Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-23

States would send them! They have King
Log now, they would have King Storll then.
Is a governor a ten-horse power to protect the
people So far from that, sir, he is as much
inferior to the hardy pioneer, in strength and
character, as Lombady poplar is to live oak.
What is there in such governor; what is
there i'll such a secretary what is there in
such marshals; what is there in whole force
OF territorial officers such as would be sent
there to protect the people Depend upon it,
if they are protected at all they will protect
themselves nobody else will protect them
and besides that, they must protect all these
government officials, If we send them. | ask
who are the men you would send there Men
whom the people have defeated at home.
These are the men usually sent to govern the
territories; these are the governmental off
Gals, under whatever party jurisdiction APP
pointed; and they have always been worse to
the people OF the territories than the frogs and
lice to the people of Egypt. daughter.
But, sir, to carry the illustration further:
here the people are the soveregns; these NUS
ances go up into the chambers OF the kings
Why do they go? To fill their own pockets
with the gold of the general government to
trade with the Indians to speculate in town
lots; and often one Of the methods by which
they accomplish their end is by stirring up In.
dian wars, l have appealed to our history to
show that the people can govern themselves,
and might as well go on little further in the
same direction. 1t does happen that the peo
pie OF the state of Oregon were, during the
first ten years OF their history, without terri
toral government. Their first governor, Gen.
eral Lane, has said that the people of Oregon
had not since been under so good laws, so well
enforced, as they made for themselves, before
the time when their government received the
sanction of Congress. They had done every
thing that pertaned to good government.
Still there are men who will stand up here and
say that without territorial organization by
Congress the people would be ruined.
Now, sir, tell you. what is the object of
these territorial organizations. 1t is to make
the people believe that nothing on this CONT
nent can be done without Congress. 1t is an
attempt to defy the politician at the expense
of the people; that is the whole of it. Sir, do
you think that this House of Representatives,
that this Senate, that this president, is the mo-
tive power of this government? If you do,
let me assure you you know but little about it.
The motive power Of this government is the
people The people at home who attend to
their own business and mind their own mat
tiers, and the politicians here who pretend that
they are the motive power, are insignificant in
Comparison with the fly on the fly on the axle
tree, who claimed that he made the coach
move. (Laughter.) That is the fact. Now,
90 an ieu VI 'nese asSullplloh c"iIioU
a'-'a ,',e'r Ionlenu tat II Is pc''eI 70
i';e't ao"e Mltlout our suPeTNls'
H. ai"t i"ui's vi "e"NllesSes S'lah sl,o"
ton.
think now, Mr.. Speaker, that have vindi-
Gated the power of the people to govern them.
selves l have shown it as it appears in our
history. These people of Dakota are as well
t.;ton;JI ~ "ou'u De II ,"ey ""u ou'
~, IL ''' ri 81 tlle'i Ahey nave no"
no I'iui"h " 'rS; Inc lahclohS ana the Sioux
a." i''' w. puI oisdae tlie territory ana
IT,, U' olilIl''is ""u t''eH' SIr
20 ~ StTT''iJ ueSHe an lhiluA
VI 9o'0 ''iileii' Soiu: ineie Is no ulethoo so
SUI anu ~ CON- G.iIeNt 10 produce mat result
"s 70 sur up an iuolah war IL VIII De oone
81, ~ iStS? ..e price Vi Town lois me 1anc-
eo.iS "no HlouA WIN coiliG uo"n on inc whlte
anu We si'all soon near OF the ter
ny ,i'O"us vi V'le sa'aSes' IneU, SIT,
he"rrIeuo'hg appear 1or protecuon. Then,
nv regiment oI soiaiefs ana Sl,OOO,OO0
1neu, sr' uaIila8cS, ana pensions, ana war
ti'1'i9' ~ t''G emu Vi IIhe' lhey are better on
C-u"{ tliah they can De win these%overnment
sPeGulItorS turned loose upon them
ni, NoocH--l WISH 10 ask my colleague
Mhetler ne recognizes the right OF Congress to
tltcIlete' tl!e people OF territory should
n"lno nls'itu,lohs "hich' IN It's OPINION, were
iiiPtoP aiu n"L III accordance with the the
vi 1'u ~" II Vi tIilS government
~. - n Eli our Iathers had a general
rue Witch tHey apPileu very frequently when
qucSVioHs were asked ABOUT what they would
~ II, Iet ''i" cViitlIlSeHcles, ana that rule was
t.i"' NY "1uiu answer any Such questions
"neIi lnef sIouiu arise IN practice. That is a
'e5T gnu ru'e lor me to]act upon IN TINS case.
fir' UooCH-Dues not my colleague consd-
er tlat such question may have arisen in the
case OF Utah and perhaps IN the case OF New
mexico
Mr. 1HAfER-No case has yet arisen In
PI"celce' NO eVll mas yet Deen consummated
IN the territories which the people there, by
t'er own local laws, are not abundantiy able
u remove
now sir DO not propose to have anything
70 say concerning the negro IN the bills which
! sllau oiIer 10 tle House am perfectly Will
ny vIi"t' iol tlIle uliuer ms government, the
negro DIS wen as tle sovereignty OF congress,
shaIl De heId IN aoeyance Perhaps that is
Tue reason why some gentlemen are surprised,
anu why tney g1eVe' IL may be that' II my
Io'le"s"e were not surprised at me, should
oe very hluc' surprised at hyseh. lou VIII
remember IN the beginning OF this session of
congress, that assurances were glvenb by many
republicans mere, mat tins question OF slavery
snoulu not De introduced by them during the
present congress l, SIR was one OF the re-
puohcahS VINO repeatedly gave that assurance
10 men whose votes were doubtful; and had
II not been for such assurance, you, to-day,
MI speaker, would not be occupying the pO-
Sitl0h OF presiding officer OF this House Sir,
such an assurance was publicly given upon
ells lloor py tne repuollcan candidate for
speaker, MI oherman) and that assurance
was was quoted ny tne gentleman rom Maryland,
Anii' D@Nlsl Al HIS uelelSe against the resolu-