The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-02-16


The Position Of the Democratic Par
ty on the Slavery Question-as
Declared by its Recognized Lead
ers,
The lines are becoming every day
more distinctly drawn-tho position of
the Democratic party more clearly de-
fined on the "irreprcssible question. -
Gov. Magofin, Of KY, in his late Mes.
sage, gave voice to Democratic opinion
in that State. lie says Kentucky "be.
lieves that slavery is neither moral, so.
cial nor political evil" aud that "as
moralists, as philanthropists, as Chris.
tians, looking to the good of the black
race as well as the white, we believe
slavery is good institution"
Fice-President Breckenridge tool
occasion recently, at Frankfort, subse
quent to his election as United State,
Senator, to define his position. lie sayl
he approves the Dred Scott decision il
all its parts as a sound exposition Of tn.
law and constitutional rights Of I'll.
States and citizens that inhubit them
1T would seem to settle the who'll
question Of Territorial sovcreiguty."- -
He does not believe in the doctrine Of
unfriendly lcgislation-hc does not be
licve in the authority Of Territoria
Legislatures to do by indirection whu
they cannot do directly" Again;
"Tho Court drew no distinction be
tween slaves and other property. re
pose upon the decisions Of the Suprem
Court, as to the point that neither Con
gress nor the Territorial Legislature ha
the right to Obsruct or conhscate tn
property Of any citizens, siaucs iaciudcd
pending the territorial condition. j
regard to a slave code, if present rene
| dies are adequate to sustain these dccis
ions, l would have nothing more done
If they cannot be enforced for want OF
the proper legislation to enforce them
sufficient legislation must be passed, o
our government is a failure. see M
escape from that conclusion"
Thus the Vice President entirely set
aside and repudiates the cardinal doc
trino Of the Douglas wing Of the North
orn Democracy. Popular Sovereign
Ity" in the Territories is completed
ovorlaid by the Dred Scott decision, q
Interpreted by tho Vice President.
At the late Union meeting in Ne,
York, called to suppress agitation
calm the excited nerves Of the SoutE
and save the endangered trade Of th
Emporium City Charles O'Couuol
Democrat, made the leading speech, i
which he uttered tho following sent
monts, the adoption Of which by tn
people would form a more perfOc
union, establish justice, insure dome,
tic tranquility" sc.
awe are not to talk about slavery a
au CNlll slavery DSlHB lAAuE " nlC
though pernicious must be tolerated
because we have made a bargain to to
crate it. We must look at it with eye
of sound philosophy, aud we must pre-
nounce it just, benign, lawful, prope
II it could be maintained that negr
slavery was unjust, then he would agrc
tlat there was a higher law whic
told us to trample beneath our feet ii
| Constitution established by our father
But he maintained that slavery is n,
unjust that it is benign in its induen,
on the white man and on the black, th
, il is ordained by nature-that il is
necessity created by nature itself-thl
. it carries with it duties for the bIa.
. man and dutio5 for tho white mar"