Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-10-04

In view of the present divided con-
dition of the Democracy. and the eyre
gious blunders and inconsistencies Of
the Douglas wing. we ask the serious
attention of the old friends with whom
VIC have formerly labored, to the fol-
lowing facts.
While the Douglas portion of the
party have been demanding Popular
Sovereignty in its purity. and unwill-
ing apparently to make the least con-
cession to their opponents, both North
and Soulh on this subject, where do
we finally find them at Baltimore?-
Not on the Popular Sovereignty plank,
surely. as the following resolution,
unanimously adopted by the Conven-
ton, on the motion of Mr.. Payne of
Ohio, and fully indorsed by Mr.. Doug
las. as his letter OF acceptance clearly
indicates: Ii is as follows:
Resoired, That it is in accordance
with the true Interpretation Of the Gin
cinnati platform, that during the. ex-
istence of the Territorial Government,
the measure Of restriction. whatever it
may be. imposed by the Federal Con:
stitution on the power of the Terrific
rial Legislature over the subject OF
the domestic relations, as the same
has been or shall hereafter be finally
determined by the Supreme Court of
the United States. should be respected
by all good citizens, and enforced
with promptness aud fidelity hy every
branch of the Federal Government
Here we have recognition of Fed
cral or Congressional Intervention as
distinctly as that doctrine has ever
been recognized any where or by any
body whatever. IL comedies all that
the advocates of q Slave Code ever
demanded. and we ask, under the op-
crations of the above resolution, what
becomes of the beautiful theory OF
Popular Sovereignty, when the whole
question is even now taken from the
people aud merged into the Supreme
Court of the Usitcd States? Can any
gentleman answer?
The Douglas Convention. however.
were not through with the above total
abandonment of Popular Sovereignty,
bat they were compelled to nominate
gentleman for the second office { Her
schel V. Johnson) who holds that,
under the Drcd Scott decision. slave
property stands upon the same foot
ing aS all other descriptions of prop
city. and that neither the Genera
Government nor any Territorial Gov
crnmcnt, can destroy or impair the
right to slave property in the common
Territories. any more than the right
to any other description of property,
and that property of all kinds. slaves
as well rs any other species of prep
erty in the Territories, stand upon tht
same equal and broad constitutions
basis. and subject to like principles o
recognition. in the Legislative Judicia
and Executive Departments of the
Government aud Mr.. johnson ant
his associates, in terms most emphat
ic, declare that I'VE will not hold our
selves bound to support any man whc
may be the nominee, who entcrtain'
principles inconsistent with those Sc
forth in the above proposition, or wh'
denies that slave property in the Ter
ritories does stand on an equal foot
ing, and on the same constitutions
basis of other descriptions of proper
ty.'
Here, then, we have the feast t
which Northern fieemen are invited
Popular Sovereignty, as already de
fined by the Supreme Court, whicl
is slave protection in the territorie
to The fullest extent. Can any Pop
ulur Sovereignty man longer doubt a
to his duty in the coming contest?-
Those who arc willing to sacriic
those principles which they have eve
held dear, and swear allegiance to tn
exactiug and tyrannical disposition
of the Slave States, will vote for Doug
las and Johnson; while those VIII
hold to honesty in politics as well 4
in every other relation of life. will re
pudiate this new-fangled Popular Sow
ereigntv which demands Slavery ey
erywhere, in the free States as we
as the Territories. by virtue of the dc
cisions of the Supreme Court, an
will cast their votes for Lincoln an
Hamlin. the distinguished advocate
of the tree working classes and frt
/ TarritorI