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(no One-iialf tohraa one year, J5 C- One fonrtb Colttsnu ode je.ir, ",r, 10 UJ Oaeeisiiih C ;lyn,n one ye1", - .-',"2-.--" " Oneecli!i-;'i ix t:iiG'h-, - Tf s- - 35 &) Onahjif Cxlainticix mnnth, -- - J'J 01 One fourth Column .i rr. ith, 10 f J One eistitl Cornr.m sn ritntlm, 8W One C jIuiisii three nn;:i.i. - - - - - - J8 0 One h!i C 'iunm tbrce nil v :! ... .- - 1 w) OiwfVtrtb r..:.jir.n t:-rer. , -'- - . 1 u OneeUhtb Co'.un.a t"..r; m-i.il", iO) ;ia...trtt5t(?2T5 ;!-J?.tcf f jnnue 41'. ar.ee.) - 6 WJ VOL. IV. BUSINESS QARDS. " U. C. JOHNSOIT, ; ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY ' AND Ileal Estate Agent, BROWSYILLE, N. T. BEFERNCES. flon.Wm.JcMav.Monlrosc.r. H S BcntW, " ij'in 0. Miller. Chicago, 111. CharlMF. Fowler, " W Furnas, UrownTillc,. I. . . . - . , , r ; i 1 ; 1 rr n i.l i .i.l 51 'T-!A' "VtTT A' T' .26:ri860.'. .;i NO. 29. Cabinet & T7agon-Haker J. B. "WESTON, AtTORHEY AT LAW, Brownville, Nebraska. -OSceon M.iu Street, one door above the Post nviMe, Prcemer 1, 1S59, 'T'C. V7. WHEELER, Architect and Builder. Browuvillo. T- - ' MRS. MARY HEWETT "MILUllER A!iD DRESS MAKER. BLACKSMITH "" T. HI. TALBOTTt DENTAL SURGEON, .lUrinjc lcatcd biin.f in Brownville. Is. T, ten 4er hiMrofeon.aerTiec8totbecomniun!.ty. . All jb? warranted. (IIavin- permanently located . in . j B110WNVILLE, NEBRASKA, Fr tke t.faeticft c,f Medicine- and ?rpery, ten irrs hi, profe-ional .ervkes to tho affl.cted. OSee on Main Street. noisvi A.S. IIOLLADAY, AID. Befpectfnllv inform, hi friend in BrownTille and mmed.ate vicinity iliai t.e has resigned the practice of Medicine, Surgery, & Obstetrics, M hpei,lr stru-t atiention to hi Pro'eMJ ' Vi'in that venemua patronage 1.erctof..rc extendod toMtn In all -ae. were U i possible r expejJient, a prescription tuMiieewill t-cdone. Oilicc at City Drug Store. , reb.24,'&9.. 35. ly - ' 11T STATE Al TIIOniTY. INCREASE OF CASH CAPITAL riioenix Insurance Company, IlarlfortT, Connecticut. .DEVOTED TO FIRE ItiSDRAKCE EXCLUSIVELY Charter Perpetual. Cash Capital, 400,000 00 Dollars. CaMi Assetts, 54T,112 3? S. II.LOOMlS.rrcsident. -II KVX1 OQ i, Secretary. Branch Office, 31 Si 33 32-S7. Cincinnati. . M.MAG ILL General Agent. Agents in tbe ir'meijMil Cities and towns in the Union, lrfwscs pn.inj.tly joid. Applicatioiia rcceir and policies issued and renewed. fV , 0. Ji. HEWETT Apent, At Brownville, N. T. Brownvi'lle, Xt. 17. 1SL9.1J liSIT. LITRRATURB NEWSPAPERS, - !Period.iCils, Of "every uescripiion, for sale at. . SCIIIITZ & DEUSER'S LITRVRY DEPOT, South-east corner Main and Second, ; BROWNVILLE, N. T. S?T2d, 1859. ' f-"tU Hi ii3 i.Os MANUFACTORY! JOHN W. MIDDLETON, IIROir,TII.I.E9 X. T. Cf TI ERE BT Informs tbe pub'.ic that lie baa f- lecated hime!f in tl;i8 City, and is prepared Vs -w tv nerve those in trant of anythins in bis line. He tmn selected his dock iritb rare and will manufacture No. 1 article of everything ifTerel. lie deems it un- Becegnary to enumerate; butwill keep on band evejarti- Tleusaalty obtained In Sud.lle and Uaru.sl'P. i.iuv.iv mni rtnv Brownville May 12. no4G-6ni NEW BOOT't&:SM(0)E first JZrutcppo$&-: Reorders OJTict, BROWNVILLE, :: T. : ; TITE ulcril'er would respectfully intorm the eititeus Brownville, and vicinity, that he baa located here for ll pu'rpoae of manufacturing Boots and Shoe, to order. All persons in want of a superior article will do well to ll and leave their measure Repairing promptly and neatly done. E. GREEN". Brownville. July 7. 1S59. vlnl-tf BROWNVILLE : w add m lit JESSE NOEL Hnm rented the interest of Lake and nirneronin tl.e Bro nville Steam Saw and Grist Mill, announces to t the publio ttat be is prepared fo accumnxHlate the i'iicnof Brownville and Nemaha County with a an lrior quality of lumlr of all kiuds. Also with the Grist Mill, to serve all In that line. , ,i The market price at ulltime paid for Los ard Corn. The nU tii.ieKx of Jfnel, Like fc Emn.erson will he Jettied ly ITenry Lake. All future buiinf ond acted b tteourferael. i . ' JESSE NOKL. 1 ri,wiivilJe, April 7tb,JS5?, i IT McGai'v, Hewctt & iTlibmds, ATTORNEYS AT LAV AND SOLICITORS LV CHJ.YCERY. Erownrille. Nebraska. Will practice in tho Courts of Xcfcraska,and North wekt Muaouri. RKFERENCES. Messrs. Crow, McCreary &Co., St . Louie, Mo. H..u. Jaraet M. Iluhs, ... Io -Hon John 11. Sbeply, - Do lion. JiinesCraip, t . . V-St. Joseph, Mo. Hon. biltitoM .oJbf.n, - 1 Do JIoii. Samuel r. Black, .. Nebraska City,NT. S. F. Nuckolls, Esq., , . Do Cbeever bwtctit Co., , . 