New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-29

tfgt these Territories were acquired by the common
blood ard treasure Of sll the country therefore tn
have right to take their property thsre. This ia
plausible proposition, but is there ssyhiU ia reay7
When the people were represented by delegates who
assembled to fern Constitution, there were Free
States ard Slave States then was this question of
Slavery to lie decided The Free States agreed that
Slavery was local Institution; or else why should
tley have noticed it at all There were other kinds of
property then as now butwe fnd nothing Fad about
thsgenefa property in horses AT other things
for the laws Of al localities recognized the general
property in these things, and they needed such
ogDilicn But why vas there provision with re-
esrd TO Slavery? II was because the trainers OF the
Constitution recognized the doctrine that Slavery ia
Ioco ard sectional institution therefore they took care
r. epesk of il as property "hed according to laws
thereof" 10 any State. Republicans claim thst the
Constitution establishes lone but free institutions
thank God. IF this property in slaves IS general prop
erty they have right to take it into the Territories
but then il needs no protection By any Fugitive
Slave law. But it cannot be genera! ana
peculiar property at the same time. The
Republican doctriue is the old doctrine this
subje t-thst this is merely local property. Indeed
until lately, 10 Southern man has spoken OF TINS as
ether than our peculiar institution and only lately
they have claimed it general property that goes
where the Constitution goes The whole do;trl9s OF
the Republican pa -y in regard TO the poSer Of Con.
gTess Is aso the old do trlne and only lately IS any
Other doctrine been claimed lie quoted from speeches
mace IN Congress in 1913 when this was spoken OF as
a newly discovered doctrine, and described By VIM.
Duer as thin sat-chcken-brotb fit only for babies,
This d. cIiue Of tie power of Congress held By the Re-
tubicaps good Wig doctiinoia S45 Mr. 5. quoted
Wig speeches Usde then to establish this staeHent
SteIhen A. Douglas then stood on the same ground;
and Squatttr Sovereignty had not been discovered hs
maintained the DE- ctrne the Republicans row
presch. Stephen A. Douglas is man OF considerable
ability, bold sud unscrupuous but one who sbora fur
tfe hour and tor the Of the immedlae object
before him; consequently he has left very crooked
record MIR. Douglas quotes Clay and Webster in
support of this doctrine Of Squater Soyeregnty-nen
who awayr opposed the extension of Slavery. Yet
nearly all the Territorial bills reported by Mr.. Douglas
admit the doctrine Of the power Ct Congress. The
people Of the Territories must DO trained up in the
love Of free Institutions, they may adhere 70
them Slavery ia thing that creeps in, and sneaks in,
ard QeiE a foOthud, and must be shut out Iy positive
enactment, as always has been done. He thanked
G!d it Rad been shut out frem the Western Territory
from whence he came; and il was from this exclusion
hey bsd built up there such magnificent empires.
After The Charleston Convention had broken TO pieces
Mr.. Dougas said in The Senate, while yol bidding ior
the Southern vote that un6er this doc rne of his the
people of NewMeXicO hsd established Slavery in
Territory larger than New-York, gyng them more
Sive + rrOTy than they bad claimed by degree and
a half: snd he asked the South what more they
wanted. What a bid this was TO have them
20 10 Baltimore and vote for him. Such
Mr.. Douglass own understanding Of his
doctrine rf Squstter SovereigntYtha. it makes slave
TERRITORY for the Soutbin the last speech he msde in
the councils Of the nation. How olt Wings make
ALTAR ce with these Douglas men, He referred TO
pledge made in 1880 never to support man for any
Office wbO renewed the agitation of the question Of
Slavery; agred by many members of Congress and
among Others by VIM. Duer and James Brooks.s let
tiey ere uOw etr king hands with one who had re-
uewed the sgitaiion by repeating the Missouri Com
promise. As quoted from speech made by
Dir Douglas in 1S49 in regard 70 tbe Missouri Com
promise, wien he boped % no ru less hand would be
ieckess enough 10 distUFb IT. In the proposed fusion
Tie Bell men seem to pay always second part, and he
advised them 90 elsewhere to try 10 suSceed better
NJ. S. then psid glowing tribute 10 the worth ability,
and honesty OF Abraham Ln3Olc, sDd answered all
tie s-caed objections against him 10y Democrats. Mr.
Sehtn,k remarks were LIT ned to with great atten
ton and eoited great applause. After song by Dir.
Cook the meeting adjourned.