Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18

haban As for the people who go there without license
the honorable Mr. Hall tells that the moment they
make their appearance company Of dragons stood rea
y sword hand armed to the teeth chase them out
Of the country Sir, asked where he iy-
ed p He replied :" all along Shore" You might well
convert this parsonage into nhabtant
to call the people such who have been roaming over
that country contrary to law My honorable friend from
Illinois SO anxious to put through the negro clause Of
this bill that he has worked himself up the exravagant
proposition that these people may be legally called il-
habitans They to be baptised into the of in
habitans in violation Of our most familiar IDEAS and Ill
lust notions the subject to be turned upside down
Perhaps it will be said that there is some portions Of
these Territories to which the Indian title has been
ncuished and the honorable chairman may insist that,
so far that portion is concerned 1T has got nhi
bitants any how; and may go up hill and down das,
and search out all the hooks and Of the country
and may perchance find somebody whom we can in pro-
per call nhabitant but very strongly suspect
have mind to the word guess, for have in
dsputabe title to it as native of New Eugandthst
the five hundred people mentioned by Mr.. Hall and the
twelve hundred conectured by Mr.. Richardson will Re
found the Indian lands and in immediate contact with
the Indian tribes But if it be otherwise or in other
words if the population, such it is be assigned
other part Of the Territories then the honorable chair
man, before he call them Inhabitants, will have
trampe under foot another act Of Congress Yes, sir
another act REFER sir to the act Of 1907 by which it
expressly provided that if any person persons shl
passer and it is made the duty of the proper officer of
Government to turn him out, and, think, also of he
President to employ military force if necessary Here
We have the dragons again, chasing down the inhao
tants of the honorable Senator from Illinois. do not
know but that Of them may be the abolition missbn-
airy mentioned by the honorable Senator who unaffected
his abotonism and his hatred Of slavery in very pscu
liar and remarkable manner by purchasing and bringing
into the country slave whether male female the Sem
ator did not say; perhaps he had better inquire. 4
Mr.. DOUGLAS will inquire if the gentleman
wishes it.
Mr.. SMITH. No, sir; have nothing to do with the
matter surrender the whole negro question the Sc
nator he has jurisdiction of it, and believe Of
thing else.
Nor can the honorable Senator Mr. DoUGLAs get along
with the law of 1s4l which authorizes Exemption rights
By the referred to it is provided that whenever the
Indian title to the public lands has been extinguished
and the have been surveyed it shall be lawful for
citizen alien who has declared under oath inten
ton become citizen, to enter upon quarter-section
of such lands settle thereon and thus acquire the right
Of presumption on certain specified terms Now, these
lands have not been surveyed and he difficulty is equally
in both parts Of thse Terrtores that
say where the Indian title has been extinguished and
where 1t has not am very sorry that there should be
many obstacles to the progress IF the Senator for
have sincere respect for him-nay, admraton--on
count Of his remarkable fecundity the line of Terrific
ries We have every session the pauron of Terrific
ry; occasionally two at time, ntw. sorry that
the travail throes should be terrific do believe
that even the C@sarian operation will the patient
As, however, the honorable Senator deyotee Of pro-
gres he must give birth to Territory occasionally.
will proer him little bit of advice, fhe will permit me-
by way Of preparation for lying in" In the first place.
he should have the Indian title extinguished to good
breadth of country and if he has any respect for the faith
of treaties such country should be located far away from
those Indian territories which have guaranteed and
bound ourselves by the most solemn obligations
to that unfortunate race forever.
In the place. the Senator ought ask for an APP
preparation to have lands surveyed and after this has
been done, and the country marked off into townships
anI0 fha
and build their cabins, when my friend will have
people in the country whom he properly call inab
ants and then he may it blind in this business of
ufacturing Territories for aught care Hence there
inhabitants there, and be none; and therefore
there be neither voters oce-hoders in conform
ty with the provisions of this bill. .. =. .
1t is remarkable fact that the Senator Mr. DouaLAs
does not in this bill provide for the suspension repeal
either of the act of 1904 that of 1907 Thus he leaves
those acts in full force that not only the Governor but
the Legislative Assembly ITSELF would be liable to be
chased of the Territories by the dragons Suppose
place can be found where would be lawful
structure for the accommodation Of the Assembly and
suppose moreover that the body and is duly
organized could they deliberate in peace? Why sir, in
the very midst Of flight OF oratory of patriot
(say) the negro queston--of which, according to this
bill, they to have sole jurisdicton-the dragons
might appear and then we should have an universal
stampede of governor counselors and representatives.
them even streaming across the country
the dragons in full chase with the honorable Senator
(who would naturally be at hand to take of his off
sprng) following booted and spurred close at their heels
and trying to arrest untimely procedure by read
ing the riot act. t',..,. .-...
Besides what is to be the state of things if we invite
people to rush in before the lands surveyed Will
it not produce confusion utter confusion Suppose on
the surveys being made it turns out that two more
settlers the quarter section which Of them is
to have it To open the country settlement in advance
of the public surveys is to the last degree absurd Nay
you do not open it, you only ask people violate ex
listing laws and you make yourselves accessories before
the fact to every species of enormity. W.,
But there other parts of the machinery which will
be found nearly stubborn, if not quite The Governor
each Territory is to lay off the into council and
representative districts and every counsellor and repre-
like witness the process of laying off this country for
the purposes indicated How is it to be done? Where
are the villages Where the inhabitants grouped
as that they could conveniently be comprised within
districts For aught see in the exuberance of this
policy the Governor would have to manage somewhat in
this WISE No. l. situated the top of branch
so and So shall be district No. and og-cabin No. 9
situated fifty miles northeast Of No. l. shall be district
No. and 80 to the end of the chaper Perhaps the
Governor would be reduced such straits that he would
have to constitute any half dozen ogcabins in the same
vicnage each into district by ITSELF and then each
cupan would be sure to get either into the council the
necessarily be constituted were laid down paper
it would cast this proceeding into contempt and renderit
all q farce from beginning to end.
But, Mr.. President, now come to o question which
deem OF much higher Importance than any which have
hitherto adverted 1t is question which, in my judy
ment deeply the honor this Republic and the
character of this nation for integrity and good faith
that pass this bill you initiate policy which will
In the outrageous breach of numerous treaties which