The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-12

ground OF objection In regard 10 minor
| questions Now, while think that
the people had not had given them or
| offered them fair chance upon that
slavery question, stlll II there had
been fair submission to vote upon
that main question the presidents
proposition would have been true TO
the uttermost: hence when hereafter ]
speak Of popular sovereignty wish
10 be understood as applying what |
say 10 the question Of slavery only,
not TO other minor domestic matters
of territory or state.
Does Judge Douglas when be says
that several NJ the past years OF bis
life have been devoted 10 the question
OF popular sovereignty aud that all the
remainder OF his life shall be devoted
10 II does he mean TO say that be has
been deyoling his HE 10 securing 10
the people Of the territories the right
10 exclude slavery from the tefrit0riesf
If he means SO TO say he means 10 de
celyc, because he aud every one knows
that the decision Of the supreme court,
which he approves and makes an cspe.
clal ground OF attack upon me for dis
approving. forbIds the people Of Ter.
rltory 10 exclude slavery This covers
the whole ground, from the settlement
of territory till II reaches the de-
gree OF maturity emitting II 10 form n
state constitution So far as all that
ground is concerned The judge is not
sustaining popular sovereignty. but alb
solntely opposing IT, He sHsiains the
decision which declares that the popn
lar will OF the territories has no con
siliu,ionnl power TO exclude slavery
during their territorial existence. This
being SO. the period Of time from the
first settlement OF territory TIL II
reaches the point Of forming a state
constitution Is not the thing that the
Judge has fought for or Is fighting for;
but, on the contrary. he has fought for
and ~ fighting for the thing that an
initiates aud brushes out that same
popular Sovereignty.
II II probable that In the numcron
private conferences held by Mr. Doug
las with Republican leaders IN the win
ter of 1888 be managed 20 convince
them that II was. after ALL not popu
lar sovereignty, but squaticr sorer
eighty. that be meant TO advance as
hls nnai aud inevitable deduction from
"ibe great principles" % the Nebras
lis 80, This be knew. and they were
sure, wcnid give aniislavery an nn.
hrokea round 81 solid victories Ia all
the territories The south feared Il
much more than they ga the nepuh
lican ,beog II was, IN the language
~ their first orator. a shari eui 20 ali
the ends ~ Sewariism
Ssneerlly 81 Douglas Doubted.
Bat Mr. Douglas gres, difficulty was
10 produce ans belief IN bis sincerity.
A, home IN Illinois the Republicans
disiFus'rd him almost 10 a man. and
q, Washington among bis peers Ia the
tenaie and the house Il seemed neees'
gary Tor BIN TO repeat his plans and
promises very often aud 10 mlHgle
with them bitter and passionate dec
iamaslous against the south Al last
however. be succeeded partially, AZ
least senator Wilson beiiesed him
devoniiy. Mr.. Bnriingsme said bis rec
ord wss "isid % IN Tight" Mr. Col
fax. Mr.. Blair aud NJ casote were
convinced. aud genilemen Q, the press
b~ssn indas,rioasly 10 pacaare the way
far his entrance iaio Ihe Republican
party NJ Grecley sass thoroughly
POSSESSED ~ the nev iaea and went
sboai rrelSgaiiag .ad eafonesng II
With al bis might Among al The
grave eeunsesos emp oyed Ia further.