The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-08-07

81 he right OF the people % exercise Inc
attributes of sovereignty IN the IrrrltoFles
a. well as the States, in a word. to ENJOY all
the privileges belonging 10 the social and do
mestic relations, is a doctrine SO plain, SO
consonant with our ideas Of true republican
ism and democratic government: that we are
no. surprised to find The sensible and lntelh-
gent portion of all parties joining IL their ad-
6esion to il. ''In one OF
their resolutions they (the fuxionists) say
Congress possesses sovereign power over the
territories for their government, and that Il i
both the right and the duty Of Congress 10
prohibit in the territories those twin reics OF
Polygamy aud Slavery"
Can any doctrine be more monstreus or per
nic:ous IN is effects upon the institutions o.
iris country than the foregoing Can Con
gress step down from is position of nation
atty to intermeddle with the local affairs Of
tic people. who are the only sovereigus ;
The absurdity Of the posi- IN which the
fusion party is placed must be apparent TO
every one who will take the trouble TO think.
We shall take up this subject
again ''-.Tefersoniaa. June %
What does the s nth want? Her rights in
tretcrrj.ories9 She Las them. Her citizens
are as free to go with their horses. their wa
CONS. their wives and their children, as the
citizens Of the North VIII tina. not satisfy
the SOUTH Has tsome peculiar right, which
the North does not possesS. and does not wish
TO? Has il the right to take into the free ter
ritories specime Rpf prop riy. which the free
labor OF the North regards pestilence, and
which it knows 10 be lis natural enemy :
Most certainly not. There IS a right stronger
than that claimed bv the South; the natural
right Of man II is right which overrldes all
others Il is omnipotent, irresistible 1t ac-
Anowedges an equal right, but no superior.
1t goes hand in hand with lis equal, but not
with the slave. L. breathes and lives IN the
pure air OF freedom. but sutfocates IN the at
mosphere Of slavery. II asserts only the
great principle OF life, that OF self presersa
ton, when it says that the fertile pains and
smiling valles of our new lands. shall be free
If lie South is content with slavery where
il now exists, we are. All we ask, IS that L
shall remain where it IS II, in grasping for
more. they skall lose all, the people of the
South will have oulv themselves to blame.
By their unreasonable demands in Congress
and through the press, they are begeitins a
spirit in the North, which is TO be regretted,
but not condemned. Arrogance must be
met by tirmness: and if in The conflict hate IS
engendered. arrogance has only itself to
blame.
In speaking thus, We are confident that we
but speak the sentiment Of nineteen twcntleths
Of the citizens Of the free Safes. They will
yield much, 10 the caprioes OF the South; but
when their most sacred rights are demanded
as the sacrifice to peace. they will not yield.
CoNGREss.-ln the Senate, on the 9th. Mr..
Seward presented petition from Gov. Rob
inson, and others confined in Kansas under
charge of Treason. praying for relief.
In the House, the appropriation bill was
considered Mr.. Grow moved to strike out the
salaries of Judge in Kansas, declaring he
would not vote 10 sus ain a usurpatlon, nor
pay to trample down the liberty of the people
of that Territory. After considerable debate,
Mr. Dunn offered proYiso that no part 81
this money shall be drawn from the Treasury
until bill was passed and approved by the
President, to settle the Kansas troubles, by e1-
GLIDING Slavery from the Territory; which
was adopted. The item of 100000 to pay
the members of the Kansas bogus Legislature,
was stricken. out OF the bal.
A VIGOROUS OLD AGE--Uncie JAMES
HuSSIcuTr, aged 88 years. and his wife but
a few years younger, walked out to Starr $
Woods on last Monday, distance OF little
over one mile. TO hear Mr., Burlngane's ad
dress, and back again to t cir house. He and
his companion are both devoted friends TO
Freedom and Fremont. and he is battling for