Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-03

wrappers, anu put II back in his bosom.
"The reader is no doubt curious to know
what this talismanic charm, this thunderbolt
was. Well, il was nothing more nor less than
that part of a glass stopper that fills the mouth
OF decanter, the upper or fiat part having
been broken Off
II wrote, and gave him an order for the
presents, when he shook hands and left me,
doubtless much edited, as well as benefited,
by the interview, to carry on his operations as
rain-maker till il should rain"
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM UPON THE
QUESTION OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRI
TORIES.
The people of "a Territory, like those of
State, shall decide for themselves whether sla-
very shall or shall not exist within its limits.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
The majority of the people, by the action of
the Territorial Legislature will decide the
question; and all must abide the decision
when made. HOWELL CoBB
The great and leading feature of the Kansas
Nebraska bill was TO transfer the slavery ques-
ton and all other subjects to the Territorial
Legislatures JAMES l.. ORR, of 3. c.
am willing that the Territorial Legislature
may act upon the subject when and how they
may think proper ALEX. II, STEPHENS.
am connected with no party that has for
its object the extension of slavery, nor apith any
10 preyent The people Of State or Territory from
deciding The question Of lis eristenee aon-sxis-
teace teiM them for MemselUts.
JouS G. BRBcKEsRIDGs.
The principle of self-government in the Ter
ritories enables us to Danish from the halls of
Congress another fertile source of discomfort
and excitement. ]. p. BENJAMIN.
Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
slaveholding States may go into the Territory
with their slave property; citizens of the free
States may go there holding no such proper
ty; and when they get there,an meet in COM
mon council, rs II legislative body, they may
determine whether the institution shall prevail
j. N, MASON.
If the people of the Territories choose to ex-
clude slavery, so far from considering il as a
wrong done to me or my constituents, | shall
not complain Of tit is their business.
Gro. Il. BADGER.
| We intend that the actual settlers in the Ter.
ritories shall be protected in the full exercise
OF all rights of freemen, and shall legslate fol
themselves while they have a Territorial Gov.
eminent. X. TooNBs,
1t is the right of the people to govern them
selves, and they, and they alone, shall exercise
it, AS wen while in Territorial condition a
in the position of n State. Csc. W. JoSEs
rhn nnn11n nf fin Tnrritorino 81,
authorized TO egislate upon all subjects what
soever slavery included. They may either estab
fish or abolish il, at their pleasure
j. PETIT.
believe that under the provisions of thi
| (kansas) bill, and of the Utah and New Mexic
bills, there will be perfect carte blanche givel
to the Territorial Legislature 10 legislate a
they may think proper. A. P. BUTLER.
The bill Kansas and Nabraskn) provides TIM
the Legislatures of these Territories shall hay
power to legislate over all rightful subjects @
legislation. r. NJ. I. HUNTER, of Va
The citizen of Virginia is as much entitled i
the common territory, to the protection of hi
property as the citizen Of Illinois but both ar
dependent upon the legislation of the Tcrritor
| ial Government for laws TO protect their proper
ty, of whatever kind il may be.
WIN. A. RICHARDSON, of Ill
would leave the people of the Territories
whoarc to be affected by the institution of slave
ry, to determine the question for themselves, il
their own way. 5. A. SMITH, of Tenn
! am a sincere believer in the doctrine O
"squatter sovereignty" in its fullest, broadest
deepest sense, and support this (Kansas) bill be
cause it is return to the sound principle q
leaving to the people ofthe Territories the RICH
Of determining for themselves their domestic in
situations. A. C. DoDGB, of Iowa.
The power to establish or exclude slavery will
be found among those which were reserved TO til
people, and which the trainers Of the Consttu
ton never intended to he surrendered to tn
Federal Government by any portion of the PEG
pie in this country whether living in the State
or atter-acquired Territories
7. r. BOWS, of Md.