Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-31

JUDGE DOUGLAS AT New ORLEANs.-Judge
Douglas made speech in New Orleans,
whittier he has been on private business, an
abstract of which is given as follows, by the
n. 0. correspondent of the Bulletin:
lie said that the government was founded
on the principles of States Rights an1 State
Sovereignty-simply conferation of indie
pendent soveregnties, each maintaining its
own principles, and managing its own affairs
within its own jurisdiction. 1t was fatal
heresy to proclaim that there can be uniform
ity in all the States. Uniformity is not pos
sible. Our fathers knew this when they
framed the Constitution. Different laws and
institutions were required to suit different 10
calities Hence il is to be seen that the DOW
er of each State to manage its own affairs is
an essential principle of government. He re-
terred to the antagonistic element at present
represented by the two great parties of the
nation-the Democratic and Republican,
and deplored the fact that the questions now
before the people were almost altogether of a
sectional nature. The "aggressions" origina-
ted by unprincipled politicians at the North
had begot feeling of enmity at the South :;
and now the test of Office is, not whether
country, but whether he was true to his sec
ton. This was great evil and directly con
trary to the spirit which actuated the found
ers of the government. For himself he was
free to say that he owed no allegiance either
to the North or South. Ills only allegiance
he owed to his State, and though that State
to the Federal Government and to no other
power on earth.
The uavt suliact xtli,.I, M /
under consideration was the status Of the ne
gro lie denied his equality to the white
man, and denied that he was intended to be
included among our citizens, even though the
Declaration of independence did assert that
"all men were born free and equal" dc. for
the very man who drew up that celebrated
document represented a slave.holdng con
stitneney, and would have scorned the impu-
tation that the negro was his equal. They
arc an inferior race of men, he said. who
never had voice in this Government, nor
were they intended to have The Govern
ment was founded by white men alone. for
the benefit of themselves and posterity, and
for none others
AS to AbOltionism, he affirmed that it was
a matter belonging exclusively to individual
States, and, if carried out, would be produc-
ii of ruin as well to the slave as to the mas
ter. lie denied tina right of Congress to ex-
ercise jurisdiction over the people of the
Territories. Congress has neither the right
to prohibit nor to establish slavery in them;
they are open to citizens from all parts of the
country, to 60 there freely an settle, and en-
act such laws as may suit them best. lie
also defended the Fugitive Slave law with
much force.
On the subject of Cuba, he said that it was
our destiny to have that Island, and it could
not be prevented. The same, he said. was
true OF Central America and Mexico lie al
so advocated the Monroe doctrine, and pro
ceeded to show that European Interference
with any ofthe Central American countries
was dangerous to our prosperity, and at war
with the fixed policy of the United States.
The speech was long and not as interest
ing IA many expected it to be- but was listen
ed to with marked attention. |