The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-11-01
More Douglas A AphOrisms
'selacted verbatim from his Speeches.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.
1. IN matters not whot VayMe Supreme
Court May hereafter decide as to the abN
stract question, where i, (slavery) may
or may not go into a Territory under the
Constitution, the people have the laagd
means to introduce IL or erclude 1t as they
please -TSpeech at FreepOrt. Aug. 2S,
1853
SUPREME COURT SOVEREIGNTY.
g. ], in common with the Democracy
Of Illinois, accept the bred Fcott Deci,
sim of tie Supreme Court Of the United
States, iu the Dred Scott case, as an au-
thoritative exposition of the Constitution.
Whatever Limitations The Constitution, as
erpounded By HE Courts, Imposes on the
autsori y ofa Territorial legislature, we
CheeJally Recognize and respect in con-
70 rmity with that deci.ion. Slaves a;e
recognized as prcprrty, and placed on an
equal footing with al other property. -
| Speech at New Orleans. Dec. 6. 1858.
PROJECTION TO SLAVE PROPERTY.
The citizens of each AMI all ofHe States
mug move into the territories and carry
their property Oith them on terms of exact
equality, no matter whether that properly
consists in little, horses or in merchandise
or in Slaves, or in any other species of
property.
On whatever terms citizen Of free
State may move into a territory with all
his particular property, citizens of the
slave States can go and carry their slave
prop rty. II is also an essential principle
of government that every right cfproperty,
as well as person, should be 0i7orously an 1
sarediy protected by the government. "
II Spe ch at Memphis, Oct. "a, 1860
NON PROTECTION TO stAvE PROPERTY.
4. "Slarcry canno, erista Day or an
hour anywhere, Unless II is supported Jy
police Regulations. Those regulations can
only be established by the local Lyisla.
ture, and if the people are opposed to sla
very, they will elect representatives to
that body who will, by unfrisndly Legis,
lation efectually prevent The introdacing of
il into their midst." -[Speech at Froeport
Aug, go, 1853.
SLAVERY CAN'T BE EXCLUDED.
s. "Hence, under the Constitution,
there is no POwsr TO prevent Southern
man going into tie Territories with his
.Slaves. = Speech at Clifton Springs, N
Y, Aug, 1860.
CONGRESSIONAL NON INTERVENTION.
6 "All the powers Obligated to the
federal government are federal in their
character and not domestic. Congress- las
no right under the Constitution, 10 inter
fere wM I'll Tie relations betueen husbandand
wife, or parent and child, or guardian aid
ward. or master and serv1nt Those do
mestc powers are all reserved to the State;
or to tho ponplo.- Speech at indianapolis
Sept. 28 1860.
CONGRESSIONAL INTERVENTION.
8. 81 am not prepared TO say that un-
der the Constitution, ws (Congress) haze
not Ae POUR to pass !. 'Os excluding Negro
Slavery from tie TerritOries,-[ Speech in
the SeDa,e, June 3, 1880,
NOW YOU SEE IT.
0. "The people ofa Territory like those
Of State should be left perfectly free tc
form and regulate their domestic iusritu
tions in their own way, and no Lmitati0,
should be placed on Ma! riqht in nytorm
I-[Speoch at Chicago, July 8, 1858.
NOW YOU DON'T.
TO- "DuringM the existence of Territorial
governments. tie measure Of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by the Fed
eral Cons tuition on the power Of Tho
Territorial Legislature over the domestic
relations, as tie same has been, or Shai
hereafter be deci led By tie Supreme Court
should be respected by all good citizens
and enforced with promptness and fidelity
by every branch of the Federal Govern
mcnt."- Wi 'ira Besolulion IN the Dem
ocratic Platform, endorsed by Douglas al
"a faith 'ul embodimsnt of the time honor
cd principles Of the Democratic party"