The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-08-02
From tho Toledo Blade.
Lincoln nnd Dougias--Thcir Posit-
ions Ou the Slavery Question.

Doukl"s ughn, we come 10 TWO paragraph,
sufficiently free from slime TO warrant us il
handling them. We notice them as well tC
remove all excuse for their writer to remain in
the deplorohlo ignorance which seems to pos
sess him. as to encourage him in the use OF do
} cent terms, lie SAYS:
awe desire now to nsk our contemporary a
question in relation TO the Republican doctrine
OF Intervention" The Republican doctrine
is that Congress alone can prohibit slavery in
the Territories, and what we desire to know is
il Congress tails to prohibit slavery, whether il
is TO condnue in the Territories against the
wishes OF the people, until Congress abolishes
il? IL Congress never passes II law prohibiting
it, OccordnS to the Republican theory, il will
forever remain in the Territories, it not being IN
| their power 10 rid themselves ut it,"
IL the above is fair specimen of the intelli.
gencc ol the Douglas leader who wroteit, we are
not surprised that he so hsbitually abandons
the discussion of principles for ,llupcralion aud
slang. For his own credit and that OF his party
we advise him TO read more aud write less till
he becomes better posted on the most promi
nent points between the parties. The best an.
wer we can give his question, is the following
extracts from the Republican platform adopted
! ut Chicago:
"Serenth. That the new dogma that the
Constitution vi its own force carries slavery
into any o. all the territories OF the United
States is dangerous political hcresy ut vari.
nnce with the explicit provisions of that in
strument itsell,with contempOroncous exposition
and with legislative Cnl judicial precedent, is
revolutionary in its tendency, and subversive
ot the peace and harmony OF the country.
Eighth. That the normal condition of ali
the territory OF the United States is that of free
ON that as our republican fathers when they
had abolished slavery in all our national terri
tory, ordpined that no person should be 'privcd
OF lille, liberty or properly, without due pro-
cess OF law, il becomes our duty, by legislation.
whichever such legislation is necessary 10 main.
tsiu this provision of the constitution against
all attempts to violate it; and we deny the
authority OF Congress, of a territorial crisla
turc, or OF any individuals, TO give legal exIs
tence TO slavery in any territory of the United
States"
The Times man will be n. le TO discover that
the Republican mode OF getting Slavery out of
the Territories is, not to ullolc II TO gct in The
Constitution takes Free iom-not Siayery-to
the Territories, and all that remains to be done,
is for the Government to protec, and maintain
il tboie. Neither Congress. the Territorial
lIegisla lures. nor any body else Gun establish
Slavery in the Territories.
The writer in question seems TO be as ignor.
ant OF the principles OF his own party, as he is
OF those OF the Republicans. He SAYS:
The Douglas doctrine is that the people can
abolish Slavery"
let us sec about that. The " Douglas doc
srine, rs declared at Baltimore, under the yay
OF the previous question, moved by Mr. Doug.
las Ohio spokesman, II B. Payne, is us fol
lows:
RESOLUTION OF THE BALTIMORE DOUGLAS CON.
vENTIoN
"Rcsolucd, That ii is in accordance with the
Cincinnati Platform, that during the existence
of territorial Governments he measure of res
friction, whatever it may b., imposed by the
Federal Constitution on the poDcr of the Terri
toridL Legislature over the subject of the demes.
tic reldtionS, as the same has been or shall
here after DC finally DETERMINED BY THE SUPREME
COURT Of the United States should be rpsnccted
by all good citizens, and ENFORCED ,rih promnt.
ness and fidelity by EVERY BRANCH of the GEN
eral GOucrnmcnt.'
That don't say that " the people can abolish
Slavery" by good deal. Having examined
the platform. let us enquire of the candidates
Mr.. Douglas himself says:
Slaves arr regarded AZ PRoPgR and placed
on an EQUAL FOOTING with all other property
Hence the owner of suves-the same as the
owner OF any other species Of property, HAS
RIGHT TO RNMovE TO ANY TERRITORY AND CAR
RY HIS PROPERTY WITH HIM (Speech of Doug
las in New Orleans, Dec, 1858.
Again, he says:
81 do not hold that sQuatter s,veregntv is
superior to the Constitution. | hold that no
such thing as sovereign power attaches to
Territory as a Territory. | hold that n Tarri
tory possesses whatever power it derives from
the Constitution, UNDER THE ORGANIC ACT. AND
NO MORE G,'-(Speech of Douglas in the l.. S.
Senate. Feb. 1860
Mr.. Douglas further states that the above
Baltimore resolution is g in perfect harmony "
with his settled views. That certsinly dom
favor the idea that the people eau abolish
Slavery"
So much for the nominee for President
What says the candidate for Vice President |
Mr.. Johnson tells, very frankly, that
Property of all kinds, slaves as we'll as snv
other, stands upon The same constitutional ba-
sis, aud subject to like principles Of recognition
aud protection in the Legislative, Judicial and
Executive departments Of the General Govern
ment."-(H, " Johnson at Rome, Ga.
On the 2SIh of May, 1860, (between the
Charleston aud Baltimore Conventio.s0 Mr.
Johnson wrote letter, of which the following
is an extract:
81 believe that it is the right of the south to
demand and the duty of Congress 20 extend
pro olection 10 persons and property of every
kind Gncuding slavery in the territories du.
ring their territorial state. This is no opinion.
| advocated the doctrine as lar back as 1913 in
the Senate Of the United States. IT Won have
any curiosity to see the argument, | refer YOU
to my speech on the Oregon BILL delivered 9TH
of July Of that year. and reported in the Con-
gressional Globe. How unjust, therefore are
the insinuatons with which sou intersperse and
interla-d your editorial comments that all are
in favor OF 'Squatler Sovereignty who happens
not TO agree with seceders from the Charleston
Convention REPBL THE INsINUATIoN so FAR
As 1T MAY BE INTENDED To APPLY TO NE COME
FRJM WHAT QUARTER 1T MAY AND PLEAD NV
OWN RECORD IN VIEDlcATIOE
He Indignantly "repsts the insinuation" that |
he believes in Popular Sovereignty in the Terri S
tories He scorns to be thought a convert 10
what he contemptuously calls "Squalter Soy. '
,reIgnty." {
We have thus given a plain and fair state. I
nent of the pOstions Of The two pArties on Ibis