'o R. YT. 'm ias Erownvil e ....): JBr6wn ville, X. T. Oct. C3. IS.'.S,.. , -4. ..if4al6; . G . II. WILCOX. T. V. . ElDOEb WILCOX & BEDFOKD, .... s . . . CEAXERS IV ! ' 4 LANJ) WARRANTS, AND eastern i: x c ii'a r CiE , nrownvillo, -X. HT. Land Warrants Loaned oTint . From C)i:e Month to ,Tr-i Yearft, ;.-. Land Warrants I.aned to Pre-emptois; Taxes Paid; Collections made; Ileal Estate But.cht an! Svld ; Lands Locnted; and hate Investments made for Eastern Cap italists. All Land Warrants sld by us are gaaranted perfect in all respects, - " Acres of Choice Lands, For Sale In Nemalia ana Richard son Counties, Nebraska. These land were selected and loc? ted immediately after the Land Sies. and are amongst tbe most valua ble Lands in tbe Territory. We will cell ihcui at luw prices, anion lon:i ti mo to actual settlers. , , . , WILCOX i. BEDFORD, Brownville, X. T., Dec. 8, liSM. josepii l. Ror, ; 23 JZu IFL IB t. .i AND HAIR DRESSER.;: . ; ' '. Main' Street, ;. Clocks, Watches & Jewelry. ...... j. SCIIITT 0Jl Would anuounccto th-citizena cf Brawnville and vicinity that be has located himself in ffMiiit l'rnwnTiup. anuinienos Kee) uipa run assort, uieut uf everything in his lineof busincsH. which will besold low for cash. Hewillalsodo all kinds of re palrincof clucks, watches Hid jewelry. All work war ranted. v3n!8ly CITY, LIVERY STABLE. i j - ri ". r-1 ' WlLJlOSSELLrui i iJ ! ; BROWN VTLLT3, N: T. " ! ' ! ' Annourccs totlie puMio that heis prrpsred to accom nunUtctbose wlahino with t;:irr!apes tt.d BnpiesJ to gether with pood safe hor'. for cmn fort and l-aj-e In tra veJling. ,!! wttialso board Uorceiby ibedjy. netk or mcutu. .- . . tyrrn rs favor azie.jx . . June 10, '58. 60tf ...... ARCA'DE 1100N! XvIVI W STREET,1 : (Over Seigle GreecLnum's Clothing Store,) Brownville, N T. 1 be proj.rietor would rerpcetfu'ly inform the pub 'sthc h;. opened up and established for the re lrt it of the inner man, at the above mentioned place, uuCre nil can beaccoiiimcKlatcd with the best of Wines and Liqnois, and enjoy the soothing in fluence of the best quality of Sepjars. A first class rbel&n'd Tatcnt Combination Cushions, with nit the mudcrin improvements, i. nlso on the premires for the enjovment of all who delieht in this eenilernnn y and scientific game. EVAN WORTHING. September 22J, , r ." C T " nll-Cio v. . Life CHARTER OAK Insurance Company. , Hartford, Conn. . j. .'t . r Incorporated ly Hit Slate of Connecticut. .; Capital Slock $200,000. With largeand inereasirigynrpta?reccipl.sseenrc ly invetel nnder tbe ?;mcti( n and approval of tbe Comptroller of l'ul.Iie Accounts.' ' . OFFIG JIllS . AND DII IECTORS : JAMES C. WATKLEY, I'resident. JOHN L. Ill.'XCE, Vice lVesideLt. ELIAS CILL. Secretary. E. D. UICrvERMAN,(Jcneral Agefit.. DIxtECTOnS: Alfred Gill, Daniel Thill ips, JolinE.Dur.ce, ' R.liiodget, J. A.liutler, K. 1). Dickcrman N.Wheaton, Sam. Coit. Nelson Ilollister, James C Walkley. , S. B. Boresford. M I). Consulting Physician, ; . A. S. Helladay.M D, MedieU Examiner. Applications received by R. W. 1-TRXAS. Ag't, nS-tf Brownville, N. 7. CITY TRUIJK" STORE. .'. FA5SETT Cc CROSSMAIf,' Manufacturers of ' ' 1 1 " Traveling Packings VALISES, CARPET BJJGS, t'C. : South "West corner of Fine nnduJ st's, Saint Lonis, Mo. : ' t "'SM We are now prepared ti. fill all order ' I-jLj f in our line with protnptnesa andont:e - "V,n uiopt reasonable terms. Ouretockls i jfiil..?iarge and c.ouplctend all of our own manufacturing. Thoe in want of articles In our liae, (wholesale or retail) will do well toRivo a call "be fore purchasing elsewhere. A share of public patron ace i 8olioited1- nlSv3-ly JAMES HOG AN, AM. - BLAXKUOOK MANUFACTURER, Southeast cr. 2nd mid r.ociiht Si's. ST. LOUIS, -MO.;- ' All kinds of Blank Bxk-, mafle nf t?iete?t F?per,fu.'ed to any pattern, and sewd la the new trr.pruved patent moV - . - - LCTAEIES PERIODICALS. MUSIC.&c, ootind in any slyle, and at the bweM notice. " Havins i.een wrle1 te: rrerniFtn'at the laisitire chanic't; Fair, be fe ci.ii'Uucnt .in iaioriat satisfaction t all who mar eive bitl a call. , . : t July 22d, is;?. ,lrv3at H:OKT 1 .r. i n I j Li K D. A. C O . S T ' i:iP02TER AKD JJEALXH 15 IRON, STEEL, NAILS, CASTLNGS, .SPRINGS, AXLES, FILES BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS Third Street, between Felix and Edraond, SAINT JOSEPH, MO. Which he sells at St. Louis pricetifjr ca?b. r X. B. Agent for the celebrated 2Jor.rKE Flows , , Hi ghest ,3'rice Piiid fot Scrap Iron'. : ' December 1, isSJ.