The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-09-10


House voted to coutinue slavery in the territory
Of Kansas, and therefore yOuare opposed to their
action. Ifthey become pro slavery by that, you
become an abolitionist, being exactly the Oppo-
site
Mr.. Douglas Ny object is not to prove that
they become pro slavery, or that Ihave be-
come anti-slavery. Ny object is to prove that
they are not sincere when they pretend that
they wish to defeat the army appropriation bill
because of those laws, but that they wish it for
blood, murder, robbery, civil war, for political
effect, instead of the repeal of those laws; that
they are opposed to the repeal Ofthose laws, in
order to make political capital of it, at the same
time that they condemn the laws in their polit-
ical speeches.
Sir, have said that every man of that party,
with one exception, voted TO recognize the val
idity of those laws; that one has published let
ter in which he assigns reason for his vote
find the letter in the newspapers.
Mr. Wade. | do not wish to interrupt the
senator but he says VIC pre- opposed to the re-
peal oftnosc laws. want TO know how it hap
pcned this morning, on our cndeavoring to re
pcal them, that every member on the other side
of the house voted TO lay the bill on the table
Mr.. Douglas. We passed a bill to annul
them once, and sent it to the House of Repre-
scntatives and your majority would not take it
up and pass it. We then sent the bill second
time, and your majority in the House of Repre-
sentatives would not take it up, 1t was well
known that the reason why you did not take it
1t up was the fear that few your men would
JOIN us and pass the bill. 1t was unnecessary
| for us to send third bill-twicc, assurtdly was
enough. Its no excuse to say that our bill con-
taned other matter which you did not like in
connection with that repeating section If,you
| had insuperable objections to the other matter,
/ fit involved your concerceS or your Judge
ment, you could have stricken out all YOU OBJ
jccted to- and sent us the residue. You have
had assurances sufficient to day that your action
would have been concurred in by the Senate in
a moment you had done it; and if your folks
arc sincere ndesiring these obnoxious laws tc
be repealed, You will take up our bill and Ger
tainly pass the repeating section, whether you
pass the remainder or not before II o'clock to.
morrow. We shall now wait to sec whether
you are sincere in trying to get rid of the obnox
ious laws. believe, and it is painful to me t
be under the necessity of saying that have
beentlrced to the conviction, that you will no
permit these obnoxious laws to be swept from
the statute until after the Presidential election
| believe you have distinct understanding tina
repeating bill shall not pass. 1t is the mail
plank in your political platform for the pending
election.
But said | would read an extract from
letter ofonc member of the black republican
party orthe House who could not vote for you
bill He says
eve passed Dunn's bill for Kansas yester
day, in very Objectionable manner. 1t ha
many good provisions, but extends the fugitiv
slave law over Kansas and Nebraska, and pei
} petuates slavery there until 1858, and make
, all children born therein, up to that time
slave mothers, slaves. This was too much fc
me. have always said and now repeat m
pledges that would never vote to recogniz
slavery; will never vote to make any huma
being slave; will never vote to extend sla
very; will never vote for the fugitive slave la,
or its extension over any free territory. there
fore voted against Dunn's bill, solitary and alon
5 Of all our party"
c A Senator. Who is that?
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Mr. Letter of Ohio. Il
u dcrstood at the time when every member Of IL
lreesoil party but himself voted for that b
T. that they were voting to perpetuate slavery
l the Territory by continuing in force laws whit
)f are so obnoxious to that gentlemen now. tia
! so appears from this letter that they knew tn
t, they were voting on proposition to make CHI
| dren hereafter born slaves for lilc and their po
d tclity after them, if born Of slave mo hers ar
> removed from the Territory before 1858. II
ot letter shows, too that you all knew when "
e passed that BILL that you were voting to extel
=
t with all its provisions at the same time the Sc
IS ator from Massachusetts,, in his speech to-da
l. talks Of the barbarty of the fugitiyc-slavc- la
0 of its heavy and monstrous penalties in not 8
n lowing food and raiment and water to lie fl
+ nished to the unfortunate fugitive. l will n
= repeat his dolcful speech on that branch of t
a subject delivered to-day, ! wish him to be
d in mind that every man Of his political party
lie the House Of Representatives, with one exec
l. ton, did every act which he condemns, and
: responsible for every consequence which
10 on this point / am not complaining Of t
is harshness or the injustice of the fugitive sla
in law. believe it was law required by t
at constitution Of our country, and | sustain it
IS that reason. But with what face or show
st Justice or truth can one Of this free soil or bla
republican party rise and condemn that fugiti
- slave law, when he knows that his whole par
$; have voted for it within the last three or 70
,r weeks?
Then sir, we find, upon looking into this quC
ut ton, that it is clear to the mind of every il
a. partial man, that while the democratic Sens
&c desire to get rid of those laws which violat
W the freedom Of speech, and all those great a
a, fundamental principles Of liberty and justice
lc tended to be secured by the constitution a
| the organic act, the free-soilers, for political
IN feet, have managed to perpctuate those laws
It. the state book, in order that they may use TIN