Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22
VOL. XIX. NO. 81
From The Chicago Press and Tribune.
Remarkahl. sv

The subioined speech. made by stenh.n
a. Douglas in the U. S Senate on the l7,h
of May, we have never seen 10 any other
paper than the Washington Globe, forwhich
1t was reported. and in which every man
/ who takes an interest in politics would do
we'll to read. 1t was made subseq oently
to the two-day effirt Of Its author ia Nav.
and was hshed out by the persistent cate
ehIsm of J-ff. Davis, who was determined
that Dougla sshould ro longer skulk behind
unmeaning generalites. 1t will be seen
by this unwilling confession that Mr..
Douglas repndiates Sqsatter Sou,yeionry. ac-
knowledgrs that the people Of & Territory
cannot set up government for themselves
and Can exercise no political rights except
such as are obtained through the Oroanis
Act Of Congress. He in effect iuslities the
ac'ion Of those Democrats who voted a.
gsinst Eli Thayer's bill proposing to give
to the inhabitants of Dakotah, Arizona.
J-tfrrson. and New ada the right to choose
their owr Territorial rulers and elect Tar.
rit"rial Delegates to Con gress. His doc
trlne would have even excluded Californ.
ia as State, because the People did 70 90
through the form Of Congressional Ter
ritorial organization. If anything was
needed to convict Mr.. Douglas of the most
shameless Inconsistency. aud cause every
honest adherant in his ranks to forssks
him in disgust. it is superabu ndantly furn.
ished in this brief Senatorial speech Il
ought to be posted up ia the same frame
with the letters and speeches of Fn.o.t
rick and Johnson in favor Of q Slave lode.
Let everybody read IL:
Mn DoUeLAs.-ReVarding Sqnattsr s,v.
sreigniy a. nickname invented Nv the
Srnator and those with whom he srts.
which | have never recoguiz d, must
leave him TO define the meaning OF hisosn
term. | have denounced SqIstter Sever
ignty when YOU 6nd il setting 90 gov.
ernm, nj IN violation of law, a. you do nav
AZ Pixies Peak. denouncsd il this year.
When Won find an unauthoriz-d Lrgisls-
lature, IN violation of law. setting up gov.
eminent without sanction of Congress ar
Court, that - Squatter Sovereignty which
! oppose There is the case of Dakotah.
where you have left whole people with
ont any law or Territorial organ alton with
no mode of appeal FROM Squatter Courts TO
the United States Courts to correct their
decisiohs-that is Squatter Sovereignty m
violation of the Constitution and laws Of
the United States. There is a similar gov.
ernment set up over part Of Califoroia
and part OF tue Territory of Utah, called
| Nevada.
lt has delegate here, claiming to rep
resent IL. / have denounced that a. un-
lawful. am opposed to all such Squat
ter Sovereignty. IL that is what the Sen.
ator referred TO, am agaInstit. All say
is, the people of a Territory, when they
have heen organized under the Constitu-
tion and laws. have legislative power over
all righlful subjects Of legislation, cousis-
tent with the Constitution of the United
States. That is the language Of the Law,
and ifthey exercises Legislative powers on
any suij,ct inconsistent with the Consti-
turion otthe United States. the Court-. TO
whom appeal NAV be taken under the laws
will correct their errors. Thal IS all.
GwIS-I ask the Senate whether he
says the people of Q IlIforuia set up So At
ter Sovereignty like that at Pixies Peas.
DoueLAs-I state this: see from the
ewsPaprrs, aud suppose IT to be true. that
an organlz4tIon has been set up In Carson
Valley called Nevada Territory aud the
| people have ELECTED n Governor.
GwIS-rhat L. IN Utah Territory.
DOUGLAs-Y-s; but 1t is said portion
Of the settlers are over In the lIne la Cali
| ioruia and some In Utah. but it alters
not, it does not change the effect, for If it
ali be IN Utah. il Is an act of rebellion a.
gainst the TerrItoral Government. esLab-
lIshed by the Government. That is the
S9uatter Sovereignty am against.