Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-20

Snannon, aud VINO reside IN thers terfl-
tories, the privilege of voting for, or a.
gainst the Constitution of the new States,
even after making declarations of their
intention to became citizens. And this
too, when the uniform practice has been
to grant the elective franchise to foreign
ers under such circumstances. Five
hundred slave holders from Virginia or
South Caroline, may carry slaves into
the territory and legislare for the protec,
ton of slave property, whls, five thou.
sand German setilers--free laborers--
who become land holders in tho terrific
ry, and have made oath to their intention
10 become citizens, shall haveEo control
in its government aud no opportunity to
protect themselves against; the degrading
competition with slave labor. Another
evidence of the meaning of this doctrine
of "Squalier Sovereignty!!" !"
But are the people of the territories
the only parties interested in territorial
legislation! Is it Of no consequence to
the freemen of Iowa whether or not sla-
very shall be introduced into Nebraska!
Is there any reason why one hundred
men emigrating TO Nebraska with .wen-
ty negroes each, should be entitled to
seven hundred and sjxty.six votes in
the Electoral College and in Congress.
ional representation, whilst another hun.
dred men emigrating TO Minnesota or to
this State with $4,000 Of cattle or hors
es each, shall be entitled TO only one
hundred votes! And to what does this
doctrine of "Squatter Sovereignty" tend
if carried to its legitimate conclusions!
What is to prevent the Legislature OF
Utah from declaring that no man shall
enjoy the right of citizenship in that
territory unless he becomes member of,
and pays tithes TO the Mormon church!
What is TO hinder the Catholics from Ia
King possession of New Mexico, the
Methodists of Nebraska and the Pres.
byier,ans of Kansas! Why cannot the
first thousand settlers create State re-
ligion in each territory, and exclude peo-
pie Of all other creeds from the rights of
citizenship! Where will be the remedy
against such religious and political tyr
amy! Not in Congress, for according
TO the theory of "Squaiter Sovereignty"
it has no Legitimate jurisdiction over the
territories. Not at ballot box; for none
but the State religionis.s will be entitled
to the elective franchise. Revolution,
revolution by the sword, will be the only
remedy.
Ii has been asserted by some of the
advocates of this infamous attempt to
nalionalize slavery, that the first violation
of the Missouri Compromis was by The
north, and that that violation now iusti-
fies the south in entirely repudiating il.
How, when and where was it violated
by the north! Why. forsooth, because
northern Senators and Representatives
refused to extend the compromise line of
36o and 80 min. through to the Pacific
ocean! Is there man in the State who
does not know that the Missouri Com
promise line only applied to the country
purchased from France! Does it not by
lis very terms apply only to the terrific.
ry of louisiana! What righs then had
the south to demand or expect that it
should be extended and applied TO coun.
try afterwards acquired! Upon this
slender foundation is built this whole ar
gument against the Compromise, and in
favor of its violation by the south.
1t is urged by some that If the Miss
ouri Compromis is repealed, slavery will
not become permanent institution in
Nebraska and Kansas. So it was said
OF Missouri thirty-four years ago. 1t
was then confidently predicted in Con.
gress and elsewhere, that slaves would
oe excluded from that State by the action
OF the State government. Instead of this
being the case, they have increased from
that time to the present, at the rate of
three thousand year, and Missouri now
contains more Than one hundred thous-
and slaves. Those who are most famil.
lar with the institution, and with the ter
ritories of Nebraska and Kansas, enter
,ained no doubt but that they will be-
come slave States. Senator Atchison,
who lives near the line OF Nebraska, and,
is large slave holder, expressed the o.
pinion year ago, that but for the Mo-,
COMPROMISE they would become extern
sive slaveholGing States. He is said
to have expressed the same opinion at
the ,irle of the passage of the bill by the
Senate, provided his amendment, disfran.
chislng the Germans and Irish should bal
adopted, and it was adopted accordingly.
And why would they not become si&1s|
States! They embrace rich agric0l-H
iufal country. The soil and climate u
well adapted to the production Of corn
hemp, tobacco and all the cereals. They
are in close proximity to the slave States
of Arkansas and Missouri. They are
in the same parallel OF latitude with Mis-.
souri,, Kentucky, Maryland and Virgin
la.
Wha, does the history of west teach
Us of The insidious and aggressive char
ac,er of Slavery! The 9th Article of
the Northwestern Ordinance, the pro.
visions of which, until the past winter,
have been regarded as imperative as the
Constitution declares that
"There shall be neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude in said territory 9th
erwise than in punishment, of crimes,
wherefore the party shall have been du