The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-10-05

~! not unul nttcr many years experiment
we had come to the conclusion that Il is
hot for obr good to retsin II; and when
we came to make a nconstitution and came
10 the Union; az an equal with the 9th
Cr states We adopted gradual system
Of emancipation. Thus we became Q
rrc state The very moment we tried it,
These facts show you that, Il is slnudcr
upop. the people OF the n, West, whom
the Republicans tell you that we are free
! only because Congress ,compels us 70 be
so. We brcatuo Zee by the same title
that New York, pennsy sylvania and other
states became Zee. When the constitu.
tion was originally adopted, those states
were slave holding states. Subsequent
I by pcnnsy lvaniu, New Jersey, Rhode Is
land, abolished slavery. ny what nu-
thority did they abolish M What ptinti-
pie converted those slayeholdinr states
] into free statesl Did they do it by act OF
, COngressl Did they ask the permission
OF Congress whom they did itl Each one
abolished slavery OF It's own accord when
the people came 20 the conclusion that il
was not for their good tu have t. Thus
II y
, those six original slave states Under the
, operation Of the great principle ot pop.
sov. Every state in America which ie
free, became FREQ by the VOLUNTARY ac-
tion Of their own people. Why then
; cannot we permit all the new territories
and new states 70 establish their iustiU-
tions make their own laws and govern
themselves the same as the old Statcsi
The Republican leaders admit the full
/ force of this principle Of fselEgovcrnmcnt
80 far as the States are concerned, bot
they insist that the people of Territory
are not capable Of exercising that high
privilege Of selfgovetnhent. Why ure
not the people of the territories as Well
, capable of making their own laws "a tho6t
of the states! who are the people Of the
, territoriesl are they not your brothers,
your sons, yotr relatives who removed
Z from the old states aud made home in
the West.
Were they not capable of selGgovcrn-
m ert before they left Ohioi were they
not entitled 10 the inherent right of self
Q government while they resided hcrcl no
d Republican denies that proposition, on
the contrary the Republican leaders tell
: you thnt the people OF the states are So
intclligent--so wise that they not only
= are capable OF making laws and govern
i ing themselves at home, but through their
. Representatives In Congress are equally
so in making laws Tor the people of the
=. territories besides. (Luughter.) Mr.. Sew
+ ard in late speech reported TO have said
c that the people Of Michigan now enjoy
g the high privilege, not only Of making
. their own laws; but making aw6 lof 9th
or people in the territories. (Applause.)
J. lie said that was the kind Of pop. soy.
i he WIS in fuvur of; thatkind of pop. sov.
n the Republican party advocate and |
4 might add that Is tho kind Of pop. soy.
that the Tories of the revolution attempt
ed f. force @g09a 939@eAA 39S af Bras&p fappS4 bS4
70 Lament elected by the people of England
~ not only had the right TO make laws for
=, England, but also to make laws for those
o Colonies who We're not represented in
l. parliament. Following their example
y the Republican leaders of this day claim
= that Congress not only has the right Ia
make laws for the stntes but also for the
people Of the territories who ute pot rep
4 resented in Congress. Oar fathers Of
ID the revolution declared that the worst Of
II all tyranny Ros to be governed by par
a lament in which they were not rcprc.
" sented and they declared their indepcnd.
~ chce and fought the bloody battles of d
10 seven years war; rather than pcrmit a
NJ British parliament to make laws for them
=, without giving them representation,
y, Are yon prepared now to enforce upon
sr American citizens in our territories that
lr same tyranny that our fathers resisted in
A. the Coloniosl [Cries Of no. But let u.
"A inquire into The reasons assigned BY the
Rep. party for their new doctrine or rath
NJ or their old tory doctrine. They conced,
rs that the people of the states may po9err
o. themselves because the states are sove.
as reign powers believe thGt Is the doc
% trine or argument fairly started. / wisl
to remind them and you that when ou
III fathers made this same right Of sclf;gov
rs their object, they were told they wer,
a not sovereign.
4 Our fathers were not denied the righ
OF self-gov. for states only bat while de
10 pendent colonies, dependent territories
ne and dependent provinces; that was wha
ny our fathers claimed, and when the Brit
n ish King aud parliament refused TO con
-, cede TO the Colonies the right of self
y Government through thcir local legisla
ne lures, over their domestic concerns, thct
ld Il was that they put forth In,
- Declaration OF Independence. Rcmem
bor, they did not desire independents,
when they began the struggle-they die
be not wish TO be separated from the Brit
4 tish crown. On the contrary they pa
a, forth petitions to the King and address
es to the parlafhent and TO The EnRlisl
~ "a people in all ofwhioh, they avowed thei
IL devotion to the British constitution
o. their affection forthe British people an,
es their loyalty to the British crown. The,
asserted that they did not desire ever I,
be separated from Great Britain but tina
III before they would give up the right o
he self.gov at home, they would separat,
ey forever from them. Thus you see tina
a. our fathers not only put forth Che Decla
ration OF Independence as a means of ac
- quring the right Of local selEgov; nov
h we democrats only claim here for Amer
rs lean citizens those same rights which on
NJ fathers demanded ofthe tories and deniel
Ia by them. Is not an American citizen liy
ing In oui territories under the constitu
ton an heir to ag many rights and privli
O. ges of selCgov. as the british subject be
dr. fore the Rctolutionl If he is not, yha
mr. have we gained BY the Revolutionl WI,
- do we assemble on tho 4th ofJdly aud fir
- cannons, build bonfres, read Declara
te fions of Independence and deliver ora
d, tons if, now American citizens have no
g, gained some right and privilege &hic
a. before was denied themi
Thus you have before you the who'll
} doctrine Of pop. SOW that 30 much rid
I'D iculed. 1t is the right olthe people whel