The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-09

me ing Of neurology upon their political stock,
produced It's natural fuit-neser-she eternal niger
It least the niger fney saw
him in their drcams-they saw him IN their waking
nan UbiSuisous, this black principle was becoming
attenusted through the exhaustion Of mere extension
But the Convention Al Chicago rescued their party nom
this new peril When nominating raj splitter Ter she
Preside ncy they really resolved that they saw niger In
the fence. (Grest sughter) Now this same thsasc Of
slavery fellow citizens is suggestive VI an important
CONSIDER aton, well The inquirer AFTER truth 70 The
philosophical observer OF human progress Has never
By the s'e Of an ssp.nSss
civilization and periodically impressed upon s surface,
the effort for human Advancement that force nhercp.
nature and which prompts and directs oil the currents
Of population. The vast family Of man, from its origin
this perpetual agency. Mysterious may see when
conveyed and defined . Philosophical principle you
OF each to better his Condition This desire applied 10
surrounding circumstances, selects and applies the
method Of social and indust i progress, or In other
words constitutes in its application what we are acccs
toned TO pronounce the civilization OF the age. When
the thirteen colonies became independent States the
civilization OF each embraced and tolerated African slave
ry The ftaie Of the Industrial and social relations ide
ferve labor conducive 10 the general prosperity; In
white man 1osttered his condition" When by the muts.
tons Of those Industrial relations the fave became
charge upon his master-thst is when white labor be-
profitable than slave abor-each Of the North
thirteen States abolished the Institution, leaving the
Southern Of the thirteen s in it's possession because Of
e,
that point in the scale OF population and civilization
where slave labor to be profitable. Applause
This, fellow citzenr, Is the pstnra process by which
slavery appears prospers and abolished. IL Is the
alton OF anecessity-wbether real or maginary still
neutrality-suspicious. 10 SOCIAL growth II the emaDs
ton Of civilization defective you please and 10 be re-
moved only by the OF the civilization which pro-
duced H. s within the category Of evils TO be sup
pressed by the enactment Of laws out depend
iirely upon the internal economy OF The community
which acknowledges IT, (Cheers) And thus the man
per In which slavery disappeared from The several
N n IN iVrn n enn
was the people Of the several States who removed
from their confines The Of that sovereignty for
which they hal successfully struggled was The simple and
effective instr OF their relief The !nsirumen
tAty, whenever their civilization requires, II 10 TO
South Il IS for this exercise Of the sovereignty Of The
people that fellow citizens, are conendog against
repub opponents They issst that this sovereignty
Ia not naenabe but may be lost and ID actually lost
the DhAbtxnts Of the Territories AZ sequence 70 this
deprivation Of the right Of self ment, they claim
in Congress alone s invested the power aud charge
Of errtor al government. Permit 70 detain with
brief exposure Of this political heresy Now, q caution
sovereignty with what L .eSmed sausissr soyers.sny
Notwithstanding the origin Of their use. the words
themselves have an inherent Specification which rem
ders dscI limitation between them Of chief importance.
The one, popular sovereignty, 10 freedom The other,
squstter sovereignty, is Absoiutism. Wherever men,
eeignty But where andlordsAre and their tenants too
there squater sovereignty u al the root Of feadai
With the f.ud which Constitutes the European little 70
lands and supports the theory Of thrones prncpaes
and powers The right which depends upon occupancy Of
the SOIL Of necessity subjected to the paramount right
Of ownership In the soil II the squatters sht Of occu
pancy, therefore, he only right appertaning 70 the
Congress Of the United states the trustees Of the
people OF the United States In whom 10 the
o. The asrsor. have = SSnsnasa BY
nent But happily the right Of self government de.
