The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-02

they deny that Mr. DoueLAs's action was
what we have stated it? Will they deny
that be did offer, did support, did vote
fo:, all these propositions prohibiting
slavery in the territories. No, they will
do no such thing. They know it is a
matter of history-that it is upon the
public record, and cannot be wiped out.
But one of our reviewers, E. n, F"
who, AS we stated before, seems to be so
Jolly green" as to be a sincere belle, er
in Mr.. DOUGLASS truth and consistency
quotes, IN excuse, Mr.. DouGLAs's words
in a speech delivered in the Senate in
1850. In that speech, according to I" E.
NJ" Mr.. DOUGLAS said
Each and every vote have given contrary to
that principle, is the rote of those ,rho sent me
here, and not mig orn. / have faithfully obeyed
my Instructions.
And again, in his Chicago speech OF
1854, the " Little JOKER said
Ny votes and acts have been in accordance
with these views in all cases except the instan-
ces in which ! have voted under your instruc-
tons. Those were your votes and not mine.
entered my protest against them at the time
before and after they were recorded-dnd shall
nerer hold myself responsible for them.
Doubtless Mr.. DOUGLAS used this Ian
guage. But the best way to answer Mr..
DOUGLAS is to meet him with Mr. DoUG-
LAS, and so we shall in this case. In
1849, when every Democratic legisla-
ture at the North passed resolutions up
holding the Wilmot Proviso, and insisted
upon its application to the territory de-
rived from Mexico, the Illinois legisla
ture also instructed her Senators and
requested her Representatives to act to
the same purpose. The resolution pass
ed the Legislature in January, l849. On
the 23d of October of the same year,
Mr.. DOUGLAS made speech at Spring
field, H., which was published in the
State Register Of Nov. 9th, following. In
that speech, referring to those resolutions
of instructions, Mr.. DOUGLAS said +:
In August, AZ, he Mr. Douglass had voted
for the Oregon bill, containing a clause prohib-
ting slavery in that Territory. About four
months afterwards, the legislature assembled
and prepared resolution instructing our Sena-
tors and requesting our Representatives in Con-
gress to vote for territorial bills in California
New Mexico, containing a prohibition of Slav-
cry in those Territories. In other words, they
instructed him 10 do precisely 'cat he had done wi
out Instructions. He had been informed that his
Wing friends, and perhaps few others, pecul-
arly situated, confidently expected him to re-
sign, rather than obey these ins ructions. 1t
would be disagreeable to disappoint them in so
reasonable an expectation. 1t was a serious
question, however, requiring grave and dehber-
ate consideration, whether he could conscien-
tiously do under Instructions WHAT HE HAD JUST
DONE FROM THE DICTATES OF HIS JUDGMENT,
WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS. As the decision of SO
important a question requires time to consider,
he invited them to wait and see
How about that, Mr.. E. n. ?" Mr..
DOUGLAS declares here that his efforts
and votes prohibiting slavery from Ore
gon, were given from The dictates Of his
oOn judgment, WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS.
How does that agree with his declara-
tons quoted by you? Are you still $50
jolly green as 10 believe in Mr.. DOUGLAS S
consistency" or in his truth If SO,
you are hopeless case.