New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19

Governor Willard of Indiana an abstract Of
tertpel ced will be found in another column charges
the Republican party with having maintained the
doctrine in the late Presidential canvass THAT
when the American citizen crossed the boundary
"of tho State and entered the Territory, he should
"be no longer a freeman, possessed Of the unalien
liable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit Of
happiness but reduced to the position of colonial
"vassalaee," which doctrine they attempted to
carry out by seeking TO elect President aud q
Congress on the basis "thst no new Safe should
abe added TO this cOnfederacy unless her citizens
made their laws, not in accordance with their
Gown will, but in obedience to the tyranncal die
"tation of the citizens of the Old
The Governor in all this evidently refers to the
Kansas question. But does it not seem little odd,
that while he pours out so much Indignation on the
Republican party, merely on the ground of their
alleged future intention tyrannicaly to interfere
with the legislation Of Kansas, he has not a word
to say about the actual interference with the egis
laton of Kansas-an interference backed not mere
y by the Shareholders but by the President and bis
Cabinet and the Democratic party in Congress
and an inference of which the object not mere
ly to keep Kansas out of the Confederacy unless
she made laws not in accordance to the will of her
citizens, but in obedience to the tyranncal dicta-
ton of citizens of the old States, but absolutely
to force such laws upon her even in her territorial
condition
Which is the more tyranical, to refuse admis-
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the sentiment and usaees Of a msjority of the
States and large majority of the people, or abso-
lu.ey ~ force upon her while territory the laws
and ussges Of minority Of the States against the
opposition of majority Of her own population
"If, says this artfal dodger Of Governor, "Our
fellow. citizens desire to go beyond the limits Of
the States and make their homes within the Ter.
ritories purchased BY the blood and treasure Of
"al), We say they so shOrn Of none of their SOW
"sreign rights which they possessed as ctizeas of
"the State but fully authorized to regulate their
domestic affairs in their own way, subject only TO
"lhe Constitution Of the United States" This the
Governor no doubt intended to pass of on the un-
wary as a vindcaton on his part of the doctrine Of
Squstter Sovereignty as commonly understood.
But when it comes to be carefully examined aud
compared with the :oI text i. tarns out that what
Cove nor Willard really means is, that the citizens
# the SlavehOldiDg States possess sovereign
right 10 carry their slaves into the Territories
with them, and to hold them there till such time as
the Territory becomes State in defiance Of any
Legislation, territorial or national Such s the
ultra slave holding doctrine which Governor VII.
ard has not the courage OpeHly to ayOS but which,
tqua.tirg like toad at the tar Of the people Of
Indiana, he is striving to insinuste into he public
mind.
Under preense Of s zeal for the rights of the
States to regua each its own affairs the doctrine
really intended TO be nsinaated BY this tricky poll
tican is, that neither the Terrtorie, themselves,
TOR the United States for them. have any power or
right to protect the Territories against the intro
ductiou Of Slavery. The doctrines Of squatter soy-
treign'y and State sovereignty thus turn out 10 30