The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-04
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in the Senate on the LIST inst, Ar. Cas-
asked stteatioa to the recent serious trans-
sections which have occurred On the Paci6c
coast, aud into which, Mr.. Csss thought that
exam nation shoala be made. nr. Cas-
10 the TACT, that Gov. Stevens. Of
Washington Territory, had proclaimed mar
tisl law. arrested a Judge Of the District
Court, and done other acts ot . similar Nm.
usualif 90, illegal character. TIE veteran
s1thor oil .sqaArter sovereieaty" said be
DID no, wish se preysdgs or preisdics the
case, bat il seemed to him TO se oas Of .
grea, sssunpusn Of power, aud be there.
fore submitted aresoassioa calling on ths
Pressaea, for the 4scss in relatioa TO the
natter. The resolution wss adopted by the
Senate. s,
The extract from Mr.. BsatcdS 81. Louis
speech, WHICH we paslshe< - ssdsy, give,
! truthful account Of the dtarePpsahis sas
dangerous state of sfaEs At prsssns sEiss
iae IL sI the Territories. Mr.. Bsn,on cor
rectiy says that the present Administered iou
is directly responsible fer all Of these 10
piorsble proceedings, whether in Oresoa
OF New Mexico, in Utah or in kansss. Bot
it should not be forgo,ten that The false doc
uine which Mr.. Cass was ~saceessfal -
foistine into the polity OF the country, wss
the original cause OF eli the es is Of which
we are now complaining. We have no
wish 10 make the Senatorial misrspsssestss
oil MichigaA the pillow on which TO rest sus
present resentment, because other boldsf
and more active conspirators have left him
in the background, and his constitutional
umidi,y has restrained him from pressing
forward to reap The foil harvest Of the bad
seeds be has scattered. But it cannot be
forgotten that Mr.. Cass was the first man
who. to brighten his prospects for the Prss-
idency, deliberately went about destroying
The fundamental doctrine for the govern
msnt Of the Territories. which he'd been fol-
lowed by every Congress and President
down 70 the date Of the Nicholson letter
1, vas reserved for the Hero OF Huu's sur.
reader 70 propose that the Governmea'
should sbdicaie no, only itsrightful suthori-
", but It's bounden duty in regard to its
constitutional supervision ovsr the Terrific
mes, and TO leavs those Territories to the
accidental or p~remsditatsd control OF any
rabble Of competitors who might first oecu'
py them. There never Yves before an in
stance in The history OF any govsrnneB'
which bsd vitality enough to protect 1T
osn existence. OF thus sbdicstins one Of it,
chief rights OF sovereignty. Il Is . haPp,
reflection that's quick-follo~ing species Q
poetic justice has deprived these destroyer
Of the cid landmarks from receiving an,
rewards for their wrong-doing.
But it IL none the less Ine that the cen
sequences Of this bad movement eenmen
oed By Mr.. Cass, are nov bearing thei
most bhnefnl fruits. The Pierce admir-
istrslion has not only fully adopted bat h
most obatinateiy enforced he doctrine, th,
has caused ali the oulrsges in Kansas N
sIl the la~lessness on the Pacifc eoss
and Mr., Bachknsn is pledges TO carry q
me poncy OF me present ADMINISTRATION
This last fact is sufficient to convince ii
people Of the absolute necessity of a tots
change Of administrators, and OF bringin,
the action OF the general government bseI
10 thst system, under which the Congress
exercised all is legitimate powen-whe,
protected the Territories in their growtl
towards independent States, and did no
leave them the prey Of hired ~rufisn. and re
ieorseless demagognes.