Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-22
From the Springfield dlIinois) Journal.


The Douglasites have a great deal TO saw
just now about their love for white men" and
their adherence of "nigger equality" We
would be more disposed to credit their profess
sons, did their practice in the least tally there
with, but such is not the case. Their pretenl
ed affection for white men is a sham Thor
talk against negro equality is delusion. So
far from aiming to dignity white labor, they
have done and are doing all they can to de-
press II. 80 tar from desiring to elevate white
men, they would degrade them to the position
of receiving bullets and stripes at the hands
OF their employers.
All this is the legitimate workings of Mr..
Douglas great principle of popular sover-
eighty" under which, as Don Morrison CON
tends, white men can be voted into slavery as
readily as negroes. New Mexico affords the
evidence that Don is correct Tie legislature
OF that territory has not only passed law
recognizing and legazing negro slavery, but
it has also enacted Wiite Stare code This act
was approved on the 18th of January, 1859.
and contained this as its first section =
SEC. !. When any servant shall run away from
the service of his master, he shall be considered as
fugitive IRON justice and in such il shall be the
duty OF all Oncers OF the territory judicial or min
isterial, on being informed that such persons are
within the limits OF their jurisdiction to ascertain
whether such persons are runaway servants or not
and II they ascertain that they said officers shall
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pubic labor, hire them am person so that be
may be enpioyed, with security until their master
shall be informed thereof. in order that they NAV
demand them, and to whom they shall immediate.
ly be delivered.
1T VIII seem singular to our readers that any
hired servant who has regular wages, and who
Is presumed to have remedy at law Tor any
ill usage, should be inclined to leave his en-
ployers service until the ''bond was fulfilled y
1t is not usual for iaborers to run away in This
state, unless they are not only considered SO.
but are "iugitives from justice" But these
mt II nave committed crime in the eyes of
thclr democratic law makers poor men have
dared to declare their independence OF the rich
land holder, have feloniouSy taken their dignity
as men, OF which the master would possess
himself! When we pass over into the fourth
section we md the explanation; the penalty is
hrst specified, and then we are told of the
cause OF the crime. Say the legislators -
sec 4 No court of this territory shall have iuIis.
dlcuOn nor shall take cognizance of any cause
Jor e correction nat masters may giee their SERVANTS for
negleet oil their duties as servants to their masters
anu they should correct their neglects and faults
There is the action Of the white slave code
OF New MeXco-its beauties the result of
fancied security in the exercise of popular SOW
eighty The laboring man is considered
amenabe to his masler-the master TO no
power on earth the laborer is domestic
servant, the sweetened term for "siave."
30 much for the workings OF popular sover-
elgnty IN New Mexico. But in the act organ.
izing that territory is specially made that CON
gress reserves the right to supervise tie lepis
iation of the territory. UnGcr this provision
on the 10th Of February last Mr.. Bingham Of
Ohio introduced bill 10 repeal this law. In
TINS he was opposed by Mr. Leake, democrat.
OF virginia.. But the speaker overrued OBJ
Jecllons, aud il passed its first and second read