The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-06
Lei us see if This Douglas Popular Sow,

ter Sovereignty into all of them. Let us
look at IL. Do the people of a territory
join in the election Of President? Do
the people of Kansas help us to elect Old
Abe this time2 Can they represent us in
Congress2 Oh. no. They have a dele
gate sitting in Congress, but lie cannot
vote, and nobody cares what he thinks OF
what he says. Do they frame their cr-
lganic lawP No, Douglas does it as Chair
man Of the Territorial Committee. Now,
do they adopt their organic law? Oh, no.
Mr.. Horton and wi ! assist in doing this
in our seats in the House. Mr.. Martin,
your Douglas Congressman, helped TO
make several organic laws for the people
OF the terrtoridss They cannot do any
thing without the consent of Congress.
The prople from Constitution in Kansas
AID ailsglee toll, but they are still kept
out because the Constitution is free. What
can .heydo? We elect Governor Deuni-
son. but the President elects for the peo-
pie Of Kansas some old party hack, like
Sam. Medary or Wilson Shannon. and no
nan car be appointed, moreover, unless
be has first been rejected and cast off by
the ptop'e, & a territory cannot remove or
grt rid Of a Governor when they wish.
Well, then, do The people have any con-
troll over the Judiciary? No, some schem-
ing fellows who have put their feet out of
a window fora lawyers sign, and who
have most likely been defeated for some
oilice by the people, are appointed by the
President judges over the people in the
territories.
They have, it is true. the power to elect
a House and Council, but the Presidents
Secretary makes every arrangement for
dis, and may plan 10 bling about such
results as he and lIis party may desire
And when they pass bill. is that bill a
law? Oh, no. 1t must so to the Governor
and lie may veto it, And thus the will
of The people can always be featsd.
Now in all this is there enough Of pop
u'ar sovereignty TO quarrel about? 1t is
an unmitigaled Lumbug, and the South.
'rn people have bnownths all along They
are frank men; and wanted 10 say so, and
10 kick this humbug out of the Cincinnati
Platform, and upon this lkey split az
Charleston and at Baltimore. They there
had taste of what my old friend Seward
calls the "irIepressible col flict,"
By The WicklliIe resolution, every
thread and remnant of Popular Sover-
eighty was surrendered 10 tho Supreme
Court, which has already made decision
against you. The object OF this resolu.
ton was to gain votes in the South, and |
will bet a sixpence your Democratic paper
here has never published it. All the pow
els OF he Government are to be brought
TO bear 10 enforce the decisions OF that
Court. They have agreed and bound
themselves that if The Court had decided
or shall decide against them, then they
will give up this doctrine. Now that
Court have already said that the peopls of
n Territory have no power to prohibit
slavery. What is there, then, left of pop.
ular sovereignty? Whatever there may
have been was wholly surrendered to the
Supreme Court.
| want to know my fellow citizens, why
you like Douglass Tor am going to say
som, bard things Of him. / liked him
once, and voted with him. You will say
you like him because he boIed the Ad
minislration of James Buchanan. was
with him when he voted with the Black
Republicans, and that is what you like him
best for. (Applause.) If you will bolt, as
he did you will feel better six months
hence This Douglas party will be heard
of no more after the election is over.
| like Douglas for one thing, He has
broken up the Democratic party. Cheers
aud laughter. He has done his country
the highest service. No party organiza.
lion ought 10 continue longer than about
thirty years, Look at all the free gov.
ernments in the word-thcy are few aud
they have never continued longer without
bro"m'ng corrupt, and the Democratic
party is eminenty SO now.
| know that our modern Democracy
claim that they are kind Of Grand.child
Of Thomas jefferson, but he would indig-
nantly repudate the paternity. (Laugh.
ter You dare not read from the works Of
Jefferson, or Democrats will call it Black |
Republican lie. When you read the De.
clara'lon OF Independence on the Fourth
Of July, tho Democrats are ready to amend
by Inserting "whae men" instead of the
present reading, sail men are created
equal" Jefferson dare not be read in Vir.
gInia. The Democratic party had its
growth in the time of Jackson, and iIs
most distinguishing trait was that he
successfully fought the doctrines Of John
G. Calhoun.
have said that Douglas did two good
lhlugs. What Other is thero9 None. He
never has been the author Of any meas.
ure except this Squalter Sovereignty,
which is like many other humbugs that
have preceded it,--alrcady as good as
dead. Ono thing did not like, and Of
which Douglas was the author, was the
'chemc of giving away the pubic lands
% railroads. This disposition of the
public lands was an outrage. never vo-
cd fIr any o! these schemes. (Mr. Hor-
on Nor l.") These lands cannot now
% settled unless tile aStusl settler will
give the capitalists their large prices. We
believe in Inviting every young,frlIow who
wants to marry u wife (sensation among
he young ladies' and better his condi.
ion. and who has no money, to come and
D'ck out farm and 60 to work upon it. ,
rte Republican idea Is to set aside these
,nhlc lands or homosteads for the labor I
ny men OF the country, Their labor will /