The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-09-22
M, pouglns 80 Harper


un lhe subject OF popular sovereignty VIZ
have Jrruscd il aueuu,cIy, and have ~ hea
intion 90 saying that Il hears lbc mnIhE OF
careful preparation and 10 written with dr..-
ded ability T. is singular iha Ne 'h"ud
have CHOSEN such % medium decentralization
@ literary periodical, aud one thut 10 regularly
COPS rightcd, 30 thai lhc newspapers ol lhr
country have 90 right % dihu,r % abroad
though their columns, Several of iA.m
however have ue'passrd upon the i,.lls OF
lhe llarpcrs, and have copied che ptprr ra-
le, and among the rect, MI, Douglas home
organ the Chicago Times.
Although throughout, thrrr is 900 express
nlIu,ion 90 Cos, Wises aboml puluopDp
iu which bis oyu views, and tbo-c of lue
Southern democracy gruamlIy,-oJc so folly
developed, and the Geuila dogma OF h.-
Norlbculipl 10 n,salIeI with most damlE-
iug elect Iicrr can bp no doubt that chic
wa, intended as (ull and formal rcpIy 10
that attack, Il {, not hy ouc-halt %, hong as
the Sanford letter hul yo' il would h.i d.
bcal space ia q newspaper, lnpout Of abI.
rs, Il /, unquc.iiuuably equal, Do uut superior,
TO that to which it's reply,
We can '"'| "U'" sl"'' i'' 81 WY ".'.'
notice Of some Of rhe point, treated oL ltt
lahored and formal rdor, 20 establish thr
. fact, hr.l pat forth, with amy di,iiucW,,,, hy
rhg auihag u NJ, l'ucp0u speech, nod ,l.Il
u.o,o n,ll, IN hi. .urrrb in tL. Senate. ia ,l.
rr,,l dcb.t, Of Tcbru.r. last. 10 vii. th.i
There c,i,t, In oll our tcrr'tori,l r.uin,unir,c.
Icgslaiipe for the introduction and protrr.
lion. or f,r the Limitation on irtcrl,r,'ap Of
,l,,cry. Tho vb.l, ,rouu,cut +. d,,strl IL,
,hl. uropo,it,on. In trraiiup II, thc most en-.
sud rr,drr cannot fan Il. observe that "a u,..
teriauy vidcus me breach b,turcp the North.
grp and Southern br,rchc, of tl. D.rio,r.-
60
In fetitisa decided approximation tow.
nrd, the true R,pullic,n rrnurl. o,ir'rall,
o.cupied by Jefferson. Madison. mad the
s,.te,men of all p,rtic.. from the origin Of
our re,crnmcut. down In fine pcriol when
the Dep.n,ras, I'm AN evil hour. 40 order To-
pct rid of the disturbing agitation, of the
slavery oucsiisp, starred og into by paths.
For inainrcc, the very foundations Of the
bred Scott decision are undermined by the
nrcumprt. yory Cdrl, and orcibl, pgt. that
the constitution doe, not recognize propcrty
'"'I w Wv C'"""B'.'l '..F' go" '''"
"""'''' Inns y i''''''''I '"' i'' l'"""'''' "''
'Hn'r
NSa"''Nr' i'"lG'4A '"o"' ,n'l I"' gran"
'ue'' so mu'h INSISTED o" nl a'''' l'''1' Ia.
u'E' anu Tue southern P""U''"n 'N7'''' ""'''
'"' constitution N"'' l'"I'"! ~ q" '' '1'.
''u Pr'e'f'9 "'.""l o"'' F'op'''" ""- ',''
save o""c'H M! '"N' '"''' SAVES mao 'l'
common territories an" '".'V enjoy as '"'I}
ANA completely as elsewhere Their property
o' th"s ueScr'Pu"h'.A no HEh' or power
c''hcF N Cons'"''or me territorial h'g'N'"'
lures" interfere w'h'o' '"n''o' 'A"t ENJOY
mcnI until Inc p'Hod when the people como
To form Wt't "rS"n'e institutions Is destitute
o' Any '"!u Iou'u'tlou' not "N'! i"' Tue 'e"'
"oh luat NSss'te"' mat saves arc ho''"""V'
INC constitution regarded as lu"pcr'! at all
without The limits Of the states where slavery
exists but because the same mode OF T'aso"'
Ing wonld carry slavery into oil the states,
since state constitutions and laws can oilu
no Obstruction to the regular action Of tho
constitution. or course no new power is ace
CURED ~ this regard hy ;ho formation Of %
state constitution. Here again tbs l..mo,
Senator has cut Away the whole ground be-
tween himself ana the Republican panty
VIII it be believed. that in spite OF these
views Mr. Douglas S'I! o"hercs nomiuoIIy
to the Drcd Scott hcrcSy ct tho Snrrcme
Court' 1t is but nomna''N for a ihts paper
he makes no attempt to 'ind'caic that deer
SION as he has formerly done but most cI
irctually dcmohshcs IT, such is The strength