The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-08-21


One day he was going To lake Cups to get
cheap sugar--snoher time he was going to
take al Mexico on account Of manifest desti
ny. Another he attempted to reply to Mr..
C,rwru, tie was like fica NJ an elephant.
Another dny b. auuihiialed the Adminlstr.-
tlou. but no one flt the least concerned about
IL. lie WAS sure 10 land OIL the other side
within week. He stands npon the great
principle Of non-interven,ion, and always IL
lustr.ias it by meddling in other peoples bu-
siness, public and private. and neglecting his
own, So mu'h, for "my friend Cox" Now,
before | leave him must show that in this
contes' between Douglas and Breckenridge he
is PLAYING the old game. He is for Douglas! !
His constituents are for Douglas and that
great principle OF Popular Sovereignty, His
friend Miller is turned out of the Postofficc,
and DIR. Dawson put in. With characteristic
mpulencc Cox run ont TO meet the DR.. rs he
was riding by, and said to him after u greet
ing. "WeIl, Doctor. you are going for me, OF
course, amt you" The Doc'o replied,
"fhat depends how you behave yourself. v
Cox then said, "Oh, am all right, | make
no distinction between "a breckenridge Dem
oorat and u Douglas Democrat AMI proniS
ed some OF the breckenridge IA n, over in
l. cking county, would 90 over and make
speeches for them at their EscHug,. \
prudent man would not risk a b"l an hn
now. He deserted Douglas ouce, AMI may
again,
SLAVE PERSONS PROPERTY.
Having disposed of Mr.. Cox, let US, said
Mr. Sherman, take a more general view of the
contest. The Democratic party is hopelessly
divided on every living question of the day.
They found out something Of the "irepress-
ble conflict" at the Charleston and Baltimore.
The Slave Democracy wishes to play q bold
game. They claimed that slaves under the
Constitution are property like horses and cat
tie, and may be held in the Territories; that
neither Congress nor the people in Territory,
nor the Territorial Legislature car exclude
them as property; and that the courts and
Congress should protect them in holding
slaves in the Territories. They have more
than thirty members of Congress representing
slaves as persons, yet they claim that they are
property and not persons under the Constitu-
ton. No property Of any kind is represent.
ed in Congress. Our Government is based
upon States and persons, ayd not upon prop
erty. States are represented in the Senate,
and persons people-in the House and slaves
among the rest. Thrce-ffths of all slaves are
counted rs persons as the basis of representa-.
ton. Well, Breckenridge Democracy think
the Consti ution treats slaves as persons when
they make a census of persons, and want to
elect member of Congress for them, and
property when they want to carry them into
the T rrltories They want US to help catch
their runaway slaves IA persons held to serv
ice, and then want Congress to pass slave
code, tha, they NAV hold them as property in
tie Territories What ever NAV b. said 10
their logic n" on cau deny their trankness
and sincerity. They want Slavery in the
Territories The Republicans want to keep il
out, SO that free men may alone live in them.
WHERE DOUGLAS MEN STAND?
We know precisely whore these parties
stand, but the position of the Douglas Dem
ecracy was a IN rvel aud a mystery. Doug
las says slaves are property, and hat the slave
holder. may take them into the Territory, and
Congress cannot prevent it. But he says the
people o. Territory may keep them out by
"rnfriendly legislation" not directly, but in.
directly.
Mr.. S. then reviewed Mr.. Douglas posi-
ton and contraste1 it with that of Johnson :.
The one talked about Popular Sovereignty,
the other about Slave Code. He showed
what Popular Sovereignty was, under the
Kansas Nebraska bill. with Governor and
judges appointed by the President, aud all
the patronage of the Government arrayed
against the people. The practical effects of
the doctrine were civil war. murder. arson,
ballot box stuffing, forgery ana perjury. The
practical effect was stated by Douglas in his
speech last May, in the Senate. an extract
from which he read.
THE wICKLIFFE RESOLUTION.
Mr.. D. was opposed to the Intervention
against Slavery BY Congress, the direct repre-.
sentative Of all the people of the United
ry by Executive Governors, Jud res, Missouri
mobs, aud the U. 5. army. Now he goes
much further. He now, by the Wcklffe res
olution, promises intervention for Slavery up.
on the happening of a condition that has al.
ready happened. He, by that resolution,
SAYS that if tho Supreme Court has decided
or shall hereafter decide in favor of interven.
ton, why then intervention must be enforced
with promptness and fidelity by every branch
Of the Government. Mr.. S. read that resolu
ton, and stated the circumstances under
which it was adopted. Here was pledge Of
honor to intervene by every branch of the
Government in favor Of Slavery in the Terri
tories, when the Supreme Court so decide -
We'll, then, the Court has so decided. Why,
then, all this humbuggerv about non inter
veution and popular sovercigntyl He said
the only way out of this jumble of contradic
tions--this web of decepton-was to take
tie open, bod position of the Republican par.
ty--thst Slavery is Il social, moral and poiti
cal evil, and shall not be extended. This was
the doctrine Of our fathers, North and South.
1t was the doctrine destined to prevail.
HOLD ON.-IIold on to your tongue when
YOU are Just ready to swear lio, or speak
har,hly or use any improper word.
Hold on to your hand when you are about
ready to strike, pinch, scratch, steal or do any
improper act.
Hold on to your foot when you are on the
point Of kicking, running away from study, or
pursuing the path Of error shame and crime.