The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-09-26


confines of hell, "grating harsh thunder" on !
It's tnr ming hinges which permitted the es.
cape from the bottomless pit. Of all the foul
fiends wi tn which this once heaven like
earth of ours has been tcursed1 -
Gov. johnson ol Non intervcn-
4 asGoz.. Herscbel Us Johnson made bril-.
liSnt speech "a Philadelphia, on Saturday
fvsning. The agaIsh immense, and
the most uRboiila& enthssiaem- psevsfted.
The ioli6Wi6g is what he said about Non
Intervention
Now, fellow.citiz ems. what is this doctrine
Of Non Intervention Let US examine il,
and see whether it is 80 odous that anybody
North or South can reasonably protest
against it. What is it !! Simply that the
people of an organized Territory shall ex.
ercise the right Of selfgovernment within
the limitation of the Constitution of the
United States. That is the sum and sub.
stance of Douglas doctrine of popular SOW
ereignty, [Applause.l You have heard that
he was in favor OF squatter sovereignty. 1t
is untrue. There is no man in this Repub-
lie with sense enough to be the leader of
flock of geese, who is in favor of squatter
sovereignty. 1t is an absurdiy but the
principle Of popular sovereignty, that the
people of Territory have the right to ex.
ercise the power of self government within
the limitation OF the Constitution of the
United States, is built upon rock, end the
winds of heaven cannot shake it. Ap.
plause.
Does any body here object to it? No
Does any Brecknridge man object to it =
There are none here. Is there any Re-
publican who objects to 1t want to see
that white man, claiming to be an American
citizen, native born or foreign, who will
stand up in the face Of free people and say
that free-whte men hsve not the right OF
self. government. [Appause.] Yet the Sc
cesson party holds that the moment man
reaches the boundary OF Territory, and
passess the limit OF State, this principle OF
self. government is stripped from him, as the
black snake casts his skin in the spring OF
the year., Laughter and applause. We
contend that he cannot shed it that it is not
an outside garment, but something that is
within him, and part Of the essence OF bis
soul. 1t was purchased Tor US by the blood
of our Revolutionary ancestors, and there il
no man so high, though he be as rich as
Cte US and surroundedSw every luxury,
who can rise above it and no man SO hum
BILE, though be be clothed in rags, and, like
the Son of Man, have not the wherewithal
i y shelter himsslf, @h9seaa sink hsap@ Al
It follows him like his shadow. 1t throb
in his heart and pplsates in every artery
, his body. 1t fishes in his kindling ey
and swells his heart as he looks up 10 tn
/. face of Heaven and exclaims, "Thonk God
i am free man !" Renewed applause.
Who refuses the right ofAself government
Who wants to refuse it to any Americal
= citizen who chooses to &c, out from his ma
tive State to seek his fortune in our Terri
4 tories Observe, however, That this Is
/ principle that is subordinate to the Constltu
y ton. d ,ugas does notshold thttit is supe
rior 10 the Constitution, hnt that it is rlgh
4 that must be exercised in subordnatlon /
to the Constitution. He places it where
e must challenge the approve and sanction o
o everybody but the Republicans. Applause
Even the Republicans, if they were enttle
to the name they assume, would sanction II
I They claim, before all others, to be the III
n publican party of the'United States. Now
q it understand anythingof repubIicanisu
4 the principle of self. f.govefnment underlle
" the whole thing. [Apphuse.l
r. He who denies that principle utterly FOL
to be republican. The Republican part
IL htwever, is grieved by the misfortunes al
wrongs ofthe poor, down trodden Ethiopia
n Oh, Whet foods o! teas they weep ov
n. him, and how they beseach that the Lord,
.. the fulness Of His mercy, will strike iro
n. him the shackles of slsvery! Yet, felio
y citizens, at thevery same moment that tn
cd thus exercise themselves, they avow al
! hold ON to the doctrine that the instant
rs free white man goes into Ierrltory'
at wrists are fettered, aud be has no longer
right of self government [GreOt applause
70. [ oppeal to every sound conservative ma
nv whether he be Nat ona1 Democrat, Yanc
in Democrat, Lncoln Republican, or Bell
in Everett American-I appeal to every m
nst who loves his countrysbetter than It's
~. structiou, who reveres the Constitution mt
as, than anarchy and discord, to come tor"i
os and stand upon the peaceful and conserI
w. tive doctrine ofEnon-interventlon. Ia
II plause.
he I think, sonIrtimea, that non-interVent
nv can rrevetsbe popular, for the simple reas
he that it demands that we shall attend to
he own business, and not that of other peop
"a. GLquohter. ? There are thousands oil o
m the country who are exceedingly ofic
I've and oblgiug, and who always neglect IN
for own to attend tothe business OF the'r ne'
MS. bors. Non Intervention Is their enemy.
er. allows no intermeddIing.a 1t is the doctr
es. of,peace. 1t will hamonize conf citing
inc tions upon a great agitating and dellc
So sectional interest. II wesare to have pc
en-. again, and to preserve the free institute
erv of this country, after all the reflection h
for given to the subject, can see no other
IN than this of non.intervention. Let I
oress attend to its affairs, the States
the theirs, aud the Territories TO theirs. |
no. plause.l have said sometimes fear
av' doctrine of non Intervention will neve
ow. popular and satisfactory to the Amer
nnt neople, because.I see evidences OF restl
6rel ness and q disposition 70 try 10 introt
uch new experiments anaD DiLssoVa'iohs upon
end estab ablished order ofethings.
3-s A few words,noWs upon the practical
the era.iou fthe principle OF non interven'
ncealand / shall eeace turtheF to tax your
has thence. Whatisthe operation OF the
ress ciple z Simply this /: If the people
and Territory want slavery, they can have
iu. and IL they do not want 1t, they caa re
cen. it. The Republican party say to the
tion ple of Territory that, If they want sla'
Mi. they shall not have it-that it must b.
est cluded by Congressional interference.
pro. Breckinridge party say to The people
tIot Tefritory that, II they do not want 'sla