-ly. . . . ; - vK1M'EY.& HOLLY, - ATTORNEYS !AT LAW, ?;i:KSIASIiA CITY, IV T. ' WU practice-in the Courts of this Territory. ;Collec- lion and criminal inineaa atten-.ie.l to triruugnoui ro brask3. Weterulowa and . Jlisionri; . Win attend the . ;r if. .ViUWiU Courts at lirownville. , c! E; S; DUNiDY, ! 'J:";: ATTORNEY 'AT LAW, ; . AECHEU, EICUAHDK45K CO. 'V,'. T.7 WILL nraclice in lhe .several Courts ef tbe 2d Judicial District, auu attend to all nutters connected with" the Prufession. Wmj McLeknan, Esq., of Nebraska City, will assist me in tbe prosecution of important Suits Sept. to; '67-ll-tf - -j - GEORGE EDWARDS, , OFFICE Main St, East of Kinney 4' Holli'i ojice, ' IJebTaskaUity.XJ.T. - ' Persons who contemplate br.ildlng can be fnrnished with Designs,Plana.SpcciBcatins,tc.; for huildinsoi any class or variety of style, and the erection of the same superintended if d44red. Prompt attention paid to busiuessfrom a distance. ' , r ; FRANKLIN TYPE & STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY i Ifo. leSVire St., bet. Fourth ana Fiftn. Cincinnati, 0. C. F. O'BUISCOI.1, &. CO A Tanufacturei and dealers i a New?, Book and Job ifL Type. Printing Presses, Case?, Gallies. Ac.. &c. Ink?.- aiKl: I'rinlincr Hatria of ErerrDcscription, STEREOTVPIXO of allkind-Book.Masio. PatentMQakincPirectionsrobs.Wc.odEBgrevicg?. Brand and Pattern Letters, various styles saintvjoseph, ; FBHAliE !:COt!iEGE,! , ST.: JOSEPH,-MO. WILLIAM CAMEEOIT, A. M., Principal. Completely organized as a first class Female Boarding and Iay School. Number limited to 125 including 25 boarders. Scholastic year commencing first Monday In September. For Catalogues, with full particulars, ad dress the Principal. August Jth, ISolt. v4u4tf A. W: ELLIOTT, 'B'e-T'y' Cor.' Broadway and Wasli Si rect. 1 , ' SX-'LOUISMISSOURI, . tlaving purcfiafed the eiitire xaisery slock of John Siirgerson &. Bro., f em prepaxcl to tfler to Ue public tbe larpc.-l a:id bet selected stock of Fruit Shade, and Ornamental taees, .hrub wd-plants ever i.nered fur sale in the West, .tre determined to.ff!T '-siuh in ducement to tree planters and the trade as will ensure the most entire e-aijsfacti..n. Descriptive catalogues will be furnished, aud aa v Information given, by addressing, A. Wt ELLIOTT, - ' " . ' Saint Louis, Mo. November 35, '.53,-Iy. ! . ' Pioneer IlooIibicsIeiT BOOK AKD ILi I ' - Manufactory. council bluffs; iowA. :. 1 VILLIA2.1 F. EITER, J .i ould respectfully inform the citizens in Western Iowa and Nebraska that he has opened'a ErsV class Cinderyr and the onlyono ever established in this section of country. I aai now prepared to doall kinds of work pcrtajning to the business. - , . Iliirper i.'Urnbhttt's, (JodeyV, Petersons, Arthur's BalLou'a, Frank Leslie's, Knickbocker, Wa- ! vcrly, Hunt's, and Putnam's Magazines. , - ' NcwTrk Ledger, Ballou's Picto-' . rial. Harper Weekly Soien- ' , , tifio '.American, A'ankeo , r "' Motions, Musical Keview, Lea-. . ' lie's Illnstrated, Ladies Tiepo?it6ry,f 1 . Ladies 'Wmithj- AtUn tic MoBtbly, " '1 ' Music, Law,. Books,. nd Newspapers, cr;. ;. biVoks of any kind, uldornew, "bound orr bound, in tbe most approved styles, on short notice and low prices. ' Old family Bibles rebound so as to look and wear equal to new. . . . , . : August 24, 1Sj9. ... i .&7-ly , UR01TT & CLLMOX, PRODUCE DEALERS, Forwarding :& Commission i MERCHANTS, No. 78, 'North Levee, St. Louis, Mo.' Orders for Groceries and Manufactured Articles accu rately filled at lowest possible rates. Consignment for sale and re-hipment Tespectully solicited. Shipments of all kinds will be faithfully attended to. ' Eeferrences : Messrs. G n Ilea &. Co ' St. Louis B irtlett. McComb &Co do - Gilbert, Miles & Stannard do n n. W mJa.Tintn, AudiU-r State of Missouri J Q Harmon; Kfq, Cairo City, 111. MtrsJIolony, Bro's &Co' New Orleans, Louisiana J P Jackson, Esq., .. ,t T do fo ',' Mesrs HiDlle.Gnlld&Co,- Cine'mSU.p i uauroiar vo ( i Bramiel I & Crawford1 WoodrnfrilidntlngtOn, II. W.linsjs, Ef.y-r ' .y ii, 1003 ij-oni ., - r i 'do Lcuisviiie. Ky. . iloMie, Ala.J Beardstown,l)lN I Land Asrcnt and Notary Publtcl : Ru:o,.Rkfiardson Co., X.