The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-30

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CaIh0un's Resolutions n Pr
John G Calhoun, an ultra, disunion
prosiaveryite' introduced into the SEN
ate ofthe United States the following
resolutions They were then stigma
tised by all Democrats and Wings of
the North and m5st'of tire Democrats
ofthe South as fire brand, disuniosl
and sectional resolves, and without
ever coming to avote they were smoth-
cred by the patriots of both parties. Mr..
Benton so statestin his second volume
of the Thirty Years View, onpase SOC
Our readers will he tue k with tile re-
markable similarly between them AMI
the present prosl:wery Democratic
party. But, to the resolutions ~
b. Resolved, That the Territories of tn
United States belong to the several
States comprising this fUnion,s and are
held by them asthcif joint and common
property. bevo ~ ssat tadssaF.
Resolved, That Congress, as the joint
agent and representative Of the States
ofithis Union, ahas no right'to make any
law, or do any act whatever, that shall
directly or by it's effects, make any dis
crihiination between the States ofthe
Union by which any ofthcm shall be
deprived of its full and equal right in
any territory of the United States nc-
qnired or TO he acquired. f4 ysak
Resolved, That the enactment OF any
lsw which should directly, or by its
effects, deprive the citizensot any OF
theotates oftho Uuicn from emigrating
with their property, into any of the ter
ritories OF the United States, will make
slich discrimination, and would, there
fore, sbc q violation Of the Constitution
and the rights ofthc States from which
such citizens emigrased, and inde,pga-
ton of that perfect equality which
belongs to them rs members of this
Union, and would tend directly to SUBJ
vert the Union itself. ila If
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TIE PRESIDENTS. OPINION OF
DoUGLAs.-Wo are, then, utterly. OPP
posed to the election Of Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr.. Douglas-to Mr.. Douglas and
Mr.. Lincoln. We deny that the dem
ocratic party are called upon to take
one or the other. 1t is said that, If
Douglas should fail of an election, LIN
coin would he successful. That may or
may not be SO. 1t is not question for
the democracy to consider. They can
make no concessions in such cases
without an adoption of the. heresy
which it is their purpose to condemn:
"A counterfeit is not more aluable With
honest men by being a near resem-
blance to the original A rogue is not
to be credited in society because lie is
SO accomplished in the arts of life as
to pass for gentleman. The dem
ocratic- party has strength, integrity
and sagacity sufficient to confer its
lonors upon those who seek its welfare
and promote its trhlmphs. Let us test
this question wheather we eau he driven
to make. choice between two evils
supposelthe appointment of a Senator
from Illinois had been devolved ;upor
Congress, would the democratic party
limit the election t.. Mr.. Lincoln ant
Mr.. Douglas9 Do they constitute tn,
State, sembody its wisdom and its in
stitution?w ssiaipsa a'fsii ~ 80 = 1871
Mr.. Douglas is the nominee of. X
party. He has the endorsement of M
convention. He represents no politipa
Organization. What, then. Is his fea
position in the present canvass? Actin!
last winter in opposition to his forlne
party, lie returned home and demand
ed the, endorsement of the people %
Illinois of his apostacy. ~ That is tn
issue. He calls for a vote Of condem
nation upon the Psesidsnt and boil
houses Of Congress. He asks that h!
may be sustained in his acts of orpo
sition to thcsdsmocratic party He re
pudiates the principles Of the Dret
Scot decision, because they were no
directly embraced in the judgment o
the case upon the record, declaring a
else to be the mere dicta lofthe Judges
Heis q technicallawyer and q vagran
politician. He will confne the court Il
the issue, but will himself be bound b,
no law, party or principle.--[ WISH
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