Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-08-08
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HON. III. M. HYAMS.


this State, and live In n rural District,
have read your letter to the Advocate, and
concur with you in sentiment. 1t IL the
duty Of all true men TO condemn n Party
which conccals it's opinions on great and
vital political issues and ns you have
taken up the cause Of the secoeders would
DO glad to know your specific objections to
Squat,er Sovereignty.
IL was the mission of the American
Party TO combat this doctrine, because IL
inauguraied alien suffrage. They conten-
ded that the Constitution was intended to
protect the people, and that the People"
we're the native and adopted citizens of
the United States, and could not be con-
trolled either directly or indirectly in per-
son, or property by aliens. Arc these your
sentiments Mr.. IIyamsl Do you recog-
nizo the difference between Squatter and
Popular Sovereignty Has Sovereignty
local habitation, Hs we'll as name In
whom does the Sovereignty dwell in Lou
irian- Il it in the people, or in the officers
Of Government. II In the people. citizens
Of the United States, do they loose it, by
removing to Territory. II they do not
forfeit their sovereignty by removal, why
should 1t not be as potent In a common
Territory as in State
Do you believe that the people Of this
country arc capable Of self Government
If you answer in the affirmative, will you
please inform me, how they can govern
Themselves, if they are Invested Of the at
tributes OF sovereignty Do you believe
that subject of Great Britain has any
claim to the Sovereignty Of an American
citizen, until he has taken the oath Of al
legiancel And in conclusion ofthis branch
ofinquiries, do you believe that tho people
loso their sovereignty In importing IL to
their Representatives, or do you believe
that they clothe their Representatives with
their sovereign power, subject to be con-
tolled ut their will and pleasure.
Friend llysms--Is there anything supe-
rior to sovereignty in the people, If not,
Why may IL not be exercised in the Terri
tories, ms well MA in the States II their
DO any superior, where can IL rest, except
In consolidated Federal Government, in
accordance with the early political princi-
Piles of your friend James Buchanan.
Friend llyam,--You rpeok Of antago-
ni.mH at homo-You refer di-paragingly
20 Tariffites-. STATE Bankites, DC. Do you
still hold to your old opinions of United
States Bank, as advocated by you whom
you were whie'
Have you thrown overheard all your
former opinions in favor Of Henry Clay's
system Of protection TO American Indrs-
tryi A 4 Democrat do you repul late
General Jackson's system Of STATE Banks,
which were his peculiar "pets."
You also make mention Of Consolida-
tiopists you not believe that whom the
Federal Government attempts to legislato
for the people, on subjects not expressly
conferred on Congress, by the Constitu-
ton, that II lie an infringement on the
right Of the people, and sayors Of consoli-
dation.
You, OF course, have read the letter Of
Gov. Paul o. Hebe,t one Of louisiana.
nobIest sons, who has no opinion to con-
ceal, aud IL MS bold in speech IA the great
Douglas. His letter, friend Hyams, can
not DO misunderstood, he states, that there
Is IN "irrepressible conflict" as announced
by Seward be Gays that the issue " IL
made up, and that when the war Of woi Is
Is over, and things come to the worst, 10
most assuredly will happen, let MS boz
that no one will DO absent from Roll Cal.
What the Governor means Is perGee,ly
cler, to-wit: That Breckenridge and Lane
'o'fS not be elected, vnd that the princip es
upon which they were nominated by the
Southern Delegates, will not be sustained
and the responsibilities forced upon the
South by them abnegated will DO assumed
and the "matter" carried OFT in earnest.
that Is the dissolution Of the Union and
the establishment of Southern Confed-
eracy. The principles referred to by Gov.
Hebert in the maintenance Of which, he
says the "South has ut last come to her
ssnces, and openly declared her determi-
nation to accept as dernier resort, are
embrace in the Platform Of the Breckn-
ridge and Lane Party {; and are, that the
rights Of citizens in person and property,
cannot be destroyed or impaired by Con-
gressional or Territorial Legislation, and
that it is the duty of the Federal Govern
ment, in all its departments to protect the
rights of persons and prosperity in the
Territories. Well friend Hyams, how do
you respond. Are you like Gov. Hebert,
in earnest. Will you be present at Roll
Call