The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-08-01


the Constitution, the doctrine OF equal rights tC
all the people and States, the decisions OF the
courts the power of ths people exercised under
such guarantees as shall secure just and legal
exercise Of that power-a ticket nominated
without fraud. d.standing upon no personal mer-
its ofits candidaies, great as they are, but upon
fair appeal to the history of the Dem
Ocratic party, and to the justice aud reason oi
the people ofthe United States.
The other ticket-that OF Douglas and John
son--conceived in treachery, pushed to its con-
summation by fraud, stained with the odlum Oi
the disruption Of the very party which has given
to those names all the honors they have had
trarnpling upon the principles whose former ad
vocacy first gave them the confidence OF the
people, without solitary principle save the ons
we have alluded to, and that borrowed from the
Republican party, whose cause it is destined to
strengthen.
Where shall we look for the principles Of the
douglas Party?' Is it'in their first nomina
ton for the Vice Presidency OF Gov Fitzpatrick,
who had just previously voted for the "Davs
Resolutions" in the Senate, in which doctrine
was laid down diametrical.y opposed to their
mongrcl theory Of Territorial Sovereignty? Or
in their second extraordinary nomination, OF
HerSchel V. Johnson, man we'll known thro'
his whole record as Southern Dlsunionist ot
the most violent stamp who was mt to the
I RaItin,nra
under instructions in which their principles
were denounced, and who was refused admis
sion by that very Douglas Party" whose nom
inee he now is? Shall we find them in that
bastard and mishappen resolution smuggled
through at the termination of that disgrace
full fRump Parliament" which nominated the
ticket?
That resolution submits, in shutting 1rm
the question of Territorial Sovereignty to the
decision ofthe Supreme Court, to which it eva
s,vely promises to submit. But that decision
has been made long ago in express terms, as
follows (l9 Howard, 395,)
cart. III Sec. f. During the time it remains
a territory, Congress may legislate over it with
III tt6 SC'p0 VI IT'S con tItuLlUHhI UDW6Es, III re-
lAtion to citizens of the United States. and may
establish a Territorial Government, and the
form Of its local government must be regulated
BY the discretion OF Congress, hut ,vih po,oer,
not erceeling those ,ciM Congress itselfby The Con.
sttution. IS au'h0,sed to exercise the citizen
Of The Unjted States in respect Il their rights O.
persons of p,nperey.
"Art. Nv Sec. g Congress has no right tC
prnhihit ba MI Of ;rn1ar Stoto n,
States from taking up their home there while
it permits citizens of other States to do so.-
Neither has ii right to qipe privileges to me claS
Of citizens wlich it refuses 10 another
"Art ~, Sec 3. Every citpz4n has o rieh
to take with him into the territory any article
ofproperty which the Constitution recognize.
as property.
"Art. Nv Sec. 4 The Constitution Of the
United States recognizes slaves as property and
pledges the Fs,leral GoUe'nment IN protett it AnC
Congress cannot exeici>e any more authority
over property OF that description than it may
Iconstitutonally exercise over property of any
other kind"
And in the face Of this decision VIC have tn,
head Of this party. the leading name on then
ticket Stephen A. Douglas-who had pledged
himself TO abide by the decions Of that court, o
penly proc.aning that, mo matter what the
decisions Of the Supreme Court my be on thai
abstract ques ion,' las to whether slavery ina,
or may not go into the territory unler the Con
stitution, )sdll the people may, by "unfriendl.
legislation" (throush the Territorial Lagsla
ture,) 'efectualy prevent the introduction off
into their midst"
Shall we find their principles in the po!itica
history' OF their Candidates? Are they to J.,
found in the record ofther chie', who in lS5.
(see Congressional GloJe, vol. 1t) proclaimed lh
power ot Congress over the Territories in th
following words "thst the father NAV bin,
the son during his minority, but the monren
that he (the sony at'a,nS his majority, his fet
ters are severed and he is free to regulate hi
own conduct. So, sir, with the Territories
they are subject to hejunshction and control 4
Cougress during infancy; Meir minority; bu
when they are free from all restraints and re
strictions except such as the Constitution c
the United States has imposed upon each an
all Of the States?'
Are they t, be founi in tho e5unp's Of tn,
man who in 1854, when his party was in tn
flush and pride Of that victory which Away
crowns ajust cause faithfully fought, to furthe
his own selfish purpose, and as a merrenary bi
to the South by means Of the power and posi-
ton which that ptrty hal co1'erred upon him
forced upon the unwilling South, who did nc
ask it. and upon the protesting North whom
doomed to defeat, a bill founded or not upon tn
a right principle; but uncallei for, useless, i'll
timed, and whose sole effect has been to REQ
pen the fostering sore ofth slavery question
and to heap upon his betrayed party dltficul
ties and dissenSons, amin ,stles and woes
without number?
Are they to be ounl in the fntA of tha
man who pledged himself to abide by the de
cisions Of the Supreme Court, and lmmed iaiel
afterward, to secure Abolition votes to re
turn him to the Senate, stuIifsl himself b
that speech which weheve qpted?
Are they to b, founl in the molssty Of tn
man who, after the Brown raid" offered sc
cond bi to tho Sbut'l on re outons conferrin
upon the President unusual an dangerous po "
ers for the benefit of tn, South? or in tho con
sis'ency OF the m,n who. alter all his tortu,u
evaSions AMI shi tinyS Sc ks to slip back upo
his once disc.rl,i platform, in that letter ac
cepting his nomination.. whore ignoring his for
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