,
enbodying, il is supposed, the revised views Of
the Administration, made the following an
nouncement:
at will be remembered that the bill, as pro-
posed to be amended by Mr.. Douglas, re-enacts
and applies to Nebraska the clause on Slavery
adopted in the Compromise of 1850. That clause
is silent as 10 the question Of Slavery during the
Territorial condition of the Inhabitants, but ex-
preesly recognises and asserts their right to
come into the Union as State, either with or
without the institution Of Slavery, as they may
determine in their Constitutions
The Administration hopes, by this announce
ment, which fatty contradicts the assumptions
which ran through all the editorials Of g the
organ " on the subject up to Friday, to gain
for the bill the undivided support Of the Demo.
cratic Representatives from the three great
States, Ohio Pennsylvania, and New York.
They can send home to their constituents the
Union, containing an authoritative declaration,
sanctioned by the Administration, that the
clause relatingt Slavery is "silent as to the
question Of Slavery during the Territorial con-
dition Of the inhabitants thus leaving, they
will add, the Missouri Compromise in full
force in the Territory. So, you see, dear
People, they will argue, that the clause, after all
the cIamor of the agitators, only esserts a right
which you yourselves have never questioned
that Of people, forming State Constitution,
to adopt what institutions they choose!
We shall see whether the dear People y
are to DO cheated by this last dodge They
shall not be, il we can help it.
aThat clause" the "organn says, dis silent
as to the question Of Slavery during the Terri.
torial condition Of the inhabitants.n So we
said, in our first article on the subject, but as
IL was inserted without any reason was extra
neous to the bill, in no respect relating to a
Territorial organization, and as it was associ.
ated with other provisions in the bill contem-
plating the existence Of Slavery in the Terri
tory, we fairly inferred that II was intended
virtually to annul the Missouri Compromise,
and raise presumption in favor of Territorial
Slavery. This inference was confirmed by the
arguments Of the report, which assimilsted the
condition Of the Territories Of Utah and New
Mexico in Is4s with that of Nebraska in 1854,
arguing that the same provisions in rcla-
ton to Slavery should be applied to the latter
as to the former, and explaining that such was
the effect and intention Of the Bill. This view
was taken by the "organ," which, in com.
menting on the first article Of the Albany At.
las, said Of the Bill:
at leaves the People Of the Territory un.
trqmmsisd by Congressional intervention
But, as the Sentinel and the section IL repre-
SCENTS, although inclining TO the same view,
desired to put the intent and effect Of the bill
beyond doubt Mr.. Douglas supplied an nd.
ditional section, which, we we're gravely in
formed had been omitted through "a clerical
error Here il is again--we like to print IL
80 explicitly does it define and establish the
meaning Of that CLAUSE which the organ y
says is asilent as to the question Of Slavery
during the Territorial condition Of the inhab-
itants" Aye--it gives IL voice 80 clear and
unmistakabIe, that the Northern man who now
gives his support to the Bill, must stand con-
voted Of vote to repeal the Missouri Com