Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-12
Senator uouxl.s,...hIs position.

and soundest Of Northern Democrats upon the sub
ject Of Slavery. And yet, where does he stand'-
Upon what grounds does he sustain the Nebraska
BILL and urge its acceptance upon the Northern peo-
ples We have already sufficiently answered. But
We repeat again, in the language of the Inquirer,
that he accepts, defends and eniorces it "a rseso
dnti.sldpsry measure" He believes it will tend to
recruit the strength Of the ansavery party, and
operate to the special and exclusive benefit OF the
free States Hence he is very naturally in rsptures
about it.
But what of Senator Douglass, the father of the
bill, and its sblest advocate and defender? Does he
support it upon the same ground that General Cass
doess As shocking the thought may be to his
Southern friends and admirers yet SUCH we even
grieve to say, appears to be the fact. The WASH
ington Union tells that his sentiments upon the
subject Of slavery, coincide entirely with those Of
Cen Cass,-the same precisely which the Enquirer
has lately denounced so bitterly. Aid the Enquirer
admits that he "ndy the dogma Of squatter
sovereignty" and, at the time declares that
dogma" to be equally nischievous' with the Will
mot proviso. If these things be so-and they al
avouched by his own political friends in what re-
spec is his position BETTER justcr, more tenabe or
more worthy Of the admiration OF the South than
Gen. Cass? Ii he believes slavery to be "rnorsl
social, and political .evil'-if he gives in his adhc-
sion to the doctrine Of ,squatter sovereignty, doc
trino equally adhorrent with the Wilmot provso
and il he supports the Nebraska bill upon the ground
that 1t is measure in favor of Freedom" and be.
cause he thinks its inevitable effect will be to pre-
vent the admission Of any slave States into the
Union;-wc ask, in all and all conscience
what claim has he upon the respect, much less tie
admiration, the gratitude, the confidence of the
Southern people?
But to exhibit clearly the position of the Illinois
senator; We have recourse to other authority. II
will be remembered that the Time. is new paper
established at Chicago,-ths residence of Mr. Doug.
lass,-and that it established as Douglass |
journal; and is known, recognised, and confided in
rs the special organ and mouhpie of that gentle-
man. 1t is fair to presume, therefore, that speaks
the sentiments and shadows forth the opinions of Mr.
Douglass upon all public questions. From the extract
We give below, il will be seen what view tina, Iour
nal takes Of the Nebraska BILL and upon what grounds
Mr. Douglass, and his friends support it. Like
Pierce and Cass, they claim that it is measure in
favor OF freedom" and they therefore sustain it for
the reason that it will prevent any new slave S,are
from coming into the Union"
from the Chicago Times Of Sept 2s
Keep it before the people, that Williams Norton w ash.
burne, Archer, Blackwell, Woodwoth and the otner |
Wing and Fusion candidates for Congress Illinois are Ia
South Of Hheh siaFery shall be Is9atissd by Congress
while Richardson, Allen, Jackson AcMurtry Marshal.
Harris aud Drake, the Democratic candidates for Con-
Eress, believe that Congress ought eglie upon the
subject Of slavery and in favor Of leaving the people
Of the Territories perfectly and regulate
their domestic institutions in their wsy subject only
70 the Constitution Of the United States. CHoosr
TWEEN THIN.
There it is, in black and white from the confden.
tal organ Of the rcdoubtable little giant himself The
people of Illinois advised not vote for the Whig
candidates for Congress, because they care in fIsOr
o. Te-eSabIishing an arbitrary geographical line |
South Of Hhieh slavery shall be legali:ef by Con :
9rss ;" while conrrarwise the election of the Demo
cratic candidates is sustained and urged upon the
ground, that they are nat in favor of ega!ismg |
slavery any where. The paper states, in ano-
Their article that in every Congressional district where
the Democratic party has made or will make
nomination, there has been full fair, open manly |
declaration Of principle "They are Ut says utterly
opposed as individuals to slavery Were the oues- |
lion Of its existence suppression question in
which, under the Constitution Of their country they
had right to decide, they would cheeruly decide to
set The edptipa free"
so much for Mr.. Douglass home organ Now for
The gentleman himself We regret to say it. but he |
stands convicted out Of his OWE mouth upon his own
public confessions 1t is well known that in his |
speech at Chicago, sometime last month he argued |
that the Nebraska bill took from. The .SouM the right
which it previously had, to take their slaves as far
North as the Missouri line, SIS there a man in M,
sr0od (ssid he) an tdoOr Of organizing srerv South
81 ANY Inc a most ingenious question: and very |
well put, considering the latitude he was in and tn.
audience he addressing! But what is the infer.
enceH What the pth Of his argument? What the
intent, Purport and essence of the gentlemans in
by NJ A..
mot in favor" of organising or permitting slavery
either South North of any line" md no felt sure
that no man in Illinois, neither Wing nor Democrat.
was any more in favor it than himself That is tho
position Of the great champion Of the Nebraska bill
rs defined by himself he is the advocate Of tina,
BILL because takes from the South the right TO carry
slavery Auywhere-whereas, we Of the South. sus
tain 1t because 1t gives US, We contend the right
TO carry slavery everywhere He defends il upon tho
ground that IL will restrict slavery hem and con.
fine 1t within its present bounds we on the contrary
defend 1t for the reason that II gives us more elbow
ROOM opens now outlets to slavery and permits us to
30 and carry our slave property whithersoever wo
list where, then, is the point Of agreement between
him and us upon this question: We submit If Il il
not clear, beyond all doubt, that Senator Douglass
ana the south are just as wide apart as the poles in
their support Of the Nebraska billY Look nj the
grounds and arguments Of the one and then at those
Of the other, and how near together arc theyf VIVA,
sympathy, indeed, can there be between them upon
this subject when they occupy Numerically opposite
poStions' They are one in support Of the bill, but
they are strangers and aliens, respects the motives.
reasons and objects Of that support, and their opin
lens Of the legal effect Of the bill
We have commented upon Mr. Douglass position
and recent course more In sorrow than in anger We
have uniformly commended him for the courage,
'ntrepdiy aud galantry he displayed during the dis
eussion upon the Nebraska bill in Congress and We
Er'svo to see one Of whom thought 90 we'll and
hoped so much, following In the beaten path of all
other Northern Democrats, and succumbing to the
abolition sentiment that surrounds him. We turn
him over TO his Southern allies To them no mus,