The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1858-09-18

he cOunSeleQ VIII luoui III bhCH O"uN"'NS
bore their sooty banner; represented their
Unreasonable sentiments in debate; black
vomited on the unoffeuding heads of the
Administration and the South whole floods
of Misrepresentation aud calumny ana
capped The climax of his iniquIties ny defeat
ing the measure 1t is fact not TO be tor>
gotten. that but for the treachery OF this
man and the small squad Of seryile creatures
that stood at his back, Kansas would nave
I at once been admitted iRto the Union as
slave State.
So far had he won upon the gratitude and
affections Of the Black Republican consPra
tors, that Horace Greedy, the leader of the
| free-soil crew outside Of Congress, warmly
advocated bis, reelection to the Senate.
Greedy had assurances which satisfied him
that he would reuder the Black Republican
cause far more service than Lincoln, John
Wentworth, and any Of the other Abolition
veterans in Illinois. But the raiubands in
Illinois did not agree with Greedy. They
were willing to accord Douglas their homage
for what he had done but while they loved
his treason, they were not disposed to afford
him an opportunity Of betraying them as he
bad betrayed she administration and the
South. They therefore nominated Lincoln {;
Douglas nominate himself ). and the contest
ants are wooling each other with the ferocity
of wild beasts, to the evident satisfaction OF
the multitude.
AS before said it is fight in which the
South should feel no other concern than
curiosity as to the result Lincoln has been
longer in the service Of freesoiIism than
Douglas, but the latter will bring TO its aid
the zeal of new convert aud probably a
larger capacity for mischief.
On the great issue which will come be-
fore the next Congress, that Of Imaintain,
ing iuvoate the clause of the Conference
Bill requiring Kansas to have a population
sufficient to entitle her to one representative
in Congress according to the present ratio
they cordially agree. In his late speech at
Freeport, Douglas declared with Lincoln,
that he would vote to rescind that clause of
the bill as he had voted against it on It's
passage.
On the same occasion, be declared himself
an advocate of Squaiter Sovereignty, which
Senator Brown with so much force. truth,
and eoquence denounced in his speech at
Hazlehurst This is the doctrine under
which the rowing Adventures from every
cline, who first float into the territories,
claim the prerogative of prohibiting the
South from settling with her slaves within
their limits. Il is antagonistic to the creed
of the Democratic party as defined IN the
Cincinnati platform, aud is directly at vari-
auce with the bred Scott decision. We
present below an extract from his speech
defining his position on this subject:
"The next question Mr.. Lincoln pro,
pounded to Inc is, ''Can the people of a
Territory exclude slavery from Their limits
by any far means, before it comes into The
Union as State p answer emphaticalIy,
.as Nj. LBcoIn has heard me answer a hun
'dred times, on every stump in Illinois, that
IN my opinion the people Of Territory can,
Joy Ld,yut means, exclude Slavery before Il
comes M as q .State
" Mr. Lincoln knew that had given that
argue the Nebraska Bill on that principle,
all over The State in lS54-'5 and 6, and lie
has now no excuse TO etend to have any
doubt upon thai subject.
4" Whatever the Supreme Court NAV here
after decide as 10 The abstract question
OF whether slavery may go in unler the
Constitution or not, the people Of Territory
have the lawful means to admit it or exclude
it as they please, for the reason that slavery
cannot exist day or an hour anywhere, I'M
less supported by local police regulations,
furnishing remedies and means of enforcing
the light to hold slaves. Those local police
regulations can only be furnished by the
local legislature. If the people Of the terri-
tory are opposed to slavery, they will elect
members TO the legislature who will adopt
uufrlendly legislation to it. II they are for
1t they will adopt legislative measures friendly
to slavery. Hence, no matter what may be
the decision OF the Supreme Court ON that
abstract question, still the right of the peoplt
to make a .sIave Territory or a free Terri
tory IS perfect and complete under The Ne,
draska Bill. hope M. Lincoln will deem
my answer satisfactory Oh this point"
Here, his advocacy Of the odious doctrine
Of Squatter Sovereignty, in its most offensive
phase, is openly procIaims what the Democ
racy have always denied, that it is a vita
feature OF the Kansas-N Nebraska bill. It viii
be recollected that he has heretofore, wher
pandering to Southern favor, refused tt
avow himself supporter of this vile doc
trne. When iDterrogaled GU the subject ii
the Senate, on one occasion, by his colleague
ru.mbull, be eyaded a reply under the sub.
erfugo that it was a judicial question 10 b,
decided by the Supreme Court. But ne
longer looking to the South, be has thrown
off his disguise and exhibited himself as heI
wo1st and most dangerous enemy
Here is an extract from the bred Scot
decision bearing directly upon the abomna
Ole dogma SO strenuousy advocated BY
Douglas:
Ii Congress itself cannot do this Tpro
hlbit slavery in Territory]-ifit is beyouC
The powers conferred on the federal govern,
ment, it will be admitted, we presume, tina
it could not authorize territorial Cover L
mani IN avarciaa than Tt oouId oonf,r -,