Daily American organ., 1856-03-05

she has done. We sincerely think that the North
ern delegations went as far as they believed they
could 60 safely, being impelled by sincere ana
ardent desire for perfect union OF the whole
American party of the nation Perhaps they would
have gone even farther If their object had been
merely TO secure the votes of the entire American
Order ia the next elections; but they knew full
WELL as we all do that there are tens oil thousands
of persons in the North, belonging TO neither the
American party nor the Democratic party, whose
votes are necessary to the success Of any party
And now the question Is whether we, the Ameri-
cans Of the South shall fight side by side with the
Americans OF the North upon this platform
whether all the Americans Of the country, acting
rs one great National party shall press on side by
side, TO glorious victory thus healing all sec
tional divisions and delivering our country from
the awful perils that Loeofocoism has brought up
on it.
We are entirely confident that the American
party of the South can safely and properly make
battle upon this platform And of one thing all
mankind may rest assured-the American party
Of the South win make battle with all the fiery
ardor of their natures upou this platform If they
deem it meets ssary to the defeat Of the Locofoco
party in the Presidential election The platform
contains not one particle of Abolitonism or of
Free-soilism or of the miserable Locofoco doc
trine of squattcr sovereignty; and no Americans,
with the souls of Americans, or with the pride
or the selErespect OF Americans or of men, will
repudiate it, il by 80 doing they shall incur the
slightest risk of promoting the success of the Lo-
oofoco party that makes fierce war upon all the
principles they hold, that has stgnatized them as
liars, traitors, cowards, nurderers thugs and per-
iured villains and treated them from first to last
as outlaws and outcasts from all the charities and
courteses and amenities OF social life
"Tth. The recognition of the right Of the ma
tive-born and naturaized citizens of the United
Safes permanently residing in any Territory there
of TO frame their constitution and laws and to reg
uate their domestc and social affairs in their own
mode, subject only TO the provisions of the Federal
Constitution, with the right of admission into the
Union whenever they have the requisite population
for one Repre- sentative in Congress: Provided de-"
This il the seventh section OF the American
platform. The editor of the Democrat Is foolish
enough to say and possibly foolish enough to think
(though we presume not) that If il refers at all to
slavery 1t embodes the principle of squaiter sove-
reignty, that is, that Territorial Legislature or
the sqnatters OF Territory having no Legislature
may abolish slavery. OF course every man OF COM
mon sense that the section does not touch the
subject Of squatter sovereignty at ALL 1t simply
recognises the right OF citizens of the United States
residing permanently in Territory to frame their
own constitution and laws and regulate their do.
mestc and social affairs subject only to the provs.
ions of the Federal Constitution with the right of
admission into the Union with institutions OF th ir
own framing whenever they are numerous enough
The assertion that the people OF Territory may
{ anne their constitution and laws, and regulate
their domestic and social affairs subject only to the
Federal Constitution, precludes the idea that Con-
gress can interfere with slavery in the Territory.
And there is no taint of squatter sovereignty in
this assertion for IL eccgnises the limitation of
the power of the people of the Territory by the
provisions of the constitution, and all the oppo-
nents Of squatter sovereignty agree that the abol
ton of slavery in a Territory eitherby the Legis-
latnre or by the squatters would be violation of
rights guaranteed by the Federal Constitution.
This seventh section of the American platform as
serts the right of the people of Territory to come
into the Union with institutions of their own choice
subject only to the provisions of the constitution
aud we all know that the constitution does not pro-
hibit their coming In with slavery. A director or
broader assertion than that contained in the sew
enth section as to the right of Territories to come
into the Union as slave States whenever their pop
ulaton is sufficient, could not be made by human
tongue or pen.
The editor OF the Democrat pretends to call him
self an opponent of the doctrine of squater sover
eighty, and yet, while he says that the principle OF
squatter sovereignty is mbodied in the seventh
section of the platform, there is not, in the lam
guage upon which he comments, one line or one
word which, reckless as he is he dares TO gainsay
1t is very true that there is no direct reputation
of the miserable doctrine of squatter sovereignty
in the seventh sections but the assertion that such
doctrine is set forth in it. is base slander upon
the American platform, the American Convention,
and the American party. The section takes no
notice of that dirty thing, squatter sovereignty
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