The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-02

ReS0lved, That the enaotments OF State
ILpgislats to defeat the faithful execution
ofihe Fugitive Slave law are hostile in
chSt6Ster. sHbversive Of the Constitution
and revolutionary in their effect.
Resolvsd, That i. Is in accordance with
The true Interpretation Of the Cincinnati.
platform that during the existence Of Ter.
ritorial Government, measure of restric.
ton, whatever it may be, imposed by The
Federal Constitutions on the powers Of
the Territorial Legislature over the sub
ject Of domestic relations, as the same has
been, or shall hereafter JeJinally netermin'
ed By the Supre'as Court Of the On'ted
States, shall be respected by all cool ci'i,
Gems, and enforced with promPtntss and
fidelity by every branch OF the federa
Government.
All but the last OF these were adopt
ed at Charleston; the last was added a
Baltimore oy unanimous consent lpst as
the Convention WAS aGJourning, ceing
moved by doy. Wlckllhe oi Louisiana
after a consultation petWeon Souie anc
douglas at Washington ana me rev,
GUS Qestion moved upon 1t 10y Mr.: II. Is
Payne, the Douglas leader from ohio']
The Douglas party teing tnus mex
orably committed TO the support OF "'he
decision Of the "Supreme Court over
the institution OF Slavery In "the Ierrito'
rles, It becomes important 10 know pre-.
sisely what that "deeisionT. Is. And
1h' Republican gives the rsquired intor'
nation, as follows;
DECISION OF THE U. SUPREME COURT IN TIlE
DRIED SCOTT CASE.
In tie 18th Vol ..of Howhrd's Reports
page 500, it is stated that the Supreme
Court of the United States decided in the
Dred Scott case as follows,
1st. TERRITORY thus acquired By the
people Of the United States for their com
mon and equal dement,, through iheif aGen'
and trustee, the Federal government Con
gress can exercise no power over the rlgh'
OF persons or property OF a citizen in the
Territory which is prohibited by the Con
stisution. The Government and the citl
zen. whenever the Territory is open tt
settlement DOM enter WIN tne'r respec
'''e iiSh!s oehneu anu i''li''o w 'h'
'ons'''S.'on, na U ,;,.. ,,..,A,,
"a. congress mas no rigns @ ]" prSnioa S.,
crllens o any psruoI'ar o.a'e VI .,. S'a't' |:
'oM .aA"'s " '"e" "oo '' "I :
Peru''s c''i1e'.s VI o'ne. o'''oo " Nv ~
NOT nus ~ W" /" gW .p'Nn.eeo "
one Grass u M v'''asns snoi, .;aS .sas1' g. '.
ano'hel. ue i0.,'oy 70 s. s.i..u ~ (:
'ne'r e4uai anu oo,nmoi 0'non', "nu
open 10 any IL muS'se oPsu ~ all up0l
eqas' aIE lE 'ne s"ne T 'elm'' o 49,
ou' ENhhf oif'@hN HAS hehi ~ ~
TAKE WITH HIN INTO ahh aA""iioH, m 60 AM
AHrlcLf ~ OF fhoThhn n "son ~. ooNo.. =,
iot,oS or Tue oNiiAD NiA'A' "-A
AS iH0fhhti'
4'h. "IHE CONSTITUTION OF THE oNiTEE
STATES RECOGNIZES SLAVES AS PROPERTY
AND PLEDGES THE FEDERAL uoyESMsSr r'
PROTECT 1T. ana congress e"uno. eAei
else any more authority over properly 0
that description 'han IL may constitution
ally exercise over property Oh any o'h
er kind"
5th. "That act Of Congress, therefore
prohibiting citizen Of the United States
from taking with him his slaves when h'
removes TO .hererrilory in question to re
side. is An EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY OVER PEI
vArE PROPERTY WHICH Is NOT WARRANTED
by THE CONSTITUTION, and the removal o
the plaintiff by his owner to thatIerrltory
gave him no title to freedom:
9Th ""hile !! remains D ierii.1ry ooh
gress may ieslsla!e over wiMln ,h'
scope OF 'ts cohs'''Gucha, powors ~ teia
ton cit'zens OF the onited o'a'es' ana may
establish lefr''Trial oovernmen'' S au'
the form OF 'n's io'ai government nus
be regulated oy the diScre!ion o' congress
but with powers not exceeding lhose wEicl
Congress itself by the CONSTITUTION Is au
!horized to exercise over citizens OF I'M
United States In respect 10 'nelr r'ghs o
property
; We give the above synopsis OF a.a 'a'
D'eu "So'o u'',S'0"! '0
Slavery IN the territories not oniy 10 TN
exact words when 3@e 1feyaOl,ca" ek
tracts from the 0ihclsl report OF tue case
but with 1He RePaO''co" $ capl.als an
marks OF emphasis unaltereu. oan 1nsr
be any mistake as to its scope ana mean
, ingT If not, where, IN the Douglas Dem
ocIatic creed, IS there room ior 'popuia
Sovereignty over slavery ln 'ne 1crrito
f "ry?, ..g
Tha. Mr.. Herschsl V. Johhsoh, tn