Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-26

Magazine, February 1856.
From the Albany Alas
Hon. Churchill C.. Cambreieng on squat
ter Sovereignty.
We have been permitted by Mr.. Ludlow, the
Pre.idant ~ Democratic State Convention OF
the 10th instant to publish the following extracts
from letter to him of one OF his most honored
constituents Mr.. Ludlow acted in the convention
from his own sense of duty and so far as we know,
his conduct has been-received with uniform appro-
baton in every Democratic quarter; but had it
been otherwise, he might well offer the sound and
patriotic sentiments of Mr.. Cambreeng as his let
ter OF instruction for the course he pursued. IL Is
necessary to remind our readers that Mr.. Cambre-
leng represented the city of New York some
eighteen years in Congress, was afterward Minister
TO Russia, and that, although North Carolinian
by birth, he has been one Of the most thorough
and consistent Free-solers in the Democratic ranks
since the days of Jefferson--that he presided over
the Herkmer Convention in l847, and that he is
far beyond the reach Of every imputation OF per-
sonal motive, having been, by his own wish, for
many years withdrawn from public life, and in the
enjoyment OF every pleasure and luxury that health,
leisure and wealth can command
HUSrINGToN, Dec. s, 1855.
w. ii. LUDLOW, EsQ.--My Dear Sir: Even
Southern men in Kansas acknowledge that it will
inevitably be free State. This is the last strug
Gle for slavery for the half dozen Territories re-
manning are already free, and will remain 80. There
would not have been half the trouble about Kansas
but for 'Atchison's struggle to get back into the
Senate. AS the question now stands, there ought
to be no difficulty whatever in Uniting the Demo
cratic party for the principle of the Nebraska
and Kansas bill-squatter observation-disclosures
it's origin gives every Territory belonging to the
United States, and all we have now to insist upon
is, that it shall be honestly enforced-that Kansas
shall have fair play Practically, there is no differ
ence worth quarreling about.
1t appears to me to be perfectly absurd for us to
be grumbng about "squatter sovereignty" at the
present time, when squatter sovereignty will make
fcee every inch of territory now belonging to the
United States. After the acquisition OF California,
with the prospect of the addition Of more Mexican
territory, when Gen. Cass proposed the doctrine OF
non-intervention, it an important question, as
il might have led to the introduction OF many slave
States but after the South had been completely
checkmated by Californa's declaration in favor OF
freedom, we had no reason to object to the doc
trine Of non-intervention squatter sovereignty.
We have now, besides Kansas and Nebraska
New Mexico, Utah, Minnesota, Oregon and Wash
ington, making seven Territories, which win give
us seven free States Some think the fate of Kan
sls doubtful; but the invasion of the Missouri row.
dies independent of natural causes, will make it
free State These borderers came over first, to
vote for pro-slavery men the second time to vote
against them, in the location OF the capital; and
plumber the people and drink whiskey. This is
the last and dying struggle of slavery. Under such
circumstances cannot conceive what we can pos
sibly gain by resisting principle which has hth-
erto excluded slavery from our Territories.
The Shareholders will not get Kansas, and they
are now deprived of the pFetext of going into the
Territories south Of SO So under that compromise.
They generally oppose non-intervention on that
ground and contended for carrying the Com
promise line to the Pacific ocean. 1t is GER
tainly not for our interest, now to have that
compromise line restored Why the South
should have voted for its repeal Is a ques-
ton for themselves to settle--they all at that
time admitted that Kansas would never be
saye State Il hope our friends will meet the issue
Boldly, and leave the quesllun of State organiza-
ton to the people of the Territory, who have the
natural and best right to decide for themselves.
Let the squatters settle it--but insist that that
principle Of the Nebraska act shall be honestly
carried outthat the squatters shall have fair play
and shall not be controlled by invaders from Mis-
souri, or any military power whatever As to
more slave States" there are none in prospect
aud it is useless to embarrass ourselves by antic-
pating questions which may or may not arise. We
have no alternative but to stick to the national
Democratic party, and we have no reason, what
ever looking ahead, to abandon it. Some of our
leaders have done the party vast deal of injury;
but some, who intended otherwise, have done the
cluse of freedom no harm, and 80 far we have no
reason to complain. They broke us down in the
free States by the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise but that is no reason why we should extin-
gush ourselves and /" fuse" with men who have no
principle in common with US,
would meet the question fiat footed, and leave
- & Co. all the honor of abandoning
their old principles, of embracing their enemies,
aud Of throwing up their caps for William II. Sew
ard.
Blair is an honest man, and sticks to whatever
he engages in obstinately He has no interested
or Interior motive.
G. C. CAMBRELENG.