Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-02-01
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NERR RAsKA-THE REGISTER.

The Raleigh Register informs its readers that a
bill had been reported to the Senate organizing this
Territory but omits to state that Judge Douglas Is
its author. That paper is willing enough that the
fact should 20 forth that the Committee on Terri
tories had had the subject in charge but it has no
idea of stating any thing even in connection with
the slavery question, calculated to do justice to any
prominent Democrat of the free States.
We have referred to this to show the policy which
governs that press, and to put the people on their
guard against its concealments we'll as its state
mens and declarations.
But the New York Tribune, which is bitterly hos
I'll, to slavery, speaks out as follows:
"SLAvERY IN THE FIELD. An overt attempt is
set on foot in Mr. Douglas Nebraska bill to override
the Missouri Compromise. The eighth section OF
the act admitting Missouri as State is as follows
"In all that territory ceded by France to the Uni
ted States under the name of Louisiana, which lies
north of Sc degrees and 80 minutes north latitude
not included within the limits of the State contem-
plated by this act slavery and involuntary servitude
otherwise than in the punishment of crime whereof
the parties shall have been duly convicted shall be-
and is hereby forever prohibited Prorided, al'eays
That any person escaping into the same from whom
labor or service is lawfully claimed in any State
Territory of the United States such fugitive may be
lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claim
ing his or her labor service as aforesaid
This plain and unequivocal declaration, that nei-
ther slavery nor involuntary servtude shall ever ex-
ist in our Northwest Territories, is unceremoniously
hustled aside by Mr.. Douglas, who makes the COM
promise measures of 1850 the scapegoat for his sin
F in doing it. He says that:
a proper sense of patriotic duty enjoins upon
your committee the propriety and necessity OF
strict adherence to the principles and even literal
adoption of the enactments of that adjustment in all
their territorial bills, so far the same are not To-
cally inapplicable.
And hence he proceeds to incorporate the follow
ing provision respecting Nebraska into his billat the
start
when admitted as State, the said Territory, OF
any portion of the same shall be received into the
Union, with without slavery, as their constitution
may prescribe at the time of their admission.
1t is not to be expected Of men who live for the
sole purpose of enjoying official station that they
shall ever be manly, noble, or independent. They
slayishly cover before every storm that threatens
their opinions with popular condemnation, and make
haste to trim their sails to catch the passing breeze
Of public favor. It is everywhere assumed among
such that subjection to the slayeholding interest
now the only path to political honors and dis
tinction. In the struggle of 1850, the great north
ern anti-slavery sentiment was inundated and over
whelmed in consequence of the succumbing temper
and faithfulness of rotten leaders With their OWL
hands they destroyed the dykes and let the waters
flow in and wash away the rich fruits OF years The
Thirty first Congress inaugurated the era OF subms
sion to slavery. Since then everything has gone or
swlmmingy in this line Not only was the slavery
question compromised, but the character reputation
and principles of hundreds Of our public men wer
also compromised by the same operation Iher
was general debauch and Generalization through
out all politicle circles clearly manifested
the triumphant run of Gen. Pierce The demorall
zaon continues 1t is not to be expected therefore
shall {Hox, afc III
tic men who place success before principle, anything
out unmany submission to the demands of the sav
power. If Gen. Taylor had lived and if the W imot
proVlso doctrine had substantially triumphed, as
would have done through the instrumentality of hi
pohcy relative to our Mexican acquisitions, then "
snould have seen the reverse of what we now SEE
instead OF finding MIR. Douglas down on his marrow
bones at the feet of slavery, we should the sam
n,an standing up firm and strong IN behalf OF tn
glorious old ordinance of 1887. Freedoms battl
was fought and lost in 1856, and the towards an
traitors have all run to the winning side.
The New York Tribune an active and decide
ocott paper, speaks of Judge Douglas hayin
nunoled himself at the feet Of slavery ,'-as ha,
ing started movement calculated to abrogate th
missouri line and make Nebraska slave State !; an
"e Raleigh Register another Scott paper, printed
sslaVehoding State, conceais the fact that Judge
at all connected with such movement, and e,
presses no qualification at the prospect Of the exel
sion OF slavery to the Territory in question. ~
1a attention to another fact The Tribune distinct
ueclares that if Gen. Taylor had been elected an
y the Wilmot-proviso doctrine had substanfial Ii
umpAed, as it would have done through tie; ihstss
mentality Of his policy relative to our Mexiean y
qa'Sltlons, then we should have seen the reverse
What we now see. g So
J. ihese movements, be it remembers which q,
denounced by the Tribune and other Northern sI,ees
'aV0rlng the spread Of slavery, are taking psa,