Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-07-27


shall be "rSToRcEp with promp,ness and
Gdeliiy" by Congressional leslsla,ion9 Il
not Congress branch OF the Genera
Government" and can Congress enforce ,hi'
restriction without legislGtiOn' Then
wha, will the result, be but Congressional
intervention for the protection Of slave
property in the Territories II this resolu
ton does mean slave code, is II immediate
or prospec,ive' Has the Supreme Court
already decided this question: With
Douglas Democrats, at least, their candi
date Cor Wee President, rerschel V. John
son. ought to oc good authority. and wha,
dos be say on this Poin,3 We quote from
his report TO the Georgia State Convention;
Under tho decision Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States in the case Of
Drei Scntt, which we recognize as the cor.
rec, exposition Of the Constitution IN this
particular, slave property stands upon the
zane footing AZ all other description ~ prop.
Crty. and that neither the General Govern.
met NOR ANY TERRITORIAL GOVERN.
MENr. can destroy or impair the right to
slave property in the common territories. p"
II Mr.. johnson j. CORRECT the Supreme
Court has already decided what /" the meas.
urc Of restriction imposed by the Federal
Constitution on the power OF tho Territorial
legislature over che subject OF tho domestic
restriction u. anl then the resolution in
the Douglas platform tell, Us that this
" measure Of restriction " should BE- +" 90.
forooi with promp,i,ude and fidelity by -.
sry branch Of the Gsleral Government. "
Mr.. Douglas fully endorses thi. resolution.
II the Douela, candidate for Vice President
is correct, then even Mr.. Douglas himself
stands pledged to-day in favor Of not only
Congressional bu, Elecuiiy, Intervention
Tor the protection Of slave property in the
Territories. But II Mr.. johnson is In or.
TOR. and the supreme Court has not decided
this question, has Mr. Douglas or any 9th.
er iutelligen, and observing Democrat the
least doubt as 10 what that decision will be-
That decision remember, will DO made al.
mo,t exclusively by the 'ans men that de-
cilcd upon the DEED Scott case. Tia, Dc.
ci.ion will Be. as Mr.. johnson says has al.
ready been decided by that Court. that
e neither the General Government. nor any
Tgri5ridl G1rorrn,Hi can dr,',oy ormiBar
the rish, to ''ars property in the common
territories. And Mr.. Douglas stands
pledged that ,hi, decision, this measure Of
restriction" shall 30 "afort,i with
promp'nc.' and fidelity by every branch Of
%, General Government,
Now. We ak candid and honest Demo-
cra,. II the Douglas platform and the Doug.
Ia. candidates Tor President and Vice Pres
iisnt DO not stand pledged, at leas, in a
certain contingency, in favor Of CJusres.
.ioral Slave CoI,s
And Yet the Douglas presses and orators
"a 90 Njrih will dcclaim long aud loud
upon the rsh, ot the people Of tho Terrific.
ri,s g. govern themselves, upon their risht
70 accept or rrj'c; slavery as they choose
and they will dsn1lncc a slave code IN un.
measured term. and they will ask the pco.
PIE % vote Tor Douglas aud johnson b,odE,
they are the representatives aud the smbod.
imcu, OF the principle Of Non.lu ,erven,ion
and Territorial Slyrelsn,y rrcemen OF
the Nurih BE- not deceived by thu, outra.
ce5us ial.chool 20 unblushiusy promulsa.
tel by the Dcusls, leaders Read and rc-
De-. aud decide Tor yourselves, and We DO
no, fear but wha, you will come 20 the con.
clu,iou ian irresistible one 70 ny that Con.
grc,.ional protection To slavery in the Ter.
rtoriss will never De- resisted or defeated by
Democratic Administration or Demo.
cratic COnsrc.-vhc,hsr that Almini.,u.
ton Or that C0nsr,s, D. controlled by a
D,u:a. or Brrckinril,e Tha, claim to
protection will be defeated and refused on.
IL through the mcln.nnl the instrumental
ny Il Republican Congress