, 1859-06-28
339rcss 4 Griht1tte.


THE SImON-PURE ARTICLE.
We trust that Republicans yield prompt
obedience to all the requirements Of the iun.
ia.neuta1 Law Of this Federal Union: at the
same time, VIC hope that not one among them,
mol even the weakest brother Of them all
will permit himself to be bamboozled and hu'n-
,,ngecd By Mr. Douglas stcreotyred, parrot
like cry i'll ta,or Of Popular Sovereignty, Sub
j<ci only 10 The Constitution q fhe United |
States" it is Republican maxim that the
rcople arr always sovereign. 1t is the tonn- |
dation Of the Republican creed: and though
Republicans hare held and do now hold 10 |
tllc opinion that Congress may mako Ill nerd |
full rules and regulations for tho government
Of the Territories, they would to Il man. accept
Popular Sovereignty. ruro and simple, lorsthc
GUIDANCE of these incho1tc Statcs-in other
words, they would be willing for Congress to
delegate to tile people Of the Territories all
the 1uwcr which it possesses over them
Tier would do tlis, lave offered to do this.
for tho purpose of taking the Slavery question
ont Of Congress- But what they will he co1l-
tent with must be Popular Sovereignty md
nothing clse- Thu Brssmmasen article which
i. dug up out Of the Nebraska Bill and the
Cincinnati Platform will not suit their turn
Mr. Kellogg, Of Illinois, embodied their mean
ing in his Bill ut the lust session Of Congress.
in which it was provided that tile Territorial
Judges, Governors: Secretaries. Marslals, and
;,ll other officers should be elected ly the
,eoplc over whom they were to rule: and that
Congress should put its unqueslioncd power
in allowance in favor Of popular rights. That
is Popular Sovereignty It's supremacy
in Territorial affairs would give the people
power TO prohibit Slavery or auy institution
recognized by the Common Lsw Or tic Consti-
tuition, without let or llindrancc from any
source whatsoever; would take the SIavc!y
,,,,cstou, 80 lras the Territories are concerned.
.ut Of Congress, and hand it oycr TO the pen
,,ls. themselves fur them 10 dispose Of as they
should SCI IL. That's Republican Popular
Sovcrcignty-tlIc pure metal. with 4 clear and
alwavs recognizable ring! What Democrat
c:s,l lind fault with ii? Wi:al Democrat find.
ing khut III the next National Republican PLAT
t,rm, coupled with The strongest possible
.:u;r:lntys that it is not Il l,rt nt Republican
'lole ur policy to interfere with Slavery in tic
States where it exists under protection Of the
local law, can prcven, himself from Throwing
up his hat and joining our ranks, r; :r':
Ii'r tic Presidential fight?
Compare that form Of Popular SoycrciSn,,,
will! that upheld with lnauy reservations J.!
Judge Douglas" Popular Sovereignty. sub
jet only to the Constitution oc The Vli,rt
States see the difference between tn
:wo. Judge Douglas nn9sils this aud III more
II III! in lavor ii Popular Sovereignty just Il;
= far ;'s Judge Tancy and his partisan as>'t'i
*'atcs III tic Supreme Bench will permit i'll
Ito lie. They have decided i'll the Tired St'ot
''tztse, that Slavery MAY 70 into Ill tltc Terri
-.,ories and that neither the 'poplc nor til
t'r~.l legislatures Of tl"sc Territories. nor til
Congress ut Washington. can prevent il
Their decision lIaye affirmed again all
*'a=aiu in my rubl'c speeches. Ny form I
Sovereignty asn.u:.ts to nothing Int this
After Slavery is in Il Territory the Lc:tisl:
"ture thereof may refuse Ut mglcct te give
Fsprotccion That name 'unfriendly lcgSl:
"tion;' and that s XII my l.cw-G,ugled l'rinc!pl
"a,aau,Ns to-
TlE,l's nol at all consoualt to Rclnlbltca
sn,tious. 1t will not square Will any rl;ti;,rl
which ,Ilc Republicans will erect Tlry hn]
:l,is and il We arc not mistaken they will =,
i, in ll,rir creed .s the great Republican Cor
promise Measure;
T. We, 1oo: believe in Popular Sovereign
subject otly I" tile Constitution Of the Unit.
States. We further 'vlicye lln,1 thu iecisit
sd tile Supreme Court in that bred Scott cas
a'y With Popular Sovereignty is denied. is
violation of tie Cons1itution-tl,a il il itrc'
and wicked amendment of that sacred instr
nlent, and that il must be cxrunScd. We /
}cvr that Judge fancy flas nndc PARTS
decision not warranted by tllr former lcci<in
~ HlS Aoa'ts HDl - tHc IlIEtc!s sl!Hl 'I!tA
Interpreters Of the fundamental law; and l.
+::'!sc it dcnics Popular Soyercnuy-dcni
1l,c,rjgl,t Of the people TO abolish Slavery win
il: support becomes hurtlctsome to co1lscitn
or. drag IN The public rrosIrrity--wc MI:
IT, have it reversed Us soou as in tile cnurse
events that reversal is possible. For tll
1,.,, II rft fILr1 1|n4 a.<t hi,
All r'm WHO believe in Popular Sovereign
Como np aud l'rlp Us |"
That's Popular Sovereignty according to ,
Constitution Of the United States, before t
Tancy amendment was Incorporated thore
i; Judge Douglas really waits Popular s.
..rrign,y tr he tie rule for tie government
thr Territories LET him abandon all his ded4@
lelp Us 1.'pu. old Judge Taney of the Bel,
restore the Old reading Of the Conslituti
GONE ever to olT side ard le a Popular $
creg,uy man without any Democratic s,ibt
'n:cs ore1'livocatious
That he will not d. this ,llin"-1}al he c
not he kicked or coaxcti into The support If
form Of Popular Soycfcienty-l!is record
,rnof. When his Nebr:lsk: bill waa u,stlcr
tr:ssi,,n Mr. Chase moved s,,n.lry anlr1ldmc
thereto, which permitted tie exercise Of 1'u
lar Sovereignty in i,s widest and most cxtc
Cd sense: but while Mr. ponglas' cullc:!.
t;s''. Shield supported the Cn'sc amending
voting to :!low tho people If Nebraska
Kansas to cl.o,sc their own officers and
cru themselves. Mr.. Douglas voted MI
~Ail.' steadily against them. Until he
1nnlucs.s lis old l,cre>ies anil ctncs over 1u
ranks, yv}pnts o( his sreasons TO the Pop
Sovereignty cause, let ns have no more ot
gabbliug!
MISSOURI JUSTICE.
The St. Louis Republican has !, teleera
correspondent, who gloats over the fac,
l>r. Doy, Of Kansas, has lrcu cnricrcd 4
Joseph If the crime uf ncgro-stca1ug
sentenced TO tic EXTREMIST penalty Of The
To nruyr 1l,:u fhis trial m ct.nrIftian arr