Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-22

diaana, Ia, and we hereby denounce and hold m f.
 the universal axecration and scorn of all lova
 American citizens the loathsome doctrine . negro equality" now sustained and indorse,
 py the so-called republican party of Indiana as natural and inevitable consequence of thei opposition to the decision of the supreme cour
 above named iE '~ M ' 0ou ou'
 The Dred Scott decision disposes of th. question of slavery in the territories forever fl ia1niuiiy adhered to, and is national platfarm iouhded ID justice, upon which the democrati1 party ol the whole Union, can stand with ar unbroken front "'sA "'
 AS to the admission of slave States into tbe onioh' the republicans profess now to he divi. deo among themselves. We are united. we aa. hefe 10 our doctrine, that they may come in wnen' m the language of the Cincinnati plat form, they have sufficient population with or without slavery, as their respective consti : tutlohs may prescribe
 l The Kansas question-a temporary issne- Is settled by the English bill. in conformtv wiln the principle as to population laid down | in Ine Cihcinnatl platform, and, let me add in the Fillmore platform. too.
 It Is Well known to you that voted for tha o''i' AL Is scarcely necessary to add that I ap- proved It. defended 1t, population clause and aii' ih my late canvass, and intend to utand by it. " ''""'
 nave seen It charged in southern newspa- pefs' ana Tn the p.eches of some southern men, "ho ought to have known better, that the northern democratic representatives had deserted ehe English bill. It may be true as to some: It IS not true as to all. It is notoriously untrue as to myself. It is ust as far from being true as the letters of certain distinguished sou. thern democrats upon Illinois politics, recently poolished, are from being either wise or well tihed: am very free to declare my opinion ''i"' ''iose letters were in very bad taste. Now what ground, shall we, as a party, occupv on the slavery question in future? Shall we % forward or go back? We will soon be called on to unurl our flag for the great battle of iooo say let us stand by the Dred Scott declslon-let us stand by the English bill
 l nave witnessed with regret, indications of a purpose to keep enough of the slavery oues ton open and in doubt to serve as pretext for agitation and make an issues for electioneerino purposes The prolific brain of Mir. Douolas has brought forth new species of suuatter so- VerelSnty, unfrendly legislation" the pur port of winch IS, that although the constitution oi the United States protects slave propery in the territories, It needs the aid of territorial le sslatlon to give 1t effect! Quite discovery. truly. The combined effect of this patent squatter sovereignty and the Dred Scott deci- slon would lead us back to the very point in thls slavery controversy from which we set ont.
 The same views have been attributed to Senator Davls, of Mississippi. i have no doubt ne ha' been misrepresented. He never uttered any such opinions. If any southern man comes to us with such doctrine, let us call him southern doughface, and tell him to 90 home
 Away with this continual shuffling and palte. ring upon this question of slavery. Let us meet our responsibilities like men. The democratic people ot the north are misunderstood, indeed when any such slckly and spurious philanthropy Is imputed to them IS to require diluted doses oi aDolitlonlsm to give tone to their stomachs
 say to you here tonight, that. if the con- Stllutlon of the United States gives the slave holder right to his property in the territories. as 1 believe It does. that right is perfect under the constitution, and needs no territorial leois. latlon to make it so
 believe that utter ihe sentiment of every sound democrat in Indiana when say am for the constitution of my country, in it's letter and spirit, and Tn all Its consequences. immediate and remote; and, If that constitution imposes manacles upon every negro in the Union, 1 am for It still, because 1t is the constitution of my country. And take the decision of the su Preme court as binding exposition of its terms. II the Dred Scott decision is adhered to, in its piain meaning, there must be an end of slavery agitation, except with those who war upon the government itself; we will have no more polit cal issues on slavery; but, il it is misnterpre-. ted, evaded or frittered away, we will again be divided, distracted, and cursed with slavery asi- tation.