The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-10
Douglas, Popular Sovereignty.

Nebraska bill, the pct measure q
Senator Douglas. Does it gu,rante
to the people the right OF governini
Themselves! Certainly mott 1t iii
rectly and particularly prohibits thei
exercising one Of the most importan
functions of a sovereign people: iha
is, the electing Of thrir own rulers
1t prohibits the people from elcctin,
tho Governor, whoia to execute thei
laws-prohibts them from electin,
their Judges, who arc to admins
ter and interpret their laws--pro
hibits them from eiec.ing their See
retary Of State-prohibiis them troIr
districting the territory for member,
Of the Legislature--clothes the im-
ported Governor with the veto pow
or, by which he is enabled to defea
the will OF the people, as expresse
through their Legislature, unles.
they can cary measure over his
veto by a two-thirds majority. Th,
Governor, Judges OF the Courts, and
Secretary OF State, are appointed by
the President, as provided in Doug
las popular sovereignty Nebrask
bill, and these men have been select
ed, here and there, all over tn,
country, and quarterod on tho people
Of Kansas anl Nebraska, without
their wishes in tho slightest degree
being consulted. Among the Gov
ernors sent ont, to manage the aiIairs
Of tho territories; that ia to help III,
people regulate their own ius,itu
tions in their own way, were ilrs'
Reader, OF Pennsylvania, next Snan.
non, oi Ohio, then Geary, OF Penn
sylvania, Walker, of Mississippi
Stanton, OF Tennessee, who succccde'
Walker, after his resignation, by
virtue oflis being Secretary of State
Denver, OF Arkansas, and finally
Mcdary, Of Ohio; all citizens Of th,
states-not one having been in tn,
territory before his appointment
And 80 Of the judges, aud Secretary
OF State. What have been tho fruits
OF this popular sovereignty measure.
Of which Douglas boastsl Why.
these foreign Governors --citizens OF
the statos, and who still retain their
citizenship in thei" respective states
these Governors, we say, have in
some cases actually controlled the
Legislation Of territories, by the exer
else of the veto power, granted then
by the Nebraska hill. a bill passet
tho Kansas Legislature, prohibiting
slavery H. tho territory, but it was
promptly vetoed BY Governor Me
dairy, and would have been thus
defeated, BY this federal appointoe
had not the friends OF the measure
been strong enough to carry it, in
despite Of his veto, by two-third'
majority. The Legislature Of Me-
braskA passed bill prohibiting
slavery int that territory, but it val
vetoed by Governor Black, just i'm
ported by the Federal administration
from Pennsylvania; and the Lesis
lsture not having the requisite two
thirds, the bill was thus defeated
Oae man clothed with the powc
granted him by the Nebraska bill,
thus defeated tho wishes OF tho peo
pie OF that territory. Yet, this No
braska bill is claimed ms the yer
embodiWspt of poln nlar sovereign
ty--,hs Browning ast in Doulla'
sistesnaanship. In regard to tn
effect 81 Douglas policy in reierenc
TO tho extension of sls-ery into fire
terfitnries, we will let Douglas spea
for himself. In his speech, delivere
in the Sepata. on the 10th of Ma
last, here,aarksd;
"Unaer thif doctrine lsquatier sovereiG
ty,) thsy have converted tract Of free teri
tory into slave territory. more than hvetim
the size of the state OF New York. Und
this doctrine slavery has been extended fro
the Rio Grande 10 the Gulf Of Cnlilorni
and from the line Of the Repu blic OF Mexlc
not only up 10 36 degrees 80 minutes, b
up 10 % degrees--giving you degree and
half more slave territory than yon sver CLAIM
ed. You isk only up to 36 degrees 80 mi,
utey, and abH- -intervention has given yc
up % degrees" .-s at,.'
This noted speech Of his Ia pul
iished in the Weekly Cincinna
Eaquirsr of last woek, AMI thu
sssndl Apthe tshe enticsted, by that promt
nsnt panahs organ.
SusEh Democratic popular SOW,
ssiRuly--snch is the character Of ii
polio9 q which Douglasitc, boast