Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-10-01


If It which had reference to the Black Pamphlet
The pamphlet in question came into the hands
Senator Douglas but few moments before he com.
menced his address to tho Democracy at Wooster.
and at that time its authorship was unknown. ]
is only within few days that it has been authorit
lively asserted as coming from the pen Of the pre-
emit Attorney General of the United States.
SPEECH.
It may not he inappropriate at this time to ref
to pamphlet which q friend handed to me in Il
cars this morning, and which have had scarcel
time to read through. It is entitled, "Obscrvatiot
on Senator Douglas Views of Popular Sovereignty.
IS Expressed in Harper's Magazine for September
1882 As the pamphlet is anonymous, have n
authentic means of knowing its author, although
am informed that it is announced in the New Yor'
Herald and other papers as the production Of Jerr
Black-the same Jerry Black who wrote letters t.
Illinois last year to induce the federal oficehoden
to vote for Abptionists" in preference to the reg
ular Democratic nominee for Congress. am In
formed, also, by the gentleman who gave me tn
pamphlet, that he received it under the frank o
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 iniure and defeat the Democratic party
pending, and the canvass is conducted on the plat
form Of popular sovereignty, I deem it my duty to
vindicate 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
cratS is SO grossly and wickedly perverted and
fasiied in this pamphlet as to preclude the possbi
ity of its being the result of unintentonal or limo
cent error. will read the last paragraph first:
ave are called upon to make a 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 think he can Keep
that oath BY fighting the judieinry'"
In these and other passages it was evidently the
deliberate purpose of the writer to convey the idea
that had assailed the judiciary in my article in
Harper, and that was actually engaged in crusade
against the Supreme Court because of their decision
in the Drcd 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
tiful town on my way to this stand, saw the news
boys distributing several thousand copies Of my ar
ticle 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 deci-
sion and quote freely from it to sustain my position
in regard to the doctrine of popular sovereignty
The author Of this Black pamphlet, whoever he may
be, while protesting to review my article in Harper,
represents me as fighting the Judiciary" as max
ing contest with the judicial authority Of the na-
tion" and "assaulting the Supreme Court Of the
United States" with the full knowledge that had
not uttered one word Of dsapprobaton either Of the
court or their decision. l defy the whole gang Of
anonymous conspirators, who are endeavoring to
divide and defeat the Democratic party BY assailins
the doctrine Of popular sovereignty, to show one
word have ever written or spoken against the Su
preme Court or the bred Scott decision 1t is vel
known to the country that have made NOR,
speeches in defence of the Supreme Court in con
necton with the bred Scott decision than any othe
living man. During the Illinois canvass last year
made one hundred and thirty speeches in deienc,
of the court and their decision against the ASSAULT
Of the Abolition leaders, when they were supporte,
and encouraged by those who are supposed to hav
concocted this Black pamphlet; yet in the face o
these well known facts, which no honest man vii
deny, this monstrous and wicked charge ia made b,
band Of anonymous slanderers, and circulated nm
DER the Official frank Of the Attorney General of tn
United States!
l will not attempt to notice and expose all tn
falsehoods and Misrepresentation in this Black pam
phlet It would not be just to the MANY thousand
OF people now present to occupy their time, whic
can be more probably employed I will, howevc,
give one or two more instances as specimen of tb
whole document On page 10 the writer, referrin
to me says: -.-I
He claims for the territorial governments u
right q con'iscatng private property on the groun
tnat taoee gocernnents are sorereign-have an uI
control!ahle and Independent power over all the
internal a1airs"g e.,
This short sentence contains two palpable fSls
hoods:
Isl. never did claim for the territorial rover,
ments the right Of confiscating private property.
ID I never claimed that territorial eovernmen
we're sovereign, or that the Territories were sove
eign powers. ~.sr -
The writer Of the Black pamphlet convict. hi,
self q having made this last charge With . &
knowledge that it was untrue, for on his fifteen
page he quotes from my published reports speech
and letters In 1856, 1851, and 1858, in which ~
mat "a Territory is not . sovereign power!"
vs6 Tead the extract from nv report in 1854
copied into this Black pamphlet: 1s--
The sovereisntyiefa Territory remains in alb
ance, suspended IN the United States. in Trust
the people until they shall be admitted into I
Union % aState. In tie mean time. tksv I
s"t:ued teSeIjey Aad lzssuise az tls riaRS :
gr'osteges Of x!E Sosv1meat in subosilinat;oo
tne Constitution Of the United States. and
ooed'ence to the organic law passed by Congress
pursuance OF that instrument. These rights and On
seSes arc att derired from the Constitstion throu
's ac' OF Congress, and must be exercised and