, 1860-10-05
RERSCHEL Y. JOHNSON
AND
HIS RECORD,
he GOES FOR l TERRITORIAL SLAVE CODE.


NIB. toHasoS ENTERS TIE UNITED STATES sENAT
! On the 18th day Of February, 1s4s, ii
: Hersshel 7. johnson entered the Ssnats Of IL
United 5tstef, ss appears from The folloWi1
extract:
M. DEss1ss prese:tsd tas esea.e,ias Of the Ho
afers e tss G1a so m
xeaney 6 aloned by lie sgns.loa ofths Hon. W41r
sssas s. a y
THE ORIGINAL ixrAGox1sx BETWEEN DouGLl
AND JOHNSON.
Tho oEginal antagonism between Stephen
Douglas and Herschel Y. johnson broke out i
the Senate on the 7th day of July, 1848. HI
Donglas was then IN tavor Of the prohibition I
slavery in the Territory of Oregon, and in fas
introduced an amendment to the Oregon bi
opposed to the principle Of allowing eithe
congrtss. or The people of tAs 7<rritoris, I
prohibit slavery. On the 7th day Of July, 184s
- aforesaid, hi. Johrso took the floor on Ii
on ths Oregon bill and made 8 speech film
eighteen columns Of the Globe From thi
speech We make the folio wing extracts:
PROTECTION OF .LAyrnr In 1us TERRITORIES.
D.vl:l IT, Qa..j.n L .hetser il : q. dsv y Dr.
l. lavta nto tt1iors II u. Uatsa etaes fe u~t
psted foymsu r hi prop~tyi* * sH- 70 1asq eo.4
src, du1;sg sas e. 19,1 easas
0ot<, A11<adix, 1918; poasesl.
NO POWER WHATEVER CAN EXCLUDE sLAyKRY Faol
| TIE TERR1ToRIEs..
power Of iii ting FIhe Territory 1saGes-wheihsr ex
~ or e1e:us rsy % = te ia aos,.n q Es = r1.o
r: Tue power il trcieelv ths sane-na gre.ter IL II.
"a. Ssaa @ e1 d' a~ - =" sss ill., e M :les * 11ess SaT
.r1H Hn FsofE811 " ErEnr p1scar1Ios.-toag. Gtet*
| Af1zsasts saass ro<4 sameFuge
EQuArfER SOVEREIGNTY sQuELCHHD.
.Dut suppose that Congress have the right to esabh
sI..of1 nossrn~*st eay ~. that then al fastht1
i ss
eencs % " for "a ozk.aie to k'e taen
ny v ii: oIsaae .9 hef ca pas u 10 ,es e II
vtlattcn tfttnone but such i permits. bin there
.isss fs:y :s ort1 T. i. soi:
IL 5.rsinsy ta-y cannot authorize the Tefr.te1tz1 LIZ
: as Rss,d e deu. TIT. question
9ssstR 1ea
r. iet he mi includes tis MN propostisn. Hene
e. = y ssss ss y s;
Ea 9exe.nments: !. e1.14tey ne.-a IN c7der u r.
u I'LL: saa IF E
the public lands r. .h.rsisre, of lie Territorial
9 g % es ] Con-
u. qround IL 1tiag * shieA 'o"gres deatsta eo4iI
not rass--Gsa9. 6te{< sams foe. ssHk td3t.
THE rIopLE CANNOT EXCLUDE SLAVERY FROM i
TERRITORY.
b. N the inhAb'tart' they prohibit s.vs1y7 Esr:.
" and for zpI those wh ch slow Dor.
xteas caano.-Gizse roI ssMe fI9e.
SLAVERY GOES IT TIE OWN roRcE INTO TIE TEE.
n1roR1Ks.
s'Fcw Is not slavery 10 the United Btates no1ltf.
cal q wsa = nn.!spai instu.on? i isRmulfejps1
Il wheh M + sts:, ena !, pm heeaa.s :
l., l. a. I'd {
sSzT4E SvS $GE T.
