The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-17

Il --'saf''"f - ""o 'But w dVuuuuuy
protection in those States where il be-
longs. ] hold 10 the right Of States TO
control their own affairs, fmiied only as
70 their adherence 10 republican form
5f government, and by the eapress con,
cession Of powers 10. the General Goy-,
ernment. would place territories, as
az as possible, on the same footing.
congress should exercise over them no
control other than in providing for terri-
Iorlal organization; different ih1n for
States, as | see no good reason Tor their
undergoing season OF pupilage, undePa
| The supervision Of Congress, which would
not, in principle, justify q similar super~
vision over States. 5.,;1sgo s,o;. sao
Batsit may be said, no evil grows out
Of this state ofihings. No complaint Isl
made agains. il, This is not correct
Already complaint has been made ia
New Mexico, of the action Of governors. 4,
Governor Calhonn's management has
been brough. before Congress. The
people Of the territory, ! ho'd, would
have been the better and more compe~',
tent tribunal. They better than Cons,
gress, could separate truth from false
hood, and detect whether their officers
had been guilty Of NAL administration or
not Recognizing the people every Wbere,,
in the States and territories, as The onlyn
true source Of power, | prefer their con-
rol over that OF any President OF Cons
gress, hnweycr pure or elevated may be-
their action. Our governments is foundeds
on the doctrine Of popular control, and
popular responsibility; and with nothing
less should we be content in any organ
ized American government, territorial Or
State. ra 59i I .naab iia df9 ye Ia
then urge that as ar that is practical
in the doctrine enunciated by Cass isl
rendered of no effec, by this species Of
Legislation, as iilevaded and made value
less as measure Of compromise, and as
tie Missouri Compromise was, In Mr..
Douglas view, fair settlement Of exist,
ing difficulties in application to Texas, il,
should Ge held SO in regard 20 Nebraska,
so long as the people are in any way,
trammeled BY Congressional Interior
ence, and Congressional control. Give
TO the people the election Of their execu-,
tive and Judicial officers, ,,he same as
possessed by States, and phe right, in
good faith, to- manage their own legislar,
lion, in their own manner, without the
right Of Congressional interference, and
then compromise will be offered where
slavery and freedom will hold an eqnaI
right, and have equal chances. Such a
compromise ! could assent 10, 5ut ,no>
hing less. Such a compromise the peo-,.
pie OF all States should consent 10, ,hnt
not one like that now framed, skillfullyr,
to serve anii>republcan institutions, and
10 prostitute lbe fair territory nov con-
sacraIed 10 freedom TO the infamies that
belong 10 an institution, owing TO mon
alchy its introduction amongst us, and
which is arislocralic and fearfully des>.
poiic in all It's characteristics. I4G
No man in Ohio desires the extension
Of slavery. Few Of the great body Of the
people desiieahat the Missouri comPr6-
mise should now be repeard. For the,
Souh' 10 sdsan twill be suicidal. The
mediterranean who urge il on ihem arc
,heir desdiea enemies. Having no
conscientious 10 guide but political in-
irigue for power-no lofiier dictates than
nm unholy ambilion--no institution, can,
call them its true friends. They will
lrfle with public endurance ,ns.Fhuman
sngaci'y and ,prescence canno, Tell The
r. suit. They charge those who wefe
vii ing to be silent, il they did not APP
prove, with agitation, with being aboli-
ZIONIST agilalrrs, None know better ihe
falsehood Of the charge. Theie are
times, however, when agitation is better
than the. slagna,ion which heralds tho
death Of flee institutions. An eminent
British slatesmnn, in the life struggle Of
America, thanked God tha. the three
millions Of Americans had the energy to
resist the encroaching slavery Of British
domination Men 6t for such submission
as England demanded, would, he de,
clared, only have been instruments TO
enslave others; and so in this case, agi-
ialion is better than submission to great
fraud and terrible wrong. 1t originates,
no, with those, who, like myself, war
upon broken faith and violated compacts.
Yet, let it come! II has been we'll said,
''tempests scourge into activity the lazy
elements, which, but for them, would
stagnate inio pes,ilence." And in ,hs
tempest and storm CT popular indignation
which this unhallowed movement will,
trust, awake, those who baye forced il
into existence, will be swept on 10 thar
political destruction, which, among a
moral and noble minded people, musl
ever meet those who disturb existing and
well settled relations, only to awake fra
ternal strife. The south that took Mis>
souri,, Texas, Florida, ETC., ETC., into ,be
Union on The basis Of the compromise Of
lS20-l, when once ii is violated, with
their sanction, may find that, in striving
aferan Improbable acquisition for HEM
selves, they have destroyed The sanctily
Of all compromises with the people, and
In such case il is not for me or any man
to calculate the sad consequences, This
treason 10 common unity may now
I..o.,,, bn, tho dav cf lie tsi;,n,nhi vpill