The Nevada Democrat., 1858-08-25
senator Douglas at Home.

made by the I.ecompton papers Of this State
TO show that Douglas approved of the English
Compromise act. By a perusal of the follow
ing extract. it will be seen that he does not ap-
prove of :bat act but in common with all law
abiding citizens. he is ready to acquese in
the decision which the people of Kansas may
make. Appeals have been made in this State
to induce Douglas Democrats to support the
Lecomoton ticket-that ticket nominated by
Convention which declared that the English
bill was fair and just submission Of the Le-
compton Constitution to the people of Kansas.
If there are any Douglas Democrats who are
disposed TO support the LccOmpton ticket on
such grounds, we desire them to read what
Douglas thinks of the manner Of Submission
1t will be seen also, that he regarded the Crit
tenden-M Montgomery bill as fair and just sub
mission, and that be was not frightened from
supporting it, Notwithstanding it was supported
by all the Republicans in Congress. Douglas
is not afraid of being called Black Republi-
can because that party agreed with him on
single question.
When found an effort being made, during
| TIC TcCenI StsSlOu VI NOuSICsS, W lOINC u OOu-
sttution upon the people OF Kansas against
their WILL aud 10 force that State iuto the
| Union with Constitution which the people
| had rejected by ten thousand majority, l felt
bound, asa man Of honor; as Representative
of Ilnos-bound by every Consideration of
duty, fidelity. aud patriotism, TO resist to the
utmost Uf my power the consummatiOu of that
fraud. We did resist 1t, and resisted success
fully, until the attempt was abandoned. We
! ,nrcnd th,na Ia r..fnr that huak IN
the people Of Kansas, to he accepted or reject
I'd, as they should d. c.dc at All election which
! is liked Tor the first Monday IN August. 1t is
| true that the mode OF reference aud the form Of
submission were not such as | could sanction
with my vote, for the reason that it dscr,lni-
mated between Tree States aud slave States
providing that they came in with the LecOmp-
ton Constitution they could be received with
35 900 but il they choose to demand another
! Constitution more consistent with their senti-
mcnis aud their feelings. they should not be re-
cevcd into the Unlon until they had 93, 420 in
habitants. [cheersl
| did not consider that mode of submission
fair, for the reason that any election is "A mock.
cry which is not Tree, amy election is II fraud
upon the rights Of the people which hold out
inducements :or affirmative votes, aud penal
ties for negative NotGs. lchccrs]; but wilIe !
| was not satisfied with the mode Ol Submission, !,
while resisted That mode To the last, demand
lnE II fam just, Tree mode OF submiss,oh Ia
stu when the law passed II placed it wIlhlu the
power OF the people Ot Kansas. at That election.
10 iCject the LecOmptOu Constitution, aud then
make ont another III harmony with their Oplii-
iouS and principles Instead. | do not believe
thai either the penalties Oh the one hand or the
Inducements OH The other, are going 10 force
thai people to accept Constitution to which
they are irreconcilably opposed. All | can
say is, that # their votes can be controlled by
such considerations, all the sympathy that has
been expended upon them has been misplaced,
aud all the efforts made in defence OF their
rights OF self government were made in an un-
worthy cause, if they are 10 be in6ueLced in
the result by these considerations.
Hence, my friends, regard that Lecomp-
ton battle as having been fought and the VIC
tory won, because the arrogant demand for
the admission under the Lecompton Constitu-
tiOn unconditionally, whether the people want
cd it or not, was abandoned, and the principle
which recognizes the right of the people TO
decide for themselves was substituted in its
place. My friends while l devoted my best
energies, all my energies, mental aud physical.
to the vindication Of that great principle !;
and while its result has been such as will ena-
bic that people TO come into the Union with
such Il Constitution as they desired yet the
credit Of this great moral victory is 10 be divid-
ed among a large number of men Of various
and different political creeds. [cheers.1 | re-
joiced, when found in this great contest, the
Republican party coming up mantully aud
sustaining the principle that the people Of each
| Territory. when coming into the Union, had q
right 10 decide for themselves whether slavery
should or should not exist within their limits.
had seen the time when that principle was
controverted. | had seen the time when all
parties did not recognize the right of the peo-
pie to have slavery or irecdom-to to tolerate or
prohibit slavery as they chose-but this power
was claimed by the Congress of this United
States to the exclusion Of the decision of the
people Of the Territory, and when found, up
on The Crittenden-MOntgomery bill, the Repub-
licans and Americans Of the North joining with,
and may say, too. some glorious Americans
and Old Line Wings from the South. [applausc, I
like Critlenden and Bell, [applauscl when /
saw these gentlemen uniting with portion of
the Democracy to carry out and Wind cate the
right of the people to decide whether slavery
should or should not exist within their limits,
| was rejoiced within my secret soul, for | saw
an indication that the American people, when
they came to understand the principle, would
give it their cordial support.
The Crittenden bill was as fair, as perfect an
exposition Of this doctrine of Popular Sow
eregnty, as could be carried out by any bill
that man ever devised, and il proposed to refer
the Lecompton Constitution back to the people
of Kansas, with the right to accept it or reject
It, as they pleased, at fair election. to be held
in pursuance of law; and in the event thew re-
Iected it and formed another in its stead. then
they became State under the Constitution of
which they approved. The bill was Just in all
its provisions. gave it my cordial support
and was rejoiccd when found that it had
passed the House of Representatives, and for a
time entertained the hope that it would have
passed the Senate.
regard, therefore, the great principle of
Popular Sovereignty as having been vindcat-
ed and made triumphant in this land as per
mament rule of the public policy in the organ
ization of Territories and the admission of new
States.
LscAPED.-The Sheriff of Alameda county
offers reward of two hundred dollars for the