The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-08-16
TIE UNION AND POI SOY.

l'I $50 far MS this is concerned. we car
mot what Mr.. Douglas or johnson is mad
to say by the gaibIed and interpola.e
EXTRACTS put forth by the Rcpub'ica
press, we want 10 know what the Pon &c
and the Republican party say--the pee
, pie demand it-'lcy have a right 10 re
ceive it, Union.
Oh, yes; you would fain make the pee
pie believe that the opinions Of Dougla
and johnson are not involved in the con
test Tor the rre sidency and Vice Pres
dency, and that the position Of the cditc
of the Pioneer upon the political ques
tions OF the day is all that is at issue
but you shall not t',irk the responsible
y in this way.
You claim 10 be the especial friends q
the principle Of Squatter Sovereignty, an
contend tbat under that doctrine thr pee
pie of territory have The right to cstah
lisl or exclude slavery as to them ma,
seem best. II this is your position. no,
can you endorse the following teniimcn
uttered by Stephan A. Dougfas when h
endorsed the bred Scott Decision in hi,
New Orleans speech delivered in 1858
Under that decision he claimed that
SLAVES ARE REGARDED AS PROPER.
TY. And rIAcEp On AN EQUAL FOOT
ING with all other property. Hence the
owrcr Of slaves--thc same as the owner
Of any other species Of properly. HAS A
RIGHT TC REMOv 10 ANY TER
RlTORY AND CARRY HIS PROP.
ERTY WITH HIM. es
Now Sirs. if Slaves 60 into territory
under he constitution Of the United
States upon an EQUAL FOOTING with
Horses, Cows, and other property. from
what source does territorial legislature
derive its power TO legislatc property re-!
cognized by that Constitution out Of the
territories? You say you endorse the
Dred Scott Decisiou-at least the plat.
'orm OF your party says so--and your
candidate for the Presidency gives the
above construction 10 it. now we ask you
his question: II Slavery exists in the
errl'ories in the absence Of all law on
he subject, by what authority does it cx.
st there? lsit BY virtue Of the constitu.
ion Of the United States, as Stephan A.
Douglas has said, and If SO, how, in the
name Of all that's good, are you going to
get it out? II you are in favor Of this
Heaven born priLc'ple Of Pop Sov-if
you desire to be considered the peculiar
and especial friends Of the poor "Skwatur
how can you endorse the de.
'ision Of the Supreme Court when it
says: "a. ....... ....
Sd. EVERY CITIZEN MAS A RIGHT TO
TAKE WITH HIM INTO TIE TERRITORY ANY
ARTICLE OF PRoPEr ry WHICH THE CoNsrr.
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES REcoGN1z.
IS As PROPERTY
4th. "TnE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES RECOGNIZES SLAVES AS
PROPERTY, AND PLEDGES THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT 1T. And Con
yress cannot exercise any more authority
over property of that description than il
nay consli;ulionally exercise over prop.
'elty Of any other kind" =
"And il Congress itself cannot do this
prohibit slavery in territory, )-if it is
'eyond the powers Of Congress and the
General Government. it will be admitted
We presume. that it could not authorize a
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT oj
rercise Mtm."
We know you are in the habit OF de.
laripg TO the people that the Court has
OF decided any such thing, but Stephen ,
Douglas, your Rump candidate for the ,
resldency, says that it has. and Re says
,rther that tits good Democratic doctrine.
10 you say SO, too?
Again; you say you are opposed TO
lie Intervention Of Congress upon the
,bject Of Slavery in the territories.--
ow II you are, how can you support
lerschel V. johnson for the Vice Presi.
ency, who on the 2Sth day OF last May
adc use Of The following langasge upon
lat subject: I
"Ibelieve thatit is THE RIGHT OF
HE SOUTH TO DEMAND AND
HE DUTY OE CONGRESS TO EX. !
END PROTECTION TO PERSONS
ND PROPERTY OF EVERY KIND
NCLUD!NG SLAvESl IN THE
DURING THE TER. 0
yTnRVAI CTAnE l.