, 1860-01-17

United StAtes when the Kansas- Nebraska bill
became law-in perfectly fair aud legitimate
manusr aud though tho Democrats iu voting
against the bill wero false to their Northern
Professions the country would have approved
and been satisfied with its passage. The. bill
was sent to tho Governor, and by him re-:
turned to the body in which it originated, with
His slc lcto and objections accompanying. That
veto | embodying his objections lies before us.
It is p remarkable document, not 70 much for
the beauty d is style, Tho l5Tcc Of its FACTS Or
the logical method Of its reasoning, as;f,r the
plain, flat, uncquivocal denial Of tile right Of
the people Of the Territory, through their pro-
l'erly constituted law.naking body, to ]css~
late upon tile subject Of slavery at oil, unless
they legislatc for its admission! The Cover
nors reasons for his extraordinary veto, arc
1st! The existence Of Slavery in the Louisia.
III Territory, celed TO the United Suites, ID re-
cosnized by the treaty Of ccssion; hence, until
the formation OF Il State out OF The Territory
SO conveyed or any portion thereof. the aboli-
ton Of SLAYER, is impossible without q yioln-
tion Of The treaty stipu'ations.
I'd. The equality of tue States demands that
The people Of the Slave, as well as the people Of
the Free Suites, may take tl'eir property" to
the Territory belonging to all States in COM
mon hence the abolition Of Slavery by Ter
ri.orinl Legislature becomes impossible. be-
cause, by denying the citizens of slave States
the right Of migrating with their negroes,
tue equality Of the States would be destroyed.
In other words, the bred Scott decision which
Cor. black recognizes as in force-the Dred
Scott decision including the o6iter dista of the
Court-lorbids tie Legislature to do what was
proposed.
S,$!avery exists in Nebraska to-day in spite
Of tic effort Of tho Legislature 10 abolish i'll
It is there, fixed fact in the Territory, above
and beyond the reach Of Congress OF Of the
people!
Democrats Of fIlinois-Douglas Democrats
| Buchanan Democrats is this the entcrtain-
ment to which you have invited us? Is this
the ,ip.shot Of your fine speeches in regard to
the sacred right Of selcgoyernment III the Ter-
ritsFies? Is this the way in which you pro-
pose to allow the people to regulate their do
mesttc institutions in their own way? Is this
the true, intent mud meaning Of the Kansas
Nebraska biit? Is this the purpose for which
you assisted in and justified the repeal Of what
your! Democratic Governor calls that "awfi,l
rnockery, the Missouri Compromised" We
appeal to your better sense, to your patriotism,
to your protessed love Of free institutions, to
your love Of country, 10 open your eyes to tho
enormi' les which are committed in your name
to the fact, now demonstrated, that you have
abandoned the policy Of the fathers Of lho Re-
public honestly enough we doubt not, in pur-
suit Of strange doctrines propoundel hy am
bilious LEADERS, only to assist in making slar~
cry, which you say you hate, the law Of every
Territory Of the United States, whence no pow
Fer can expel it This is what you have ac-
complished. If this is what you intended, let
it be known If you also have been h,,m-
buggcd by q political trick, see to il that you
have your revenge.