The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-07-25

A shrewd and honest farmer, who lives some.
where in Delta, sat listening to discussion upon
politics last week, during shower, in Lansing
store. After . pause in the conversation, he
said, at strikes me that Douglas should be call.
ed the tree-toad candidate. He takes the color
Of every limb he squats on, and as he is rather
specklsd just now, between Squatter Sovereignty
and bred Scott, think he must have been roost.
ing on . sycamore" The comparison is some.
what homeiy, but does it inflict any injustice
upon Mr.. Douglas? Let us see. Just four
months, almost to day, previous to Mr.. Doug
las vote Of "yea" on the repeal Of the Missouri
compromise, on the 4th Of January, 1854, that
gentleman, a. chairman of the committee on
Territories, made report accompanied by bill
to organize Nebraska, in which report the fol-
lowing passage occurs:
"Your Committee do not feel themselves
eaIed upon 70 enter into the discussion Of these
controverted questions. They involve the same
grave issues which produced the agitation, the
sectional strife and the fearful struggle Of 1850.
Az Congress deemed it wise and prudent to re-
ffaim from deciding the matters in controversy
essSAsp SssnCs W oAAAAAsAu6 ACRCouuS soo VuCAts
can laws, or by an act declaraiory Of the true
intent Of the Constitution and the extent of the
protection afforded by it to slave property in
the Territories, 80 YOUR COMMITTEE ARE
NOT PREPARED NOW TO RECON-.
MEND A DEPARTURE from the course
pursued ON that memorable occasion, EITHER
BY AFFIRMING OR REPEATING THE
EIGHTH SECTION OF THE MISSOURI
ACZ, or by any Act declaratory of the mean.
ing Of the Constitution in respect to the legal
points Of disagreement"
On the Esd day of January 1854, just nineteen
days subsequent to this report, Mr.. Douglas in.
troduced bill to repeal the Missouri Comprom-
iss, - chairman of the committee on Territories.
This bill Was introduced at the instigation Of
Aschisoa, and the provision referred to was in
the following terms:
"That the Constitution and al the laws Of the
United States which are not locally inappIcable,
shaR have the same force and effect within
che sid territory of Nebraska land Kansas) q
elsswhese within the United States, except the
eighth section Of the act preparatory to the I'D.
mission Of Missouri into the Union, approved
March sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty,
which, beisg ineonsistent sith the psiscipls Of
.on-inserrestion By Congress 9th slavery n tie
States and Territories, a. reeogHi.ed BY the le-
Sislafios Of 1850, commonly called the Com.
promise Measures, Is hereby declared inopera-
tive and void"
This bill decided Nebraska and Kansas in two
territories, and was Q substitute for that intro
duced BY him on the ~, day Of January, above
referred u.
On the 4th Of January the repeal Of the Ms.
ssssi compromise was 7" q departure from the leg
islation a $780," On the Esd Of January, it
wasi in the fun spirit of that blessed compromise.
On the ninth q December. 1857, xr. Douglas
vas clearly Of opinion. - he declared in speech
q that date in the Senate, that slavery can be
Planted in . new Territory, eoly b formal de-
Ebssate vote Of the "sovereigpir Of meA terrific.
81. In June 1860, just two years and IL months
AAsssards, he was firmly in the sams opinion,
~ealy' Ehat should the Supreme Court e. they
had doe9 decide il 10 b the duty of CongFea
- project slAxsJ into whatever territory il
might q thsa that ms his opinion also. Who
ays thas DsssAs i net the "Tree!Toad can
didate :"