The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-09-13

other new Territory, an opportunity to
exhibit its practical workings. No
Territory since the days of the revolu-
ton, has ever been the scene of SO much
civil war, blood-shed, anarchy and
murder as Kansas. The transac tons
in Kansas, have kept the entire Union
in state of agitation, and yet all this
was only an exhibition Of Mr.. Douglas
great principle of non intervention
giving play to the boosted doctrine, of
allowing the people TO do as they please.
The people of Kansas were denied the
right to make their own laws,to choose
their own officers, or to frame their own
State constitution. A pro slavery con-
stitution was framed for Kansas by for
etg'a Intervention this a pro slavery
Congress sought to impose on the peo-
pie OF that territory, and because the
people spurned it, q pro slavery admin
istration sought to force them into its
acceptance, togeth"r with the Miss ouri
slave code, by q. S. bayonets. When
subsequently, the people of Kansas
formed a tree constitution, and applied
for admission into the Union, a prosla-
very Congress refused its admission, ON
the pretext hat tt e Territory had not
the requisite nun Der of inhabitants
although its population had increased
fifty per cent from the time Congress
sought to force it into the Union, under
a pro slavery constitution.
Nor has Kansas alone furnished what
Mr.. Douglas calls the practical results
of Popular Sovereignty Nebraska too
has exhibited some of its fruits, altho'
on less extensive scale. When 1t was
known that slaves had been brought
into that Territory, after the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise, the Nebraska
Legislature last winter passed bill.
prohibiting slavery in the Territory
The Democratic Governor of Nebraska
vetoed the bill, on the ground of its I'M
constitutionality- the Legislature of
of the Territory having no power to
prohibit slavery, render the decision of
the Supreme Court. So much for pop
ular Sovereignty in Nebraska. Now
let it be kept in mind, that the Missouri
Compromise, which prohibited slavery
north of given line, was repealed to
make room for Douglas Popular Sover-
eighty let it also be remembered, that
Mr.. Douglas boasts of having himself
introduced the bill for the repeal of the
Compromise. Here then, we have the
practical results "of Popular Sover-
eighty. Why do our democratic friends
carefully avoid any canvass ofthe mer-
its of this popular hobby by what it has
done? If its history has been one OF
continued insult to the popular will, and
an infamous fraud on the people of the
Territories thus far, what cause have
the people to expect anything better of
it in the future?
If Popular Sovereignty since its prac-
teal application to the Territories of
the Union, has been productive of
particle of good, will some Douglas
Democrat point it out ? In what single
instance has it been of benefit to the
people or the cause OF free government.
No one who has any impulses on the
side of liberty and humanity, will at,
tempt to recount the good fruits Of this
Douglas doctrine its boosted political
virtues are all prospective. In practi-
calresults in the past, have been only
unmitigated evil.