Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-24
Douglas Repudia,es his own Dogma,
"squat,er Sovereignty"

The Chicago Pres. and Tribune repub-
fishes from The Globe the subjoiped speech.
made by Stephen A. Douglas in the United
States Senate on the 18th Of May. IL isa
document which every man who takes an
interest In politics would do we'll 10 read.
IL wss made subsequently, To the two day
effort OF 10. author IN May, and was G'hed
out by the persistent catechiIing Of Jefferson
DAVIS, who was determined that Douglas
should no longer skulk behind unmeaning
ceneraliiics. II will be seen by this unwil.
ling confession that Mr. Douglas rBud'dis
Srdiicr SrcrogHfy. Acknowledges that tho
people Of Territory canno, set up gov
ernment for themselves. and can exercise no
political rights cScrp, such a. are obtained
through ah Orraais Ad u CJHgr.D' lie
/ in effect jus,ihe. the action Of those Demo.
crai. who voted against ~. Thayer's bLl
proposing 20 give TO the inhabitants u Da.
cot.h. Arizona, Jefferson, and Nevada tho
right % choose their own Tsrri,ornl rulers
and elect Territorial delegates 70 Congress.
III, doctrine would have cyon excluded Cal.
lfOrnia a, State. because IL, people did
not 20 through the form of a Congressional
Territorial organization. II anything was
needed to convict Mr. Douglls OF tho most
sham les inconsistency, and cause every
honest adhcrrnt in hi. ranks 10 iorslke him
in disgust. it i. .up-rlbuniintly furnished
in thl, brief Senatorial speech. Il ought to
be posted up in the .amc frame With tho
letters aud speeches Of Fitzpatrick and
johnson in favor Of slave code Let every
body read IL:
Mr. Douslas-Regariins Squaitsr Sover-
eighty ~ - nickname invented by the Scna-
tor and tho-s with whom he acts. which I
have never recognized. mus: leave him 10
define the meaning OF hi. own term. have
denounced SquGtter Sovereignty when you
find li setting up a Government in violation
of law. as you 81 now at Pixies Peak.
denounced IL this year. when YOU End an
unauthorized Legislature. in violation of
law, SITTING up Government without sane
ton oi Consrcs. or Court, that ., S'IuaItcr
Sovereignty which Oppose. There - tho
cl,-., oG DIcItIh. where yJu have left Who'll,
p,opl. without any law or Territorial or
caniftiinr. with no mode Ol appeal from
NIuattrr Courts 10 thg Unissd state Court.
o. correct their drci.ipns-tIai o, SIlattcr
Sovereignty IN uplItiJn oIthe Constitution
anI llN- ur the Uuit-l Sat,. rtrr, isa
80 f.T
C,lifurna ani part " tb' f'rritDry Of
Utah. called Nevada. lt hl. . delegate hers
cIaimin. % represent IL. ! have denounced
that as unlawiul. ! am opp,sal u al -uch
Sluatter Sovereignty. II that Is 10 what tho
senator rrfyrrcd. | am against IL. Al say
-. the re,pls Of Territory. when they
have been organized under the Constitution
and laws. have legislative power over all
rightful subjects oi legislation, consistent
with the Constitution OF the United states.
. That i. tho language Ol the law, and II they
exercise legislative puwers On any subject
inc1n.is,snt with the Constitution VI tho
1 United States. the Courts, q whom uppeal
NAV b. taken under the laws, will correct
their errors. That is all.
/ Gwin-l ask the Ssnator whether hs says
the people Of California st up Sluaiter
Sovereignty ike that at Pike. Pi,ki
Dnuslas-I state this | -ee from the
newspapers End suppose i, to b. true, that
an orsaniItti1n hn. been ,ct up IT, Carson
Valley. called Nevada Territory, and tho
people have elected Governor.
Gwin-That j. in Utah Territory.
Douglas-Yes hat It i aid portion Of
the settler. are over the line in California,
doe. not change the eject, for Il II b. all IN
Utah. II j. an act oi rebellion against ihs
Territorial Government, established by the
Government That Is the Slnatter Sjyer-
eIgniy am asains'.