The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-30

self against squatter sovereignty. He further
| added:
! .But there were other positions taken by the
! Nebraska democrat who was opposed to me
/ that further illustrate the doctrine of squattel
sovereignty, or the principles of the Nebraska
bill as understood by the democracy ofthe dis
trict; mean the democracy within the organ
ization, for majority Of the democracy Of the
district have sent me here again to represent
them. Sir. my opponent took the position thai
! the Kansas Nebraska bill was the best aboli
ton measure ever passed by congress. Laugh
ter He went to the people upon the issue,
upon that declaration; and to illustrate the
sincerity of his position, he said further, and he
appealed to those who had long been identified
with him in political action to bear witness that
he had opposed the annexation of Texas. which
/ had advocated, ard further, he came before
the people upon distinct printed pledge to
vote against the Incorporation of slave territory
into the Union under any and all eircumstan-
ces; and that is squatter sovereignty and the
Kansas-Nebraska bill as construed by those oil
the democratic party in my district who at
tempted to defeat me for my vote against that
| BILL. .
| Mr.. Campbell. Of Ohio, also gave his expert
ence during the late canvass; he said
Il believe the position assumed by the demo-
cratic candidate was, that by the repeal Of the
Missouri compromise nothing was lost to free
dom. because, under the provisions of the bill,
slavery could not enter into the territories. l
| recollect more distinctly discussion which l
had with the honorable senator from my State,
Mr.. Pugh in which the honorable senator
took the ground of the Nicholson letter, that
slavery could not exist anywhere without pos
tive enactment; that as there was no positive
law creating slavery in the territories Of Kan
sas and Nebraska, slavery could not, under the
provisions Of that bill, exist there / had the
pleasure, too, of making addresses in every
district in the State Of Michigan, behind the
distinguished senator. have in my pos
session his speeches, as reported at the time, in
which he took the ground of the Nicholson let
ter, claiming, in those speeches, that if slave
holder, under the provisions of the Kansas
Nebraska act, takes his slave property across
the line into Kansas, the shackIes fall from him
the moment ne crosses that line, and the slave
stands there as free as his master.
We have no comment to make upon these
Developments. 1t is not our purpose to ex-
plain and reconcile democratic discrepancies
Mon nostrum tantas componere lites.''
We much prefer to hear what democrats
themselves have to say upon these strange e1-
positions, and we therefore give the comments
OF that bold and honest democratic journal, the
Charleston Mercury, upon this debate Hear
this honest and plain spoken editor:
amid the chaos which prevails in the house
OF representatives at Washington, there has at
Times broken unexpected light upon the polit-
cal movements In the country, and we have
had some rare exposures of party principles
md tactics. Indeed, We might almost pardon
he wranglings in the house, in consideration of
he bit of history which is furnished in the ex-
racts from the debates, which We make TODAY :
md to which we invite the attention of the Is
State IN general, and of our national democrats Z
sho talk So warmly of their northern allies, j
nd of the Cincinnati convention, in particular
t seems that Mr.. Cox. member from Ken T.
ncky, was cruel enough to compel northern :
emocrats to the confession upon the Nebras- 7
Arkansas bill, and the principles upon which n
was defended at the north. He calls IN c
emocratic members from Michigan, and makes
hem give damning testimony against Messrs. P
ASS and Douglas. He summons also the Ohio g
nd pennsylvania democracy to the same pur- n
ose. They unite in testifying that democrats i
the north advocate the Nebraska Kansas bill
OF on the grounds Of popular sovereignty" n
81 as measure OF justice, and a quietus to m
avery agitation; but as ssthe best abolition
easure ever passed. and the surest step in in
'nsummation ofits final objects. Such is the :,
1pocfacy OF the Dorth, as declared BY their
IN lips; and we IN the south are invoked to til
'piaua-nay, more, to entrust our destiny to u
e keeping OF men who tell US that the very =, T.
st we propose OF tathfulness to US, is the ar
'ment with which they demonstrate their M
ep hostility Fanaticism demands practical all
cots OF their devotion to its cause and right 4,
eertully they point to the Nebraska Kansas sic
Il One might nearly believe of them, what of
+. orr, IN burst of patriotic indignation, said =
1850 OF the whole north, .'they are more hos NJ.
to US than any foreign nation on the GLOBE
1t should be remembered that the Mercury au1
the leading democratic journal at the south, oe
c, as the special organ of the lamented Cal fla
un, was the originator of the southern rights cor
ctrlne. The above article is published not (
tn we" OF questioning the policy or expe- geai
'ney of the kansas-Nebraska bill, but Of -
owing the south the true platform occupied of
the democrats at the north by
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Russia A CHECK ON ENGLAsD-In the s.cor- 81 -
pondence of Henry Clay recently publish wa
is letter from James Madison to Mr.. CLAW. sui
der the date of October 80, 1915, which allie
'ws that, before there was any apprehen- f,-
n of an Anglo Russian war or any expec- sto
ion of an Anglo-French offensive and de- !
slve or other alliance" it was the opi- out
n Of some of our leading statesmen that " vot
ID understanding should be cultivated with !
car, as check upon England Mr. Madi- lica
says:-"Slnce the overthrow of France. POP
ssia has acquired the highest degree of DO and 4
cal importance with relation to these States latt
great power, friendly to liberal system five
neutral rights. and with whose dominions - l
commerce had become considerable. she had
d. before that event distinguished rank, Ia,
BY it her weight in the general scale has to
N much augmented Reeesa f9rr1.u n co ed
his time, the principal check on the over cha
WI power of England, on which account I
many others, it is immensely the interest sine
these States to cultivate good understand son
with her sovereign -..s..s. gen ger,
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I is amusing just now to witness the self Yor
lplacency with which the southern admin wit