The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-30
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY"
Popular sovereignty" OF the doctrine
d ~ The people Of the Territories are to
make their ean laws, just IS do the people
o. the Sta,ee, is the dogma for shlea the
Sham Democratic party now contend -
In Their State Convention held IN Lows On
tie sth oil Lust January, they passed s's-
ou,ion enclosing the "prinsip!t oi Popular
s yerelgnsy" 40 they ieiieitousis termed IT,
Is he follow lns words:--
.Tae Dsaocrass Of low fu!ls endorse
the leg siasion ei 1854, 50 isr ss regards The
o5snal,alioa Of the Territories OF Nearsska
ara Ksnsss, whereby no attempt vas mace
70 interfere with sas natural republican
r.phts Of the citizens Of taose Territories ey
leg'sisiine slavery into sa'o Territories ao'
esrledina d ;hsreirom. but leaving "a pe p'
iAsaJ . ,fec4ss JJree aa form ara 'ssstass
.assy a.ssssstc .asaiEtlors IN sssir osch V g
sg Zee, ont, 10 The Consatuaon OF tue Cnl.
ted States"
The Republican party oppose this prin.
ciule and instance the troubles N Kansas
as The direc, offspring Of Its raain'ensnee--
In tho National Republican Convention
which rsse4 hled al Phisoelphia on the i7lh
ofIons las, tie foilosing resolutios deSnine
Their position was passed.
Resolved, Tha, the Constellation conters
upon Congress sovereign po@er over she
Territories of toe United States for their
suyernmea., and that n the exercise ei this
posef, 1t il both the right and the duty Of
Congress 10 prehiha in The Territories tacss
twin relics oil barharism -Peiygany anc ala
very.
Now We propose to give few su,horities
10 prove that the Repaeliesn party have
preached no new cogms, bgi simply o>nsend
fors principle % old as our government aid
which hes foaac advocates IN the best men
our county has ever produced. We viii
commence with the 'father Of his country
10 letter to Robert Morris, dated Mount
yernen, April IL, 1855, George Wssaing-
,on save, in speaking of slavery
Il can only say that there il not man
living Who issles more slncereiy thsn
10 see q plan adopte ior The aboiiison oil.
But there is only one proper ane eheeiu4s
mode BIZ xhich IL can be c~mplishec, sno
thar is by legislative authority; and this' 80
f,r a. nv suffrage will g, shall never DC
wanting"
The testimony of Thos. Jcfersos .
equally strong. In sgeakiag Of slavery be
Says
"The man must be prodigy Uhc can re-
tain his manners and morals uudePrasea by
such circumstances. And alta what *
ecfsllon should the statesmen be laaee0,
who, permitting one bali the c. 4 ns thus
to trsmpls On the rights OF TIE otter, uans
forgs taose INTO respots. sHd thess iHto
enemies, destroys the norals VI the one
pIrl, sns the emor pairae u the oihsr!
President Monroe has gwen testimony
cutie az pointed and Patrick Henry has
clearly defined himself on the subject
When The provision 81 the Constitution Ter
prohibiting The importation OF slaves was IN
der consideration, Col. Mason, leading
and distinguished member of the Conven-
ton from ylra ipis said
The prrsenl question concerns not the
importing Of States alone, bUt the wHotECs
rog. Slavery dsseoarages arts and nsnuiac-
lures TIE potr eespise soor WHEN per-
formed BY slaves. They prevent the smi
erstioE ol hiies, who really enrich and
strengthen country. They produce the
most psrnicious effect 90 manners. Every
master 81 slaves Is born a petty grant
They bring The judgment Of Heaven upon g
countrv. As nauons cannoi be regarded or
pun SHE'D In the next world, they mSsi or ia
ihis. By an inevitable chain OF Causes shc
effects, Proyi6sr &c Furnishes NATIONAL sine
bv national cAlamlties. He lament thar
same oF or Eastern lTethren bad, from =
inst Of gain, embarked In ihs nstsriops ;rsf-
&C. As 10 the States beng in the posses
sim Of The rishi TO imPor', this vas the Ss.e
with many Other rights, now 10 be properly
gwen %. he he'd ii esse initial. in every
point Of view, that The q entrHi Government
should have power to prevent the increase
Of slavery
This NAV be considered now very gool
Republican doctrine. The Ordnance Of
ITs7, which passed by every State repres
snled in the Convection voting In favor o.
II, with the exception OF one delegate from
New York, IL conclusive on this subject
even bad we no other authority 10 sdduee
The s.x,a section Of the ordnance 10 il
these words
There shall be neither Slavery nor 10
yolu rtary ssryiiude in the snid Territory
otherwise than 10 The punishment OF crimes
whereof the party shall have 6eeu duly con
vietee: PROVIDED always, Tast any person
ercsping into the same, from whom lsooi
or service is lawfully clsined in any one o
me original States, such fugitive may b.
Lawfully reclaimed aud conveyed to The per
son claiming him or her labor or service =,
sforesgit."
Ia eonelusion-sna we night addDce col
umns of such authority to prove that "ou
fathers" never endorsed the ems reeen !.
put forth by the Sham Democratic party -
Maen the Missouri Compromise @ss passed
Mr. Monroe submitted to bic Cabinet ID
following gues.iors:-
Has Congress right under the pows
vested in II by the Constitution, 20 make
regulation prohibiting Slavery 10 = Tern
toDi
'Is the eighth section Of the act whici
passed both Houses On the ID instant. fo
the admission of Missouri into The uuiOn
CONSISTENT with The Constitution
Every member Of The Cabinet, iueiGdini
John c. caEleun, w Ian II. Crawforr
J In Quincy Adsms and William Writ. all
saered in the athrnatiye--thus clearly and
unequiyocsliy establishing the dOetrise hs
Congress has the constitutional rgnt TO lsg
isllte upon tie subject Of slavery in til,
Territories.
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AoclpEET TO GEE. L&sE.--Ths DsytoT