The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-06-14


The Democracy Of Louisiana, in State
Convention assembled, last month, endorsed
the Cincinnati Platform and repudiated the
doctrine Of "Squatter Sovereignty and
ssunfriendly legislation," in the following
unmissakable language:
Resolved, That the Democracy of the State
of Louisiana, after renewing their adherence
to tho PRINCIPLES and declarations set forth
in the platform adopted by tho National
Democratic Convention Ut Cincinnati, Ia the
year 1856, repudiate and denounce the false
and heretrical construction Of those princi.
Piles BY which the rights Of the South 10 tho
Territories OF the Union would be sacrificed
to the hostility Of local and sectional ma
jority; and that while denying to the Federal
Government the power to destroy those
rights, for the protection OF which govern
ments are established and laws should be
administered, they most strenuously protest
against the usurpation Of any such power,
either directly or indirectly, through express
provision, unfriendly legislative inacsion, by
any subordinate agency.
The Kentucky Democratic State Conven-
tion expresses an equal devotion to the Gin
cinnati Platform, and repudiates Squatter
Sovereignty in the following brief and direct
terms
ResoIped, That the Constitution confers
upon Congress sovereign power over the Ter
ritories of the United States for their govern
ment, and, In the exercise of this power, it is
both the right and duty OF Congress to pass
laws for the protection Of slavery in the Ter
ritories.
The above are fair samples Of the resolu-
tons Of the Democratic State Conventions
in oil the Slave States. All repudiste Squat
ter Sovereignty in the most unequivooal Ian
guage, and these Slave States constitute more
than four ffths Of the effective force of the
Democratic party in the Electoral College
and in the Halls of Congress. Indeed the
Democratic delegation from the North 10 q
mere corporate guard, without power TO
control or influence the policy or measures
Of the party in the slightest degree, except as
in such cases as the Lecompton measures, by
joining with the Republicans to secure it's
defeat, as Douglas and his little squad did.
On the other hand, the Northern Democ-
racy, which, at the best, can carry but three
or four small States, instead Of coming out
openly and boldly for Squatter Sovereignty,
in plain language, pass resolutions full Of
sounding phrases signifying anything or no.
thing. Their resolution opens like those Of
the slave holders, with an endorsement Of the
Cincinnati Platform, and closes with pro-
viso Saving the Constitution Of the United
States as interpreted in the bred Scott case !;
while the belly Of the resolution contains a
sounding declaration Of Squa.ter Sovereignty
in much the same style and language in
which i. originally appeared in the Kansas
Nebraska BILL. A specimen Of these North
ern doughface resolutions may be found IN
the Democratic Platform of Ohio, and all
the rest, including that of Iowa, will b.
formed sitter this model:
THE STATE PLArFoRk.
Resolved, That the organized Territorie.
OF the United States, although not endowed
with all the attributes OF sovereignty, arr
ONLY held in the territorial condition INIT
they attain sufficient number OF inhabitant,
to authorize their admission into the Unio,
States and, therefore, are justly entitled t.
right OF Golf government, and the undisturbe.
regulation Of their domestic or local affairs
subject to the Constitution Of the Unite,
States and that any attempt by Congress, o
any OF the States, 30 establish or maintain
prohibit or abolish, the relstion Of maste
and slave in Territory, would be depar
ture from the original doctrine OF our Amer
lean installations and that we adhere i'm
movably to the principles of ''Non-interven
ton by Congress With Slavery in the State
and Territories = declared in the Kansas
Nebraska Bill, and openly disclaim fellow
ship with those, whstber 81 the South, 0
the North, or the West, who counsel tn
abandonment, Limitation or avoidance OF tha
principle.
Instead Of declaring the principle Of Squat
ter Sovereignty strsightont and in plain Ian
guage, tho OHIO Democracy have put fort
q resolution that r man OF plain commO