The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-09-05

A Few Rivets-Rend Them.
I,is well to tuih back aud see how Sou
,hsrn men understood the Cinclnnali Plat,
form 10 1866. The following testimonials
are but few smoug DE thousands uttered
BY them. -
The right to prohibit slavery in any Ter
ritory belongs exclusively to the people
hereof Jackson Resolutions reported by c..
F. Jackson, March lOti, l849.
That the power under the Federal Consti.
tuition toregulate slavery in the Territories,
exists in the sovereign people of Territories.
Resolution Of The Legislature Of Missouri.
l646. 47g5f5-tL ti5 1L
The psOPle-of a Territory like those of a
State shall cay for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within their
limits. ,arul s1sigs.ie9 s3031
Il. ssa abio6 JAMES BUCHANAN. 3
II am msConnectsd with no party that has for
its objectthe extension of slavery, nor with
any 70 prevent the people of State or Ter.
riiory from deciding the question of its ex-
istence or nonsexistence with them for
themselves. eu79 z ~ .s-
a. neilr DOC. BRECKENRIDGE.
The mnjoriiy Of the people, by the action
Of the Territorial Legislature, will decide
the question, sRd all wiIlabide the decision
when made. ta. ..,s .sso. ~. sa
The great and leading feature of the IAN.
sas Nebraska bill was to transfer the slavery
question and all other subjects to the Terri.
al Legislature. ad 2aSi
s JAMES L. ORR, of s. C.
am willing that the Territorial LeeisIa-
ture may actupon the subject when and how
they may think proper.
ALEX. H. STEPHENS, of Ga. -
This principle of self gopa-ameDt 10 the
Territories enables US to Danish from the
halls of Congress another fertile source of
discomfort and excitement.
,- Ind, sof13 Up. BENJAMIN, Of La.
It is the right Of the people to govern
themselves, and they alone shall exercise it,
as we'll Dhile in a Territorial condition as in
the position of State. al. ,.-4
s''.' o''@ G. w. JONES, of Tenn.
The people Of Territory are expressly
authorized to legislate upon all subjects
whatsoever, slavery included. I hey may
either abolish or establish it at their own
pleasure. q. sousy J. PETIT, OF Ind.
Ibelieve that under the provisions Of this
{Nebraska) bill, and OF the Utah and New
Mexico bills, there will be perfect carte
blanche given 10 the, Territorial Legislatures
to legislate as they may think proper.
Fati ss fea e A. p. BUTLER, of S. C.
Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
slaveholding States may go into the Terri.
tory with their property ; citizens ot the free
States may go there holding no such pro-
oerty, and when they get there and meet in
common council as legislative body they
may determine whether the Institution shall
prevail. 80 aRF JIM. MASON, of Va.
Ifthe people OF the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, SO far from considering II a
wrong done to me or my constituents, / shall
not complain Of it-it is their business. .
GEO. E. BADGER, OF N. C.
The, bill, (Kansas and Nebraska) provides
that the Legislatures of these Territories
shall have power TO legislate over all right,
full subjects Of legislation. There is Q dif-
ference of opinion among friends of this
measure as to the limits imposed by the
Constitution on o Territorial Legislature
am Milling 70 leavs this point stpon ,ohich the
frisadss zee ~ gre az difference to The deci.
sioit Of The Codsss:
R.M. T. HUNTER Va IN '54
+ .
We intend that actusl settlefsin the Ter
ritories shall be protected 10 the exercise
all the rights Of freemen. and shall legislate
for themselves phile they hagesa Territorial
form Of government.
~ .'sseaer' R TOoMBs. Or Ga.