New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-01

"Fair words" says q dry old proverb, "butter
no parsnps;" but, unhappily, human beings are
more plant to the o!esginous anointment especially
when they want to be buttered. For three years
past, our Democratic politicians have from day to
day proclaimed their invincible determination to
project the People Of Kansss IN their right to frame
their own Constitution and establish or exclude
Slavery as they may choose; and throughout all
those weary months, The acts Of those politicians
have given the lie to these fair professions. The
Nebraska BID was introduced and commended, In
an elaborate report by Senator Douglas, expressly
a. measure calculated and intended to allow the
People Of Kansas and Nebraska to admit or exclude
Slavery as they should see fit; but when Gov. Chase
March 3, IS54,) moved to insert in the bill
clause giving those People expressly the right
to prohibit Slavery, the proposition was voted
down, SO to lO-DOuglas and every other sup
porter of his bill voting against it, except Gen.
Cs.s, who lodged. Again, when Gov. Chase
moved to authorize the People of these Territories
respectively to choose Governors for themselves,
this development of the principle of popular
Sovereignty" was likewise voted dOwn-Yeas, 10;
,ient or absent. SO when Judge Trumbul DULY
2, 1867 moved that the KsnsssNebraska bill "does
"confer upon or leave to the People of Kansas fuu
"power, at any time, through its Territorial Legis-
"a.ure, to exclude Slavery from said Territory, or
ito recognize and regulate it thereia"-he was
vo,ed down by "a to 1l-Cass, Douglas. Toucey,
and every advocate of the Nebraska bill, except
Allen of r. l., voting in the majority against the
Republicans. Yet, in the face Of these facts, and
thousands equally pertinent and notorious we hear
every day that the principle contenaed for by the
Democracy, and affirmed in the election of b.
chaDan, was that Of the right of the People of
Territory to establish or exclude Slavery st will
Men who swallow such brazen fal.ehoods are only
deceived because they love to be, and far they
choose to be.
The latest version Of the Pro-Slayery Democratic
creed affirms the right of the People of Territory
TO enact or reject Slavery only ,ohsn they come to
frame and adopt State Constitution-thatis is, when
they cease to be people of a Territory. This doc.
trine is obliquely resolved in the Cincinnati Plat
form more plainly asserted in Mr.. BGchanan's In.
sueursl, and sQuarely affirmed BY the Supreme
Court in the Dr.d Scott decision; 30 thai, while
the Republicans labored all Though the late can.
vass under the imputatiOn Of denying to the People
of the Territories rights common to those Of the
States, it now appears tbas this is precisely the
position of ihOse who have been charging it q, an
Ohense upon us. They deny to the people Of a
Territory any power to shus out Slavery so long as
they remsin in the Territorial condition. Taey
practically affirm the right Of any one STAKEHOLDER
to plant Slavery in ally Territory, in defiance Of
the wishes and circumstances Of all the residue Of
is citizens. This is the goal which "Squatter
Sovereignty" has already attained: we have no be-
lief that it will stop here. Whenever such decis-
ion shall be demanded, we shah have a judemen.
from the slaveholding majority Of the Supreme
Court affirming indefeas,be right in every slave
heller, who in good faith has migrated with his
slaves to Territory, TO have his property" re-
.pecttd and protected when that Territory comes
~ frame for itself State Constitution. Aud it
will be very hard for tho-e who admit that Slavery
was ever legally established there to ooatrovers this
position. The 6ocsrne OF our State Supreme Court
in the Liquor cases, Affirming the indestructble
right Of property ia Rum. and therefore snnullius