The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-11
TElxRTY.FIRsT CONGRESS.

TH1ArY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Senate.
wAaulsoros, Jan. 10, 1889.
Several memorials and petitions were presented.
rHE HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mr.. JOHNSON presented petition In favor u the Homo
stead bill
TERRITORIAL AYFMRs--mE SLAVERY QUEsnou
Mr.. Pugh's resolution taken up,
Tho question being upon the amendment OF Mr.. Harian
proposing the election Of all Territorial officers By the
people,
Mr.. GREEN, (dem.) Of NO., addressed the Senate No
said the resolution OF the Senator from Ohio involved
matter OF serious importance simply proposing 70 change
one Of the provisions the organic act Of Of tho Ter
riiores implied, however, the right and the duty r
Congress to exercise supervisory power the Terri
tories and the speech which that Senator had based upea
the resolution was OF character that required moro
extended examination bringing up the whole OF what has
been called "popuar Sovereignty" especially when ~
amendment proposed BY the Senator from Iowa asksl
an inquiry into the proprissy OF electng all Ter
ritorial officers by the people Of Territory.
II threatened 70 change the whole relasisa
between the Territories and the federal governmsut
threatened 70 build up power revolutionary in charas
ter. There something plausible aaA asserug h ~
human mind in the term "popuaf sovereignty" bW
when traced to ts legitimate consequence whoa eEA
mined with reference TO the history OF the oounfryt
found to be fraught with danger from beginning =
end. Popular sovereignty meant that the people a .
Territory like those Of Sa.e had the right 10 isgAss
directly indirectly upon all subjects that sovereign
tuiion save the organic act and without limitation OK
cept so far rs the organic act limited them-making
sovereisnty WA denied The friends OF this pro-
uoston invoIyed themscivcs In coutrsdictious Tnsw
an, ,hov ss;d aovercgntv was moi charmed ror the er
tories but te soyereispty Of Territorial governnent
nn,ar sovcrs,cntv and the soyere,cuty Of Territcrs
hnf he regretted sincerely that the subiet
naa ever oeer o 10 no
the Sxed pol,cv OF The eovernment but becsuse Il re
icnted bone Of contention calculated 70 warm the feel
ciated together in common conflict There were dauRcrs
Of more serious Character staring them in the
The soudv of The oovernment aetting mn frore q fee
rr and fanaucsm. which even those who had stirred
ana a. progressed in the future as il hsd h
the past the government itself could not survive. Il
all not 70 Up
absolute account of the present condition Of
the country While the ship Of State was in the sor.
while the breakers threatened TO oyerwhem t. let al
hands work until should pass to the summer sea- and
then if The questions remained they could be settled
Inns question eugn' no. 70 HAse Wa 'sUa H upoa
uercs pubic Sentiment they would be dereot il duty
ney 20 you'd he made in The shirt
that became members Of the same party He should On.
Geavor 10 Presen' Se qsceS4n PopoIy, ~ nnouos
them TO WORK n inc oVSy o. inc ae%ocsa9e party
AhS nuoJeos hu I'LL I'LL; S - r..~s 49, Y1I.s'
ny so dsecr,ac ns1tv bad near "n;
" No n.n .nca he dac;s;on ~ the nred scot
had Sped tba sre was any bower
case naa even Tuseu sA ~ S,;. ,, as w sSarnr
ps nd Scot, de,;s;on ho Enew thera wss az
'u1 souSern men eneriain,n0 one oonion and
N,hr en anoher lint both aaseed nv comnact BIZ
SS ssUars,;"n ~ aide hv the decson NJ tho On
nrena Conf That decision was made and afser its
rend;,or in 1s5S not one single republican, had ever
S H.. - s H"an =. daLrsva fnr ba o,snic
or Not one claimed that the mower existed ether In
y; rsss.. - cnost;ou rorn.rLed that tha neons ~
co,,S hv Isc.l rne,rs ercIrde nj, rerr sh.rs
Most OF bis friends throughout the Union paid little
cores. sSS snnposed them n rss merely an ncSents
epnression not msred and not Intended TO have nsca
ne snbsennentv develooed Al such thew were disposed
10, - Isss 90 an upT,arded exoresscn IN ts Mat n
Sh, .,tar the canvass in illinois 10 he bur;ed in os
sa. ~ e ass ses" s h was o,ouSn. up
y si ororsr hacsnse % far sa he onesiior itse ss
concerned, be and others believed that il had been
Entrusted with its decision. But since thai time
.nu us'Iu IL. 80 "S,.. $50 ' sSa ~.~ se
.eere nau ueeh esss S. o rAa oS.
ph, hsS hro,h II mn IN this hodv and M de an ,n1e
nagn' nSu h, h san ana ali If n was 70 he ussd
~ ae a.. ~ s..s Of Tssori to ond .hA snnshern snd
Northern States Of the Union prejudice public sent
ment This he thought must and ought to be combated
Up the adjournment Of the last session of CONGRESS NOT
serted that they could by prohbory act exclude slavery
from the Territories
Mr.. PrGH (dem) Of Ohio remarked that the Senator
was mistaken.
Mr. GREEN did not think be was They proposed TO do
it by unffiendy legslation-by discriminating taxation
they could discriminate where was their power to CON
troll m He found upon examining the Oregon bill p,ssed
in ls4s and the Washington bill passed in 1873 drawn
reported and sustained by the Senator from
Illinois, various limitations upon the power Of Terrific
rial government Ali taxes were requ ed to be equal and
uniform with no distinction between the different kinds
Of property he would like to know bow any power TO
discriminate could be exercised by the people Of Terri
tory under the rules provided there as long as Congress-
possessed power Of amendment or Of repeal and that
held long the Territorial condition remained Il was
useless stop quarrel over particular acts that had
passed, because they gave too much power or IL
Territories dsobedient and abused the power
given them Congress ought 70 apply the pecessarv
corrective This taxing power wasderiyed from Congress-
and limited, and even in the Kansas Nebraska bill the
property OF nonresdents to taxed higher than
that Of residents. Where had popular soyereienty
existeds cxerted itself there when the hands OF the
Territorial Legislature were tied by an act of Congress
when manaces were put upon Them Was that anv ind;