The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-09-01
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II bald that 20 srcH rntso As SOVEREIGN y
POWER ATTACHES TO A 1ERA1roas As =
7saaIroaS Ihasd that Territory p.ssesses ~sat-
ever power i, derives from, the Constitution UNDER
THE ORGANIC ATT. AND NO MORE -[Sp eeA u
DoueLAs IN sae U S. Seasfe FEB. tsso.
Dos fiss- Rsrimsre coarea!sos Reso'siioa:
Resolved That il Is in dancc With the cincin-
nAi Pa,s tha, during the cxissense Q: Territorial
Gorernnaen,. The .esssre u resriesios whatever u
msy be imposed ~ The Fei-rss Constitution on tie
pofr Of fAe Territorial Legsiafsre svcs the subject
of the domee rsiasions the same has etts or sss
Aerssfferb be aaaiy DErERAiNED BY THE SUPREME
COURT OF the vAited saond Be respected By all
god sitiaers and ENFORCED ,riia pro~efsess and
Jfde,ify ~ EVERY BRANCH II fAs Cesersi Govern
menf
Mr.. DouoLAs, in his letter of acceptance,
endorses thi. resolution ~ fnll"ws:
s,rpon ca, eful ex min atton Of the platform ri
principles si.p ed h.rles,en aud rc-anirmed Al
Baltim re with an sdd.tional reso xiios. CAicA Il
in PERFECT HARMONY With the Others. nnd il
to be faithful cmb slimcn Of the time honored pin-
epies Of the Dan attic purity which wee pr claimed
and understood by all parties In tho Presidential
contests Of lSs5 1852 and 1855 y
lIere il the dscision Of the Supreme Cour
which Mr.. DnuGLAs anys should he respected
and enforced by every branch Of the Federal
Government:
"rHr MEASURE OF xIsrRicTfoS:"
"Evcry citizen has risht to take with him Into tht
territory any aris of property which the Constitution
uf the United States recognizes as propety.
The constitution Of the Cnited States recognize,
slaves as property and pledges the Federal nme
to protect :t"-Syilabxs Of the Dred Scott dec sion
'rhe only power mtsrrei ION conSres) is the po~c
compiled with the duty Of guarding and projecting sh'
owner in his right "-Tsaeys epiaion Howard sas
That Mr.. DorcLAs agrees with this con-
s,ruc,ion uf the Constitution, the following
sxtracts from hi. speeches will show:
The Democracy of Illinois in the ars, place accepts
the decision the Supreme Court OF the United State
in the case Of pred Scot. As authoritative inte pre-
taiion Of the constitution In accordance with tha
decision sce hold that sarss property aud henc'
on an equality slh all other kinds II pr persy ana
the orner Of slare has he tame right 10 more int
a territory and carry his s'are property viih hin
as the ovne Of any other property hss 10 90 iaer'
and carry his property. y."-tspcceh oi DOUGLAS .
New O.ieans, Dec. 9Th, 1858.
We Senator Brown OF Mississippi and Senator
Douglas VI llInos) agree that. under the dec>on
the supreme Court of tho United States, slaves arr
property. standing IN an equal footing with all othe
property aud that consequently the owner VI slAv'
has the right TO emgrate 10 territory and carr!
his slave pr perry with him the owner OF any othc
-pccIes property ha, To there and carry hi
property with him." Again: "Thus fa
The Senator from Mississippi and mysey agres fhs
sdue property in the territories san6s on an equa
footing vith euery other species Of properfy."-
(spccch VI DOUGLAS in tho U. ). Senate Feb. 1855.