The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-08-08

oIv ,xI al
ths nen,oer.t;c ,,ert. of AZ N,-the a,,d Norsh,
,-sst r = nlt, ,5sts,. Ds,oo..t.
were elected to the Honsa of Renrese,,t
in that wear. 4 from ali the non.slavebold;ng
States. Californias included. and four of tbaf
number. almost one third were from the State
of illinois. IT reouiired wears of constant ef-
fort 10 Watisfv the SNortbern reonla tbat fhe
Kansas. .Nebrsska act vas NOT an act of Soutb-
arm ao,orass;oI, l,t o., .ct FL, ..rr,r. ], ;r,ts
effact The nrineinles establ;shea by the Cam
promise measures eRl 1850. The undersioned
do NOT mean TO palliate a misconcention 40
gross, but merely to relate an indisputabIa fact.
Tur leader in these eventff1l contests now the.
candidate of the 1Democratic partv for the
Presidency of the JJnited States- did almost.
without exaggeration, travel from w Washington
City to Chicago, in 1864, by the light of his
own burning emgies, 80.
:, ~ vas aller sucn qlsas tTous consequence q
the Iemoerauc party, and s, with hearts tnh or
apprehension, enas our oelegates from an rne
States, Nortn ana south, assembled at Cin7
cinnatl' In Sune, looo, 70 consult with reier-
ence eoPuonc aIalrs. Soondens IN tne JnsIce
OF our cause, ana appearing TO fne sober ludg,
ment OF the people, the Democratic Nationai
=ConVgnaon, y cg-9 unanimous Oote' enooiseo
the hansas Nepraska act, and resolved 70
aolde py m 1Ts principles. Inc result is well
KNOWN =. ahe nominees OF tnat convention re-
ceiseu suno.ens ~, nnlnDe, ei eiectoral Voses 70
secure tnem IN tne fresloency ana wee fres-
laency OF t1e Onlteo states, Inc iact was
aeYelopea, also, .naI In otners OF the Nortnern
states, new 1orx, ONO, ana Iowa; at least
the BLACK nePuDhcan parry naa prevahea ny
mere piuranty, ana IN opposiucn 10 clean
and dehnite majority OF tne popular vote. AT
no time since mas the black hepnDnean party
attained power IN the states Qi New 1ork.
New Jersey, FennsyiVanla, Onlo, INDIANA, ana
Illinois, by Its OVID strength, ppt, ~ every IN
stance, by SOME eoWbiRation with the remnant
OF the American party In those States; rem
nant opposed TO the admlnistraton Oh MT.
Buchanan, but never satisfied to cooperate
with Abolltionists In Presidenhol election.
KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL. ~
The Kansas Nebraska hill yyas a co1npromise
of cona;ct;nss en;n;opa within the Democratic
naytv. some of its sunnorters believing that
fF.onoresss had const;tntionaI arthor;tv tn nro-
b;bit the existence of slavery in the Terrific
r;es. others that while CONGRESS had not, each
Territorial I,eoislature had such mower: and
vet otbers. that neither Compress nor a Tsrri.
! for;aj I,e0islature could prohibit slavery. but
we're both Entrusted with the mower. coupled
with the dutv Of maintaining and protecting
| that relation. To harmonize in support of the
bill. such various opinions, and thus unite the
Democrat;c marty. North and South. upon a
fair and final basis of action, was the task tc
which STEPHEN A. DoUeLAs addressed his
;nteIlect and his inAnence. Democrats who
believed that CONGRESS- had mower to prohibit
| slavery within the Territories. unon the ont
hand or mon the other. to maintain slavery
oo,raod 70 deleoata the entire exeycise of sucI
o1tbor;tv whichever IT'S sextept or nature miobt
he TO the Terri legislatures. as the agent.
4 and substitutes of Congress for that purpose
| whilst those who believed that the Territorial
i Legislatures had inherent authority over The
lsubiect-authority not delegated by Congress
but arising from q right of self government
concurred in solemn declaration that the ac
tion of every Territorial Legislature should b.
subject to the prohibitions, limitations anc
| principles expressed in the Constitution of tn,
United States. And, in order to provide
convenient method for attesting the oonstitu
tionality of any act which Territorial Legis
lature might adopt, whether for the prohibi
t;on or the maintenance of slavery, In case an,
citizen should feel aqgyieyed nv such legisla
tion. the right of appeal tothe Supreme Cour
of the United States was SO enlarged by th
9th and 9th sections of the bill, as to includ
Gall eases involving title to slaves" decide,
by the Supreme Court of a Territory, awith
) o,,t reoard to the value of the matter nrone,
~ or iitle in controyersy.n and also all case
) jaoideS bv the court last named. or bv an
5;str;ct co,,rt of a Territory or anv iudoe :
e;tbar of the said courts. aunon any writ I
f babeas @ cornus ingoiying the Question of ne,
sanal ne1 fTeedom The nlain obiect of tbes
f provisions was to Danish all discussion of tn
: sub;e ect of slavery within the Territories excey
E the enforcement of the fugitive slave act, frol
: the Congress of the United States, and thu
: localize, as far as possible, every controvers
e to which that subject could give occasion. /
: as in the case of Kansas, a Territorial Legi
s ! lature should exclude slavery; or, as in Il
}, case of New Mexico, should protect and mai,
J. tain it, those who desired to contest the al
b thority of the Legislature, one way or anothe
e could resort to the courts of justice With the
It claims, and, by the decision of the highest al
; pellate tribunal-namely, the Supreme Cou
$ of the United States-all such claims woul
n be determined. 1t was foreseen as an arg
r. ment for Withdrawing the authority of Co
,, gress, leven admitting the existence Of sue
s, those regions where it could be proftably en-