Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-13

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these decill6ns vat = tAesesulSi +
direct pesis(Dnes - wsds. Z necessary,
ne milaary Of lie country viii be cafs
"a upsa to eoflgce them. II these Do.
cisions are not obeyed, what 10 your
life worth. You m.y be cut down BY
the man who stand nests or,f be takes
your property and removes it, what il
your remedy! Where does this doctrine
lead? Well may ask my friend in his
own language "where are you tending!"
| opine there ars few intelligent men in
the county Who will not say that when
. man stasmpts 70 sst up his resolution
in opposition to the government, they
have but one more step to take and
they are traitors; and there u but one
thing more to do, hemp - strong and
gslIows Is high As that Of Hannah will
end the scene.
The gentleman is welcome to all that
be can make ont Of the refusal OF the
Democratic party to occupy . position in
opposition to the laws Of the land. He
can make oil he can out Of our declare
ton that we will support the laws if
necessary BY bullet and sword, and that
those who resist shall receive the bullet
and feel the sword. Applause. 1t
this il the only woe or sin which can be
attributed TO the Democratic party, all !
have to say is, that its woes are light and
its sins virtues.
Whnc the retaliation vas kyst sesenNaA IL vas
voted down, but it Vas afterwards adopted 1T Hal
timsre. 1t was voted dove in the frst instance,
not because the principle was not correct, but ex
captions were taken 70 its phrassology Ny friesd
does not wish to make the Impression that that
resolution adopted 1t Baltimore was adopted BY .
two thirds vote. He says be believes claim the
parentase Of that resolution. ! do not. but !
claim to have had something 70 do with il. The
author was Mr. Bsne, Of Georgia, Who, with Mr..
Cooper, Of Ohio, and myself, reported the res0lu-
tion
The gentleman quotes from Southern paper -
show that this doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty
comes from Mr. Calhoun. What if it did? There
were great many good things which Mr.. Z: orig
mated: He Vas man who introduced order and
efficiency into every department Of the Govern
ment with which be had anything TODD. giant
in intellect, man Of the purest morals. he was ex-
treme upon tho single subject Of slavery. agree
with the gentleman that many Thugs he said
were wrong, and Calhoun uttered many truths. !
ike and embrace truth wherever find it, come
from what source it may, and If my venerabls
friend here. who declares himself IN Aooli:ionist,
could convince me that his doc rine 10 right, l
weuld be an Aboitionist. ! dislike error. and re-
ject it wherever found.
Tho gentleman says he presumes this article
placing Douglas on the Calhoun doctrine and
showing that Breekinridge 10 tho real hereto
Douglas committee. What right has no to cay
so. 1t is signed by nobody what Authority have
you to base the assertion upon
VI dever.-t said thought the circumstances
warranted me in that conclusion.
SANUxLs.-By . like train Of circumstances, "a
king tho anonynou: articles OF Newspaper CORES
pondcnts, could, before this campaign 10 over,
convict my friend Of al the crimes in the decs-
loRue, and perhaps he might % convict me.
Next comes the johnson resolution, that slave
property entitled % the same protection in the
territories that other property il. Now - l un.
derstand the position Of Gov: johnson, l agree
with that resolution IN toto. Nov law was SUBJ
mittedto the people Of Iowa prohibiting the sale Of
ardent spirits; a like Law WAS submitted to the
people Of illinois, Iowa adopted the Law but ILL
nois rejected it, Ardent spirits in Illinois were
the legitimate subjects Of property-not 90 in
none taese were property in lliinois-not 80 in
Iowa. Lotteries are considered Operty ia Mary
land and Georgia, but not in Iowa. Could they
bring their lotteries 10 here of course not. Now
slaves arc property II tho pc pie Of tho territory
forbid slavery can they take them there! Now
johnson holds - do, that the rights Of the citi-
zen are above the rights Of property personal
rights above property rights, and wherever the
people reject an institution system which they
be ieve be injurious, their personal right 70 do
50 takes precedence Of tho property right. Bat he
does not admit for moment that even in cases OF
this kind, that whom you como u the condition Of
States. tn It mans property can BE- outlawed 90
| n 10 permit fOrciblo possession If il.
One word n regard to the position Of Nr. Doug
las. Dou xas holds the doctrine that the Territo-
rial lie islature may prohibit the Introduction Of
| slavery. In answer 70 question put TO him BY
the people Of the Territory may lawfully exclude
slavery from their limits prior to tho formation u
| a Stale Constitution" His Harper article wsz
| written tor tho purpose Of proving that the Con-
stitution neither establishes nor prohibits slavery
| in the Territories or in tho States, but that il
leaves the people perfectly free to form and regu-
late tkeir domestic institutions in their own way
Who are the people of the Territories whose
rights to self-governmeDt are recognized by
Nj Douglas? Your brother and my broth
or, they are men With just % good sepss
jus: - intelligent - We are. They leave the
State Of love, where they we're endowed with
all the rights Of c,tixensbip-but they cross the
Missouri river into Kansas. and though under
the broad stripes Of the Federal Union. they
are deprived Of I'll right to make their own d..
mestic institutio s-dsprived Of oil their polit.
icsl rights, call your attention to the deelsra
ton Of the Constitu, ion-thst al rights no,
e. anted to the Federal Government nor denied
TO the States, are reserved to the people. TAX.
another example. Soma Of you came to lows
while yet it Vas . Territory. You considered
yourselves inst - capable u sef-govsrnmen'
then as you did after the Constitution Of lows
l a1ooen1 I ID knO0 0hathaP INV
venerable Abolition friend resided here at ths,
time or not.
Said Friend-I did not
He says he did rot Well. I venture 70 SAY
that II he had he would have considered
himself just - capable Of ovsrning himself in
the Territory As he does nov in the State
| But this 10 not the reason Of the controver
| No reasonable man can honestly deny the
right Of self-government 10 IN American citi
zen wherever he 10 upon American coil. and
| this question never would have been raised
| had Il not been 70. this eternal slavery ques-
| tion. Aud II il were not for this negro Ques
| ton there would be no issus made upon this
point At oil. Ny view 10 ttst the government
Of the nation was formed by VII u o.sn for the
hensit Of white men. Aud say God forbid
that it ehould De broken up and 10 benefits los,
TO msnkind for the sake Of Ihe negro. The
people Of the Territories can pass upon the
| question Of slavery - veil - upon any other
| question. They are just o. intelligent % you
are. and cen dispose Of the matter juss % veil
can friends cay that The Congress Of the United
States shall pass upon this and that It y ito
duty to prohibit slavery 10 the T.rritoria.-
Pray who 10 this Congress II the United >tst.sl
There are foreigners here presume Many ol
than were forced 60 leayo their father land in