Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-03-19

looked across the border. into Kansas,
and coveted the land. The slave States
could not fail to sympathize with them.
Il seemed as if no organization of Gov
eminent could be effected in the Terrific.
~. The Senator from Illinois Mr..
DoreLAs projected a scheme. IND =
his vigorous leading, Congress created
two Territories and Hans IS
The former (the more northern cnel
Us accessible to the slave States, Dor.
tlcrcd on one of them, and was regarded
as containing a region Inviting to slave
holders. SO it might be Sc ted w them
and become one or more slave States. -
Thus indirectly further comnron7,
might be effected, if the Missouri l1ohi-
ticn of 1920 should be abro gated. Con-
gress abrogated it, with the SPECIAL and
effective cooperation of the President.
ana thus the National Governmeh. di-
rec ly interviewed in favor of slave Labor
Loud demonstrates against tn me1sara
on the ground of lis violation o. the
national faith were sienccd By clam n
Gus avowals Of discovery that Congress
had never had any r;sh: t. iat-lv2ne in
the Territories for or against Slavery
bat that the citizens Of the Uaitel States
residing within Territory had, like the
people Of every State. exclusive authori-
~ and jurisdiction over Savery, as one
of the domestic relations. Tae Ransa,
Nebraska acc only recognised and affirm
cd this right, as it was said. The theory
was not indeed new, but a va,rant one,
which had for some time gone about
seeking among political parties tie
charity of adoption, uni the name OF
Squatter Sovereignty. /. was now
brought TO the font, and baptized with
the nore attractive appeilation of Poru.
lar Sovereignty. It was idle tor a Il NJ
to say taat, under the Missouri prohibj-
ton, treeman in the Tee.''eHy had al
the right which frecneu coald dcs;re-
perfect freedom to 60 ever thing but IS.
,ablsh Slavery. Popular over isat,
offered the indulgence ola taS'e i tic
fruit of thc tfee at the knowledge Of eyi
as WEI as OF Sooft Il N re perfect 7
DOM ihsomuca as Tie FrHPos'i','
seeiAeu 10 co., rom II. c sssse' ta'
slave states colid nos resist It's s2daa
tiohs' aiIhouSh saSaeioas men saw tha'
they were oeiosi'e. IONS qUeatly,
sHaii ana ihah'l.uai stream OF slave Ia
Dor was at oAc2 ioFce'' i 70 h"ns $ eli
Eineered py larBc nlm'er OF politi-
Clans, advocates at once Ct Slavery anC
OF the Federal Administration, who pro
cceded with great haste to prepare tbs
means so to carry tue st elections as L
obtain the laws necessary Tor the pra'ec
ton Of Slavery. 1t Is one thlas, how.
ever. TO e1punge Statutes from nation
a. code, and quite another to subvert {
national ins.itunoa, even though 1t 6G
only monument OF freedom locate Il
the desert. NEBRASKA was reSlsaeu t
free labor without struSSlc, anu IA
sas became theatre OF the hrst actH"
national conflict between siaych9idsn-
and froe-labor immlsra1's, met lie t,
fee, to orSanize, through tae machinery
of republican action, 4 clytt commani
y.
The parties differed as widely IN -
appointments, conduct, ard beaunc, a
N their principles. The free la6orer
came into the Territory with money
..orscs, cattle, implements, and engines
with energies concentrated by asSozia
tons ans siren hened y IT, reaogni
ton CT some OF the States. They maIis
ed out farms, and sites for nils, tow4s
and cities, aal proceeded at once t
build, to plough and to sow. The
proposed to debate, to discuss. to organ
lie peacefully. and to vots. ami To abb,
the canvass. The slave-labor party en-
tered the Territory irresulaTy, stake,
cut possessions. markell Ia IN. AMI thaa
in most instances. Withdrew 70 the State
from which they hal come, to s.! the
new acquisitions, or to return and rcsum
them, as circumstances shnuid ren e
one course or the ether cx9-,,eat. Tae,
left armed men in the Territory to kcei
watch and and guard, and 10 summon
external aid, either to vote or to fight
as should b: found necessary. The,
were fortif j by tae f4y the Aaminis
uation, and assumed "a act WI Il its al
thority. In.olerant of debate. and de
FAINT, they hurried on the 81 .ction.
which were to be so perverted that a,
usurpation should be established. The,
rang out tteir summons. whaa the ap
pointed time came. and armed bands o
par;isans, from States near and remote