Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-09-20

THE POWERS OF CONGRESS.
Congress can declare war, make peace,
raise revenue, coin money, maintain armies
establish navies, and do all those acts which
are Federel and not local, but the Federal
government has no right to interfere between
husband and wife, or parent and child, or
any other matter which is domestic and not
Federal in its character. (Cheers.l
This was deemed sound Democratic dec
trine only four years ago, and what is now
the condition of things in this country We
find the country convulsed by the action of
the two secessionist parties-the one com
posed Of northern interventionsts, and the
other of southern intorventionists. Ap-
plause.l The country, so far as the slavery
question is concerned, is divided into two
parties-s -secessionists aud non.intervention-
lists. The interventioniste are su5-divided
into two grand ns--interventionists
north and interventionists south. The north
ern interventionists are known as black re-
publicans or abolitionists, and they demand
that Congress shall prohibit slavery wherever
it is necessary. IA voice, "That's so."1 1t
then becomes important to inquire when 1t is
necessary for Congress to prohibit iti Why
they tell you it is not necessary for Congress
to prohibit it when the people are opposed TO
it, for the reason that in such case, the peo-
pie will prohibit it themselves. The aboli-
'iOHioio OHly ucVli ~ HtCtSSdTy W plohipt
slavery when the people are in favor of It,
On the other hand, the southern interven-
tionists, who seeded from the Charleston
and Baltimore conventions, tell us that Con-
crest must interfere to protect slavery when
necessary. When do you think it is neces-
sary for Congress so to interfere? Why they
say that as long as the people are in favor of
slavery they will protect it themselves, and
hence it is not necessary for Congress to in
terfere, but that, wherever the people are OPP
posed to slavery and do not want it, then and
in that case Congress must force them 20 have
it. [Cheers.) From these remarks you will
observe that the republicans OF the North and
the seceders Of abe South agree in principle.
They agree, first, that it is the right and duty
of Congress to control the question OF slavery
in the Territories secondly, they agree in
denouncing the doctrine of n-intervention n
and popular sovereignty; and, thirdly, they
agree in overruling the will of the people in
the Territories without regard to their local
and domestic affairs
Agreeing on the question of power, then,
they wish to apply their action in opposite
directions.
The northern secessionists, or abolition.
lists, appeal to northern passion and northern
| pred dudice and northern ambition, agains,
the southern people and against their insti
tutions. The southern secessionists appeal
to southern pride and southern passion and
southern ambition, against the northern peo
pie and their institutions. Each endeavors
to rally the people of their own section un.
der one sectional banner. against the other. =
Suppose these two sectional parties succeed
and rally every man south OF the Ohio River
under one banner, and every man north under
the other, and thus force Presidential elec
ton to take place on Il geographical line,--
what do you think will be the result to youl
interests, or to the peace and safety of thi.
4 Unionl [Cheers.l need not tell you what
the result will be whenever a Presidential
election is decided by geographic cal lines -
If ever a sectional party shall control this
country, it is very evident that the strongest
section will carry the result.
THE ORGANIZATION OF SECTIONAL PARTIES DE-
PLoRED.
AS a nor thern man, belonging to the stron
gcst section, | deplore the organizatian o
sectional parties. [Great applause.l l de-
sire to see this Union maintained forever, and
1 know of no mode OF preserving it except
by observing, with religious fidelity, every
provision and every obligation of the consti
tuition as our fathers made it, (Cheers ] The
constitution ofour fathers is good enough fol
me, and | demand that every man, Nortl
and South, wherever he may be found under
the American flag, shall yield obedience tC
every provision of the constitution, and if h'
does not do it, then would use the power
of the government to make him do it. [Cheers
So long as we live under a constitution which
is common to all the States OF this Union,
we must secure to the people of every State
equal tights under it. [Cheers.l And hole
that the doctrine of equality of rights applies
to the Territories as well as to the States o
this Union.
A Inv
You are told that portion of the demo
craric party desires to deprive you of the
right of moving to the Territories with you
} property aid holding it on an equality will
other citizens i want to say to you that, sc
far as my knowledge extends, ! do not know
of any one democrat in all America, who Il
supporting the regular organization of tn
party, who does not concede equslity ofrigh
in the Territories to all citizens OF all tn,
States. For one, affirm equality and ntenc
to maintain it at all hazards and everywhere
You have the same right to carry your slave
Q or yonr cattle, or your horses, that have Il
carry any property that l possess. Wher
| you get there, you and stand on a footing
of exact equality under the law. You bring
your property with you subject to the loca
law, and bring mine with me subject to thu
same local law. The Misrepresentation ol
this point consists in the assumption tha
t Congress protects the northern man in hi
: property in the Territories, but will not pro
tect southern man in his am willing to be
leve that those gentlemen who make thi
statement believe it to be true but | hav
more respect for their candor than their in
: telligence, if they profess to so believe.
n Congress naver yet passed a law for tn
n protection of any mans property in Terrific
= ry. Every man who goes to a Territory will
@ his wife, his children, his servants, and hi
= property, is subject to the local law, and re
:. lies upon local law for his protection.
INTERRUPTED BY THE STORM.
TThe rain which had been for some tim
threatening now commenced falling rapidly
= and Mr.. Douglas remarked:]
y NY fellow citizens, in view of the storI
now raging, submit to you whether | sha
. not brsng my remarks to a close, rather thai
!. expose you to the inclemency of the weathc
Il by going on?
~ Many voices--No, no; go on.
y Mr.. Douglas-Well, as you have given
y very unanimous vote on the subject, fe'
" bound TO abide by the test of popular sovel
q ereignty, (Great laughter and cheers.) Ever
T man, repeat, in a Territory, must rely upo
! the local law as enacted by the Territori
y government for the protection of his perso
:, =, and his property of every description, Il
:, same as in the States. Upon this point Il
:, :, action of this government, from the found
= tion o fthe constitution, has been uniform.
J. ADJOURNED TO rHGNIx HALL.
10 [The rain here poured down in torrent
l. and the chairman, Mr.. G F. Collier, was o
N l;,ad 10 odiourn ha m aetinp tn phnniX Hal