The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-10-04

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!. The opinion Of the Supreme Court was dd-
ltvoTcd In 1881. Every thing was quiet until
lhe year 1858, when the Senator from Illinois
VI. DouglaA Was . candidate for reelection y
Tho Senate from The State Of Illinois, and thea
81 s, the first t!ps y ,he history ef American
here was node BY which subordiaa.e author:
Judicial tribunal 10 tho Union. There We dad
no purpose. 10 abide by the agreement 10 take
Me Judicial decision Of their constitutional
right, but t,tAA declaration is made that sub
ordinate sathortty may couascase or exclude
nom the territory the property Of citiEcns Of
southern States, without regard to tho opinion
Of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Douglas, further on, says the question
question involving the Union, and involving
the rights Of half Of them, matters not what
tho Supreme Court may hereafter decide, the
people mny exclude it.'' have shown you
In lS56, In the Senate Of tho United States, he
said, II tho Constitution authorized Il to 50
there no power on cart3' cRH tAke II away"
I would like to zee these two statements re-
conctled. tApplause.l Whether tho Constl-
tuition did authorise Il to go there, was q qucs
then, after tho Court decides, ho says no mat
ter how the Court may decide, tho people may
lawfully exclude slavery from tho Territories
aud these declarations remain uncontradicted,
aud not taken back aud he asserts to day "a
hc asserted before, that the people Of o Terri.
tory may exclude slayo properly Of q South
ern people prior to the formation Of q State
Constltution--that . Territorial Legislature
%y "y do T. II. sMssss' b. ssss a
eide as 70 Tho abstract qucstion whether slave
~ may or may not golato u Territory under
tho Consultation, tho people have tho lawful
means to Introduce or exclude It, a. they
please, for The reason that slavery cannot ex-
lat day or Oh hour anywhere, unless II "a sup
ported by local police regulations" y
should havo thought that tho ghost Of the
Nebraska bill-the spectre Of that abused bill
would have risen up 10 prevent such dec
larattou a. thisl LApplause.l ...
sAy, gentlemen, In AMswor 70 tho aocusa-
tion made against me Of maintaining this doc
trine, and which have dsproved, sAy II IL
not stAtesunanllka 10 agree 10 refer cOnstltu.
uonal point to tho Supreme Court Of your
country and then, when the supreme court of
your country has decided It. say, "it matters
not what way hereafter decided, the power
'''is' 4 voicc.--"TSa,'s higher ,nw."
That looks almost az much like higher Inv
~ some higher law We have beard Of further
east. II ! were disposed to initiate an eminent
but bad example, might say there Ia no honest
mon ln tho Uulted States, ns he satd OF me, who
can deny W. inc agreement WIS madei thN
tho dccislonsas maze III accoruaace win our
view of our C9rst!tusion; ana thnt tho agree
mcnt mas been v'olaScd ny inc senator ana his
personal adncrcnts, VINO agreed to abide " y,
Fellow.clnEen., thy serious 'ndlspoa!uor
um,er when Y s ! nave llnoroa tor some days.
making II a!moss Impossible Tor INC o. times 70
see the esscmblagc before me, makes INC uh-
aO!c 10 d'v'de on ny spoecn III proper proper
lions, o. mould 9esre 10 49, considering uo
time navo ALREADY occupied your auenuon'
; iOu.will excuse me- u, De'lg soneWnAt desnlso-
~ 10 ny remarks omit some topics TO which
! should call your at'ennoh.
How Ia thls question metz Have argued Il
to-day-isit II commonly argued by gentlemen
who entertain tho sumo opinion that do--cx-
ccpt In . manly way, according to our best
ability, Mud according to our understanding OF
the Constitutions Don't wo state the prop0sl-
ton fairlyf Don't we state II IN the language
of the Supreme Court itaclft Don't We stand
upon tho Constitution, as Adjudged by that
Court, and express our reasons In temperate,
manly, and respectful argumentss Compare
tho manner In which tho Supreme Court decided
the question, with tho mannor In which tho
distinguished gentleman statcs thc other pro;
| position. How docs ho state III Hero aro
questions upon which thc best intellccts OF tho
! country arc exercised, engaging she attention
| Of the wIscst and bcat Of men; Of tho most
august tribunal on earth; debated In tho
Senate and uonse o. Representatives. and be-
fore An anxious people, who want to know how
10 act up TO the truth. How is tho question
stated, from ono end OF inc country TO tna
othcrs The cry ls, whatl Not that wo VIII
argue With yon fa'rly and temperatcly, with
| out any appeals 10 secular passions and pre1u'
dtccs, the quost'on, Whether your properly II
the same A. othor property; whothcr u mas the
samo Rights IN she 'Icrratorica ~ othor proper.
". Tho abatement u mndc that you snail no,
force slavery down inc throaM Of an unwilling
people. The argument consists o. m appca'
to the passions Of ono section 0! tho unio.
against another Nr. Douglas himself admit
tcd that save property h.nNaa upon r. 'Go SAM
footing With .n other property The saprom,t
Uoa.s ac0.ca .hc s" c",uv u, 'u ana T. hsa ~.
~ o o.os'", sne IN nn onnoa ~ orri.or,os ~"
sa. ~. r.h"ss 1. ~ .,oh. ~ "xo,,,,, 4. rso,
"aS S"" ;"' u ""r."a.1 Mint thai ,haro i. ra ~,
"s ~. "c" N.op"r,v !" slav". omd ;" Nv all" ~,
I1cn.o au,s~e ~. a"rt;tnI,ai cn"1itio" % vhv a