The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-10-20

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Court made a decision carrying slavery
into the Territories.
| This assertion of Mr. Hobart sets at
defiance the opinions Buchanan and his
Cabinet, also the opinions Of the Nation
al democracy, as held by It's distinguish
ed leaders in the various states of the
Union. Mr. Buchanan in his Silliman
letter dated the 10Th of April 1857 says ::
Slavery existed at that period G854l
and still exiests in Kansas, under the
Constitution ofthe United States This
point has at last been finally decided by
the highest tribunel known to our laws:
How it ever could have been doubted
is mystery.
But the language the United States
Court is explicit on this subject; Mr.
lIobert may deny and buster as much
as he pIeases--he cannot change its
words. We would give the language
OF the Court in full on this point, but its
length precludes for want of space
We invite the reader to examine the
opinions Of the Court as reported by c.
Howard, pages 50 and 81. The opinion
is expressed in explicit terms, thai nsi-
Tier C02lgros3 nor a Territorial Lgjs2a.
tire, can interfere in any aoay aoith
Slaoe,yjn The I6yritorjes.
MIR. Hobart to strengthen his position
Of Popular Sovereignty, dwelt largely
on tie character Of the early settlors OF
the west. lie repeated the inquiry :;
were they 0agaboaedsP" could they not
be trusted to form their own insti-
tutions ? Mr.. Hobart knows full well
that The Ordinance decreeing the free
dom Of the Territory, north west of the
river Ohio, was in force when the early
settlers Of the north west set about the
formation Of state governments; he
knows too, that but for this Ordinance
of freedom, there would have been con-
ticts between the friends Of freedom
and slavery in Indiana and Illinois,
The first settlements made in these these
states were on their southern borders, e
by emigrants from the slave states
Southern Illinois isy yet to this day steep
ed in Ignorance, and lmostunanimous-
Iy given up to the pro-slavery democra-
cy. Had these states while in a terri
toHal condition been left to the conflicts
Of Popular Sovereignty, there would
unquestionably have been, long and Sc
we're contests between freedom and sla-
very. All the troubles with which Kan.
eas has been afflicted, grew out of Dem
ooratic Popular Sovereignty; had the
Missouri Compromise not been repeal.
ed by the Democratic party, the terri.
torial history Of Kansas would have
been as peaceable as that OF Wiscon.
sin
The assertion was confidently made
| by MIR. Hobart that the existauce of sla.
very in the new slave states was chiefly
chargeable TO Congress-that Congress
had been the chief instrument of carry.
ing itthere, and not the people Of tho
Territories.
Every schoolboy knows this is Justification
Of history. The emigrants of slave States have
taken their slaves with them into the Territories
thus planting tho institution long before the or.
gsnization Of a State government. Congress
has never msde slave State; tho slave States
have made themselves such II is sheer non
sense to charge that Congress has created the
new slave States.
Mr.. Hobart asks with an air Of seeming tri-
umph, what slave States have been admitted
into the Union by the Democratic party since
the adoption of the doctrine of Popular Sov.r-
Ieignty? We answer, none, but no thanks to
the Democratic party; for period of over topr
months, the Democratic party in Congress neg.
lected nearly every other matter of public in
terent, and made every possible effort to forcs
Kansas into the Union with slavery Consti>
tuition. Democratic Senate-a Democratic
House-aided by tie power and patronage OF
the President, sought to make Kansas slave
State. The Democratic party would have
made Kansas slave State, had it not been for
s few nti-Lecompton Democrats in the House,
who voted with the Republicans TO prevent t.
Mr., Hobart charges the Republican members
of Congress with inconsistency in voting against
fl, the admission of Oregon and Minnesota, which
came into the Union with free Constitutions
and says the secret of their opposition was be-
cause these States were Democratic Mr.. Ho
bart is not 80 ignorant as not to know some
E other reasons for the opposition of Republi-
cens--reasonS which are a shame to the De
mocracy. The English bil--so called, had at.
tsched proviso in relation to Kansas, that il
should not be admitted into the Union without
having sufficient number of inhabitants to en-
title it to representative in Congress accor
ding TO this ratio in the several States A Dem.
ocrxtic Congress rsfassd to attach any such pro
yiso 80 Oregon; the cause of this distinction
was obvious, Oregon and Minnesota were then
Democratie-Kansas Republican,
Mr. Hobart also charges the Republican par,
ty wish being false to its avowed principles. in
asmuch as in Wisconsin it talks valiantly about
the abolition of slavery in the District of Col
umbia ; the repeal of the Fugitive Slave act
: and the restoration ofthe Missouri Compromise
but scys neUsr a ,sord about these matters II
Wa4hington-introduces no bills in accordapc.
with Its professions. Now, whoever will refe-
to the Congressional GlOde, will perceive how
irresponsible are Mr. Hobart's statements. -
During the last session and the preceding one
from three to FIVE hundred pages of the Con
gressional Globes, are occupied with speeche
on these measures, in which will be found bol