Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

From the following extracts, it will be seen
that thers.yas great unanimity at one time
among the Democracy on the power of a Ter
ritorialf Legislature over the question OF
slavery:
The people Of Territory, like those Of {
State, shall decide for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within thei
limits JAMES BUCHANAN.
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 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.
/ am willing that the Territorial Legisla-
ture 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 OF ject the extension of Slavery, nor ,oith
any 70 prevent the people of a State or Terri
torYtrom deciding tie question of its existence
wiA them for themselves.
JoHN O. BREcKINRIDGE
~ The principle of enlightenment in the
Territories enables us 20 banisIl from the halls
= of Congress another fertile source of discon-
tent and excitement
J. PASBaSJAMN, of La.
Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
slaveholding 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. E. BADGER, of n. G.
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 ,chite they hare Terrific
T'at Government X. TooMBs, of Ga.
1t is the right of the people to govern them
seRes, and they alone, shall exercise it, as
well iohike 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 what
soever. slavery included. They may either
establish or abolishit, at their pleasure.
J. PETIT, of Ind
believe that under the provisions of this
(Kansas) bill, and of the Utah and New Mex.
ico bills, there will be perfect carte blanche
given to the Territorial Legislatures to legis-
late as they may think proper.
a. ?. BUTLER, of S. c.
The bill (Kansas and Nebraska) provides
shat the Legislatures of these Territories shall
have power to legislate over all rghtful sub
iects of legislation.
r. M. 7. HUNTER, of Va.
The citizen ofVirginia 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
Pfoteee thelr property, of whatever kind it
may De- WN. A. RIouARDsoN, of Ill.
would leave the people of the Terrific
ries, who are to be affected by theinstitption
Of slavery, to determine the question for
thems elves, in their own way.
s a. Sauu, of Tenn.
2 The power to establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which were 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 aftar-acquired Terrific
mes I. +. Bowie, of Md.