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

NO. As. !
rendered by said body. think that 1t Is a pret.
ty plain statement on that point and make I'll
to show that there was vow taken w thea
southern friends Of the measure In Congress, !
and among them vow taken by your humble |
speaker to support the decision.
There was u distinct assertion Of the prin. |
ciples that the territories were acquired BY |
the common treasure, aud that they belonged
10 the citizens Of all the States for enjoyment
and use during tho territorial condition. II
THINK that is sufficient proof that at the period
Of the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska bill II
did not hold the doctrine that q Senatorial
Legislature could drive Southern property out
Of the territory during Its territorial condition
Now, fellow-cltizcns, against the statement
OF TINT distinguished senator, In which he un-
dertakcs to prove allegations against MYSELF II
thus oppose my own statement Now, " proof,
Congress, the article In the Lexington paper
before the Presidential election. tho testimony
Of Gen. Miles, who heard TINT speech at Tippe.
canoe, my own letter In answer to the latter
gcntlein9n,s, containing my opinion Of the qucs.
tion ut that time, and what has ever since been
my opinion. IA voice-"Now ycn are talk
ing."l think have proven as fully as could
be expected ia the Limitations OF speech, that
the chargei is unfoundcd in fact, aud, will add
that the position assumed was that taken by oil
the Southern friends Of the Nebraska Bill, and
by portion Of It's Northern friends. These
were our private opinitns. These were opinions
we expressed on 0ll proper occasions, but we
did not undertake to force others to agree TO
them. We had agreed 10 refer that to the
highest tribunal in the Union.
Now, gentlemen, having vindicatcd myself
and the constitutional democracy from the
charge Of having abandoned the position they
tookin 1854 and 1856, turn upon my aecuser
and undertake to show that Mr.. Douglas him
self abandoned the agreement he solemMly
made ut the time the Kansas Nebraska Bill
passed the congress Of the United States (great
applansc,) and do not make myself witness
against him TO do It; will prove IL by himself
(Voiccs--"G good" aud applausc.)
Gentlemen, | think have shown that upon
the only point In dispute between tho friends Of
the Kansas bill--to wit, the powers Of the Ter
ritorial Legislature to exclude slavery pending
Judge Douglas and his friends md General
Cass and his lriends--thnt portion Of the North
ern people who bclievcd-in tho power, agree
with us who were tho friends of the hill, and
did not believe in the power 10 refer II to the
Supreme Court Of the United StNtes; and that
whenever that question was julcially deter
mined, we agreed to abide that decision. We
agreed, in the language Of General GUS, that
that should be fnal. We agreed that It should
cease to be nm ogitated topic Ia politics, hut
that We would rcpose In peace upon the Cohsti-
tuition ns thus judicially determined. Ia not
that truef
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If authorize Territorin, lcaislnture 10 cxercis
mowers which nrc denied TO Itself Then. "a
,hc nurnoso Of cljnchinv the whole subiec
, thew 10 on and saw. "thc only power confe
rod ia tho mower couplcd with the duty ,
guarding and nrotcctinr the owner In Ii
E; ;chtsn They decide that no distinction q,
ists hntwecn nroncrtv-thot nroncrtv In slnv,
/, rocovnizcl hv thc Constitution Of Tho Unite
J Stnjcs md thct there ia no word In TINT Il
!, , strumcnt which piycs Congress powcr over II.
! That II tho decision. Iinman language con
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