The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-05

so.' s.s. = .s.s s;S sssS . declare tAaa he .sa
that made the issersos ~,ess ~ s.s nes
can the moes inselIGsas coIksS.s ~. ~. ::
this desk understand better whaSS~ ....;.. - -
. contract meant By eonsract tAan -.sr,;ss
themselves however illisesate they may -
Cersaisly this cannot be. The whete busiaes~
meant. and when ths pasties shenseaves hsvs
acted upon that declaration throughout theis
| lives that settles The question.
Suppoee write . letter to mp frieed; sap
| pose have - good right TO say vhas meant
by il as he, or any Other man Suppoee nfty
years after some person should say that he kue v
| more than / she meaning of my own letter. what
would ron say to himf You would ~ thar he
is surely modern Democratic. cooseil1tosal
lawyer, llaughter and appla1se. and you know
they are much wiser than were The men seventy
years ago.
POPULAR sovxAxIGxTr DEFIxHD.
My friend talks Of popular sovereignty. That
is attractive theme, and hes deceived good
many men in times past. What hi Did he
define it for you: did not 30 understand him.
will attempt to define il for you.
First the best definition 10 popular humbug.
The second 'best definition Of 10 is the right OF
the people to govern. with the people being lets
out The third definition is thasegiven By the
Kansas Nebraska bill itself: Tho right Of the
people to govern themselves subject only 10 the
constitutions" the exercise Of the veto power OF
the Govesnor. and Judges to be appointed by
the President of the United States che venera-
able -. b. for example. Laughter and much
applause This Popular Sovereignty Was in
vented by Gen. Csss in lS47. as . sort Of sns-
pension bridge 10 enable him 10 GROSS over the
yawning gulf OF the Wilmot Proviso. But you =
remember ,hs I the bridge broke dows and tha
General sort Of got his back broke. The
hriSye iav in vnins pnfi lakA vhen non0fas duv
itup.
A voce.-He was . pretty smart fellow 10
bring life out of . dead carcass.
Mr.. Morton.-But be did not succeed in doing
il.
Where does this Popula, Sovereignty begni
begins first aftev Congress has given to the Ter
ritory constitution in the form Of Nebraska
bill for example-after tho President has given
TO the Territory a Governor, judges and all the
officers of state. After all these things have
been done, this right Of Popular Sovereignty
begins. Now. if the people have right to gov
principle carried ort in its purity. You cannot
conceive Of people having the right to govern
without they have the right to choose
their own form Of governnent. aud unless they
have also the right to elect their own Governor
judges and oil other officers of state-lhosa who
are TO administer the government when il is
called into existence. Does Mr. Douglas concedc
this thiugf Not bit OF II! He concedes that
Congress has . right to give the Constitution,
and that the President has . right to give Gov.
ernors and Judges. and afte. that the people may
pass jnst such laws as Congress has conferred
power upon them, by these Constitution and
Governor given to them, to pass.
STATES va. sEaairoRrEs.
The very proposition on its face 10 . manifest
Inconsistency aud absurdity. II the people have
,Shis right of government, / ask IL the Territories
are nos much more powerful than sbo 0tasesf-szz