The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-30
G0EEEeT JOHNSON
OK GCaUA'dEEss SOW ELS EEGNTT

"V kAkLNV Ee bVautN'"N
or GQUA'TEEgs SOVEREIGNTY.
II will be seen that Gov. Johnson, true
to his instincts that incline him to free.
soiiism, will, in spite of himself and his
party, show the BLACK upon himself IN
his great speech at Nashvllca short time
ago he comes out boldly in favor Of this
"olious doctrine" and says that anything
else is federalism and Aristocracy; but
strange to say, his party find it all right.
Now, if Mr. Buchanan's letter OF acccp.
lance, as his friends hcrcabous will have
it, is to be construed in opposition to
Squatter Sovereignty, then he and Andy
Johnson arc not agreed, and old Buck is
as rank a lcdcralist as "Mr. Hamilton
ever was in his palmiost days"
Here is what Gov. Johnson says, max
ing, as will be seen, this olious measure
the test question between the two political
parties:
"To this subscribe most heartily. 1t
is the true position for all to occupy who
believe the people are the true source of
power; and he who arrays himself against
the Kansas. Nebraska BILL stands in OPP
position to this great prncip lie, and at once
points out, to the most causual observer,
who it is that is for the people and who
arc against them. This, in fact, is the
dividing linc--thc fundamental prime pie
Of difference between the parties in the
country, as in many Of Tie governments
or the old world 1t is the mass Of the
people on the one hand contcnding that
they are the true source of power, and
that the government should be brought
nearer to them, and, whenever practical
bic, transacting their own public affairs
in that way which will bring the greatest
COOL to the greatest number. While the
aristocr1cy, and those who presume to be
the rich and the we'll. born, on the other
hand, Contend that the power is in the
government, and that the masses should
be ruled by the few--that the government
should be as far removed from the people
az possible. This, in fact is the true test
Of federalism in this county, and had its
origin with Mr.. Hamilton, and others Of
his day, in the formation Of the cOnstitu'
ton Of the United States, and has been
Transmitted on down, under different par.
" names, to the present period Of time;
and there arc hundreds, not to say thou.
sands, as rank lederalists in the country
now as Alexander Hamilton was in his
palniest days.
Hence, VIC hear so much in reference
to sluatter sovereignty in connection with
the settlement Of these territorial govern
ments. The term seems to be used by
many people without any definite mean.
in-. Some use it in one connection and
some in another. But seemingly the in.
tention is to alarm everybody with the pre-.
fix, suuattor. This is wholly immateral
II one who thinks for himself and under.
stands the theory Of our government. II
aman is capable and competent to gov
ern himself while o citizen OF the State
Of Tennessee, cannot see why he is less
50 after cmiSraiing to Kansas or any 9th
er territory in the United States. He is as
competent there to determine the nature
and character Of the institutions under
which he is to live as he was willie here.
He is still n sOvercgn--ihe Federal gov.
eminent can impart NJ sovereignty to
the citizens Of territory; sovereignty does
not reside in the Congress Of the United
States. Each citizen is an individual
sovereign, and when he emigrates TO ter
ritofy lie carries his sovereignty with him.
We ask our readers what they think OF
this principle! Now, we do not expect
to move single democrat from his posi-
ton BY showing what the Governor says.
We know that they are welded TO their
porty too close TO be broken loose By any
Tin ,hqi their leaders will cay, but VIC