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Speech of Senator Doug Ins-His reception nj

enthusiastically received by his political friends
At o'clock this afternoon, he delivered an address
of which forward you the following abstract:
Judge Douglas said that the Republican party, il
their platform adopted at PHILADELPHIA in 1856, as
sert the power and declare it the duty of Congress
to prohibit slavery in all the Territories The
Democratic party are pledged on the other hand
by their platform, to the doctrine of nOn-interven
tion and popular sovereignty in the Territories.
New Mexico and Kansas, by the acts of the Ter
ritorial Legislature, present cases now for Con
gressional Intervention with their domestic affairs
which will put the advocates of intervention and
non intervention, North and South, to the test.
New Mexico, which refused for some years after
the organization of Territorial Government to
introduce or protect slavery, passed law in 1855
to recognize and protect slavery in that Territory
Kansas, at the first session of the Territorial
Legislature, in 1855, passed very stringent law
''to punish offences against slave property" bv
which slavery was introduced, and ''adequate pro-
lection" given to it in that Territory. In 1858,
however, the slave code repealed by an act
passed February 9th and all protection to slave
property withdrawn and denied. By this Sun
friendly legislation" slavery has been excluded from
the Territory of Kansas.
Now, the Northern interventionists are pledged
by their Republican platform to repeal the slave
code in New Mexico, and prohibit slavery by act of
Congress. While the Opposition in Kentucky, and
the Southern interventionsts generally 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. Non-intervention and popular sovereignty
must be maintained as well in New Mexico as in
Kansas. If New Mexico wants slave code, let her
have it. IfNew Mexico has laws for the protection
Of slave property, so be it, If Kansas will not have
code nor slavery, Congress must not force her peo-
pie to accept either.
Northern and Southern iuterventionists agree
that slavery in the Territories is rightful subject
of Congressional legislation, but differ as to the
character of such legislation. Each insist that
Congress should intervene in favor of their particu
lar section and against the other secton in
of the right of the people most interested to decide
the question of slavery for themselves. According
to the doctrine of the iuterv enonists, North and
South, slavery is not only rightful subject of Con-
gressional legislation, but dependent upon Federal
authority for its existence and protection, and
consequently, subject to Federal regulation and
control. The Southern interventionists contend
that the whole power of the Federal Government
should be exerted for the protection of slavery in
the Territories, and the Northern interventoniSts
that the same power should be exerted for its de-
structon. The Democratic party, in opposition to
the interventonists of both sections hold that sa-
very is State institution, and that it exists in the
slaveholding States 'under the laws thereof" and
not by virtue of the Constitution of the United
States-that slavery, therefore, is beyond the reach
or control of Federal authority, for good evil,
except in the single of fugitive slaves, who
must be delivered up. The Democratic party is
sustained these principles by the decision of the
Supreme Court in the "Dred Scott" case.
The Democratic party are pledged to the princi
pie of popular sovereignty, by which the people of
the organized territories, like those of State,
shall decide for themselves whether slavery shall
or shall not exist within their limits"
Those who insist that the first "handful of set
tiers" should not decide the slavery question in the
Territories, should vote against the organization of
Territories until they have a sufficient population
for political community capable of sef-govern-
ment in all their domestic concerns. No govern
ment should be established for any people who are
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to egisate for themselves on all rghtful subjects of
legislation, subject only to the Constitution of the
United States. When Territorial governments are
established the people will legislate for themselves
will form their own domestic Institutions, and if
their legislation conflict with the Constitution, it
will present judicial question for the courts to de-
termine, to whose decision all law-abidng citizens
will and must submit.
The Territories must be open to settlement to the
people of all the States-slave States as well as free
States. The system of emigration, fostered and en-
couraged by Emgrant Aid Societies, for the pur-
pose of controlling Territorial legislation, is fraud
upon the elective franchise, and designed to subvert
and destroy the principles of self government
None but 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 or vote in the legislation of the Territory.
The doctrine of Mr.. Stewards ''Rochester Speech"
with respect to the 'rrepreSsible conflict between
freedom and slavery" must be emphatcaliy con-
demned He said, / denounce it here to-day, as l
denounced it in the senatorial canvass in Illinois
when it was maintained by Mr.. Lincoln, as subver-
sive Of the principles upon which the Union was
founded and must stand. Uniformity in the local
laws and domestic institutions Of the several States
is neither desirable nor possible. Variety of eli
mate and interests necesstate corresponding variety
of local legislation, which is and must be adapted
to the wants of each particular community or State
The liberty and prosperity OF the people depend
upon the nalienabe right of seligOvernment in al!
the States and Territories Of the United States.
The surrender of fugitive slaves sa duty imposed
by the Constitution and all who are for law and for
the Constitution must be faithful to that Constiu-
tonal obligation. The opposition and resistance
to the fugitive slave act in the North begat like
opposition to and violation in the South of the laws
against the African slave trade.
The viOIators of both-thOse who resisted the Fu-
gitive Slave act, and those who violated the law
against the African Slave Trade are alike false to
the obligations of good citizens, and merit alike
condemnation and punishment. Maintain the doc
trine of non-intervention and popular sovereignty
and the Union is safe. Stand by that doctrine and
the country will prosper; all sections will be
tent and territorial expansion is certain Expan-
sion is necessity of urnational existence; and
our destiny is sooner later to spread insttu
tons over the entire Continent. Cuba, Central
America, Mexico, and all the islands adjacent to
US will in time be ours and this will be- as it
should, ''an occan-bound Republic"
The Democratic party is the only party which
cognzes the equality of the States and the right of
the people to exercise all rights privileges, and i'm
munites of self,government. | stand firmly by the
Democratic platform oflS56. | want no new planks,
and no new pillars to strengthen or uphold it. l
stand upon the platform, and carry the Democratic
banner. Let the nominee of the Charleston Con
vention 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 a glorious victory
in 1860.
CINcGNNATI, Sept. IA committee of five hun
dred has been appointed by the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, to receive Mr.. Douglas on his ar
rival here, and extraordinary preparations are
making to give him an enthusiastic reception.
From Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Some time ago Captain
Stone made full statement to our government of
the circumstances attending the expulsion of him
self and other Americans from Sonora. This act
OF Governor Pesqiera being clearly violatve of
the provisions of our treaty with Mexico, proper
measures have been taken for the protection of
United States citizens in that quarter and instruc
tions are now on the wav for that purpose. Lists
of lands embracing an of nearly $4,000 acres
enuring to the Southern Mississippi Railroad, un-
der act of August, $780, have been certified to the
State OF Mississippi by the Secretary of the Interior
Arrival of the Overland California Nail
ST.. LOUIS, Sept THE Overland California NJ all
of the 18th, has arrived. The town of Vallecto in
Calaveras county, destroy ed bv fire the 18th
uIl. ue Atdnllc anu dclHc NallTOaQ convention
to be held at San Francisco on the goth of Sep
tember All the Pacific States and Territories are
expected to be represented.
Political Issues for the Next Presidential Cam
paign
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IA number of prominent
Philadephians have addressed Senator Cooper re-
questing expression of his views relative to the
expediency of insisting reduction of postage,
and increase of duties, issues in the approach
ing national election His reply is looked for with
interest by dabblers in State and Federal poll
tics.
The Expected Steamer.
SAcKvILLE, Sept. There tidings of the
steamer Europa at Halifax tonight when the line
clnsn1 Tho ,ra tbari oil oalp