Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-05

From the following extracts, it will be seen
chat there was great unanimity at one time
among the Democracy on the power of Ter.
ritorial Legislature over the question Of
slavery:
The people of a Territory, like those of &
State, shall decide for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within theil
limits. JAMES BUCHANAN.
The majority of the people, by the action
of the Territorial Legislature, viii decide the
question and all must abide the decision
when made. HOWELL COBB.
The great and leading feature of the Kan
sas Nebraska bill was to transfer the slavery
question and all other subjects to the Terri
torial Legislatures.
JAMES L. Orr, S. c.
I am willing that the Territorial Legisa-
ture may act upon the subject when and how
they may think proper.
ALEX. II. SrEPHENs. Of Ga.
/ am connected with no party that has for
its oil ieet the extension of Slavery, nor wjth
any to prerent the people of a State or Terri
tory from deciding the question Of its eristence
ioiM Hc1n for Themselves.
JoHN c. BREcKNRIDGE.
The principle of selfgovernment in the
Territories enables us 20 Danish from the halls
Of Congress another fertile source Of diseon-
tent and excitement
JP. B1NJAMrN, of La.
Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
saveholding States may go into the Terrific
ry with their slave property citizens of the
free States may go there holding no such
property and when they get there, and
meet in common council as a legislative
body they may determine whether the in
stitution shall prevail
J. NJ. Mason, of Va.
If the people of the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, so far from considering it
as a wrong done to me or my constituents, |
shall not complain of tit is their business
GEo. L. BADGER, of n. q.
We intend that the actual settlers of the
Territories shall be protected in the full exer.
else of all rights of freemen and shall legis-
late for themselves ehiic tEey hare Terrific
rial Government. r. TooNBs, of Ga.
It is the right of the people to govern them.
selves. and they alone, shall exercise IL as
we'll ,chiie IN Territorial condition as in the
position of a State.
GEo. w. JONES, Of Tenn.
The people of the Territories are expressly
authorized to legislate upon all subjects what.
soever slavery included. They may either
establish or abolish it, at their pleasure.
J. PETIT, of Ind.
| believe that under the provisions of this
(Kansas) bill, and of the Utah and New Mex.
leo bills, there will be perfect carte HGache
given to the Territorial Legislatures to legis-
late as they may think proper.
a. p. BUTLER, OF S. C.
The bill (Kansas and Nebraska) provides
chat the Legislatures Of these Territories shall
have power to legislate over all rightful sub
jects Of legislation.
R. N. t. HUNTER, of Va.
The citizen Of Virginia is as much entitled.
IN the common territory, to the protection
OF his property as the citizen Of Illinois; but
both are dependent upon the legislation of
the territorial Government for the laws to
protect their property, of whatever kind it
may be. WM. 4. RIcHARBeoy. Of III.
would leave the people of the Terrific
ries, who are to be affected by the institution
of slavery, to determine tile question for
thems slves, in their own way.
s. a.. SMITH, Of Tenn.
The power to establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which we're re-
served to the people, and which the trainers
of the Constitution never intended to be sur
rendered to the Federal Government by any
portion Of the people in this country whether
living in the States or aftsracquired Terrific
ries. Z. Z. BOWIE, Of Md.