The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-24
From the Toledo Bad
DOugIas and his Record


Now that Stephen A. Douglas has COM
uletely boxed the compass on the question
of slavery in the territories, we propose to
take four distinct views of him-1st, as
congressional interventionistG against slavery
in the territories; I'd, as a nOn-interven-
ZIONIST or advocate of squatter sovereignty;
3d. as a defender of the q irrepressible con-
hict :" and 4th, as a congressional inter-
yenlionist for slavery in the territories.
LIST. DOUGLAS AsAN INTERyENTIoNIsT AGAINST
SLAVERY.
In lS45, December 10Th, while joint
resolution was pending, presented by Mr.
Brown, of Tennessee, for the admission of
Texas into the Union, Mr.. Douglas offered
the following amendment:
"And in such state or states as may be
formed out of said territory north of said
Missouri Compromise line, slavery or ill.,
voluntary servitude-except for crime
shall be prohibited. ~ s. Statutes at
l839-l845, page 798.
He here not only seeks to employ con-
gressional intervention against slavery in
the territories, but his amendment would
prohibit States from having slavery, even if
their people aojShed az.
Again on the 10th of August, l848, the
bill for establishing the territorial govern
ment of Oregon being before the Senate
Mr.. Douglas offered an amendment prohib-
alma Slavery within the proposed territory,
which was adopted, receiving, as he else
where tells US, the votes of all the Southern
Senators.
In 1850, this sacred measure OF con-
pressiOual intervention against slavery, was
attacked by John G. Calhoun in the United
States Senate, when Mr.. Douglas came
promptly IL its defence.
'' Some species Of property are excluded by
laaV IN most Of the States as nell as terrific
ries. as beng 2tHtctse, immoral, or contrary
10 the principles o. sound public policy. Fol
instance, The banker is prohibited from
eruigrating 10 Minnesota, Oregon, and Cali
fornia. with his bank. The bank may p(
prouerty by the laws of New York, bu
ceases to be so when taken into state, OF
territory, where banking is prohibited by
the local law. So ardent spirits, whisky
brandy, all the intoxicating drinks are re-
coCnized as property in most of the States
if not all of them but no citizen, whethe
from the North or the South, can take tbi
property with him, and hold, sell, or use
at his pleasure, in all the territories, be
cause it is prohibited by the local law-il
Oreron by the statutes of the territory, an
in he Indian country by the acts of Con
rress. Nor can Il man 90 there dndtake an
hold his sLqUe for the some reason. Their
are laws against the introduction, sale an
use Of specific kinds of property, whett
er brought from the North or the South, {
from the foreign countries Cong. Giot
1850, Appendix roll d, part l, page 81.
The territories belong to the Unite
States as one people, one nation, and are
he disposed of for the benefit of all, accor'
ing to the principles Of the Constitutio
Each State, as member OF the conteder
cv, has right to a voice IN forming II
rules and regulations of the government
the territories; but different sections
North. South, East and West-have no sue
rirht. Utsno riolence Of Southern righ
10 prohibit s5dcery" - Con. Globe 1PPend'
col. %, part l, page $50.
ii. DOUGLAS ADVOCATING THE " IREEPRES'
BILE CONFLICT
We shall here find that the existence
this conflict was recognized by Mr.. Don
las several years before Mr.. Lincoln spo
OF it in Illinois, or Mr.. Seward in Roche
ter Mr.. Dough- said:
81 have already had occasion to rema
that at the time of the adoption of t
Constitution there were twelve (sla
Statesl and six of them have since abols
ed slavery. This fact Shoaes that the ca,
Of freedom has steadily and firmly adoGnc
irkiIs SLAVERY has receded in the same ratio.
he all look tOrUard tolth c0nJEGehce 20
time when Delaware, Maryland, Virgin
Kentucky. and Missouri, and probably MOI
Carolina and Tennessee, acW adopt {
gradual system Of emancipation, under
operation of which those States must,
process of time, become free
"Then. sir, the position OF the sena
from South Carolina is entirely impracti
BILE II aoould reroludonize he .faaddnle1'
principles Of the government II 1could
stroy the great principles Of poP"iar eqla
mot popular sovereignty which must L
essarily form the basis of all institutions
It icould be a retrograde Increment IA an
ofprogress that ioould astonish the acorl
ito SO amend the Constitution az to prese