The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-12
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keader, the problem is easily solved. At
the time the Kansas and Nebraska act be.
comc--enrolledi in our Statute Books,--for
we will not dignity il 10y the name of Law
the Federal Administration was pro slave.y V.
1t saw with unfeigned anxiety, thai the vast
territories in the northwest were fast becom.
ing populated by citizens from the Free
States, were matters ifallowed to proceed H.
this way, the slave power would soon lose rs
notwithstanding must be done to
break down the barriers to slavery extension,
and to rctard freedom in its progress. After
due delberaton, the question was resolved.
and, under promise Of the Presidency, little
Dubby presented "Squatter Sovcregnity''
to Congress and to the country. You may
call this too, concurrent testim ny, il you
Wilt certainly goes very far to prove our
case. We have already stated the condition
in which the Compromise Of 1920 left the
country. BY it the north surrendered to
slavery, the large and beautiful State Of Mis-
souri,, and received, in return, the pledge of
the entire south, that no slavery should ex-
tend to the territories lying north of $3.50.
This "Compact' was called sacred" and
was religously kept for more than quar-
ter Of n century. In 1854, little Dubbv.
under the inspiration that his "Squatter Sow
arcignty' was to make him President, dis
covered this compact to be unconstitutional,
and suggested its repeal It was repealed
Now il must be admitted that this measure,
relating as it did to the subject of slavery,
operated, as whole, either in favor or in
encouragement Of the institution. Before
the passage of the Kansas aud Nebraska act.
Slavery was limited in the territories--now
it is unlimited in the territories. BY the
passage of this act, slavery was the gamer
freedom the looser. The measure then, was
pro slavery and the measure being pro
slavery its alCocates must also be pro-slacery
Reader, the time was, when you could
emigrate to the territories under the guaran-
tee, that, provided you located north of SO 80,
neither you nor your posterity would be mo
Tested by slavery or niggerdom. The Kansas
and Nebraska act, the great Temple of
"Squatter Sovereignty has removed this
guarantee and now if you wish to live in a
society uncontaminatcd with Niger or slave,
you must remain in your own free State
And whose work has this been that Of
TIE Democratic party!
The Republican party is accused Of being
a "nigger party" The accusation is base
and slanderous, AMI needs but a simple state
ment of fact to recoil on the heads of the un.
principled calunniators. 1t is the Demo-
'ratic, and not the Republican party, that
tooes niger society. The Democratic party
"root AMI branch is pro-slavery this has
already been demonstrated The Democratic
party claim, that negroes are fit for nothing
but slaves (and avast majority of the negroes
of this country are slaves) The same party,
by its voluntary act, has extended slavery
the nigger-to every foot of our vast terrific
ries. Is not then the Democratic party.
Pro-oiJ7er as we'll as pro-slavery and does
it not lore niger society. You cannot avoid
the conclusion.