Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-08
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Thu rsday Morning. Jan'y. :. 1891.

Mr.. Dschaaan n.d the X ansas Qoe.,i"n.
The Washington Union copies an article iron
the Lancaster. Pa. Intellgencer, IN which Tn
latter journal assumes TO disavow Mr.. Buchan
Ans responsibility for the views on slavery, squat
ter sovereignty &c. expressed by Gov. Bigler II
his late speech in the United States Senate
Aud the Union adds
In connection with the above. we have the ap
proyal O, Mr.. Buchanan in saying that the FOL
lowing extract from the South Side Democrat
STATES correctly his position;
AS for KANSAS Mr. Buchanan has never express
ed an opinion ether way or the other In iavor
its coming in as q Cree OF slave State. lie has pri
IDENTIFY conceived that il Is matter with when Ut
does not mean to med&e 1t is a question ehein
sivey with The people of the Territory with whom ne
is content leave for solution lie viii see 10 II
that the principles of the Nebraska law are carrier
out in the letter and spirit, imparuai1, anu "'
fear, favor or Affection
Souatter Sovereignty" is differently under
stood in different sections of the country. Mr..
Buchanan in his letter to gentleman 'n oeof-
ria in Is4s. denied sovereignty to the people OF
a Territory in an aaorganized state. and this Is
probably what he understands by the term
"Souatter.Sovereignty." Inhis letter accepting
the Cincinnati nomination. he claimed that the
people Of Territory lin its organized statewe
presume) should have the same power as the
people of State. to determine what their domes-
tic institutions shall be. And il will he observed
that in the extract above,it is declared 10 be a
question exclusively with tho people of the Ter
rifory. According TO the Southern view of the
subject. this is Squatfer Sovereignty This is
the doctrine that has been 50 unegnivooslly and
so Justly denounced by the Virginia Democracy.
The Southern theory is that the constitutional
guardianship Of the Territories is in Congress-
until by authorizing the people TO form state
constitution, it transfers the guardianship 10
themselves. Then. and mol TIL then, should
they be permitted to determine whether slavery
shall exist,cr net- Mr. Buchanan has never in
timated that this is his opinion. On the contra
ry,he has left room 10 doubt that he regards
the Kansas bill as comforting the power TO settle
this matter on the people of Territory, while
yet in Territorial state-and this is doubtless
what he means when he pledges himself to see
"that the principles of the Nebraska bill arc
carried out in the letter and spirit
Again: most important matter TO the South
is the determination of the question whether, be-
fore and until the adoption of u law establishing
or interdcting slavery nnd while the Territory
remains free, the people Of the South may safely
migrate into it with their slaves, and there hold
them, under the recognition and protection of the
federal government. Unless this may be done,
il is evident that the Territories will be filled up
solely by immigrants from the free States aud
by Souiherners who do not own slaves The
necessary consequence would he that all the
Territories would become free States. we hear
much vague talk by the Democracy about tho
equality ID the States. There be no cqual-
ty without ME concession Of this right 10 the
slavebcldiag States. How does the President
elect stand on the question: Can any of his
friends answer Did the editor of the South.
side Democrat get any information touching it
on his visit TO Whea,land! We should be happy
to know. ,a