Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-06
THE VOICE OF THE NORTH NO SLAVERY Elk.
TENSION


TIE Nebraska Bill among the Germans Great
Meeting in Washington Hall Enthusiastic
Demonstration.
Pursuant to public notice, general mass
meeting Of the German citizens of New York
was held last evening in Washington Hall,
Elizabeth st.. for the purpose Of giving public
expression Of feeling upon the great question Of
the day--Douglass bill Of iniqnity. AT ~
o'clock the Hall began to fill with quiet and
orderly assemblage and the number was in
creased by the Turner's, with o band of music,
and the Arbeifer Herein, until tho large Hall
was crowded to tho utmost It was judged
that at loast two thousand persons were pres
emit. Soon after O'Clock, the meeting WAS
called to order by Erhard Richter, Esq, who
explained in few words the objects of the meet
ing, and offered tho privilege to all, of what
ever opinions upon the question of the evening,
of being heard in defence Of them.
The officers Of the meeting were then ap-
pointed as follow: Erhard Richter, President;
A. Focrsch, Vice President; Mr. Hartmann,
lof the Demokratl Secretary.
William Schlueter, Esq, wished TO say a
word before the meeting proceeded to the
regular business. He had never, during tho
years he had spent in this city, seen an excite
ment among his countrymen like that which
now prevailed among them. At the meeting
which was held in this hall q week previous, it
was well known that it had been found neces-
sary, for carrying out the purposes Of that
meeting to free the hall from the presence Of q
band OF loafers and that in doing 30, damage
had been done to the property Of the landlord
to the amount Of some $36 This damage he
proposed to make good by collection, and he
thought that there would be no difficulty in
obtaining the sum necessary, when he informed
the meeting that the ofice-holders, who favor
ed the Nebraska bill, had offered Mr.. Funk
$50 to shut his doors against the present meet
ing The proposition Of Mr. Schlueter was ac-
cepted with cheers, and at the close of the
meeting large collection was taken up.
The Secretary thon rose and read the fol-
lowing resolutions, as a basis for the speeches
of the evening:
"Whereas immense efforts are now making
by the defenders Of the principle Of human
Slavery to extend it's territory to the injury Of
the free North; and whereas TO this end Sena-
tor Douglas has brought before Congress the
well known proposition, entitled the Nebraska
bill, for the purpose Of creating an immense
slave land out OF tho vast territory consecratcd
to free labor by the Missouri Compromise and
whereas, further, with this object in view,
holy compact, made between tho North and the
South more than thirty years since, is TO be
annulIed; therefore, be il by the German citi-
zens Of New York, here this day assembled,
q Resolved That we hold the forciblc an
nuling Of tho Missouri Compromises COM
pact between the North and South, made for
the express purpose Of fixing geographical
boundary between free and slave territory, and
thus far held sacred--to be an outrageous vio-
lation of tho rights Of the free North, and a
direct attack upon the principles Of Freedom
and Humanity as well as the Declaration of
Independence Of tho United States
Resolved That we hold the Nebraska bill
introduced into Congress by Senator Douglas
of Illinois to be direct attack upon tho Mis-
souri, Compromise, and consequently criminal
violation OF the natural and acquired rights OF
the free States
Resolved, That we hold this Nebraska bill
TO be in direct opposition 10 the principles of
Land Reform and OF the free Homestead bill,
since il opens an immense territory now be-
longing to a noL-slavcholding people to land
monopoly and Slavery, and renders il inacces-
sible TO free labor and free possession.
Resolved, That we oppose the principles In
volved in the Nebraska BILL and the conse-
quences OF the same, by all tho proper means
afforded us by tho Constitution Of the Land
and especially that we refuse in any Prcsiden-
tial or Congressional election 10 give our votes
for any man who favors the passage or contin-
uancc of this BILL and furthermore declare
every defender Of tho said bill and It's princi-
pies traitor to the cause OF the people.
Resolved, That We declare the declaration,
that the Nebraska bill Of Senator Douglas has
for its object the introduction OF truly Dem
ocratic independent sclfgovcrnment into the
Territories, to be an insolent falsehood, intend
cd only 10 deceive the people.
Resolved, That we hereby express onr ear
nest dissatisfaction with the Administration cf