Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-23
QQlOrtcstcr 9ailp Spp.
SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY

-------------- =
SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY
sFEECh OF HON. ELI THAYER,
IN THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, MAY II, 1860
- ma Lh-hr. speaker, nave listened
"nn sreat interest 10 the remarks OF my col
49, an M "'SC u t'0Se Oh tue gentlemen from
""@' llr' Gurus iheY nave manifested
liiuch ingenuity III the discussion OF this ques
uoi ioF' SIR IL Is tne work OF giants to prove
~ me people OF tins country that they have
40. Hgi't 10 govern themselves, and that
wo.isi res. mas rlght TO govern them That Is
"oiA mat can pe zone only by giants. 1t is easy
tor ordinary men, for common men to show
70 tiic people OF tins country that they have
the right 10 govern themselves and that they
9ie douhuanty prepared to exercise that right
Al tue carry history OF this government, we
haa the providence Plantations, the Plymouth
colony, and the New Haven colony, which
uruulihed out governor forced upon them by
non -reSlueht power, and thereby secured To
tlat state an lndestructlble possesslon-the
proud history OF the charter oak, Those men
- from Uhe oiu country lormeu upon our SOIL
modei governments, and they did 1t without
ever having had the exercise OF selfgovern-
"Tn..
Du'' sH' " Is cohleHuea lllat we VINO nave al
ways governed ouseNes, when we go to terri
Soly vi che oHtIeu states are unable TO tell our
hands from our feet. 1t is contended that a
iiidh hot only roses MS rights, but loses his
common sense, by going to territory. The
se.tleiIah from iowa
MI G ~ opeaker--
MIR. Thayer-I will allow no interruption
The gentlemvn from Iowa refused to let me
Ar ~ - q"o''iUn' iciheii ioeI tidt
Mr.. CURTIS certainly did not, or at least
did not intend it.
Mr.. THAYER-l shall not be interrupted l
have the floor.
Mr. CURTIs-I did not hear the gentleman
II he asked any question.
MIR, THAYER-l was not astonshed at the
surprise which my colleague manifested that l
had taken the lead in this business of killing
of these territorial organizations which go upon
the assumption that the people in Il territory
are infants. Therefore | could understand the
grief which he and the GENTLEMAN from Iowa
must have felt when they saw that this leading
and this votinr was sitrcaSsf,I in tha ocoonS
,,I;.h,,r,+ 80 - II I1I,1i - q
PiSiiihenl vi tii"' lesui'' nachei lhouIlleu lor
ttyi n IT, ooi ala "ot'u no. oe conIor'eu
do,bt ,T ,,,,,roo;oto o, ,,J a; ~
go PPP' 'N W 0NN''i"iA i0A
e. ,r;of ,,,,,, have .o,,,..x,. ;.,a.....
o . uP
1ncts and thaTefro a,n ,,ldG ta 900 ,nt,,
striy;na f,. a,rrn,orts ~ 10 ~ So i,i
can neyor he fan,,d ,ri,, S,'',1 CIV
shorld p,oLo a., o,.r,,,,il, Ian, o. ~ 80 -
the territories wboarn thonsand tins bat,or
ohIo +,or Con'rross 70 I'd 49,. IL.
and necessities There ,yos ,oad ; j., ~;
work of nn;cl, and rnadv inyontion ~ 49,"
,,,,s str,nI;,, f,.,,,,s1:t w " ~:
,,essod oil fbot do,-
'i,''I
All AZ the tne sUil i5 rap, sGsreilSdohi
Chords of life in utmost tension
With the feryor of invention,
with the rapture OF creating"
said grief itself may be salutary, and when
these gentlemen see they are in the minority,
and that we who oppose their favorite measures
are majority in this House, l sympathize
with them. | know something about the ef-
ect of defeat; and | say it for their consoa-
ton, that think it may be good. Sir, | have
known something Of the feeling OF men who
hay.experienced defeat; this feeling OF dis
trUftof the power of Providence to carry for.
v ID good cause; this loss OF faith in men
lis runlous, and apparently crushing despair,
may sometimes work great good. The pearl is
only the crystallized tear OF the oyster
Mr. GooCH rose.
Mr. IHAYER-l will not be interrupted
Mr., GooCH-l say to my colleague, that l
allowed him to interrupt me Frequently during
my remarks on the polygamy bill a few days
ago; anu yet he Is not wiling to give me the
same privilege
Mr. IHAYER-n my colleague wishes to
interrupt me, Will allow INN to do anything
lie pleases. Laughter.
MIR. GooCH-l thought my colleague would
not be as UNJUST as he lntlmated | must eX-
press some surprise at the reference my col.
league has made If he had looked nm his