The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-08-04
A Pretty Kettle Of Fish.


In the Report Of speech made in the
U. S. Senate in 1854, hy Hon. Augustus
Caesar Dodge, and which the Dubuque
Herald is now re publishing, occurs the
following paragraph ]:
In the enumeration of the powers oi
Congress, nothing can be found in the
Constitution which conveys the right to
legislate for American citizens residing
upon any Territory ofthe Union, except
ing the District Of Columbia, and such
places as are purchased Of States for the
erection Of forts, &c.
Ina Decision rendered BY Messrs Chas.
Mason and T.S. Wilson, then U. s.
Judge in the Territory Of Iowa, in he
case Of Montgomery vs.. Ralph, to be
found in Morris Reports, occurs the fol
lowing paragraph.
Congress possesses the supreme po,ccr
of legislation in relation to the Tcrritor-
les, and its right to prohibit Slavery, at
least in relation to Slaves subsequently
introduced, is doubtless legitimate"
Resolved, That inssmuch as the legit-
innate power Of the Territories extends
undeniably to all rightful subjects Of
legislation, no power can prevent them
from passing such laws on the subject
Of Slavery as to them may seem prop.
er!
In the series Of Resolutions recently
adopted By the Democratic party Of
Mississippi, as represented in State
Convention, occur the following Rcsolu-
tions:
Resolved, That we hold that the doct-
rinc Of "non'intervention" with the in.
stitutions of slavery in the States, Terri
tories, or District Of Columbia. does not,
nor acas IL intended 10 conflict miM tle
asscrtion Of the poaeer Of Coneress 10 pro-
tect the property Of the citizens of the ssp-
eral States, who may choose to settle in
the Territories which are the common
property Of all the States
Resolved, ] hat in the language Of the
Supreme Court of he United States, s.the
right Of property in slaves is distinctly
and expressly affirmed in the Cons,itu-
tion'-and "the only power it ever con !.
ferred upon Congress,i is tie po,cer cou1,
led 'cith tie du.y Of guarding and pro
tectiag.the owners in their rights
In the Letter addressed by Senator
Douglas to j. B. Dorr, occurs the fol-
lowing declaration:
eff it shall become the policy Of the
Democratic party to interpolate into the
creed Of the party such new issues
as x y X X X x X * X X
Congressional Stare Code for the Terri.
tories, | will not accept the nomination
[for President if rendered me-"
In speech recently delivered in
Mississippi BY Senator jeff. Davis, oc-
CURED the following declaration
"The Supreme Court has decided that
a Southern man has the Constitutional
right to 60 with his slave property to a
Territory, and have it protected after he
gets there and no man reveres law and
seeks peace, will regret that decision, Or
attempt to circumvent it By q resort to
specious and deceptive pleas"
Dodge, Mason, and Wilson are can.
didates on the same Democratic State
ticket, and profess to stand on tho same
Democratic platform. The Democracy
Of Iowa and the Democracy Of Mississip-
pi pretend to occupy tho same political
plane, and to be equally loyal members
of the National Democratic Party. The
Messrs. Douglas and Davis arc Democrat
ic members Of the United States Senate
and are prominent leaders of the Demo
cratic parry. Taking these several ele.
ments Of great political organization,
the ring-streaked and speckled, the
black, white, e,and gray, and stirring them
into one, harmonious WHOLE" what q
delectabie hodge podge they make! Yet
tais is National Democracy l"-Dubu.
que Times.
a. Canada contains forty thousand
escaped slaves, and we see that society
has been formed in the United State for
the moral, physical and intellectual ele !
vation Of the fugitiyes.