The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-12

less to say that flanagan occupies precise.
ly opposite position to this just now, and is
ready to declare every Democrat renegade,
who occupies the position he did FIVE years
ago.
Our friend Rob't Dale Own, now enjoy
ing foreign appointment, used the follow
ing language in his reply to the letter:
"Congress, in my opinion, possesses the
power to legislate on the subject Of slavery
in the Territories, throughout the term Of
their territorial existence; as, for example,
to enact, in regard to our Mexican acquisi-
tons, ProhibitOry provso, similar to the or.
dinance Of 1887"
Speaking of bill for organizing the new
territories of New Mexico and California, he
says:
81 would vote for, or introduce clause,
prohibiting the Territorial Legislature from
passing any enactment on the subject Of
slavery"
81 need hardly add, that would resist, by
my votes and influence, any attempt, by posi-
tive legislation, to introduce slavery into any
portion of California or New Mexico, or into
any other territory now Free"
Mr.. Chamberlain, also advocated Congress
sional interference in his reply, and answer.
cd in the affirmative to the enquiries made in
this letter.
Mr.. Whtcomb in his reply used the follow
ing language:
at is incontrovertible that slavery, there
or elsewhere, cannot exist without the sane
ton of positive law. am opposed to the
passage of any such law. [ believe that
Congress can ccnstitutionally pass such or
ganic laws for the government Of the territory,
as well, in their operation, prevent the ter
ritorial legislature from passing any such
law. 1t follows that Congress can, in my
Judgment, constitutionally prevent the intro
duction VI slavery into these territories!
But why continue such argument and evil
dence as this. No Democrat dare deny, I'M
less with the full knowledge it is in any
mans power to prove him falsi6er, or in
more vulgar language liar, that the Democ.
racy of Indiana only five or six years ago &C.
cuPied position precisely opposite to that
they now stand upon, on this question of
slavery extension. Yet these political ras.
Gals do dare to charge with treason and in
consistency, those of their own party who
refuse TO change their opinions! We have no
patience with such Infamous hypocricy, such
damnable Inconsistency. These political
hucksters wheel around in their boots at the
nod and beck Of the powers at Washington,
oppose that which they formerly demanded
Of their asprants for Office in proof of ortho-
doxy, and then spit in the face OF honest
Democrats because they will not act in the
same vilainous manner. We call upon
Democrats to think for themselves, if they dare
do SO, and if they dare not, then they are
well capacitated to be cold line Democrats %
or anything else than decent American citi.
zens. We know hundreds who int nd to
think for themselves, and who intend o pre-
serve their consistency and project the rights
of the North by voting the anti-Nebraska
ticket. They are not the men to be whip.
ped in by party drill, nor to be scared in by
cries of Abolitionism, treason or renegade.
ism. Let all such record their votes against
the sold line" traitors.