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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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The Richmond Inquirer opposes amendments to the Nebraska bill, arguing it should remain in its original form to repeal the Missouri restriction without compromises like squatter sovereignty or the Badger proviso, which it believes would have passed with Southern and Administration support.
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It says, "The Nebraska bill in its original shape, contemplated and effected the repeal of the Missouri restriction, and nothing more. Its aim was single, and its operation precise and certain. In this shape the bill solicited and received the approval and support of the entire South. In this shape it sought and obtained the sanction and favor of the Administration. In this shape it commanded a majority of votes in the Senate. In this shape we believe it would have become the law of the land. What then, is the necessity of a compromise. Why emasculate the bill by attaching to it a provision inconsistent with its principle and object? Why embarrass its progress by an amendment obnoxious to the Democracy of the South? We do not assent to the compromise. We repudiate the amendments.- We want the bill in its original shape. We go for the repeal of the Missouri restriction, without squatter sovereignty or Badger proviso."
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The Richmond Inquirer criticizes the compromise amendments to the Nebraska bill, insisting on the original version that simply repeals the Missouri restriction, which had broad Southern and Administration support and likely would have become law without the objectionable provisions like squatter sovereignty and the Badger proviso.