The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-18
Judge WARDEN, Of Ohio, Belts he
bred scott Decision.

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Judge Warden, OF Columbus, Ohio, one Of
the most prominent and influential Demo.
Gratis in that State, has abandoned that par.
ty, unable to follow it further. He can stand
its pro-slavery bred Scott doctrines no long
or. The Democratic State Convention OF
Ohio, not only endorsed the bred Scott de-
cision, but declared the ssconcurrence Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States, in the
doctrines with regard to the constitutional
powers and political rights Of the States and
Territories, which have been maintained by
the Democratic party"
The fifth resolution sets forth
Resolved, That while we look to no au-
thorisy but reason for our political opinions
We deem 1t proper TO express deep gratifcn.
ton at the concurrence Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States in the doctrines with
regard to the constitutional powers and po-
liticnl rights Of the states and territories,
which have been maintained By the Demo-
cratic party, and formally avoweJ BY it in
three national conventions.
Judge 3. b. Warden objects to this en-.
dorsement Of the bred Scott decision by the
Democratic party OF Ohio. In letter dated
at Columbus, August 9th, and printed in
the O. s. Journal, he says OF that endorse
ment:
SIT cuts the throat of popular sovereignty
in the territories, and stabs to the heart
every compromise made on the subject Of
slavery, not actually carried into the Consti-
tuition of the United States.'
He further says:
"What infatuation possessed the organ
lied force Of the Democratic party, when it
decided to adopt the decision referred to, il
would be difficult to divine. Does that par
sy give up oil respect for popular opinion in
Ohio?
cit is the fixed, true, unnlterable faith Of
the great body Of our people, that the ex-
tension VI slavery into territories now free,
would be n great and irrepsrable evil. It 10
the like, fixed, true, unalternble faith OF the
great body OF our people, that there is q
remedy, entirely constitutional, against the
extension, in the action Of Congress or in
that Of the Territorial Legislature, when
clothed with such powers . Congress may
delegate, and such A. belong. TO the very es-
sence of popular government. In this 70.
ic as well as the Republican, the American
as we'll as the other parties, il in harmony
with the body Of the people 90 far % real
sentiment is concerned. But the seeming
necessity of keeping the politicians of the
North and the South together ON the subject
of slavery, has induced the leaders and or
gans OF the Democratic party as now consti-
tutcd, to endorse pretended decision, that
no action Of the Congress, no action Of the
Territorial Legislature, can prevent the in
PRODUCTION Of slavery into territories now
free, since, as now pretended by the dictuna
Of divided court, the STAKEHOLDER has con-
stitutionally guaranteed property in his slave,
above tho reach Of territorial and congress
sional legislation alike. This indorsem enu
will be construed by the South, with severe
and literal strictness, just as have stated
its terms and its effect. Has not the organ
lied force of the Democratic party Of Ohio,
then, trampled on the true faith OF our peo-
plef Will the body Of the Democratic barty
countenance such M outrage?