The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-09-27

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when the Kansas- Nebraska bill was be-
,ove the sepsts Of 1854. Mr.. Chase of Ohio.
moved to add the following words:
Under which the people Of the Terrific
nv through their appropriate representatives
may, if they see 1t. prohibit the existence
Of slavery therein
Which amendmens was rejected; Yeas,
TO- Nays 56-ss follows:
Yeas, Chase Of Ohio. Dodge Of W,seon-
sin, Fesssnden. Fish, Foot. Hamlin. Sew
ard. Truman Smith. Sumner. Wade--lO.
Nays-Adsms, Atchison. Badger. Bell,
Benjamin, Brodhead. Brown. Butler. q. q
Clay, Clayton. Dawson, Dixon. Dodge Of
Iowa, Douglas. &C., &c.-3O. Csss
c,cyed though he had voted just before ]
Mr.. Chase further moved to amend so as
10 allow the people to choose their own
Gorrsor, a. we'll rs Legislature. This,
leo. was voted down-yeas 10; Nays so
as follows:
Yeas--Messrs Chase. Fessenden. Foot.
Hsmlin, Norris, Seward, Shields. Smith,
. Sumner, Wade-1O.
Nays-Atchison. Badger, Bell. Benjamin,
Brodhead, Douglas. &c.--s0.
July E, ls56.--The Toombs Douglas
Fabrication bill being before the Senate, Mr..
Yrun.bull Of Illinois moved the following:
And be IL further enacted, That the pro-
y ,n in the Act to organize the Terrific
.iss Q. Nebraska and Kansas, which de-
,ioses it to be 'the true intent and meaning
. Of said act. mot TO legislate slavery into any
territory or S.a.e, nor to exclude 1t there
g. r.
..so.ly free to form and regulate their domes-
tic institutions in their own way, subject
ony to The Constitution Of the United
sS.ates.' ras intended to, and does, confer up
on, or lease TO, tie people fMe Territory 81
Konsds, fill porer, at any time. through Hs
Territorial Legislatsse, to exci1ds slavery
from said Territory or to recognize and reg
ulaec it therein
This too was voted down, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Allen. Bell of New Hamp-
Shire, Collamer, Durkee, Fessenden. Foot,
Foster, Hale, Seward. Trumbull and Wade
Ill.
Nays-Messrs. Adams. Bayard. Benjamin.
Biggs, Bigler, Bright, Brodhead. Brown
Csss. G.. C.. Clay, Crittenden. Dodge
Douglas, Evans. Fitzpatrick, Geyer. Hun
ter, Iverson, johnson. Jones OF Iowa, Nal
iofy, Mason, Pratt. Pugh, Reid. Sebastian
Sliden, Stewart, Thompson of Kentucky
Toombs, Toucey. Weller. Wright. and fu
lee-34.
Doug las I'm lsA5.
The father may bind the son during hi
minority, but the moment that he 1.-THE son
attains his majority. his letters are severed
and he is free to regulate his own conduct
So. sir, with the Territories; they are sH1jec
10 the jxrisdictiOn and control Of Co"gyes'
9sysag infancy-their minOrity--bur wher
they attain their majority, and obtain admis
sion into the Union. they are free from sl
restraints and restrictions, except such Al
are imposed by the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States
Douglas In 1880.
Il firmly and consistently believe that there Il
so sAFETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION
except by faithful aud rigid adherence to tns
doctrines of non intervention by Congress IN the
Territories. Intervention means dsuEion.'
gain-Douglas. in his speech in The United
states Senate. Feb. 23rd, 1860. said:
y DO not hold that squstter sovereignty is su
rerior to the constitution. i hold that no such
tairg as sovereign power attaches TO territory
- a territory. l hold that territory possesses
vbatever power it derives from the constitution
UNDER THE ORGANIC ACT AND NO
MORE"
1lse Douglas Slave-Ccde Platform
"hescired That it is in accordance with the
Ciiciupau platform, that during tie existence o.
Territorial Governments the measure of resiric.
zion, whatever it may be. imposed by the FEEDER.
vi Constitution on the power of the Territorial
legislature over the subject Of the domestic re-
iaicrs as the same has been or shall hereajte,
De decided by the Supreme Court of the Unies
~ 49, ~ l. iii "a.
ard enforced with promptless and fidelity b,
every branch Of the General Government"
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