The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-03-05
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o'ark isepnbiiean party. not only b MINI
sofa. but inwghoa, the country. :, mu
e borDc in mind that tlx Democratic par,
have never adopted nor siyoeais,! thu riyh
i"i''i'ency or proprb,ty Of "squsti.4" sor
ere'guty, but merely tn. principle Of popuh.
Sovereignty. which IL jus, AZ unlike the &,
/, iner NJ the genuine il ever unlike the has
CON. ~ course there can BE- ea caauts,
Bat likeness unless lhrre IT, a true original
lsDnr th@ eststenoe ~ counterfeit. may a
ways b. neeiv'si AZ aniaistakable eyiIe,e
d'as ti'e genuine artieie is cytaut. So III
b 'ack Repahlicans, after hs wing Opposed I,
the hiif, but in vain. the recognition Of ,h
pria c'PIn of popular sovereignty. in the Ter
ritmi ~of tbe Cniscl States, are p,w ..,lu
Loudly endea,oriag to manufacture from
their "a enhaasil'ss mint Of basi principles
nd to pa I'm upon .he public. u cean,ertei
OF the true AMI nov established doctrine o
popular soy ereiguiy, fr thu promotion o
their own eifsh and corrupt schemes
Having alrea. y exhausted the political cap
itai upon which this auserupaloas a.d sc
tionaI faction sta rted their brlef partisan es
lstensr. AMI having become total politiea
bankrupts, they are now resorting 10 thu
psaal last resource of practised swinllers
and endcasoring 10 retrieve their fallen for
tups, by adding 10 the already long ca,a
logue 81 their polite 81 crimes and iolliss, also
that Of political 60 un'erfsi'ng. We shall
s~ il they will he W ,cc~fal in deceiving the
people. For cur os'n part, We place such
an unhesitatine rciia nee upon and faith IL,
the instructive saga. .ity and native good
seise of,bc great bod y Of the American peo-
pie, and among them, Of the people Of this
Territory, that We hive NJ fears of base
counterfeit; being received 70 any coaaidera.
BILE extent IN place Of u genuine political
tenet,
Now their Ia all the dittrence b,tween
the principle Of popular sovereignty prop
erIy so called, and what nay be pcrtineu,ly
termed "squmtier" sovereignty, TIM, thrre is
betweea the legitimate action Of people
anil the unauthorized conduct II mob.
Popular sovereignty is nothing more nor less
than the right 10 u feopte Of ~elfgoyern-
mept the asseyeration Of their power fr,s'-
y "a select aud adopt their own domestic
institutions; and the aneornlwomising denial
II both the right ani expeliency of govern
Ing AMI legi dating over one PEOPLE at the
instance of. and according to the wishes ami
sentiments of another people subject Of
course il M American eoutc,lcracy Ia the
general provision tha, the form Of govern
'acnt a,sl Institutions or every ncw State
and Territory shalI be Republican in other
wor'Is, that they shall conform Ia the ge,sr-
al civil and governmental polity Of the coun.
try. l,nt this u u very dirren, doctrine
ttum thu recognition Of the right IL . mob
or gang u wn, however aamerous. To
"sq'at upon any unoccupicd territory Of
| the tnited states, anil forthwith 10 become
the r,ghtai soyereig,is thereof Que of the
r'nsou- upon which the popular sovereignty
doe,e'nc is grouGl,sl, is the eqlal interest of
the people Of the several States IN tho terri
tory Of The United States and the equal
right "f aay cttizcu ofany State 10 emigrate
10 asi i@ate in such territory. wi,hoa. let,
himlraur or restraint Of any Kind. or from
any ~,ares. asl in all Respects upon an equal
footing with the citiz,ns ofevcry other State.
While the territory remains such, the r,s-
dent isol,lr thrrcoi have ~ mew right. ua-
der Whatsoever color or prc,eu~ II may ",
done. 20 Interfere with, obstruct. nc in any
manner or iegrc rmharrass u, euyial this
equal right ant IrisiIegr than Congress has.
Tn" popular sovereignty doctrinc, there,
for, does by M means aiisct az recagnize
the right Of the rcsSlen, people of aay Terri
tsry "a designate and determine thu houn.
dari.s 81 TIM future state 70 be forn,,,l iru,a
such Territory. regardleSs Of The Will and
wishes Of III" people Il the toi,ci Stairs.
and Of Coagrss. through which their viii
ant wishes In The prcinses mast he expressed
The very IDEA Of a boundary implies the cy. !
si-sSsa.-e -s'a-- Sssssss,.-1 sssss,es fle PRIV 7
pie u the tnitri Sta,rs have On iB'er,s, in
The territory thereof, ami heuSr they have 1
right whenever iew stat. ]. 20 he formed /
out Of such territory Ia a roicc through I
Congr><s, in the settlement OF the boundary /
lines Of thu State, hecaas', Il sor NJ other
rsasoa, they arr in'erustni in the territory 4
which at,all remain The eytrsyagan, NJ 4
'ion tina, tn" r'ssisn, p.ppt' Of territory
may 4, the boundaries Of the future State
=, their ava sovereign will AMI ,lca.ur,--.
rha, they have Nh tnhern, RICH, ~ j., 49,
could hass origiustrsi in no other brain than
that Of a Black Republican, aad aoac but
this Inscriptions faei,on ccah asvr hal
the aaslae'ty Ia attemp, 10 palm I, 1T upon
The public as iNmora;c tenet tn 60.
dea,or Ia givr Il the iu,pfimaiRs II popular
Aovcrigniy. such an s,'emp, Is al courss
a fraud AMI a cheat anil We trlsi will ~
ccivc ea one Especially do We hope tina, ~
hons, hmocrai vii saisr h,msslr to b.
ci'iadcd by Al TRANSPARENT a ,lesiy, Such
a istris 4 carried Ia It. legitimate cos=N
qutros, would s,nction th' right AMI power
Of a handful u w"u IN ~~quat apn anil
TAXI T-s-sss.sina Vi Itc saalr territory II the
| ui,eh Statos u hci Ia er,t tAsrpupoa a
so,rUssr, in'kpaden, * the Juiud
STATS I tsA this pyincinl.. ,-ay,.J into