American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-12-16
nO wsenalor Douglas Explain. hi. Free

port Speech Down south.
The following extract from Senator
DOvoLAs' speech at Memphis will. be read
with considerable interest. II is his explains
lion 70 ssoetbern sGdieaos of bis FtSs-l
port Speech. at which the South has been
indignant: 4
One word more. Several gentlemen
have called on me, and asked me what
meant or thought by this doctrins Of pop
ular sovereignty as asenunciated in my Free
port speech in Illinois. mean that I
stand BY the Constitution as our fathers
made il; BY the constituted authorities as
they exist; by the decisions Of the Su>
prems Court as they are pronounced. fAp-
plause. BY the decision in the Dred
Scott case. i viii be found by reading Chief
Justice Tauey's decision. that slaves are
decided to be property on an equal footing
with other property, and that consequent
y the owners Of that specisss Of property
bave the same right to take it into Ter
ritorY as the owner Of any -Othst property.
Cries OF good and immense applause. The,
- aooePs Hiss va ~ ts" voolesop 10 40
.ne auInoEEquye exposition Of the Qo1stI
tu'ion. aaG on that point concur. Cries
of Good. /" "GoodI,l Now, the question
arises, what is the condition Of that pro-
Perty after il gets into the Territory? You,
in the slavsboldiug, and we, id the free
o'A'es' wna'evef our oceuPaIion may DC,
nave sn in1e,estin showing Wnat our legal
I'g.ss are "hen we get mere. Deheve l
ssau ~ raeepots .aa1 When you get mo
sne ierr,.ory WIN your properly on an
eHua' iooung WIN ah o'ner Ptopef'ysh ID
aHsaolyc' 70 'ns locai law lot i's protec-
Hon wisnou. reference % tne allierent char
a'NI acser o. y; ~ you g mere wltn your
norsss rnu your mu'es,sMnssneE A. snaaI %
1Aee 3,e4sgp. - = 4eesslon lot tne Ter
t'eor'sl lsg'sls!uts. ~ YOU 60 sne.e w " WIN
yoar oIy goouSsww 3 y ne.ner q yoy pall ssl With
o'ss ss ncsnse 20; ~ % ne comPenea 10 get license,
= queSpon tOi Inc local legislature. s y
Iyoe 90 mere WIN your hqeor tnS manner anne
u your ssneg ,s y Is qucss'on q % pe deter
mlne1 ~ !nc lCce Avs Lou may say
ycu 40 NOT 'hink u JussIori them 70 dls7
courage one species ol business lot the iN pen
en- Q. Ano1nsr' Oa' now are you gong 10
neiP \. 4 uo nov nos W'su 70 mlsleaa you py
tnese views. Hyou are wise you wont. DC
mlslcso out tninS loI yourselves. !. " your
save properly IS nat SUBJECT 70 the ioca
law LOT us p!o.ectlon' ce' VIVA. PrSleoil9n ilIve
you go'lot w suppose me local iegisia'
'ure uS NOT maze any slave law a. ali; sup
pose 'ney 90 no' pass any Jaw lurnishine
lemeuy 'ol 'he viola'ion o, your rights
Gan you no'u your saves eay : Non'ae
,N ,lon - eAclus'on. LIE omission 70 iurnlst
nr PiI'ec'"g properly amounts % Pracc'it
COZ n eAo,us'on; , 10 .nere any lawyer any
;.,.o "o" inu W ,uan VINO WIN Son,rover. % s',a
p'opo''.'v. suppose tne locai ieg's
.asu.e ieiuSes 70 maze law 70 Pro'ec
your PIoPsiy 90" eyou gong 70 com
pol .Ien 70 10 y, retnaPS lney WIN max
D y auu Pe.oHPs u'ney WIN not 4 w'lI .sii yo'
WI wneu sney "1n anu wnen 'nsy win no! no!
" neneVer = lerIi.oiy mas climate sol
uu ru: n,ou.o'lou max Aug ~ 1ne interest," 2
.ls ~ .lnaDl.a9's :,, 20 encourage slave proper
. k'Y' uey wiz pass . save code ana give
encouragement .r
6 "nensEer sne climate. SOIL ana produc
non PreS'1oes .pe possloliity OF slavery De
: ing PFoRaoie, ,hey vili notPermht. Yo'
come ilgns pace 20 me prino'Ples OF dollar
anu cen.s" 10 not cars Wnere Tue emigra
a ZION "a 'ne oogtnern country comes from
y 1lq 'osn1s n Ntuladinge suouia RAISE
ooiony iu On'o' ano setie uown in bou's
ANA, ne wouid oe tne strongest advoca!
: o's slavery III ,oe oou'oi ne wouio nno mhe
n ne g9' mere n's opialons would oe yer
> mucn modine :; ne would nnu on tnos
sugar plantations that y was vas not no. quesllHo Z,
4e.ween Ire wnise man ana ne Negro
ou, 1y oe'ween 'ne negro and the ,crooooh'
4 ne woula say 'nae between sne neg.'
aug tue G5ocoalle. ne LOOK ,,t tue slde 8, Y, 20
nsg.o' opt between sne negro ana "
\ wni'e wni'e man ma ne .Wouid go ior tpe "n"
%ah, pan Ine almighty mas drawn me I'm
! q snls CONTINENT on tne one s'de o. Tsl wnlc'
.ne so'' mus 20 ,cul'iva'eu ~ tne sSay ~
4 ,aoo'; s., On 'ne o'ner oy wni'e LABOR. ana
Mae a'H no run on .hrsy'sx degrees an ~.
.Sa.y m'aussa, .or .n,l'y s.n pegrees az an
ss S0h .nus .a.,'s. 'Ias 'Ps, Vt;s , Mopn'Aus ~
4 = nv ...n | as 'A's siaye = eHsey' ~
q sue tuai lelas snu Pisn'A'lons o' M len
pOsin 'us Isu,a'e uer % .',,s - ssn.ense "
os. ~ sns oon'u',ol ,;,iH arouna me rsPer.sI
n iu,,,: huu ,.e PeJP.e uW"g - 'nsH olns'st
."oo,ies "h9 ~ sus teILl'oTies musb "