, 1860-07-19

| apoulQ reach 1htFe, one 'Toles tuat VI 0euue
dy Of Maryland, and no more. Douglas pros
pectis not more favorable. He has ueve
been in the fight. He will get no electors il
tho North or South, and though his friend
may make q dash to carry Illinois, they wlt fail
He is badly beaten already. The fight then il
between Lincoln, Consututona1ism, Conservn
tism and Rreckinridge and Disunionism-be
tween the restriction Of slavery and its nation
al e1teEsion-hetween lie Constitution as The
Fathers made it. and the Constitution as tht
Slave Code men Interpret it In such ar
emergency, there can I've no doubt what the
decision Of The Old Line Wings Of Illinois
will be. In fact their decision is already
made. From Cairo to Chicago they are
thronging into the Republican ranks glad
70 do battle against the common enemy, un.
| der the flag which their old eompatriot and
leader, HONEST ABE, bears alo!t-. Buckner S
Morris and L. D. Boone will dishgure, their
beauty by prolonged aud severe pucker
before they whistle them back into the Dted
Scott and s|avs C1de:camp. ...,.
Our friends at q distance need fear no harm
Of the movement here commenced, nor Of any
results that the wire-pullers mny accomplish.
So tar. as VIC know Illinois, every vote cast
for Bell is vote lost to Douglas Expos
ing The duplicity Of tho actors let US bid the
movement 90 onl
THE DOUGLAS BALTIMORE PLAT.
FORM.
The first plank Of the Douglas Baltimore
platform-drst adopted at Charleston and re-
affirmed at Baltimore-is in the following
words:
THAT inasmuoh aa differences Of opinion
exist ID the Democratic party HI to the nature
and extent Of The powers Of Tcrsitolla Leg
islatute, aHd al tn The powers and duties Of
Congress- under the Constitution Of tue United
States over the sinstituiion Of Slavery within
Hsotusd, Th.t the Democratic party will
abide hy: the decision OF The Supreme Court of
the United States over the institution Of Slay-
err within the Territories"
To understand, therefore, the position Of
the Douglas party on this subject it is only
necessary to ascertain what tue decision Of
the Supreme Court ia in relntion to it. In
the 10th Vol Of Howard's Reports, oage 1896
tho official publication Of. the decis;t MS Of
the Supreme Court Of the United Ssates-a
summary is given Of the points decided in the
Dred Scott case, from which We take the fol-
lowing:
Sd. "Every citizen has right to take With
him into the Territory any article Of propefty
which the Constitution Of the United States
recognizes as property"
4th. s. The Const tuition Of the United States
! recognizes slaves as property, and pledges the
Federal Government 10 profectn And Congress
| cauuot exetcse any more authority over pro-
pcrty Of that description thuu it may c3nsti.
tutionally exercise over property Of any other
| kind
5th. "Tbe act of Congress, therefore, probib
iting citizen Of the United States. taxing with
him his slaves when be removes to the Terri
tory in question to reside, is an exercise Of au
| thority over priszte property which is not war.
ranted by the Constitution, and The removal o.
| The plaintiff by bis o~nerso that Territory gave
| him no title to freedom"
9Th. While It remains Territory Congress-
may iegislate over it within the scope Of its
constitutional powers in relation to citizens of
| the United States, aud may establish terrific
rial government, md the form Of this local go7-
ernment must be regulated by the discretion of
| Chngress; brt teitA tntotrs not k1ce4diaQ those
wdieh Go.qrtts hs<.f by tie 60, stitu.idn il a.
Stotts IL respect 10 their rights Of ptrsons or
Tights Of property.
Tnis fully explains the first plank in the
Douglas Baltimore Platform It pledges the
party to the following:
j. The right 10 take slaves into the Terri
tories
2. The duty Of Congress to pass slave
| code for the protection Of fslavcry in the Terri
tories
3. That Congress cannot prohibit slayery
| in the Territories
4. That the Territories themselves cannot
| prohibit it
If any further evidence wers required to
prove the correctness ct these deductions, it
would bo found in the published opinions Of
dersche1 '. Johcson, who not only endorses
them all, but is in favor Of the revival Of the
African slave trade, and the further atrocity
Of capital everywhere owning the laborerr,
whether wlits or black. Moreover the plat
form closes as it begins. Fearibg that the
first resolution might not bo strong enough to
suit the South, supplementary resolution
was adopted at Baltimore, which, it WIS eaid,
would add 10000 votes to Douglass strength
in Mississippi alone, in the following words:
R<soIotd. That it is ID accordance With the
| Cincinnati Platform, that during the existence
| Of Territorial Governments the measure of re-
| striction, whatever 1t may be, imposed by the
| Federal Constitution on the pnWer Of the Terri
torial Legislature over The subject Of tie domea-
tic relatiuna, a. The sdmt Aas ben or sAau here.
afkss- 3e decidad b. the. Sapr4me court Of I'll.
CAi&td States, should be respected by all good
citizens, and e. forced nrifA pfomptness and fdtL
ity by every pos0tr Of tie Fderat 0ort,nmtnt.
If there was any door Of escape in the first
resolution though we confess our inability To
discover any-this last etfectua1ly closed it.
We ask honest men who are supporting Doug.
lns and johnson, to get a copy Of the BAlti.
more Platform az published in any Of their
own political papers, and sea il We have no;
quoted from 1t correctly. If they find that We
hare, then We should be glad to have them
tell us how they can preserve their consistency
as honest men, If they continue to support
Douglas and johnson. ~,
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smoking Him Ont.
Col. Foster, the Democratic candidate ftr