, 1859-09-07

eighty. BT 1t the settlers IN the Territory we're,
upon their petition, or on the order oi congress-
10 establish temporary government oy aaopt-
ing Inc constitution and la*s o1 an5 one oi 1ne
original States, so that such laws nevertheless,
shon'a oc Subject to alteration ~ fhs'r ordinary
1t this plan had oeclafeo that tne
settlers had this right independent ot congress-
then It would have been pure and unaau'tefa1ed
quatter-soyere,snty; bat it did no such thing.
The right WIS to be derived from Congress, anu
consequently amounts to nothing more than
th1s-that Congress thought 1T e1ped'en1' IN
the then condition OF the country, to grant them
this request. At that time there WA no gen
efat government with power 10 MAKE anu en-"
force Laws Tor tue government OF the territory
Aaere was only contedefa9loa o1 'o'a'eS Esp.c'
sentea hy Congress Win power 10 "'aAe
recommendations, but without any power to
enforce thcm-so Tint Mr.. Jefferson's p1an, or
sorrott;r,. IL, ~. or1r ana uh;ch thsr
ooue'u1ns aAe ~ Was '"e oA'' W. "A ,-s:
could adopt for the government hut IN list,
simuItapeousfv with the ndontiop Of the Consli-
t;n, n. sur,. ~, od,r,.d t,e ordinance
''e', .ne 1.ase eoAs! !ess Aaop.. >"s
Of 11s7, which FepudiAtcs the idea OF squatfer-
sovereignty, and which las been the basis Of all
subsequent ter7iiorioJ acts. So that Mr. Jelsr
sous plap. dila,ed uuop by Senator Douglas
with such rantures wns nlonted as a temporary
ernedient M ,bc host ,h;rc TINT could be done
under the circumstances Of tie times, remained
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maut hayiup becn orcapizcd under i'll for the
sn,cc Of .h1ce veors and uas then abandoned
forever. And ret !, il made in nm essav written
by n Statesman asn;r;nr to the Presidency. to
cut m ;mnortant~ssn,e' while he IGNORES ~ un-
important all The subsequent practics Of the
Government unou The same subject.
u;snert v;tn.sa ;, thu Constitution of thc
t1n;,cd s.ata. IN. ,dontoo of which bc cans;d-
.rs ro.orr,;or n ,oua,,ar.sorere,cntv.
sneot;no of the conrcution which adonted II.
ha,,-..
"f1,r;,r .h,,, d;z;a.,, thu ,owers of corc,n.
meut iu.a ,hesc approuriate departments, with
which they had always been familiar, they pro-
e,Lie.n.;,n :: IT. Ms .har ~
colonies lid becn NV wilftinr to copcede 10 tie
li1;tisll Gc,ernu,ent, and to reserve to the
States and tue people the same rights and PRIV
~, i,r;s;ss icy ~ an,;ra str,,1' ~
Gle which Terminated iu our indepeudcrcc, an,i
which they had claimed for themselves and
a;a ~ ,ns ;s.o no,;t;c'f na,n
u,uuit;es. and tn he e,,;oyed md Exercised by
co]nnies terr;tnr;,s nnt marriages "a fully anii
| complttely Is by snyereian Eta,es.s'
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As' 10 '"@e u Ill ofoAen o''ees' t"'S -
| strange rhapsody evtn for Senator Douglas
| They "copf.rred uoon the federal government
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'uos'"n.'"Ay 'ae aau'o Po"e'' "l-.. ~, a.
colonies had beenwllltnG to concede to the btlssh
Government" Well, let us see Thc9 conferred
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"eeN
| on lea ported INTO tile on'ted STATES; yet 'nes
as colonies fought the British Government seven
loup vears for dnin, thc somc thinr, Tbev
c,,,Cnr-o3 ~, w. fa3e.,, .o,,.r-,ert ,.o,-o- ~
eoD'.t teo VI .ue 'eoe'a1 s''e1 po"et :"
| regulate the African siave-trade; yes Senator
Douglas says 1hey Is colonies claimed the right
n ra1,1.,. A.. ,r,d. t,r ,bo,nze1rea in
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thclr own way. Aud to reserve 10 1he STATES
and the people the same rights and privileges
rh;rb ttcv No co,o,;cx ,,,d den;ea tn Tho Dr;t;s1
I "A4S~A =. ~o.."'N 4't"A -
Government" They, as colonies, denied to the
British Government the right md privilege Of
;mnos;nr n d,tz an tr,. vct they hare not re-
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serEed tnat flSht anu privilege 10 'ne o'"'es-
Senator Douglas says that they Us colonies de-
| Mad to tho Urit;xt, Eorurn,ucut the rinht and
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pf"Heooe u fs6"1a''l's 1ae t.''isHn
yet they have not reserved that right and pFiv''
1cgc TO tue States. hare noticed the only col.
ouiai GRIEVANCES specified by Judge Douglas,
and shown that everything which he says waz
claimed tv t,,e colonies. has been surrendered
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oy Tue cons''d1aoa 10 tne leae'a' s"'ernnien'
Tie colonies were unwilling to be taxed by
The British Government, because they had nc
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were cFepFeseh.eo III eonsress' t"'s ~ ltee'sct'
the difference iu the two cases. Nothin. bu'
scnator Doue}as' po]itic,l necessities could
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