-T. . ! Willpraeliee in the. Courts of sslstcdNebraska,a Xtl.trding and Eennett,!ebraska City." . ISHAMHEilViS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND REAL ESTATE AGENT, Falls f'ity, Eichardson County, Nebraska Wi J e pro-npt attenti. n to all professional busi ness intrusted t; his cre. in Richardson -atjd. a.ljoiniog counties; als to the drawing of deed, pre-euntiJn p"a pcrs k-c.e c. -, May 13. '58 M8-6m ; HEBfJE.: FEITCL1TG. :. " Th e!iners!?r.el harinR had consi3erab!p- experi nre in plant ir.tf tin! cultivatlnir Osage OranVe Kedpes, here by inrranho paMic that thev are nowj.repared to con tract eilherplautin?, seitir.)7 tbem ovt, or growir cl cultivaliri? the fence- complete. Growinj; edces of their ptaniir.s. can bq seen on rise farms ol W .Kn nedy, G. Crew, J. Siteen and others in this count v . . -.' -D.:C.'& X. XV.ANDERS. -' Srft.2, ItHJ - x .;!-;-;.' 'a si.-u:.'.' or ' ";: ' f - n OK ; . 1.1. r Sr R E E VIS s , ' (or OTOE cocxtr.) 1 The bill to prohibit slavery in Nebras ka, having been returned by the Gover nor, the question before the Council being 'Shall the bill pass, the Governor's veto to the ' contrary notwithstanding," Mr. Reeves arose in his placef and said: JMr.'Phesidext: r . .'!:,.., : It is" due to ourselves' as well as to1 the executive branch cf the f.rremfpeiit, that we should review the .'positions assumed by the Governor, in his veto; message ac companying the return of this bill .to; : the Cohncil. " Agreeing as I do. in the i;aain ! with his -Excellerrcy upon political "sub .jects, J regret'the necessity which 'com pels me to dissent: from the doctrines and views which he has laid down in his mes sage vetoing the bill to prohibit slavery in Nebraska'' ";J V "'. ; i -I also regret that duty.'and "asense'.of justice , constrain me to dissent from the opinion of His Excellency the President of the ' United States, : expressed in hi? annual message to Congress that "neither Congres, the Territorial' Legislature, nor any human power can legislate slavery out of the Territories. ..It is clear to my mind that, the power exists to legislate upon tbis.subject ; and the only important question is, where is the power reposed ? ; It is now. generally conceded, at least by the great Democratic party, that the power does, not exist in Congress. Bu if Congress ever did possess the power it "vvas delegated without reserve to thepeo pie of the Territories in the ' provision' contained in the .fourteenth section of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which : declar ed it to be ."Thelrue, intent and meanine of 'this act -not to legislate slavery into any territory-1 or State, or to exclude ii therefrom,' but to' leave' the people there'; cf perfectly free to regulate their own do : mestic institutions in their own wajv' It would seem, then, to be well fcettl .d that Congress does not possess the right or power to legislate upon this subject ir. this Territory; because if it ever posses sed the right, that right has been dele ted to us. An additional argument in favor of thf right and power of the Territories to leg islate upon this subject is to be found ir; the 6th section of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, 'th'at the Legislative authority o' the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation ; excepting cer tain specific subjects; but the riht t. legislate upon the subject of slavery is noi thus excepted. ' ' ;,i ' 1 It maVi however, be' objected thai sla very is not a - rightful subject of legisla tion. If, this be so, I would inquire why then was the power delegated or recog nized by Congress in the provision thai the people shall be left perfectly free t ?gulate their domestic institutions in their own way?" Slavery is just a? clearly a domestic institution, as the re lation of husband and wife, or guardian and ward ; and in truth it seems to mc that the provision was inserted with spe cial and particular reference to the in stitution of slavery, as appears from thi. provision at the enu of the. section, thai it was not intended to ''revive any law or regulation" upon" that subject.'- ' Th? opinion advanced in the message that the power was granted not to thei "Legisla ture," but to the "people:' of the Terri tories does not seem to have 'very much force. '. ' .. '' ' ;" '' ;'-' ' ' C;. : k '- The power conferred" upon ;the people wasr to regulate. . , The only . legal; and le gitimate mode of ''regulating" such, ','in- stitutions is by legislation ; and hence it follows that the people; regulate their do: mestic institutions through "their legisla ture;. .. . .j-.