New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-10
THE GERMANS ON NEBRASKA.

The Dou2lasites of Cincinnati 6nilly ventured to
hold meeting last week which addressed by the
Hon Geo T. Pugh T. S. Senator elect The meeting
is said to have been thin. tame and cold Ga the sane
evening the German Democrats of that city held a
meeting 20 denounce and further expose the Nebraska
Iniquity Editor Reseh of the IOtsbGt reported the
following resolves which were hearth. approved
End adopted
This meeting compot ed Of German speaking but new
er eess free American citizens OF Cincinnati <dopts
hereby the following resolves:
ii, Liberty end right and not slavery and might.
tie fundamental principles Of the institutions OF s coln
try An equality If right between slavery end freedom
is ii eretoIe oct al tie question.
I'd Tie people give power 10 Congress aud not Con
es. the people The Congressional grant of rerlto-
rel GSy IS iEeFsIFe positive %roTs r a., o.
Government crn under the Con ttuton recognize slave
~ beyord state limits Under the Constitution Of tie
United Sts,os when LtgliI consdo cd slavery must
give wy 20 freedom, AMI tho sovereign power oil inc
States aioue protect. tie first from .bTosason.
All There consti'uuonaly and rlghtfuy no property
in man. might alone With ,annot be reached, reduces
men any where in the United States to cattle. Slavery
i 81 eeI deoIara ion OF war against humanity ana 1t
EXITS but upon the came bass a. martial law;
5,h The Nebraska bill contains two unbeatable as
.uuutons Of rover on The part of Coogress;
lst That the General Government may suspend the
stale Of freedom and of the unaenabe rights of man, and
ID Ifat il can gnize slavery.
Neveryet has law of liberty been repealed in Ameri.
q, end Il shoud not be done now unless all public and
private rights are intended 10 be annihiased
eth The Nebraska bin strengthens the power OF the
President and akens that of Congressa tendency we
di:eEpTT9ye t,,oro 10. have been n-omugated .mong
rs duripg the NebrHs IA discussion
A That tho Compromise OF 1850 abrogales thar oil
$50.
b That the bill confer upon the people in the Terri
tories the power to organize their domestic nstitd-
c. Tha. Inc bill is not favorable to the spread of
Ib.t Slavery cannot exist without, positive law if
miobt were not every where its only basis
Ne have surely not deserved it at the hands of the
President and his newspaper that In addition TO betrayug
us they should also lie to us
stb. That the Nebraska bill, like the constitutions
granted By princes concealed behind fair unmeanns
phrases Tendencies dangerous to freedom
9th Slavery is local evil which can moi by migration
be geDeTalzod.
TO migrate with their slaves into the terdories- pro
longs iniustce-gives it permanence and covers 1t with
tie national seal Unborn millions are made slaves by H.
and this increases the number of the victims.
nth The sole difference between The sochad interven
ton of the Missouri Compromise and the called non ia
tervenon Of the Nebraska bill consists in this the f.t
prohibits Slavery end protects freedom the latter repeats
Istb The 1eople of Nebraska do not ask the General
Government Governors other officers lt wants the
military protection which. Under The ciTcun,'ap"es - Us
due Nebraska asks for Dish and they give them make
The proered popular soyereisny the btefest IRONY
since Their first wish for Territorial Govern nen without
Slavery has been trodden under f,o..
l3th That we approve heartily the proposition for an
Anti Corruption Democratic Safe Convention, as made
by the Democre's of Paulding County we "oaii name
Tred Bliols Dr. Bauer + Slefert, Philip Refs end Chas
Recb be End they are hereby nominated Delegates
~ tire 80
IAN We would aso further most respectfully propose
thet Nbrs Societies be organized in every city in the
Union with the view ASSET for the sake of liberty the
in migration Of free aborers into Nebraska by aiding
ih N With grsutous g OF agricul implements, cat
tie sIo other means.
18Th That these resolves be published in sll our city
journals favorable constitutional liberty and that COPIES
he transmitted TO the President OF the United States and
o to our Senators and r. pres natives in Con ess with
he request lay them before their respective Houses