New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-18
MIR. DOUGLAS SMOKED OUT /!

Mr.. Douglas on Saturday achieved two important
ends-be found his long sought mother, and h
mustered courage to answer the question first asked
bin by yenerab clergyman 1t Augu-ta (Maine)
at least month ago, which he then promised but
failed TO respond to- He had tten bis tour in Yir.
GINA and NORTH Carolina before him; it is now
past, and, though his supporters will bother the
BreckDr dye men 10 may if not most of tue Slave
States be has no ground Of hope of carrying one
of them, Missouri excepted. SO, being cOrnered
at Clifton Sprit &c, he turns short about, and to the
question
Have the people Of Territory the right according to the
OF to abolish exclude Slavery from
o Territory while A. d tei htorial condition ,"
responds as follows:
have only word say in reply If that gentleman had
any that have sde the subject in the last
years. he would have found unequvocs to the
question. have fifty speeches this year
witch have that question and political opponents
insist putting me- for the purpose Of creating doubt
the subject. esnnot believe there is in America Of ord
that hold that the people
Territory while Territory and during terrific 4 condition,
may Introduce exclude abch ,gua,e Slavery just they
please have said that North and South and held the
doctrine everyVhere have newspapers
politicians renewing that question 1t has excited In my bosom
other feeling then thai Of unuated contempt that they
should p1etena have DOUBTS the subject" Loud ap.
pausel
Mr.. Douglas i a miracle OF au1acity, but it
Will not serve b m here He knows perfectly-nO
one beter-tbaJ hr has not hitherto takea the bold
eICuB0 he row tales tits subject, nor any thing
like it, He did, indeed at Freeport, ILL.,, when
crowded to he wall by SIR Line 10, avOw his be-
lei thst Ire People Of Territory might, "by
'uDiIi.bdy legislation" cOuutervail the existence
OF Slavery therein; but this was very dIfereot
from bis present broad, unqualified assertion that
ttey "m.y, while Territ ~ ald duriog Ter
"ritOria cOndit on introduce, exclude, abolish, or
CIRCULATE Slavery ju.t ss they please" Let us
call lis attention, and that Of the public, to few
undenable facts:
Dir. Douglas, in speech at New Orleans, on
the 9th of December 1865 Gust after his reelection
TO the Senate), said;
%" IN common with the Democracy Of Gllnos accept the
bred Sot decision Of the Supreme Court Of the States
IN the bred Scott aHiho iatire spodOn The Con-
poa Whatever limitations the Constitution expounded
by the courts imposes the authority OF Territorial Leg
ue chesruy recoehe aud respect In conformity with
h,, decision Slaves recognized property ane placed
equal footing with ell ether property Hence, the
ssvesthe the Of any other species Of property
has yiOatO to Territory and carry his property
with him"
Now the bred Scott decision is thus summed I'D
in the syllabus prefxed to it by the official reporter
of that decision (Howard's Reports, Vol 49, and
Mr.. Benjamin in his great speech of May 22d
last says that this syllabus was prepared by Chief
Justice fancy himself Here il is:
"The clause in the Constitution authorizing Congress 10
Ill need rules and regulations for the government Of the
territory ard other properly Of the United States apple. only
TO territory within the chartered im Of one OF the
State, when they Colonies Of Great Britain and which
was surrendered by the BhtAk Government to the old Con