The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-23

participating in the passage Of ao.s excluding
slavery from the Territories, What do you think
Of The statement that they vent 70 war 10 e.
tabliah The rghta Of the colonies 10 have slavery
Il they wasted ~
l viii not ds,ain you longer with the discus
sioh Of this magazine document have said
enough 10 show that thia thing called popular
sOvereignsy, or s'lf-gevernmsnt, II meant to be
popular sovereignty or self government &C.
eording 10 the Constitution, means nothing at
All. n n means the right 70 do aa one plesses.
u would b destructive Of the Constitution And
The Uninn. have said enough 10 show that ID
ia utterly impracticabls because lie authors
cannot carry 4 out Sovereignty implies su-
prsms power. II the Territories are soversigu,
the Untted States Government ia not aaponOF
70 them. They ere nol States belonging 10 the
Union. The msn Who advocate lhis doolrips
are inooRsialsn, ioT they impose rsslrieiiOss up
on the people Of The TorFi,oFiea The Kanaaa-
Nebraska bill ia IN utter refutAtiou Of the doc.
tFne Of popular sovereiguly.
I will undertake 70 state what ia the true theory
Of the government Of tho Territories. They are
not 10 be lkened 70 the colonies ~ All. The col.
onles we're forever 10 remain dependencies Of the
British uToWp. ToFfitory IL only 70 70.
main under Congress unul II has enough pop.
nlauon 70 come In and b one Of ths United
States, Territories are like she ehildren Of q
household. Do you think Il wrong that children
ahould BE- under she oonlrol Of their parontsi-
W0pld say ons THAI 4 i sh, 70 advocate that
.s'ld lhQpld do a. he pleased, and that there vas
sSs, pSr.oS, 10, ,Si ,1Si.,sollif child and an
tng that ohildFeh should BE- oontrOiled by their
parents 81 long as they uvot TIE oolonisa usre
forever 70 Be undeI The control Of the orovnj The
Territories under the control OF the General Gov
eminent only untl their population will jusiify
the formation of State government when they
become sovereign In their Jurisdiction over do.
mes,io aisiTs
= a. 80
the Territories; The Constitution Of the United
States, fellow oitHens, vas not made for Terrific
Tisa 81 all II was made for States. The pFsAm.
bic Of the Constitution reads" We, the people
Of the Unitsd StAiep, In order TO form 4 more per
fec. union, do ofdaln aud establish this Consiltu.
was made between the original thirteen States
aud for the States. II contained provisions that
the government which they created should have
certain powers ia regard 70 thsmaelves and GER
tain other powers in regard 70 Territorioa II
was 70 secure 70 them the blessings Of liberty
They conferred upon tho government power to
do things outside Of the StateG We have inter
eats lying beyond the states, and exercise author
i!y, and send men beyond the States 70 attend 70
those tntorealA Agents are sent 10 Chiua and 10
EnglAnd, although the Constitution Of the uni.
ted States does not govern IN Canton or London
30 with the Territories. They we're outside Of
the sta'eui and they conferred upon that govern.
ment the power 20 make all needfal ruloa and
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the language Of the Constitution. Tho men Who
made that Con utitution knew they bad thia terri.
tory, The ordinance OF 1851 was adopted while
the Convention 70 frame the Constitution was IN
session. Many Of the members OF the leglala.
1.-Two body which passed this ordinance, we're mem.
bsru Of The Constitutional Convention. Congress,
/ when II comes 10 make thess needful Tuiea mual
make such rules aud regulations ~ are best foT
the interests Of the people who 40 10 those Ter
ritorles and for the Interests Of the whole ooun.
Try. should We not all agree 20 frame for those
Territories such acts would DO for the interests
Of the people who 90 thoroi iu that ruling the
people ~ the colonies were Tulodl Who make
the laws for the government Of TeFFitoryi II
IL an Unsettled county. The older statsu Of the
Onion are 70 al Il up with population. Our poor
people who are unable 70 purchase farms here
are anxious 70 80 there. They say 70 Congress
here is Tleh and fertile country; us desire 70
/ 20 there. We ask that Territorial Government
may bo established, under which We may b
secure. Who make these laWsi
The men Who are to 70 there. That Terri
tory boloagu 70 the United Statsa. II has mol
yet got population TO form any sort Of Govern
meRt Nov. all the people Of the Union can.
not get together for the purpose Of forming
rules aud regulations 10 govern those who arr
10 20 from Carolina And other States We hAvI
= Congress 10 make neodful rules And regula
tions, snd We say 10 our mombers there. adopl
such rules. PoThapa qome Of the tnsneSSa o.
II OUugToHl may themaelVea 20 70 This Territory
In that case they mako the laws for themselves
And you make them, and agres 10 these rule
before you 60 there.
when We come 10 adopt these rules, one mas
sets doWn and writes" We will prSssrib,
these bouudAriou." All agree 70 that. Another
says, " will draw up a rule for the appoint
meat Of . Governor, With the tWo-thirdn vet'
power" Another says, A" l will introduce pro,
visions for the appointment Of Judgss." Tn,
self-gOvsrnmont man sAyS, an for that.
| A.. a. Ill ..uaaa.tl.. a. ~.
dictioh Of Justices Of the Peace" POpu.
lar sovereignty says, " / am for that"
And 80 they 60 on drawing up the rules
, You come TO the slavery question. One maj
says the Free States are more prosperous thai
, the slave States. He draws a comparison DO
tween New York aad ViTginiA, hnd fads tha
the lAhd In the former is worth ten timOs thh
in tho lAttor STATE. He fads slavery is dsmor
aliSing, that labor IL better respected, ahd thh
} the poor mAh occupies . better pOsitioh In 10
eisty, where he has not negro iobOr 70 compet
with. He say" will draw up rule oEelud
ing slavery from these places whore and N,
children are 10 60" "Ah, but you have n
, right 70 do this" il the answer. That violate
. the principles Of aolf.goVsFnme Now th
{ sell. govern msnt man 10 shocked. The momon
you tell him he must not reduce another maa
slavery, you violate the hFst principles Of sell
government The idea IL you must have a righ
: 70 mAAa hlANo VI nououody " oAAo yVu oauae
= govern yourselves. II had hot = great doi
Q Of charity, would thiak these aslf-gOVsrnmou
. msn were not sincere. (APplAuss.l
. What does the Constitution HAyf II aAy
Congress shAll have pOW0T 70 make GN RssdiI
z rules aHd regulations respecting the tsrTitoF.
! All msahs, amOnr other things, 10 rule a.
} regulate 70 keep out negro slavery. With OOl
= gfesa the power 70 do this Tosta. "Ah, but
> lays the SlaveholdeT, 4" have another Obje
i0n. Thia ToTritoTy is the common proper
i Of the Uhitsd States. acquired by the comm
blood and treasure Of The people Of all :
B. States. viii ss there vtsh tny HsgFo alAsei
. Sixty sthor free white persons riaa aad o.
a " We do not want slavery thara tt is Prel 9s
. aiai 40 s,ss i.tsssst1i We are gong there 70 b
y iaTms, and our one huRdrod and sixty aeI
le each viii bo worth ten dollars an acre n y
II do not 20 there with your negroes. But II y
:. do u will not be worth three dollAEs- We We
"a emigration 10 90 thoro, and knOW II you
there with your negroes, foreign POoulaiio
q and the people Of the Free States Will not
T. there. Your institution is dobasiug and d
q mOraliEing, politically, morally, And every 9th