Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-20
Popular Sovereignty vs. sQuat,sr Sow
eTeignty


Tie great inquiry among those who call
themselves democrats az the present time.
IL not e whs; is the truth" bat ,riai Is 90
moray What j. Ihe genuine article and
where i il to be found One portion o, the
party have no dibculty in determining the
matter, although they have seasons OF doub,
Us 20 whether they have the a" latest i'm.
proved edition Of the party creed. We here
refer 10 the Buchanan ofbce.holIers. De
mocracy with thcn j. whatever their mas
tiers a, Washington say It i. When Du.
ehanan take. snuf. al hi. oicc-holler,
snecEe. All these di.inter,s,ed politicians
have to DO, u TO keep their eyes upon the
White House, and when the word Of COM
mand comes, 50 through the evolutions
Whatever the organ Of the administration
Gays d. democracy. thy say is democracy.
IL il Is non.inicrycntiOn. that j. pure. uaa.
dulteraied democracy II il j. Congre,.ion-
al Intervention Tor a slave cole iOr the ter
ri;orics. II j. a" ditto" II they are called
upon one day g. ~ for Nebraska" and
the next Tor "Leeompton," they have NJ
di6culiy in turning heels up and head
down. and - vice vera. Bat with another
portion Of the democracy. IL .. not exactly
-. They d,n't want To fall IA" unless
they can l. paid for making the sacrifice.
The ,poils which in Que case makes the
rough places smooth and the crooked paths
straight" toe. not operate in their case
They cannot aHird 90 change fronts too Of
ten unless they can have some pay, to make
up Cor their incon-isieneirs. Hence We now
see a sharp contention going on in the par.
~. as 10 what real democracy now j.. In
order b. get out Of the scripc. aud reconcile
some Of the grOss absurdities OF the party.
new humbus has been invented By south.
srn politicians, which really deserves pl.
test. They have recently come out with
the new theory tha, popular sovereignty aud
'7uGiior sovereignty are two things not alike,
but jus, the reverse. Popular sovereignty
,hess political slave traders say, is a right
on the part d the people OF territory to
make State constitution allowing or pro-
hibi,ing slavery when they emerge from
their territorial condition 10 the dignity Of
State. Squat,er sovereignty is the right
Of tbe people Of territory through their
Legislstnre, TO prohibit slavery within their
limit. The Douglas doctrine they say Is
Syuaif,r so,creigniy-ihe Buchanan doe,rin,
popular sovereignty. Thus We have manu-.
featured to order humbug upon humbus.
herssy upon hervsy. Ehatieism upon lanai
isism. and all IAlned % from time to time,
n democracy. Thess ridicgl0O. distractions
and eraIy theories come along one after an.
other in such rapid suocc.sion. that no one
unles. be drive a fisi horse, can KEEP up
with the d,mocroiic id,a. Modern democra-
cy is everything by tsrns, and nothing long.
4 nan may 10 democrat to-day and a
hsretie Tomorrow. Platforms are nothing,
political ereeds are nothing. A man to h
democrat, according TO the modern aecep-
taiioa Of the term, must stand With his eyes
on the White IIOuse.-with his mouth wide
open, and then with the greedlness Of a
halfsiarved Ehark, snap bis jaws at every
beresy that CONES from head quarters. and
swallow with o4esl grecdiness every nause-
Gus dose that the political doctors IN the
party sc Ct to cram down bis throat.