Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-09-14
Communicated.
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
QUESTI ems FOR HON. c. ID. MARTIN
- TO ANSWER.

| QUESTI ems FOR HON. C. ID. MARTIN
TO ANSWER.
Ed. Telegraph: Inasmueh ass the
special political friends of Mr. Martin
say he shall not be orally interrogated
during his expected speech on the 18th,
as to his position upon certain important
questions of public policy, 1 wish,
through the columns of your paper, to
ask his views upon the points following:
1. Do you, Mr.. Martin, hold, with
Judge Douglas, that it is in accordance
with the "great doctrine of Popular Sow
ereignty" for Congress to make the Con-
stitutian or organic act for the people of
the Territories, declaring what they may
or may not do, rather than to leave the
people themselves to say what shall or
shall not be their organic law, while in a
Territorial condition? a4.
2. Do you, with Judge Douglas, hold
that it is in accordance with the 'sgreat
doctrine of Popular Sovereignty" for
the President and Senate of the United
States to appoint the Governor, Supreme
Judges, Attorney General, Secretary and
Marshal of the various Territories of the
United States, rather than to leave the
people thereof to elect them phen and hou
they pleases aH -sas. 49, .---~ &
g. Do you hold, with Judge Douglas,
in his speech in the u S. Senate, on the
23d Feb, 1859, "that NO SUCH THING
AS SOVEREIGN POWER ATTACHES TO A
TERRITORY WHILE A TERRITORY; that
a Territory possesses whatever power it
derives from the Constitution UNDER
THE ORGANIC ACT, and NO MORE" and
''that ALL the power that Territorial
Legislature possesses is derived from the
Constitution and it's amendments, UN-
DER THE ACT OF CONGRESS. -
If SO, please tell US what becomes of the
inherent right of self government in the
people of the Territories?
4. The syllabus of the Dred Scott de-
cision, that ''every citizen has a RIGHT to
take with him into the Territories, ANY
article Of property nohich the Consultation
Of the United States recognizes as prop
erty" It further says that ''the Consti-
tuition of the, United States RECOG-
NIZES' SLAVES AS PROPERTY,
and dPLEDGES THE FEDERAL GOV
ERNNIENT TO PROTECT IT" ..-.
This you, will admit is the decision Of
the Court in the Dred Scott case, so far
as the right, of the master to carry his
slaves into Territories is concerned, and
as to the duty of the Federal Govern
ment to "protect it. u .... r.s...-.f
The "Wicklife Resolution adopted
by the convention which nominated Mr..
Douglas, afirms that the decisions of the
Supreme Court which haze been made,
or that may hereafter be rendered, should
be reinforced soith pronaptness and fidelity
By every branch of the General Govern
neent. E. t...... ...- ..-... ...--....,.s-.
Would you, as Member of Congress,
vote to "enforce'' the right of your con-
stituents to carry and hold as property,
in the Territories of the United States,
their horses, cattle, &C.; and if SO, would
you not vote to give the STAKEHOLDER the
same protection for his slave property
that you would give your constituents
for their horses, cattle and household
goods? ..a..-.... -.. ..t..
5. In your speech in Pomeroy, on the
26th August, 1858, you most heartily,
and without equivocation, lndorsed the
Administration of James Buchanan, and
lauded the English Bill as fthe wisest
measure of political economy every
placed in the archives of our country. -
Do you still entertain this opinion?
6. Do you now indorse the Admins
tration of James Buchanan; and if not,
what policy adopted or favored by that
Administration since 26th' Aug, 1858,
do you disapprove?
Z. Do you recognize Herschel V.
johnson as true exponent of Douglas
popular sovereignty? .. -...a
Respectfully yours, S.