-..; ' v : ' Surely it will not be contended that the people in their own proper persons must regulate the relations of husband and wife, master and apprenticed or other kin dred subjects; yet if such i3 the "intert and meaning" of the Act in reference to the subject of slavery its is unquestiona bly so in reference to all other "domestic instutions." '-'-" Another opinion advanced is that the people cannot ; regulate f this, institution until they have called a Convention to form a State Constitution. ; ,. - To this argument it is sufficient to an swer that when the people are assembled, through their Delegates in Convention to form a Constitution they are acting in a State ,capacity,-Tand.' as; such possess an inherent right to legislateupon that sub ject, not, delegated, prderivedrom. .any earthly xp6 we r; a right which',' id psf th e langua'ge'oY 'theTr'esidentr"neitrrerCoii gress, norihe Territorial Legislature, or any .other human power' 'can give to or take' away from them. . , :. :-ui The power to legislate on the subject of slavery .was delegatcd;to;ihe people cf a Territoryr not to the, people cf a Slate for the obvious reason that . the people of a State already possessed it. If it was the "true intent and mean ing" of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to con fer the right to regulate the institution of slavery on the people in the capacity of a Constitutional convention, its passage was simply an absurd work' of super: e. "roga tion, because Congress never. posssessd the right ".to 'confer or withhold any 'such powers. ? 3 1 . . . . . .r ... Miv President, I -have thus far treated this subject of legislating on slavery as a delegated power,' but I do not wish to be understood as endorsing that view of the subject. I believe sir, that the people have the right through their Representa tive's on the floor of this Capitol to legis late cpon' this subject; a right derived, not from Congress, nor from our Organic Law; not from - the decisions ;cf courts ; but from the God of Nature, who has conferred upon them an inherent right to frame laws - for their own government, happiness and protection. . An elaborate, attempt is made in the message under consideration, to dispel the absurdity bf 'converting the ,Ccnstitution the United States into a : pac,fc Jicpe, to be nsed for the purpose of introducing slave ry into the .Territories j bui the'ingenidus sophistry used Las -ouly.iiucceeded j-ih changing it from a packhcrseto a. sort of underground railroad, by means of which intome'tindenable'-'rftannUr1 'slavery, is ititroduQed: into- the rTerri lories,' but by .vhich they, can never escape. . j - '; !- Mr. President, thi3 position needs but ; passing notice." The provisions of the Constitution are as obligatory upon the citizens 'of- a state as upon (hose of a ter ritory, and" if the Constitution carries ai;d protects slavery, in a Territory, I would inquire how can the. people divest them selves of their obligations, to the Consti tution of the United States by the forma tion of a State Government? "' It. would seem that if - they can thus throw off their obligations, to the Consti tution relative to the subject .of slavery, they may do so relative. to any other sub ject, and the anomaly might be introduc ed of a State in the Union which' owed only partial allegiance to the Constitution. The fair and legitimate conclusion seems o be that ,the Constitution does not carry Javery into the Territories, nor yet pro tect it when " it is there'except by the provisions ;of the ; Fugitive- Slave' 'act, .vhich applies alike to! States and Terri tories; .but that - like all. pther pproperty it';is subject to the Jocal law. of. the yTcr-. Hir.-"'1',": ;:7 - Another-'argument 'which I wish tq rip-' :ice is that-slavery is' held and - protected bere by . the treaty for vthe-purchase of Louisiana. . That . treaty embraced the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, fowa and Minnesota, and the Territories of. Kansas, Nebraska, and Dakota. At the time of the purchase, the pop ulation was confined to a few points on the Mississippi river between St. Louis md New Orleans. The stipulation in the treaty was that the inhabitants should be protected in their "liberty, property, and religion.", : - - Thit stipulation has long lince been fulhlled'to the letter, by the admission of the States, of Louisiana. Arkansas, and .Missouri, which embraced the whole of the original population; -J "' ' " M "' If the treaty protects slavery in Ne braska, it protects it as well in-Iowa and Minnesota as well- in a State as ia $ Territory, for 'how can"a' State annul a