The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-03-16

PoPular soYcrcienty Ia rL ansna.
Gcy. Mcdary lbo yennblo s1roel ne.
dary, late Of Ohio, and representative
democrat Of tAe Douglas tlams, had tsfo.
cd the hiil recently pwsod BY the lrrisle.
turo OF Kansas. r0hibninr slaycrr in
that territory. Let the people of The
Northwest rad, mark, learn and inward-
y digest this striking event Of current
political history.
I ltnover before, the fact is ao,s clcarir
domonstrated that the Sham Domoers6y
haa made it special object 30 G3rce
a,,1se,y iuto kansas. They have, ,iadetd,
sFeedy shown ibis, IN many ways, but %
the recent vetoea Of Gov. BLACK Ia Ne
nraska' and Of Gov Msdary u Kansas.
we have the bohcsi, most shameless, and
most unicniable demoustrnfion OF this
4 often disavowed purpose This fnai ssst
removes al chance for cqu.gocstion or
evasion. The exact value Of tho much
yauntcd doct5ino of popular soveraigniy.'
broachcd by Douglas as a lackv afler-
Thought % mitigate the enormity Of hs
sacrilogious crime in disturbing The Ms.
souri Compromise, is now 20 piainlysecn.
that those who run may read. An Erocu-
tive veto from Washington, Is iuterp5s-
ed with a view to thwart the will Of the
people.
Let us SEQ what Douglnr--ihc Great
Demooratic champion In the Nurihwost
-promlscd us in his bin organizing KAN
sas and Nebraska, lie and his portv
pledged themselves, in regard 10 those
very torritoriog, 60 leave the people
thereof perloelly lroe g. fonn and rsi,-
late their domestic institutions in thoir
own way" In due time, the poopla of
each Of those tenitories, In a manner
perfectly Legitimate, and through their
legislatures chosen ia accordance with
the provisions Of tho organic acts civen
20 each by Congress, dccrccd that siuve-
~ should not exist therein. And how
has the solemn pledge, thus made 10 them
hy the democfatic party, heeu redeemedl
Why Gov. Black. a Northern democrat.
IN whose appointment they had no voices
whatever, declares that the will of tho
people Of Nebraska shall not be- carried
out. He declares that they shall hive
slavery in Nebraska, whether they will
or no, 90 lcng us thoIr territorial oondi-
ton lasts Failing a. a two-thirds vote
In both branches Of the lerislature-ow-
ing 70 the strength Of the democratic ele-
ment--slavery romans in Nebraska, ac.
cordingly in defiance Of popular sovc-
reignty,' and specially upheld there by
corrupt and hypocrticul party.
Aud now we have an act OF The Knnres
territorial legislature, strictly conformed
70 all the conditions prescribed sy the
organic act, and passed 10 the exercise
OF right which Douglas and the demo-
cratic party have solemnly pledged them
selvts te defend and maintain, in liko
manner trampled under foot by Gov. Ole
dary, Douglas democrat, who, in the
name Of his masters, ropudiates and con-
tens the voice OF the peoplel He must
bolster up sluvery by the exercise of
veto power, always and everyw here odi-
Gus, unless exercised in eNtrcme cases.
and particularly dislkod in the State
rom which he is taken 10 do this "dirtv
\ work" that no such prorogative Is allow
ca to ita Governor, although chosen di-
roctly by the people, Rather than sub.
NIT 10 such intamy, it would have been
/ thousand-lold better for Modbry. and for
! The Ohio democracy, had he resigned his
office, or suffered his nume 10 be nddedto
The list Of buhesd d Kansas Governors.
Yet this Douglas democrat bas proved
himself a most plant tool Douglas him
sell would have been found equally obso.
quiousi had he been IN MgnARY's place.
Lei us be told no moro that the great
object OF the Dcmocracy--of the Douo-
LAS Democracy --is not TO extend Slave
~ and 70 forco it into The Territories, in
utter defiance Of the popular will, aud IN
direct reputation Of the sklm prctense
Of squottCr soyer iguty. The record ia
now complete. It's ia words that no
man can mistoke. II viii be held up
prominently before hepcople. all through
the coming clnvass. These last acts of
degradation, tlis cr0wnihg inIamy in
hansass bad 20 be pcrpetrated, that
DoUGLAs might have chance al Char.
leston. Let the d mocracy reward thia
treaehory Let them gratiiy the people
with an opportunity 70 express tfeir esti-
mate Of the mischief done BY DoueLAsin
1894 aud Of his consummate political
knlyery, from tbe boqinainp Of this Kan
sAs business, except when f0r a brief time
restrained by the exigeucics Of a pending
Senatorial canvass, down 70 tie prescnt
moment
The end Of this Kansas eeonhicl" is
not yet. The Legislature is fortunately
strong enough 10 override the veto of
this staunch Democrat, MEDAnv. Slar6-
~ viii be ebolshed there, despils tho
oihcious intermeddling Of Democratio
supreme Judges and the nnbiashing
tfeachery Of Democratic leadss. AIoan-
time, Kansas is to be kept ont Of che
Union. IN punishment FOR choosing eae
labor, and in spite Of the fact that sho
was long since votod in, on tie sole inY-
p9r1ani condition Of agreeing 60 aoeept
Slavery - Cin. Ga.