The daily union., 1854-12-20
JUDGE DOUGLAS IN NEW ORLEANS.

Senators Douglas Rusk, and Johnson (says the Daily
Pennsy lvanian recently in New Orleans, their
the seat Of government As mark of esteem for
the noble stand taken by Senator Douglas in favor OF the
principles of sefgovernment contained in the Kansas
and Nebraska b correspondence was opened between
committee citizens and himself in reference to giving him
a public reception The Judge declined this testimonial of
respect in manly letter to the Hon. Emile La Scre the
chairman Of the committee, extract of which we take
from the New Orleans Courier:
1t is certainly fundamental principle in republican
SYSTEM that the people of each State and OF each Territory
preparatory its admission into the Union State have
the undonab right to form and regulate their domestic
stutons and internal in accordance with their own
views and subject other limitation restriction than
that which the constitution of the United States has imposed
upon each and all of the States
If this principle be correct the act of Congress for the
organization the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska is
clearly right far the vexed question OF slavery is in
volved.
at is also principle in republican systemequally
sacred and undamentatha it the duty of all men to
worship God according to the dictates of their
SCIENCE that should be prescribed either because
of the place his birth of his religious faith If this prin
cipc be right it would to be wrong to form secret
socaons bound together by the solemn oaths
scribe and enforce religious test any other test for Of
flee public trust undr the United States other than that
which is authorized and sanctioned in the constitution
The principles imboded in the above extract found
ed upon justice and constitutional rights Their univer
sal acknowledgment is only matter of time 1t will not
be many years before we shall have the wings, some
party formed out of its Debris attempting pil'er
from the democratic party the great principles contained
in the Kansas and Nebraska bill No republican govern
exist where the right of the majority to rule is
denied and the miserable camor that excited against
the act of Congress by designing knayes only for
momenary and selfish purpose The day Of reribution
is not far distant
The frank and manly advocacy of religious freedom, and
his denunciaton of the attempt mix religion with pol
itcs worthy of the champion of equality of privileges
may be faith, and he who would deprive ofhis
publican All minor sects would occupy deplorable con-
don in this country if the major secs had the power to
deprive them of their civil rights for nonconormy with
their views Equally TO be commended is the generous
and just stand taken by Senator Douglas in behalf of
those citizens who have fed from persecution in the lands
of their na vity and chosen country the home
Of their adoption In this they have given the strongest
surance of their attachment to institutions II is
light thing for man to himself away from the home
of his childhood the grave of his parents and all his early
associations TO find resting place in foreign cline
The cause which impels him such act must be great
indeed and the land that gives him shelter and protection
will be dearer to his heart in consequence of his former
suaerngs There is no danger of such becom-
ing traitor to his adopted country Judge Douglass
demnaton of secret societies for political objects acting
under the obligation Of an OATH what we should expect
from his enlightened mind and patriotic impulses. They