treaty by the United States? If it is an infraction of the treaty to exclude slavery from Nebraska, now, it will be equally an infraction to exclude it when we form a State Government, be :ause slaves are property as well in a State as in a Territory. Hence it follows, that if slavery is pro tected here by the treaty now, it will not cease to protect it during our transition from a Territorial to a State government, and consequently is fastened upon irs for ever, 'But supposing it to have been the original 'iintent" of the treaty (which I do riot admit) that slavery should be protected throughout the. Territory ceded, that intent was "set aside and repealed by the Act of 1820, known as the Missouri Compromise. Act;-. It is true that the Act of 1S20 was repealed by the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska( Act in 1S54; but with the express prevision contained in the last clause of. the 14th Section of the Act ."That nothing herein contained shall be construed to revive or put ia force any law or regulation which may have existed prior to the Act cf r the 6th March, 1820, either protecting, establishing prohibit ing, or abolishing slavery." The opera tion of that proviso was to leave the Ter ritories of Kansas and Nebraska a per fect carte, blanche, -upon which the peo ple might write their laws for the regula tion of "their domestic institutions in their own way." - ' ' : It is a fact generally! lost sight of, by those who ccn'.end that the treaty for the purchase of Louisiana protects slavery in Nebraska, that the sdme Act which re pealed the Missouri Compromise Act of 1820, just a3' effectually repealed the stipulations of. the treaty upon the same subject, if: indeed . they. were, ever.. appli cable in this Territory, . . j , . . . . ; , It is argued' that. the. Territories are tho common'property of the:Stat'es of the whole Union," and thaf,lh'erefore, we. have L no autnoruy or r ignt u- exeiciue ' slavery, because slaves are ; property. ly the. laws of some of ihe States. As .well might it be argued that the Legislature cannot legislate "to"', exclude intoxicating liquors or gambling apparatus, because they are recognized as property by the laws of some of the States. The inevitable con clusion it seem3 to me must be, that at the first settlement and organization cf a Territory, emigrants from all the States and from foreign lands can go there, and carry with them their property of all kinds; but when there, and legally organized, they and their property mnst be subject to-the local law, enacted bya'majority of the people through' 'their legally" chosen Representatives.,: rj ; fi vi. p : - The Territory cf Kansas in the exer ercise of he"f legiilatiTei powers,' shortly Lafter her . organization, -established; and protected slavery Within her borders; but at a subsequent period the legislature abolished slavery ; thus shewing that the Legislature cf that Territory claim the right a3 well as we, to legislate upon the subject. . It is matter of regret that the Execu tive has felt it to be his duty to withheld his signature from this bill, thus interpos ing to prevent the passage cf a law, de manded by a large majority cf the peo ple.' His views, as I understand them, are not in accordance with the views of those Who framed and passed the Kan-sns-Nebraska Act" by which we' are gov erned, as may be shown by' reference to the debates in Congres? during the ses sion of 1553 1. ' In tha House of Repre sentatives," Feb.: 17thT. 19-51, Hon.; A. S. Stephens of.'Georgia said : ; ; .."The .whole question of slavery or no slavery was to be left to the people of the Territories whether North or South of 36 CO min., or any other line." The question was to be taken out cf Congress where it had been improperly thrust from the beginning, and to be left to the people concerned in the matter to decide for themselves. He continues: "We now call upon this House and the country to carry: out .in good faith, and give effect to the spirit and intent of those important measures of Territorial legis- expressed in his letter of accepiancs . wes that the "people cf a Tt iriiory, like the people of a Stato could Iegislat tion. Again on the 17th of Jan 1S-56, Mr. Stephens said:' ' . ; "I shall never negative any law they may pass, if it is the result of fair legis lation expressive of the popular will. I am willing that the Territorial L'gis'a ture may act upon the subject when and how, they may think proper." ; Hon. George