The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-08-23

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), -.nerican people. which has been sue
sssfully used BY demagosues and designing
politicians = has been this proposition Of squat
ter Sovereignty. 1t is false issue sand .
base fraud Mr.. Douglas AID bis friends have been
palming upon the people. And il We do not
|, prove this assertion Dts true to every candid
mind we shall submit to the severest criticisms
and dennnciations ! Of eur opponents .ley see
proper to apply to az. uucomp!ainingIy.
We start out with this proposition, that there
is not, never gas. and j: was neyer inteaded there
should be Any sach hing Is soUArrKs SOVEREIGN
TT. Tie Distinguished gentleman at the bead
Of the State Department. FIRST announced the
policy 10 bis letter to Mr.. Nicholson, bat its RI
ciculousaess was so great that man dis
posed 10 seriously entertain il. Ia 1854, Mr..
Douglas in his ambitious desire TO he elected
President resnrrected the idea for the purpose
of imposing it upon the people, in the hope
that it would serve as hobby upon which he
cosld ride in to the Presidency. In the K ansas
Nebraska bill. he incorporated the following
provision:
The people Of the territories shall he left
PERFECTLY FREE to regulate their domestic insti-
tutions 10 their own way, SUBJECT ONLY TO The
CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
II wasintended by this to indace the people to
believe that it conferred npon them the power
to exclude slavery from the territories. if ma
jorty Of The voters Of such territory were 10 IA.
vor Of thus excluding it. But the reservation
'sUBJEcr ONLY TO THE CONSTITUTION was iassrted
to deprive them Ct that tight. Mr.. Douglas knew
hat he an sod ia pfa
peranuated Southern men, would decide that the
constitution carried slavery into all the territories
and no matter what might be the popular will
Of the people Of the territories slavery would
be established there. Hence it was that the
Hon A. II. Stephens Of Georgia declared that
1.-THE doctrine of s1uatter sovereignty was not
in the Kansas bin The Died scott decision,
% Interpreted By Mr.. Buchanan, aas entirely de-
stro5ed the p.ofassed meaning of the bill -
While .his provision was ending 10 the Senate,
Gov. Chase offered the following sne.. ament:
"Uader which. the people Of the territory,
through tteiy appropriate representatives, may,
if they sec ft, prohibit the existence OF slavery
theIeiu."
Mr.. Douglas and his political friends voted
against this amendment, showing conclusivey
that they did not INTEND to permit the people
"to eguiste their domestic institutions in their
own way"
Gov. Chase also offered another amendment
to the bill. providing that the people Of the
territories should have the power To elect theiI
own Governor aud territorial officers. This wat
also yotsd down by Douglas ami his friends, de
| claring by that vote, that they were op osed &c
| he ocfE ba rim
/ to elect their own officers and at the same time
making loud professions in favor of popular
rights and the sovereignty Of the people. Thus
was the farce played ont 10 Congress But
when the Democratic party met in convection
ct Cincinnati. it PROGRESSED 10 again an ounce
''s i6xaiian 10 ,saaatter sovereignty. Did they
"hesotved. That we recognize tie right OF tn,
people of all the territories, including kan,a
aud Nebraska acting through the legally an,
fairy expressed will of actual residents, AM
whenever the number of their iBhu btauts justi
hes It, TO form constitution with wit hon
domestic slavery. and be admitted into the
| Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
| other States"
This resolution simply declares that waen the
people Of the territory come 10 form State
constitution. they may then determine whether
| i. shall be q slave State or free State NJ,
one word is said 10 that resolution about the
powers of the territorial legislature, previous to
organizing for admission az s. ate. The Re-
publican platform recognizes the same feature
, no one has denied tina. right. The whole
history Of The country exhibits the exercise OF
this right. individuals may differ in regard to
It. but ali PARTIES .conoede it. Bat the .conro-
versy is as to the powers Of the people of d
territory during their territorial existence Mr.
Douglas aud bis friends coucede and CLAIM tie
right of the shareholders of the South TO carry
their slaves into the territories aud hold them
there until State constitution shall ecide 9th
er~lse. This We viii show up 10 few minutes.
! We are now looking to see where such thing
US sqnatter sovereignty can be found.
! We have shown that 1t Is no. to be found ia
| the Kansas bill, cor in the Cincinnati platform
+ Ii certainly cannot be TO- nd 10 the Baltimore
| pattern. The theatre convention which noin-
/ mated Mr. Douglas. adopted UNANIMOUSLY the
| following resolution, under a pledge from Mr.
| Wickiife that it would give Nr Douglas 40 coo
| votes in Louisiana.
"Resrfeed That il is il accordance with he
CINCINNATI platform. that during Ire existence OF
-
ton. whatever it msy be- imposed by the Feaer.
y constitution on the power OF tne TerTitoria.
Legislature over ne subject OF the domestic re-
iatlons. as the same has 0een or shalt hereafter
be decided by lie Suprese Cou,s OF th. Jaitea
States, should be respected by all good CT szeo.
and enforced with promptuess aud fidelity by
every oraGch of the General Government"
This resolution boldly asoss that during q
territorial existence, it is the HurY of every
branch of the General Government to rSFoxcE
WITH PRoNPrSEss AND FIDELITY the bred Scot,
decision, and every other decision Hheh has or
may hereafter be made to PROTECT SLAVERY in
the territories This avoval is certainly broad
enough to cover ths whole gre aud as.ains. squat
ter sovereignty. By it all the powers of the
government the army of soldieTs and the no less
INSCRIPTIONS army of Office holders. under the
President, and controlled by hi.n are to be used
to reRCE SLAVERY UPON TIE PsoPLE OF TIVE -xp