Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-04-09

and fanatic, who does not subscribe to
the articles of faith that the citizens Of
slave states have rights in free states.
ard that the citizens Of those states
have not-that citizen Of Virginia dt
Kentucky may come into Illinois with
one hundred slaves. If this be the
creed of the democratic party, he totally
dissented from it. The state of Illinois
has equal sovereignty with the state of
Virginia to regulate her own domestic
institutions. He recognised the rights
of the slave states to regulate their owH
domcstics, and vas prepared to perform
all his duties toward them, subject to
the Constitution of the United States
But when you go higher than the con-
stitu,ion, and above the constitution, he
could not agree. In that article in the
Union he saw blow struck at states
rights and at the principle on which the
lem mocratic party stands, and on which
he hoped it will stand. On seeing
these doctrines promulgate he declined
to vote for the editor of the Union for
public printer, and had been read out
of the Democratic party every other
day since. Who, sir, hes abandoned
the democratic platform -? He who
stands by states rights, or he who
would subvert the republic and sonsoli-
date the government into an empire -
Mr.. Douglas then recapitulatcd tho
principles of the democratic platform
ON which he and his friends fought tho
Presidential campaign of 1852, and
re-assertcd his adherence thereto. Our
government, he said. was not founded
on a principle of uni 'ormity but in
diversity. Our fathers saw that the
institutions which would suit the
srauitc hills of New Hampshire you'd
not SUIT the rcefclds of Georgia, and
what " ud do for the bills and wales OF
Virginia would not be appropriate TOR
Massachusetts. Hence they made .
diversity Of state SOW ,legnty. giving To
each the management Of It's own institu-
ions. There was no such quality in
slavery as higher law overriding tn.
When that higher law
was first introduced, it caused grea.
ou.cry, aud now be (Douslas) is read
out Of the party three tim a week for
denying it.
In conclusion, he would ask VIII, mst,
this question Of Kansas with the Lecomptou
constitution party questiaa--a text qaes-
ton? Is it the right Of the administration
to decide what are party measures, aud ~hat
are not? W hen JOHN Tyler attempted To
lay down what is Il party mea5are he was d.
featcd. Is tho P4clfc Railroad q party
measure? We will see The guiilotine is
to be applied to each man who docs not yield
implicit support to it. The Loan bill, tia
Army bill, and others, have more right to
be called party measures than this bill. BY
what right docs the administration iuter-
fere with tiis constitution? 1t was sent di-
rect TO Congress and the President only got
hold Of it through Surveyor General Calhoun.
1t was addressed to Congress direct, and vet
because senator's and representatives do not
vi Id obe i2nce to the dict ton Of the ad-
ministration in ~ matter in which the admin
istration is not called on to act, they ara
subjected 10 pr. scrintipD iho President
has his daties to perform un'er the constltu-
ton and is responsible t. his constituents.
2so'itoi9 Nave th'if "o1ie7 70 'hc s"tielSu
states tneH REPRESENT ana rerresshtIliVe"
nave 'aelf oul'eS 70 Plrlorm' ana th1 freei-
",n.r .han va bava w
ann!y, ,,,, :, b;,, +ost of c';,h Woro wa n
A. - +,,lj ha w.. rol,,i.a az, sno,cso
lrbnn tb t,,,o ,,,a, that tba p'ls,aant GOV,
80. ''''ti s'' .,.oa;' stata.
10 hihsei' "hat becomes OF stare "ereig"-
ty! And because he (Dougias) does not
pay any allegiance to the Executive "hlch
he does not owe, was he 20 ne caiiea trai,
tor to MS party aEi be road our OF II hy al
the newspapers thaa snare IN tue govern,
meat pap! Is the question TO Do aKea
every petty oiice-holnSr ana all great once,
holders, "are You Douglas enemy
no', Oh goes his read. IN fngiana' tne
peoples representatives. throw the admins
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a ".soror .sn !, .sa s' S,.l'. Nna+n,;tn ,' laws
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in'io ei',,'''' y, 0n' ., p.' Iia p'isa'' ~.
~ grant u On MI saol,c '"t ono rr :.
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IN America VINO Will not Fo'e Lecoihp o"'
her in Pennsylvania how many in New