The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-21

1aCE DRAocRATsc Dec1nsSs.
The Dsnossssis Cosgssssiosai cosves-
tios, which net = De- Noises, % the llth
inst, sftsr psssiss rsselssios rs-a6rnisg
"is letter asd spiris" he DsssIas platform
adopted - Daltiasss, "snssisessly sdsps-
81" The fslIesisg:
AsssavsS, nss ws s.s n favsr q ssa-ss.srvssstss
b ceessss via ~ ssaessss s4sfs ~ TIE Territories.
50 tAss Ne srss Dses<sssse essssiss H. nat tie
pssvs u IL fssrssses hs thsss II ne States. have
As sisss ~ ecty sss tke~ Own lass sss siss =
sisrt rA~s sss a1esss.
Nov, The psasisrn adopted as Baltimore
ssys 10 unmissstsbIe terms, that there 10 .
"seasors Of yearietion, impos@d By the
FEDERAL conssifasion" upon tbs psopls Of
. Territory, thar 10 not imposed upon toe
psspls u State. This 10 the 'slesssr sod
spirit" Of the Lauisisas resolution, which
Ms. DorGLAs ssd the Democracy Of the frs'
Congressional district Of Iowa declare "a
be 10 "pssfees harmony" s,sh the "righs 81
the people Of the territories, Ike those Of
the States, 10 manage their own donsssis
affairs 10 their sva vsy." Here ~ ar
told shs, shs enforcing Of Federal "rs
s.rietios" speo the people Of the Territories
is,hs n.sses Of slavery "bJ srery branch
- - ysdssA uossFsasst--cusgEes
Executive snd JadicisI-is perfectly con.
sistsnt with the declaration that /" the pso
pie Of tbs Territories ike those Of the State.
have the right not only TO make. their owr
laws, bot 10 elect their osn oaicsrs.'
Impudsncs and inconsissncy could 20 nd
farther! The Democracy Of the Erss Cor
srsssioosl district Of laws should share With
Srsrssx A. DorsIAs, tbs honor Of the dis
eovsfy-ihAs tbs dsssrtion Of 40 Inherent
power, 10 10 the most "psrfecs harmony
With the denial II The existence Of any saeh
power!
Nov, let Us SEQ whether Mr. DorcLA'
believes .ha. the people Of the Territories,
Ike those Of tbs States, have the RICH, to
make their own laws. Here 10 what Mr..
DorGLas said on the subjscs, 10 the Senate,
Oh tho 23d Of February last:
10vEs ATTACHES TO 4 rEaArroav ~ A
rfaatroay, hold ts.i ssffitsfy Possesses wat
ever ss-ss u derives sfam the Constitution rspEa
TIN ORGANIC ACT. AND NO MORE .
fss -hais isss'istsss power sossssssb nv Cos
h %, sosrEsRrp os rmu rraAIrpsiAL LEsis.
rsAE, There we're ssssp,isa. these saints sui
s,a.sr o., Sns Il tho exceptions lay thea th.
,sEeas vss 20 Gs.s The Territorial Lssls,iass Ali
fHE rosEs We PossgssEps All THAT eouLu
30 ava. esnss rss Construction, and sa'
saiss.,saiIas %. that Congress would ngs ntsisr,
18th -asss'st isss.is'iss sssT aassai sa.s.''
Here ~ have most complete srpose OIL
ths great hatabag 81 Saaa,,sr Sovereignty
Mr.. Dorsra, shs.s seneiusively tha. ,hi,
monster asrsr had 40 cxsstenee---tha, ,hes'
never -" any such thing As sqaa.tsr Sow.
sr-isuty. There 10 no longer room 10,
- abs on this point, for does not Mr.. Dore.
tell u that no sovereign power attaches
y Territory ~ such, and ,ha. . Terri,or,
possesses whatever power IL derives from
ths Constitution under the organic act, fur
o,shsi By Congress, and no more. Here i,
sfull admission Of the doctrine oon,sndsd
for BY tho Republican party during tue pss'
foas ysars-thas = territorial Legislature
bad no power, only such - !, derived from
Congress. Consequently. II. under tn.
Nebraska Bill, the peopls Of tho .erri,orie,
had tho right to lesi,la,s upon The subject
81 slavery. they derived that right, by Mr..
borci.' own showing. directly from Con.
srsss-heneo follows the palpable inference
aud dirse. admission that Congress pos
sssses power over the subject Of slavery In
tho territories. This - Republican doe.
irins. and lite eorroilsry Is, that Congress,
possessing saeh right, il is its da.y in the
exercise Of thu. power. to prohibit slavery
- Az tho territories.
Tho "true Democratic doctrine" is, tina,
Congress shall not iats,fcrs in the domestic
adairs Of Territory says the Democracy
OF tho Srst Congressional District OF Iowa.
Sasays Douglas Baltimore platform. Bu,
the Democracy Of lows and Mr.. Douglas
also cay that the Supreme Court shall inter
fsrs, and that "sesry branch Of the Federal
Government, shall aid, assis, and abe, the
Supreme Court IN such .assrtsrsnes. Ia
the face OF all The assertions. dsnials. special
4plssa,nss sna Inconsistencies, shrewd in.
deed, must be the individual who can satis-
fsstorily determine What 10 the "trus
Democratic daessias." We confess eur.sls
sne9aal 10 The task aud therefore leave the
peuglasi.ss to asunisr about in the qusg
m.rs Of insen.isteney into which they have
iaeohtin.nsly rushed, psll.m.Il.
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