Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-06-22
Effect of Popular Sovereignty as stated by
Mr.. Douglas.

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Mr.. Douglas.
From Mr. Douglas Speech IN the Senate May 10th 1860
| But, we are told that the necessary result
of this doctrine of non-interyention, which
gentlemen, by way of throwing ridicule up
on, call squattcr sovereignty, is to deprive the
South of all participation in what they call
the common Territories of the United States.
That was the ground on which the Senator of
mississippi [Mr. Davis predicated his oppo-
sltion to the compromise measures of 1910.
He regarded refusal to repeal the Mexican
law as equivalent to the Wilmot proviso; u
refusal to recognize by an act of Congress
the right to carry slave there as equivalent
to the Wilmot proviso; a refusal to deny to
Territorial Legislature the right to exclude
slavery as equivalent to an exclusion He
believed at that time that this doctrine did
amount to denial Of southern rights and
ne told the people Of Mississippi SO but they
doubted it. Now, let us see how far his pre-
dictions and suppositions have been verified
| infer that he told the people so, for as he
makes it charge in his bill Of indictment
against me, that am hostile to southern
rights, because gave those votes.
Now, what has been the result? NV views
| were incorporated into the compromise meas
ures of 1850, and his were rejected. Has the
South been excluded from all the territory
acquired from Mcxico9 What says the bill
from the House of Representatives now on
| your table, repeating the slave code in New
Mexico established by the people themselves I?
1T IS part Of the history Of that country that
u'ader thts doctrine Of aon-interceation, Mis
doctrine that you deligAt to caU squatter sop-
ereingty, the people Of Nesc Kcrico hace intro
| duced and protected slarery an tie schole of
that Territory. Under this doctrine then
hare concerted tract Of free territory into
stare territory, more than .fre times as h,ue
as the State OF Ne1 York Under this dec.
trs"e, stacery las been ertended from the Rio
G,dsae to the Gulfof Califmaia, and from
the hne Of the Republic Of Neeico, not only
up TO 36 deg. 80 min. bit up to SO aeg.-gio-
ing yom a degree and . halt more Stare ter
reto'y thda you ecer claimed In 1S4S and
ls4o and 1850 you only asked to have the
line 80 deg. 30 min. The Nashville Conven-
lon liked that as its ultimatum. / offered it
IN the Senate in August, 1913, and it was
adopted here and rejected in the House of
Representatives. You ask only up to SO
deg. ~ mln,, and noaa-iaterreation has giren
you staos territory mp to 3sdeg., a degree and
ha!f more ha1e you asked and net you say
that this as a sacrifice Of southern ri9Aiy?
These are the fruits of this principle which
the Senator from Mississippi regards as hos
tile to the rights Of the South. Where did
you ever get any other fruits that were more
palatable to your taste or more refreshing to
your strength? Waat o.Acr inch of free Ter
aito1y has been concerted into slape territo,y
on the 1nae1fcaa contine1t since the RccoIu
ton, except IN Neto 1Kerico and 1risoao. un-
der tic priactp5s Of on-iaterceation, affirmed
at Charleston. II it be true that this pripci-
pie OF non-interyention has conf,rred upon
you all that immense territory; has protect
cd slavery in that comparatively northern
and cold region where you did not expect it
to go, cannot you trust the same principle
further South when you come to ACQUIRE adj
ditional territory from Mexico? IF it be
true this principle of non-interycntion has
given to slavery all New Mexico, which was
surrounded on nearly every side by free ter
ritory, will not the same principle protect
you in the northern States of Mexico which
they are acquired, since they are now sur
rounded by slave territory are several hun
dred miles further South ;''have MANY degrees
of greater heat; and have a climate and soil
adapted to Southern products? Are YOU not
satisfied with these practical results Do
you desire to appeal from the people of the
Territories to the Congress Of the u. S. to set
tie this question in the Territories When
you distrust the people and appeal to Con-
gress, with both Houses largely against YOU
on this question, what sort Of protection will
you get3 Whenever you ask slave code
from Congress to protect your institutions in
Territory where the people do not want it.
you will get that sort Of protection which the
wolf gives to the lamb; you will get that sort
Of friendly hug that the grizzly bear gives
to the infant. Appealing to an anti-slavery
Congress to pass laws Of protection, with the
view Of forcing slavery upon an unwilling
and hostile people? Sir, of all the mad
schemes that ever could be devised by the
South, or by the enemies Of the South. that
which recognizes the right Of Congress to
touch the institutions Of slavery either in
States or Territories, beyond the single case
provided in the Constitution for the rendition
OF fugitive slaves is the most fatal,n
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MYSTERIOUS BELL RISGING.--TAe Pyoci-
dence Journal gives an account of case OIL
mysterious bellrlnging in that city. The
ringing commenced on Thursday evening.
and continued at intervals for three hours.
SO arapausnrp 1,1 tho 1