American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-08-05
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. ~ The Disturbances made 10 ths Third
cOugrsssiOusi District By ths syowsI Of
ibs Hoe txvn D. cANlsIL. osa vii:
Limoges 70 be -self-saeriaeisg ia bsbali d
tbs principles of''popular Sovsngnily.y
and some complimentary resolutions pas
ied at GsrmsptoHn. have drawn from Ne.
campbelI.an -explanatios Of his views Of
popular Sovreienity. which. is said to be
satisfactory to tboss who aFs anxious los
sp exposition. Nr. Campbell eOmweuess
BY rsmariing .tbst "siekaess 10 he family
and harvestIime eugageurnts." prevented
an earlier response 10 tbefesolutiODs Of rbe
Gernautowu mseiing. He sisted ihst FOR
more than quarter Of 3. century he has
steadily opposed the exteOtiOn Of slavery in
the territories, Hs elai 20 to BE- and have
been the 'advocats Unpopular sovereignty
which term be prOceedsto &c de6ps. He de.
olsres that the right Of man to govern him
self was given. by Godi the bsginpin (,
and proclaimed..iu ali. aisble by the DecIsra-
lion Of independence. The patriots Of the
revolution fought. bIrad and. died for il;
and Douglas. Crittenden. Bell and Seward,
Giddirgs. and Hdnphery Marshal. ard
others, defended il; last winter. But,
'qeattsr sovereignty Mr, Campbell opposed
1 He says: -
II asserts the rights of tire few who may
FIRST enter the territory belonging to an th
peopls Of tie States Of Ihs Union. 10 rgl
Them Of ybeiF constitutional right which
expressly declares Congress shall have
power 70 dispose OF and make all neediu
rules and regulations respecting the tir
.ritory and other property OF the United
: states and tranefrr 1t to those who sQua
upon the public domain.
Mr.. Campbell has often made distiuc
tioz between the two kinds OF sovereignty
/ aud refers to bis'ceiebrateJ discussion will
tha Hon. Alexander stephens ou the l4tl
Dec, 1854. In this discussion Mr.. Camp
bell said:
0 I.d,aw this distinction, sir, tetweel
A that true popular sovereignty, which re
lains to the people of the States lhroug
their Cougress, the right TO ''make a
Q Deedful rules and regulations respecting
: the territory" and the "equstter sov
d reignty" which claims for the smaller nun
ber OF persons who might chance 10 ge
, into these Territosies either from romano
or from spriitof speculation, or fror
: lear OF constahlos, sberilfs. or marAhal,
!. just before or just after the act repealn
l. the Missouri Compromise passed such in
! pcrtant pawers over a domain covering a
area larger thar that Of the original thirtee
s. States Of North America. The idea strik,
ne as redicalous. and protest again
A. it. e
Ie Mr.. CAMPBELL concludes By remarkir
II that it will be impossible for him to CORE
A. the various Interpretations Of the pre-
m and states that hereafter he will point wi
D. self-.aisfaction 10 the record of his pa
ID action, the only guaranty he will gi,
at for the fulillment Of any future obligatiC
st that he is now. only private citize
Id and asks neither Office nor political di
b, tinction. Und-r these circumstances,
id asks to betolerated in suggesting that q
IS; saults upon him by those who have late
he tecome advocates to the principles he h
er advocated through many hard fought ca
o. paigns. il not cruelty unjust, many tend
lal destroy the harmony which is indispen
- BILE 10 that success for which they prof
ID. sed desire.-- rCin. Commercial.