, 1859-12-20
FROM NEBRASKA.
The Hlu for the Abolition or Slavery,


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referred 'ahe bill for the abolition of SI.Terx
stated that be had been unable to agree viii
tho rest of the Committee md hnd fhs,sfara
prepared miooritv renort Which ha rnsd .U, w.
submitted. l|.. A ''''>'
On submitting his report, the pcnt]enan
stated Id aorne 1enn1h n rsr.s, ~h;eh ~ ~.
nciied h;rn ~ 7nsI a;e. ~ ssases mn.ea 91a IN
pesa had been shoyn 1he Iii br In re.. n H.
Committed: bills were rrfr7,ef to camn;t,aos eSs
as to a nurne vim shonld tenderiv cara ~
them: the nurse ia thia case VIZ. nhout II
stranrte tho bautlinc in ii infancv,
The report was quite an elaborate discuss;ou
Of the merits of the bill.
The m,jority report alleged that Slavery does
not exist in the Te1ritory. Ue xas nrennrtd u
show that it does exist. Statements werc msds.
sfnstancing porspns 1t Nebraska civ aud e!se.
where who owned. md now held stsyes within
this Territory. The passage Of this bill would
end the agitation ofthe subject, = >. :;
The following reasons we're summed IN. urr.
ing the necessity for the uassace Of the Iii.
err in this Territory.
I'd. Slasery does exist in this Territory.
3d. Thr 1,ronle ~ hi. Tar,;torr ~. ,ha
porer In abolish Siarcrr and ~ ye.nnns;I,1s
for it's continuance.
4sh because it is timc the question was set-
Led as to whether leei1latinn can be had upop
the subject. apd by Whom.
5tl. because it would i'd the country of tue
Axciteinent created upon the escape Of fugitive,
9th. Because now Is the most rropitious time
to enact such law. =
7th. live permit Slavery to exist here, when
We hare the power to abolish it. re shall he
censured BY The people Of this. md succeedinr E
generations.
Mr. Miller submitted and read the majority re-
pot, setting forth the chief iobiectione Il. tbc
passage Of the bill. It was altog ether ,,uneces-
eusy 70 pass such = law, The committoe after
four daFs Investigation. lnye a.cert.ined that
four aud half persons .exist, in The Territory
who cau be callad slaves: these are Ill South Of
tue Platte, and arc persons who have formerly
aud now lire in state Of scrvice which is en-.
tlrely voluntary, and it would be both unjust
and cruel 10 pass law that would deprive them
OF eomiorta1le home, where they prefer to
stay- 1he o'lt vas introduced Tor political ef-
iect alone, 70 st!r up nn agitation which would
furnish political capital Tor Republican mem-
ners, ana NOT ior Tue good ol the country. Mem.
ncra were elected ma sent TO the Legislature by
'oe people, 10 serve tne interests oi Tue people,
ana notto yaste time in ag1tat1ng the slavery
question.
Quite warm discussion arose between
Messrs. Miller and Taylor. in relation to tue
making out their respective reports, which as
huAeA pEt6OuAl &urut anu considerable <er.
catiou ensued-
Mr. Taylor alleged that he had made out his
minority report without being allowed TO see the
majority report, which he urged was uuusual
and unfair, and be asked leave to withdraw his
report and make out another, now since he had
heard the majority report
Mr. Miller urged that it WAS unfair and prepos-
ferrous to allow the geutletnan privilege which
could not be used by the other side-ttat Of
an 'ns epo'' "'le1 10 eaou1lea4oot III ol
hear;uo some,h;oc he Ind MT antic;nsted '''''A
Mr- noane wh6 Wns aieo on fhe conn;,4ee
tta,cd that h. Ind mi had snff;c;cnt onnortnn;'
ty to exuminc the rcnort. and wished "a cons;d.
- the r. atter mn1a friIr. a. I'M 1ras;aan+ ~
dered H. renarts - Il. ,Tsr ~ nnd.r 1in ,,i.s
mil +he fa,,e~;n1 Az. ~ e'e4 3Aet '"' .o's"
n" ' a..
cot1c'1 oec. H. 4e's'
Mr. Doane presented his report on y. t: 70.
ior the abolition OF Slavery in the TERRITORY
Eh'ch was adverse to the passage Of the blt!.
Slavery does not practically exist in The Terri
iory. a lew persons, formerly held ~ sla'es'
nave followed their torncr masters htther as
Voluntary servants. Ing as9tatoa OF ih's SUD
Ject you'd oe Pfe1naicsal to this Territory; IN
aaSerus'og II aoroa6 as slave territory, when
N iac1 y Is not so. Ae reported IN 'asor Of 1e'
!ef1hG Inc "hole sne]eett 10 Inc conFens,on' ~nen
: hnai! Hcct lot sotate oleaolzai1oa. 4he fepo's
"4e !@!0 0seI 4oueI aue Iue+