The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-22

/ ter TO the Petersburg Index, assigns as a
| reason for his refusal to support Douglas,
that he Mr.. Douglass ''controverts the prin-
| oiple that slavery exists IN the Territories
| under or by virtue of the Constitution"
! Mr.. Pryor denounces Douglas for contro-
vertng what the Republican opponents of
/ MIR. ID. say he maintains.
| Either the Breckinridgers or the Lincoln
ties are lying about Mr.. Douglas most shame
| fully. f&%N.e
Which is t?-IJournal.
Neither. Here are several extracts from
Douglass speeches in favor of the right to
lake slaves to the Territories and bold them
there under the Constitution Of the United
States. II the Journal will publish this ar
tiee, including the extracts from Douglas,
and Lincoln's comm emit, we will publish an
equal amount Of selections from the Journal.
On bis Southern tour in December, 1858,
MIR. Douglas made a speech in Memphis in
which he said
By the decision in the bred Scott case, it
will be found by reading Chief Justice Ia
neY's decision, that slaves are decided to be
property on an equal footing with other
property, and that consequently the owners
of that species of property hare the same
right 20 take it into Territory as the own
ers Of any other species Of property. [Cries
Of "g0od,n and immense applause The
Illinois Democracy accept that decision as
the authoritative exposition of the Constitu-
tion, and on that point concur. lCries OF
"Good."1
few days afterward he said at New Or
leans
Slaves are regarded as property Thy the
Constitution AND placed on an equal footing
with all other property. Hence the owner
OF slaves-the snme as the owner OF any 9TH
er species of property--has right to re-
move to any Territory and carry bis property
with him.
In his speech in the Senate, on the 23a of
February, 1859, MIR. Douglas, after having
made similar statement to those above quo
ted, proceeded to say:
If there is power of discrim ination as to
other property, and | think there is, then it
applies to slave property. In other words,
slave property is on an equal footing with
all other property. la my opinion, If the
taxing power is exercised against any one
species OF property, il may have tendency
absence of legislation, such as would fail to
give il efficient protection, that does effectu-
ally exclude it. 1t Is my opinion that, with
out violating the Constitution, such system
OF legislation may be devised AZ would ef-
fectually exclude any species Of property
that the Legislature attempted 20 exclude,
whether IL be horses, mules, liquors, dry
goods, slaves or cotton.
H.. +n t,wrrzn 49, .Lxs 49,
slave property is just like and no better than
other property, MIR. Douglas fastened in the
same speech to say:
When the Supreme Court shall decide upon
tie constitutonality of the local laws, am
prepared to abide by the decision, whatever
it may be, and have il executed in good faith,
as in other cases.
In reference to Douglass two sided posi-
tion on this subject, MIR. Lincoln said in
speech delivered at Columbus, Ohio:
wish TO say something now in regard to
the bred Scott decision, as dealt with BY
Judge Douglas. In that "memorable de.
bate" between Judge Douglas and myself
last year, the Judge thought fit to commence
process OF catechislng nae, and at Freeport
| answered bis questions, and propouuded
some TO him. Among others propounded 30
| him was one that have here now. The sub
stance, as remember ii, is, ssCan the peo-
| pie OF o United States Territory, under the
bred Scott decision, in any lawful way,
/ against the wish Of any citizen OF the United
States, exclude slavery from it's limits, prior
20 the formation of State Constitution ?''-
lie answered that they could lawfully ex.
Guide slavery from the United States Terri.
tories, Notwithstanding the bred Scott de.
clsion. There was something about that an
swer that has probably been trouble to the
Judge ever since. The bred Scott decision
expressly gives every citizen of the United
States right to carry his slaves into ths
United States Territories. And now Their,
was some inconsistency in saying that thu
decision was right, and saying, too, that th'
people Of the Territory could lawfully driv,
slavery out again. When all the trash, th
words, the collateral matter, were cIeare,
away from tall the chaH was famed on
Of tit was bare ahsurdity. No loss thai
that thing may be lawfully driven ava
from where 1t has a lawful right to be.