Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15
MORE SOUTHERN OPINION.
IRON THE ALExAsDrIA oAz.rru !, -,

FROM THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE or APRIL g.
TEE Nebraska -Quadrsnnially, for the pas
twenty years, il has been prominent resolution OF De
mecratic National Conventions that all Efforts of til,
abohtionists or Others to ndue Congress to nterer,
with questions of slavery endanger the permanencv q
the Union" At the late Baltimore Convention it wa.
further resolved that the Democratic party will resist
all attempts at renewing in Congress of it, the
agitation of the slavery question: under whatever shape
or color the attempt may be made" Now is it not mos
extraordinary that notwithstanding these resolutions
which have on air of sincerity about them, leading
member Of that party should ndanger the permanency
OF the Union" BY renewing in Congress-" and as an
inevitable sequence out Of it, the agitation Of the
| slavery question I" ..a
| But recently all was content and harmony. Thr
questions In relation to slavery had all been settled d
no further controversy and strife that score wee ap
pretended. How comes it, then, that the sregoing
solemn resolves against the agitation of the slavery ques
ton SO little needed and 80 soon repuaated? Why
is it that the chivalic of the South have SO long
slept over their rights to be reused from their umbers
by the stentorian voice of leader from non sayehod-
ing Slater? Had it been for the purpose Of ancondton
ally expungng odious discrimination, tending to de;
grade the South and which has constituted impossible
gulf as between the North and the South for
generation, then had there been justification for
compromise But no such unqualified repeal Of the line
of demarcaton have been contemplated by the
mover any disclaimer to the power Of Congress to
entertain questions Of slavery Not bit of It'll The remis
sion Of the line is to be conditional And what is that
condition? Why, that the South shall wholly forego the
important principle for which she has long baed and
to which she has been frequently solemnly Pledged
that neither Congress Territorial Legislature which
is its creature, have any power abolish savory any
Territory of the United States VIII the South aban
don this principle for the meager "mess of pottagen y
proered to her in the Nebraska bill. hope not. If
the South admits that the Inhabitants of Territory may
abolish slavery therein by authority of Congress" it
will be admission that Congress may interfere with
questions Of slavery for certainly if Congress
interfere, cannot authorize Territorial Legislature
do it. Asa present Informed therefore, should greatly
regret the South take any such back track The
Missouri compromise had better stand till doomsday than
for the South to concede does the Nebraska BILL that
Congress may interfere with questions of slavery. In
consenng to the Missouri compromise there such
concession but suspension of principle for the
general welfare"
Let the South but admit that Territorial Legis
lature may abolish slavery, and then will its have
been definitely settled and its precisely ascertain
ed What soy the Northern Nebraska bill advocates? |?
Why that far from being for the extension
Of slavery, it will tend to its restriction and erc.ioa
No doubt aboutit . SoUrH.
fRoA THE NEW ORLEANS (DEA. COURIER OF APRIL q
The NEBRASKA BrLL.-Perhsps we may err in the
judgment we have formed of the Importance Of the Ne
braska BILL SO, it is not fault for have taken
much pains to make it correct possible. We have
arrced at the conclues that is efso much real prac
teal importance Of friends attach TO The
country safe without it. The country safe under
the Missouri compromise, although in reality that
promise not consttutionaly binding To abolish it.
therefore, contemplated by the Nebraska BILL could do
no harm put to the test of investigation before the
United States Supreme Court would be voted nuHty
capm mortauan, without capacity for good harm
without power to prevent Southern man from carrying
his slaves any Northern latitude he might select pro-
vded the local authority Of State Territory permitted
him 20 locate his habtation within their limits This
Gen. Casss doctrine, and it is the only true constitu-
onal doctrine The Nebraska Territory being north
ward oftho geographical line fixed by the missouri
pronse beyond which slavery cannot be carried it is
supposedMr. Douglass bill will authorize slavery north
of that ne Slavery may be instituted north Of that line
with without Mr.. Douglas or his BILL The State of
Massachusetts, may legaze slavery within her limits to-
if che choose to do 80 the State of Louisiana
may abolish slavery tomorrow if she think proper.
These tie principles contended for by who have
correct understanding Of State rights the principles
set forth by Gen. Cass mpugned with feeble violence by
some of his pnny opponents in the South.
The country is safe werepeat, without Young America
or his Nebraska bill. Meanwhile, it may be well to OBJ
that the bill is not Dead though sent to the
Committee Of the Whole.
We should not be surprised to hear that with full
had passed triumphantly through the
mtee and been reported the House, and that the House
adopted it by considerable majority. 1t then becomes
law it has already passed the Senate and the Pre-
sident is known to be in its favor But again say the
country safe 10Th Ohout It, 1t would not make the
difference of single bale of cotton barrel Of -four of
this years crop whether it passes not If there be
solitary why should deprecate its rejection it
is that the Northern Wings land the Courier might also
have added the Democratic SO violently hostile to it.
GREAT FIRE JAcKsoNvILLE.-By the steamer Florida
we have extra from the Jacksonville Republican, with
the disastrous intelligence Of most destructive fire in
that place Wednesday last involving the destruction Of
the greater portion of the business part of the and
property to the amount of $30000
Among the establishments destroyed notice those Of
the Republican and News printing Offices, Reeds Bank
Agency, Byrne's Buildings, f. Waner Co., s. N. Will
lams, j. p. Sanderson, Boodgood Bowsc, II. Timanus
T. Hartridge, j. Mode, j. Hanham, G. De Waa, A. NJ
Reed, M Keil, A. B. Hussey, Amblear 4 Hoeg, L. B.
Amerman, McRorys Insurance Office, and dwelling and
Office of P Fraser, Esq In oil seventy buildings