, 1859-09-19

at all thot The constitution applies to the terf1
tories precisely as it does to the States; nua
that tho United States Government, under the
constitution, may not do in Stste Whist it may
not do in territory, mud what 1t must do IN q
State. it must do in . territory. Gentlemen, is
that true view Of the casc! 1t is necessary
for this Squaster Sovereignty. but Is it truef
=. Let us consider. What does it depend upon!
It depenas altogether upon the proposition that
the States must, without the interference ot
the general government, do all those things That
pertain eel9as.rt!y 10 themselves-that are local
in their nature, that hhve no connection with
the genera government After Judge Douglas
has established this proposition, which nobody
dispntes or evei has disputed, ha proceeds to
assume, without proving i, that s!a!ery is one
which ase OF Just about as much consequences
as the question would bo TO me, whether my
neighbnr should raise horned cattle or plnnt To-
hacco {langhter); that there is no moral que.-
ton about It, but that lis altogether matter
Of dollars and cents; that when q new territory
into i may plant there thing which, like the
cauada thistle, or rome other nf those pests OF
tho soil, c,nnot be dng ont By h millions Of men
who viii coiue thereafter; TINT 1t is one Of those
little things that is 80 ssiyal in its nature that
il has no efec: upon nybody save the tew men
Eho first plant upon the soil that it is not
thing which in m way affects the fanily Of
communities composing these States, nor any
way endangers the general government. Judge
Douglas ignores altogether the very well known
fact, that We have never had q serious menace
to our political existence, except it spraug from
tlIls thing which be chooses to regard rs only
upon par with onions and potatoes. Laugh
teri
Turn it, and contemplate It in another view.
He says. that according to bis Popular Sover~
eighty, the general government may g1ve to the
territories governors, judges, marshals, secreta-
res, and ill the other chief men TO govern
them, but they mus. not touch upon this other
be governor Of territory for year or two,
and pass awaY. without his track being left
rpon the soil, ur an act which he did for good
or for erit being left behind, is question of
vast national magnitude. Its 80 much opposed
in its nature to locality, that the nation itself
must decide it while this other matter Of plant
ing slavery upon a sofia thing which once
millions who have a. much right there IS the
first comers, it feradicated, not without infinite
difficulty, and = long struggle-he says the
power to eradicate that, or to prohibit it, is
Que ofthese little, local, trivial things that the
nation ought not to say word shout; that i.
affects nobody sare the few men who are there.
Take these two things aud consider them
together, present the question of planting
State with the Institution Of slavery by the
side Of q question Of who shall be, Governor Of
kansas for year or two, and IS there man
here,- there man on earth, who would not
say that the Governor question is the little one.
and tho slavery question is the great one! i
ask any horest Democrat If tie small, the
local, md the trivial mud temporary question is
not, who slall be Govcrnors> Wb,!e,he dura-
bic, the important and the mischierous one is,
shall this soil be planted with slayerys .
This is an idea, suppose, which hns arisen
in Judge Douglass mind from his peculiar
structure: 1suppose the institution Of slavery
really looks 80 to him. lie is SO put up hy ua-
ture that 4 lash upon his back would hart him,
but 4 lash upon anybody eIse's buck does nor
hurt him. [Laughter.l That is the build Of
the man, and consequently be looks upon the
matter Of slavery in this uninpostant light.
Jodge Douglas onght to remember when be
way good many other people are not. he
ought to remember that there WAS once il this
country man by the name Of Thomns Jef1er-
son, supposed to be Democrat man whose
principles and policy are not very prevalent
amongst Democrats to-day. il is true; but that
nan did hot take exactly ibis view Of the insig-
ni6cance Of the element Of slare:y which our
friend Judge Douglas does. In contemplation
Of this thing, we all know he-uas LED to ex-
claim, II t1emble for my country when re-
member that God is iust!' We know how he
looked upon it when he thus expressed himself.
There was danger to this country-danger Of
the avengiug justice Of God in that little unim-
Portaat popular sovereign question of Judge
Douglas. He supposed there wns question
Of Gods eternal justice wrapped up in the Gu
slaving of any race of men, or unF man, aud
that those who did 50 brarcd the arm Of .Jeho-
ratl-that when nation thus dared the Al
mighty every friend Of that nation had cause to
dread bis wrath. Choose re- between Jefferson
and Douglas as to what Is the true riew Of this
element amongst us. [Applanse.1
There is another little difficulty about this
| matter Of treating the Territories and States
alike in all things, to which ask your atten~
tiou, and shall leave this branch Of the case.
