The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-20

which Infre ls contribution oil money
sacrifice Of principle on the one side or
other, SO far as the Republican party is &C
cerned, if there be any such thing, prott
that | neither know Of it nor do believe
l will however say-as | think this bran,
of the argument is lugged in--l would, b
fore leave it, state, for the benefit OF tho
concerned that one Of those same Bnchan.
men did once tell me Of an argument that
made for his opposition to Judge Dougla
lie said that o friend of our Senator Dongli
had been talking to him, and among 9TH
things had said to him: "Why, you don
want to beat Douglas? p "Yes,h said he, :
do want to beat him, and ! will tell you VIII
| believe his original Nebraska Bill was rigl
IN the abstract, but it was wrong in the tim
that it was brought forward 1t was wron
IN the application to territory in regard ,
which the question had been settled it wa
brought forward at a time when nobody asl
ed him; it was rendered to the South whe
the South had not asked for it, but when the
could not well refuse it ; and for this sam
reason he forced that question upon our pal
ty; 1t has sunk our best men all over the ma
ton, everywhere; and now when our Presi
dent, struggling with the difficulties of thi
mans getting up, has reached the very hard
est point to turn in the case, he deserts him
and ! am for putting him where he vii
trouble Us no more. [Applause.
! WHAT Is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?
| Now, gentlemen, that is not my argument
that is not my argument at all. | hay,
only been stating to you an argument of ;
| buchanan man. You will Judge if there il
any force in it. Applause. Popular Sow
ereisnty everlasting Popular Sovereignty
Laughter and cheers. Let us for momon
| inqlre into this vast matter of Popular Sove
reignty. What is Popular Sovereignty
We recollect that at an early period in the
history of this struggle there was another
name for this same tning--5qaater Sore
retgnty. 1t was not exactly Popular Sove.
reignty, but Squatter Sovereignty. What dc
those terms mean? What do thew mean
when used now? And vast credit is taken
by our friend, the Judge, in regard to his
support oft, when he declares the last years
OF his life have been, and all the future years
OF his life shall be, devoted to this matter OF
Popular sovereignty What is it2 Why, it
isthe sovereignty of the people. What was
squatter Sovereignty? | suppose if it had
any significance at all, it was the right Of the
people to govern themselves, to be sovereign
over their own affairs, while they were
squatted down in a country not their own
while they had squatted on territory that
oid not belong to them, in the sense that
state belongs to the people who inhabit it
when 1t belonged to the nation-such right
to govern themselves was called "Sauatter
Sovereignty"
Now ! wish you to mark What has be-
come Of that S4uatter Sovereignty? What
has become of it? Can you get ANYBODY to
tell you now that the people of territory
have any authority to govern themselves, in
regard to this mooted question Of Slavery,
before they form State Constitution ? No
such thingat all, although there is general
running fire. and although there has been a
hurrah made in every speech on that side.
assuming that that policy had given the peo-
Pile of a territory the right to govern them
selves upon this question: yet the point is
lodged. 10 day it has been decided-no
more than q year ago it was decided bv the
Supreme Court of the United States, and is
upon to-day. that the people of
territory have no right to exclude Slavery
from territory, that If any one man chooses
to take slaves into territory, all the rest Of
the people have no right to keep them out
This being SO, and this decision being made
one of the points that the Judge approved,
and one IN the approval OF which he says he
means to keep me down--pW me down,
should not say, for have never been up.
lie says he is in favor Of it, and sticks to it.
and expects to win his battle on that decision,
which says there is no such thing as Squat
ter Sovereignty, but that any one man may
take slaves into a territory and all the other
men OF the territory may be opposed to it,
and yet by reason Of the constitution they
cannot prohibit it. When that is so. how
much is left of this vast matter of Squattcr
Sovereignty, | should like to know Ia
voice )--'it has all sone.'
When we ret back, we get to the point of
the right of the people to make constitu-
;ion. Kansas was settled, for example in
iS2I 1t was "A Territory yet, without hav-
NJ formed constitution, in n very regular
way, for three years. All this time negro
slavery could bo taken in by any few indi-
llduais, and by that decision of the Supreme
court, which Judge approves, all the rest Of
he people cannot keep 1t out; but when they
nay say they will not have slavery. But it |
$ there; they are obliged to tolerate it in |
ome way, and all experience shows |
hat it will be so-for they will not take the |
legro slaves and absolutely deprive the own
rs OF them. All experience shows this to be |
o. All that space of the time THAI runs /
rom the beginning of the settlement of the /
Territory until there is snfiiciencyaof peo-
lie to make State Condtion-all that por-
ion OF time Popular Sovereignty is given
'p. The seal is absolutely put down upon it
y the Court decision, and Judge Douglas
'uts his on the top Of that yet ho is appeal
NJ to the people to give him. vast credit for
lis devotion to Popular Sovereignty. Cap
'iause and cries of right" right" good"
good y
Again when we get to the question of the
light OF the people to form a State constitu
ion as they please, to form it with slavery
r without slavery-if that is anything new,
confess don't know it. Has there ever
zen a time when any one said that ANYBODY
ther than the people of Territory itself
hould form their constitution? What is
ew in ii, that Judge Douglas should have
ought several years of his life. and pledge
imself to fight all the remaining wears Of
is life for? Can Judge Douglas find any
ody on earth that said that ANYBODY else
hould form constitution for a people
4 voice, Yes" y Well, | should ike YOU
, pame him; should like to know who he
vas. (same John Calhoun')
Mr.. Lincoln-No, Sir. never heard Of
ven John Calhoun saying such thing
lie insisted on the same principle as Judge
douglass but his mode Of applying it in fact,
as wrong. 1t is enough for my purpose to
ss the crowd, when ever Republican said
nything against itp They never said any
ling against it, but they have constantly
,oken for it and whosoever will undertake
, examine the platform, and the speeches
irresponsible men, too, if you please, will
e unable to find one word from ANYBODY in
le Republican ranks, opposed to that Pop
lar Sovereignty which Judge Douglas
links that he has invented Applause. +
suppose that Judge Douglas will claim in
tile while, that he is the inventor Of the
lea that the people should govern them
lives; cheers and laughter that nobody
1er thought OF such thing until he brought
forward. We do remember, that in that
d Declaration of independence, it is said
lat I'VE hold these truths to be self.evident
lat all men are created equal that they are
ldowed by their Creator with certain ina
enable rights, that among these are lie,
berty and the pursuit Of happiness; that to
cure these rights governments ara ins,.