The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-13


ton Of the vote ~ which the Iowa RAILROAD mi vss
NJ; Pven, em;) Of Ohio, presented memorial hons
D. an IT, q
After debate tn. subject of r.considsrsso. o, the
TEE MDnx WAR ON THE PACIFIC
The President to the Senate the followlna docu-
ments Ieia,ive to hostihies the Pacific coast
Genera Wool under date Of March 20, says,-Ths war
unless fuch a thing is prevented ~ Governor Ste
eDs determination to carry the war ndepend
s1 To. S tn; .ns ss to e. sss:
Curry that both these Governors appear to b
ming rass T. see Who can dip deepest Into the public
Sound another Forioa war can easily b carried as
expense Of twenty thirty millions Of dollars and says
this will apply TO the mountain region Pugets
Sound Valley. Cen. Wool has doubt but what he
could settle contest the Governors should withdraw
from IT,
Governor Stevens says:-Geue-al Wool neglected and
refused TO epd free for the relief Of myself and party
those who o.ps Die OF judging to be co Ming on
to certain death AID his when he had ct his Command
suissn, ores Of regular sroops Hs has .si0,sa to
and Gsaes tor troops to be sent to my assistance,
ard o,derd them 70 be eisbAndsd It was reserved for
Oregon voiun to There has been breach
OF faith mewhere ask for An investigation into the
whole n s.ter.
GEN. cAss ON souITER SOVEREIGNTY.
Mr. CAss addressed the Senate squater sovereignty
He said This term originated relative to the first set
tiers OF California, who having no government, made
recognize II; but they derisively called squater
sovereigUs" people who thrown wallis upon
distant srsnd here there laws had right to
make regulations for their government. They
were called squatter aovereigns because they
did not the land. The Of this cant
phrase proossdsd fsom the assumption that
This reasoning carries back to the dark ages when
men were considered as ro.hing but land rocks and
trees ever thing In connection he quoted apologize
this way'It The property quAlidca Ion be City dollars,
nsn owns jackase worth that sum has right to
vote day bu, the sskass dies and the
vote lie: in he The jackass?' This question: Mr..
Csts SAID he was rot enough Of casust to desrmine
but he would proceed to discuss the question Of
On this subject he said Congress derives the power
make laws the Territories from the ownership Of the
land just as soon as the general government sells the
power The right must therefore lie in the people, not
In the land. Mr Oass proceeded 70 crose Mr. Douglas
report on Kansas matters eiasentng from many Of
fer which governments instituted, and contained
many ideaf that erroneous In theory, and danger
Gus in prs ctise The committee says the organization
OF Territory is empenly necessary and proper the
means of ena bling - people thereof to form and mould
tht local end dOmestic interests and establish state
government urder su'horiy Of the constitution, pre-
paratory to admission into the Union, and thus argue
The Ight Of Congress to pass the organic ac included
in the provision which authorizes the admission OF
States. But Mr.. CAss thought the doctrine that
Congress has power to pass any measure they con-
sideisd tending 20 promote the prosperity Of the
Territories would lead to false conclusions.
Congress might think the wilmot proviso would be
coed hing Dut there would not be any limit 30 their dis
creon il they edee such loose grounds. BE also
said the bill Of the Conm tee Territories did not allow
the people Of Kansas to regulate their affairs % they
pleasedhenc, they dit out the doctrine Of the
com ni.tee relative to that subject.
Adjourned.