The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-08-23

! scon them BaIBE ua- then offered % them -
When aapsas easse E*s excisdsng slasery
| from the territory, pesotratc Governor " toed
the bills Wen the psspte Of Kansas adopted
free cons tuition, and asked admission, the
Democratic Senate refuse, 70 admit her. T a.
same body voted To a Init her with slave coz
stitation. but refused admission with free one,
which had heea endorsed ~ uine-,eushs Of her
people Ard ye: this sane party prates about
sGuatter sovereignty. These same Douglas men
nominated as candidate for Wee Pres dent,
| ton Dill. bat he rather than go before the eouu-
try protesting lie, declined to serve. and they
then nominated Mr.. Johnson who Is in faver oil
81 AVE CODE for the territories.
Bat it may be said that Douglas is in favor OF
sqnar'er sovereignty. Taere IS not word OF
truth 10 the charge. When be was before the
people of Illinois "a caaddlie for tn. Senate,
he talked about "unfrienilg legislation but as
soon as he elected. be rep ldiated all that
In his speech At New Orleans he said:
a. 10 common with the Democracy Of Illinois
accept the decision of the Snpren- Court Of the
United States III the Died Scott case. au-
thorilative exposition of the constitution -
y batever hmita ious of tie cor s,ituton, as ex
pounded by Tbs Courts. imposes on the authority
OF territorial lie -islature, cheetfuIly recog-
nze and respect 10 conformity with that decis
ion Slaves are recognized property, and
pieced on an equal footing with all other prop
erty. Hence, the owner of siaves-the same as
the owner of any other species Of property-has
a right to remove to u territory aud carry his
property with him."
Agair-Douglas, in his speech in tie United
States Senate. Feb. 23rd., 1860, said:
i do not hold that sqaatter sovere gaty is su
perior to the constitution. hold that such
hing as sovereign poser attaches 10 territory
| as a territory. | hold that a territory possesses
whatever power it derives from the constitution
UNDER THE ORG ANIC ACT AND NO
MORE"
Thus we think SIC have shown there is no such
thing squauef Sovereignty. aud the whole
thing is "baseless fabric of the vsion-a
n.yth-,he demagegue's cant.
Tnis whole matter Is resolved into this: Dong
las and his friends fur the sake OF success have
that which they 10 10, believe, and never nten-
ded TO carry out. They committed to the
poticy of the south as much as is Breckenridge
with not half the honesty.
! The Republicans are in favor Of PROHIBITING
the extension Of slavery, by congressional. Law
| Are opposed to the DEED Scott dccislon-oe-
iieve slavery to be sectional, and have no dispo-
sitioG to interfere with it where it exists Ga
! the other hand they believe freedom to be .
/ tioual, AMI a-e determined, by every constitu-
tionai means. TO keep the territories free. Both
aud all factions of the Democratic party are in
| favor as party-ls committed in platforms and
| last action, to the extension of slavery aud its
PROTECTION il The territories. The Republicans
are committed and pledged to PROHIBIT the ex
tension Of slavery BY Congressional legislation
or by deleg ited powers to the legislatures of the
territories They prefer the action of Congress
because it has al Ways been the policy Of the
'ree ~vtv arqrTreu oy TIE curutrrv,t. Ia
treasure for the mn a benefit OF all the States
then all the States sboa.d govern them, aad 10 y
can tins be done better ttl an thro' Congress =
| The Republicans believe the territories 81 ,uId
| be kept for the free homes Of free white men.
without the deoasing and denoralizng infl uence
| of slavery.