The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-06-11
was.tas Repssl.o.n. say Of th.lr own Platform

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While the osawatomie dodge is still
fresh in the minds of the people, it is no.
sniss to put on record the exposition its
friends give Of the most important planks.
The Champion, of Atchisou, gives an out
line of the discussion on the 4th resolu-
tion--tho speeches, as we understand,
having beon furnished to the editor by
their authors.
Mr. Branscomb conteuded shat popular
sovereignty, or Congressional prohibition
should not be made the criterion BY which
the honesty or devotion of members of
the Republican party should be pledged"
Yet ne stated that "whils am an adyo-
cate of popular sovereignty, do not con-
cedo to any people or body of men the
right to enslave any portion of the human
race. Tho majority never can have the
right to trampie on human rights" His
popular sovereignty, like Greeley's, can &C!
against but mover for slavery. "The dis
tinctive object of our party is that the
Territories shall be free, JUt that there shall
be no more Slave States"
Mr. Parrott, on the contrary, said 1--WE
cannot declare the doctrine of no more
Slave States, because that would be incom-
patible with our previous declaration Of
popular sovereignty. 1t would be to offer
rule and then deny its benefits. The
new policy thus (by the Nebraska BILL
inaugurated, gave the people the right to
regulate their own institutions-practi-
cslly and rightfully to do SO, Independent
of any outside power. This is the doc
trine of the resolutions, and think, on
the ground Of faith to our principle and
policy, we should adopt it," According
to Mr.. Parrott, the 0sawatomie platform
recognizes the right of Territory to
establish slavery.
W. A. Phillips Collected to the fourth
resolution, because he thought it a dodge.
1t shrunk from the issue. twas trickey
and might be construed both ways" He
"repudiated the idea that a handful Of
men in Territory had right to cover a
part of the national heritage with tbs
curse of slavery" He questioned the
sincerity Of this pretended popular sove-
reignty."
Mr.. Thacher opposed the 4th resolu-
ton. "He said the principle of squattel
sovereignty was simply right to make
slaves. Gentlemen had spoken here by
the hour, and the drift of their speeches
was, that majority had right in the
Territories to make men slaves" The
progress in regard to Territorial sovereign.
ty he condemned as downward to dark
ness aud despotism. "There had been a
progress, and the proof of it was that in
Kansas to-day we are debating whether
we shall enunciate the doctrine Of MAORI.
ties making slavery. This was the gis,
OF the matter, and the resolution, though
using evasive language, meant this oil
meant nothing" So, according to Thach.
er, the Convention did indorse the doctrine
of the Democratic party, that the people
of Territory have the right to establish
slavery if they wish. Yet the very mer
who spit upon such doctrine as base and
damnable, have been the loudest in mis-
representing and vilifying those who did
not pronounce their political shibboleth
Are Free State men to be branded a,
traitors because they will not accept plat
form which some of its trainers declare
is evasive, trickey and retrogressive?