American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-10-06


For In6rniary Director
% JOSEPH SWARTZ,
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Popular Sovereignty and the Ohio Eagle.
Three weeks ago. the Eagle invited Us
10 discussion Of suudry Of the political
issnss that divide us, to.wit territorial
sossreiguily." the fugitive slave-lax, and
The independent treasury law oilast winter.
We accepted the proposition thus tender.
ed MS, supposing that II was made in good
faith. end desming that we should find iD
Mr.. CoEEELE, an honorable opponent
possessed Of sufficient csndor and honesty
OF purpose to meet the questions promptly
and present them fairly before the people.
In this we were grossly deceived, and we
plead youth, as an apology to our readers,
for ouf ignorance ofiheutser faithlessness
and enliie lack ofprinciple In Democratic
editors. We are now fully satisfied that
Mr.. CosEELL never meant 10 discuss those
questions that he is fearful Of the issue,
that be has determined not to commit him.
self upon any Of them, but hold himself
in readiness for The result Of the Charles.
Ton Convention, 10 adopt their platform.to
advocate "slavs code for the territories. I"
the "rs-opening OF tie slave trade" any
thing no matter how Fepulsive to prinsi
pie. common sense or decenoy. that may
be demanded by the slavery rrOp'gandists
ofths South.
There was no mistsking our position 10
our reply OF the 2and. We stated there
fully and emphatically our position on the
questions proposed for discussion, and now
re affirm them. We are opposed to the
Locofoco doctrine ofsquaiter sopsrsignity,
fo.wit. that the people Of aterritory have
the inhsren, right to self government in
depshdsut OF Congress. That they have
the right to form a ater'itorial or state gov
eminent, without having 6rst received ex'
press authority so to do from the Con-
gress Of the United States, Now Mr.. Cox
NELL as you ave refused to take issue
with US upon this principle, ,as you are act
ing upon the democratic policy Of mon
aommittsl." as you have shown tho "whil'
feather" in warfare Of your own waging
we will take the responsibility Of drawing
your position ffcm your rast record
1--WE are aware thatto pursue coward il
nid 10 be uunisnIy; thai to beat q dea'
Insnis cowardly. but we shall console cu
selycs with the reflection that you are no
dead bat ,possumiug," and that's iev
Wholesome blows may restore you at leas
TO The appearance OF consciousness: Fror
your past record You are emphAtically
"squansr sovsreign," that Is you do not be
lieye Lha. any organic act Is necessary
confer upon the people Of the territories
the powers and rights Of legislation. TbI
stleast. was your position in 1857 and
Youihsn insisted that the people Of I'll
territories had the inherent right to me'
ia convention, form and adopt State Cor
sii.uliop. ard apply for admission into tn
Union under It, and that Congress coul
make no inquiry except to ils teiug "r'
publican in form. ."and II such proved
be the result. then she was bound TO sdmi
This was the great principle Of djiferenc
bstwesI Douglas and the AdminisIraiio
upon the Lscomp,on Constitution. DOM
issinsistiug that THAT instrument was lib
gal and void. for the reason that there h'
been no organic law authorizing the Pc
pie TO form State government. You re
ollect Messrs Edilors.wiih what invoctiv
you bsratsd Douglas, for his opposition
that constitution, you recoleot how y
deaounced him rs al "snsmy 10 true d
mocyacy," how you shndercd bis tn
few lTienis, who had the manliress Al
independence 10 "give him right" He
you insisted that skscompton was right
that Douglns was traitor. that he and
friends bad gene over. aad were aiding q
abstiiug black. SepuslicAnfm, How ,
denounced Payne, Mapypspny. and
others who sympsthizsd with them. II
you insisted tha. there were but two Do
las msu in Ihe county (srlEcucONR
MeNEion How you laudsd Buchar
HoSyou endorsed his KausaS policy
How 5ou rejoiced 10 SEQ the blood .hou
OF the administration on the track. /
yourselves spnIfsd lhelhellish scent,
~ smiIedaHd laaghsda.o see the hsads Of !
petty post -mAstars roll froD Tho gull,
who dared 40 inlipate tbss Douglas
q right ,or liip,itha your dOlard presi
was ID affor. These things you vii
collect. Il ron do moi, your readers do.