, 1860-09-05

Il e.ef{ loFer Ct fsceion, whose eyes are onenc
: Mn.eo. uaoer ,he nickname Of squa.ter aore,
e'sn.s' eh;' nus been the device Of doughfaces, en-
2 auo sometimes eTen to deceive H. smselva,
u~inE to The peculiar condition Of opln,on a a
: tnat time, not get stii1ened against ths 49,
promise Of human rights; bis very vac;let;o,
pas n,m IN haEt,1cny with the public and cav,
70 %!1 nm commanding position. 0nce for | Ii.
| Tmot pros'so, which asserted the power n
p1etrnned popular sovereignty, which dsn;si
tals power, be became the pendulum betxeen
nseoom AID slavery, and, thus swinging. in.
par1ed motion to q sham democracy. o.
iae DEVICE next sho4ed itself on tue paasao,
cine .. .ne hausas aud Nebraska bill, and here !,
son Of one Of the parties to is-and III g. =
nas continued eter since. It was proposed to ~
repeal the old prohibition of stayeryio fhe M;s ~
souri, territory, estab'i.hcd as part of # H..
sour Compromise. But, instead Of doinr The th;s
upen.y and ptec'se!y-saying ia 50 many words
devised BY which to ny stify The whoJe on.a' ~
ION, Then appeared that "stump sneecn n
the belly Of the bll." accordiar to Coi Reota1 ~
aeclas1oe shat the intent Was to leave The nan'
Pc perfectly Tree to form and regulate iheir
uomeSsle Institutions in their own way. suh;sct
9o'y 10 me Constitutlon of the United Sta,sr.''
As the fatal bill containing the words nassed
n the gray Of the morning, Gen. Casa. ris,no
from bis seat-l remember well 1he scene-sars
| claimed, " This is the triumph Of sonst,ar 80
| e5ei5nty. Ihe old pr1h,h,iiou OF slavery was
Gver.oro"n, and his Nicholson letter WI vim.
olcsted. VIA
Aud now note well The trick. The s}a,.
ters Who voted for these rords rtiec,sd as, sr;,s
scofn the idea that the handful Of Foaott.ra
could exclude slavery, Accord,nr ~ a41s.eIs .s":
slavery went with the Constitution. and W.
tssyoaa .ho control Of the tqasttess. But the
HEA rs H.
csused trouble, and it was accordingly ;3'snn;s
IN these familiar wnrds, "Subisct nv r. 'sea 80
Constitution Of .be Uoifed s.a,.sS ~ my ~ me
mia Of Louisiaua. in l,is recent snsech i) nst)a-
ss behind the scsnes He tells Us that at CAUCUS eau @
agreed that each shonld ms;et.;n ~ =. Deaocsacy y
theory before the public--one s;da 10 pa,aeo.af
squatter soyerrirntv and ~ a.h se sustain n3
to slavery in the tsfritnries Inv 9.oeeeeon
selves to shide by the decison df ,bs b1SSx S mem
Court, whatever it might be-" Snch h3eplehe ~!a .n
secret onspirscy--co5ce.,e tar t'aca Tvs "ss the
from the pub,ic: and oniv racsntta @ - 'ong I1e
And Mr. bouplas was MR. ssea''s .s;t fesealed.
Hau the popular soye1r,rn,r ~ IL.
been realty aud not anam. had - Il Joug1as hsag
sincere recognition Of popular rieht. in.t.sa ea
=. er,ek to avoid their Iecogntioa, be could rot
tais is not all. While protesting uonni., .oa na1
erelgntT, whst does his anil r~atis pst ropea w
the people? Not the right to orran,-a 4Fs;l 4Pun
own government, determining for than,.ainsaa. sa |
it's form ard character; Tor ali this W. s3o..t
act Of Congress, Not the right 10 cbooss ,hs
e1ecusire; for the governor anf ~ nthan ~: Ms
GERS in this department we're aent fronn W. ~,
lng.on, romiusted by the Presdenf M, anu- ~
right to Illuminate thu judiciary: for the ird',es
Ferc also sent frnm Wash,n eion. nom;n.,aaf h~
hs Presldens. Not even The r7sht comnie,eiy
o constltute the Legislature; for eyeu this body
eas placed il many 1mportans respects heron1
he popular ccnstol. Thus in each of t,'e ;hraa
;reat departments of ssate-the *. cut,ye the
JUDICIAL and the legislzttye-was t,onoiar snn
dlsoHned. :
S,arch the Co grtssionat GtoJs for the pnonth =
u FenIuery, lo54, and you w1,l sec With what a
iacerlty Mr. Douglas guard ii The much rsnnsS "
d rights Of the people. Mr. Chase morad ~ :
l!ow the people to elect their poYernnr a.G
ther etsice15. On the yote by nT rs and nosa =.
