The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-08-24
Stu after Sovereignty ns Della
ch By its Author.

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Tho Chicago pfoss and Tribune re-
publishes from the Globe the subioiued
speech, made by stephen A, Douglas in
the v. s. Senate on the 18th Of May. It
is document which every man who takes
an interest in politics would do well to
read, II was made subsequently TO the
two-day effort OF lis author in May, and
was 6shcd out by ,hc persistent catcchia.
| ing Of Jefferson Davis, who was deter
mined that Douglas should no longer
skulk behind unmeuning genoralities. It
will be seen BY this unwilling confession
that Mr.. Douglas repudiotes Squutter
Sovereignty, acknowledges that the poo-
pie Of a Territory cannot set mp a gov
ornment for themselves, aud con oxcr.
else no political rights except such as
are obtained through an Organic Act of
Congress! He in effect justifes the ac-
tion Of those Democrats, who voted a.
gainst Eli Thoycr's bill proposing to give
to the inhabitants of Dakotah, Arizona,
Jefferson, and Nevada the right to choose
their own Territorial rulers and elcct
Territorial Delegates to Congress, Ills
doctrine would have even excluded Cali
Corui0 as state, because the people did
not so through the form ofo Congression-
al Territorial organization. II anything
was necdcdto convict Mr. Douglas orthc
most shameless Inconsistency, and cause
every honest udheront in his ranks to for
sake him in disgust, it is supcrabundautly
furnished in this brief Senatorial speech
It ought to be posted up in the same frame
with the letters and speeches orFitzpat-
rick and Johnson in favor ofa Slave Code.
Lot everybody read il:
Mr.. DoUGLAs-Rcgurding Squottcr
Sovereignty as nickname invented by
the Senator and those with whom hp acts,
which / have recognized, | must leave
him to define the mcaningoihis own term.
| have denounced Squattor Sovereignty
when you find II setting up Government
in violation flaw, as you do now at Pixies
Peak, ! denounced il this year, When
you find an unauthorized Legislature, in
violation oflOw, setting up Government
without sanction OF Congress or Court,
that is Squuttcr Sovereignty which OPP
pose. There il the case Of Dakota, where
you have left a whole pcoplewithout any
law or Territorial organization, with no
mode ofappcHl from Squuttor Courts to
the United States Court to correct their
decisionS--that is Squutter Sovereignty
in violation ofthc Constitution aud laws
of the United Stats. Thcro IL u simlar
Government set up over part Of N, vudu.
Il has delegate here claiming to repre-
sent IL, have denounced that as unlaw-
Gul. am opposed to all such Squattor
Sovereignty. Ifthat is what the Senator
referred to am against IT, All / say H.,
the people of0 Territory, when they have
boenorgania d under the Constitution and
laws, have Legislative power over all
Y rightfnl srl5a ol Iagislation, -eonaiatont
with the Constitution Of the United
Statcs. That is the language Of the law
and If they exercise Legislative powers
on any subject inconsistent with the
Constitution of the United Stutes, the
Courts, to whom appeal may be taken
under the laws, will correct their errors.
Il lie Is all.
GWGN--I ask the Senator whether he
says the people Of California, set up
Squatter Sovereignty like that at Pixies
peukl
DoUGLAs--l state this; see from the
newspapers, aud suppose il 80 be- true,
that an organization has been set up in
Carson Valley, called Nevada Territory,
and the people have elected Govern
OF,
GwN---Thut is in Utah Territory.
DoUGLAs---Yes: but il is said portion
Of the settlers are over the line in Cali-
forna, and some in Utah, but il matters
not. 1t does not change the effect, for
if it all be in Utah, it IL an act of rebel
lion against the Territorial Government.
established by the Government. That
is the squatter Sovereignty am against.