Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-26

I eoDuS:.rii bowl yeas whItS0 Irou1 hhtEo u wv"
aud ou. northern III snds chased dnwl with hue ora
cry. ...,;o,
ito act which repealed The Missouri restrchoi
also provided territorial governments tor hstsG
and Nobraskn. and further provided Tor lhe i; az
miss N as States upon the terms ana cono't,"n
heretofore stsicd. When the Thirty Fourth 1oii
gress assembled, and / Inspected the new matst,a
a.nt TO succeed the Nebraska Democrats OF Tue
North-when learned more OF their princpess, atu
observed their efforts 10 extend them, NJ s!-A u
Northern Democracy began to lose some OF IT'S say
ing grace. had observed the deludirg influences o.
secret political association, which uiystet'oas,y
made dark lanterns Of the thinking heads OF inep
and endeavored 10 caj0ls myself into the oeiel mo-
Northern Democracy had been Temporarily leu
as,ray by ito bewildements but that, aided oy tne
light of the constitution, they would ultimately TO-
cover the true faith. hoped for Reaction anu e't
bound in honor and in gratitude to stand oy sucn y,
our Northern friends as had remained faithful, ana
who had stood 10 US ia the hour OF their
Influenced by these aud eher liks consll atH'
nv friend Of tbs mountain distrlct IN Soutn oao
Mr.. ORR ani myself alone of our deicsatou' nuo
cated the representation of our State IN the Demo
cratic Convention Of Cincinnati; ana me peup.o
our State, not because of our influence out VI III
own fee will and generous nature "hicn heso i",,
10 respond 10 acts OF Justice or magnsnn!'y' e' o
Democratic friends in common council for the common
good. We there 10 organize Tor etea' pun.
contesf-ihe most unconventional thet .aS ~ han
-ver yet has Witnessed. Our o." lhaoes ha; hu
gallant, v;silant, successfu. lhhy Were en,it'1i
svary right 10 the clories of the victory when hau
usen won, since upon them rested lhe reepon III;
of tho measures passed, and Whatever y; I'D
might to them attach Nor!n ,i., d;Lscad towards
northern hatred lad been specially direceu tonou
the President who had approved, nno towafoS '"e
lustrious Senator who had ma!ursd TIC haus's -ae
b-aska b, They had been idsithea Win 'ne r. a,I
cpIes of the bill and, in sustaining lneI', aa.r
,ap,d ia nriucpps; and in Rejecting ne' VIZ ses,n
n,v d.clinsd the naked issue which the haiisaS W.
braska bill presented confess that when ga" me
distinguished leaders to whom nave re'7IIeu-
| statesmen, aud each Il resident OF iree -;
aside. and anothcr leader chosen who hao no pace w
ths nicture of the Esh my faith IN noTtnern bGt'o
cracy Vas again shaken. reasoned win niyse, w w
this way: ii northern Democracy Is 30 tender Iooleu
upon The Kansas Nebraska Dill I'd 70 rtleo! wv TO-.
men even New nslandrr, because" t tneif lou n.
mate connection with II, what security nave we y. mo
South that our construction OF the act VIII ooai'i W.
the policy OF the Government or what security ha'e
we against construction which ma oeen
and npon which the Senate had been congratulated,
ard which in my Judgment is as fatal TO our interests
AZ the positive enactment which had been repeaiee'
If nouconnecton with the bill and aUsehteeisn 10
necessary 20 gid the pill, how DO Xho" pul tnal IL
nav hs rejected when i;s essential cumponen's are
ascertaGetl
Air. speaker enough has TRANSFERRED to show that
nv sppi eiiens;ons not altogether without !oui'
l.,ion Vhs assertion has here frequently been made
and uncortradicted, that at many OF the Democratic
meetings in III. North the people were rallied under
banners upon which was Inscribed Buchanan,
Breckenridge, and fee Kansas" Have not large
placards been hero exhibited with these words III lhe
largest letters upon then. aud the word free IN ltacsi
We are told by our Democratic friends on the door,
that nothing more WAS meant than that the people OF
Kansas should be fsos ia decide upon the subject of
slavery fJr themselves. What was mean! 10 not the
question. How were the words sndersoud by the
masses What WAS their effect upon the voters l.
That is the question; and if the Presidential election
was carried upon false prc,ences what cause OF tr-
umph have We My friend from Indiana Hr. Eng
L.sEl has frankly arowed his preference tha. Kansas
should DO d FREQ State. though he is willing to admit
her With constitution recognizing slavery. To lis
position do no. ob-ct. We vi the South would
prefer that she should be slave State, yet VT hold
ourselves prepared 10 vo.s for her adnls:ion even
with constitution rejecting slavery, It that 10 the
c,enrly asccriain.d will of majority Of her citizens
But ia sscocs where the s2gd!tsr sovcrs1gnty fea-
turs of the bill is maintained, 1t not preau'nabe that
the uniform AMI continued expression OF this prefer
euce a; meetings where banners were hyins with
"BGchausu, breckenridge, aud free Kansas, might
de!ude the voter. INTO The belief that alter all the Kan
sas-Sebrasks the "bcst free soil measure ever
passed ~ This may DO said 10 be but Gil Inference
but when tits coupled w;in The fact, that many North
ern Democrats have adyntrd that, in the event of
Kansas becoming slave State, they will 20 by the
board, il siiikes me more logical deduction.
