The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-09-21

We think that Gen. Stcedmrn, in
his answer to Mr.. Ashley at Bryan
on Saturday, as reported to us be.
low, took the dogma OF popular
sovereignty a little further than i,
was ever carried before. To the
question whether majority of set.
tiers in a territory had the right t.
reduce any class Of mankind and
heir dcs endants to perpetual slave.
ry." he promptly answered ii do,
emphatically."
To apply this principle-if ma
iori'y of the people in a territory
should be Germans, it would be
entirely competent for them, by
popular vote, to reduce the Irisimen
and their descendants to perpetual
slavery! OF course, any OF sucl,
Irish slaves or their descendants
escapins and r, turning to THEN
friends in the states, could be re.
covered and returned under federal
tulh rity. by virtue vi the Fug tive
Slave Law!
Beautiful platform, the General
has got, isn't it.
BRYAN, SEPT. l7rh, 1860.
EDITOR ToLEDo BLADE: The de-
bate between MessrS. Ashley and
Steedman came off on Saturday
evening las, according to previous
appointment, and although til,
weather was bud, the Court Ilonse
was full. By request %. the speak
ers, neither gentleman was chccrrd
during the speaking. The best of
order was maintained, the best OF
attention given to the arguments. -
AS usual, each party claims q vic
tory.
] did not listen to the debate with
any thought oi repeating it, and will
not attempt it, save to give you a
few questions propohnded by Mr..
Ashley, and which Mr.. Steedman
answered in his reply:
1st.-Do you still affirm the doc
trines Of the resolution adopted in
your Congressional District Con
venlion of August, 1850, which
denies the right of the Supreme
Court to control or bind the Demo.
cratic party, or do you repudia.e it
aud endorse the Slave Code plank
OF the Baltimore Platform, Which
susiains the Dred Scott Decision.
and pledges the party, not only to
it's enforcementby all the power Of
the government, bnt obedience to
all future decisions OF SAID Court?
Answer.-l endorse the Toledo
resolution and the Baltimore reso-
luton; but deny that tho Baltimore
resolution pledges the party to n
Slave Code.
2j.-Doy you recognize the right OF
of Il majority in territory. by poular
vote or legislat We enactment, to
reduce any class of mankind aud
their descendants to perpetual slave.
ryl
Answer. Il do. emphatically.
3d.-Do you endorse the dogma
that slave property is subject to the
will and caprice of q popular ma
jority; that a majority in any terri
tory may vote away, without com.
pensation to the owner. the property
which, under the Dred Scott decis
ion, is guaranteed to the citizen2
Answer.-I believe u maiority
have the right to do as they please.
4th Would you, il elected to
Congress, vote for Sedition Law,
such as Judge Douglas proposed
aud advocated in his speech Of J IAN.
uary %! 1860. authorizing District
Courts Of tho United States, by in-
iictment and trial. to. convict and
imprison any citizen OF the United
States who should write, speak or
publish his sentiments sgaiust the
extension and perpetuity Of human
slavery ty the action OF this govern.
nent? 10 other words, are you in |
Favor OF Mr.. Douglss's plan Tor re-
pressing the "irreprsssibie copfiict?"
Answer. Il deny that Judge
Douglas is in favor of a Sedition
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