The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-02-18

- RAasos - sns U. D. De0oosasie
Daowsnn PsDaiar sovsseagnAy.
~. q. A. Dyownson recently wro>s .
1lae ertille on the sslssooiag Adatn1s-
R4tion, = IN w1Doh he took oooo1S1a 10 sAow
/ ap ME grooes1n consistsncie r - so-oa1led
Democrats psrty. This aro6sle IN called
oss Gsor0 p. Buell., Esq, sditos Of Ne u.
8. Democratic Review, in ssply, II . Sc
ries Of articles which have been pahlished IN
and endorsed by the Washington Union.-
We segregats the following passages from
the last Of Mr.. BuslPs eoorts to show the
manner in which leading Democrats now
scout their once favorite dogma Of "popular
sovereignsy:'
GAS for squaster sovsreignsy--I mean, a.
proposition NJ gsneris-it d neral, go
cial, and political humbug; in theory it was
simple error, in practice it has proved
gross crime.
81 am aware that this political chimera
denominated "squatter sovereignty" hes
been ably defended by some Of the leading
Democratic statesmen Of the land; but, even
- n Northern man, have no hesitation in
saying il 10 An incubus which the Democratic
party, strong ~ it 10 and flushed with recent
victory, 10 not strong enough to support. II
10 political nuisance. which viii probably
be abated under the operation Of the CON-
mon law Of progress and decline, but which
will certainly End grave 1t the instance Of
the Democratic party, Operated upoo By mo-
tives Of self-preservation. You are right in
saying that "squattsr sovereignty i IN ab-
surdity, and contrary to the 6rst principles
OF oil legal order" The idea that every
man whom accident happens to land or pow
srty to detain in territory like Kansas, 10
to be regarded - an unqualified and abso-
lutte possessor Of all the rights enjoyed By .
citizen OF the States, 10 monstrosity, faith
erless and childless, without model and
without shadow, having neither oollstsrals
nor opportunity for retSeat-a naked suEer-
err from every political wind that blows.
We should have some settled creed upcn
this question, and what creed could BE- %
polite or just ~ that Of the absolate SOW
ereignty OF the people of territory when
their opinions are expressed through the me-
dunn Of their primary organic LAVISH A
Territorial Legislature has no right to regu-
late the question Of slavery.
o
ssShnkspsaYe says he Was Obliged 20 kill
Mercutio in the third act, lest no should be
AuS~ W uims Auc SECSs uottU0etOt OF M
ture doubted HE ability to carry even char.
acter 90 noted ~ that Of the skinsman to
the Prince and friend Of Romeo through
the entire play without his becoming dead
weight on his hands. Squatter sovereignty
10 political Mercatio, and the democratic
party, with all its illustrious memories and
glorious hopes and prestige Of success, viii
prove inadequate to the task Of psrpstuat-
ing it in the drdmasis persona. Squatter
sovereignty has been msrcilessly punished BY
its friceds and its enemies, BY genslsmsn il
the North and in the South, and lot % bid it
. long adeu. Let US dig vide and deep it,
grave, that we may bury il beyond the reach
Of any Ajax Of the rssurrectionist school
that shall attempt to gslvanise il Into life."
That will do. Away with popular Sow
ereignsyw II has served its day, now lot
its grave be "vids and deep" that it may be
seen and heard Of no morsl ssPopular Sow
ereignty" is q sshumbug' and 1crime''-
away with il estate Equality" 10 King.