Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-14

Mr. Stewards last speech in Michigan was
delivered at Kalamazoo. We find full
sketch of it in the Detroit Daily Advertiser.
There was a great crowd and the speech was
admirable. Here is one passage of =
only heart has been moved by the kindly
greetings of my old democratic friends and
neighbors who once were near me i'll the state
OF New York. | have been struck with their
evidences Of kindly remembrance, though they
are enlisted in so bad cause. 1t excites
mournful feeling that they still adhere to
cause that neither brings honor, safety, or re-
nown. l knew old tederalists as long ago as
1920, who when they gave up the ghost had
strong faith in the resurrection of their
party as of themselves. l have known
old wings who chung with like pertnacity to
similar delusion. 1t is so with you, my demo-
cratic friends"
In this Speech Mr.. Seward discoursed as
follows on popular sovereignty" showing that
the ordinance of 1877 came from it, and that
popular sovereignty is supreme when congress
prohibits slavery in the territories. Here is
what he said =
Let us see how much there is in this ques-
ton of popular sovereignty. 1t is the most
unreal and chimerical that has ever entangled
the feet of honest men in the ways of politics.
You don't want it unless it gives you more
than you have now You, as people, have
now All equal share in popular sovereignty,
Embrace the Douglas popular sovereignty,
and can you have a word in the issue in the
territories Give up your popular sovereignty
and what rights have you! You will surren.
der all you have. 1t is an excellent kind of
popular sovereignty that takes it away from
every citizen and transfers il somewhere else
1t is absurd to lay aside your power here and
go to New Mexico, for instance, to exercise
popular sovereignty there. Why 60 there
at ALL when you have the whole at
homel Suppose you go to New Mexi-
co. You can't exert it there till you
have given it up at home 1t will be but a
mere wild goose chase. You know what kind
of Popular Sovereignty you have here. You
have a right to elect congressman, senators,
legislatures, &c. You exercise sovereignty
over Congress, and Michigan, and every State
of which you may be citizens. What would
be your right in Utah? If you feel an inter-
est in the question as to whether Brigham
Young shall have one wife or a dozen whether
your neighbor shall have slaves or not, why
not, then, express your feelings here? 1t was
the Popular Sovereignty OF the citizens OF the
States that effected the ordinance of '87, and
not OF the people Ill the northwest territories
Who ever heard of sending Representatives
from territory to Congress who had righ
to vote
So you give up everything of the nature Of
sovereignty and resign the privileges you
enjoy in this peaceful and prosperous state
and become squatters in Kansas, and vote for
men who cannot cast vote in congress. Tins
is popular sovereignty, and democrats ask us
10 follow them. Yet while we hurrah en- mass
for Lincoln and liberty, single, solitary
croaking voice hurrahs for Douglas. The
people in the states still hold all Legislative
power. Congress can sell out whatever ter
ritory or portion of the territories it pleases
l advise you tc stay here and exercise you
popular sovereignty, and see that you get tn
right sort of men in congress to control tn
territories"