The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-08-03

other than as an apt definition of the poll
cy he would impress 1pon the public mind
the principle for which he declares he has
suffered much, and is ready to suffer to the
end. And we'll may he cling to that prin-
ciple. If he has any parental feeling, well
may he cling to it. That principle is the
only shred left of his original Nebraska
doctrine. Under the Dred Scott decision,
"squatter sovereignty" squatted out of ex-
istence, tumbled down like temporary scaf-
foldng--like the mould at the foundry,
serven through one blast and fell back into
loose sand--helped TO carry an election
and then was kicked to the winds. His
last joint struggle with the Republicans,
against the Lecompton Constitution, in
wolves nothing of the original Ncbrasks
doctrine. That struggle was made on a
point--the right of people to make their
own Constitutlon-upon which he and the
republicans have never differed.
The several points of the Dred Scott do
cision, in connection with Senator Douglas
scare not" policy, constitute the piece Of
machinery in its present state of advance
ment. The working points Of that ma
chinery are: First, that no negro slave,
imported as such from Africa, and no de-
scendant of such slave, can ever be citi
zen of any State, in the sense of that
term as used in the Constitution of the
United States. This point is made in or
der to deprive the negro, in every possible
event, of tho benefit Of that provision of
the United States Constitution which de-
clares "That the citizens of each State
shall be entitled to all privileges and i'm.
muuities of citizens in tho several States"
Secondly, 'dhat subject to the Constitu-
tion of the United States, neither Congress
nor a Territorial Legislature can exclude
Slavery from any United States Territory"
This point Is made in order that individu-
ais may fill up the Territories with Slaves,
without danger of losing them as property,
and thus to enhance the chances of per-
manency to the institution through all the
future.
Thirdly, that whether the holding a ne
gro in actual slavery in a free State n axes
him free as against the holder, the United
States Court will not decide, but will leave
to be decided by the Courts Of any Slave
Safe the negro may 30 forced into by the
master. n hF s. a'
This point is ms de not TO be pressed i'm
mediately; but, if acquiesced in for while,
and apparently indorsed by the people at
an election, then susl ain the logical conclu-
sion, that what Dred SCOTS master might
lawfully do with nred Scott in the free
State Of Illinois, every other master may
lawfully do with any other one or one
thousand slaves in Illinois or in any other
Free State. Auxiliary to all this, and
working hand in haui With it, the Noi rns
ka doctrine, or what is left of it, is TO edu
cate and mould public opinion, at least
Northern public opinion, not to care whcth
er slavery is voted down or up. This
shows exactly where we now are, and par
italy, also, whittier we are now tending.
IL will throw additional ligh, on the lat
ter, to 90 hack, and iun the mind over
the string of historical facts already stated.
Severa! things will now appear less dark
and mysterious than they did when they
were transpiripg. The people were 10 be
left perfectly free." subject only to the
Constitution" What the Constitution had
to do with it, outsiders could not then see.
Plainly enough now, it was an exactly fit
ted niche for the Drcd Scott decision to af
forwards come 10, and declare that perfect
freedom of the people to be just no free
dom at all. Why was the amendment,
expressly declaring the right of the people
to excladc slavery, voted down! Plainly
enough now, the adoption Of it would
have spoiled the niche Of the Dred Scott
decision. Why was the Court decision
held up? Why, even the Senator'S indi-
vidual opinion Withheld till after the Pres
idential election? Plainly enough now,
the speaking out then would have endan-
gcred the "perfeetv free" argument upon
which the question was to be carried
Why the outgoing Presidents fluctuations
on the endorsement? Why the delay of
the re-argumentl Why the incoming
Presidents advance cxhortation in favor of
the decision?
These things look like the cautious pat
ting and petting spirited horse, prepara-
tory to mounting him. when it is dreaded
that he may give the rider fall. And
why the hasty after Endorsements of the
decision by the President and others. We
cannot absolutely know that all these exact
adaptions are the result Of Ireconcert.--
b when we soc lot Of framed tmbers,
portions Of which we know have been got
ten out at different times and places and
by different workmen--Stephen, franklin,
Roger and James for instance-and when
we see these timbers Joined together, and
seo they exactly make the frame Of a
house or mill, all the lemons AID morti-
ccs exactly fitting, all the lengths and pro
portions Of the different pieces exactly
adapted to their respective places, and not
piece too many or too few--not omitiing
even scafoldng--or, il a single piece be
lacking, we can see the place in the frame
exactly fitted apd prepared to yet bring
this piece in---in such case we find il i'm
possible to not believe Stephen and Frank
lin and Rodger and James all understood
one another from the beginning, and all
worked upon acommon plan Of draft drawn
up before the first lick was struck.
1t should not be overlooked that, by the
Nebraska bill, the people of State as
well as Territory were 20 be left perfectly
free," Subject only to the Constitution
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