Nebraska advertiser., 1858-06-17


made by the territories towards the true
principle Of Squatter Sovereignty since
the first organization Of territorial govern
ment, incline rs to the belief that the
period Is not very remote when Congress
will aequiesee as 70 Ike right of the peo-
pie Of new countries belonging to the
government, to assemble Peaeeably to-
geiheF for consultation and actiOn, and
through conventions OF their Own calling,
to take the initiative steps, which VIII re-
suit IN complete territorial Organization.
without the Intervention Of Congress,
further than 70 define The boundaries Of
the terrii0rY 50 organized.
IN support oE the aDoge gsHluas sIzg
tenth amendment Of the national Constitu-
tibn could, to some extent. Be brought as
proof Of the power Of the people 70 pursue
that course Of self organizatinn without
first appealing to Congress.
"The powers not delegated 10 the Uni
ted States By the Constitution, nor prOhi-
bited by il to the States are reserved to
the States respectively or to the people
Those powers, not expressly given in
il, or necessarily flowing from them, are
retained BY the original source Of power,
the people.
Both the National and State govern
nents are formed BY the consent and de-
rive their authority from the people
Hence, whatever powers they have n0t
invested In those governments, must be
retained. by themselves, and at their viii,
and that no right can be cancelled. abrid-
ged or restrained By Congress, or any Of
ficer Of the United States, except where
the power is given by the Constitution
In the Federal Constitution all powers
are to be considered as prohibited, which
are not expressly or Incidentally confer
red.
The people being the source of all pow
er, all that those Of the territories have
TO do to ascertain their rights and privi-
leges is to deduct What powers they have
granted to the General Government, and
the remainder will be ascertained to be
their rights, subject to their own control,
and amply sufficient to Justify them In the
organization Of the territorial govern
ment in their own way, and without first
consulting with Congress as 10 the propri-
ETY. Of such a course, In accordance with
their reserved rights.
Having arrived at a full and complete
organization by the election Of all officers,
except such as the Government usually
appoints for the States, then the territory
4 would be In the same conditionand stage
Of proceedings as to their readiness fuI
action as territories organized by the In
tervention of Congress, and after an ell
ection under an Organic Act.
The appropriations could be made fol
territorial support, as well In one case a:
the other, and the funds kept equally
secure, by one of the appointed officers d
The government, who could be made res
pOnsible for the proper discharge of hi.
duties In the usual way. ea
As to qualifications for the several Of
ficers, no fears need be apprehended, a
appointments seldom add largely to th,
talent of the territory more than In mum
Der, as the past experience would prove
& The people would certainly possess th'
same good sense and qualifications tha
they ever had in the States from whicl
they emigrated, and be as wen prepared
to carry on a government, as II any 9th
er territorial organization.
t DAKOTA.