Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-15
Popular Sovereignty.

eyery American citizen. I, is the iounla.
ton, as a general rule, II American govern.
newt The principle Is, however, liable 90
the mus, obnoxious rerycrsion. !, h7s Is
,ablished ,ha, system of violence, callel
slavery on this eou'inent--a system Il jcs-
pot,m. injustice. weakness, aud degradation,
which is constantly seeking to enlarge iis
boundaries.
n fully carried oct 10 must likewise csias-
li,h Tbeocracy o. Mormon dospoi.sm in
the heart OF this Republic Astounding ia 40
the evils likely to arise from the adoption Of
Two scpi.baIbariou, incucnScs-suTgrsuuon
and polygamy. II ,he rich, or ,hc people Co
form their own institutions De- fal', admitted,
ne claimed by Douglas and Cas- and ibis AZ
ministration, What shadow ct r.b, eau there
b, Ia any sucmr, on the part 90 government
10 break up the Mormon Dcs7o,ism' Shall
not the Mornors make their ouu laws.
choose their Own rulers, sc'cc, their own re-
lgiun AMI construct their own domestic pole
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We rsierto this suhicc, a, he prs'eu, tine
not tor The purp"ss OF showing 'he e'mPa'a'
tive 'bsurdi'y and Inconsistency into which
The authors Of 'h'' d"e''.ne have plunged
themselves bat more particularly '.' Tie
purpose OF eNiSc our readers ihe hcneh' OF a
legal erUeism on VI. Cas- assumption OF
popular sovereignty found in The Ne" lo'A
Poet one OF The oldest ami best Democratic
papers 10 the Jailed >'l'es--' paper which
bai'ied mani'II' ior the divorce OF Bank and
S'a'e-lor The independent ''ca'o'N--a'l
Tor The doctrines '' s''ie' construction and
government sronomY in expenditures. Nv
cry reader will see by this argument that
Douglas and his eouFecr', have, ia che pas
sage Of the Kansas NEBRASKA Bi.l q" aban-
donsd principle on The plea OF patriotism. %
They have pretended To give up all 'o'h'raP.
ular will IN the territories, go a, IN appear
anes 10 make that will law, when in fact and
reality, they have simply Welded 20 the bgl.
ter iae'ir' Of the South, ar The establishment
and extension Of slavery.
The South has never admitted this broad
doctrine Of popular severe .uty bot iis
statesmen clam the full night or Congress to
pass all "nssdlul rules and regulations Tor new
isrri'"ris'.' They can therefore stand up
boldly maniulIy ard consistently 'nd demand
on tic authority OF congress under the Con
su'u'i"n' TIA, The M'rmous shall have ~
publican ro'eumen'-no' de'poi'm or
'heocriey, even II II . ror"'1r. They can
likewise say TO The hand OF pirates Who, on
the p''oe'Plss OF popular sovereignty claim
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