The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-08

Nov ements OF Senator Douslas.
HIS RRcarrA OK AT cKNCNNArI-His SPEECH AT
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
- CINCINNATI, Sept ., 1862
Committee OF Five Hundred has been appointed by
the Democratic Executive Committee to meet Mr.. Doug
las at tho depot his arrival Ia this city and escort him
to his lodgings Extraordinary preparations arc being
made TO give him grand and enthusiastic reception.
Democratic are fockng to the city from all directions 70
hear him speak.
CoIrxnus, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1859.
Senator Douglas arrived here this morning, and was
received at tho depot by tho military Of our city and
large crowd Of citizens and thence escorted 70 his hotel
Senator Douglas addressed the citizens Of Columbus
this afternoon The following Is synopsis Of his
marks
Judge DOUGLAS said that tho republican party In their
platform adopted philadelphia In 1885, the power
and declare the duty Of Congress to prohibit slavery in
all the Territories Tho democratic party pledged on
the other hand by their platform to tho doctrine OF
intervention and popular sovereignty IN the Territories
New Mexico and Kansas by the acts Of their Territorial
yetion with their domestic sisirs, which Win nut he
advocates Of Intervention and non-ntervention North
and South to the test New Mexico, which refused for
several years after the organization Of Territorial
a hw in 1868 to recognise and protect slavery
Of the Territorial Legislature, in 1855, passed a
very stringent law o punish offences against slave pro-
protection" given to it ia tina. Territory In 1855 how
ever the slave code was repealed by act passed Feb
and I n
been excluded from the Territory Of Kansas Now tho
Northern 10, are pedgeS by Their republican
nb slavery y act q Congress- while the opposition in
are pledged by their principles to intervene and protect
slave property in the Territory Of Kansas These issues
must and will be met by the democratic party Nonn-
well in New Mexico as in Kansas. II New Mexico wants
slave CODE let her have IT, If New Mexico has laws for
VIII pS' have " sos nor Slavery con
gres5 must not force her people 10 accept either
Northern and Southern nterventonss that slavery
in the Territories is rghtfu subject Of Cong le
gslaton, but differ 10 the character Of such legislation
Each insist that Congress should intervene in favor Of
their particular section and against the other section In
violation Of the people most interested decide the qes
ton Of slavery for themselves According tho doctrine
of the nterventonsts North and South slavery is not
only rghful subject of Congressional legislation but de-
pendent federal authority for its existence pro-
ana an MAKE @ suoe; to federal
contend that the whole power of the federal government
should be exered for the protection Of slavery in tho Ter
rtories and the Northern nerventonists the
power should be exered for its destruction The demo-
cratic party in opposition to the nerventonists Of both
sections, hold that slavery is State institution that
i exists in the slavehoding States sunder the laws
thereof" and not by virtue Of the constitution
the reach control Of federal authority for good or evil
except in the single Of fugitive Slaves who be
delivered up. The democratic party are sustained in
the " bred Scott case The democratic party pledged
to the principle Of popular sovereignty BY which the
shall decide for themselves whether slavery shall or shall
not exist within their limits" Those who that the
first handful OF settlers should not decide the slavery
question in the Territories should vote against the organi
zaon of Territories until they have sufficient population for
political community capable OF self government in all
their domestic concerns. No government should be
established for any people who not qualified by
oe,s and all Other respects % Iegsate for them
only to the constitution Of the United States.
waen I M are established the
their own domestic institutions, and if their legislation
conflict with tho constitution it will present judicial
all lawabding citizens will and must submit The Tori
tories must be open to settlement to the people of all the
states slave States as well free States The system of
emigration fos,ered encouraged by emgran aid So
cietes, for the purpose Of controlling Territorial legsa
TO subvert and destroy the principles OF sefgovernment
None hut actual inhabitants, who have abandoned their
citizenship and allegiance in their respective States and
settled in Territory in good faith to make it their
permanent home, have right to voice vote in
the legislation Of the Territory. The doctrine OF
the irrepressibe conflict between freedom and
slavery" must must be emphatically condemned
by Mr.. Lincoln, priner,sa upon which
the Union was founded and must stand Uniformity the
local laws and domestic institutions Of the several States
is neither desirable possible. Variety Of climate and
interests necesitae corresponding variety Of local egsa
ton which is and must be adapted the Of each
particular community State The liberty aud prosperity
OF the people depend upon the naenable right of self
in all the States and Territories Of the United
States The surrender Of fugitive slaves duty imposed
by the constitution and all who for the
constitution must be faithful that constitutional obligation,
The opposition and resistance to the Fugitive Slave act in
the North bcgo like opposition to and violation Ia the
South Of the laws against the African slave trade The
vioators Of boththose who sisted the Fugitive Slave
and those who violated the laws against the African
slave sradearc alike false the obligations OF good ci
zens and merit alike condemnation and punishment.
Maintain the doctrine of nonintervenon and popular
sovereignty, and the Union is safe Stand by that doc
trinc, and the country win prosper all sections will be
contented and territorial expansion is certain. Expan-
sion is necessity Of national existence, and our des
tiny is later 70 spread institutions over the
entire continent Cuba, Central America Mexico and all
the islands adjacent to US, will in time be ours and this
will be, IL should ssan ocean bound republic" The
democratic party is tho only party whioh recognizes the
equality Of the States and the right OF tho people 70 exer
else all the rights privileges and mmunies Of sefgov
eminent. stand firmly by the democratic platform Of
1866. | want new planks, and no new pillars TO
strengthen or uphold IT, stand upon the platform and
carry the democratic banner. Let the nominee Of the
Charleston Convention take the same position Put him
on that platform and give him the old democratic banner,
with all its glorious memories clustering around It, and
the democracy will march to glorious victory in 1850
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WATERFOWL, N. T., September :, 1893