The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-05
JUDGE DOUGLAS AND THE DRED SCOTT
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ExTP ACF FROM JUDGE DOUGLASS SPEECH AT
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Rrs: He fLpDial dny- 10 hroe uhate, u he people Of
Kansas sag form constellation ty entirely proper dRf
aaoJ5pti0nd6ls, and ask 4 oiplrOn Sate before a..
hare he rttd,t; POI iLatt for m-riIr Of CJRpeSs,
uil cote for he admViaa. Well even regret exceed
ngly that, when he put that inteogatory to me, he
did not first answer 1t himself instead Of leaving US to
infer which side he was on Gentlemen Mr.. Trinnbull,
duriag the last session of Congress, voted from be-
ginning TO end against the admission OF Oregon into the
Union, although free State because she had not the
requisite population Mr. umbull is N the field fight
ing for Mr. Lincoln. would like to have Mr.. Lincoln
answer his own question, and tell me whether he
is fighting Trumbu that issue or not but will
answer, his questions In my opinion, whenever Kan
sas has people enough to constitute a slave State,
she has people enough for a free State. 4 Will not
make any exception of Kansas to the other States Of
this Union. Il hold it to DC sound rule OF universal
application to require Territories to contain the requisite
population for member Of Congress before they
into the Union made that proposition in the Senate
In 1885, renewed it IN the Senate during the last ses
son by bill pfotlng that no Territory OF the United
States should form constitution aud apply TO the Union
until il had the requisite population Congress did not
adopt my general rule requiring all the Territories TO
have that amount of population before they should come
into the Union but did make an exception OF Kansas and
applied the rule to Kansas alone will not stand by that
exception Applause.l Either Kansas must come 10 the
any other State with whatever population she
may have the rule must be applied to all the other
States alike Therefore @s~r al once 4 fwiHg osa decided
ha Kansas has enough for slore STATE, hous That she
has enough for free stah. tAppansel hope Mr..
Lincoln is satisfied this question. And now i
would like to get his answer TO lls own inteToga-
tory, whether he viii vote to admit Kansas before
she has tbs requisite population. 3 want to know
whether he will vote for the adthsof Of Oregon before
she has the requisite population Tdfnbt.li won't
The that commits him against the admission
of Oregon commits him against the admission OF Kansas
and If there b any sincerity truth in the argument
Trumbu made In the Senate against the admission of
Oregon BECAUSE she had not 49, 42O people although she
had than Kansas, 1t viii apply well to Kansas
Oregon. He stands by that argument, pledged against
Oregon ard Kansas both coming il until they have
g3, ,42O nhabitattsa wohlh like Mr. Lincoln to take
his own medicine. EIaughter,l would like him to
answer his own question: and then If nc differs with
1rttHbul let him Trunbulls IS argument on the
Oregon question: itstet Of poing his questions at
h The ner question Mr. Lucotn r. tonnaf 2 me iv "Gn d
people of Territory erc sap.ry from her tnaa " any far
means 5orea into Me Union State n ansrer en-
phadcttly M. Lincoln has heard T1 dnsrer hundred
lines on eoay stump Mino hat in my opinion, de people
Of d Territory can By a,eta exclude aape,y before
comes in as Stale. iCheers Mr.. Lincoln knew that
had given that answer over and over again lie heard
me argue the Nebraska bill that principle all over the
State in 1875 and g, and he has no excuse to
pretend have any doubt upon that subject Hhairr
he Supreme may hereafter decide as no le dbsat question
ocleaer sac1y mds 80 hndr the constitution or not ne
peoae of 1ary hare lae Heans 10 ca'' or erclde
as Mey please far hs reason thai aUery cana era day
hour dyarhCre unless g ported ~ local ote regulations,
furnishing remedies and Of enforcing The rg' ~ hod aqpes
Those local and police regulations only be furnished
by the local legislature if the people Of the Territory
are opposed to slavery they will elect members TO oe
legislature who will adept uufriendly legislation to it.
If they for it, they will adopt the legislative
friendly to slavery. Hence, no matter ahat nW be hec-
eon Of DE Spsena C5it oh thq abaraa question: stu he
r of tie peopie make tia Stare Territory free TJs tory
Is perfect and compile mSr The Nebrosfa bill. hpe Mr..
Lincoln aciH deem my arsra satisfactory on hds point
In this connexion will notice the charge which he
has renewed about the Chase amendment thought
that had at Ottawa chased that amendment ont of Mr.
Lncolns brain, laughter, but it seems that it still
haunts his imagination and he is not yet satisfied
had supposed that Mr. lincoln would be ashamed to
press that question further He is a lawyer he has been
member of Congress yet he has occupied your time and
amused you by telling about the rules of parliamen
tary proceedings He ought to have known better than
to have tried to palm off that miserable humbug upon
this intelligent audience. Now the Nebraska bill pro-
uided that The Legislature poer and authority Of tie said Territory
should @uend all rig subjects Of legislation oo,aytseai nth
e organic idtc and the constitution Of He United States 10 did
not nuke any ioa Of storay bat gaze all the orv that
,cas possible for Congress 70 gre, etaom violating e constitution,
10 He cyoriaL legislature teh exception the subject Of
Slavery al dU Hence that bill, and By Itself gaze % The peo
pie Of The Iardry The full fOarr and The A atah iy he
subject of sarery negative and aDraaire, 70 introduce
ciud so Me constitution Of He Until STATES c0ud permit
What more could Mr.. Chase give by his amendment
Yet he offered his amendment for the identical pur
pose that Mr.. Lincoln is using it forto allow dem
agoglies in the country to try to deceive the peo
pie. His amendment WIS to this effect that the
legislature should have the power to exclude slavery
Gen Cass suggested Why not give them the power to
they have already got the power in the bill to do both
Chase afraid his amendment would be adopted if he
put in it the alternative as to make IL fair both
and he not willing to have it adopted He wanted
it rejected He offered it simply to make capital out of
1t the stump, that the people might be deceived in
public meetings, at least that small politicians in the
aty might it for this purpose and Mr. Lincoln is
carrying out the plan admirably. Mr. Lincoln knows that
that BILL without Chases amendment gave all the power
which the constitution of the United States would per
nit Could you confer any more Could you go beyond
the constitution of the country That bill made the full
grant There was exception upon slavery way
the other but we left that question: as we did all other
questions 10 be decided by the people themselves just
they please. will not occupy time that question,
have argued it before all Illinois have argued
it in this beautiful city of Feepot have argued it at
the North and at the SOUTH in the East and in the West
avowing the sentiments and the same position.
was afraid to my sentiments up here for fear
would be trotted down into Egypt daughter
EXTRACT FROM THE DRED SCOTT DECISION
II C5ngycs hsef cannot do This (prohibt slavery in a
Terrtoryf IS 5eyond Me poocrs conferred the federal
oocerr,upf rRi be admatcd presume, that could not
aorze territorial gocernoa 70 e1ercse them ~ could confer
po,rer any local goucpcn established by Is authority 70
rioiate TIE prociaoas Of he constitution"
And f the constitution recognises the right of prop
erty of the master in slave, and makes distinction
between that description Of property and other property
owned by Citizen tribunal acting under the authorf
ty of the United States, whether lsore erec,ue,
deia has right 70 drap a,eh distinction, deny 10 he
bus Of he proUons and gyardtoes wich hare been ropea
for fhe protection n r'cas properly ogaina The ocroacets Of
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