The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-17

SohshcFn srA&AkA0S 40 DoAkAASs
Hon. A. ii. Stephens of Georgia, who de.
serted the Wing party few years ago, be-
cause il was not pro-slavery enough, and
who thereupon became leader of the Loco
foco slave extensionists, recently made
speech for Douglas In Georgia. We make
couple OF extracts from this speech as pub
lished in the Missouri Republican, just to let
our readers see how one of the most ardent
advocates of slavery extension looks upon
MIR. Douglas position and services.
Mr.. Stephens, in the course Of bis argu-
ment, encounters the objection that Douglas
believes in unfriendly legislation" by the
Territories, and be answe cred it as follows:
But il is said that Mr.. Douglas entertains
views and doctrines inconsistent with the
equal rights of the South--that according 90
bis doctrine, slave property in the Terrtor-
ies does not stand upon the same footing with
other property. This IL the substance of the
objection, as have met with it, and, If it
be well founded, il Ia good one. | should
never advocate the election Of any man to
the Presidency, who denied the equality Of
the States, and the equality of rights of the
citizens of all the States, both aa to persons
and property, in the public Territories.
My position on this subject is so we'll and
fully set forth, in what is known as the mi
nority report, at the last June convention of
the Democratic party at Milledgeville, will
read two OF those resolutions:
MINORITY REPORT.
Resolved, That we re-afhrm the Cincin.
natl platform. with the following additional
propositions:
- ist. That the citizens Of the United
States have an equal right TO settle with their
property, Of anv kind, in the organized Ter
ritores of the United States, and that under
the decision Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, In the case Of Dred Scott,
which We recognize as the correct exposition
of the Constitution in this particular, slave
property stands upon the came footing as all
other descriptions OF property, aud that
neither the General Government, nor any
Territorial Government, can destroy or
fmpGtr the rigrt TO Stare property m the
common Territories, any more than the
right TO any other deScrip!toa Of property /;
that property Of all kinds, slaves as we'll as
other species Of property, in the Territories,
stands upon the same equal and broad con-
stitusionai basis, snd subject 80 like prinei-
pies of recognition and protection in the leg :
islative, Judicial, aud executive departments
OF the u1Ternment.
Fad. IhaE we sill support srv mEn who
MAY be nominated by the Baltimore Conven-
ton, Tor tie Presidency, who holds the prin-
o'plss SET forth IN tie foregoing propositions,
aud wh0 wial give them his Endorsement, sad
that we vii not hesd ourselves b0un1 10 sap
pert any man, wso mar be she nominee, who
"a
sea forth 10 TIE above propositions, or who
denies that SLAVE property IN the Territories
docs ssans On an eQaaa footing, and on the
same constitutional basis Of other descrip-
Nons Of prorsrty."
These resolutions wsTe offered in that Con-
vention by Hon. III. v. johnson, oar cAndi.
date for the Vice Presidency. hey 10 my
judgment, set forth true, correct and sound
doctrines, aud apon them stand 10 night.
To my amazenent, | see the Executive
COMMITTEE Of the Seeding Convention al
Baltimore hare Published these resolutions
with view to chow that Gov. Johason
standing on them, could not support MIR
Douglas. They virtually admit that the
principles set forth In them are right, and
cay, that according to the second resolution
offered by MIR. Johnson, before the 6eorgia
Ionventon, va stand pledged NOT to snpport
or vote for Mr.. Douglas.
Let us see whether they or am mistaken
Let US ace what Dir. Douglas views upor
this subject are? Let him speak for hun
sell lie has spoken often, repeatedly. III,
IL upon the record, and | shall now read hi,
position from the record. Iiere il what b,
said IN the Senate on the 23d February
1899, IN discussion With Mr.. Brown, q
Mlsslssippi,, on this very subject. rsa,
from the Congressional Globe. Hear wha
mr. douglas himself says, AS to bis posi-
ton:
"We," that is he and Senator Brown
who goes for Congressional protection
agree, that under the decision Of the Su
Preme Court 81 the United States, slaves ar
properly, standing on an equal footing wit
al other property; and that, consequently
the owner Of slave has the same right i
fm'9ras 10 a Territory. and chrrv his slav
property WHO lin, as the owner Of any 9th
or species IT property has TO W ooe there. an
carry his property with him."
This Minority Report, which was reporte
by johnson, and il endorsed by stephen,
expressly denies the right Of the Terrtoris
Legislature to destroy or impair the right /
slave property 10 the Territories and steph
ems says he would support no man who de
MED that doctrine.
MIR. Stephens makes numerous extract
from Douglas speeches, Of like purpor
with that which is found above, and remark
after reading them;
" In these extracts IL a full and clear cx
position OF those views OF Mr. Dourla
which have been go fsrcely denounced.
have read them to you at large, that YOU ma
judge for yourselves whether they deny prop
ersy in slaves-whether they put that kind 0