The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-08-03

H. anu even 70 NuNNliANH - as n ldlI anu
honorable adiustmcnt ofO veXed aud dil-
icult question. In 1874 Il was adopted
in the resolutions for the annexation Of
Texas, by Southern as well as Northern
votes, without the slightest complaint
that it was unfair 90 any section Of the
country. In lS46 itreceived the support
'of every Southern member of the House
of Representutives-Whig and Demo-
crat-without an exception, as an alter
nate measure of the Wilmot provso.-
And again in lS48, as an amendment TO
the Oregon Bill, on my motion, IL rcceiv-
ed the vote, il recollect right--and do
mot think / can possibly be mistaken
Iof every Southern Senator, Whig aud
Democrat, even including'th the Senator
from South Carolina himself, (Mr. Cal
.houn.) And yet zoe are ROp told that this
Is oaly second 70 fhe Ordinance Of 1887 iH
tie series Of aggressioas on he South."--
Congressional GLOBE, APPENDIX, ro'. %
part 3, page 800
That sounds like good Republican doc
trine-without particle Of "disunion"
lin il. Mr.. Douglas does not leave the
matter thus, however, but returns TO the
defence Of Congressional Intervention
in the following clear style:
"But you say that VIC propose TO pro-
Ihibit BY law your emigrating TO the Ter
Iritories with your property. We propose
no such thing. We recognize your right
in common with your own, TO cmigratc
Ito the Territories with your property and
there hold and enjoy II in subordnation
to the laws you may fndin One respect
different from our own, rs the laws of the
various States of this Uuionvary on some
points, from the laws of each other
Some species of property are erc'uded By
id,c IN most Of the States as WeH as Ter
IriiorisS, as being uniCiSc, Immoral, OR
CONTRARY TO THE PRINCIPLES
OF SOUND PUBLIC POLICY. For
instance, the banker, Is prohibited from
Iemigratng to Minnesota, Orcgo", and
California, with his bank that may be
property by the laws of New York, but
ceases TO be so when taken into State
or Territory where banking is prohibit-
ed by the local law. SO ardent spirits,
whisky, brandy all Misunderstanding drinks
are recognized as property in most of the
States, ii not all Of them; but no citizen,
VIII ther from the North or the South,
can take this property with him, and hold,
sell or use il, at his pleasure, in all the
Territories, because IL is prohibited by To-
cal LAWN Oregon by the statutes oitho
Territory, and in the Indian country by
} the acts of Congress. NOR CAN A
MAN GO THERE AND TAKE AND
HOLD HIS SLAVE FOR THE SAME
REASON. There are laws against the
introduction, sale and use of specific
kinds of property, whether brought from
, the North or the South, or from foreign
countries. - Congressional Globe, 1850
APPeHdir, vo,ume %, part /, page 37i.
s The odious doctrine claimed 10 be set
lsI.A 1. - A. -IN, ss4osc aOo,''',..., .,.. ~
!, Constitution recognizes property il
z Slaves, and guarantees full protection tC
d such property throughout our nationa
r. domain, could not be more plumply dc.
D MED, or the opposite position be more
S positively asserted, than is done here.
b, Again, he tells us in tho following
G words that "t is no violence orSou,hcrr
e rights to prohibit Slavery by Congress
# ional Intervention;
l. "Tho Territories belong to tho United
]; States ns one people, one nation, and arc
- t. be disposed Of for the benefit of all
according q the principles of the Com
: stiution. Each state, as member q
d the conledcracy, has II right TO a vo.cl ia
It forming the rules and regula ions of the
government Of the Territories; but dit
ferent seCtions-North, South, East ant
West--haye no such right. 10 Is no ri
o'enes of southern rights 10 prohibit SiaU
[ ery."--COn. Globe A Appendix, UOl % par
v l, page 36O
!. When instructed by the Democratic
!. Legislature Of Illinois, to vote for tn,
Wilmot Proviso, he says:
al have no desire 20 break loose My
r opinions are my own, and express then
y freely. My votes belong to those VIII,
4 sent me here, aud 10 whom / am rcspon
4 sible. I have never differed with my
7 constituency during seven years scrvic,
in Congress, except upon one SOLITARY
y question, and even on that / have no con
= sttutionul difficulties, and have previous
l. ly twice given the same vote, under pc
n
? qnired at my hands. l have no desire
therefore TO break loose from the instruc
s. tion."-C Con. Globe, March is, AppeR
Il dir, rot. 9, part /, page 303.
10 "Sluvory, then, is PROHIBITED II
4 all the country acquired from Mexico, b.
fundamental lava constitutional pro
D. vision adopted by the inhabitants fth
e. country, and which must continue In fore
s. FOREVER, unless repealed by compo
tent authority. This doctrine is not nev
TO ne, nor is Il now advanced by me 70
Ie the first time. - Con. Globe, 1850, UOl
r. ~, part J. page 1913.
N lie had ono Constitutional difficulty
y in voting for the Wilmot Proyiso then.-
Il is thus shown, that through a series 0
r years Mr.. Douglas pursued and defende
lf the policy Of Congressional prohibition
II Of Slavery, not only in Territories, bu
4 even in States--never denying aud ney
e or doubling the enure competence Q
Of Congress to extend the Wilmot Proyis
Z to all territory belonging to the Govern
y ment. Let US now examine
l. "a. DOugiuS on tite "AffepfeSsi
d bic Conflict
We shall here find that the exis.onc
!" Of this "confiict' was recognized by MI
y Douglas several years before Mr.. Lin
p coin spoke Of it in Illinois, or Mr., Sew
r ard in Rochester. Mr.. Douglas said:
Z II have already had occasion foreman
n that at the time Of adoption Of the Con
Y, stitution there were twelve (slave states