The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-08-02

would make free the seven States nan
ed. lie saw the irrepressible confic
1between freedom and slavery, an
! wanted the influence of The government
kept on the side of freedom, and dc
nounced the idea that an equilibrium Q
tree and slave states, in the Union wa
desirable. He secuted the proposition
that the Union was TO remain ''half fire.
land half slave" What was afterward
Unreasonable in Mr. Lincoln, was thel
very proper in Mr., Douglas.
! We will now see how, Ala III. ..
BID. DOUGLAS DENoUNcEs ALL, INTER
! g9ftc .Ja VENTIoN. lGOh6. a. 10
This part of his path is too well un
derstoodtolneed much notice. All un
derstood what is meant by s'the grea
principle Unpopular sovereignty" We
VIII give but two extracts, to mark his
traits In this department: 5gtf b91satu
''Fhe people of territory can. by
lawful means, exclude slavery from
their limits prior to the formation of a
s ate constitution. q a1* x II
theEpeople are opposed to slavery the
will elect representatives who will by
unfriendly legislation efectually pre-.
went the Introduction of it into their
midst. T9a*o iH Hence, no matter
what the decision of the Supreme Court
may be, still the right OF the people to
make slave territory or free terrific
ry.",- Doug2as' Speech at FFeeport, / 85s.
Il firmly and conscienciously believe
that there is no safety for the country.
no hope for the preservation of the I'm
on, except by faithful and rigid ad.
herence to the doctrine of non-interven-
ton by Congress in the territories. In
tervention means disunion. DouqlaS
letter to Richardson before has. saonsigaa>
ton. 40 t III ir...rri r....s.-s
The emphatic statement that 'sinter-
vention by Congress with slavery IN
the territories means disunion," is plain
enough for anybody. The entire cues
ton whether slavery shall or shall not
exist in the territories rests with the
people thereof, "no matter what the
decision ofthe Supreme Court NAV be 20
There is now ''no safety for the couu-
try, no hope for the preservation ofthe
UnioD," except through the non>inter-
vention by Congress in this matter.
Lastly, and
18th. DOUGLAS INTERVIEWS FOR SLAVERY.
The convention that put Mr.. Douglas
IN nomination for the Presidency, unan-
mously adopted the following resolu-
lion:
"Resoloe0, That it is in accordance
with the Cincinnati platform that during
he existance ofterritorial governments
'he measure If restriction, whatever it
maybe imposed by the Federal Constitu.
,ion on the power of the territorial legis-
AZURE over the subject of the domestic
relations, as the same has been or shall
hereafter be finally determined by the
Supreme Court, Of the United States,
shall be respected by all good citizens,
md enforced with promptness and fdel-
ty by every branch of the general gov
Here the doctrine of intervention for
he protection of slavery in the terrific
les against the 'unfriendly legislation,
If the people thereof, is boldly and
completely set forth so boldly, indeed,
hat many of Mr.. Douglas warmest
riends seek t. deny the binding force
If the resolution on them or thei. cans
iidate. But what says Mr.. Douglas
on this point? In his letter of
he says:
Upon a careful examination O. the |
platform of principles adopted at
Charleston, and re- affirmed at Baltimore,
With an additional resolution which is
n pc feet harmony with the others, l |
ind 1t to be a faithful embodiment of
he time honored principles of the Dem
'cratlc party, as the same were pro
'lalmed and understood by all parties
nthe pr es:dential contests of I848, 1852,
md 1856" E-.-
So he would have his adherents be-
ieve that Congressional and exec
ltive intervention for forcing slavery
lpon the people of the territory IN spite
II their 'oiShes, is Gin perfect harmony
With ''the c mplete and perfect right OF
he people to make slave or free ter
TORY" in opposition to the Supreme
Court or any other authority!
Having thus followed this trickster
through his labyrinthine course, we
cave the picture with the reader.