The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-27


AND TwEEDLEpEEE.
(From the Washington Unionl
THE DISPUTE SETTLED
We copied from tho Richmond kaqnsrer the other day
article IN which II construed portion OF Judge Dou
gas speech Fecport intended TO point out de
fects in the Nebraska Kansas bill, and 10 intimate the
willingness az the Senator himself to cooperate IN pro
curing Congress the passage Of laws for the proec
ton al slave property the Territories We controverted
these differences Of the kHqre in paper oil sunday
And, behold that very mornings mail brought papers
from Illinois containing q speech delivered ny Judge
Douglas Joneeboro' Wednesday last repudNng the
nfercnces OF the Bnqutrer Wo mako an extract from u
below asking TOO much Of the fairness and candor
81 the Esq4srer to request II TO copy this artcleS
Judge douglas competitor had propounded to him tho
following inter rogaiory-
SHOULD need and demand legislation for the pro-
sscon q their slave psope 70 ss &c rsross Tes yo
To this inquiry Judge Douglas replied we quote
below from which il win be seen that he expressly
70 hold Congress TO strict and makes the
nonnlerference Of Congress pledged in the Kansas
braska bill the ground OF now declaring that under the
Nebraska Kansas bin and the bred Scott decision, the
people Of the Territories at liberty TO exercise the
fright" and power Of excluding slavery
answer him, fundamental article in the democratic
Congress IN ali Tie States and Terrsiores hcers Mr. Ian
coin could have found answer TO his question IN the Cnc
ways BY hsi rsa. principle Of rs .r mon
rss sss stand On ,ha, Platform now applause Now
desre TO cali your attention the fact that Nc LINCOLN him
lie stand on that question lie put question Free
Po .s Ss ss r1
Inhabitants, answered him at once tina, y having
eee slave sse she had enough for free sste
ss @ r M S % %
a populsticni He would not answer To-day he has called
quite plain enough and he has no, answered himself
on n,ereTencs in state or eroy directly
that he has answered a, question ye, has
put question to he viii not answer himself
En. S ss
when The people apply with constitution o. their own making
excepucnable cannot get his get his
slavery Territories by making code 1t is he
goes the question whether under the decision Of
code 10 the Territory Whether he thinks his duty under the
would be perured msn IL he didn't 20 and vote
NY docine si while the desion there recognizing the
there you need affirmative Law 10 that right value
propeTfy Chief justice fancy places on the ground that
slave properly on an equality WITH all other property Sup
liquor store he has the right 70 take his liquors there and
81 c s S me II the aon Snfrcnay
S s pas s. h
Of local legislation 10 prcec, slave property n Territory ex
s Menss @
eoy 1 an people, dy
ton u the people are opposed to H. your right Is barren
sna uses Hence
y % have Ss p sS hey daa Tan' You
force IT upon them. Tina, il q practical question 1t
Wins q o Sn Of hs saems
i SSd ns sR or nS
have had many decision made against me when was prae
= III had ked when adopted pa ever see
feaed who did think the decision unjust Yet you
just much bound by as you for originally
f1t h Sers Ai he
tain the constitutional authorities they exist and then We
win have and harmony between tho different States aud
sections Of this glorious Union tAppauseJ
Thus, his that because pledged
10 non interference intervention in States and Ter
ritores alike because the bred Scott decision does
supply positive protection therefore the people OF the
Territories majority OF them opposed TO slavery,
have right TO put down slavery in the TER tories by
friendly legislation and that the right OF STAKEHOLDER
take his property in Territory where majority OF its
people against H. is sbarren, worthless and useless "
In other words, Congress cannot interfere, and the
bred Scott decision arms only abstract right unless
majority OF the people ola Territory be favorable slavery
the Of the stakeholder who be begued there by
these desperate and hopeless for only
he remedy for lurcs inflicted upon him, but there
from which the remedy DO solicited Oh
tanned To this ELAINE and mpotent conclusion" has
Judge Douglas championship Of the rights OF tho Sonth
at last Is this the feast which the author OF the
Nebraska Kansas bill invited the SOUTH
His, howsser, Is not the doctrine OF the democratic
party That party plants itself upon the Dred Scott de-
eiscn, and accepts all the obligations and duties which
the stakeholder IN the Territories and the full validity ~
is obligation 70 supply the proper remedies for those
rights They met similar obligations TO the rights Of
shareholders the States by enactng the Fugitive Slave
law FOR which Judge Douglas voted in any form.
they not, Ike Shirk The question remedies
in The Territories Let be remembered that as II was
judge Douglas who made all the mischief the Lcomp
Ion question, = the mischiefmsker who springs
this other question, pregnant Of new crop Of divisions,
strife and agitation.
IFrom the Richmond Enquirerl
THE WASHINGTON Union.
We cory elsewhere article from the Union nv which
that paper claims 20 have " the dispute settled Not;
withsianding the envcnomcd hostility with which the
" wendeils organ" mas pursued Judge Douglas We
scarcely expected would have the hardihoOd 20 attempt
a. make point against the senator standing and
predicang his upon literal and reytti quotation
from Tie Cincinnati! platform. Judge Douglas TO
Incolns question as reproduced by the Tnior Is:
answer him. n fundamental article OF Tie democratic
creed that there shall D. non Interference nonnteryen
tlon BY Congress IN all the States and Territories
The democratic party have always stood BY that
great principle Of nonlnterference, intervention by
Congress with slavery in States and Territories alike"
and he says further, ~ stand that platform now
The words OF the Cincinnati platform arc, on.nter.
ference o Congress with slavery the Territories
thus The tnson m ~ envenomed malice against Judge
douglas actually initiates against the Cincinnati platform
an us warfare on the Illinois Senator Such y the
extremity OF folly 70 which the Untons vindictve
persecution o. great leader Of the party
has brought that journal. when principle l.
forgotten, and the calls of duty sparnad, the
promptngs q malice sefntcrest viii necessarily lead
20 extremes that viii the test of reason We're
the Unic blinded by malice or nsgatrd by personal
interest Il would that the cumulative condemnation
81 the country bad already passed upon IL Turn
- any section Of the Union consult many o. The Journals
representing tho voice Of tho democracy ask the
leaders Of administration and almost universal voice
IN favor Of Douglas ccmes from SECTIONS papers and lead
me Union contnu6s, day AIR u
extensively condemned by the democratic party.
Tho Enquirer has steadily refused utter any express
sion Of dlstust doubt against Jsdge Dougla from tho
beginning Though opposed by many OF our most cssem.
ed contemporaries We have uniformly expresscd our con.
Gdence 10 The integrity, ability and faith " the Illinois
Senator. though then nearly alone 10 thLs OPINION We
have the high qualification OF pointing May " th0 INST
influential paper and leaders agreeing with the EnY
10 the present Illinois conflict
But tho Frceport speech Of Judge Douglas - made
count 10 the Unicns Indictment.
AZ Freeport, on The 9Th ulL, Mr.. Lincoln nterrosatcd
Judge Douglas, 70 which the latter alluded thus
The next question Mr. lincoln propounded H. "Can
0~ people ~ Territory exclude slavery their limits
any sir means tefnre comcs into the Union StaleY
answer emlhaicaiiy Mr. lincoln has heard
undred anes % every stump m Illinois that IN my opinion.
N peope Of Territory hy lawful exclude
beforn ccnes IA State. Mr. lincoln knew that
RFn hat Answer and again lie heard argue
a*HFehraskA BAL that principle ali
,Bend -, and Ne has ercuse pretend
dOubt upon that subject Whatrver Supreme
hereafter decide si~fael auestu "a vbt.t al.ey