Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-18

From the New Work Times.
The New Kansas Dodge.
Senator Douglas falters in the work
he has undertaken. He quaiIs before
the popular condemnation Of his Kan.
cas- policy. His proud proclamation that
he wonld "subdue" the North and com
pei is acquiescence in the principle OF
the Nebraska bill. has been falsi-
fed, land Senator Douglas him
self, has been compelled to make q
show Of modifying his policy for the
purpose OF appeasing the popular in
digna'ion with threatens to sweep his
party from power. In another column
will be found the new bill which he
reported on the 5oth. and which wa.
forced through the Senate on the
morning Of the 81 int. On its face.
and to. all appearances. il is complete
abandonment Of the doctrine Of popu-
lar sovereignty. and direct reversal
Of the policy Of the Administration in
regard to knnsas:-and although these
appearances are utterly deceptive,
they prove the extent tn which Doug
las and his fellow conspiratos have
been startled and alarmed by the de.
velopments Of public sentiment within
the last ten days. ft
The principle Of Popular Sover.
eighty. a. IL has been expounded BY
Douglas, demands that the people OF
Kansas should be left perfectly free
to manage their own affairs. The
Kansas bill pretended u confer upon
the inhabitants the right thus to regu-
late their own concerns. The Legis
lature Of the Territory was to prescribe
the tine. place and manner Of holding
eleclions:-to provide for an enumer'
alton Of the inhsbitantr:--to make all
laws concerning property:-and gen.
orally 10 exercise all the rights and
powers vested in State Governments
This was proclaimed to be the funds
mental principle Of the Kansas BILL
and no extremity Of disorder or com
motion was 10 be allowed to interfere
with its enforcement. President
Pierce. in his special message. de-
clared bis determination TO enforce
the laws Of the Kansas legislature
and his proclamation menaced the
people with the power of the Federal
army as a means Of compelling obe-
dience. Thus far the Administration
has taken this stand and maintained it.
The Federal Judiciary IN the Territory
has indicted men for treason. for hav-
ing refused obedience. Scores Of the
best citizens Of Kansas now lie 10 pris-
on under such q charge. Federal
Judges have denounced free presses,
aud hotels owned by Free-State men.
as nuisances:--and mobs. acting under
Federal sanction. have destroyed them
both. All this has been done in pur-
suance OF the purpose to enforce the
laws of Kansas. and thus maintain d e
principle Of Popular Sovereignty.
All this Senator Douglas now
abandons He has brought in bill
declaring null and void sundry enact.
ments OF this Kansas legislature. He
has stripped the Kansas authorities Of
the right to regulate their own affairs.
and proposes another tribunal. which
shall do all this for them. There
could not be q more complete repudi-
alton Of the Squatter Sovereignty doc
trine than is embodied in his new bill.
But his devotion to Slavery and bis
determination to promote its extension
into Kansas, have not abated single jct.
Both are conspicuous in this very act.
Although he repudiates the sovereignty
Of the people OF Kansas although he
strips them Of the power to regulate
their own sffairs,--he 10 equally careful
TO deny II to Congress, where Il proper.
| " belongs. He proposes TO vest the
PREsipExr AND SsNArE with substantial
power over the whole matter. lie pro.
poses that the President shall, with the
consent Of the Senate, appoint Con-.
MISSION OF FIVE PERsoSs,i in a maj ,rity
of whom shall be- vested complete AMI
absolute authority over the Territory,
We hssr rumors from Washington tina,
assurances have been whispered thai
this Commission shall be fairly consti
,uted.--thst all political parties shall bt
represented upon Il. The man who
trusts TO such assurances 10 a rolitica
idiot. The whole scheme 10 intended 4
deceive. Its precise scope and pur
pose 10 TO place In the hands Of Presi
dent Pierce complete authority owe
Ksnsas;--and that man must be foo
who does not know that at the bottom
OF all this lies the determination to MAKE
Kansas . Slave State. This 10 the gram
end at which the whole Kansis copspI
, rscy has been directed. Il was for thi
and this alone that the Missouri Com
promise was repcaled;-thst Kanss
was thrown open TO Slavery;- thst 70
a cret lodges were formed in tho Slsv
: States to carry Slavery into the Terri
4 tory THAT tho Border Rutiians invade
, Il aud took possession OF tho polls;-
, that the Slave laws were extended owe
it;--thst Lawrence was besIeged, he
. houses burned and her free press de
stroyod; that all Free.S State men hav
? been Imprisoned or driven out OF Oh
Territory; and that for tho last si
!. months the whole region has been raw
aged by ruiiianIy Pro-slavery hordes
|. And 10 II smpposablo that Senator
y Douglas and Toombs.--tho rlngleader
of this grand Pro-Slavery conspiracy. :
. are now to abandon the object they hav
!. had In view from The beginning, Or
Q do ANYTHING which would leave IL cor