The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-07-31

yer nv individual opinions NAV be, l. "a q |
rood citizen, am bound by the laws of the |
and as the Legislature makes them, as the
court expounds them, and as the executive
officers administer them. I am bound by
our Constitution as our fathers made il, and
As it is our duty to support it. l am bound,
as good citizen, TO sustain the constituted
authorities, and to resist, discourage, and
beat down, by all lawful and peaceful means,
oil attempts at exciting mobs, or violence,
or any other revolutionary proceedings
against the Constitution and the constituted
authorities OF the country. e. Good, good"
cheers.)
Dir. Lincoln is alarmed for fear that un.
der the bred Scott decision, slavery Will 90
into all the Territories Of the United States.
All have to say is that, with or without
that decision, slavery will go just where the
Ieop'e want IT. ard not one inch further.-
You have had experience upon that subject
in the case of Kansas. You have eeen told
by the Republican party that fror 1904,
when the Kansas-NebrasEa bill passed down
to last winter, that slavery was sustained
and supported in Kansas by the laws Of what
they called a "bogus" Legislature. And
how many slaves were there in the Terrific
~ at the end of last winter? Not as many
tie iar the Kansas Nebraska bill passed.
Thee ws. Quite ? lumber of slaves IN Kan
.as, taken there under the Missouri Compro-
mise, and IN spite Of it. before the Kansas
Nebraska bill passed, and new it is asserted
that there are not rs many there as there
were before the passage OF the bill, notwith-
standing that they had local laws sustaining
and encouraging it enacted. as the Republic
cans say, by "bo.us" Legislature. i'm
posed upon Kansas by an invasion from
Missouri. Why has not slavery obt incd A
feothold in Kansas under these circumstan-
ces! Simply because there was a majority
OF her people opposed to slavery, and every
STAKEHOLDER knew that if he took his slaves
there the moment that majority got posses
sion of the ballot boxes and fair election
was held, that moment slavery would be
abolished and he would lose them. For that
reason such owners as took their slaves there
brought them back 10 Missouri, fearing that
If they remained the would he emancipated.
Thus you see that under the principle OF
popular sovereignty, slavery h as been kept
out of Kansas, notwithstanding the fact that
for the first three years they lad Legisla
ture in that Territory favorable TO it. | tell
you, my friends, it is impossible under eur
institutions to force slavery on an unwilling
people. II this principle OF popular sover-
eighty asserted in the Nebraska bill be fair.
~ carried out, by letting the people decide
the question for themselves by fair vote Al
. fair election and with honest returns, sla
very will .evcr exist one day or one hour in
any Territory against the unfricndly legis
lation of an unfriend!y people. l care not
how the bred Scott decision may nave set
tied the abstract question SO far as the prac
tical result is concerned for, to use the Ian
susge Of an eminent Southern Senator, OF
this very question
do not care fig which way the decis
ion shall be, for it is of no particular conse
quence; slavery cannot exist a day, or at
hour in any Territory or State, unless it has
affirmative laws sustaining and supporting it
furnishing police regulations and remedies
and an omission to furnish them would be al
fatal as a constitutional prohibition. With
out affirmative legislation in its favor, slave
~ coufdsnot exist any lon-er than new
born infant conld survive under the heat o
the ST.. N = barren rock without protection
1t would wilt and die for the want Of sup
port" =.
Hence if the people of a territory wan
slavery they will encourage 1t by passin
affirmative laws, and the necessary polo
regulations, patrol laws and slave code;
they do not want it in,- will withol,. tina
legislation, and by Withholding it slavery
as dead as if it was prohibited by a constitu
t!onal prohibition, (che.rs,) especially II i
addition their legislation is uniriendy, as
would be ii hey opposed to it. They coul
pass such local laws and police regulation
as would drive slavery out in one day, @
one hour if they Were opposed to it, an
e.. e -.
in the territories is concerned, So far as thi
principle of popular sovereignty is concerne
IN its practical nppcration, it matters nc
how the Dred Scott CAGE may be decide
with reference to the territories. My ow
opinion on that Law point is we'll known.
is shown by my Votes and speeches in Cor
gress. But be it as it may, the questio
was an abstaact question inviting no pract
cal results, and whether slavery shall exi>
or shall OF exist in any State or Territor,
will depend upon whether The PEOPLE are fo
it or against it, and whici,,ver way the
shall decide it in any territory or any Stats
will be entirely satisfactory to mr.. (Cheers
But l must now bestow a few words upo
Mr.. .;7ce'r's main objection to the Ore
Scott decision. He is not going TO subm
to it. Not that he is gong TO make VA
upon it with force Of arms. But he is goir
TO appeal and reverse it in some way; h
cannot tell US how. Ircckon not by Wi
of error. because do rot know whers h
would TT0za-u-1 Sat, except before an abo
..,.oD soc.st,. G. That's it, and applause.
And when he appeals, he does not cxac,l,
tell US to whom he will appeal, except it b
the Republican party, and l have yet (
learn that the Republican party, under th
Constitution, has judicial powers; but he /
going to appeal from it and reverse it ethe
by an act OF Congress, CT by turning out tn
judges, or in some other way. And why
Because he says that that decision deprive
the negro Of the benefits Of that clause c
the Constitution OF the United States whic
entities the Ciliz. rs OF each State to all tn
privileges and immuHities of citizens Of tn
several States. Well, it is vc:; rue tina
the decision does have that effect. By de
Gliding that n gro is :.ot citizen. of cours
it denies 10 him The rights and privilege
awarded to a citizen OF the United States
1t il that Mr.. Lincoln will not submit to
Why? For the palpahle reason that h
wishes to confer upon the negro all tn
rights, privileges and immun ties Of citizen
Of the several States | will not QUAR-.
with Mr.. Lincoln for his views On that sui
ject l have no doubt he is conscientious
them. have not the slightest idea but ths
he conscientious!yb believes that negro oug h
TO enjoy and exercise all the rights and pr
villages given TO white men, but [ do nc
agree with him, and hence crnnot concu
with him. ! believe that this governmer
of ours was founded on the white basis
prolonged cheerins.) believe that it wa
established by white men. (Applause J.
BY men Of European birth or descended ,
European races, for the benefit of white me
and their posierity in all time to COME
e. Hear, hear.'O l de not believe it was Il
design or intention Of the signers Of t!
Declaration Of independence or the framel
OF the Constitution to include negroes, Ind
ans, or other inferior races with white INC
as citizens. (Cheers) Our fathers had
that day seen TIE evil consequences of CO,
ferring civil and political rights upon til
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