If there is no difference between them, why not
make the Territories States at oncee What is
| the reason th1t kansas was not fit to como into
the Union when it was orgsnized into Terrific
ry, in Judge Douglas flew: Can any Of you
| tell any reason Why it should not have CONC
into the Union at onees They are fit, as he
thinks, to decide upon the slavery question
the largest and most important with which they
| coming into the Union that they are not fit to
DO, according to his view, By taying ont Of it.
Oh, they are not ft to Sit in Congress and De.
eide upon the rates Of postage, or questions. o!
| nd valoren1 or specific duties on foreign good.
or live oak timber contracts (aughlcr); they
are not ct to decide these vastly important mat
tcrs, which IRE national in their import, bul
they arc tit, from the jump;" to decide tbi.
little negro question. But, gentlemen, the case
| is TOO plain; occupy too much time on this
| head, aud pass on.
Near the close Of the copyright essny, the
Judge. think, comes very near kicking biz
own fat into the fire {laughter). l did moi
would read from that article, but now beliere
that / will: .....
~TEis Exposition Of tn. history Of these measures shoE
q iso III d se aes 81 III = ii
tbe uesnss & The Oontnant Oonkres. Of l4 and tht
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| in II, e=se1 OF ia1atlou and internal portE."
! Wheu the Judge saw that putting in the wori
"slaycrv" would contradict his own history, he
put in what he knew would pass rs synony yrnou:
| will, it: "internal polity." Whenever we dnd
saat in one Of his speeches, the substitute i:
| used in this manner; and can tell you the rea.
son. 1t wonld be too bald a acontradiction to say
slavery, but "internal polity" is general
phrase, which wonld pass in some quarters, aud
which be hopes will pass with the reading CON,
mu: isy for the same thing:
Th:s Hxht pesA1ns the peapla collectively ~ Law
asl ling and PEACEFUL ee9Muay sod 1ct sn ths sol.te
L. ss sg vuae e Gs9s !St;s
inLaitsns sufficient to sinie government, md csp1
E s.t.tanea sd scsesntd by-sho Do yoa thint;
jlisE L9axlss - .a.s by. "by consTes.! lLaaxhtsr
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twenty thousand Inhabitants does ata the pstnpe~
Now Ihavs only few comments to make.
Popular Sovereignty, by his own words
does not pertain to the few persons who wander
| upon the public domain in violation OF law. We
| hare his words for that When it does pertain
to them, is when they nre sufficient to be form
| Cd into an organized political cemuuusty, aud
| he FIXES the minimum for that at 10000. and
| the ma1imcm at &c, 900. Now would like Ia
/ know what it il 10 be done with the 1900
Are thev all 10 be treated, until they nre large
| enough to be organized into political conf
| munity, rs wanderers upon the public land in
violation Of Iaw? And If so treated and driven
] out as what he;n. oftime would there ever beten
thousand! {Gredt laushter.) II they were
| not driven ont, but remained there as trespns-
sers upon the public land in violation Of the lar,
can they establish slavery there! No.-the
Judge says popular sovereignty don't pertain to
| them then. Can they exclude it, then No,
popular sovereignty don't pertain to them then.
| tWouIdtike to Know, in The case covered By the
Essay, what condition tho people Of the Terri
| tori are in before they reach the number Of ten
| thousandS
But the main point wish to ask attention to
| is, that the question Us to when they shai have
reached sufficient number to be formed into a
] regular organized community, IS to be decided
*by Congress" Judge Douglas says 50. Well,
| gentlemen, that is about all We want llere
Some one in the crowd made a remark maud.
bic IA the reporter, whercupon Mr. l.. continued.
No, that is all the Southcrnera want That Is
! what all those who are for ssaSery want. They
| cou,iuc iuto new territories, and theY do not
| uant Popular Sovereignty to hinder it and a.
| Congress is to say when they ars ready to be
orcanixed all that tue south has to do is to ret