Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-04-14
The Consistency Of Mr.. Douglas.

The great aud predominant reason why Mr.
Douglas insists on the Repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise Is according tohis own language,
because the "fSai ,gcct erilc B,T' (Nebras.
ka) "ii not 10 i,Si''atc riarry iHio tbs, TT.
riori,s, nor out Of h1n, bat, TO LEAVE Tnr
PEOPLE TO 10 as THTY Please"
Now be it remembered that the Bill in
question has several sections proNiding for
the .rrorNrNrSr OF Territorial Gov. Soere.
iary and three Judges, by the rrcsiden, and
defining. specifying and eurIailing their du-
ties. II Mr. Douglas was sincere IN his ef
fort, to allow 'fhe people 10 do az they pi,a'c"
he would uuhesiia,incly give them the power
To elect their own officers bot when prop.
o~ition was introduced for tina, purpose. how
did he 'ote' Here is the proposition; and
here il his vote.
On the evening Of March ., Mr.. Chase sub
miued the following amendment:
Sec . AHd hurihor enacted, That, as
soon As may be after the passage Of ihi, act,
there shall be appointed BY the Presldeni,wilh
the advice and consent Of the Senate, three
commissioners, resident in said Territory who,
or a majority Of them, shall proceed to divide
the said Territory into suitable election PIE
cinel', aud shall appoint places for holding
elections therein; aud by PROCLAMATION pub.
lIshed in two OF more newspapers circulating
10 said Territory, and by such other means a,
they may deem most efIee,ual Tot the purpose
shall, during four weeks proceeding the first
Monday Of September, 1854. notify the pec-
pie Of said Territory OF such division and APP
pointmcnt, and that there will be held on the
,scond Tuesday Of October, 1851, an election
for governor, secretary, judges, members Of
the council, members Of the house OF ieprcsen.
tatiyes, and delegate IN Congress ,of said Ter
As hereinafter Provided and the voters Of said
Territory, IN pursuance Of said PROCLAMATION,
are hereby authorized 10 assemble to their re.
specti'e places Of election, within their sever
al election precincts, and appoint one person
to act as Judge, and another person to act as
clerk Of the election, aud then to vote by bal
lot for one person to be governor, one person
to be secretary, three persons 10 be judges,
thirteen persons to be member, Of the council,
,wsniy-siN persons to be members Of the house
Of representatives, and ono person to be dele
gate in Congress, Of said Territory; and the
judges and clerks Of election in the several
precincts shall forthwith make out and trans.
init to the commissioners aforesaid a correct
statement Of the names an d numbers Of cleo.
tors, and Of the votes cas-, for each candidate
Tor the several officers aforesaid, and the said
commissioners, or majority Of them, shall,
within ten days after the first Monday Of De-
eembcr, 1854 issue their proclamation amour
cling the result Of said election. and shall ho-
lily the several persons having respectively
the highest number Of votes Tor the several Of.
fees aforesaid Of their election TO al the same
and shall also, in said PROCLAMATION, designate
a place ior the temporary seat Of government
Of said Territory, and time not later than
the FIRST day Of May, 1855, for the assembling
Of the legislature thereof, and the governor
50 elected shall hold his office Tor two years
from the first Monday OF December, 1854 and
shall reside therein; shall be commander.in-
chief Of the militia thereof; may grant par.
dous and respiies for Offences agains, the laws
Of sand Territory, and rePrieves for offences
agaIns, the laws Of the United States, until
the decision OF the President in respect there.
Of can he made known shall commission all
officers who shall be appointed to office under
the laws ul said Territory, and shall take care
that the laws b. faithfully executed therein.
Here Is his vote on this amendment.
lEAS-MeSsrs. Chase, Fessenden, Foot,
liamlin, Norris, Seward, Smith, Sumner and
Wade-lO.
NAlS-Messrs. Alchison, Badger, Bell,
Benjamin, Brodhcad, Brown. Butler, Clay,
Dawson, Dixon, Dodge OF Wisconsin, Dodge
OF Iowa, DouGLAs, Evans, Fitzpatrick ,Gwiu,
Houston, Hunter, johnson, Jones Of Iowa,