The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-30

three hundred thousand Shareholders, ant
/ four judges representing thirty millions
OF fleemen who own no slaves. Of al
places on the earth, that would seem tc
be the last refuge for Democracy. Why
the Democratic party had always pro
lessed to distrust the Supreme Court
I Mr.. jefferson had said twas the subtle
corps of sappers and miners constantly
working underground to undermine The
foundations Of our confederated fabric =
that it was can allen and despotic ele-
mentin our system, and would ultimate.
ly unless watched, usurp all the political
power in the country ;" that the respon-
sibility By impeachment was mere bug
aboo that never could be carried out
that few judges died and none ever re-
signed. The celebrated resolutions OF
'9S, passed by the Democracy Of Virgin
ia and Kentucky, looked to the same end
and expressed the same distrust Of the
Supreme Court. Do You remember what
old Andrew Jackson said =? He said they
had attempted to usurp his judicial pow
er that he was sworn to maintain the
Constitution as he un ders TODD it, Just as
much as he judiciary and he did main
tain it against the Judiciary. Aud on
which side was the Democratic party :?
Was il with old Jackson, or the Supreme
Court ? 1t stood up unanimously by The
side Of Old Hickory and for once they
were right.
TIE DECISION COMES.
But now n new spirit has taken posses
sion of the Democratic party. and they
are to day seeking refuge with this alien
element--this old enemy Of theirs; and
are now entered heart aud soul into The
keeping and under the protection of lhat
arbitrary Old court They made all the
slavehoiding Judges decide that the Con.
stiution guarantees to the STAKEHOLDER the
same property in his slave that it gives
him in his cow or his hofse-that he has
the right the local legislatures and Con
gres8 to the contrary Notwithstanding TO
carry his slave iuto any territory and
hold him there,
Look now at the justice Of ibis claim.
| have already said that it was not the
doctrine of tie fathers That il is not
the doctrine Of the Constitution | can
prove by this brief arg gument Ii the
Shareholder has the same right to his
slave that he has to any property-if the
slave is not liberated by going into an
alien government, Why did they put the
fugitive slave clause in the Constitution
Simply because the fugitive slave would
otherwise have been free by the common
law of every civilized nation upon earth.
Yes, that remarkable provision was in
serted, because without il every slave
who crossed the line would have been
free. My Democratic friends, if the slave
stands ON the same footing with the COW
and the horse. why did they not put in u
fugitive COW clause or fugitive horse
clause ? Laughter. Why have we
not . fugiuve horse bill ora fugitive COW
bill, declaring that any horse owing ser
vice and escaping from him to whom he
owed services shall not 60 free, bul shall
be delivered up to him 10 whom service
is due by said horse q? Roars OF laugh
ter and applause.
Constitution declares slaves To be per
sons. That they are persons YOU prove
by your every day acts. In every Dem
ocratic Slave State in the Union, il
slave Kill man or a woman. YOU hang
the slave ; bat il COW or horse kill a
man, do you hang the cow or horse
Laughter and cheers. Now, are YOU
not ashamed of yourselves laughter to
come up with this sort OF argument
among Intelligent people ? But such is
the doctrine OF the Supreme Court in The
Dred Scott case.
DOUGLAS AND THE DRED scorT DECISION
Now, what does Stephen say on this
Does he stand with jefferson,
and jackson, and the old Democratic
party, and the Republican party, saving
that The Court travelled out Of It's juris-
diction? That when they decided lhat
Scott, a man descended from slave par
ents Of African blood, could not be cit
lzen, and, there fore. could not sue in the
United States Court, there their judicial
powers ended but when they un !er,ooh
10 determine in advance ol Legislation.
great political quesJ.ons-quesuons pure
y and prc-emlnen'ly political, aud be,
longing u the people neither the ter
ritorles, with all their untold millions.
shall be Tree or slave, they transcendei
their power
Does Mg. Douglas stand with Us here
No; he says they We're tisht ia usurp.ns
this political power, aal he gets up
his humbur ab nj Popular Sovereignty
this Sovereignty OF the ninth part Of a
man. Laughter. Why, in his speech
" New Orleans he comes out openly and
above board, aal says thatunler the Con
'tiiuion :" Saves ase recognized AS prop
erty and placed on an equal footing with
other property; hence the owner OF slaves
The same as the owner Of any other
species oi property--has lhe right to re.
move 70 q Ieruioy and carry hi. property
With him !" chat the master has The same
right 10 carry his slaves into the Terri
tories and have protection for them As
his COW or ms horse--sabject TO Popular
Sovereignty Laughter Then he
comes North ani tells tile people that
under his Great Principle the people have
n perfect ri ght to Ieyislate slavery out of