Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-09-01
From the Toledo Blade.
Douglas aud His Record.

Now that Stephen \. Douglas has
completely boxed the compass on the
question Of slavery in the territories,
We propose briefly to trace his tortuous
course, ana from his own record to show
the utter heartiessucss OF ali bis profess
slons OF principle IN that connection.-
vi all the demagogles that have gain
ed national reputation, we think we
shall show bin to be the most unScru-
pu.ous and baretaced. We propose to
take four distinct views Of hinl-lst. as
4 Congressional interventioniSt Qguiiest
Slavery in the Territories; 2d, as a
non-lntervcnt!onist or advocate of
Sluatter Sovereignty; 81, as defend
CT of the ''irrepressibie Conhict;'' 4th,
IS Congressional intorventioni>t for
Slavery III the Territories.
lsr, DoUGLAs AS AZ NT2RyENTIoNIsT
AGAINST SLAVERY.
In 1915, Dtcelnbe: 9th, " lille Joint
resolution was pending, presented by
Nj. Brown, of' Tennessee, for the al-
mission Of Texas INTO the Union, Mr..
Dpug!as offered ;he following anl@ul-
tnvnt:
>-4nI IN Sac.j .Stut8 or Sjatcs Us n.a,y
be Jor.It2I out ?f SojJ territory, uorth
oj sui@ W~sSo,trj IumprDu>lSe line,
St4cory o. ue11I,Httury 8@rvitwl53 tee
c*Pt for crjs,ee) StuI5 j9 prohibited .
U"ttcd <S.ates S5ututes at larye-l839,
1915, io 123.
IL here not only seeks to employ
congressional intervention against slaE-
cry III the territories, bat by his amend
ment would prohibU Stutes from har-
ing slavery, even If their people wished
it.
Again, on the 10th Of August, 1913,
the UlI Tor establishing the territorial
government Of Oregon being before the
oenale, Nj. Dottyy4ts offered an amend
ment prohibiting slavery within the
proposed territory, which was adopted
receiving, as he else where tells US, the
votes ot' all the southern Senators.
II 1913, on the 23l OF October, the
Sorta 5itIi (Iu.) J2url4uk says Mr.
Douglas hns made q spsech IN that
city, Iii which he gave utterance to the
following:
'Ihe Missouri Compromise had an
origin AKIN To that Of the Constitution
OF the UmteQ States, conceived in the
spirit Of tra,ernaI affection. ana r2,,n-
lated to remove forever fhe d,nger
which seemed to threaten A. some lis
tant day, to sever the social bonds nf.
union. All the evidence ofnDbl;,. nn;n-
ion Of that day seemed - i1lir,ta t,at
this ComDronjSe had been canonizcI
IN the hearts ii the American neonI,
IS sacred thinr. which NO rufhEe,s
hand would ever he reckless aouuuh
to disturb.''
Bear in mind that the tsacrod t],;nern
winch was thu, scanopizel in the hearts
OF the Americ IN upoaino > WAS = Com
questionable prohibition OF slavery IN
the territories
In 1850 fins ssSacrc.i" ,naa>,,ra uf
Con rressianal intervention AGAINST
slavery was attacked b, .!,nu & Gal
houn lii the United States Senate. when
Mr. Doa.las cam. nr,n,tIy +, lis de-
fence, as follows:
The next IN the series Of argYess-
ious complained Of by the S.nat,: from
South CaroIina IS the u;,snnri C,nnr,-
mise. The Missouri Compromise j. an
act of northern Injustice. designed to
deprive tic South Of her d1e Share of
the territories. NVhv, sir, it was onlv
the other dav that the Senator from
Mississippi despaircd Of any peacnable
adiustment OF existing difficulties be-
cause the Missouri COMPROMISE line
could not be extended - thn Pacific
Than npo>nra was o,.;r;n,II,, adnnta1i
in the bill for the adm;sSinn Of ,JIssn11.
ri hv a union Of northarn o,I Sonrbarn
votes. The south has alwavS nr,tasse1