, 1860-08-30

We should all work. We are at work. We
,re running Republican press here, the Scott
Countr Nelos, edi!ed by G. J. Seller. Esq., and
nave for speakers Messrs. Gaze, SelloD, Halde-
try, named beach AID Dash, all constantly At
work. Let US fail nowhere for the want Of ef-
6cient work. y. u. hSAFP.
4 Proteat---An Important Political
Document
We find in our Ohio exchanges long and
zbly written protest Of certain Democrats
sgainst the Wicklias resolution adopted BY the
Baltimore Convention, and which Was specially
indorsed by Ar. Douglas in his letter Of accept.
ance, from which ne make The following ex-
tsactg;
The undersigned Democrats Of The Stata Of
Ohio. in Iiew Of doctrines recently announced
and incorporated into plstforus, bolh State and
National, claiming to be Democratic, deem It
our duty, Us citizeEa of sovereign State, to
enter our most solemn and unqualified protect
against Innovations 80 dangerous and anti
Democratic u haFe been proposed in The name
ofDemocracy, for ratification.
We refer especially to The resolution adopted
at Baltimore, and re-adi.med at Columbus, on
The 4th day Of July. 1860. pledging ths Den-
cisions of the Supreme Court, Oh question in
volsing the riginaI and uudelegated powers
Of the people. This extraordinary resolution
mar he said in specific terms to entirely ex~
tin gui.h the great and vital principle Of Pop |
u so.erety sabsGng i i IN H. uSsegpiyo Sgaq,s
Court, virtually pledgng the party to abide |
by such decision when made-if not already |
1lade--and to carry it out in every depart
meat 0! the general government. Here is the
"R<.o'sai Tht # Is 10 accordance With the clne!.n.u
Platform that during The exts.eLce Of the Territorial Gor-
ttnm!ns ths nsaenrs e 1est,.sen Mhaisset ns{ r.
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We call special attention to the language here
employed. Every branch Of the General
Government certainly includes Congress; and
why that branch Of government should not,
acting in accordance with such aresolution, con-
form Of Stare code. would seem difficult TO de-
termine. And how that could be done and Jet
the principles OF uon.interyention, aud Popular
Sovereignty be saved, would seem still more in.
e1plicable- And Jet these strange contradc-
tions are embodied md indorsed in the same
80 vital TINT the party has staked ita sacred hon
or, and It's very existence upon its maintenance,
is to be left to the decision Of nine mortal meu,
who may annihlate it to MORROW, If they have
| not done so already.
In one breath We are pledged to the principle
| Of non.iotervention as the only sound aud safe
| solution Of the slavery question-in the next we
are pledged to 1eare the whole question to the
| solution Of the conrt, and if that prouounces
our cherished principle to be heresy, We shall
be bouad to call it heresy also, md if need be
| If the people Of any Territories shall ever at-
those results Of self government which we hare
| promised them, aud which we are still pIomis-
| ing them, in the name Of the Democratic party,
Ne will be bound By this resolution to forfeit
our pledges, to deny the principle upon which
the struggles Of the Revolutinn were fought,
sud upon which our government is founded, and
It will become our duty to crush out with atl the
| force Of the general government acting through
its several departments. the last spark Of Popu-
lar Sovereignty, and reduce u absolute subjec~
| ton Any people who mar dare assertit!
Against this resolution We protest as being q
plain contradiction to the principles held and
acted upon By the Democratic party from ita
earliest history down.
The protestants 60 into 1eziew Of the party
from the organization Of the federal govern
ment down to the pronu1gation BY Douglas, al
Freeport, Of the doctrine Of" untsiendly Legis.
lation," quoting his language in tull on thai
subject, and then adds:
Mark the laugnagel It matters not what may
be the decision Of the Supreme Court: if tha
tribunal decide that slavery exists in the Terri
tories BY force Of the Constitution. beyond tht
power Of the people to prevent it, tAs people q
: tueA Tr-itorj<s eiu stRl Adr6 Me right dH3 IT,
La,ofuE taeans to e1clsk it. They can control i
by their legislation aud BY force OF their loca
,, police powers. This right Of the people to as
= sert aud carry out their oEu Tiews on the sub
ject Of fslsvery-whatever may be the decision
Of the Court -" II 4 E.Gur PERFECT AND COZ
PLtrE rxpEa rua NKsRAskA BILL"
But what becomes of the control over tn
uestioa OF slavery thus conceded to the peopt
resolution, It becomes the duty Of all good cti
zens to respect the decision Of the Court on thi
y subject aud the duty Of the General Govern
y msnt, Ia all its departments to enforce it
. What il the decieion is against the people7 NJ
matter; It will be this decision of the Suprem
d court--a tribunal which y 1ecognzed By thl
= resolution as barring power to bind the peoPl
= Of The Territories in all csses Whatsoeyer-An
= The Democratic party will be bound TO adop
q it's decision, and abandon the people! Au
70 Democrats are not permitted to stop: here
Abandonment is not enouch-they are boun
Government, until ali legislation adverzs I
slavery shall be annulled, md the people ute,
II aubjugsted- ,
B. Wait q prpspeet for "poPuiar sorereignty"
:. htr<prfsesk<d! What high incentives TO pet
:" pie struggling 70 MAINTAIN their hi,thriEhts~
]
cf munities 10 be told By the American D.
