Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-10
Falsshoods Answered once More.

Though we have repeatedly shown
that the plea Of free to regulate their
own Institutions Ia their own way," u
= base imposition. as the facts Of the
past two years, abaud'mtIy prove. yet.
AS lie PERSISTED in. requires repeated
rsfuia,ions. we shall again show that Il
never gas intended sy The friends ol.she
Kansas fraud. TO leave the people Of
that territory "free to regulate Slave
ry," IN any way. but to ADM, Il and
take care Of IL. Look ut the follow
my facts. lately furnished by the New
York Tribune:
March 2. 1854.
Mr. Douglass Nebraska. X ,nsas bill
being before The Srnatr. aud the new
section which declares il ".he true To-
tent and meaning Of this act MT to
lrgislals Slavery into any territory or
State. nor to exclude It hsrefrom. but
10 leave the People thereof p rtvetIy
Tree 10 form end regulate their domrs
tic institutions IN their own way" DC;
BENG under consideration.
Mr. Chase Of Ohio moved to add
the (ollosin, words:
"Unirr which the people Of the
trrril, ~. though their appropriate
representatives,. may. Il they sre H..
prohibit The existence vi Slavery
,hrrvin"-
which amendment was rejected: Yeas.
ID: Nays. 35-ss f"IIows;
Yuss--chsse Of 0hic. Dodge oil
| W,s Frssrnden. Flsh. Foot. Hsmlin.
Srward. Truman. Saith. supner,
Wade 10
| Nays-Adams, Atchison. Bsdgrr.
Bell. Brej,min Br,.ihr~.i. Brown,
Butler. G. y. Clay. Clsyfan. d .~sop,
Dixon. Dodge Of Iowa. Dougts DO,
&e,--35. Cass lodged. though he
had voted just before
Mr.. Chase .urlhvr moved to amend
40 Ms 20 allow the people To chous,
their own Governor as we'll as Lrsis
slure. This to, was voted down
Yeas. 10; Nays. 3J--ss follows;
i Y.ss-Mrs-rs. Chase. FessenJen
Foot. Hamlln. Norris. Seward. Shields
Smith. Sumner. Wadr-i0.
Nays-A.chsou, B,dg~r. Bell
Benz ,n,in. BrodheHd. Dous lss. &e
50. lCass and Clayton both failss
10 vote.
We might give more such votes
proving the hollowaess OF the pre-
irrse that Popular Sovereignty Is rs
tahlisled by this Kansas N,brask'
Act. but must be content with fresl
instance drawn from The scIivn Of th'
present Congress only few week
ago:
July g 1856.
The Toombs Douglas dedication
hill being before the Senate. Mr.. Trum
bull Of LII. moved the following:
"And be IL further enacted. This
The provision in the Act 10 organ's
the Territories Of Nebraska and Kan
sss.' which declares Il To be the lru
intent and me~ning' Of said act 'nu
, 10 lrgi late Slavery into any TrrriIor,
or State. nor to exclude il ,h-r-irom
but 10 leave the people th,rtof per
f.c,ly free 10 form aud regulate lhsi
, domestic institutions in their own way
| 'u'jrcs only To the Constitution OF N
United Safes. WAS intended TO. An
does. confer UPON, or leave TO the pee
pie OF The Territory If Kansas tai
power. at any time. thr. .h It's Ter
r 'itorial Legislature. to exclude Silver,
1 hom id Territory Or TO rrcognIs
and regulate il therein"
This. TOO, was voted down. as iol
lows:
Yeas--Messrs. Allen. Bell Of New
; Hampshire, Cvllsner. Du'kee. Tess
..nden. Foot. Foster. Hale. Seward
rrumbull. aud wsd~-li.
: Nas-Mv,srs. Adams. B.varI
r Benz m,ne. Riggs. B'sIrr. Bright
f, B,olh.ad, Brown. CaSs, G. @, Ca,
Cntlrnden. Dodge. Doogias. Evans
F,zp.lr,ck, G-yrr. Hanar. lserson
johnson. Jones OF Iowa. Mallroy
ls,on. pral.. Pugh. Reid. Sebastian
SlidelI, Stuart. Thompson Of Ken
lucky. Ioombs. Toucey, Weller
Wright, and Yulee-34.