Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-10-05
JUDGE DOUGLAS


JUDGE DOUGLAS
On the BLACK Pamphlet" in his Speech at Woos
ter, Ohio, on the 18TH, September.
The reports published of Senator Douglas speech
at Wooster, Ohio, have far been very incomplete
We publish below revised report of that portion
of which had reference to the BLACK Pamphlet =
The pamphlet in question came into the hands Of
Senator Douglas but few moments before he COM
menced his address to the Democracy at Wooster,
and at that time its authorship was unknown. 1t
is only within few days that it has been authorta-
lively asserted as coming from the pen of the pres
ent Attorney General Of the United States.
SPEECH.
1t may not be inappropriate at this time to refer
to pamphlet which friend handed to me in the
cars this morning, and which have had scarcely
time to read through. 1t is entitled, "Observations
on Senator Douglas Views of Popular Sovereignty,
as Expressed in Harper's Magazine for September,
1852" As the pamphlet is anonymous, have no
authentic means of knowing its author although I
am informed that it is announced in the New York
Herald and other papers the production of Jerry
Black-the same Jerry Black who wrote letters to
Illinois last year to induce the federal oficehoders
to vote for Ab9litoniSts' in preference to the reg
ular Democratic nominee for Congress. | am in
formed, also. by the gentleman who gave me the
pamphlet, that he received it under the frank of
Jerry Black, and that large numbers are now being
spread broadcast over the country.
If this anonymous publication was designed and
calculated only to affect me Individually, should
not deem it worthy of notice. but as its object is
obviously to inure and defeat the Democratic party
in the Northwestern States, where elections are now
pending, and the canvass is conducted on the plat
form of popular sovereignty, l deem it my duty to
vlndcate the Democratic party against the conSe-
quenceS of these malignant falsehoods The posi-
ton which occupy, in common with ninety nine
out Of every hundred of the Northwestern Demo-
Gratis, is so grossly and wickedly perverted and
fasifed in this pamphlet to preclude the POSSIBLE
ity of its being the result of unntentiona or inno
cent error. | will read the last paragraph first:
ave are called upon to make contest. at once
unnecessary and hopeless with the judiciary of the
nation. We object to it. We will not obey Mr.
Douglas when he command us to assault the Su
preme Court Of the United States We believe the
Court to be right, and Mr.. Douglas wrong"
And again, on page six, referring to me, the wri-
ter says:
In case he is elected President he must see the
laws faithfully executed Does he INK he can KEN
that oath 6y.fghting tile judiciary?"
In these and other passages it was evidently the
deliberate purpose of the writer to convey the idea
that had asSailed the judiciary in nv article in
Harper and that was actually engaged in crusade
against the Supreme Court because of their decision
in the bred Scott case. Now, whoever will take
the trouble to read my article in Harper to which
this Black pamphlet purports to be reply, will find
that instead of assailing the court refer to them
and their decision in terms of respect and commen.
dation. As rode through the streets of your beau
tiiul town on my way to this stand saw the news
boys distributing several thousand copies of nv ar
tlcle IN Harper. call on every man who hears me
to read it, and mark particularly what said Of the
Supreme Court and the decision in the bred Scott
case You will find that fully endorse the dcci
slon and quote freely from it to sustain nv position
IN regard to the doctrine of popular sovereignty
Inc author OF this Black pamphlet, whoever he NAV
be, while protesting to review my article in Harner
represents me as Fighting the judiciary as max
ing contest with the judicial authority of the ma
tion, and "assaulting the Supreme Court of the
United States" with the full knowledge that had
not uttered one word Of Misrepresentation either of the
court or their decision. | defy the whole gang Of
anonymous conspirators who are endeavorinS to
alVide and defeat the Democratic party by assanp
the doctrlne OF popular sovereignty, to show one
"o'u nave ever written or spoken against the Su-
P.ehe oour. or the bred Scott decision. 1t is well
known 10 the country that | have made more
speeches in defence of the Supreme Court in con.
necton with the bred Scott decision than anv other
living man. During the Illinois canvass last vear
l made one hundred and thirty speeches in defence
OF the court and their decision against the assanlc
OF .he abolition leaders, when they were supported
ana encouraged oy those who are supposed to have
Iol'oo'eu ih's Black pamphlets yet, in the face of
these wei known facts, which no honest man will
deny, this monstrous and wicked charge is made nv
a band Of anonymous sanderers, and circulated nm.
qer inc oc'al frank of the Attorney General of the
United States! VI VIC
VIII not attempt to notice and expose all the
a'sehoods and Misrepresentation in this BLACK man,
pniet. 1t would not be just to the many thousands
Vi people now present to occupy their time which
. a;. oe more prohtably employed. l will, however.
onI " TWO more instances as specimen of the
~hoe document. On page 10 the writer. REFERRING
to me SAYS: '''''"'s
ne Claims for the territorial governments the
,ga' OF contlscatng private property on the ground
'"". ".ose governments are sOrereign-have an I'M.
cohtroliahle and Independent power over all their
internal affairs" WV a'' 'her
hoods '"o pa'paole Iaise-
is.. , never did claim for the territorial govern.
od f"e rg"t Q! confscating private property.
"a. never claimed that territorial qovern,Dontr
were sovereign, or that the Territories were soyer'
eign powers. ' '' "''e so'er-
The writer of the Black pamphlet conv;cts him.
sell OF having made this last charge wifi, s.,,
knowledge that it was untrue, for on his ifteen,h
page ne quotes from my published reports speeches
ana letters in 1856, 1857, and 1858, in which STATE
'''a' IA "a territory is not sovereign power!'
VIII read the extract from nv report in 1870 &c
copied into this Black pamphlet: 'o'0' ~
.na The sovereignty ola Territory remains in abev.
ths ne suspended N the United States in trust for
Union as astate. In tile mean time then n ous
en.:s:ea to enjoy and exercise all the riohts and
lr'',eeges Of setgorernment in subortlinaton " ~
inc .Constltution of the United States and ~
ooeolence 70 the organic law passed by ConersSs u;
pursuance o. that instrument These righs and nr;r
tIs a's a aerred from the Constitution through
LUZ a'' Oh congress- and must be exercised and en-.
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