Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-09-09
VIZ. DOUGLAS AND HIS OPPO-
NEWTS.

Fruu me Louisville Demuc-at
No one can overlook the fact that ar
effort is made 10 sink the great principles Of
the Democrat c PARTY in frivolous issues TIA
uu 10 his date the party would not entertain.
Whrr. in 1880. &c was evident that some set
rlEm-nt must be agreed upon that the North
zud south could sustain, or slavery would b
prohibited BY Congress In al our Terrifories.
= settlement was made. L was agreed that
Congress should not act on the QUESTION If
sl-verv az an: that the question should Be
JEFF where II must Ultimately be decided 70
ffe people Of the Territories. Provision was
Il first made that the Territorial Legislator
fhorld pass no law with respect 10 African
rrarrrv. bu+ that was stricken out, and hev
were allowed 70 pass laws subject only % the
Constitution Of the United States. Some OF
he south maintained that they had a right 10
take Slaves into the Territories, no matter
what local laws had previously existed. That
ives held 10 be a judicial question, and Il was
agreed that Congress should express no opl7-
Son upon FL. T. was the snXiOds wish Of tn
conservative men North and South tha- the
subject II slavery in the Territories should no.
Fgain come before Congress. It was So
lr leff 70 he people and Judicial tribun ais
TIE Democracy North and South, as well as
The Whigs, generally congratulated themselves
upon this disposition Of the subject
Tn 1854, unfortunately, a vast Territory had
60 BE- organized, En- which slavery had been
prohibited thirtv-four wears. r was inpos7i
BE % igsbrs the question. II was agreed that
this aut-s'averv statute should bereDsaled, on
sond lion that The whole subject should be left
80 rha perrle. subject 20 the Constitution Of
The United Statss. The facility Of appealing
from snv Territorial act b the SUPREME Cour
~ the Urired States was prov ded for. IN
No-thrrn Democracy agreed to reneal III
zuu-s'svrrv crdi-arcp, with the provision
- - .-HA-ma~m -rak IT, r.
rirn NJ be people % a Territory that The
laws in+erfr-.hg with individual rights, in the
Judgment ~ The courts, should be null and
g1i3- that appeals % fhe courts should have
every facility. but that Congress should not in
trrfare with any regular and fair expression
q the viii of the people Of 4 Territory
We appeal n every intelligent Democrat IN
ihn Uui0n 70 say If this was not the engage
l1rut Some cf fhr men uho supported the
sc-s n 1850 md 1884. perhaps the majority,
thought Congress had mower n prohibit slav-
CIV in an on Territories They agreed ths-
10 srch power should Be exercised, with fhe
provisions made. The CIV Of s~custter s0ve--
cigu-v uas then raised. The Territorial Leg
isisture may prohibit slavery For all that
had been decided, then. they might DO T.. AT
parties admit that. II the people Do Dst want
slavery. thev viii prohibit it as soon as The
form p S-z-e. Their power is but a question
~ ."H "AH va N.H HHAANH - HH R|
tboursud settlers, and the second and third are
adverse 70 slavery, r. Is Of 10 consequence
rrhrn slavery is entirely excluded The poiH'
was bought ID ard discussed In 1854, 1856
and 1851. u is nothing new At al. Can p
Territorial Le7izlatrrr prohibit slsvsrVE Tn
readers ~ ne Deu1crHf viii r~ecoHect our an
Frrr IN 1854. and in January, 1857. j. was
rood Democracy fhen. whatever Il is now.
Some u1ofezsed Democrats are verv progress
r.re-fhpv march away from their principles
and their engagements. We have puhlishs
she reply Of Stephens. % Georgia. made IN
Congress. IN was good Democracy then w
hsre published he reply Of Orr. OF South
Carolina. and Cobb. n Georgia They are all
EHhstsntaHv the rsnlv Of the Louisville DINO
crGf 20 similar questions about the same time
and fhs sane 90 pubsfsncr made bv Douglas IN
his Freap-rt speech. and msds bv hin frequent
y baf7-a was aHcspitsl Democracy IN 1884
sc and SIS. but Il is an awful hernsy now.
