The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-08-09
The Douglas Meeting las, Saturday evening

The Douglas Meeting last Saturday evening
notwithstanding posters had been freely circulated
through the county ammo uncinga meeting with Gen.
Stesdman as speaker-came near being failure
The General didn't come, for some reason, and the
burthen of popular sovereignty" FELL therefore. up
on the shoulders Of home orators The meeting
called to order and Mr.. Westco chosen President,
who briefly alluded to Demo ,racy in its ancient pu
rity and vanly eudea, ored to draw comparison be-
tween the acts OF those who then worshpped At IT'S
shrine and those Of the present day. He thought the
popular feeling Of the North opposed the introduc
ton Of slavery in the Territories but the South GER
tainiy should have fair chance to convert the
Territories into slavery. as freemen have in trying
to establish freedom. He believed in the majority
ruling until their delared violation of the
constitution blythe supreme court whereupon the fed
oral government ght interfere for the protection
Of property.
Mr.. Norton next took the floor, and In q labored
effort tried 10 excuse Douglas dodging all i'm
portant issues, as he had been visited by afloton; ;
but thought it fortunate thing 1t kept him from
committing himself or exposing himself to dangerous
Inconsistencies. He said Sherman's doctrine was to
keep up the avery agitation; else the party wonld
go dowd out he forgot to tell us that the very first
act OF the Democratic party at the opening OF Col
gress last winter to commence harping on slave.
~, aad almost exclusively the "ngger" agitF-
ted by that party for nearly two months. He
claimed that the constitution recognized property in
man, yet TO explain away the necessity of the fugi-
tire act he concluded the former wasn't positive
snough. He endorsed the last plank in Il 9 Douglas
platform, and everything Douglas had said inclu
ding his speech at New Orleans; in the U. s. Senate
everywhere. Douglas was the same North and
south. Here is whAt Douglas said at the former
place:
"SLAvKs are regarded as PROPERTY, and placed or
40 EQUAL FsOTIsG with all other property. Hence
the owner of slaves. the same as the owner of any
other species of property. HAS RIsHr TO REMOVE Tc
IS. a. Douglas.
Mr.. Norton had much to say about popular sov
<regnty" but he failed to tell us why the gentleman
wno claims paternity to these princi les left hii
seat when the Senate was called TO pass upon the
admission of Kansas. Here was CT auce for Doug
Ia. to come out and show his hand. The Kansas
constitution was regularly framed and signed by
Democratic Governor and promptly passed Through
the House, but when il to the Senate, inste ad
of remaining at his post to fight for popular
eighty" and vote for Kansas admission. he sloped -
1t was well said by a Bucnanan democrat TO Mr. N
not long since, that he considered Douglas one o
the greatest trcksters Of the age. M. n. said he
went around role do the other day with paper tt
get signers for Douglas Glai. and in course of
few h jurs he got seven sigaers who voted for Ere
mont. Without questioning the veraeity of the IL
bovc statement, we will say the same thing wal done
for a f.incoln Club, by Republican in the same
town. who in about the same length of time secured
fTsny-seren names of those who voted for Buchanan
In conclusion Mr.. n. counted some ten of the South
erR States certain and allowed IF they could gel
about The number in the North, Douglas elec-
tion was beyond doubt. AS the friends Of Douglas
are to have another meeting, we commend to their
careful consideration the following paragraph ta-
ken from the Atiaata (Ga Confederacy. the editor
Of which is a member OF the same family:
ave are an out-and -out advocate for the reopen
ing ofhe African SLAVE Trade for the that il
We had more negroes the South could now and then
admit new Slave States, aud we could hear ess about
SQuatter Sovereignty, and there would be demand
for congressional protection. We be-
Ieve in the craftsmanship of Mr.. Douglas, his fore
cast, his judgment and that by his election justice
and equity will b. meted out to every section Hence
we advocate his election"