Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-11-27
Douglas, Future Position ON tho Slav.
cry Question.

DOuglas' Future Position on tho slav.
cry Question.
| Since the election in Illinois, the Chicago
Times, the home organ of DOUGLAS, has taken
particular pains to define the position OF the
Senator with reference to the slavery question,
undoubtedly with an eye to securing the SYM
pathies of the Buchanan members OF the Legis-
lature in DOUGLAS favor, no longer needing the
sympathy or support of the Black Republi-
cans"
| The Times of Thursday has an article de-
fining DOUGLAS position, which the Press and
Tribune takes it for granted was submitted to
him before publication; and is to be received
as an authoritative exposition of his present
views on matters OfnatiOnal import Init the
words of the Richmond South are accepted as
true interpretations of his creed, and are quo
ted as follows:
l. Judge Douglas affirms the original and essen
tal inferiority of the negro.
9. He denies that the negro was intended to be
| embraced with the abstraction of the Declaration
of Independence and asserts that the right of free
dom and equality was predicated only of the DOM
inant race of white men.
g. He denies the privileges of citizenship to the
negro.
4. He aftirms the compatibility of confederacy OF
free and slave States, and the possibility of their
harmonious co-exstence under common consti-
tuition.
5. He affirms the absolute sovereignty of the
| o. Al.
denies the authority of the Federal Governmental
discriminate against the interests of slavery.
6. He inculcates policy of non-interventiOn, as
between the free and the slaveholding States, as
we'll as between the latter and the Federal Govern
ment.
7. He supports the decision of the Supreme
Court, and asserts for slaverG the right of colon
zation in the Territories.
s. He upholds all the guarantees of the Federal
Constitution in respect to the rights of the South
9. He maintains the dignity and independence of
the Senatorial function, against the encroachments
of Executive usurpatiOn.
10. He protests his opposition to Black Republ-
canism at every point and upon every principle
IL. He pledges himself to fidelity to the organ
ization, principles and nominees of the Democratic
party.
The Press and Tribune thinks this, with an
express affirmation that the Senator will
abide by the action of the Charleston Conven-
tion--supporting both its platform and NOM
inees-is the sum of the article in question:
and goes on to say that those "Republicans
who have been anxious for his success, both
in Illinois and outside its borders-those who
voted for, and those who sympathized with
him under the misapprehension that he was
severed from the Democracy forever, will be
not a little chagrined when they see the result
of their labor"
In relation to these eleven propositions we
quote the words of the Press and Tribune:
1--WE know of no party which has made an
issue on negro citizenship, or that has brought
forward any measures for the benefit of the
colored race, based on the distractions of the
Declaration ofIndependence;" hence the three
first propositions must be set down to the ac-
count of buncombe; they are on par with
the charges of "negro equality" that were
howled out of every Democratic throat during
the late campaign. The affirmation contained
in No. 4, that Freedom and Slavery may get
along harmomously, side by side, remains un-
proved. 1t is not, at any rate, supported by
the history Of the last twenty years. Nobody
denies the absolute sovereignty of the States
within Constitutional limits; nobody asks the
Federal Government to discriminate against
-'-s- ---',--~ ;+ C""et;tntionallv exists: hence
the fifth and sirth propositions are for bun
combe also. But with the secenth the whole
Republican party will take issue. II is an en-
dorsement of Dred Scott and the right of sav-
cry to unlimited expansion-the very marrow
of the bone of contention There is nointen-
ton to disturb the rights of the South; none
to lower the dignity and independence of the
Senatorial Junction. therefore we submit un-
hesitatingly to propositions eight and nine
The tenth is bagatelle-negative at tina; ;
while the elerenM is but another way of stat
ing the seventh.
The sum of the matter is this: Mr.. DouG-
LAS is still for slavery extension and the Pro-
Slavery Democratic party. That's the end of
all the stir Who, now, will disbelieve that
NORRIS told the truth, when he declared on the
floor of the House, that DOUGLAS was Anti-Le-
compton to insure his election. He has insur-
ed it. Lo, the resultr'