The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-07-06

come to the support OF the doctrine OF popular
sovereignty. lie did not give the character Of
its fruits but we supply this omission, with the
following extract from speech made BY Doug
las himself, in the Senate Of the United States,
only the 18th day Of May last. In reply to Sen.
s,or Davis. Says Mr.. Douglas, in calling the
attention of the South to the working Of popu-
lar sovereignty:
"Nov What has been the RESULT My view,
are incorporated in the compromise measures
of 1850, and hrs were rejected. Has the South
been excluded from oil the territory acquired
from Mexico! What says the bill from the
/ IIouse of Representatives, now on your table,
repealing the slave code, in New Mexico estab-
| ii,bed by the people themselves! II is part OF
| the history Of the country, thatunder this doc,
/ trine Of non-nteryention, this doctrine tina,
YOU delight to call squatter sovereignty, the
people Of New Mexico have introduced and pro-
tected slavery in the whole Of that Territory.
Under this doctrine they have converted tract
Of free Territory, more than FIVE times the sire
of the State Of New York. Under this doctrine.
slavery has been extended from the Rio Grande
to the Gulf Of California, and from the line OF
the Republic Of Mexico, not only up to the 80
deg. 80 min., but up to IS deg.-giving you a
degree and half more slave territory than you
ever claimed. In lS4S, lS49 and 1850 you only
asked to have the line Of 80 deg. 30 min. The
Nashville Convention fixed that rs an ultima
tum. I offered il in the Senate IN August, lsis.
and II was adopted but rejected in the House OF
Representatives. You asked only up to 80 deg.
30 min, and non-interrsntion has girsn you
STARE territory up 10 50 deg, a degree and
half more than you asked; and yet you say
that this Is a sacrifice Of Southern rights.
These are the fruits Of this principle which
the Senator from Mississippi regards as hostile
to the fights Of the South. Where did you ever
get any other fruit that were more palatable to
your taste or more refreshing to your strength!
What other inch Of free Territory HIS been con-
yerted into slave territory on the American
continent. since the revolution, except IN new
Mexico and Arizona, under the principe OF
pon-interyention affirmed at Charlestonl"
Thus, by the Senator's own showing, his
scheme of popular sovereignty has accomplish
ed more for the South in the way Of converting
free territory into slave territory than any
other measure ever attempted since the forma-
ton of the government. 1t has, in short, as
his own words show:
LIST. introduced and protected slavery in the
Territory Of New Mexico;
d. Converted tract Of country more than
FIVE times the size Of the State Of New York,
from free territory into slave territory;
Sd. Extended slavery from the Rio Grande
to the Gulf Of California, and from the line Of
Mexico, not only up to So deg. 30 min, but IS
deg. North latitude. giving the South degree
and half more territory than it has ever claim
ed; and
18th. Given up to slavery for the first time
since the American Revolution, territory that
freedom once claimed and occupied.
Young men, how DO you like the workings
of"Popular Sovereignty" to which your at
tention was called by the Hon. E. X. SMART
One of the charges which Mr.. Smart made
against the republicans was that they believed
Congress had the power to inhibit slavery in
the territories. This was most despotic he said.
Now what did Mr.. Smart himself believe only
about q year ego. La the following extract
from speech delivered by him last year an
swer:
"But may say that Il has been and still Is
my belief that Congress does possess the power
to inhbit or establish slavery, and that the
power comes from the sovereignty incident to
all governments
We can make betterusc Of our paper than to
continue longer our comments on Mr.. Smart's
speech, and we make no comment on Mr.. SIS
manifest Inconsistency.
The meeting in Saeo closed when Mr.. s. len
of speaking.
In the evening there was second edition at
Union Hall ON the Biddeford side. The Hall
was pretty we'll filed, large portion being re-
publicans. The grand staple Of the speeches
were buster and brag. The democratic candi-
date for Governor dealt largely in extravagant
statement AMI braggadocio. Jewett spoke
again in the blood and thunder style Of orato-
ry-and after him q young man by the name OF
Nickerson, said to hail from Belfast. He Is an
earnest young nan, has loving way with him,
but we advise HIM to go to cooper and get
well hooped' before be perils himself on the
stump. lie was very complacent to the "fur-
riners," and told them and oil others to beware
Oh men Who Wore hSht neSA sio'nS'
Hon. Ira T. Drew also spoke few words but
soon broke up. and the evenings entertain
ment closed with speech from Hon. I. NJ.
Hayes. We did not hear Mr.. Hayes speech,
but we understand that in one Of his COMPARE
sons, he likened the Douglas forces to the lsra-
elites passing through the Red Sea. On the
one side were the fOaming and raging waves OF
and on the other the foamng
waves Of Abolitionism. It was no doubt hap
Ply illustration, but 1t occurs to us that none
Of the Israelites, except Caleb and Joshua, who
made the passage ever reached the promised
land. SO will Il be with these new Israelites,
they have passed the Red Sea Of . nomination,
but they, rs did the Israelites Of old, will fail
10 reach the promised land.