Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-04-21
"souArrrR SOVEREIGNTY"

"sQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY"
This Is the appellatlon given BY Sena'
tor cass to the Nebraska Bill. The re-
peal OF the Missouri Compromise and
the consequent legsllxing otslavery In
territory now free, isyeIept "the triumph
| Of squat,er sovereignty" Abaser fraud
was never attempted to be palmed on an
Intelligent people. In contemplating
liz. Il Is difficult to say which deserves the
greatest Indignation. the insult offered
TO tho intelligence OF Americans, or the
attempt to brow beat into acquiesence'
by party power and inauenee,those who
dare dissent from the dictum OF party
leaders.
We have already shown that slavery
does now actually exist in Kansas, con-
trary I law. The Methodist Mission
aries there are all. or mostly, slave hold
ers. Rev. Mr.. Johnson the reputedrep-
resentative from Kansas, isa slave hold
err, belonging to the Church South, and
his zeal to have the prohibltory law re-
pealed Is unceasing, so that, when there
are free men enough there to bring the
case of his slaves-his brethren in Christ +,
some OF .hem-for preachers are apt to
have pious sta rcs. before the court, to de-
mand their release, there may not be
law, as there Is now, declaring Them free.
And, by the way, is it not strange that
Senator Douglas never discovered that
It was wrong for preachers to NEEDLE
in politics, when, according to his own
report, he consulted" with this same
Rev.. Mr.. Johnson and our Judge Johnson
about the bill that has past the Senate!
He knew all the time, that--rhis man was
a preacher, at least by profession, and he
allowed him not merely to petition, but
to consult with the committee on terrific
ries, Of which Mr.. Douglas is chair
, man.
All! this Reu. has rights, for he is there
} In the defence Of "the peculiar institu-
tion." lie is there prepared to defend
slavery by the Bible while Senator
y Douglas does II by the constitution. II
}. was no departure from his ministerial
: functions,t to leave his Indian and coloree
brethren in the wildcrness,to visit Wash.
e ngton, clothed with authority from some
dozen slave holders; at the Missisn Sta
: :ion--the only white families then In
the territory, to represent taem in Con
a gress. IL was all right for this preach
o err to go TO Congress. but IL is dreadful
e sin for Northern preachers to petition
n Congress.
n All! Douglas, you own negroes, an'
s some OF them may be preachers. Yor
! can whip them into silencc-even Tho
significant shake II your colaborer's head
# might make them mum, but neither you
D Bilingsgate nor bis nod,wlll silence free
L men, whether they be lawyers. doctors
: mechanics or preachers.
r. But we wish to say word about thi
y famous "squatter sovereignty" 1t Is al
Q a lie, and those who use this as plei
n for repeating the restriction row on sla
very, know it isa lie. We are as mucl
n in favor OF the peoples choosing for them
j; selves as Mr.. Cnss or Douglas or Peti
y dare be-. We believe that they are no
a only capable of self-government but tina
n they ought to be allowed to govern
n themselves in all thIngs. Bot this in
j, famous bill first DISTINGUISHES all foreign
II ers, who have not been in the Unite
u States five years-a class OF men tina
d will soon fill up that territory, and max
o il bud and blossom as the rose by thei
j. industry and economy, and then it pro
: vdes for giving the territory two branch
" es ofthe government out OF three, among
Il those who have merited rewards by faith
10 full party services.
It The President is 10 furnish the Gov
u ernor. and the Judges, and sguatter sorer
O. ei9ns are graciously allowed to choos
the legislature which may pass certai
l. kinds Of laws. provided the Governo
" does notveto them and provided further
Re that Congress approves them after tn
l. Governor does. Ifthls is squatter sove
10 eighty, we hope never to be a squatte
u But, by the way, we predict there ar
al souereigns, that will make more than on
OF of those. men who have lied to then
IN squat. where and when some OF the
or will not ike. Some Of them are squa
he ting for the last time, on their cushione
IS chairs in Congress.
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VOTING AMERICA