Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-01-21
Elegant Extracts.

The Mobile Register-a strong Douglas pa
per-very appropriately heads its columns
with the annexed extracts showing that all
the prominent Democrats and Southern men
have professed the very opinions they de-
nounce in Douglas:
he Democratic Platform upon the Question d
Slavery in the Territories.
The people Of a Territory, like those Of a
State, shall decide for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within their
limits. JAMES BUCHANAN.
The msjority Of the leople. by the action
efthe Territorial Legislative, will decide the
question ; and all must abide bv the decision
when made. HOWELL COBB.
The great and leading feature of the Kan
ss-Nebraska bill was to transfer the slavery
question and all other subjects to the Terrific
ria! Legiadture..
JAMES l.. ORR, of S. C.
am willing that the Territorial Legislature
may act upon the subject when and how
they may think proper.
ALEX. II. STEPHENS. of Ga.
am connected with no party that has for
ITS object the extension Of slavery, nor ,csth
any to prevent the people Of u State or Teri itory
j'V" NstuASuS TIC 4AeSGtOb " KS EAtSteUNG " fUCI.
~sxistsnce wilh them for Themselves.
JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE.
The principle of self-government in the
Territories enables us to Danish from the
halls Of Congress another fertile source of
discomfort and excitement.
J. P. BENJAMIN. of La.
Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
sIaveho ding States may 60 into the Territory
with their slave property; citizens OF the
Tree 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 TIE institution shall
prevail. J. M. MASON, of Va.
1.-THE people of the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, SO far from considering it as
q wrong done to me or my constituents, I
shall not complain of tit is their business.
t..s. a4 GEO. E. BADGER, of N C.
We intend that the actual settlers in the
territories shall be protected in the full ex-
erclse of all rights of freemen. and shall leg
islate for themselves .rh,le then hare a Terrific.
rial Cove, n,nent. R. TOOMBS. of Ga.
It is the right Of the people to govern them
selves, and they, and they alone, shall exer-
else it, as well uhie in a Territorial condition
u in the position Of a State. I.s5
t.sE GEO. W. JONES. of Tenn.
The people of the Territories are expressly
authorized to lesislate 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 provision of this
Kansas bill, and Of the Utah and New
Mexico bills. there will be 4 perfect carte
given to the Territorial Legislature.
to le:islate a they may think proper. -,
d pTYTT ESD G ~
The bill kansas and Nebraska) provides
power to legislste over all rightful SUBJ
jeess Of Legislation.
- An r. MT HUNTER, Of va 4
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 OIL
the Territorial GovernmeA for laws to protect !
their property. OF whatever kind is may be,
-. WIN. A. RICHARDSON, OF III.
I would leave the people of the Territories. |
who are to be affected by the institution of
slavery. to determine the question for Them
N Their o,cn ,cdy.
~ i S. Al SMITH, of Tenn,
l am q firm believer in the doctrine OIL
squattel sovereignty" in its fullest, broad
ess, deepest sense, and support this (Kansas)
OH because it is q return to the sound princi.
PIE VI leaving TO the people ofthe Territories
sne night Of determining for Themselves their
domestic institutions. ,xs
&C. DODGE, of Iowa.
Inc power to exclude or establish slavery
~! De 'oend aaso~g those schich were y-serped
= se peop1e. AID sehieh the ffran<rs of the Con-
H ..ssos ssDer 'ntesded to Be surrendered to The
!; 1877 ~. oose,"me"t BY any portion Of tie people
!. -. oossssy sshetAer liuisg in tie States a.
NJ TT. BOWIE, Of Nd. !