The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-02-21

bodimeut of squatter sovereignty. lie
lad no constituency but 4 rqaa'tcf sosef'
eighty constituency. lie came from no
state bot State brought into being BY
soaa.t@r sovefeigns These genli, nien, to a
man, advocated bis admission. They not
only went lor the admission oi the state,
bul for the admission Of her senasofs.
Thus they endorsed the whole whole PRO
c~edina Up 10 that time. | suspect that
thew, aud eli their elass OF politicians, are
yrrv much like one heard speaking latel,
H. said hs wss !os sqaat,er sovereignty II u
worked out IN bis favor, sud agaiust II u II
did not.
Ia my opinion, squsttsr sovereignty Is a
u,j,notony. And territorial sovereignty IL
humbug. | understand, sir. what IS messI
by State Sovereignty. aud IN my opln'on
there i, no other kind oil sovereignty er-
isting y this county. sqnaiier sosefeisn'
TO, territorial sovereignty, and popular SOW
creignty, twh.n applied to tho lenltonssl
all belong 10 the same category, aud They
nre all political absurdlues nAny orinion
Se.sle But | am not goin, TO bore the
by gisiog the reasons why think so.
We agreed 10 lot Kansas aad all The
other Territories manage iheir own ats'fs
in ibeii cwn way, SUBJECT only 10 the Con
siiuiion. We differed as 10 what Ter
,tory might rsh,luly do under the Com
.,tuiion. Ny ltiend from Michigan, Nr.
Cas.l thought, aud still thinks, territorial
legislature, such rs that Ia karshs, has Tue
rish, under the Constitution, to exclude
slavery. think differently. lilo Is hot
seeking to have his ideas enacted inio n law
by Congress, nor am |, lie admits that
ii the legislature OF Kansas has not The
iisht under the Constitution 10 exclude
slavery, Congress cannot confer II and
know, If The legislature has the rgh, Con>
gre.s cannot take 1t away. therefore.
neither Of us propose that toagtes. shall
do nn,ihing. We voted together on the
Kansas bill, and agreed then to refer al our
difference OF op,nion to tn. Supreme CouIt
OF the United slales--the only tribunal on
earth competent TO decide between US.
" hen that decislon Is rendered, we both
s,aad ,ocmnly pledged to abijs by It. !
speak not now OF what sovereign state,
ia the exercise Of her reserved lights. may
do-that ia n subject for iutufe cousidefa-
Ton and decision. Now, sir, the difference
between my honorable friend and myself IS
precisely the difference be'"ee" Democrats
who believe IN sqnn'ter sovereignty, anu
Democrats who do no, bel'eve IN 1t.
II an organized Territory. such as Cab
iiorna WAS ~ 1919. such as hansas was 10
1883 such as lh. iGdian Territory outside
OF Arkansas now Is, shall undertake t. cs'
elude slavery the senator ifom Michigan
and myself agree that It undertakes 10 do
what 1t has no night to do But II ho
organized Icfntofy, Ike Kansas aud Nos
biaska, undertakes, though us legislative
council, to 'xelad" slavery 'he senator
thinks they have tue right to do w. DO
not think so. This he calls popular Sow
cfcgrty call IT The assumption OF
right mol conferred by the Constitution, aud
therefore mol existing In The Territory. lie
may be right think he "a not bni
neither oil us desires or expects Congress to
decide between us.
Inc senator nom 'n'nor' W. ia'"
o"i 'h' "'ne' Jay ''''e,'"s"'o' '"' '7'"'
'o' 'o"' wanna, W "s"J 20
"ha' VIZ. o"e"""n"' "'"' "''e ." 'i'''
Po'"t, w ''r"a IRON" '"''o wanna Nv
e",e' :" ''f'y; "'. .', A.. u.sI.
IVY 70 w ~ ne TWINS ~ ~ "'''"'"'"
were sau'"c" WI" "'' ''"s'"o" y" '"'s POM
before '"ey "o'''"',e" "" IN ''s.N" - n'
AL" '"ey arc "o' "ne's W '''' o'' WIN "''
now on account " my s"sh''"'" '''s
IRON" w. sne"'e'' go ~ op'"' ",
ne VIII no'' '"s s1"'.. - J''-'.e :" '''n
oa's"ee os'"ee" "e ro'" """ '"e ''o',"
nave u" "o""' """ W. "'e' "'' "'e'''
No''" an" oo"'" "'' "'"''' 'y "','
s"""e e"o's" ~ e,'e' NV" ~ y "o W..
ms "e' "oPe'' ~ ~" '"'' Nv WI '"o'
themselves '''o"e s"'"s" ~ ."y "'
i''"'s"a""" '"'ous" :" '"'"""t" W.
n"cns"s" '""1 '"as" "'' '"'""'' W '"o''.
u" "s' o",y " 'ee' "e '"'p' "''" s""'
move" 'ne "'"'s " Tvs ",'""' ~ NV"
M '"o .,""u "'"', y" we ,o'. -.
now" ny '"e"'' s"" '"'' ~ '"'p" WV
"'''' "e" .."'' ""u o""' "'o' Wv, =,
ts"pa'. '""' WIN "e', "e p'"v' VI wv
"i'ek "ePo'"ca"' A"u al '"'" ""'e'
But, to return to tho Territories we
OF the Democratic iAith All agree mat hey
may, at the proper time, settle the slavery
question ior themselves. some th'nk II
may be done sooner but we all agree mat
when . people OF Territory met ~ Con-