The intelligent reader viii see that L Is p
hers-v barauss Douglas holis II. 7 was zoo
Dzr-ocracr unt1 he said a.: but the momnn+
DuEiss said e.. & staTI-d an ths' feared BE-
might s-m- DAY Be- President, and thenhsve no
ure FOR them. We publ shed the same ssnt-
mems from Sirnhrns. Orr and Cobb: bit those
afflicted with the D7uglas-phobia could not SEQ
it. J. was aU right o. their mouths: bit an
unuari1nahle sin in D1uzlas'. Our readers
vii raco1ec+ the use made Of Lecomnhon
While L~scomBton was an awful sin in Douglaz.
JEFF Dawes could n-0riaim IL Portland. Maize. /
ths' b. m great dpubf Of he propria-v Of ID
J. itting Kans-s with the Lecomnton Constitu-
fion. H7mm0rd gees hons 10 his c~orsfitu-
snts. and declares 10 a public SPEECH that IL I
bis opinion the S0u'h herself o1ght 70 have
kicked L-comp'an ont q C4nzress. L was al
ri-ht in Davis. and The patriots can't see what 1
Hammond said. But q was unp7rdonahle IN ]
tbe gisrt 70 the northern Democracy Do not
Democrats Understand an fhis2 Why are the
Mast Distinguished southern men left free 70
ute their cond rmnsno1 or L-uomP-en in a.
rtrorgrsl ferms2 WhT are thew allowed 70
p~-oclaim the emancipation Of Territories from
Conversational control, while st The sane time
we ore entertained with The everlasting cry Of
D7uglasism. when the same sentiments are
snerfioned2 Why is this new issue, which h
usrtv wouid not entertain before, and which
everv sensible man knows is a sheer humbug,
burst upon he party now; why is il made The
great issue2 WHY should we have a ding-dong
about II every dav, and WHY should Il
be daily held up as Dougiasism, when the
whole party, LED by the most distinguished
men, had ignored the question in
Con-reas. and deied the veil o. squatter SOW
ureiEnty in all times past?
III De indication Of principle was the OBJ
feet. then Stephens, Cobb, Or, and the whole
lfrf Of Democratic statesmen, would be as
sailed HaULEILar q nlIlll AaINLLAam AlAIL
b. os-racised. But no; they don't dare attack
those men. Buchanan would fare no better, /
for he said the people OF a territory, like
those ~ q State, should settle the question for
themselves
ne whole secret Is, these faen are not in
the way lust now; the ph0bia does not take
their direction. That Senator from Illinois
rnuyt De killed; and be is bard 20 klL- They
ssv De IS dead; bit ike Bsnquo's ghost he
rises again. Lecomp'on didu'f kill him, and
nov they must try what The Intervention hum
bug wifi do. n g kills The marty, no matter.
90 70 kills Douglas. His destruction is the
chief end Of man. The party must be slsugh
tered, II Il b. needed, % Kill him Never was
Buct a crusade got ap asaiast q nan, and at
sacb party expense. An the principles of the
party. is creed and its engagements, must
rive wav before the cherished object
Con ress called ~ TO protect slsFeryi Only
iaink 1f the absurdityi After al our expert
c1ce of me action Of that BODY, to Think Of a
parry oout1 eager 70 60 % Congress to get
protection Ask such 2 body 40 Congress 10
poincf slavery in a Community Of people, il
apfe 70 Their shes We had a. soon think
~ gong 20 The d. 20 protect isnitv
az Denocra ie party fixed his whole mater
fifH' iort le houfA long ego. They determip-
Cd = nafe nohing 10 DO with Il ia Congress.
and 20 onpose is agitation clss4here. Tbev
determine 70 make no is1ue ia Congress wifh
lie peoPle ofa territory. J. iu now brongbf
up Tor faetous purposes, md ought 10 Be- a.
carded BY Democrats. The position Of ~
party 2 $50 was rights 10 Interpretation