The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-01-26
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several senators irOin both NORM anu COutu nau
avowea their intention 10 favor the admission OF
the new State. let the result of that vote be
what ltm;ght. All democrats were anxious that
the long sgitated question of Kansas policy and
politics should be disposed of--should nc longer
form an exciting and dangerous element in ma
tiunal poltics--but be referred for future con.
trovcrsy and final settlement exclusively to the
people OF that Territory. A majority in Con-
greSs were willing for this purpose to admit it
as State although, by doing SO before it bad
the population required BY existing apporton-
ment for a representative in Congress, they
would do injustice TO thei' own States. Fail.
ing, however, TO promptly and forever dispose Of
Kansas matters, as an element in national poll
tics, by admitting the embryo State, they were
still determined that themselves and the coun-
try should enjoy some rest irom the constantlya
recurring agitation ofthose affairs, and especial
ly from the annual efforts Of factions in the Ter
ritory to procure its admission. They were de-
termined that something more than a nero
desire to stop the camor Of such factions, and
Of their sympathizers in the States-that sons
equitable right to admission should be plead in
its justification. No Territory can ask admis4
sion as a right until it has sufficency OF popu4
!aton to enttle it, under existing apportion.
ment, to a representative in Congress
The correctness otthis principle has always been
recognised, and it has usually been acted uporI
though not always Iigidly enlorced--that is, the
population Of a territory asking admission has
been more frequently estimated than acurptely
enumerated; but scarce a Territory has been
admitted with an estimated population materiA
ally less than the existing apportionment ro-
qni!ei for member Of congress. This princi-
pie Congress determined to enforce in any fu-
ture application rom KANSAS, as trust 1t will,
and in all future applications, from whatever
Territories Its eminently right The pres
en-. apportonment requires 90, 900 inhabitants
Of any district within State efore that dis
tf1ct can elect member Of Congress; and no
State however great It's population, can have
more than two senators. l learn, however, that
the republican members of the Indiana lcgisia-
urc have selected two gentlemen to represent
them as outside or lobby members of the
United States Senate. They have done injus-
lice to those gentlemen in not donating money
out of their own pockets, or appropriatihg it out
Of the State Treasury, TO delIay their expenses
to ard from Washington. True, an attempt to
obtain money in the latter manner would find
no warrant in the State Constitution; but no
constitution, State or national, however adverse
its provisions to their policy has ever hitherto
prevented attempts upon the part Of the repub-
lcans Of Indiana legislatures to attain their Of
iects, No district with less than $4,000 inhaf,-
itants can have member Of Congress. No
State can have more than two senators. Yet
faction within Kansas and party spirit without
have sought to create that Territory a State
with one reprcsentive and two Senators, while
| it has but about 10000 inhabitants. Look ct
! the Injustice Of such course to other States
our own, foy example. If the Vice President
! dies or the electoral colleges fail to elect one.
the Senate elects. II the ELECTORAL colleges fail
to elect president, Congress elects him voting
! hy States, each State having bnt one vote. In
either ofthesc events, Kansas if admitted, would
with 50,CQQ Inhabitants be equal to Indiana with
| its million and half
Another opinion broachel during the late con-
! troversy by tie senator who originated it Is iii
re ference to the effect of the kansas- Nebraska
| bill lie has placed new construction upon
the bill, one unheard Of and one It's language
does not sustain. The bill was enthusiastically
endorsed by the entire democracy of the nation
because Of their supposition--a suppositon
justified by its language and sustained by its au-
thor until recenly--that it gave to the people
| of those Territories the light to form and regu-
late their own domestic institutions in their
own way subject ouly to the constitution
In this suppoSition the author of the bill has re-
Gently assured the public they were mistaken,
and that the bill permits the people only the ex-
crcise Of a right they previously posseSsed--a
| night guaranteed by the constitution, and of
which no bill can deprive thcm--viz: the right
Of petition. That they have no right to form
and regulate their institutions without the pre-
yious assent Of Congress- without an 'enabng
act" That in forming their own domestic in
stitntions, they are subject not cnIy to the con-
stitution, but to such time and manner as it may
he tie pleasure Of congress to dictate.
Some Of his injudicous friends have denouu.
ccd The majority Of the Senate Tor displacing
him from tie chairlnanship Of the Committee
on Territories, and sought TO excite sympathy
md create political capital for him out ofthe act.
Custom and, indeed, almost legislative neces-
slty, require that the chairman Of an important
political committec--and the Committee on
Territories is the most important political COM
m;ttee Of the Senate, as it has sat in judgement
land reported upon the most exciting political
issues OF some years past--clstom and lcgisla.
tive necessity require that the chairman ofsuch
committee should truly reflect the sentiments
and principles Of the maio ty which places him
there. This Mr.. Douglas, with his late oIin-
lens, could nt do. lfa senator has publicly
announced his opinions in conBexion with any
subject likely to come before the Senate through
a committee, and the majority Of the Senate
make that senator chairman OF such committee
they thereby endorse his op;nons This they
could not do in the matter Of Mr.. Douglass o.
pinions EXPIRE, sed within The year past relative
TO orr territorial policy He had not only pa-
ced himself in opposition to the light ofa Con.
venton toadnpt constitution when authorized
to do so by their constituency; lie had not only
placed a new construction upon his Kansas Ne
braska lill-a construction TO which the fnajori-
ty could not assent, and which does violence TO
the language OF the bill; he had not only oppo-
lscd the English bill, and thereby committed
lhimseifto favor any new or renewed Applica.
tion fIcin Kansas for admission, or at least TO
report an enabling act" for lis admission,
without regard to its population but he had a.
vowed another opinion in which the majority
could not coincide. tHat
lie had SAID in substance in his Frccport
speech that whatever the Supreme Court had
decided, or might decide, territorial legisla-
tnre cnu'd lawfully exclude slavery BY "anfiicnd-
/ " legislation" lie had proceeded in his sew
eral ! ,eccheS from Freeport to New Orleans TO
pontout the manner In which this legislation
Ecould be made operative for the purpose for
which he appeared desiroirs OF encouraging il -
lie had compared it TO legislation upon the sub.
ject Of dry goods and OF liquors, saying iGths
merchant goes intoa Territory with dry goods
be may be met by legislative enactment fix
ing the price of license for selling 50 high a.
to compel him TO seek q marker elsewhere. If
/ the liquor dealer goes there with his stock, be
may be met by Maine law 80 stiineent N its
provisions as to practically prohibit his selling.
lie appears to have forgotten IN both these ,lius-
Itratiens that however high the lirense. hozrev-
Ter stringent the Maine lawqthe dry coodsand
liquors are still property, can benaken iutos the
Territory as such, as such held there and used.