The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-10-24

constitutional, Popular Soceretgnity an the
Territories clearly erists according to the Con-
stitstior aud the lasos. No man can deny the
conclusion, providing the Fugitive Slave Act
is constitutional.
Fifteen or twenty years ago, case arose IN
Pennsylvania, known as the case of Prigg Us.
The Commonwealth of Peennsylvania, and in
that case the court decided that the Fugitive
Slave law was constitutional in all its parts.
Again, only one year ago, the Supreme Court
made . decision in the case of Booth, of Wis
consiu, declaring that the Fugitive Slave Law
is constitutional in all its parts, Thus yo,
find, that the Fugitive Sldve La,o, as II nosc
stands on tie statnte book, II constitntional an
all IFS provisions. One of its provisions is,
that of person held to service or labor in any
of the States, or IN eidser Of the orgaaised
Territories according to the laps thereof From
this it is plain that slavery exists in all the
Territories the same as in the States, a,adev the
lars thereof If the people want slavery, they
will pass laws in favor of it, If they do not
want it, they will pass laws against it. (Cheers:)
But the Supreme Court did not leave the
matter open to interference when they deliy-
cred their opinion in the case of Prigg us.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
court, in delivering their opinion, said that the
estate of slavery is a mere municipal regula-
tioa founded upon and limited to the range of
Territorial laws That is the precise language
of the court, and it goes as far in behalf of
popular sovereignty as any Democrat in Amer
ica (Hurrahs for that, and cheers Hence
the Supreme Court has decided that question
once, and has decided IN fauor o. nom-inter
uentiom and Popular Sovereignty as clainae1
By the Democratic party. (Cheers.) ,i -
The case Of Priggs VS.. The Commonweaith
of PENNSYLVANIA covers that branch of the SUBJ
iect, and the Dred Scott decision, in which
the Court declared that Congress had no pow
er to prohibit slavery, covers the other branch
of the subject / think it is clear, from these
facts, that the decision of the court, as they
now stand affirm the doctrine of non interven-
ton and popular sovereignty as advocated by
the Democratic party. (Applause.) -e.5
Hauiag sto,0n that the Supreme CoIrthas de-
cided the question in my faUor, scW conclude
1,y ans,oer 6y Saying tkat I attend to stand BY
and carry out the decision in good faith
| (Cheers) hope my answer will prove sat.
isfactory. (Cries of at onght to, "Geod,"
and applause) You must either obey the
law as the court sxpounds it, or you must re-
sort to mob la,o. (Cheers.) A voice-"Y You
are upon the Bell Everett Platform, amt your
Mr.. DOUG las-I ain in favor of "the Consti-
! tuition, the Union, and the enforcement of the
laws" (Great laughter and applause) In
as much as the leaders of the Republican par
| ty deem it necessary to inquire whether
| I am in favor of the enforcement of the laws
as expounded by the courts, would 1t not be
| proper to make their own candidates answer
-tls- -saIae nuestinn2 lCries of never will,
/ ale has paddock on his mouth" &e.) Are
! tbey in faver of mob law and violent resistance
4 10 the decision of the Courts i
A Yoice-"Brinkerhof is" (Cries of that s
so.'' 5n.iza a !,
Mr.. Douglas-well, if Brinkeehof is,
| hope YOU will defeat him on election day,
| I do not think any man ought to be trustee In
any Office who will not obey the Constitution.
and more especially it is unsafe and dangerous
to elect man TO the Supreme Bench who viii
not carry out the Constitution and fulfill his
oath to support it. 1 know Republicans who
are in favor of obeying all parts of the ConstI-
tuition but one They will obey all its provis-
ions except that in reference to the fugitive
slaves, which they will not obey, because they
do not like it 1 do not care whether they
like it or dislike it, ifthey are honest men
they will yield obedience to it, (applause) for
i not one of them can hold Office unless he takes
an oath to support the Constitution, Fugitive
Slave Law part and all, and we all, know that
their great anxiety is to serve in some ofhclal
capacity. Tremendous laughter and ap-
plause) Any person who will take an oath
with the intention of breaking 1t, is not an
honest man. CA voice--sHe perjures himself,
and hence say every law abiding man, every
good citizen, every honest man in the country
viii obey the Constitution as our fathers made
il; will obey the laws as they stand IN the
statute book, and will maintain the constituted
authorities in carrying the Constitution and
the laws into effect. C'That's right, and
Cheers.) aife