, 1860-08-11
L n bfe Sp eGAk1s

The eubjoiped speech, made by Stephen a.
Douclas IN The u S. Senate On The 18th Of May,
we have never seen in any other pnper than the
Washington Gto5e, for which it was reported,
and in which It tor'g.nalty appenred. Ills doc~
umeut which every uaun who takes m interest
IN politics would do we'll to read. 1t was made
subsequently to the two.day effort Of Its author
in May. and was fsted out by tic persisten.
cateehising Of JET. Davis, who WIS determined
tina: Douglas should 10 longer skulk behind un-
meaning gencra!ities. 1t will be seen BY Iii.
uuwiirg confession that Mr.. Douglas rfpwii.
ats Squat<r Sortrt'qrty, acknowledges that
tbs people Of Territory cannot ret m gov
crumsns for themselves, aud can exercise no
political rights except such as nsc obtained
through IN organic Act Of congrts: Ha
iu effect justidrs the notion Of those nemo.
Gratis who voted against Ell Thaylr's Lill
proposing to give to tho inhabitnnts Of
Dakot.h. Arizon:a, Jefferson, and Nevada
the right to choose their own Territorial
rulers and elect Territorial Delegates TO Con-
rrrss. His doc:sine would have esen excluded
Cali{ornin as 6 State, because, the People lit.
not 70 through tic form Of Congressional
Territorial organization. II anything Was nesd-
ed to couyic. Mr. Douglaa Of the most shame
l.ss Inconsistency, and cause every honest ad-
herents in his ranks to forsake him in disgust,
it is superaLundantly furnished in this brief
Senatorial speech. 1t ought to be posted mp in
tue same frame with the letters and speeches Of
Fitzpatrick aud johnson in favor Of a Stare
Coda. Let everybody read it:
liz. DOUGLAS Regarding Squatter Sorer-
eighty as a nickname invented by the SeEa
tor aud those with whom lie acts, which 1
have never recognized, l must leave him to
denounced Squatter Sovereignty when you
| find it se4tiuE mp Il governmen. III violation
If Law, as you d. now ut Fixes Psak. dc
naurc: it this year. When you Gnd an un.
authorized Legislature, in violation Of lar,
| setting up government without sanction e1
| Congress or Court, that Is Squatter soser-
cignly which oppose. There Is the case Of
Dakotah, where you have left whole people
without any law or Territorial organization,
| with no mode Of appeal from Squatter Courts
TO the Uol,ed States Courts to correct their de.
cisions-that is Sauatter Sovereignty in vlolH-
ton If the Constitution aud laws Of the United
S:a:es There is q similar government ret t up
ritory OF Utah, called Nevada:
| 1t has I. delegate here, claiming to repre-
sent it. l hare denounced that Is unla Efu1.
l am opposed to ull such Squatser Sover.
eigu.y. II that is what tie Senator refer.
red 70, | am against it All say is, the peo-
pie Of Territory. when they hare been organ
ized uadcr tie Constitution aud laws, hare
legislative power over all right.ul subjects
Of legislation, consistent with the Constitu-
ton Of the United States. That is the language
OF the law aud if they exercise legislative uo8
crs Oh aay subjee. inconsistent with the Co..
stitution Of the United States, the Courts, u
| whom appeal may bs takea under tue laws, will
correct tt,eir errors. That is all.
Gw1S-l ask the Senator whether he says the
people Of California set up Squattcr SoFer-
| eighty lise that at Pixies PEAK.
UouGLAs-I state this: l see from the news
papers. uld suppose it to bs true, that IN or
ganizst:on has been set up 10 Carson Valley
called Nevada Territory aud the p:ople hare
| elected Governor.
GwlS-Thas ia in Utah Territory,
UouGLAs-Yes; but it is ssid 4 portion Of TIC
settlers are over the line in California end some
IN Utah, but it matters not. /. does not change
the effect, for fit u be in Utah, il is MI sct Ut
rebellion agaiast the Territorial Government,
es.ab!lshedb by the Government That i. the
Squstter Sovereignty l a1n against.