Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-13


port an act of Congress; it is the first time
suffrage and ,ffce were ever made dependent
upon such an oath it is the first tune the ex
tension Of Slavery has been raised to the level
Of constitutional duty
Remember, the clause repeating the Nilsson
ri Compromise, is the distinctive provision OF
the bill-and every settler after the first cleo
ton, will be required TO swear to support this
provision
We again copy from the Post, TO show
THE OPERATION OF THE SECTION
aThe operation Of this qualification will be
to exclude from the rolls and from office IN the
Territories nearly every man who goes there
from the free States. 1t will d'riranehise
nearly every member of every emgrant asso-
citation that has yet been formed, and place the
entire POLITICAL power Of the Territory ia the
hands Of shareholders, or slavery propaganda
ists; for no Others will or can take the oath
required by the terms of this act.
1T will alec exclude from the polls and
from Office, for five years, every foreigner who
may reach the Territory after the first election
day.
'sAs the great bulk of the future settlers OF
Nebraska will be foreigners and cmigrants
from the free States, it is obvious that, so far
from governing themselves, the inhabitants OF
the Territory will have comparatively nothing
to do with making or administering the laws
which they will be required to obey"
But this is not all. The provision of the act
that repeats the Missouri Compromise, extends
to the Territories all other laws Of the United
States Now, among these is the Law regula-
ting Intercourse with the Indians, phfch eI-
pressly excludes foreigners from the territories
occupied by The Indians The section then pro-
yides for the exclusion OF foreigners, not only
from the right of suffrage, but the right of set
Element in the Territory. And naturalized citi-
zens, together with those who have taken the
usual oath Of intention to become citizens, before
they can vote, are required to swear support
to this provision that is, to swear support to
provisions that not only disfranchise foreign
settlers, but thrust them from the Territory
Was ever more stupendous imposition
practiced? What think the German citizens
and immigrants, who have been soothed with
the assurance that Clayton's amendment was
omitted! What thinks the majority which
violated the rules Of the House, rather than
suffer full and careful investigation of the Bill,
which would have brought to light this gross
imposture? What thinks the independent
Press of the country, of q trick which, with all
its familiarity with Legislative. corruption, it
never dreamed of? What think the good Peo-
pie of the country Of this covert, insidious, COM
plicate plot, for snhiugating the Territories
to the Oigarchy?
Mr.. Douglas we learn, has gone to Chicago,
to explain the provisions of the Bill to his
friends; to show how beautifully it embodies
the Principle Of Popular Sovereignty. We
hope the Telegraph viii carry the foregoing
section to Chicago, in time for him to explain
its meaning, and how it came to be where
it is.
y Unless, bearing a passport from tho War De-
partment stating their objcct-and which is merely
temporary The penalty for violating the act is
81, 900, and exclusion from the Territory.
~ The subject to which we have referred
has been under consideration among leading
opponents of the Nebraska Bill for some days !;
and to-day, Mr.. Mace gave notice of bill
which he intended to submit in relation to it,
We were 30 fortunate as to obtain copy, and
present il to our readerp. We hope the atten-
ton Of the People will be aroused. They viii
now understand why such hot haste was man.
ifcsted in pushing the Nebraska Bill through,
without allowing amendments to it or even
the reading of its sections in detail. When
our immigrant population is told that the Clay
ton amendment is omitted, let this 22d section
be read to them.
Hill TO explain md define the meaning OF certain
provisions Of the entitled An act TO organize
the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas aud to
repeal part thereof.
BE ii enacted BIZ the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States Of Americd,
in Congress assembled That qualifications for
holding Office or exercising the right Of suffrage
10 said Territories shall be the same at each
subsequent as at the first election, unless alter
ed by the legislative power of the Territory !;
and 30 much of the said act rs rcstrictl the
right Of voting and holding Office in said Terri
tory to those who have made a declaration Of
intention to become citizens of the United
States shall not be construed to mean the dec
laration, and tho oath afser five years residence
prescribed in the naturalization acts but shall
be construed to mean declaration and oath
made 10 any court Of record, when the party
pleases, and at any time before giving the vote
or accepting the ofhce and so much Of the said
act as further restricts the right Of suffrage and
OF holding office 10 those who will take an oath
to admit slavery in the Territory by taking an
oath to support the provisions of the said act,
shall be and the same is hereby, repealed.
"SEc O. And be al further enacttd, That the
sixth section OF the Indian Intercourse Law,
approved June 80, 1894, shall not be held to
be applicable to any Of the territory included
in the Territories OF Kansas and Nebraska,
and which shall be open to white settlements
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN VIRGINIA. - The
Lynchburg Vuginian states that young man
from one of the Northern States, named Rich
ard Norris, an employee on the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad, has been held to bail, on
the charge of having publicly uttered senti-