The Nevada journal., 1858-01-08

are entirely distinct from institutions Of
a political character"
domestic institutions are limited to
the family. The relation between mas
ter and slave and few others are do
mestie institutions and are entirely dis
tinet from institutions of a political char
acter!" We are told this is 'plain."
Let us see. The Kansas-Nebraska act
is expounded by its author and every
friend heretofore to acknowledge and
grant to the people of Territory in
forming its Constitution every right save
and except the supervisory power Con-
gress possesses under the Constitution of
seeing that the new State has republi-
can form of government, one not in con-
hict with that of the United States. All
other powers except the supervisory
mentioned are reserved by the Constitu-
ton itself to "the States respectively
and the people" Popular sovereignty
was interpreted to mean the affirmation
Of strict constitutional powers inherent
in the people and not delegated in the
Constitution. These powers exercised
produce domestic institutions"-d domes-
tic in contradistinction to foreign, or the
institutions of others. This is the true
meaning of the term as will be made
evident. Who will pretend to say edo
mestic fabrics" domestic relations -
domestic affairs" and like terms found
in the messages of the old Presidents,
mean "fabrics &C." made in a family
relations between husband and wife and
master and slave, and the management
of the culinary department of the house!
The Wings advocated the fostering of
domestic industry" Will any be
found so ignorant as to believe the old
Wings were attempting to carry mea-
sure through Congress to make women
and slaves more industrious, instead of
tariff to build up domestic manufac
lures" in opposition to foreign? Ever
the President himself, after he gets
through the above attempt at pettifog
ging, cannot cfrain from using the tern
domestic" in its proper sense. We
quote: whether Kansas shall be a
free or slave State must eventually
under some authority, be decided by an
elections and the question can nevef be
more clearly or distinctly presented to
the people than it is at the present mo-
ment. Should this opportunity be re-
jected, she may be involved for years in
domestic discard, and possibly in civil
war, before she can again make up the
issue now so fortunately rendered, and
again reach the point she has already
attained"
Now, if domestic institutions" per-
tain to the family, do not domestic dis
cords" mean family jars-for which the
bachelor President has profound hor-
ror! Should this opportunity be re.
jected she may be involved for years in
quarrels between husbands and wives,
master and slaves, and other difficulties
"entirely distinct" from those of ''po-
litical characterp' And again the Pres
ident admits there are "few other" in
stitutions besides the relation between
master and slave on which the people
of Kansas have right by the strictest
construction of the Nebraska
act to vote. What are they, that the
people may exercise the few rights they
have? domestic institutions" are plu-
raj in number, and whatever they are
or how many the people have the right
"to form and regulate them in their own
way" Mr.. Buchanan would allow them
70 be restricted in the exercise of their
rights to but one iustitution-that of sla=
very.
No, it is "clear" the President is gull
ty of the most miserable attempt at
sophistry. The Kansas act recognizes
the right of the people of territory to
exercise all powers left them undelega-
ted in the Constitution. But by the
construction given that act by the Pres
ident the people of Kansas cannot claim
to vote upon only the single question of
slavery. Their voice and vote cannot
tell against a Constitution, however de-
fective or odious it may be. They are
forced to live under Constitution they
despise. Popular reignty, that great
panacea for domestic" ills, may then
be ciphered down to the infnitessimal
right of people about to become
great and independent State, to vote