The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-04-06
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respecting domestic slavery, Sdsrivvd! 81
it has been, from the original snd pars
fountain Of legitimate polisicsf p6wSy5
the will Of the majority, promises svs ioes
to allay the dangerous excitement. TIN
Legislation is founded upon principles =
ancient as fire., Cover, N mt itself end -
&c, ord n e with them, has simply decgossGs
that the pc op'e Of a territory, Ike st3ss o.
State shall decide for themselves wdefl -
er s'avery shall or shali mot sx'st wiG1ia
their limiss.r 1 snestesi g tesi tssszz -
This extract from MI. BacifdnSsfj ietss
ter SLOWS that he then 6nderSsood tHAf
the people of territory IEs tkOss u ~
State. should decide for themselves whsthss
cr slavery should or should not sxi6f
within their limits I undeetaks % ~
that wherever Invent that yesr, bio ssssSs
was advocated on tfias PffHcfpsss Gg 80
ldowusiu his letter lof accsptaness The
lpeople of the North, at least, eertainly
understood him TO hold ,ths doctziu4oe
self government I'M tsrritoeies - ns1la9
States and as applicable - slayss speaeefs
ty as well rs to all other speciesssf pDp.
erty. I undertake 10 say that - wauif
not have carried one.half the Dsmoeeati8
vote in any free State, he had sot hssd
thus understood; and Ihops my ffiena
from Mississippi had no sllusioa a. tlie
letter when he said that in thanssxs 6e6s
test he did not desire ITO chsa&a serk9
cheated. ." am glad that tln a66ltok
from Mississippi means 70 have o. sanr.
unequiyocsl specific statsnsat e gouv
principles, so that thsrs will - - ehsGts
ing on either side.P I iussnd n sss loas
guage which can bsirepsstsa iaJ QhisaGs
ss well as in lev 0rlsanS 10 iChsalesl61
the same as in Boston. We live -
q common sconstitution. Ne po1lnleal
creed is sound or safe which caaoGt ~
/ proclaimed in the-sa sense wherever
the American flag waves osse Anoeiesu
son. !. II the North and the Sopth esnnoe
come to . common ground on The slar
very que ,tion. the sooner We know lathe
better. The Democracy sofstss Novth
hold, at least, that the people Of tssri.
tory have the same right,tp le9ielo1g ID
respect to slavery, as 70 al other property;
and that, practically, It results u this;-
!. if they want slavery, they WIN havs u;
and if they do not want it, IL sshslf aos -
forced upon them by an act. Of 0ongrsss.
The Senator from Mississippl says that
l. that doctrine is right, unless We pes IN
| act Of Congress compelling the people Of
, atetritorysto have slsserys wbsshsg s11y
want it or not The point ~ wiehea -
arrive at, is whether We are for q againet
j Congressional Intervention. IL yol r.
! pudiate the Doctrine of nonietee1ensioa,
. and form Q slaye code by act of Congress
ii when the people Of Z territory rothso it,
youSmust dep on shs Demoos6sis ~.
form. hs We will let' yoa depart IN vsnss,
!. a. you no longer belong 70 -; yess ~
no longer Of as when you adopt ~ psin-
o ciple Of Congressional i6tssvention IN
violation Of the, Democratic creed. I
!; stand here defending the great pgineipls
of non-intervention-by Congress, and sslf
: government by the people II the Terri
!. tories. That is the Democratic creed.-
j. The N orthern Democracy have % Sadsr.
q stood Il. mo Democsatiei Stats = ths
ell North ever woal6 have voted sfos Nr.
o Buchanan but for the fact that he wss m
u derstood to occupy that position. I tel
s you, gentlemen Of the South, IA "a en-
g dor, / do not believe : democratic ssadi.
Ell date can 1sver carry any one dshsssn1is
+ state Of the north on the platform that d
Q is the duty Of the federal governmeat "a
u force the people Of . territory - havl
r slavery when they do not want II. But
;, If the true principles Of stats-rights asd
: popular sovereignty b nn4intainsa end
J, carried ont 1t. good faith, q sss fefth ID
d 1.-THE Nebraska bill, and undststood b u,
il people in 1856. : glorious istass ssait'
n the democraey.nsszs bes .sasasS sialS
al five cannot stand together upon' sks
" principle there 10 no use Of any ssgsyisx
!citement; no pse Of any violent .eoatro
II versy; no necessity for criminatios or ~
! crimination. The senator non JlIssis
s. sippi has stated his position clSa1ly M
= in . spirit of kindsess.i = trnss IN
'e have met him with equal kindaess na'
Q frankness. am sorry 70 bavs beea M
Of der the necessity Of occupying TIE tlms .
J. the senate in the discnssion Of this quss
o. tion at this late period Of the ssssioE; bu
1t I am sure the senate Wilde ne ~ jsstic'
] to soy that / could not have been ailen
J after the speech Of my friend from Mis-
sissippi, without defending the positiol
Is which was so severely and 90 sbly assail
y cd by him., ! trust that shsll not b
under the necessity Of trespassisS losgs
n1 upon the time ofsho ssuats apoa lee
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