Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-07-31
For the Tribune Telegraph.
Fremont Club Meeting---The True Issue

Mr. EDITOR Usually the points at poltcS
are stated by republicans thus-Shah Kansas be free or
slave The speaker at your last Club Meeting stated in
this wayShan slavery be permitted or roh6ted there
Now this the as state0 an TIE plat
forms The republican platform arns sovereign in
Congress Slavery in the Territories In the Democrat
h this sovereign power is avowed to be IN the people the
Territories Right there is the issue In showing anything
valuable the republican principle We must do than
to show that Congress has The p0acer to prohibit it, VIII
Torees do - : the question That depends entirely on
the character of the Congress This character changes
constituent members change places in the Capt.
ol and corporate body whole they are as muta
bic the weatherhe subjects of passion prejudice inter
est; corruptible and corrupt.
Not when any party gains ascendahc Dut when human
nature by the slow operation of moral causes elevated
will this be otherwise. What has been the practical result
of this principle since 1900 As many slave States have
been admitted free by Congresses higher and purer ia
character, than the 34th.
The whole argument heard in favor of the power of Con
this-Such the opinion of Mar
Shall Story and Kent But Marshall, story and Kent were
firm believers in the consttutonay OF the T. s. Bank
and maintained much the same grounds as the other
The peoDLe have the decisions Of the urss and
going do again ultimately with the present issues
days, when We hear 81. BANK, the word mon
ster," rises to every lip
Your speaker made another remark which intended
for sweeping argunenttha the doctrine of popular soye
reiguty gained footing until Cass Nicholson letter Very
weie Independent Treasury in preference TO the Z. s
Bank depository of the public moneys was not thought
Of until or years earlier than that NOW the principle IS
acceded by of all parties the safest and best Is
this reversing the practice OF the early fathers to whom
examples your oiators and platforms ask us to defer =
Why swadde Young America in chdrens bands and place
in his hands political decaogue commencing thou shat
believe in John Marshall and Joseph story" Two honest
and able but rank edeasts as the soil OF America
begot.
When your speaker quoted the laws of Congress prohibit
ing the importation slaves the territories of Mssssp
pi and Louisiana, in proof Of their power of the system OF
slavery there why did he forget to read to his audience the
9th sec and subdivision Of Of Art Of the Constitu
ton which explains everything Or Is the Constitution Of
account now except to proprietor OF some Old CuTio
y shop: Why also, did he not read ALL that Kent said
upon Congress legsae for territories? And
why did he say that the Nebraska bill gives power oleg
aton TO the people of territories except Oh the slavery
question
lie made statement which, though but sentence I'M
travelled the whole texture of the argument this point
lie said that The early practice oil the government was to
govern the territories by Governor and Council appoint
ed by the President but in later years. liberal poll
cy had prevailed giving the people the right of eecng
legislature 10 make their laws That and the Ne
braskA bill Cor its princp}e does nothing bat th Hbey
Gtees stu more the rigid policy which at first prevahtd
right depart step paths our fl theirs
walked why two if they be steps in the right drec-
on In The name of common sense why Call the practices
OF our fathers ibera and in the same breath quote them
as authorities.
The better half of the speech show how much bet
ter OFF free State would be than slave State This al
most every man in the north admits For this reason they
demand that the people whose real interest it make it
free and who can be convinced OF this beyond all question:
should decide the matter rather than Congress, whom it
does not matter pinch of SnuE For the purposes Of the
present issues the speaker might appostey the
story Of Sinbad the Sailor. AUDITOR.
Our comments on the above may be brief The
writer it viii be seen by a careful scrutiny, abandons
as Casa and Douglass have done the doctrine of
Squater Sovereignty. That doctrine if it means any
thing, means the sovereign right of The people of the
territories and the absence of sovereignty On the part
OF Congress; but this writer now speaks OF the Ne.
braska bill as only liberazng the early policy OF
the government, and WAITS to know substantially,
if we mean to make war this liberalizing policy
My dear sir, you can't escape III that way. There
pubicans are making upon any liberia. poll
icy OF Congress. They are making war upon youg
late doctrine that the Constitution fakes from Con
gyesS all right to be either liberal or Liberal toward
the territories. As you own up beat on that doctrine
and admit the sovereignty Of Congress, we trust you
Will give some plausible reason why this sovereign
power should permit lie FIST few men who may 90
into territory to establish institution there per
manently which you admit to be an evil You de.
mand from Congress the liberty for these squatters
to practice any wrong, suck as slavery AID povga,
my, however abomnahle and universally condemn
cd while we look 20 the same authority precise!v
to deny any such te.,y, Tia, Is the ground exact
y.of fine strife ard ae glad TO see you are begin
ming to admit it