New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-26


trsppers. Indian traders, &c.J
A Governor, (salary - 500 Secretary, salary
- O10Na Chief Justice and two Associate Justices,
salaries s., coo eaeh) DstrosAstoraey and Mar
.baI (paid BY fees) sor said Territory shall be ap-
roiuted by the President ani Senate-all to serve
for four years Except the Secretary ve)-sll 20 be
mid quarterly out of the Treasury of the United
States.
ALecisstive Council of thirteen and Legislative
Assembly Of twenty-si1 members shall be chosen
the former for two years. the latter for yearly
tie free white male inhabitants of said Territory,
WHO are either citizens of the United States or shall
have declared their intention of becoming such, and
sworn allegiance to the Constitution of The United
States. Tie Governor is TO take census, divide the
Territory into Election Districts apportOn the men,
bers and designate the time for holding the election,
Iand if lie can't, with all his patronage and power,
elect Legislature after Lis own heart he must be
poor tool. He has beyond this Veto on all acts OF
the Legislature, which can only be overcome by a
twothrds vote in either branch. Township. district
and county officers to be appointed or elected y
as the Governor and Legislative Assembly shall die
tate. Memlers of Assembly have - per day each
and the same for each twenty miles travel to be paid
out of the L. S. Treasury, with public buildings
clerklire, sergeant-at-arms, library, printing &c
for each House. Delegate to Congress is to be
chosen and have the pay and power of other dele
gates that is, very little power but a generous
amount OF pay
The Slavery clause of this bill we have already
printed but, though ts beauty does not improve on
acquaintance. it will bear looking at again. That we
printed yesterday referred to Kansas here is the same
as it is applied to Nebraska.
"SEc H. And be II further enacted, That the
Constitution and all laws OF the United States which are
not locally nappcable. shall have the same force and
effect within the said Territory of Nebraska as elsewhere
in the United States except The eighth section OF the ac'
preparatory the admission of Missouri into the Unlon
approved March o. 1870, which, being inconsistent with
tie principle Of no-ueryentlon by Congress win slave
" in the States and Territories, recognized by the els
aiion Of $50 commonly called thee Ompromse measures,
il here declared imperative and void II being the true
intent aud meaning of this act not to Iegsae slavery INTO
any Territory State, 10 exclude II iherefrom but TO
leave the people thereof perfectly free 70 form and regu-
late their domestic Institutions their way subject
only TO tie Constitution of the United States Prorfdee
That nothing herein contained shall be construed 10 revive
orpu in force any law regulation which may have ex-
sted prior 10 the of 9Th March, le2o either protecting
establishing prohibiting, abolishing Slavery.
[Can you imagine sheep-tbief approaching his
neighbors fold with more twstifed decentralization
than that Bear in mind that this bill clearly implies
that there are or will be other than free inhabitants in
the Territory and that its hackers repeatedly refused
10 allow the bill to be so amended as to empower the
Legislative Assembly to establish or prohibit Slavery
The plain intent of the conprators is to rule Slavery
into the Territories under the Federal Constitution.
and deny to the Legislative Assembly any power to
turn il out
They did not fail of course to put as much slave
catching into the bill as possible, viz
"Src TO- And be- fr'bcr croc,cd, That the provisions
Of an entitled I'm act respecting ugyes from justice
persons escaping from the service OF their masters
arlroI Febuary twelve seventeen hundred end mne-
hiee and the provisions OF tie act entitled An act 20
'ameld, AID uIremenary 10, the aforesaid acii ap-
BE- ard the sfme ore hereby declared TO extend 70 and be
in full force within the limits OF SAID Territory oil Ne
r'sAG
Such are tie provisions of the bill respects Ne
baska which all repeated with the slight needfu
variations with regard to Kansas which is bounded
as follows:
slc -. And Je Il ttler eaaeed, That all that part
Of tie territory of the United States included within the
following ns except such portions thereof rs are herein
after expressly exempted from the operations OF this act TO
Wi. beginning point on the western boundary OF the
Site of Missouri, where the thty seventh Pareiel o
north latitude the same; thence west ol sad par
ael To tie eastern boundary Of New Mexico thence north
m aid loundary TO latude thiriy iyeigt thence following
boundary westward 20 the east boundary of the Terri
tory OF Utah the summit of the Rocky Mountains;
thence hV ard SAID summit 70 tue ioiieth parallel OF
latitude; The nee east on 10
ary OF Stale OF Missouri thence south with the west
orn boundary OF said State to tue place OF Deginng-be,
and The same is hereby created into temporary govern
rtnt ~ hc name Of the Territory Of Kansas and when
admitted as State States, the said Territory, any
potion vi the same shu be received into the Union with
without Slavery, their Constitution may prescribe al
Il tine OF their admission
The seat of Government OF this Territory is located
at Fort Leayenwortb, and there strong and earnest
free press should be located without delay. Two or
three able cergymen, with teachers, intelligent me-
chanics, and men accustomed 20 public speaking in
behalf of Reform and Equal Rights should also erect
their cabins there by September and be ready TO send
fer their families in the spring. Unless vigilantly
watched and vigorously opposed, the saye-breeders'
backed by the power of the Federal Government, will
organize this Territory after their own heart by this
tire next year.
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The reopening of the slave trade by this country
direct with Africa is now budding southern doe
trine, chiefly in South Carolina and Mississippi; and
est some of the best arguments for this traffic bs
slighted or insUifcently promuged we venture to
supply them.