The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-09-05

anu lOi tuo pohche vi thO pOopio. inat
was the doctrine in the times of the Rev.
olution. But we are now told that this
inherent right of selfgovcrnment only
pertains 10 States, don't belong to Terri
tories, nor colonies, nor provinces, as it did
in l776. Let us examine this claim for
a moment. l suppose that you, citizens
of New Hampshire, without distinction
of party, all claim the inherent right Of
selfgovernment. Yes, yes.] You think
it is an inherent right that no power on
earth dare take from you. We'll, l sup
pose that democrats and republicans agree
so far. But the republican tells you that
the moment citizen of New Hampshire
(who possesses the inherent right Of self
government so long as he stays here)
crosses State line, and enters a Terrific.
ry of the United States, he forfeits the
right. Ironical cheers. Is it true that
a citizen of New Hampshire forfeits his
inalienable right of selfgovernment when
he moves to Territory? ["No, stree"
and laughter. What provision of the
constitution of the United States works
that forfeiture? None. Then upon
what ground is it that an American citi-
zen is deprived of his rights when he goes
into Territory under the constitution
and the American hagl Will it be said
that the people of the Territories are not
capable of self.governmentl Who are
the people of the Territories? Where
did they come from! Many of them are
your sons, your brothers, who left the
granite hill of their native State and
went to Kansas, They were capable Of
self government, were they not, when they
left home? When did they lose their ca
pacity to govern themselves? Laugh
ter and cheers Were they any less ca
pable Of selfgovernment after they got
to Kansas than they were when they
started? Did they lose all their sense
and intelligence and the virtue they poss-
essed while on the ferry-boat crossing the
Missouri Riverl Laughter. Where
and when, ask, did the native born cit
izen, who was capable of self-government
when he started, lose that capacity p
| He amt lost il yet. will not pretend
to say what may be the opinion of the
people of New Hampshire as to the ca.
pacity of the people of the Territories
and of the new States to govern them,
selves. would only say that we, who
have spent whole manhood on the from.
tier, do think that we are capable of self
government. We will never admit that
you are any wiser, better, or more ca
pable of self-government than ourselves
We have great respect for you of the
old States, | think we love you better
than you do us. Laughter. And
will give you good reasons for it. an
native Of New England, and left the
land of my birth, the scenes of my child
hood, the grave of my fathers, and went
to the exteme Northwest. And ye
New England is my native land, and
love her on that account. Illinois is mo-
your native land, and you don't love her
therefore, as much as do who live there
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ca .neir wives :. anu Ii cilliplen' = ne ie' w w
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ernlhen' ai.er we geS :' UuI 'nere as We wel'
pelolo We s'"r'eu. SUI WIN al. uue Iespeca ,,l. =
wo 'nihh we are 9ui.e Us oonnPo'en' !"
you are anu l VIII give you reason 10 10
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W years ol age Is JuS' rs c"Paoie ol sen
government as 'ne pro'her 'li''' ren'a,; ;,
oenind' 1us' cast your eyes rounu 'ili
neignoo,noou' anu lipu IN al olu gen'ie'ii'''
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ol'lous' resoiu'o' energeeG' uaring 10y
,ne o'IeF "n a'ilaoie, K,nu' lazy, goou lel
low' lLaugh'er'l "hicn Oh snese TuI poy y,
10 you ,hinA wen' out Wes', w ihc'
s'alu AZ noIe' ano lye1 Il, WIN uauoy an'
mummy ii,:y h"agh'er.I Inc p1la anu aill .L
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