The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-08-30
THE POPULAR HUMBUG.

AS he IL the Nlner ol lne OOCuluo, 'h"N ih-
terpreted, he is certainly entitled toa hea'ing:
"Under this doctrine of non Intervention,
this doctrine that YOU delight to call squa'tcr
sovereigntyl ,Cs~ they have converted a tract
of free territory into slave territory, more Than
five times the size vt the State ot New YORK. =
Under this doctrine Slavery has been extended
from the Rio Grandc to the Cult oi California,
and from the line of the Republic OF Mexico,
not only M to SO deg 80 min, but up to 80 de-
grees; ng- giving you degree aud halt more
slave territory than you ever claimed Noa
ask only up to SO deg. 80 min, aud uon.inter-
venton has given you up to 3S deg.
Who dare deny in the face of the above
assertion the true intent and meaning OF the
doctlne of non-ntervention? Douglas says
it is designed TO extend the "insti,ution" of
slavery, aud of course crush out the system
of free labor. This is further substantiated
by II V. johnson, the non Intervention can
didate for Vice Pgcsilent:
Judge Douglas has been misrcprcscnted ani
misundcrsro ood at the South. lie asserted posi-
lively that Judge ID. was Nor IN FAVOR otSquat-
ter Sovereignty, and is proof read from his
speech in February. 1886, where he took the
ground that the Terri orirs derived ali their
powers from the constitution under their or
ganic acts. He reod from the same speech that
slavery in the Territories stands precisely on
the same footing with all other property, and
the people have the same right TO lrgisate us
upon other propcrty-no more aud no less
In a letter to a Georgia drmoc attic news
paper, wr ten May %, 1860, Mr.. Johnson
thus illustrated his idea of the doctrine of
non Intervention:
81 heliave that is the right of the South to
demand and the duty OF Congress to extend
protection to persons aud property OF every
kind (includiug Slaves) in the TERRITORIES during
their territorial state This is no opinion,
advocated the doctrine as far back rs in lSaS
in the Senate of the Unitcd States. lfNou ave
any curiosity 10 see the argument, | refer you
to my speech on the Oregon bill, delivered TN
of July of that year, and reported III the Con-
gressional Globe How uujust, therefore are
the insinuutions with which you intrrsperSe
and mterlard your editorial comments that all
nre in favor Of 'Squatter Sovereignty who nap
peus not to agrece with the scceders from The
Charleston Convention! | repel the inSinua-
ton 81 far as it NAV be intended To apply to
me, come from what Yer source it may and
plead my own record in v.naicatIon."
The following is one of the arguments"
Mr.. johnson refers back to with so much
Southern plile:
We belieue Capital should otUn Labor! Is
there any doubt that there must be laboring
class everywhere? In oil countries and under
every form of social organization there must be
boring cuss--a class OF men who get their
living by the sweat Of their brow; and then
there must be another class that controls and
directs the capital of the country - IL. V.
Johnson's speech a Philadelphia in 1855.
Now then we ask attention to the following
resolution, Which brings up the tail end of
the Douglas platform adopted Baltimore.
aud which is in perfect harmony with the de-
claralons of the squatters:
ResolUed, That it is in accordance with the
Cincinnati Platform, that during the existence
OF Territorial Governments the measure of re-
srrclion, what ever it may be, imposed by the
Federal Constitution on the power of the Ter
rtorial Legislature over the subject OF the do
mestic relations, AS THE SAME HAS BEEN
or shall hereafter be finally determined bv the
Supreme Court of the United States, should be
respected by all good hzcns and ENFORCED NTH
PROMrNEsS and FIDeLrrY by cOcry branch Of the
General Government
Here is what the Supreme Court deci led:
81. EVERY CITIZEN HAS RIGHT TO TAKE WITH
HIM INTO THE TERRITORY ANY ARTICLE OF PROP
ERTY VIII II THE Constitution = THE UNITED
STATES RECOGNIZES A. PROPERTY.
4lh. The Constitution oi tn" United States
recOgnizcs SlaUeS as pr"periy end pledges the
Federal Government to protect il. Aud Con.
gress cannot exercise any morr authority over
property oi that desert piIon Iaan it may consti-
tutionaIly exercise over property OF any other
kind.
5th. The act Of Congress, therefore prohibit
ing citizen 0f the United States taking with
him his slaves when he remove to the Trrrito-
ry in question to reside, is exercise of author
ity over private property which is not wa rant
ed by the Constitution, aud the removal of the
plaintiff, by his removal to that Territory, gave
him no title to freedom
g. ~ T,n.,,-,
may legisIate over il within the scope of its
constitutional powers in relation 10 ci'izens Of
the United States, and may establish terrific
rial government; the form Of this local Govern
ment must be regulated by the discretion OF
Congress but with powers not exceeding those
which Congress itself by the Constitution is au.
thorized 10 exercise over citizens Of the United
States in respect to their rights of person or
rights OF property. y.-Hopard's Reports. voL 10,
page 1896
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