Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-02
From the National Era. (Frcc Soil.)l

first session
From the National Era (Frec Soil)l
The President organs in the North and
West assert perpetually that, should the bill
pass, the Territorial Legislatures will have
the power to prohibjt or erciudc ,Ndrcry. The
organs of the slave power in the South posi-
lively assert that this is false ; that, should
the bill pass, the Constitution carries Slavery
theoretically into the Territories slavohold-
crs may carry their slaves there, and the Ter
ritorial Legislatures may and ought to pro-
tcct them, but will have no power to prohibit
the slave relation, or exclude the slaves.
Mr.. Mace, to expose this contradiction in
doctrine. this fraud in the bill, this duplcty
among Its supporters, moved to insert in the
first section
"And the Territorial Legislature shall have pow
or to admit exclude Slavery at any time by law
Here was an opportunity for the northern
and southern supporters of the bill to come
to PLAIN understanding and state precisely
what they meant. What did they do They
voted down the amendment-96 to 76, that
is, they cotcd against iHrcsfing the Territ0-
rial Legislature wth powcr to odDH or er-
ciude SldrerV.
Again they were tested by Mr.. Fuller of
Maine, AN Old Line Democrat, friend OF
the Administration, dcsrous of acting with
the majority if possible. He moved to in
sert
Ana the territorial Lesisntnres shaIl nave the
power 10 es'aoIish VI eNoiuue 7"'''y' a' W 'i'i"
E,
-, AS Natlohai DGii,Vcr't; ne saiu, hc nouIu
nho W No'e ", 'iio pii' anu II i'i' ,r y.
shou,u Pre'uii he "ouiu no So ~. i, II eno"i'
ho', ne "ouiu Noto against 'hc "iii '' "' Pie-
sent NJ, au'iseu'
'bic -l,Iif f1la mn
Inns was gong great "ay-pu' 'he ma
Jorl'y' IN opeu,ehce 10 orueTS' No'cu uo"h MS
proposition, VI 10 'o' What was the pam
language OF tnat vote we, une supporters
Vi Che piil' VI" Noe gram t"e if'"o' ." ,,'-
g''fdfhTe' PoWf I" eSfdooM or efcue Hcn-
rery' Ana yet, northern members voting ior
TINS biil, VIII go home to- Their constituents
and tell them that 1t conlers this very power
on the territorial legislatures, knowing all
the while that had they Incorporated such
power III the bill, not southern man on the
floor. of Congress would have supported 1T
IL the sovereign people suffer themselves
to be imposed upon by such trlckery as tins
they will give strong evidence of their unit
ness for seli-government. and bring discredlt
upon Democratic institutions.
tFrom the New York Tribune. (F. :. whig)
In the nrosenco ur a yrcat ncril. calmnnss
is the first reouisite. nder existing circum
stances-with Il feeble and time-seryinr Exc
cutive. constituted hv roSlaverv nartialitv
and writing under The suspicioH Of having
forfeited that f,vor-with n CONGRESS- in good
mart new. the more devoted to slavery Of the
Two rroat, National nartins overwhelmingly
ascendant. n Slavery propnrandist presidinr
over either branch. and the whole patronage
Of the Government unscru pulouslv welded in
its behalf-it is not amazing that even such
small majority. There never before was IA
Congress-wc believe there will not soon lie
anotber-in which this measure could have
prevailed.
What seems to us, on hasty survey, most
fit and feasible on the part of the opponents
of this great wrong, is
|. A perfect union Of all earnest opponents
Of The NEBRASKA Iniyuity 10 procure ms repedl,
H. Hnmed,ate, energetic and comprehensive
organization 10 aid the migration Of Jrecdom-
loring settlers 10 haneas-Nebraska proper
dying west of Iowa. may possibly shield it
self against the irruptlon Of Slavery, Kansas
cannot reasonably be expected to do SO. The
cause of Freedom in Kansas must be strength
encd by the immediate migration thither of
faithful intelligent, high-priucipled settlers
from New York, England, Ohio and the
Free West and, to aid and direct this emil
grafton, auxiliary societies should be formed
in each State and city, to select and com
mend men who can be relied ON to exert good
influence on the struggle now impending.
These are hours of trial-to many, doubt
less, of encouragement also. There is re
ioicing around the aucton-blocks Of Rich
mond the slave-pens of Charleston, and a
wilder revelry in the midnight orgies OF the
dealers in human sinews generally, at the
prospect of new markets opening for their
merchandise at once in the South and in the
West. They remember how the purchase OF
Louisiana put up the price of their staple at
least twenty-five per cent; how the Annexa-
ton of Texas gave it another heavy lift and
they naturally say: "llere is a new wind,
fall for us in the passage of our trusty
Douglas s Nebraska bill. - But others, as
exulting and sanguine as they, have been dis
appointed ere this, and thor turn may have
now come. We will believe 1t has, and at all
is not an age oil the "oriu III wnich ne" 40
a ;rs.;rn.;'o Ipnddau oon,,,,Is;n,, ,bo ram
of Uuman;tv in avery civ;lized nort;on of th,
,loh. .,Tba stars in thar courses fubt