That the gravest differences OF opinion in regard TO
the true construction OF the Kansas. Nebraska act are
entertained by Northern and Southern Democrats and
by each ucng ID -nselv,s is beyond doubt, and this
difere is III, thoai which is threatening Us with
wreck. The Senator from renpsylvenla Mr.. BIG
LgR, when 10 :erros.ted az TO III. power OF Terrific
ria Legislature 70 exclude slavery replied
II Of opinion that The people rGuS n their local
Legislature have that power. l arrive at his conou
sion, becaisoi can out two sources OF m'knS
power for L Terr;;cry-the ore, Congress; and the
ohrr, lha people. ::old thar, when Congress has
conferred upon is people OF Territory al The law.
making ,wer which i, un .ur III, COnsfu
ou, tae power is complete IN the people, EQUAL to The
question OF domestic slavery, or nay o her subject
but his ID legal Question:, AMI TOR one should be
era; fed TO see Il decided"
This to Le the same ground IA thai occupied
by my friend from Indiana, Mr.. ESoLtsH, rs !
know il TO b. that Oh which many other gentlemen
fcum tree States stand.
la III position they sustained by distinguished
Southern x.utlsID.n. in tn, speach % ry iend from
Tennessee Mr.. JoHE. lind this paragraph, which
he will pardon me for saying ID cranlned iui Win
her political hereses:
sBu, understand that eTen those who cry squat
tor sovereignty throughout the South, aud who most
sipslly fae6 ~ the last unIcr that cry, ad
init tue, the people vi Territory have riSh'. "EcE
they coGe IL form State constitution, to determine
whether they will have slavery or n't. Am cor1ee,
in hu position ard understanding Of what they hold
To be tbs correct doctrine upou tins SUBJECT IL co.
there MAJ be- not than tweiVc hours diuerehce
OF time between them and myself. say they can do
it 10 day; and they cay that tho same men eau DO It
10 morrow by framing State constitution. Then
there Is between BAT one night du5rence III tiine
and perhaps but hour IL IL the manner o, oolns
it, and not the thing done, which seems to Dc Ia con
iruver-y, even III the Democratic party. No", II
seems To- ;is thai this should DC no cause ot diseaiis-
faction with tho Democratic party, nor should IL oe
any objection to the Democratic purity Our positions
are c!eer, and ] think well und, lsood-es much 30,
at least those vi The party which you ar Speak
er, belong
But one nights df.rence1" Perhaps but one
bour1" Why sir the difference is just US great be-
tween Territory and State as between chilo anu
man. Each have thor respective rights 10 pe sune'
but they are Of a totally different character. Inc
Gentleman would seem, too, 10 Intimate that statute
of Il L.gisature Of equal solennity with an ar
;c!e vi u constitution. See where his doctrines
would lead a.. a Territory Is added TO our domain;
some ten Thousand people, coming FROM different
States, where d ferent institutions prevail settle
upon IT, They require law for tie regulation ot their
society," and territorial government Is gwen ihe'n.
For what To protect them from anarchy curing
their territorial condition. Inc people OF all the
states have an equal right with themselves to crte'
upon the territory aud protected IL their persons
and property b. the Constitution u tho United Sta'es,
which recognizes properly III siaVe1; ana ys' ny
friend from Temnesses would permit q majority OIL
this ten thousand lit may be Que thousanGl to IL
clude by territorial law, eYsTy slave owner from
the South, or impose condition OK Ambulance con.
,rary 70 bis tastes, haba, interests and The spirit OF
the Constitution do no, !nqu!rc into the authority
o; acquiring territory. 1hst Is toregone coDc!u
SIGN We have IL, and if, without constitutional au-
thority, il comes as wulf into corporation, by
every principle a justice aud equity, 1t sh"uid oe
held (or thu common benefit Of Mi tile coTnorSiors,
and not for the exclusive benefit vi Tie isw VINO
chance to stumble upon il.
Some of our friends maintain that the common law
protects property oil every DESCRIPTION anu VIII pro-
tect il against the local law of Territory which may
conflict because OF its ASSUMED uncons;lM'ionsIity.
Bu; how does the common ls.y ge. into Territory
The COMMON law OF every Ian! wcs carried into all
tho Sta:es by express statute. II lazy can be iouna
for the acquisition Of territory, is absurd to suppose
tia. any law uaa be carried iuere b. vr;u" OF The
Constitution, exCcp; he laws Of Congress which ARE
authorized aud regulated by the Constitutions. That
making of ncedfui rules and regulations for the Ter.
riiories aius, apply 10 territory acquired since Its
adoption. now ;iint we have !hsm IN posseesoni and
the Constitution must arnrz tho making Of such 10.
cal laws by the Territorial gisiGures lnAy not con