Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-09-19

WI Nlo lnpiulUH ol ANc on Ol lOe
present month, voted down in the
Senate, thirty-four Senators, nclud-
ing Mr.. Douglas and oil the Demo-
cratic Senators, voting against it,
with only nine in its favor
Sec. And be 10 further enact
ed That it was the true intent and
meaning of the Act to organize the
Territories of Nebraska and Kansas,
not to legislate Slavery into Kansas,
nor TO exclude it therefTom, but to
leave the people thereof perfectly
free, through their Territorial Legs
lature, to regulate the institution Of
Slavery in their own way, subject
only to the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States and that, until the Ter
relnrial Legislature acts upon the
subject, the owner of slave in one
Of the States has no right or uulhor-
ity TO take such slave into the Terri
tory Of Kansas, and there hold him
as slave but every slave taken in
To the Territory Of Kansas by his
owner, for the purpose Of settlement,
is hereby declared to be free unless
there is some valid act Of duly con-
sliiuted Legislative Assembly Of sand
Territory under and by virtue of
which he nay be held asa slave"
Here was an opportunity TO define
distinctly this doctrine of popular
sovereignty" If 1t meant anything
III il was not intended merely as a
chedt-it meant what IS set forth IN
thus amendment II Mr. Douglas
and other Democratic Senators are
sincere in their talk about "popular
sovereignty" why not, when differ
enl interpretations have been put
upon II when at the North and al the
South, honestly say, as proposed by
this amendment that every slave
taken into Kansas by his owner. Tor
the purpose of settlement, should be
tree, unless declared to be a slave by
the people, through their Territorial
Legislature? This would be geuu-
( inc "squatler sovereignty" allowing
the people the right to establish or
prohibit Slavery, as they might
choose. But the leaders OF the ode
mocracy" know that no such "squal-
ter sovereignty" is intended ! Let it
be understood that the people Of
Territory have the right to abolish
Slavery, that such is the meaning OF
the term popular sovereignty" and
this beautiful "Democralic" organi-
zaiion could not bold together a SIN
gle day The Slave power will not
tolerate principle that gives to free
dom any chance in the Territories
even under the absurd and precari-
nus doclrlre Of "squater sovereign
/ ty." Having done IT'S work, the new
slogan Of "slaie eq""l''y'' is uade &C.
take its place, by virtue Of which, if
the "democracy canagain succeed in
hoodwlnking the people, Kansas and
other Territories are 10 be made slave
States This amendment was here
fore voted down, every Democratic
Senator voting against ii-showing
lha, the Interpretation put upon
Douglass report by Senator Brown
was the true one, and that popular
sovereignty Is no longer an article in
the Democratic creed.
At the bidding Of tie slave power,
I the "Democnucn party was required
to repudiate this doctrine, in the Gin
cinnan platform. because, under ii,
Liberty might, by some remote pos
slblil,, obtain foothod in some Of
the Territories Hear what the Hon
Mr.. Kelll, Of south Carolina, said on
this subject, before the Cincinnati
Convention was held -
"rhe South should establish in the
platform the principle that the right
of Southern man to his slave is E.
> qual, IN its length and breadth, 10
the right of a Northern man to his
horse. She should make the recog-
milton of the right full complete, aud
Indspulable."
| give also an extract from the
Richmond Enquirer, on the same
subject -
awe must, in the Cincinnati plat
form, repudiate squatter sovereignty,
and expressly assert State equality.
We must declare that It is the duty
: of the general government TO sec
that no lnvldlous or injurious dlstinc-
r TONS are made between the people OF
the property Of different sections il
the Territories. We do not mean
to dictate. II may be- that The asser.
ton in the platform of the abstract
proposition of State equality may
suffice 10 Sa,y aionS "''ii - d's' ~~''
sequences which we desire. But j
is often charged that the Kansas Ne
braska bill contains the doctrine oI
squalter sovereignty, and that squat
: ter sovereignty is The mos efficient
: agent of Free Soilism. Some Nor
> ihern Democrats have maintained
this ground. Now, this gun must b.
spiked. 1t must appear from on
platform that we maintain piacilca
!, State equality, and repudiale tina
" construction of the Kansas Nebras
: ka act which would defeat ii. Tn
y South only demand equality ol right
y The more clearly it appears that Ih'
"" "" Northern Democracy is ready 10 con
+ + cede II TO her, The mote certain Is on
candidate of success"
Al That the slave power got at Gin
"A cinnali all il demanded, will be see
from what was said by the same pa