Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-09
FOR PRESIDENT.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
ANDREW j. DDNEI son.
OF TENNESSEE.


viso--as bideous heresy wanton violation
of the constitution, and gross and insuiierable
outrage of Southern rights. While these have
been their general declarations, we have shown.
time after time, that they were hafneniously co
operating with divisions of the party IN the North
and Northwest, which maintained with one voice
the doctrine they repudiated. aud whose lenders
eyerys here advocate the Kansas bill as esab
fishing that doctrine. and giving TIL North de.
c<ive advantage over fnc South in determining
the future character of the Territories and the
States to be created ont of them. Approval Of
the Kansas bill is urged here at the South asevi
deuce Of fidelity to Southern interests A. con
strued II, the south,we grant that II might be so
regarded; but as construed nj the North, we hold
that il is as much evidence of contrary spirit
as any thing tina, has been uttered by the
avowed enemies of the South That Mr.. Bnoh
enau has adopted the Northern construction -
about as clear as language can make any thing
In his letter to Sanford in lsis the only difficulty
in the way of his recognizing Squatter Sovereign
ty was tina, the power to legslate upon snvery
IN the Territories was lodged in Congress, and
had moi al that Time been surrendered. But, in
his letter OF acceptance. he shows very distinctly
that he regards Congress as having parted with
the power by the legislation Of 1850, and trims
forred il TO the people Of the Territories the Of
feet of that legislation being, rs he says, To es-
,ablish the principle " that the people Of tn"
Territories, like those Of the States, shall have
power TO determine whether slavery shall or shall
not exist within their limits" That the attempt
20 acquit Mr.. Buchanan Of the charge of iavoring
Squatter Sovereignty should be made by his
Southern supporters is all very natural, because
they know how deeply detested that doctrine is
at the South. They made the sane attempt in
1si6, in favor of Gen. Cass, who now glories in
being styled 1.-The father Of Squatter Sovereign
5ty" But, that in reality, advocacy of that doc
strine is no impeachment TO their support Of party
candidate, can show by avery simple but
very conclusive demonstration. In the conyon
ton that nominated Mr.. buchanan. he was the
least acceptable to the South of the three rrom-
nent candidates. In the earlier ballots. Pierce
got the highest Southern vote aud Douglas the
next highest. The former of these gcntlemcn
had declared to Senator Clemens his conviction
that the Kansas bill established Squattcr Sover.
eighty, and in message 10 Congress had recon
mcnded the principle known under that name
sound and orthodox. Holding these views he
was the first choice Of the Southern delegates in
the Cincinnati Convention. The second choice,
as we have said, was Mr. Douglas. What his
sentiments may be gathered from almost any
of the innumerable speeches. letters and reports
that have emanated from him on the subject of
Kansas. But, in the extracts from debate in
I he Senate which suhon, his opinions are
more distinctly stated than we have seen them,
elsewhere. On the 2nd July last, Mr. Trumbull,
the colleague of Mr.. Douglas an open and
avowed Freeson Democrat, introduced the fol
lowing amendment TO the Kansas bill:
And be II further enacted That the provision in the
"act to organize the Territories Of Nebraska aud Kan
sas which declares it TO be "ho true intent aud mean
ing of said act "no 10 egisaie slavey into any Ter
rory Statenor TO exclude ii hereirom but 10 cay
the people thereof perfectly free 10 form and regulate
their domestic institutions ia their own way subject
only TO the constitution of the United States was
intended and does confer upon leave to- the peo-
pie of the Territory Of Kansas full power at am e
through us Territorial Legislature to exclude slaver,
from said Territory, or TO recognize aud rrailate it
therein. II App Con. Globe P. 7sG)
Mr.. TRuMBuLL explained the object of the
amendment thus:
~ will ayow very frankly what my object is know
very differently in different sections of the country
at has Northern and Southern look In the
Northern States it is advocated on the ground that
the people of the Territory any time through their
Territorial Legislature have right 10 exclude slave
~ if they please. | understand that very different
opinion prevails in the South. The Kansas Nebraska
bill does not confer the power on the Territorial Leg
isate TO regulate the subject of slavery but leaves
II to the people of the Territory. There is where
the difficulty arises The point is when are people
IN ulnf H.. Al,
numerous to form Stale Constitution for themselves
they can regulate the subject of slavery This is the
Southern view Others say they can regulate il AT all
tmes-as well while they Territory as when
they a State.
NOW, sir, it was for the purpose of arriving at 81
definition of what intended by that bill which is
construed differently in different parts of The country
that offered this proposition, which states distinctly
that the Nebraska bill was intended confer on the peo-
pie of the Territory, through their Territorial Legsa-
ture the right at any time to exclude slavery or allow
i'-(APp. Coz Globe p. 1919
Mr.. DoUoLAs replied TO Mr.. TRuMBuLL as
follows:
The reading OF the amendment inclines my mind
to the belief that in its legal effect il /, pysc,,e me
same ruth The original act and almost IN he royds Of that
act Hence should have no hesi,ancy an rof,a1 for
except thst 1t putting this bill matter which
does not belong 10 il. \ \ \ n n
Perhaps know fully as well MS nv eollaagno bo,
that question Is discussed in the Northwest ssv
the construction put upon it has been this: by the
sixth section of the Kansas Nebraska act we corfcr
red on he Territorial Legislature authority 10 Iegis
late on all rightia subjects of legislation not ereept
ing sapey; then another clause declared il 10 he Tho
true intent and meaning of the act not to lepislato
slavery into the Territory or 10 exclude il therefo,
but to leave the people thereof perfectly free To form
and regulate their domestic institutions ia their own
way, subject only to the Constitution of the United
States; and, therefore all power which il is com
potent possible for Congress confer on the Ter
rtoria Legislature, is conferred by thnt nct Il is