Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-22

from there uttering doctrines subversive Of Con
stitutlonat rights.
But hear Mr.. Douglas speak for himself, in re-
ply to Mr.. Lncoln's searching questions, he says
Il answer emphatically ~ Mr.. Lincoln has heard
me answer hundred times, from every stump in
Illinois, that in my opinion the people Of Terri.
tory can, by lawful mears exclude slavery from
their limits prior to the formation Of State Con
stitutiOn. mdtters not, continues this gentleman
who processes such reference for the lxw) .cAa,
Gay me Supreme Court may hereafter decide a. to
the absrdct questios rheher SLAYER may or NAV not
go into Territory nHder the ConssitutiOm, tie peo-
pie have the ta.t meams to introduce Or exclude !.
az they tlease"
Now, gentlemen, is it any wonder that the en-
tire South should be indisposed to trust tho su-
thor Of such sentiment? What use in making
compacts with q man based upon the dec. sions 81
tho Supreme Court, who will travel around the
country teaching the people in advance hov they
can adroitly, a1l by indireston set tho suprs me
law 1T defiance?
In his mastery summing up of the real points
decided by the supreme Court in tho bred Scot
case, Senator benjamin says: What il thu d.
cisioD Of the Supreme Court Of the United Slater
IL is this, plainly and simply: Congress- has iur-
isdictlon over and power to govern the
the powers Of Congress under the Cons I'm 70
limited amongst the limitation IL prehib,tiom
to destroy and impair or conhsca to tho property
citizens without dus process Of law slave. ".
property, and therefore Congress has no rover IN
sonfscate them, TO destroy them or TO impair the
right Of property in them without due proce . If
law Congress cannot therefore prohibit slayerv
in the Territ0ries."
To or apprehension it is clear that IL Convr...
has no power to prohibit slavery in the Territories
It can delegate none 70 its agent the m. -
Territorial Legislature, and 10 arc vell sat;sS"s
that the Territorial Legislature has no povsr.
except such ~ arc derived from Congress-. Whcn
the Territory becomes . state, she il invs,,sa
WITH sovereign powers, is no longer tram melled
win Federal limitations, and - . Sovereign nam
ocr Of the Contsdsracy she can prohibit o. e,tah-
lish slavery at her pleasure.
We DEFY the production Of single ,espec.. ~.
authority in favor Of Territorial Sovere,rnt,
Even Gen. Cass, the supposed author Of The az.
trne IN mis- celebrated Nicholson letter. vhich IL.
oeen 20 much misunderstood, Gays: ain v.r;om.
respects the Territories diGer from thu Hrascs
Sons Of their rights are jao10oes and Me. IL III
pos.ess Me peculiar attribute Of Nor<reio.i.
MI. Douglas himself 20 late o Mach. lisa. !.
MS speech against the admission Of Ksnsas mas
t.e Topeka Constellation, held The visht doetrinSe
vnen ~ :aid: "fhs Sovereignty 81 : Terdtory
temsins - atey0sce, ssspssded bv Ae INK
Mates IN trust Tor The people. UNTIL thev shaII ~
admitted into the Usio1 A. STARE r. ~
mea1tims tAsy - admitted . saicy 80 exsreir
Ell the riehts aad pstsilsese Of ali eovernmest.
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