E- Badger of North Carolina, .in a .speech delivered 'in the United States SenatG on tbe -"loth day of Feb; 1834, said :a : j-j. - i .. ' . "The clause as it 'stands -is ample. : It submits the; whole authority' to the jerri tory.,!v.;'. I - ' ''" ''-"," If the people, of the Territories choose. to exclude slavery! so ; far from considering it a wrong done tome cr my constituents I shall not complain of it. It is their busi ness . Again, on the 2d of March, 1531, Mr. Badger said : "But with regard to that question we have agreed some of us because we thought it the only right mode, and some because we think it a right mode, and under existing circumstances the prefera ble mode to confer this power upon the people of the Territories." " ' , Mr." Butler, of South Carolina, in the U; S. ; Senate on : the .2 J of March, 1S34, said: - . , .1 , "Now I believe that under the provis ions of this (Kansas-Nebraska ) bill, and of the Utah and NewfMcxico bills ; there will be a perfect - carte blanche given to the Territorial i Legislatures to Iegi-late as they may think proper." Mr. Toombs of Georgia said in the Senate Feb. 29, 1256: "We intend that the actual bona fide settlers of Kansas shall be protected in the full exercise of all their rights of freemen;. that unaided and uncontrolled they shall freely and of their own will, legislate for themselves to every extent allowed by the Constitution while they have a Territorial Government." Hon. George W Jones of Tennessee, in the House . of Representatives, Dec. 25, 1S35 referring 16 this subject said': - " "Then, bir, you may call it . by what name you please ..' "1 . . It .is, , sir, , . the ' power of ' the people- to govern themselves, and they, and they alone,' shall exercise it, in my opinion, as well while in a Territorial condition as in the position of a State. ' : ' I believe that the great principlethe right of the people in the. Territories as well as in the States, to form. and regu late their domestic institutions in their own way, is clearly and unequivocally embodied in the Kansas Nebraska Act, and if it is not, it ' should .'have 'been.- Believing that it was the living vital prin cipal of the Act, I voted forit." . Hon. Howell Cobb, secretary of the Treasury, in a speech at West Chester, Pennsylvania, on the 19th day of Sep tember, 1S36, used the: following lan- t;pcn the subject of sLvery. It teems,, too. that his Excellency once held cpimcns ca this subject altogether at vanancs ith the views expressed in his Message. At the Pennsylvania Slate Cci.ver.tica in 1S-j6, the Govercor, ia speech n. ad be fore the Convention said : "I say, that the great question cf slav ery is now to be met, because the isue is a national one, and whenever it comes the Democratic Party is not afra'.d to meet it. 7 And en v. hat grounds will ibey meet' it? On tho grcunda cf P.;ular Sovereignty ia the Territories as we'l a in the States. ! If they choose to prchibit slavery thy can do it. If they choose U tolerate ard establish it, they can do it." Mr. President; I lave adverted to these reminiscences v.iih a feeling hear akin to sorrow, because, if the principles and policy shadowed forih ia this n sacre are to prevail, if the right cf the Territorial Legislature does not ex ist, the boasted popular sovereignty cf tho Kansas-Nebraka Act ia a chea : and delusion, and the downfall cf the glorious old National Democratic party will date from this new interpretation of its jrinci pies, and from this attempted Usurpation' of the people's rights. ' The right cf the Territorial Legisla tures to enact laws upon the subject cf slavery must be vindicated and establish ed ; the usages and principles cf the par-, ty must be maintained in their primitive simplicity, or the party; like izc cn.-e powerful, but now extinct, - Wbig party, will become scctionalizcd and- powrIe.cs for good.: ' : ' " ' '..' ' " : . .Mr. President: my cxcu:c for thus trepassing.vpoti die time cf the Courrjil is simply this: I am wedd: 1 to the princi ples cf the. Democratic r irty, and cannoS silently acquiesce, in thus seeing it priced in-a'falso position before the country; a position which I regard as being alike untenable; and unjust to the people cf the Territories. ' rrun crp I would not plant slavery on any por tion of God's earth, against the will of the people. The Government of the United States should not force Slavery on the people of either the Territriesor the States, against the will of the people. .1 i The" majority bf the people by the action oi the-'ierntoriai ipgisiature win oeciae the question ; and.ali must -abide the de cision when made.".. . ' r ,'; .