The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-30

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n il were needed tina, single, great
fact, standing out by itself. and conclusive
within itsoli. should exist TO stamp the OPP
position 10 Judge DOrGLAs "a uDprincipled
and unholy, it would be found in the coali
lion between the Black Republicans and
the paid stipeDdiaries Of the Administration.
The hounds Of both factions hunt in couples
after their noble game. Utterly antagonis
tic in their pretended principles assuming
10 differ in all things else they agree in their
hatred Of Dou"LAs, and lovingly unite in
his defamation. We have before IA an cx-
ample Of the manner in which the fight il
carried on.
In the late speech Of Judge DocGLAs, at
Frcepoft, he stated in answer tO "a question
of Mr.. LlscoLs, that the people Of Ter
rit0ry can by lawful means, exclude Sla.
very before it CONES in as II State. This
statement has been used in every Black Re.
publican and Anti Douglas Administration
journal in the country, IA the basis for de-
nnncations upon his head. On the one
hand the Black Republican papers charge
against him that he has backed down from
his former positions for the purpose Of &c
curing Abolition votes in Illinois The
Washington iaion, aud ia echocs on the
other hand, charge that such declaration
IN virtual reputation Of the bred Scott
decision, and II consequent attack upon the
rights Of the South.
Il is enough to say, in reply to the accuse
ton Of the Black Republicans, that Judge
DouaiAs uttered precisely the same ~nti.
men, in his Springfield speech. II year ago,
and none Of their organs at that time, or
since, have ever pretended to suppose tina,
that speech was intended in the slightest
degree 10 conciiatc Abolition support,
That speech was abundanily denounced by
the Black Republican press at the time,
but 10y none Of them on the ground now
assumed. II the original ut,erancc of this
sentiment year ago was not intended as II
catch Tor Abolition votes how can its reI--
ti,ion, with any fairness. be- ~ regarded
now
In regard to the charge of the Uu,on We
have only to say, that il Judge DoraIDs
by the expression above quoted, rpudatcs
the bred Scott decision, then il has been
more strongly nnd more frequently rcpuda.
ted by Southern Democrats Of the highest
standing aud authority. His position on
this point il identical with that taken and
eSprcs.I by such men as OaR, Of South
Carolina, SrsruxNs Of Georgia, Surru. of
Tennessee. and others OF like character.
none Of whom have ever bon suspected OF
trcachcry to the constitutional rights 1T
the South Aud yc, the rn,on and other
special organs OF the Administration in their
warfare against the lllnsttous champion OF
popular sovereignty pass these men by with
on, reproach, while they unite with the
Black Republican papers IN a simultaneous
howl against Judge porGLAs for the utter.
ancc 81 doctrine which is absolute fac,
and nconlrovertihlc law To show the
similarity OF sentiment entertained 10y Judge
DoruLAs and the distinguished Sou,herners
above named, We quote from the frecp,rt
speech, and from speeches made in 1850, in
Congress. by Messrs. Oar, STEPHENS and
SNirH.
AT Frecpor,, on the 2',h August last,
Mr. LINCOLN interrogated DouaI,s. To
which the latter replied thus;
"The next question Mr., Lincoln propounded
10 me il, Can the people OF territory cyClsdc
slavery from their limits by any far means,
before II comes into the Unon As a state"
answer emphaticaliy, as Mr., lincoln has heard
me answer . hundred times, on every stump
in Illinois, that, IN my opinion, the people ~
territory can by lawful means exclude slavery
before !, comes in a. state. Mr. Lincoln
knew that had given that answer over and
over again. Tie heard me argue the Nebraska
bill on that principle all over the State in lisa
5 and d, and he has now no excuse "a pre-
tend TO have any doubts upon that subject
Whatever the supreme Court may hereafter
decide as to the sb-,rac, question 81 whether
slavery may go in under the Constitution or
not, the people Of = territory have the Lawful
means 90 admit II or exclude il a. they please
for the reason that slavery cannot exist day
or an hour anywh unless supported by local
police regulations, furnishing remedies and
means Of enforcing the right TO hold slaves.
Those local and police regulations can only be
furnished by the local Legislature THE PEG
nls nj the territory are opposed to slavery