The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-09-11
III. .nro,a Plank" Stlll There.


The Buchanan journals, becoming more
and more desperate as defeat stares them in
the face, are attempting to raise the cry,
that the Republicans have abandoned their
doctrines of non extension of slavery, and
have gone in for those of so called "Squat-
ter Sovereignty" Well, suppose they had,
what is that to the BUCCANEERS? They, Ger
tainly, in supporting the bred Scott decis-
ion. which declares that the people of
territory cannot exclude Slavery from its
limits, have abandoned "Squatter Sover-
eighty" from beginning to end. The only
difference, then between the two parties,
would be, that the Republicans would see
the doctrine of popular sovereignty honest
" carried out, while the Slave Democracy
only make prctence Of supporting it-"nd
that only for the purpose of swindling the
people out of their votes, if not their rights.
But the charge itself is boscly false. The
Republicans are opposed to, and have OPP
posed Slavery extension, first, last, and al
ways, by every practicable means within
their reach. When Mr.. BUCHANAN advo-
Gated, and Mr.. GREEN introduced into, and
carried through the Senate, the admission
of Kansas as Slave State, under the Lee
compton Constitution, the Republican men,
bers of that body spoke and voted against
it, as long as speaking and voting could be
made available. But when, by the corrupt
ing influence of the administration, that in
famous measure was successful in the Sen
ate, and was received in the House OF Rep
resentatives, Mr.. GiDDINGs at once moved
that it be REJECTED. Every Republican in
the Uouse-95 in number-voted for the
motion, while the entire vote OF the De-
mocracy, with two exceptions, were thrown
against it. The Republicans did all that
was in their 20 yer to defeat the bill, but
being in minority, they were powerless.-
Then, Mr.. MONTGOMERY offered the CRITTEN-
DEN amendment, submitting the Constltu-
ton to fair vote of tho people. Under
such submission, tho Republicans well
knew that the people Of Kansas would al
most unanimously reject the proposed Slave
Constitution. 1t was the last chance to
save Kansas from the curse of slavery, and
like true patriots and statesmen, as they
were, they gave it their votes, and secured
its passage through the House. And yet,
because the Republicans in Congress thus
voted to save Kanzas from Slavery, they
charge them with abandoning their principle
of opposition to Slavery extension. Out
upon such hypocrites! They kno~ that the
charge is willfully-maliciously false. They
know that the Republicans have labored I'M
ccasnslv to make Kapzas free State
They know that it is owing mainly to their
efforts, that Kanzas was not admitted I'M
der the Lccompton Pro-Slavery Constitu-
ton. They knov that the Republican par
ty has inscribed "opposltion to slavery -ex-
tension' upon all their banners, and that it,
in any form, they have for one moment Civ
en- even an apparent adhesion to the poru-
lar sovereignty dogma, so fraudulently pro-
claimed by the Slave Democracy, 1t has
been for the purpose, and the sole purpose
Of banisI,ing slavery from the Territories
Of the United States.