The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-02-24

or The last "Cada RPlJtoaa," contains
-sdyerai little articles, written for the especial
purpose Of directing democrats how to act to
suit s4pient views by following its course in
opposing our present able ani patriotic admin
tratioa
lie even ventures to talk again about what it
would he folly to expect a Black Republican of
Hatton's dye to appreciate though pretending
to be convert to oit,-"popular sovereignty. =
He quotes the following from our paper, in which
we said:--
"Tkc Lecompton constitution is the legal pro-
due. Of the Kansas Nebraska bill lCthere are
in Kansas ten thousand or fifteen thousand OF
/ her seven tesn thousand legal voters opposed to
this constitution, so much the better. The
| greater the majority the more readily can the
people accomplish the very thing which they
most desire-the regulation OF their domestic
| institutions in their own way--a pos0er oh'ch
they can on'y possess in the capacity Of s0oer-
! e'gH State"
In the same article we said that the immedi-
ate admission of Kansas would bring peace and
quiet to the people, 'and be the speedlest way
ofgivins them complete power to manage their
own affairsi in their own way"
The RptRican adds the following very wise
com:nent:-
"1'he doctrine now preached by tie SeHtine
is: disregard the will fthe majority; throttle
Sauatter Sovereignty" the people of Terrific
~ have no right to regulate their own domes
TIC institutions in their own way" That IS q
II. @ L J. H. In f1np
assin tie crpacity Of u sorere|ga State pemo'
Gratis Of Harrison are you willing to dance to this
kind Of mu,c?"
Now is any body, even the Editor of the Re
+ publican, so complete fool as not to know tha
the people of Territory cannot have com
plete exercise Of popular sovereignty until ad
mttc,l as a State? Does thcedtor not know that
ithev must while in a territorial condition, man
age their affairs SGject to the organic act, which
they had no hand in making? Does he no
know that the Supreme Court of the Unito'
States have decided that until they form Stat
constitution that they cannot regulate the mucl
mooted domestic institution" Of Slavery II
'ther own way?' And does he not know tha
when admitted as a State they then can full
and completely manage all their own affair
{ subject to nothing, except the common constitu
ton of the country? Ifhe does not he is big
ger fool than "Thompsons colt" But this VieH
( Of the subject according to the Republican
{ ''throttIes popular sovereignty"
n But according to the Republican, we not on'
F"throttle popular sovereignty" but we 'disre
gard the will of the majority" This the Ed
: tor well knew to be false when lie penned it,
h We are in favor of "the will Of the majority,
but it is the majority at the ballot bdr.. W
e know no other majority. Does the RepNb'ira
: suppose that popular sovereignty means that
; majority WHO rcfitse 10 cote are to govern an
! control those who dc? That may suit Blac
Republicans "to dance to-" but we don't thin
u the Democrats of Harrison County wi
'dauee" to any such drius2hag nonsense
We took occasion to say to the RepH5!icen
If our former article that as it was a very new cor
1 vert to the doctrine Of popular sovereignty th'
il it could not be expected that it should perfect
y understand it at present. We are willing
h give it all the benefit we can, and for anythiu
!. further we would refer it to Buchanan's Me
.. sage and especially to this clause where he
! Espeaking of Kansas. He says:
II When once admitted into the Union, whetl
!, er with or without slavery, the excitement b
:, yond her own limits will quickly pass ava
y and She will then, for the first time be left
! she ought t0.haye been left long since, to mai
70 age her own affairs in her own way. i'll
= constitution on the subject Of slavery, OF on al
a. fother slblect be dispeasing to a majority
e. the people, no human power can prevent the
from changngit within a brief period.
at "She will then for the first time be left as s
j. ought to have been long since, to manage h
as own affairs in her own way. We trust t
e. editor will not again presume to talk abo
n 'popuar sovereignty in public, until he g
" his lesson little better. 1t don't look we
fit.