ponds on squAlters right Of occupation. is Of
superior origin aud inherent In the person. II is the alb
soute right Of the ndv dua above aud beyond all other
rights, priv eses and franchises whatever II prevails
with squaiter euda right, exists only conunc-
ton with the aodia right or title OF the land 10 the peo
truth IL to be found In The instance Of the states where
the a'lodia Title attaches the land TO the people, with
whom, consequently, 10 found the right of popular
sovereignty. The exercise Of these coexistent rights
constitute the right OF suffrage. Tnus derived, it Is
through suffrage that President is created Bat the
nure, through the iealty Of land tenure, but
to the srea'ios o. khg (.heem) Thus lar,
government ia Of simple and accepted application When
advance TO the Territories where the and
title 10 not aodal in the inhabitants, but in Congress
for the benent Of the people of The States the conflict
between the right Of Congress 10 govern the squat
ter by virtue Of proprecrshp, aad the right OF the
Of sovereignty This conflict but the struggle continued
between tyranny and reedombetSecn the us1rpsiions
OF landlord OF lord paramount and the natural rights u
the human being II rs identical with that which was
maintained by the col mics against the attempt OF George
whether the essay be the part Of British king
American Congress the proposed victim be coonisis
the people OF the Territories II s In each instance
equally tyranny The side and subjugation the
other (tbeersl The right Of self government Dheres
the people OF he States Can you tell what right
s ssSrn % ss Sos q o Se- Gsh ous
And the Inhabitants Of Territory are abso-
laely nee ard independent Yea are they amenaee 70
Of the property the, occupy from rapne and depreciation
Al This point may collision between the proprietor
Of the soil and the lawcss sgpessor &c. Also though
qualified by their inherent sovereign power to establish
government Whenever their social condition shall an.
nounce us necessity, yet Ia quite clear that, should the
Inhabitants Of Territory this 20 with danger
10 the sa. or n violation Of Their orgas polity, the
people Of the States would be tustided In removing
The cv even 10 the extsrmnston Of "a authors. Stl,
there no probability o. such painful extremes Tae
cherished wAn o The teiter for admission into the
s,erhood Of the states and the power Of admission hav
Ing been confded to Congress lie WILL with alacriiy,
oept those prescriptions which will accelerate the accom-
pshm,nt q his purpose Hence the schcnsAof terri
torisl government organic laws aud enabling be
found among staiulesactusl or implied agreements
the inhabitants Of the Territories and tho people
q the states and hence too The ordinance Of i7s7p.
pagse) II Is true that this memorable instrument has
been construed into charter 10 Congress Of the
power 10 govern the Territorcs. But such . con.
4 suucton cannot, for an instant, prevail. so far
from impeaohing 10 authority, then, wou most srenu
orsly ory H. and AZ its nature and sanctions have been
iorciby stated by u The champions OF republican.
Ism, will read 10 you, fellow citizens his commentaries
e@ org sss soe ~, pres ssr
west Territory this fundamental terltGal Law Was In
tended for the Southwest also and was applied 10 tho
became the BARS Of all the Territorial governments down
10 the passage OF the Kansas Nebraska act In 1874 Toe
ordinance the institution for the Territories a. the
constitution Itself FOR the States, and both parts
OF the sysem made at the same time (tbe ordi-
few days Grs) and by the sane men, Il may be
sad and In concert and constitution could have been
made but hand In hand with the ordlnsnse" Nothing
be explicit, nothing true indeed, Of the
character and intended eject o. this celebrated
ordinance. That did not purpose 10 impose
government on the people or the Territories, cite
the same authority, at page 81, and in resistance
of the received impression that the constitution
thorzcd Coprrcs. 20 Inoose government upon them.
Speaking Of that part ~ The Constitution referring 10 tho
government o. the Territories, Gr BElon says Tho
clause At frat proposed by Mr. Madison included Temp
rafy gosernmenis for tie States arising this ter
rory. Referred 10 thc COMMITTEES OF Detail ~ which
Gcuverpeur Morris chairman. u was returned with
govern meEis struck out and adopted by the Convcn
lion a. u fta1ds. the Temporary governmental
emitted and 'gnapproprstc lands substituted By ter.
rtofy other property. and rules and regulations
addeds acsnt alterations shch 10 10 repuise the
vermont ptvcr end ~ IDENTIFY Territory u meaning
lard Tbs makes clear that this ncefiu rule ard rcru
sou clause Old rot Include government, and hat vas