The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-29

Thought 1t wrong to admit IN the Constitu;
ton the idea that there could DO property In
man."
Mr.. Douglas does not think there Is any
wrong in the idea, for he declares che does not
care whether II is voted up or down." Which
Is the better, Mr.. Madison's sense Of the wrong
Of Slavery, or Mr.. Douglas calculating indif-
ferencel
Mr.. Monroe in speech in the Virginia con-
ven,ion said: 1--WE have found that this evil
fsla,ery) has preyed on the very vitsls OF the
Union and has been prejudicial to all the
States In which It existed. "Mr. Douglas II he
sees its evil, is indifferent to II, "does not care
whether II is voted up or down."
Patrick Henry in letter dated January 49,
l77s. says, "I will not cannot justify 1t, be.
lieye that the time will come when an oppor-
,uuity will be offered to abolish this laments-
BILE evil. Everything We can dSs to improve
Il, iii happens in our way. ifno,, let US trans
nit to our descendants together with our slaves
pity for their unhappy lot, andsan abhor-
renee for slavery.
Mr.. Dougla, cannot have pity for the un-
happy lot of the slaves. or any desire to trans
nit to posterity an adherence of slavery, "fOr
he does not care whether It Is voted up or
down."
There Is no explanation which either Mr..
Douglas or his friends can make that can do
away the heartlessness Of this remark. Like
the poisoned shirt ofNessus il WI cling to him
through the canvass, perpetdAlcurse and q
righteous one to justify the indignation OF the
people. Does not care "whether slavery Is vo-
ted up or down." Does not care whether man
made in the image Of God Is made achattel OF
bruteifed and sold like sheep in the shamblss,
docs not care whether the barbarism Of slavery
exists or not, does not care whether the peo.
pie decide to have the benign and wholesome
influences Of freedom, rather than the soul de-
stroying effects Of slavery, In fine he cares for
nothing except SO to trim his political sails as,
while fluttering IN the Northern breeze. he may
catch those Southern trade winds which he
hopes may lead to the Presidency. Such men
are not made Of the stuff that the people Of tho
free States make Presidents Of, and we predict
that as Mr.. Douglas "does not care whether
slavery is voted up or down." that their indif-
ference to him will be most strikingly made
known, on the ides Of November.
We have read carefully the record ofMr.
Douglas speeches in Congress, and on the
stump, and we never yet met with suggestion
in any Of them that slavery was wrong. or that
the system of free labor was better than Of COM
pulsory labor. On the contrary In one of his
speeches made South, he declared that there
was geographical line above which men were
to be free, and below which the colored man
was to be forever scourged and tasked. His
doctrine of popular sovereignty strikes direct
ly at the root Of individual, personal freedom,
on which really our free institutions rest. II
is at war with every idea which instinct has
placed in the bosom of man, and aperpetual
contradiction Of those cnternal truths promul-
gated in the declaration Of Independence "that
all men are born free and equal and have GER
tain inalienable rights, such as life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" Gen. Joseph War
rem, whose blood was poured out on Bunker
heights, in an grafton delivered in Boston,
March Q, ITS, declared that personal free
dom is the birthright of every man, and that
property or an exclusive right to dispose OF
what he has honestly acquired by his own Ia
Dor, necessarily arises therefrom, are truths
which common sense. has placed beyond the
reach of contradiction" Mr.. Douglas has
nothing in common with the men who framed
the government and the men who poured out
their blood on the battle fields Of he revolu-
ton. lie has made the discovery Unpopular
sovereignty, and not caring whether slavery is
voted up or down, perfectly indifferent wheth-
or men should enjoy tho rights which Gen.
Warren says are placed ty common sense be-
yonc the reach Of contradiction. he rings his
charges on principle which II properly ex-
planned everybody agrees to and is denied by
nobody.
There are many things in Mr.. Douglas ca
reer that we call to remembrance, and which
will afford Republicans witha never falling
supply ofammunition in the coming contest
We shall not be likely to forget his cool indlf
ference when the notorious Brooks was assail'
ing Mr.. Sumner, how he walked with delibera.
ton from the place Of conflict, and did not In.
terfere to save Mr.. Sumner from becoming tho
victim of an outrage which has no parallel in
the history of our government. Neither vii
his blackguardsm in the Senate ofthc United
States fade from the public memory. So far a
lies within our power, we mean to keep these
and other things, showing his true character
constantly before the people. and reposing
with confidence on the intelligence ola fret
people, shall look for such verdict as shall
forever admonish public men who look for eI'
Allied Offices, that they must not conceive pub
lie measures, or make public declarations at va
rance with the bcatings ofthc popular heart
IL they seek for the public approval.