- .. Such," Mr. President, were the views entertained at, and subsequent to.thepas-' sage of the Act,1 even by southern mem bers of Congress; 'and I in ight continue to read extracts from the debfites in Con gress during the 1st session of the thirty third Congress, till the hour fixed for the final adjournment; showing conclusively that the right of the territorial Legisla ture to enact laws on the subject of sla very was almost universally conceded by the friends of the Kansas Nebraska Act. The views of the Executive appear to be at varience, too with the unmistaka ble sentiment cf the Democratic party cf the Northern and Western portions of the Union, end are incompatible withtheprin ciples of the .Democratic party of this Territory, as enunciated in the Platform adopted at Plattsmoth during the past summer ''"' Neither does his views coincide with those held by President Buchacon at the time of his nomination. His opinion, as The fact that the ladic3of Turkey bars; o! late indulged themselves in wearing' very thin veils and dresses, which allow' their persons to be een to mcch, has' e'.icited an imperial edit t, of which the" following are the essential features; ..'.'Henceforth, all womenwhoever they, may be,' on' having their houses; ('if;Ut ' wear thick'-veils which' completely cover. their features, and be clad in dresses. of cloth or other suitable material, without, embroidery, trimmings or external orna- t mer.ts of any kind. They must not show themselves out of doers simply in stock-., ings and slippers, but must wear half- , boots in yellow morrocco Lather, cr some other suitable and decent coverings for , the feet. When they go cut to make purchases, they are strictly prohibited . ' from entering shops, but must stop cn the outside to be served, and must not re main longer than is absolutely necessary. , When they are on the pul lie promenades they must confine themselves to the' part , reserved for females. Any woman who i.ball be guilty of acts against the law,".; . will be severely punished. No family . shall keep equipages beyond their means, ', and the drivers must be most carefully selected. ' The men must also conform to ihe laws of propriety, particularly in tho ' streets, or they will subject themselves to severe punishment." ' . " " A French Witness hi a New York ' Court. At a trial in a Vermont Court, several years ago, a French lady had been sub- poenel as a witness, and was called upoa to give her testimony. She was a atran- ' ger in the place, and ih; Court felt itself. bound to address her in her native tcngrre. But the Court's education ' ia the parlea ' . vous line had been sadiy neglected, and I how to administer the oath in an ir.telli--gent form to the silent lady before him . . was a puzzling question. What was to be done? -The Judge called upon sever eral of the lawyers near him. but they all avowed their ignorance cf tho lan ' rruage then so supposedly necessary. Finally the Counsel for the defendant, a. clever Yankee, feeling himself equal to-' the occasion, volunteered to extneat the . Court from its embarrassment. Hti ac- cordingly addressed the lady witness ia; these terms : ; ' "Vou3 jurez zat wat you here testify; ' shall be ze true, zi whole truse, and nos sing but ze truie, so -.help you Mon! Dieu.'! . The lady looked for a moment at the? ' manufacturer of this hybrid sentence in i " silent astonishment, then turning- to the ; Court, .said 'in perfectly good English, , j though with oiight foreign accent: . ' "What dees the gentleman jay?'"" ' The effect was electrical. S:xh a . laugh went up to the roof cf that court room that the counsel for defendant haj; : not heard the last of it till this day. . . An avaricious fellow in Brus:-eils goye'" '' , i- . . .1' 'T.-.'-.t.: a large umner recenuy. jusi as me " quests sat down a piercing i-hriel; wai ". ' heard in the court-yard. ' The host hur-?';. . ried out and returned pale, afi righted and" - his hands covered with blood.' "What i3it?".vas the inquiry. "Alas!" he said,."a poor workman, father cf a largo family, has met with a terrible accident. He 'was knocked down by a cart and grieviously wounded. Let us aid him." A collection wa3 taken up and the guests contributed 1,200 francs. Generous souls!- . Itwa3 the miser's ruse to make theia pay for the dinner.