The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-31
steedman Nominated,

Al the Democfatio Congressional ConveI
ton OF the flh district, held al Toledo
last Wednesday. General James B. Slret
man, OF Lucas county, was nominated o
the FIRST ballot.
But two candidates were balloted for
Messrs Stcedmsn and Leland, OF De6anc
county. On motion Of Mr. Leland, Genera
Steedman's nomination was made unan
mous.-t Hancock Courier.
The above 10 the cool announce
mont, in tho last Courier, Of the nom
ination Of tho Democratic candida,
for Congress in this district. VIII,
did not the Courier lsud Mr.. st, cd
man for his remarkable honesty an,
Integrity - for a character cntirel,
Tree from tho charge of party tricler,
and low intriguc2 Why did he no
say, in his enthusiasm, that Stced
mans nomination was "ono emf
nen,ly fit to DO msdo" When til,
Editor OF the Courier announces th'
nomination of a Democratic candi
date without the usual quantum o
fulsome paise, there must lie some
thing "rotten in Denmsrk' for sure
Cannot you think Of something
handsome to say about him yet
neighhor. just by way oil .TO'n,d
compliment Now try your hand
Do. lyon don't, we will.
This j. B. Steadman is one OF
your real noisy sdvocstes OF bogus
"squatter sovereignty" So jealous
was he in the cause that he would
circulate nothing but the genuine
article.-,one free from all taint OF
even judicial decisions. From tn,
way it worked him, you would have
thought that he had taken the com.
Iplaint in the natural wsy-that it
was really deep seated, and would
stick to him until, as Tom Corwin
would express il, Gabriel had blow
ed his last trump Well, how has
It been with this Douglas champion!
Why in a Democratic Convention.
held in Toledo, few days before
the Baltimore Convention met, being
filled full to the brim, with the Doug
las spirit, this Mr.. j. B. Steedman
wrote out and had adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Resolved, That the amount Of power
which the people may exercise in their sove
reign capacity, never has been, is not now.
and never can be a judicial question. aud
we believe that the people Of a TERRI.
TORY are MS perfectly sovereign and SUI
preme in regard to all matters appertaining
to their local interests as are the people OF a
state in the management OF their affairs, aud
we look upon any attempt to limit or re.
strain the power OF the people of the organ
ICED territories in the exercise Of their rig hts,
EITHER BY CONGRESS OR THE SU.
PREME COURT, as o violation Of the sa-
cred principles Of free government"
The above, one would think, was
getting up the dignity pretty W. Il
for tho Democracy in the North. -
Now to the sequel. Mr.. j. B.
wrapped up this 'incendiary' resolu,
tiOn, and having stored it away in
his pocket, started for tho Conven-
tion at Baltimore, intending, should
popular sovereignty be assaulted by
Courts or camps to touch off this
bomb shell and explode the whole
concern. He lands in the Monu.
mental City, starts straight for the
Convention with toes out aud head
erect, and ever and anon puts his
hand into his coat pocket and plncks
the tail of the popular sovereignty
torpedo, to keep it in fighting tune
until the crisis came. But alas for
poor frail human nature! The blan
ldishments OF the South were to,
much for our would.be. Congressman
Shareholders soon found him very
much like clay in the hands of tn,
Potter. In the course OF a iow days,
he makes a complete summerset
and votes with tho rest of the Dong
as delegation, for the following
resolution, introduced by WickliFe
ot louisiana:
| "Resolved, That il is in accordance with
the Cincinnati Platform, that during the
existence OF territorial governments, the
measure OF restriction, whatever IT may be
imposed by the Federal Constitution on tht
power OF the territorial Legislature over The
subiect Of the domestic relations as the sam,
has been or shall hereafter be finally DE
lTERMlNED BY THE SUPREME COURT
OF the United States, shorld be respected b,
all good citizens, and ENFORCED with
promptness and fdehty 10y EVERY BRANCH o
the general government"
On the 12th Of June, this gentle
nan drew up resolution anil had
it adopted, in Convention at Toledo
declaring that he regarded 'any at
tempt to limit or restrain the power
of the people OF the organized terri,
tories, in tho exercise Of their rights,
by the Supreme Court, as a violation
of the principles Of free government;
and on or about the 2Eth OF the same
month, this popular sovereignty
champion voted for a resolution, in
tho B fillmore Convention, declaring
it as a cardinal doctrine of the rarty,
that the past decisions OF the Su-