Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-31
{. souATrER SOVEREIGNTY"

.sQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY"
Resolved That recognize the right of the people OF
the Territories, including Kansas and Nebraska, acng
residents and whenever the number of their inhabitants
uses it. to form constitution, With or without doaesc
slavery and be admitted into the Union upon terms OF per-
feet equality with the other States
The above resolution from the far-famed Cincin-
natl platform, contains the doctrine of the Demo
cratic party upon the subject to which II refers IL
emboaies the doctrine of the whole party as repre-
scented by delegates from every district IN every State
in the Union and assented to without an opposing
vote 1t forms one of the resolutions accepted by
Mr. Buchanan, in the same spirit in which ne accept
ed the non nation of the convention by which such
resolutions were adopted. The autEoritatlVely de-
clared doctrine of the Democratic party is that the
actual residents of territory when prepared TO ap-
ply for admission as State have the rg ht 10 form
Constitution with or without slavery, and to be ad-
mitted into the Union upon terms of perfect equality
with the other States If the right to do and SO
10 be admitted should be subject tC restrictions, de-
barring Southern men and Southern institutions
from any portions of the territories of the Unlon let US
know it, and let those who advocate such restrictions
and debarments peak out openly, instead OF trying 10
get around the matter by denouncing such restnc-
tons as reckless and unwise, thus condemning the
whole South Which stood eight to one Tor The kanzas
and Nebraska Bill, and endorsing the Northern IA
natcs who vent against it to man.
In July 1856 the National Council of the Know
Nothing ORDER or as it now calls itself, the Amer
can Party, met at Philadelphia and among other
things said
experience has showed it impossible to reconcile
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and there be dishonor in submitting to the laws
Justice and of future peace abide by and matt
tain the existing laws upon the subject of Slavery as final
and conclusive of that subject in spirit and in
fact
This was adopted over year after the passage of
the Kanzas and Nebraska act acts, and while such
acts formed part of the existing laws upon the sub
ject of slavery" laws which the Council thought 1t
RIGHT to abide by and maintain And in this plat
FORM the only with even decent showing Of
nationality, which the " order" ever promulgated
not even a wkimper of opposition to the Kanzas and
Nebraska legislation is to be found. But in February
1856, the same National Council met at Philade
pha and struck out the 18th section, inserting into
the new platform denunciation of the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, thus panderng for the favou
of the anti-SIavery men of the North. Then com
menced the CRY of q" Squa,ter Sovereignty cry a
. unmeaning as it is uncalled for unjust to th
whole South which voted for that repeal it is to tn
0 Democratic party which rallies manfuy to the sup
port of the system of equality, making no fusion wit
S our enemies at the North, and yielding no ground il
obedience 10 ami slavery dctatlon, undoubt
e edly done by the party that nominated Mr. Fillmore
It For it is notorious that the South fought for the 12
IT section, and the North cody insisted that that mus
go by the board, and the South succumbed to th
+ d;ctation-a party in her midst was wheeled roun
q into direct antagonism to measure in support {
which her representatives, in the proportion OF eigE
l. to cne had manfuly fought the hordes of abolitio
the cries of ''squatter sovereignty" reckless an
unwse" and such like were raised, and the repeal G
d the Missouri Compromise is now denounced through
out the length and breadth of the South, by orator
and presses not of whom is prepared to come bt
+. fore Southern people and advocate the restoraio
l. of that restriction, the repeal of which they niue
deprecate These denunciations are aimIess and OF
ectless-they point TO no measure, no course of pol
e cv-they are mere denunciations dividing the Sout
# for partzan purposes at time when patriotism woul
d dictate union and a concert of action.
;e We have now before US the d" Bill to orgal ze til
Territories of Nebraska and Kansas" bill throug
n which we have searched in vain for any ground n
g, the cutlery which has been made since February
le the supporters of Fillmore and Donelson. The bi
n organizing Kansas after prescribing its limits,
l. clares that it is created temporary government
the name of the Territory of Kansas " and tina
D. when admitted as State States the said Terror
any portion of the same, shall be received INFO Il
ed Union, with without slavery, their constituto
&c may prescribe at the time of their admission. NotE
I'd ing very wrong in this, we think-all must adm
Id that this embodies the true principle.
Id Subsequent sections refer 10 the Indians-to Il
officers of the territory, etc., until we come to Il
re qualifications for voting, wherein it is prescribe
is That every free white male inhabitant above tt
We age of twentyone years. who shall be an actual II
sdent of said territory, and shall possess the quail