New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-15
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST - 1860.

ND government for themselves and can exercise no
political rights except such as are obtained through an
Organic Act of Congressi He In effect jlstifes the
action Of those Democrats who voted against Eli
Tbsyer's bill proposing TO give 10 the inh btsnts Of
Dakotah Arizona, Jefferson, and Nevada the right TO
chocse their own Territorial rulers and elect Terrific
rial ID. gates to Congress- His doctrine would have
even excluded California State, because the peo
ple did not 20 through the form Of Congressional
Territorial organization If anything was needed to
convict Mr.. Douglas of the most shameless inconsist-
ebcy and every honest adherent in his ranks TO
for axe him in disgust, it is supeaouodantly furnished
in this brief Senatorial speech IL ought 70 be posted
up in thu same frame with the letters and speeches OF
Fitzpatrick and johnson In favor of a Slave Code.
Let everybody read it:
MR.. Notwithstanding Squatter Sovereignty as
nickname invented by the Senator end those with
whom he acts which have never recognized, must
leave him to define the Gaming OF his own term. l
have denounced Sqnatter Sovereignty when you lind
it setting up Governu ent in violation OF law, as you
do now at Pixies Peak. | denounced IL this year.
When you find an unauthorized Legislature, IN VIOLA
ton of law setting up Government without sanction
of Congress OF Court, that is Squatfer Sovereignty
which oppose There is the case of Dakota, where
You have left whole people without any law or Ter
riorial organization, with mode of appeal from
Squa,ter Courts the United States Courts to correct
their declsoDs-ihat Is Squatter sovereignty 10 Viola
tiop Of TIE Constitution and laws of the United States
There il similar Government set up over part OF
California AND part Of the Territory of Utah. called
Nevada. 1t has delegate here claiming t. represent
it. have denounced that as unlawful am opposed
10 all such Squstter Sovereignty. If that Is what the
Senator referred to- am against it. All say IT,, the
people of Territory, when they have been organized
under the Constitution and laws, have Legislative
power over all rgbful jects of Legislation, consis-
tent with the Constitution OF the United States That
is the language of the law and if they exercise Legis
lative powers en- any subject inconsistent with the
Constitution of the United States the Courts, to whom
appeal msy he taken under the laws, viii correct their
err rs. That ia all.
GwIs-I ask the Senator whether be says tIe people
of California set up squatter Sovereignty like That at
Pixies Peskl
DoUGLAs--I state this | see fir m the newspapers,
ard suppose it be true that organization has been
set up in Carson Valley, called Nevada Territory, and
the people have elected Governor.
GwIS-Thst is in Utah Territory.
DoUGLAs-Yes but it ia said portion of the set
tiers are over the line in California and some in Utah.
bat i, matters not. II does not change the effect for
if it all be in Utah. it is an act of rebellion against the
Territorial Government, established by the Govern
ment. That is the Squatter Sovereignty am against