, 1860-07-30

that the Dred Scott decision has estah1;,hsd
that slaves ere to be treated the zane a. anv
other property; that he is pledged to abide bv
the dscssfon Of the Supreme Court. which has
already been ma e, and any decision which It
mar hereafter make. TO matter wha, it b,.y be-
that under this decision which has been m ,de ,
man has the right, und'r the Consti'utiop. to %
with his A1ayes into anr Territory Of The Eu;ted
Stated. Do the South ask nrtl1ing more than
that! Perhans snme one will soy, they ,apk a
slave code. The South say this upon that sub.
ject: that If SLAVES, are not. properly protected
afford them protection; hut they say further,
that there is no necessity for anv such law:
that having right to 20 to tho Territory un
der tbc Constitution, the judiciary will protect
them. and they will not, therefore, ask an un-
neee'sary Law; Your Douglas rays exactly the
very to 70 into the Territories-that it ia in.
dicial question as to how far the Territorial
Leais!ature NAV interfere With it. lie has m
opinion about It himself. Nor ask "a. bnv
there is anv difference, practically. between his
view and the s;sx Of the Southern Democracy,
Both SAT it is Judicial question; both pledee
themselves to abide bv the decision Of the Cnurt
m this subject. Here il m end of' anything
like self-government and popular sovere1en4y
in the people Of Territory.
Ny. fHends-i might leave this matter. Il
seems 70 me, right here bat will detaiu yon
AttAo .u1Se4 upun auis punt W way ot nl0&-
tra''ng the tact. that none OF you are for non-
Intervention and leaving The peonie Of a Terri
tory TO do just as they please. Give ME ronr
attenti0n Tor few moments. and think I can
show that 70 clearly that you will all adu,i. it,
Aon Intervention. in the common aecentatiop
OF the word, OF learlng the people Of Territory
to DO Just as they please, would be utterly de-
atructive Of Ill constitutional government: aud
81 law. fou do not mean that. do you? If the
people Of Territory are to be left 10 d. lust
a. they please. Why Is not erery man. and why
AEo not towns and ctias to be left to do as they
please? Why should mt every individual. II
he wants to, p]nnder and steal from his neigh
oor3 10 Jou mt see that II you carry this doc
trine Of non-interyeutiou, or self royernnent
10 lta logical consequences. then ererY jndiyid-
NJ! man would govern himself Just a. he pletses. I
and you will hRre no laws, or order or regulated
society. That ia not what you mean. reckon.
II you do mean this, ask you hs1 vou can |
support any consti:utionl What ID tbe object |
Of establishing constitution Do you mean |
tnas popular majority Of the people Of Ter |
rtofy may do just Us they please? Iftta. ia
What you me n. ask rou II you are sunpnrtsr
Of 2 tae Constitution ofthe United Ststess That
goes not ALLOW msjorisy OF the peopla to do a. |
tne1 please That instrument was nat |
11non1ea = BY ntjoHsy Of the people Of the |
Ont.ed sta'es, nor yet b! majority Of States,
onf ov every State asserting to it. 1t conld not "a
In effect until nins e{ the thirteen fstates bsd
aeft ed to It, and then only Anon9 the mir 9tatss
rat'ying That Constitution too ,contains checks
upon the exercise Of power by 3 popular ma.
|or1tF. A majority Of ihe people Of the United
states do not electthe President They cannot
make 4 Law. The majority principle is not recoes
nized under the Constitution OF the United
otates' In the House Of Representatives the