II mocracy 10 whom theJ are looking for supper
that ill good citl1ens are against toen, and tht
e. i,tM dusyef tM Gtneral 4opernan<nt 10 cru.
ul out tAti~ 's4nfrieadly 1eqstldtion " and tie
a1 inaliena1lt 'seats se1fA promP''t4ft and fd<
=. iY!
s. It cannot be avoided; the resolution requirs
lie this, aud Democrats must abide By it, OK rep,
be | diato The resolution. There il no middle gronn
L, Non.interveution is On ono side; iuteTentio
Id is on the other. Between them is an impass
It. bic gulf:
I'd But ne may be told cur apprehensions 4
er prouudiees, because Nc such decision will be
Mt can be made. We do not know this. On II
contrary, we k1ow that decision has be.
ot made which Is cisimed By considerable po
Of ,ss ss:s pf Sots.s,s B. a1s
80 has been fnliy md fairly settled. The At.orn'
In General Of tho United States expresxes the sa1
ed opinion. 4 great mDjoritY Of the Democrat
I'D Members Of Congr.ss hare gwen similar opi
be ions; and the o6noziou r<'olutien isst}. agalr
or which We are prote sting, in.rlts, in tfrt, IL
ne tAS qu<stioa n.oy b* dlrtady ssal<d By sueh {
cision- It 8ayp "As TIE tAxK uAs BEEN,
- shall hereafter be finally determined BY t
100 Court"
be If there caa be no possibility Of such dec
ion, we ask what this resolution meaus1 y
to bind the Democratic party to an 1mposslb
IE ty! Itismore reasonable 10 suppose it to ne
something. It appears to us that it must ha
been intended as sort OF temporary br,d
n ae oas the knH Of non-interTension, over Viii
-. Democrats we're to be enticsd until PROF
n" would be told The question hsd been settl
en- ir7e1ocabiy Bettled by The Soprene Court
W.. principle Of local se!tGorerntaeut, sheT Hos
fAea be told, had been . de;usion from the FIR
o. itwn wrong; The people Of the Territories COZ
en-. hare no such rights The Supreme Court
DEMOCRATS would Be pointed to this Ba1tln'
u" ResolutioD, and told they we're in honor bou
the To xbi1e bY the dec1siou Of the Court
las Suppose Nr. Douglas should become tho n
,o. President Of The United States, and should
.Ds he1e to this platform. Suppose during his
ing The Court and that tribunal should decide 7
ces slavery ii carried into aud maintained III al
nall territories Of the United States by tho Con
Ut tuition, and that nothing short OF : change
pie, the Constitution cau pEeFentit Nov supp
NY the people IN the territories should be1ieIe
a1lJ that it matters not how the Supreme Co
pro-. should decide the question-and should ende
for or hy unfriepd1y legislation to maintain th
ave I >birthriehta and prevent Slavery being for
en- upon theu without their consent, What ns:
hey Il becomes tbe duty Of the Executive and C.
mot gress to enforce With prouptness and hds'
It he decision of tic Court
at Congress will to hosnd to p1s= lsvs-a !!
FORE eod<, il yon p1ease-to pFotect a!ass p1ope
las; in the territories, It will become tbs d1t]
hey | the executive 10 enforce these l4ws, aod If
ses, people attempt to resist auch enforcement
ting aunfriendly legislation" or loea poliea Re
're- lat'ous, their ACTS will become treason It
'ght hi. Douglas defines to b. their inalieos
by Fight, and what b. tells them theJ h.vs = ri
on; to maintain, "what4rer tnay b ths dsels1or
ars ths Supreme Court" And By Resistance
Ian: these feder.f law. they xil become tf.itos,