Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-01

CT0BER l, 1858.
because II was more liberal than his
platform.
The fourth resolution endorsed oil
that Buchanan had done, and all that
he may do hereafteii This covered the
whole ground-the Lecompton policy
the Presidents Kansas message-the
retention of Judge Lecompte whom
Pierce pretended to remove on the eve
OF the late Presidential elcction--thc
appointment Of murderers of free State
mon TO ofiice-the removal Of Walker
ana Stanton. because they canted the yeo.
PIE 20 hace the privitsge Of roftng on the
Constitution under which they were 10 hut
tho removal of Democrats. because
they sided with Douglas on tho submis.
sion question-and Of the setting up o,
Lecompton rs a test of Democracy by
the Administration.
The 18th and last resolution was q
glorifcation over Bright and Fitch, and
OF course IN endorsement of their Off.
cial conduct, including their speeches
enc OF whom said the Wallace resoIu.
ton was an endorsement of Buchanan 4
kansas policy, and the other, that the
srinclplc of submitting constitutions to
vote of the people, was absolutely
''vicious"
Mr.. IL. said he was opposed to this
whole policy, and that, in the event OF
his election, lro would vote against all
Lecompton schemes and English dod
ges. Holman won't say how he will
vote; out as Buchanan men are support
ing him, 1t must be presumed that bis
past professions, prior to his nomina-
'ion, were togo for nothing lie some
times said the Kansas question was
settled, but it was curious settlement
that LETT the question just where II be-.
gun. No progress had been made, ex-
cePt that tho Democratic leaders had
furnished proof Of the truth Of the
charges mado against them in 1856
that they were willing to enslave the
ch'fe people of Kansas in order 10 force
negro Stacery into that Territory They
have shown they cannot bo trusted
with this question, BY numerous cir
cumstanccs.
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION.
Mr.. ii. said he had boon talking
about the Drcd Scott decision in the
canvass; but il was difficult, ~ on other
questions. 10 get bis competitor 10 nm
issue. The Supreme Court Of tho Uni.
ted States, after dismissing tho case for
want of jurisdiction, had proceeded TO
decide some grave political questions,
which he thought were not binding on
the country. They had ovcrrulcd for
mer decisions, and declared tho whole
legislation ofsixty years, including the
Missouri Compromise, unconstitutional
and void. Thcy had taxcn up the OK.
plodod doctrine of John c.. Calhoun.
first brought forward 30 re twenty years
ago, that the Constitution Of the Uni
tot States carries Slavery into all the
Territories, without any power on the
part OF the people, Of Congress or of
Territorial legislatures to exclude il, and
declared il to bo the true doctrine ofthc
Constitution. His competitor not Ii.
king the leap Of his party 10 four years,
from the doctrine that slavery was the
creature oflocai law, 10 its universalty
in tho Territories under and by force
of the Constitution, denies that the
Court decided this last proposition. The
Court speaks for itself and says in SO
many words that Congress cannot ex.
clude Slavery. aud that il cannot dele
cato the power to n Territorial Lcgis
laturc. Mr.. Buchanan says in his Kan.
sas message, which is approved by the
Grcensbnrg Platform
at has been solcmnly aliadgod by
the highest judicial tribunal known TO
our laws, that Slavery exists in Kansas
by virtue of the Constitution of United
States. Kansas is, therefore, at this
moment rs much Of slave State as
Georgia or South Carolina. Without
this the equality Of tho sovereign States
composing the Union would bo violated,
and the asc aud enjoyment Of Terri
tory acquired by the common treasure
OF all the States, would be closed against
the people and tho property of nearly
half the members OF the confcdcraey
Slavery can, therefore, never be pro-
hbited in Kansas except by means OF
u constitutional provision, and in no
other manner can this be obtained ~
promptly, ifa majority of tho people
desire 1t, as by admitting it into tho
Union under it, present constitution"
Mr.. Hughes, the leading Buchanan
man in the House from the North. est,
said the same thing in speech made
in the House on tho 2nd day of Fobrua-
ry, 1858. In reply toa question put
Dy Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio, said:
"fhc Supreme Court of the United
States having decided, as hc under
stands, and rs the country understands,
and us you and /, Mr.. Speaker, under
stand, that the Constitution carries .Sid-
rery into the Territories, is the gentle.
man, in good faith, willing to abide BY
that decision and carry it out?"
The Washington Union OF n recent
date, SAID this was the most important
part OF the dccision:-" The most iaipor-
tant part Of the decision is that ,0hich denies
10 the legislatures or provisional gOrera-
ments Of the Territories, whae az a Terri
toriat condition, the right Of prohibiting
Sidrery withln their borders"
This is the universal doctrine of the
party; yet Judge Holman is so anxious
10 get into Congress, while defending
the decision, he denies that tho main
point decided was decided at ALL What
do you think of such man2 Is he not
over-anxious TO represent your Mr..
n said ahnuld ha la elarta1 ho w0ulI