be champion Of popular sovereignty vote5 Sa
II. Chase, whose effort to unmask th;a hvno. e. T.
Iasy was lndefas'gah'e, made further motion. ~
hlch put hit. Dougsas still more tn the to-,
dter the words Of alleged popular soyera;v," =
the bill be moved to add, ''under ghich * 9. 9!
eopie Of the territory may. through 1ha,r VI
2presentatives. exclud=a'aver if the, ehoosen -
ere was plain proposition. On the rota hv y, u.
,ain voted ~ H. s ~" nls assoclats8 ! n
his single peripateiic spercb il that H. ,ra.
'ltioc Was not ID the alerrate-that ;s +ps,!. s.
I'VE power only to exclude, and not To adm;, -. -!
at be really favored it in that form wv &. ~
Init ;n..a.d or-.:I ~ uuta8 taa power to /
,,;or r. T. s1s "k3Anoslne Whole prop | W
,;vae.t ~ - seal tua@ suea m open and upe- CO
,,s -. .oe a''en US not cohgen1al With the cir
Tbs bill was passed: md Then rama to
t.ta'sa 70 1ess The sincerity Of ihs present ~,
provisions commencsd a, ooca Under TEL
auon ia.o .ne new Territories. aud the free ths
-, 49,. sa's ,ao9E 8rappled. L9vers OF tree 4
ztzans Of stayery from tha So.,.1I n9 the tyr
wv 49, - 80 1tssoos1, ana stimulated from 4
government established n;d.r .ne nsa oMsiAis tho
e<4a'ua o. popular sovereignty, all Ranged ftnI
.g,Ance became dnubtfn,~as - sneff pro
Terntr Reeder-thev wera d;.nsi" ~ .ue caae OF vol
.o SsauAo'o tools sent Instead. spare d., ~
cedipe the Pre.;der,;n .inr si.a.; eod sgtlng are
- We were atsernAtely startled and strnn,d 80;
myers from Missonr; en,eI;nn "nea oooy Of that
ea py tofce the pnlls, and bY nratandns ue
led h1 corn,; ~. osnspa1'on which pro. with
oefe, and 10 Surround 1t By q code oY dee,S .ae
asroe'sy Of Philip H., when by yiule1c. "a 70
en the iouufsition naon ~o Haun ne songhtto caus
ed. (9rtrst.s nrsn, 'pon nolahd. VAS re. ss to
der the scain,n~ iep'ne, raps: Invasion, ID b
tmotnTcd. ND y LILLE, n.o ~s!e 'he agents tneu
opufar nph,s I.sIr."aa .Sn 'als prostr4sica gone
land .et,lers and ,n1.,s .ences nome OF New i'sel
LIE, vas burnt to ~ ozna1 ot Jew Eog Wen
Of profaue and derntss s,u1ao srM ~ c'in- that
from Washington. What tn-n 1a. .r asr
Sc OF the champion Of DO. ufar sovKr";n,.t ittty
30 thunder and Egh:eu? Did hr ro,9s * saole
,as under The nrr,endea ."t W. naa gone 70 vher
oh nof nj H. nos-, saeenA59 o. bis be bt
e Senate On tbs side Of iheir nonrs.snn e'I repre-
led at their calonnrirt-drnnnrnnI 80 oFa
insnr,en,a ;n"ni.ss stoenooneea them | name
hem ,heV 1,n.t ash taen sgents, snd to ~
rsut Al Sao;s,w soM"n " Ts tae distant tears
the hutt of W. ~! ~ aass.snusetsa Vas Ita
lis saw and haarJ assaults. She i
N cane anothar .cs+ si,t .,u stats
o#a adsencu from the Sena.s AZ ~ TnE ;n.E coudi
have le.e person., tssr;,;art ~ ~ !n'a- peace
q to all of Tou. ria .n.tar;s, nut IL Is lie ORE
is was at hsnd. and H. Nnvr1aa 1tsesoa 10 ton
discovered that nonni.r Ae snea soo. | quiess
hing mora than rA n.nnn 1Wa.egny a. "a proels
ap.on consti,u:ion bnt nv oppossa .oe The