Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-08-20

votes cf the south in the Cincinnati conven-
ton; had he answered "no," he would lose
the votes of the north. But, unfortunate
ly, not answering at all, he lost both north
and south Thus much for Judge Doug
las, and the Democracy in the Senate, up
on "squatter sovereignty"
Sir, the present President elect, in 1913,
held the following language upon "squat-
ter sovereignty, in letter to MIR. Stanford
of Tennessee:
ain my letter to Berks county, of Goth August
1916, had said, under the Missouri compromise
slavery was forever prohibited north of SO degrees
80 minutes, and south of this parlled the question
was LETT to decide by the people What people p
Undoubtedly the people of the territory, assembled
in convent on to form a ate Constitution, and ask
admission into the Union, and not the first adven-
turers." Havag myself urged the adoption OF the
Missouri Compromise the inference was irresistible,
that Congress, in my opinion, possesses the Poarer to
egSldfe on Slarery IN the ferri0res-what an absur-
dty would it then be- if whilst asserting this
eign power in Congress- ,ctici from IFS nature must
be ercIus1e, should, in the very same breath, also
claim this exclusive power for the population of
territory"
Sir, an ordinary man might easily be
led to believe from that letter, that James
Buchanan, at least in 1913, did not believe
in squatter sovereignty. One other ortho-
dox authority, and have done upon this
branch of the subject One plank in the
Cincinnati platform is in substance as fol-
lows:
s.Resolred, That we arc in favor of the Kansas
Nebraska BILL &c. and trien the territories get Sgt
ceRt population to form Sttte Constitution, then
they have a right to receive or reject slavery as
they chose, Sc.''
Sir. does that resolution intimate that
they have any such right during their terrific
rial existence? Does it not plainly repudi-
ate squatter sovereignty? Can gentlemen
giveit any other construction?
Now, sir, think have shown that the
principles, of this message which have been
so violently attacked here, are in accordance
with the principles of the government, as
expounded by its authors, and also in harmo-
nv with the principles of the democracy up
till 1S54-and that have also shown that
the grounds upon which they base the Kan
sas- Nebraska bill, are false and unsound
their distinguished leaders themselves
being the Judges. Why then this ruthless
attack upon this message? Why not print
&c, 900 copies thereof? Sir, l will tell the
gentlemen the reason for this opposition
1t is not on account of the sentiments con-
tained in the message. Let me here an
nounce. with all due solemnity, the reasons.
On the 18th inst, at about two O'Clock,
p. NJ, departed this life, the decayed old
dynasty, after lingering illness
of about two years, and aged about thirty
nine years, leaving no heir apparent, nor
even presumptive, to the throne. and new,
healthy, and more vigorous dynasty has
possession, not only ofthc capitol,
but Of the hearts of the people. Hence
this excitement is only the last, spasmodic
efforts of the friends of the deceased, pre-
of speedy and eternal quiet. For
| will assure the gentlemen that the days of
their supremacy are numbered. They have
been weighed in the balance and found
wanting. and would advise them to take
this discontinue with christian resignation
and to submit with becoming deceney to
the powers beyond their control. In doing
this they may excite our sympathy for their
which. by deserving the true
principles contained in this message, they
have brought upon their own heads.
But again-the gentleman from Union
MR. Doughe:ty. asks, why has not the
southern STAKEHOLDER the same right tc take
his human chattlcs into Kansas, and to
hold them there as property that we have
to take our horses and mules? / answer
for the simple reason that man whether
white or black is not a mule, except IN
few obstinate cases Whilst the later is
as property throughout the
earth, the former can only exist by virtue
ofa positive municipal law or by brute force.
This doctrine, sir, has been recognized by
southern courts themselves. Does the
gentleman from Union take issue with me
On this point?
Mr.. Dougherty-The gentleman from
Mclean need not labor that point. Adj
nit that it has thus been decided.
Mr.. Wickizer-What right then has the
STAKEHOLDER to take and hold his slaves in
Kansas until such law has been made by
authority?
The south have all the right to hold the
same kinds of property there that we of the
north have; and as we cannot hold slaves
there, so neither can they, without charter
for that purpose, which charter has not yet
been given.
What then, sir, is the much abused doc
trine of the republican party? Ills sim
ply, sir, that the law of the land shall be
enforced, and that the territories, by de-
act of Congress, shall be free, du-
ring their territorial existence. from the
curse of slavery. We. sir, in
with the democracy, deprecate any
with slavery in the States
where it exists by law-it is their legal
them enjoy it in peace-but we,
sir, with equal zeal, deprecate its Shiny,
communicating footprints upon the virgin
soil Of the territories, and for this We are
called ''disunionists' and "abolitionists."
In view of the authorities referred to, sir, five
are aboIitionitst and disunionists, have they
not made very recent escape from the same
category?
We disunionists? Sir, have the gentle
men read our national republican platform
of principles. II they have, in that they
will have found we have said, ''the Union"
not NAY Int sssu.II re PRESERVED" And