1SS s4sA 1e:s S:'oIn. Il H. n:: d
h. ;ht to ,he1 ". ana .e1vee k:a.anteeA thc
+ I'LL p ES1 on
tloae. same Eo1.. 1o3s s9A "9'
POPULAR SOY EREloSrY IS RIDICULOUS AND Apsusp.
~, yen VI The atrcp9Atcn th. ts, .bant,
h51s G. .is h r .Tnds Z .!1:rr q: e r
.tss 1ox many ahal be enabs them
p.sp. Il e. OF .ssax
TIN t":y ut Of ~h.ch ". States insJ Ls ca7ed~
~ :soas,fa fa
r. .xfs., ohtn = q: s - Tst?r+s Of
exit th+1e7 Tie t4ru ridie.aous aud as,ui.-tssa.
6tets fdne to{ aanse Page.
MS LATER v1kws on rux SANE ruEuR,
Mr. johnson is one of tho few PERSONS beIonr.
Ing to hia party who stick to one eet of on;n.
ioes On 1he slavery question through thick aud
thin. He holds the same opinions CONCERNING
the "ridicnlons" character Of Popular Sover.
eign!y IN 1860 ~ be did in 1s4s. o. The IL
day Of June last in tbs Democratic State Con,
Eention Of Georgia, Mr. Herschel =. Johpson in
company with three others, submitted tho fol.
lowing resolution, in tho form of minority re-
port. to th2t body:
sitat +: eitens Il ,he Gofd ssst.< have an equal
sa q i: nied lie II i Z:
po.toa Or II. Constitution In tbs asticts1 s.Ts piSps1
mo
-. 80 a e
the Tent RES ktaud upon the And brosd Ton
III Il ss u: s, .ss
t1eeui.ss d. ep.rments Of 4. .bs &c t;o.t5ament
"1aos: r. aAFoRp,
II: II: S;.9ssa.' {: 1ss,..'
In letter dated May 20, 1860, addressed to a
Southern gentleman, and published in the
Southern papers, Nr. johnson sa3s:
ht.. fhst 4 III right Of the SouA to ena.d and
~, : Of r.g III q r; e a.p
,sg III gt,s, opaea
he intel Il te you have eny eri iY 70 .ee ts o.
Il: i bs
a,e 10. unjn.t tle1tfort. IN ,he ,ns!ausIoos %h
whi:h yoa and n.eiiazd 7our eeisos:ai eon
1h 9hs sssae q e. Gss[e.,ho
EGsvtnten: !ipel ths in.lna.tion nav ba
a. CO.'S r, ros 1us .,a.1 : q, >, ,ze.ss,o, ~, n,.,
LUTON or 1ut UNION. 1'' D''s''
md - ,ot1nu oEnn;oa speeca o. sni5 ~ 1s4s,W
mpotent sinking of ths 6st ii tue Sorth; '0'' ''
But .uppo.e Nj. P,,.it.ot. y.u h,,, III, ,,rn, ,o
5|s s|ss ;is3 st,S u T.;
nnt ~ ,ss i e.aaas en .iha1. 70
rss Is; ss,: :, M "a
= g 1.s ,s en-
{! ss :; ;1e' e IL 4
Again, on the sob Of August, 1851, Nr.
T ,h9 h;d Invited him to attend = 2Sou:hera
.0ok 95s ne
'eeede from the Union. He aaid:
ishi on hs pa Of he Fede Goss1r s?esnse e. o.
Gafk a%to 9 the G9on sas,et 1e rradtd THE
its USiia 1ne ntess Il ;ts ra,on !. 81 sGaoRI;
r rs e. set:e,a Eth,s pss.y IL qtorxa il. ue fIisnds
1em po9 r. s Iishts e,ultnf
ho.e rao o<kna il - n..sed es,eW aeeR's .1i
Si, d. tfnss .e,g .x. IL strongest ouPo
eiia eo1 eoae tnes ass:[
hs h,post:;il s11o Of eornpro9 Then ID Slsnt
sst1Iom HI Tp:oa. o'sA s'ase oeahy 10
sat ~ LIGHT or hECs ,ttI prsSssv AT Z M s
nSIAHl 9iSi!n ~ nAfs h AssnAE IAE TGKN ASD VIC.