The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-08-31

pl0yed, TO punish at WILL tue Whlto laDoring
men and women, and forbids the courts 70
take cogni.ance Of any complaints Of tho
employed against the employers for thcsc cor
rcctiye punishments.
The Republicans in the House, In accord.
snce with the provisions Of tho Organic Act
OF New Mexico, passed an act annulling thsse
cruel and degnding laws, and that, too,
against the votes Of the Democratic members.
The Non-interyention Democracy saw o great
opportunity TO magnify and commend their
great principle Pugh proposed the re-
peal Of % much Of tho Organic Act Of Now
Mexico a. authorized Congrcss 70 annul tho
laws Of New Mexico. Douglas called tho
attention of the leaders of the Slayc Codo
Democracy to the bill from the House
Of Representatives, now on your. table.
established by tho people themselves With
that repealing act before them, with tho
slave code upon tho statute book, by tho
representatives Of the people OF New MeIi-
CO, to excite hopes and feas, Mr.. Douglas &C.
cured the occasion TO commend anew his
great principle Of non.intervention to tho
2oubting leaders OF the slave propaganda.
Always adroit In sciring tho occasion, and
skillful in the use Of available means, he de-
clared that:
at is part Of the history Of the country,
that under this doctrine Of pon.intervention,
this doctrine that you delight 10 call squat
tor sv,reignty, the people OF New Mexico
have introduced and projected slavery In tho
whole Of that Territory. Under this doc
trine, they have converted tract Of FREQ
territory into slave territory more than Eve
times the sire Of tho State Of New York.
Under this doctrine, slavery has been extend
ed from the Rio Grand TO the Gulf Of Cali
fornia, and from the time Of the Republic Of
Mexico, not only up to SO deg 80 min., but
up to 3S deg. giving you degree and
half moro slave territory than you ever
claimed"
After triumphantly proclaiming to Davis.
Mason, Slidell, Toombs and their compccn,
the fact that his great principle had con-
yerted tract Of free territory into slave ter.
ritory more than five times tho size Of New
York, Mr.. Dougla, puts to them these ques-
tions 10 suggestive 10 them:
"Where did you ever get any other fruits
that were moro palatable to your taste. or
moro rcfrcshing to your strength What
other inch Of free territory has been convert
ed into slave territory on tho American con.
tincnt, since the revolution, except In New
Mexico and Arizona, under the principle OF
non.interyention affirmed ut Charleston? II
II DO true that this principle Of non
Intervention has conferred upon you oil
that immense Territory; has protected slav..
cry In that comparatively northern and cold
region where you did not expect 1t to 50,
cannot you trust the same principle further
South when you como to acquire additional
territory from Mexico? II II bc true that
this principle Of non-interyention has given
to slavery all New Mexico, which was sur
rounded ON nearly every side by free terrific
ry, will not the same principle protect you
In the northern States Of Mexico when they
are acquired, since they are now surrounded
by slave territory arc several hundred milcs
further South have many degrees Of great
er heat also have climate and soil adapt
cd to southern products? Arc you not sat.
isGed with these practical rcsultsT"
How unreasonable the slave cItensioniss
must be that they are not satisfied with such
practical results, such fruits 20 palata-
bio to their tastes and rcfrcshing TO their
strength ! Surely they are ungrateful that
they do not take TO their bosoms the champ
ion Of policy which covers them now with
such yaunted benefits, and holds out TO them
such splendid opportunities In converted
Mexico. and not force him TO wander awny
here in the East to find friends among tho
New England Democracy, who like himself
don't care whether slavery Is voted down or
voted up
Mr.. Douglas boastfully claimed yesterday
that he employed the Republicans to aid
him in carrying out popular sovereignty and
defeating the Lecompton Constitution; ho
charges that the Republicans abandoned their
and adopted the popular sovereignty and
he asked II any Republican could deny
that.
The Republicans never abandoned their
great doctrine Of the power and duty Of Con-
gress to prohibit slavery In the Territories
the Republicans did not accept popular
sovereignty rs q principle; they were In
minoritj In both houses Of Congress; they
were powerless to affirm or reject any
measure; the Lecompton Constitution, max
ing Kansas slave State, was pending; they
knew that the people Of Kansas by at least
ten thousand majority were opposed TO that
product Of fraud and trickcry. A lew South
Americans ON the one side and anti-Lscomp.
ton Democrats on the other proposed that
the Plan prepared by Mr.. crittend,n. TO
refer that Constitution to the people Of Kan.
sas, 81 ould be agreed upon as compromG.
Conference meetings were held, pledges
given to defeat the Lecompton Slave Con.
stitution, IL VIC would, without any conces-
sion Of principle, unite in tho support fMr.
Crittenden's proposition-a proposition
which could In no event pass the Scnate.-
The Crittenden bill with our united votes
could not PAS, but tho pledge was made BY
a few Americans from the Southland twenty.
four anti ti.Iecompton Democrats tho House.
that they would stand 6rm and defeat tho
Lccompton Constitution. Knowing that tho
people Of Kansas would vote that Constitu-
ton down even II II should pas tho Senate,
Of which thce was no probability, the Ro-
publicans accepted the pledges rendered,
voted for the 'Crittcnden Montgomery Bill
which failed, as they knew Il would, Ia the
Senate.
The South Americans, true 10 their plight
ed faith, stood firm, but onc-half Of tho anti
Lccompton Democrats violated their plghted
word OF honor, and voted for tho English
swindle. In that hour OF apostacy, rnmor
said that Douglas himself wavered, and was
only saved from supporting the 'Englkh Bill
by the iron will and ingeIible resolution OF
the lamcnted Broderick. This was our
position; VIC never waycred or faltcred In re.
gard to our great central idea, but We were
pledged to freedom, and We could with pcr.
lect consistency accept any reasonable plan
to save Kansas from becoming o slavo State.
That was Mr.. Douglass view then, and no
was frank enough to say %. While that
measure was pending, Mr. Dougla, said to
mo In the Senate Chamber that 1T wa'a
slandcr 70 say that the Republicans wcres
abandoning their principle OF Congressional
nrob;hi,;on ; that.if such charge should
be made srainst them In his prcence, no
~onA dcnouncc IT, Great was my surprise.
- In the public .prc<s that