The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-01
Popular ssvsreigupy, &c.

The Nebraskaites have two ways Of work
ing upon the feelings Of certain weak mind
ed persons, and thus securing their support.
One is by crying "Abolitionism" and fright.
ening them from the expression of their
honest feelings-and the other, by shouting
for Popular Sovereignty" or non.interven.
ton. We have already probably said quite
enough on the humbug Popular Sovereign.
ty" and the bugbear "Abolitionism." The
latter is entirely too contemplate for the
use of anything but broken-down-Locofo
co.party- hack in its application to those who
may choose to oppose the further extension
ofslavery. But the popular Sovereignty
humbug 10 calculated to tickle the ideas oil
those who don't know what it really means.
The Nebraskaites say it is the doctrine oil
Observation-Disclosures is, letting the people
Of new territories do just what they please
for themselves-and they claim that is pre-
cisely what the Nebraska Law does or per.
mits, and that those who oppose this law,
oppose popular sovereignty. Now the fact
is, that law don't permit any such thing, and
the demagogues and dough-faces preaching
it up as the only true religion, lie like satan,
and are more deceitful than the old cloven
footed sinner ever dared be. They are de.
ceiving you, as we have already repeatedly
proven. The Nebrasks law permits no such
thing. i.ft
Nebraska Democrats are seeking to gross
iy deceive the people, when they claim for
their law, that it permits the people Of the
new territories to do as they please. There
is scarcely q section of the whole bill but
what gives the lie to this assertion. The
people Of Nebraska and Kansas. under this
bill, cannot even elect any Of their own Of
fcers, nor prescribe how they may vote
Beautiful popular sovereignty" They can
not form their own Judicial system, &c. The
Governor Of each territory is a Presidential
appointee, and subject to removal at any
time his master may say, as also are the other
territorial officers.
Section 4th of the bill prescribes the num-
Der Of members Of the general assembly, the
term of service, and what persons are quail.
fed to hold Offices.
Sec. 5 prescribes who shall and who shall
not be voters.
Sec. 8 provides that no member of the
legislature shall be appointed to any office
which shall have been created, or the salary
of which shall have been increased while he
was a member, and for one year after his
term of service expires.
See. 9 provides for the organization of the
judiciary Of the territory, and gives them ju.
sisdicton and power-and with q proviso,
thst nothing therein contained shall be con.
strued to apply to, or effect the provisions Of
che fugitive slave law!
1t alluding to this we may ask with CO.
temporary. what good reason can be given
why the people of Nebraska are not just as
capable. and have not just The same right to
elect their own officers,-to determine who
shall be voters, and who are qualified to hold
Office, terms of service. and the thousand one
other restrictions in said bill, a. they have to
determine the slavery question. The fact
10, to use the expression of Mr.. Remelin, 10
his late remarks before the Carthage conven.
ton, "ths argument 10 only bait TO catch
gudgeons." 1t may. to unthinking persons.
sound very nice to say to them, Are not
the people of Nebraska and Kansas capable
Of governing themselves!-Cannot they
make their own laws!-and have they not
the right to do eoi-and is not such doctrine
democratic!
But the fact is there never was bill or.
ganizing new territory that was not full Of
restrictions,-and properly SO. A territory
may be regarded as an infant. needing par.
ticular care and guidance, until of sufficient
age to take care of itself. And, in such mat
tiers, the States all have an interest. Ne
braska and Kansas will one day (and that
soon) be knocking at Uncle Sans door for
3 admission into this Union, with rights
equal to other States; and il is proper for us
to see that they come in with clean hands
and not with such principles and institutions
as would be calculated to overthrow our be.
loved government.
And if the self.styled exclusive democracy
have SO much confidence in the ability Of
the people to govern themselves, and make
their own laws. and regulate their own af
fairs, why do they make any laws for them
atall!-why do they not merely say to them
"Fhers Is Nebraska and Kansas: go-take
shem-settle the land, and make such law,
and regulations as suits you. Ifyou wan,
slavery havsit. Ifyou advocate poIygamy
establish it. In short, we have the utmos
confidence that you will do what 10 right
take the territory and do what you pIeaser
All! but they don't do that. Thew preteu.