The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-11
AND NOM on THIS,

~ Asit thai NO sccH THING As SoyEEgIGN
POWER ATTACHES 10 TERRITORY As A
Trk2icoRr. aaEa thAt Terr!tagx possesses What
ever PaweE II derives teasn the coasts4Qt.aa UNnEa
THE oEssSgc ACT. AND No MORE II zpsssA ef
poeGLAs tn sAe L, 5. Sena4e, Fec. 1850.
p5aylaI- Bst.aars Caarr#iiua Resalstioa.
RssaIrsz, Thai il Is aecoEdznce villa the Caarir-
PIattoy that during sGe eisteaae of Territorial
Governments tie Of rtzsEtei5aA whatever IL
uay be- taEoseI by tae Federal CIaStitE5el, Oh the
FEfr IF iAs Tsrrartsi Legislature over the sahelt
o thc s1Hss:e -s'dts8ns tire same kns been or
herarf!srAe aas}iy DETERMINED BY THE SUFRS4E
cor f q tie UaItai States should lie respected by all
ed cssiEea,, siH ENFORCED trisA prawptasss and
.fGeity b. EVERY BRANCH ii aAe Gsasrri Gesera-
.asz..
Mr.. DoroLAs, in bis letter of acceptance,
endorses this resolution as follows:
'.Upsn i careful examination " the platform of
principles asLped al Charleston and re-aal-nei at
Baltlmnre. with sdfiioRci rcsofafioH. tsairh IS
N PERFECT HAREONY rita fAe others, / tni it
so be faithful eubsient Of the time honered prin-
a.pls. Il the D,a 1Fatt party, which were proclaimed
ana understood ty all parties in the Presidential
contests Of 1915 Isls and 1856
Here is the decision Of the Supreme Cour
which Mr.. DoUeLAs says should be respected
and enforced byeyery branch Of the Federal
Government:
THE MEASURE OF RESTRICTION" :"
Every citizen has right 10 take with him into the
territory artit. Of property which the constitution
Vi the United States rccosulzes property.
The coastltut.oaof Of the United States recognizes
slaves property aad pledges the Federal govc ,cut
to project iI"-S3l'!sus Of the Dred Sc0R decision.
The ,nly I,er conferred ION Congrcs.) is the power
coupled with the dLy Of guarding aud protecting the
owner ia Lts rlsht''-TdRey's opinion, Hgpdrd i52.
That Mr.. DoUGLAs agrees with this con-
strnctiOn Of the Constitution, the following
extracts from his speeches will show:
The DcmoeTary el Illinois, in the arst place accepts
The decision the Supreme Court the United States
IA the # Dred SIt, authoritative intc,pre-
iati0a Of the constitution Ia accorlaRce with that
decision, re hot Matsiarrs ere property and hence
on ar equality trtth al oihCr Kinds cf property and
tae owHer Gf stare has ihe rghtto more into
territory Gad carry his stare property trith hisa
as iae owRer Cf Gay oRer property has 10 90 there
and Gerry his property "-[specch Of DOUGLAS at
/ New Orleans Dec. 9Th, SOS.
1--WE" (Seuator Brown Of Mississippi and Senator
DausiAs, oi IliuotJ that under the dccisom
the Supreme Court Il tLs United States, slaves are
property standing equal footing with all other
property; ana that consequently the owner Of slave
has the right cmGrate territory and carry
his slave property with him the owner any other
species of property has to there carry his
property with him" Again: "TEus far
he Senator from Mississippi and myself agree ihaf
stare property in The territories stands tqwdi
footing wut ererg other species Of propcrty."-
isgeech VI DOUGLAS IN the 4 s. Senate, Feb. 1859.