The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-09-28
The Bea uties Of Doug Boast
cd Nationality.

The Bea uties Of Douglasism--Its Boast
cd Nationality.
Mr.. Douglas makes loud boas
wherever he goes, that his doctrine
are the only ones, Of all the part,
platforms in existence, that are trul,
national-the same in every section
! Of the Union. Mr.. Lincoln's prin
ciples are at war with the South
and Breckinridge's are equally hos
n tile to the North his the same
, In both sections.
With the view of testing thi.
claim, we give below the six ques
tions proposed to Gen. Steedman by
Mr.. Ashley, at Defiance, on the 14tb
instant, and the answers then given,
together with Mr.. Douglas answers
to the same, as furnished by his
speeches:
QUESTION NO. ONE.
I. Do you adopt and endorse the
decision and opinions of q majority
of the Judges Of the Supreme Conrt
Of the United States, as given in the
case of bred Scott, and approved
by Judge Douglas in his Springfield
speech, delivered June 10, 1857?
GEN. sTEEDMAN' ANSWER.
1. ! endorse the Dred Scott De-
cision as interpreted by the Douglas
Democracy. They wanted us to
adopt resolution covering that
ground at Charleston, but we re-
fused to do 1t. Mr.. Douglas denies
that they have decided this point as
here stated. | endorse it 80 far as
Judge Douglas does.
JUDGE DOUGLAS ANSWER.
"The Court did not attempt to
avoid responsibility by disposing OF
the case upon technical points with
out touching the merits, nor did
they go out OF their way to decide
questions not properly before them
and directly presented by tho re-
cord. Like honest and conscientious
Judges, as they are, they met and
decided each point as it arose, and
faithfully performedtlIe whole duty.
and nothing but their duty to their
country, by determining all the
questions in the case, and nothing but
what was essential to the decision Of
the case upon its merits. " Douglas
speech at Springfield Illinois, June
II 1857, as published in the Spring.
field RcyiSter.
"Saves, according to that (Drcd
ScotD decision, being property.
o,a"d on an equal footing with all
other property. There 10 just as
much obligation on tie part Of the
territorial Legislature to protect
slaves and every Other species OF
property, AS there is to protect horses,
cattle, dry goods, Liquors, &C."
- Congressional GLoJe, pa,t ,,
1883, page 1858
QUESTION NO. TWO.
.. Should the Supreme Court dc
eide that Sovereign states cannot cx
clude slavery, would you accept
such decision az the tr1e intcrpreta-
ton of the Constitution? And if
elected to Congress, would yon vote
for such laws as tho friends of the
Court might think necessary to en-.
force said decision2
GEN. sTEEDMAN's ANSWER.
.. ! answer cnphatically. would
not! Palpable violation OF the Con-
stitution eXempts us from obedience.
So as | said before in this matter,
believe Jackson's position was right
in this respect. &.
JUDGE DOUGLAS ANSWER.
"When that case shall arise, and
the Court shall pronou nee its iudg-
ment, it will be binding on me, on
you, sir, and on every citizen. 1t
must be carried out in good faith;
and all the power of this govern.
ment-the Army, the Navy, and the
Militia-all that we have-must be
exerted to carry the decision into
effect in good faith, if there be re-
sistance. n Appendix to the Con-
gressional Globe. 1s50-60, page
Sl1.
QUESTION NO. THREE
8. Do you believe the Constitu,
ton of the United States recognizes
property in man, and that the
federal government is pledged to the
protection Of such propertys
GEN. sTEEDMAN's ANSWER.
3. ! believe that the Constitution
Of the United States recognizes that
slaves as held in the United States
owe service or labor to their mas. i.
tiers; but | do not believe it is the
duty Of the government to protect
| slavery in the states or in the ter
ritories.
JUDGE DOUGLAS ANSWER.
Slaves are regarded as property
and placed on an equal footing with
all other property. Hence the owner
; of slaves, the same as the owner o.
, any other species Of property, has 9
right to remove to any territory and
carry his property with him.-[S. A
, DOUGLAS.
: QUESTION NO. FOUR.