Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-09-27
Frn The ai.isn o'arieF.
Mr.. BucanaA on ''squatter Sovereignty"

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To those whd have carefully followed lh'
history Of the slavery discussion in Congf'ss
and who are acquainted nor only with all IL
varying phases, bur also with the anleredeni'
in respecr 10 il fall the prominent men OF the
uuriOn for the last twenty-five years. the a.
tempt TO defend Mr. Bnchan,n against the
untrd attacks of the know mornings and sew
eral soi:dlsmnr "indepcnd'n'" presses in the
South, would. we are aware, be- regarded rs q
work Of snpererognron-nn almost ns M
insult. But. notwithstanding the vauniei IN
Drlligcnre a. our hnd, there is yet 10 b. found
here Hhd elsewhere u class 0f men who "iIh'r
do NOT rc,d the political hlSfnry Gf the 'nlI'
'rv NJ ALL nr who sn readily fnrgeI II, That the,
fall often ready prey 10 the iu'idions eil'u'
of lrrkS'ers or demagogurs, and, unless warn
ed in time, are npi TO stray of into tho maz IS
NJ error.
Ever sun" Mr.. BuChnnan's nomination NJ
Cincinnati, persistent effort has been ~ rle
by the romhinnri0n 10 which we have above
refereed to create the belief that he wts M
reliable on the question Of popular smsreign'
", or MS it is usually called, "squat'er sov"r'
rgury" in the Territories, in its bearing upon
the slavery issues.
A charge or nsinuarion more MUST, more
unIonnded-and in the eye. of well informed
p p'Ople--more unworthy and calumnious, could
could MOI be propounded. These hyp'rcrlIical
gentry, who arrognte 10 themselves so supe-
rlor share of zeal for the interests, M J al!
ous watchfulness over the rights OF the slave
States in the common territories, know, we
dare say, the entire falSity Of their charges as
10 Mr.. Buchnnan's unsoundu"ss; bu. be that
rs i, may, we shall proceed to convict them OF
misrepresentation in the gros,e,t degree.
Ii /. now eighteen years since Mr.. 'Bnchan.
an in the Senate brought forward as an ,mcnd-
ment 10 u resolution on the subj CT by Nc.
Clay, proposition which, on examination and
comp 'rlsun with subsequent enactnents on the
>ubj'r OF slavery in the Territories, will be
acknowledge gei TO contain substantially the
riotpIes q I Kansas and Nebraska bill.
ii re j. h,s language:
"IM rtSoir,d That any attempt of Con.
sress 10 abolish slavery az any T'rritry ol
The United States in which il exists, would
create serious alarm and just apprehension in
the States SUSTAINING that domestic INSTITUTION,
would be violation Of good faith towards the
inhabitants of any such Territory, who have
been permitted 10 settle with, and hold slaves
therein; because the people Of any such Ter
riory have nnI asked Tor the abolition Of sIav'-
ry therein, and because when any such Ter
r'ory shall he admitted into the Union as
Safe, The peop's thereof vN be entitlad to de-
eide hat question exclusively .tor Themselves.
And nov the reader can compare this pro.
posi- ION with the provisions on that point oi
the Il nsas hill, " iicn are found In the sec.
rio'iS on, ,,ni fourteen:
"SEc. |. Be il enucted, &c. That all thu;
part Of she territory of the United States, IL.
cIuded within the following limits, g., g.,
Be and the same is hereby created into tcm.
rnrnry government BY the name Of he 1"rr'-
tory Of Nebraska; and When admitted aSa State
or States, the SAID Territory, or any pof'm'
with or without slavery rs their ConStiu'io,
ma prescribe at lhe time Of admission.
SEC. IA. = That the Constitution
and all laws of the United States which are
not locally mappIrable, shall have thr sam'
force and efftc within the said Territory o.
Nebraska as elsewhere within the U,ntcd
States, except The eighth secicn OF the act
prerNrarory to the admission of Missouri mo
the Uhlon, approved March 6, 1920. viii h b.
ing '"consis'ent with the principle OF n"n',n-
iervenIon by Congress with slavery n th'
States or Territories, as r"coen'z by the Ir-
g'sIaiion Of eighteen hundred and fifty, com
mon ly called the compromise measures. Is
hereby declar' d imperative and void; it being
the rne intent and meaning of this att not 10
leglSIatr slavery n'd any Territory or Sta q
nor TO exclude II fntr, irn"i' b"t 10 lsa'' 'h'
people tIe e"' per'e, ty ffee I" 'or''' ana reg
u'a'e 'h'ir domestic lnS'1'u IONS IN lhe'r ow''
way snn]'c' only 10 tPe ohSt'u''o" o' ne
o"'''u o'a'eS'
The convention at Cincinnati, II is well
known, emphatiralIy endorsed, rs III" true
democratic doctrle on this " Snd siliJ'rt' the
principles OF the Kansas aud N'nr'>ki act,
ior it declared that the American Democracy
recognise and adopt the principles contained
IN the organic laws establishing the Terrific
r,es or K,nSas and N.braS,I as embOlying