The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-23
squasssr Sovereignty nsta Practical
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The Democracy were made to bslievs that
tho "stanp speech amendment in the belly
Of the KansaS-N sbraska hill' conceded tho
right TO tho people Of the Territory to regu-
late their own affairs in their own way. In
view Of this fact Douglas and the Northern
doughfaoss glori6ed. the Independent sover-
eighty Of the people OF tho Territory beyond
measure. And % the Kansas Nebraska bill
Was An exact COPY in substance Of oil the
territorial bills which preceded it, giving the
people the same form Of government, the
Same powers, and imposing the Same restrio-
tions, it was understood on closer examina-
ton that squatter sovereignty consisted in
the right Of tho people Of the Territory to do
eide upon the question of slavery. The ma
jori.y Of the parey, to be sure, denied oven
that right in the people Of the Territory, and
the Cincinnati Convention resolved that the
right might bs exercised when the people
came to form State Constitution, and there
by precluded ito exercise prior to that time.
And, following upon that, the Dred Scott dc.
cision extended tho Oonstit ution Of tho Uni
ted States for the establishment and protec-
ton Of slavery in the Territories. Under
that Profession slavery now exists potentially
and practically in the Territories Of the Uni
ted States. 49,
And now, the Journal, after al the fuss
made about s.squatter sovereignty" and the
right Of the people TO regulate their own IT.
fairs, in effect gives up the whole thing ant
says there never will be . practical exercise
Of the inherent powers OF sssquatter sover
eighty in the Territories. Here 10 the exac
Language:
GLOW far the people Of tho Territories ma
avail themselves Of those reserved, inheren
powers, to establish or prohibit slavery, i
question which 10 need mot now discuss, .
il has not been. and i not likely to be for q
time r. cons, practically brought in issue b
fore the ooantTy."
In visw Of this position Of the Journal IN,
tho hunbagssry Of the party ovsr sssquatts
sovsrsignty'' and Drsd Ssottiam, We quot
again .zs1 es;.c::
1U sasSe 4VUxsn Pneo0s ~ w U0 uvs0u ~,
the rsdssting reader, that estate" are in
trodaesd, and placed o. level with Terrific
riss In the article Of negro slavery and ma
king il merit in the bill, that il did mot log
islass slavery into any State, or ont Of sny
State; but left it fres TO States, - vsll 4
Territories, TO hare slavss, Or not, a. the,
plsaspdl - II Congress, or any ono out o.
Bedl4m, had ever proposed such impertiDen
nonsense. Surely the Stats mnat fee
gratafol for saoh forbsaranes extended *
them, and such indulgence allowed them, md
such high consideration msnifes1sd FOR then
In suoh slashing times. But, 10 tbs name Of
wonder, and ID virtue Of the inquiring mood
Of tho sober second thought how comes i
that States were Jagged in here, in suct
eompSaJ, md n ensk bill9 Why wer'
they iueeed IN : Tor ii va not accident
Twios sIsy - bfosght il, which shows i
wss nok1kasee-nsdlsy but dssigs; and each
time with - sass gracious accord Of the
same privileges, and the Same squalisation
and yokipg With ths Territories By tho CON-
nsgtivs eoniunetion tor which, at oncs,
lsvsls them = equals, and yokAS them ~