Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-29

from Hou James s Green, to John W. Minor
and others, Dcc 10. 1919.
The history of the Kansas Nebraska bill is
known to the country 1t abolished the
geographical line of SO deg. 80 min., the
limits by which slavery was restrained and
substituted constitutional and just principle
which left to the settlers of the Territories to
adopt such domestic institutions as suited
themselves. If ever there was a principle
calculated to commend itself to all reasonab BILE
men and reconcile all conflicting interests
this would seem to have been the one II
cas the Prinejpie Of Popular Sorereignty-the
basis upon whid orr independence has been
achieged
w B. NAproN,
STERLING PRICE,
NJ. OLIVER,
$. H. WooDsoN.
Address TO the people of the United States.
Resolged That we cordially approve the
passage of the Kansas Nebraska Act and of
! the principlc which it recognizes, that the
people Of the Territories hare the righ to form
and regulate their domestic institutions in Meir
owg rag, subject only to the Constitution of
the United States -RepoH Of Jadge hram
Chairman Of CoDmjttee. and ddoptediH Dem
ocratic State Coapention Jefferson city, Apra,
1886.
Resolred, That Congress has no power under
the Constitution to interfere with or control
the domestic institutions of the several States
and Territories and that such States and
Territories are the sole and proper judges of
everything appertaining to their own affairs
not prohibited by or in conflict with the con
stitution. Resolution reported and adopted
in the Democratic Mass Meeting, in the city
of St Louis, Jan. s, 1919.
THAT we approve the time honorcd prin-
ciples of the Democracy, and believe that the
only sure guarantee for the public tranquil
ty is by strict adherence to the provisions of
the Constitution, and by non-intervention,
&c, but leave the people thereof (of the
Territories) perfectly free to form aud regulate
their domestic institutions in their oVR 1gdy,
subject only to the Constitution of the United
States.- Betract from, resolution adopted By
Democratic Mass Meeting i7t 81 LouiS, Ian
/ s, 1886, at ,ohich Hon. 1urStea Poit nor u.
] S. Senator, presided
"The right to prohibit slavery in any Ter
eitory belongs exclusively to the people
thereof-Jdcksou Resolutions, Reported by
C. f. Jackson, March 10, l849.
This is the resolution endorsed by Senator
Green, of Missouri Now he is fighting in
the ranks of the slave-codeites and Seceders,
under the Breckinrdge and Yancey flag.
"That the power under the Federal Con
sttution to regulate slavery in the Territories,
erist iIs the sogereigh people Of the Territories "
-Resolce ofhc General Assembiy Of Missouri
Session Of 1916
The people Of a Territory, like those of a
State, shall say for themselves whether slave
ry shall or shall not exist within their limits
JAMES BUCHANAN.
I am connected with no party that has for
its object the extension of slavery, nor with
any to prevent the people of State or Ter
ritory from deciding the question of its exist
ence or non-existence with them for them
selves.
JonN c. BREcKIXR1DGE.
The majority of the people, by the action
of the Territorial Legislature, will decide the
question and all must abide the decision
when made HOWELL COBB.
The great and leading features of the Kan.
SlS-N eDIdSku Dlll was 10 transfer lut S1lNeTN
question and all other subjects to the Ter
ritorial Legislatures.
JAMES L. Orr, S. G.
I am willing that the Territorial Legisla-
ture may act upon the subject when and how
they may think proper.
ALEX II. STEPHENS of Ga.
This principle Of sef-goverLment in the
Territories enables us to Danish from the halls
of Congress another fertile source of discon-
tent aDd excitement.
J. P. BENJAMIN, of La.
1t is the right of the people to gov ern
j themselves, and they alone shall exercise it,
as well whIe in territorial condition as in
the position of state.
GEO. W. JONES, of Tenn.
The people of the Territories are expressly
authorized to legislate upon all subjects
whatsoever, slavery included They may
either establish or abolish it, at their pleasure,
j. PETIT, of Ind.
I believe that under the provisions of this
(Kansas) bill, and of the Utah and New Mex
leo bills, there VIII be perfect carte blanche
given to the Territorial Legislatures, to leg
islate as they may think proper
4. p. BUTLER Of s. G.
Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
slaveholding States may go into the Territory
with their property; citizens of the free States
may 90 there holding no such property, and
when they get there and meet in common
council as a legislative body, they may deter
. ] mi, b.t h., iDst;f,ti,, ebnll npaya1
j. NJ. MASON, Of Va.
If the people of the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, so far from considering it is
a wrong done to me or my constituents, |
shall not complain of tit is their business.
G Eo E. BADGER, OF N. G.
We intend that actual settlers in the Ter
ritories shall be protected in the full exercise
of all rights of freemen, and shall legislate
for themselves while they haze Territorial
Government. II. TooMBs, of Ga.
The bill (Kansas and Nebraska) provide
that the legislatures of these Territories shall
have power to legislate over all righttul sub
jects Of legislation.
r. NJ HUNTER, of Va.
The citizen of Virginia is as much entitled
in the common Trrrtory to the protection Of
his property as the citizen of Illinois but
both nre dependent upon the legislation o.
the Territorial government for laws to pro
teet their property, or whatever kind it may
be. NM A. RICHARDSON, OF Ill.
am sincere believer in the direction o
"squatter soyereignty,' in its fullest, broadest
. deepest sense-ond support this (Kansas) bil