Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-26
The Richardson Construction Of the Kan.
sas.NebraskA Bill.


We charged few days ago that Mr.. Rich
ardson, the administration candidate for Speak
er construed the Kansas Nebraska bin to mean
just what Howell Cobb, A. II. Stephens, Cling
man and Orr construed 1t not to mean. We
charged that Mr.. Richardson had defended his
vote upon this bill, on the ground that the
abrogstion Of the Missouri Compromise line
would extend the area Of freedom" and pre-
vent Che extension Of the peculiar institution"
The Union, the organ Of Mr. Richardson, Pierce,
and Of the Irish Brigade, has not attempted to
defend Mr.. Richardson. This duplicity on the
Kansas-Nebraska bill demands at our hands a
full, complete and thorough exposure, and the
country has a right to know the position Of
Mr.. Richardson upon this question, and we
mean that it shall be perfectly understood.
Alta meeting of the Democracy, held at Mid
dleport, in the county Of Iroquois, Illinois,
among the resolutions adopted is the following /:
"Resoived, That the Democratic party ia not
only opposed TO the further extension Of slavery,
but are now legislating against It's extension"
That is that the Kansas-N ebraska bill Is the
Democratic legislation against the extension
Of slavery" This is the opinion Of the Ii-
nois Democracy, the home Of Douglas and
Richardson. This is the opinion of the ILL
nois Democracy upon the "measure" which
Mcssrs. Cobb, Stephens, Clingmsn, Orr and
CLANCY Jones construe to mean directly the
opposite.
This is an exhibition OF the Janus faced DO
sition Of the administration party, upon the
Kansas Nebraska bill This is the position of
the Northern administration party, which is
protesting such great love for the South and
its institutions. This is the nationality of tho
Richardson phalanx. This is the Richardson,
Stuart Cobb, and Orr platform. A measure
is made the test which is construed in the
North to mean one thing, and in the South to
mean directly the opposite. How long viii the
South trust itself in the keeping Of such poll
ticians, whose only purpose is to keep up
continued agitation about the meaning of
wordsf All, but replies the gentlemen, this is
the squatter sovereignty" principle, which
places Hindoo, Hottentot and condemned
criminals from abroad, on an equal footing with
the native born sons Of America. This is the
principle which make Guinea negro equal to
a Chinaman, and Botany Bay felon equal to an
American, and which gives to either aperjured
European convict, an infidel German, or an
African heather, horsepower than to an officer
of tho American army, for the Kansas-Ne-
braska bill prohibits officers and soldiers of the
army from voting in the Territory. Yes, this is
protecting American interests, by the principle
of "squattcr sovereignty" which Messrs.
Richardson, Douglas, Cobb, Orr, and last,
though not least, Mr. Clancy Jones, have made
the test of nationality. The country has been
governed enough by politicians II is time
such men were arrested in their efforts to ruin
the country, and sell it out to convicts, heath
ems, and Guinea negroes, on the principle Of
squstter sovereignty.