Nebraska advertiser., 1860-09-13
For the Advertiser.
P0IItIeal Papers.-NO. 2.

In my last, IL Will pc EeneMOeISu, i
asserted that the Nebraska Democratic
Platform vas ian ambiguous, bungled,
i~htersentien platform I" there discussed
part 81 the intervention = anu, now
to take it as it -comes-let US see IN how
much it is "ambiguOusly bungled'':
The second clause, in The first resolu-
ton, reads:
And while we r~eoogni1e the Cqnsatgtionsl rights q al
sections OF our common Union. sndef all DGmocIats' 70
independence Of opinion on lOca! questions
Perhaps this was intended to be their
Popular Sovereignty in a nut SHELF
They ~''recOgnize the Constitutional rights
of ALL DEMOCRATS to independence
of opinion on EOcal questions
Douglas Democrats, arouse ye! I'm
m~ediately should We circulate a petition
for a day Of that viii suffice of thanks
giving, for this ecogniiiOn of your right
of independence Of opinion" by this most
puisant and generous Convention Oh!
HWhen gratitude O'erhOws the swelling heart,
And breathes in free and uncorrupted praise
For benefits received DpropituOus heaven
Takes such acknowledgement as fragrant incense,
And doubles all its blessings"
Then rejoice, while ye may; for 1t
seems the feint idea Of a good deed done
made them ashamed Of it, and we, Doug
las Democrats, have hardly time to think
of enjoying this independence Of opinion"
by voting against an 'aPpOintee'' of the
"arch- enemy" of Stephen A. Douglas
till they withdraw the privilege.
The next section, of the same resolu-
ton, reads:
We believe that the Northwest, which is fast becom-
ing the seat Of Empire, is peculiarly entitled to the
fostering care of the Federal Government
This is their belief, or creed. Now,
no n doubts that the F'Northwest is fast
becoming the seat of empires" but, that
it is the policy Of this Administration to
extend over this "seat of Empire" Its
fostering cars"-farther than its official
opponents in this cseat" are concerned
1, for one, doubt.
.Was 1t part Of its fostering care' to
to use It's "executive patronage" to force.
the Lecompton Constitution on a portion.
of this ''seat Of Empire" and, finding it
could not do that, to "aid" the passage of
the English Bill" which will keep the
Territories, composing this "seat Of En-
Piire, NEBRASKA particularly-from as
Stunning the position of a State, for at
least five years, if not more. Was it
part Of its fostering care'' 20 bring on
the Land Sales for the benefit of its
Gland Shark adherents, at the expea e
of actual settlers, who had come, lived
and labored here to make this "the seat of
empire. Was it part of its fostering care
to veto the "Homestead Bill, our Ter
Democrat Platform to the con.
trary, Notwithstanding. And is it part of
its fostering care'', now, to say that the
Territories have no sovereignty about
and cannot legislate, either way,
upon the question, but that slavery may
itself upon the Territories, and
then5 if they form free State Constitu-
lions, they must bay the slaves or have a
State till they all die. Was it part
Of the fostering care of its "appointee"
in this Territory to veto the bill prohibit
ing slavery and, wasit part of Morton's
fostering care" to do, whathe had reviled
Secretary Cummings for attempting to do,
10 take the public printing out of the
hands of the Legislature, and have it
lone in New York!
Here is the last clause in the first reso-
.ution:
That we do not recognize any division as existing in
he Democratic party Of Nebraska, and we cordially in
ute all to join us who feel an interest in the welfare
# the Territory.
Here they edo not recognize any d.
VISION as eriSting in the Democratic
Party of Nebraska ;" and, but a moment
since they recognized the Constitutional
tights of ALL DEMOCRATS to inde-
of opinion! ~ Is not this am
in the extreme! ~Itappears, from
his section, that as soon as we cease to
recognize ]. Sterling Morton as a
Democrat, and their Platform
IS the embodiment of Popular Sovereign
y, they will cease to "rseognize' US as
1t is my humble opinion, that
we're Stephen A. Douglas himself here,
hey would cease to recognise" him-as
hey have his principles-should he main
ain, as he has and does, 'that the SOLE
OBJECT of the repeal of the Missouri
WAS that the people of Ter
itOry might introduce or exclude slavery,
through their Territorial LEGISLA-
TURE, uhils a TerTitoryF"
Is there a new Democratic party2 Have
a new test among US If so, why do
be friends Of Nh. Morton claim that he
5 a Popular Sovereignty Democrat? Can
e be so and stand pledged as be does ?
his idea of a National Democratic party
nd a sectional Territorial Democratic
arty viii MT stand the test. The Dem