The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-07-25
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The True sta.e OF the Case. y !

Senator Douglas, in his speech responsive TO
the compliment, or serenade the evening Of
his nomination, stated, in few words, the is
sue before the country. when he said:s
1.-THE safety of the Union depends upon the
strict adherence to the doctrine OF non-inter-
vention. Intervention means disuuion. In
tervention, whether by the North or by the
South. whether for or against slavery tends
directly to dsunion." ,-ss.
That is correct statement of the casey and
every good and patriotic citizen should ponder
it well, Pittsburgh Post.
If "iatervention means disunion" then is !
HERsCHEL v. JOHNSON disunionist, Er in his
minority platform he takes stong ground in "a
yor oft Hear him. In his first resolution he
says;
"Reso'uef, That we re.afirm the Cincinnati
Platform, with the following propositions:
"1st. That the citizens Of the United States a.
have an equal right to settle with their propert,S
| Of any kind, in the organized Territories Of the
United States, and that Under the decision the
Supreme Court ofthe Untep States, in the case
OF Dred Scott, which we recognize as the cor
rect exposition OF the Constitution in this par
ticular, slave property stands upon the same foot
as all other description Of PROPERTY and thai nett-
the General Government NOR ANY TERRIFIC g
RIAL GOVERNME ENT can destroy or impair
the right to slave property in the common Ter-
ritories, any more than the right to ana othey.
description Of property that PROPERTY of all kinds,
slaves as we'll as any other species of property.
in Territories, stand upon the same eqnal and
broad Constitutional basis and subject to like
principles, of recognition and protection in Tie
LEGISLATIVE, judicial, and executive depart.
naents of The Gove1nDeeat." aG'59s 5sg 10 ssess
In demanding "Legislative" and "Jsdiciap in-
terierancein protecting the right ofthe Southern
citizen in carrying his property into the Terri
tory, and protecting it there, and in enforcing
the decision ofthe Supreme Court Mr.. john
son goss the only doctrine Of Congressional In
tervention" that any man in his sober senses
dreams Of For doing this according to Mr..
DoUdLAg, he is aDisunionist, for }, Intervention
means Disuuon" ,, feH
Again Intervention means Disunion" Mr..
DOUGLAS himself and all his friends at Balti.
more and all his supporters, who 60 the Doue1 II
las PLATFORM are rank disunionists The addi-
tional plank in that platform, upon which to
avert discussion as to its true character, Mr. Fl. "a
b. Payne demanded the previous question, is as
follows: ,.s ii. 5eaaga.jt s-s te5its4g ID N
"ResolSed, That it il in accordance with the
CINCINNATI platform that during the existanca r
OF Territorial Governments the mersure of re-
strlction. whatever it may be, imposed hv the
Federal Constitution on the power OF the Ter.
ritorla Legislature over the subie t OF the do 81
mestlc relations as the same has been or shall
hereafter be finally determined by the Supreme
court ofthe United States, should be respected
n IOsts =,
ness and fdehty By every branch of Tie General 1.
Government" ,.se..e
The enforcing with promptness and fidelity. !.
by every branch the General Government
Congress being one of the branches alluded to.
of the Supreme Court, which declares that the
people Of the South have the same right to car
ry their property into the Territories Of the u
ofthe North has to carry his household goods,
rank intervention-the Intervention the South de-
mands, for it is only TO clothe the fticers with
power to enforce the laws and the decision Of
the Supreme Court, where they cannot other
wise be enforced, that any one expects Congress-
to igtervene.
Mr.. DouGLAs has accepted the additoal
plank nailed to tie platform at Raltimore, and 81
declared it to be in keeping with. his sentiments.
and yet, in his speech accepting the nomination,
he declares doctrines which he, and his friends
support, as dsunion doctrine izs a
The man, when he made the statement, must h
have been beside himself, and the editor who
repub!ishes it to the world was silly enough to !
rive hic candidate far praSidant n Heenau 4r 81
blow without knowing what he was doing. @