The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-06

great natural right Of all men to II fe, Hbl
erty and happiness. Now, keeping that
in view, with your eve 6xe1 upon that
star Of the equal rights Of all, 90 on and
frame your government, infringing as lit
Gle ps possible upon that great natural
right. That you must infringe somewhat
wo know; hut we repudiute and trumrle
under foot, for ourselves and forever, the
idea that one man Is born with right
ever another. That is what tho Decla-
ration Of Independence meant, and no
such thing as that in organized society
we must havo perfect equality---an inn
possibility; and the Republican party in
Illinois has coptended for no such thing,
as its principles, proclaimed in its plat.
| form, will show.
But my colleague says that the clause
Of the Declaration Of undergraduates, that
all men arc created equal, meant the
governing race, that was eontondinq
against Great Britain and nobody else -
Wcllt suppose II Il meant only those
who were here AZ that time, and contend-
ing against Great Britain, IL would hard
ly embrace their posterity even; and ifit
did, then Il would not embrace emigrsnts
from othor countries. suppose, accord
ing to that theory, the Germans, or the
Inhabitants Of any country, who should
come to this, that were not engaged In
the conflict Of the Revolution, though their
skins were as white as his, are not em-
braeed by the Declaration Of Indopcnd-
encc. give ne such narrow meaning
TO that instrument.
But there Is repeated here FOR the
thousandth time, that each State should
be len to manage It's own affairs as L
pleuses. Who ever disputed 80 Here
is another windmill. The Republican
party has not disputed the right Of zach
State to manage It's own domestic Affairs
without interference either from the Fed
eral Government or any othor State.--
So far from IL, the Republican party Is
an advocate of that doctrine, declares in
its platform that the rights Of each State
shall be maintained in the Union, aswell
as the rights Of the Federal Government
under the Constitution; and this attempt
to mix up States with Territories is only
calculated to confuse. The contest be-
tween parties is not about the interfer-
cnee Of either party with the institutions
Of the States; but il is in regard to the
government Of the Territories while the
territorial condition continues.
We have heard repeated here again
in this connection, that the great prinoi-
pie Of popular sovereignty was stricken
down in Kansas by the Emigrant Aid
Society. shall not now reiterNte the
facts to disproye that statement. The
Kansas-Nebraska bill, itself, ofwhich my
colleague was the advocate, trampled
/ popular sovereignty under foot, and tho
people in Nebraska and in K0nsas to-day
are not allowed to have their willon this
very subject Of slavery. Why, sir, but
short time ago the Territorial Legisla-
ture Of Nebraska passed bill to exclude
slavery from that Territory. Did IL 90
into forcol Is Il a lawl No, sir. Why
netl Ny colleague says that the Kansas
Nebraska bill established this right
Well, If il did establish il, why do not
tho people of Nebraska have itl They
have tried to exclude slavery; their Leg
islature has voted to exclude it, and they
have not accomplished Il. Whyl Be.
cause he put il into the Kansas-Nebras-
ka bill that majority Of the people OF
Nebraska should not be permitted 70 eN-
clude slavery. He put It into that bill
that the President of the United States
should appoint Governor to rule over
the people ofNebraska; andwheu prop
osition was made to allow them to elect
their own G oYernor, that they might have
a Governor of their own choice, he, with
his friends, voted II down, and insisted
upon sending a Governor who is now
ruling over that people by prohibiting
= them, through his veto power, from keep
ing slavery out Of the Territory. That is
your Kansas-N ebraska bill, and that il
your illustration Of popular sovereignty.
And here is another, Mr.. President.
hold in my hand the veto message ofGov'
ernor Medary, of the bill prohibiting sla'
very in Kansas. This identical Terrific
ry Of Kansas passed law TO prohibit
slavery therein, through its Legislature
and yet the Governor,by virtue of the pow
or which the advocates of the Kansas
Nebraska bill inserted in IL, vetoed the
bill, and will not allow the people of Kan
sas 10 exclude slavery. Beautiful illus
tration of popular sovereignty! To force
a Governor on a Territory and give hin
two thirds Of it's legislative power.
The government is divided into three
departments in Kansas, one Of which ii
the judiciary. Who appoints the judges
They are all appointed by the President
of the United States. The people o.
Kansas arc told, do just as you please
, but az the same time remember you are
/, not to elect your own judges, we viii
send judges to expound your laws" The
executive department is filled by those
over whom they have no control, by
Governor and other officers appointed by
the President. My colleague says II The
people of Kansas do not want slavery
! they shall not have il; If they do want 4
they may have it; and he is for letting
them have Il or not, just as they please
But when the members Of the Legisla'
tUre elected by the people pass q law, The
, Governor whom you appoint for then
has a veto power; and bill passed By
the Legislature cannot become a law M
less he assents to il, or Il receives the
votes Of two thirds Of each branch OF thu
Legislature. Now, take the Legislature
Of Kansas, at this time consisting o
twenty-five representatives and thirteer
councillors. Every representative an'
eight Of the thirteen councillors may vote
for a bill 10 abolish slnVery; and yet iiv'
members Of the council, united with th'
Governor whom you appoint, defeat thu
bill; and this is what you call allowing
the people Of Kansas 70 do just "a theJ
please. IL this be freedom, will anybody
tell me what Is despotlsml If this be al
|, lowing a people TO do as they please, viii
anybody tell me what it is 20 deny then
this right
My colleague admitted that the com
! promise measures of 1850 were passed By
q members Of both Of the then existing par
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