New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-18

nlb nluttloub preOeCftsOf, only mat ne ade every
track iopger and broader If Pierce scourged freed ,m
with whips, Buchanan has scourged her with scorpl-
Qns. Now none 20 " ~ do him reverence. Mr. B.
is thoroughly Pro-Slavery-thlt's II. The fact IA,
there is DO Democratic heart but beats for free
dom. The Democratic heart don / bat for Slavery.
And now, my Democratic frendstell me, 80 Oh ne 8
an old Federalist-" Well din't tell youso' went
about Ohio, aud they said they had real Democrat;
And the same gentlemen say they are pistakeo; anu
they ought 70 be mistaken. And they are gong 70 w
mstab en- again IL they expect TO get any fopuai o'
ertigpty out of Douglas. coDcede hIs aonass sag as
cbeerfuy as any man in the country. we are az VIDE
apart 80 the poles He follows the false ngnt OF uesPo
ism; follow the light Of freedom W. ,rors
Democrats In nv opinion The prohibition :, was not
inconsistent with freedom. Were you nos roPlias
SoyereiQns because you came here ana iouno a aoa
dedicated TO freedom there nsa ou psS xon not have
been free becauae you bad not made them yourseives
know there is unconstitutional provision IN suc9
nrobbition But when knew there was hxed
purpose Of Douglas and his ~ .ns Ss
secure true Popular Sovereignty in that Dill. NOW,
rejoice 10 know that there is Popular Sovereignty
which governs Governors and Legislators, Jedges
Jndpe, aBd as Mr. Buchanan will f0d, presldes over
Presidents. Well, when Mr.. Douglas proposed TO re-
neal this prohibition the first bill contained this pro.
yson-,hat all questions of Slavery should be settled
by the people through their appropriate representa-
tyes. Bat certain Southern Wings said they were not
vantsge-tbey were going to have repeal direct.
They told me 30. And Mr.. Dixon Of Kentucky intro
duced such repeal. Then Douglas asked that it be
referred back. And he brought in the bill y repeal,
and the provision TO submt TO the choice of the people
was struck ont. II decls red the Missouri prohibition
was Superseded by the Compromise legislation In 1850
II was not true that the Compromise measures SUPER
seeded this prohibition, and moved TO strike out that
declarations id Mr.. Stuart said il not true IN Law
or fact and Gen. Cars said it entire falliey Bnt
Mr.. Douglas and his friends voted not to strike out
and my motion was not carried. But this would not
do-and they caueused it over, and then MIR. Douglas
himself moved TO strike it out and then passed very
easily. And then he inserted that clause that now
stands in the bill as Benton expressed it, stump
speech il jected into the belly of the bill.
No, what was meant by that beautiful phrase, sub
iect to the Constitution =! II WAS hike the cat under
The meal. What was under this The Constitution
had been extended TO the territories and the COnsttu-
ton was to carry Slavery with it. said, you mean
TO ray 10 the South you can 60 home and your peo
pie that their Interpretation s TO be efectua-that the
people of territory have no power to interfere with
Slavery, while here in the North we have Democratic
orators who said it the most harmless provision in
the world. Aud TO test it, moved TO add, under
which the people of the territory may through their
represeI tstivee exclude Slavery, if they choose"
Now who voted for this l want the people to know
who voted for this: Every man who is nova Repub-
can; one OF two Democrats. Norris and Shields were
the only ones. Who voted against Il Mr.. Dong'as
and bis whole band of confederates Mr. Douglas re-
why he voted against that proposition He said IL WAS
not in the alternate that it only gave power 70 ex-
clude, and not also to admit was the reason Tbs
Senate was then divided thus: There party in
the Senate who claimed that territory conld not eX-
cude Slavery. Some at the North held that territo-
nv cannot enslave ybody. Now, between these two
il surely would be lost put in that form. 1t was
fully discussed. told the gentlemen if they wanted it
in the alternate, that all they had TO do was TO make
an amendn ent TO that effect.
But 1 think Mr. Douglas has forgotten. He had ex.
cuded that clause. moved to insert that clause and
he voted against it. Now he claims that he voted
against il because it not in the alternate. II that
was bis reason why did he strike it out Why did hs
not consent TO insert the part that proposed TO insert
and then move to add the other
The truth s, they intended to put the power in the
hands of the President.
moved to allow the people to elect their own Gov
ernor Who voted for it
moved that the people elect their own legislators
and other officers. Who voted for iii
What was their excuse Why, that the Governor
and Secretary &c, were Federal officers. That was
Just what didn't want. Where the chief officers were
not accountable to the people there was no Popular
Sovereignty.
How can these Douglas Democrats be deceived,
when their chief turns them over bound hand and foot
10 the President and then says See this illustration
of my principle" The President ntervenes for S!av-
cry Federal power controls the Territories instead of
the peopeapples of SOdom, instead of the tree OF life
Mr.. BENJAMIN, of Louisiana, in a recent speech, says
what didn't know before-what was the understand
ing. Iinew that they had their cancnsses. There
were Southern men of all complexions-I mean pot-
cal compilations. What was the object That you
Northern men might be robbed Of your inheritance Of
freedom.
MIR. Benjamin tells us that they agreed in that con-
clave, that they would put the repeal on equivOca
grounds, that could he represented one way at the
North and another way at the South, that equivoca-
ton was the plan. That the question to be left 10
the Supreme Court and that each party to acqu-
esce in that decision They were to put this repeal in
such position that the question should be referred to
the Court and which ever party lost should acquese
Now, this was very easy thing. Mr.. Douglas
saws 81 have one idea" Mr. Benjamin says, I" have
different one." They agree to leave it 10 the Com
pany. They acquiesce;-they not merely yield, but
they change their MINDS, and say they believed what
they did not.
This railroad company doubtless has very worthy
officers. Now q farmer has controversy with the
company, and he brings suit The first thing he finds
tie President of the company on the bench rs judge
"Tbis is blue" he thinks, 4" but the Jury are the pal
lsdum OF our rights. l can trust Them" But he finds
the foreman is officer of the railroad aud nine
out Of the twelve. What sort Of chance has he
This lie like the Benz amin and Douglas contract. Who
are the Supreme Court There five shareholders.
How many shareholders Wny four. How
many of these four for freedom ! One 0nly-Judge
Mclean. Every other man cOncurred in bred Scott.
Calhoun and the Shareholders were wise enou Oh TO
see many years ago, that there was question as to
the Interpretation OF the Constitution, and they have
continued TO get the CONTROL until by the arrangements
Of the Circuits, they have got five representing the
Slave Power, and they have go managed that they
have got three ont of the other four They have the
president of the railroad and Line OF the urymen. SO
Mr.. Benjamin thought he was safe.
What do you think Of this, you Douglas Democrats
Do you believe in having your political principles
traded away by the Supreme Court ifs', you are
not Jackson Democrats. Then the principle was, No
power short Of the Almighty can take away our poti
cal rights"
You talk about Liberty and Popular Sovereignty,
and tell noe that you have mortgaged your conscience
to a slayeholding Court You ought to be ashamed
of yourselves. More than twohirjs Of the free people
of the United States live in the Free States. Well,
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