New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
ANOTHER NEBRASKA BILL.

Tie Nebraska blas originally reported wasa decep-
t.or-a fraud in disguise. 1t was cOwardy attempt
to abrogete tie slave prohibiting compact Of 1929 by
1diIecon 1t resulted, finally in the present Kansas
a1d Nebraska ill., by which that compact is expressly
declared TO he imperative" Tie originstors Of th,
proposed violation OF a solemn and slcreGy observed
Adjustment include tho President aud portions of bis
Cabinet rival presidential aprants and greedy recipi
ants Of governmental patronage and plundor. Wenow
learn that body Of tho representatives. of the South,
who are always united in the support Of all schemes
for tie extension of the patriarchal institution, and
VITO now anticipate certain victory with the aid of
tie northern doughaces have still another deception
in contemplation
The Missouri Compromise Act forever prohibited
Slavery in tAat portion OF the Territory coded by
France under toe of Louisiana north of IS 3)
north latitude. To repeal tie slave prohibiting pro-
vision of this act which lcgsated Slavery on OF tlis
Territory will not it is said legisate Slavery iatO it
and hence the necessity for another deception which
hes been assigned to the Committee on Indian Afair5
in the House, of which Mr. ORR, OF SO1th Carolina
IS ibe Chairman This gentleman, as we are infornol
las prepared an elaborate report, accompanied by
bill which, at the proper time, is to be presented to
the House Ii is Ostensiby designed 70 humanze
cyize snd chIstisnize those Indian tribes which cur
Government has removed to the Nebraska Terr.tory
and 20 which il has guaranteed the perpetual posse
sion thereof Such is the osteusble purpose OF the
bilbut its real design is TO legislate Slavery iRtO
this territory The bill provides that each Inlian
shall be entitled to a specified quantity of land that
esch Indian who las wife, shall have certain al
aitional quantity with another additional quantity for
children, and for slar,s stil another additional guam
ty according to the number OF slaves he may possess
Such is he substance of the bill.
Now il is well understood that some of the Iudisns
LafbIeeds and Indian traders, inhibitiug Nebraska,
have slaves and this cunningly devised bill under the
Disguise ofpLilanihropc audhumane regard for the Ind
aims simply at legislative recognition of Slavery
within tie Territory. To grant to the of slaves
preSmrton right 10 lands, more or less according to
tie number of their slaves would be positive recos-
niticn Of the sort 1t would legsla.e Slavery into
tie Territory after tie passage Of Mr. Douglass
til had abregaed and repealed the Act of 1920 which
forever prohibited the institution from taking root
On tiat sell.
The President, with bis doubtful FreeSoil sntece-
dents and surroundings s ready TO second any prOpoi
ton from lie South in tie hope OF winning ia support
.r second term Douglas with bis insane aspirations
or the Presidency, is content 10 play second fiddle TO
tie Executive. trusting that Lis Mississippi plantation
covered with human chattes, win tarn the scale of
Southern support in his favor. And Northern dough.
faces who are the recipients and expcc,ants OF tie
pubic PuEder will be the seTyile followers and abettors
OF any man or any measure that promises either pres
ont future enjoyment Of ihe OIL distributed from
lie Executive table. Let those who believe men are
statesmen because they know how 70 cheat, wal.
tIG see how these plOtters viii come out