, 1860-07-30

mea ht4fsed out, and The Southern forces who
aaa gone IN ior the same purpose wero COM
Fenea 70 withdraw for Il . saue reason, th.
nesseao1e Ss;a iahaoit.nts Of kansas assembled in
tut'on 70 suis themselves. That was free Con
e91l'uton. And they will soon come into the
co.on Win tnat Constitution excluding slavery,
90 ihas the troubles, the bloodshed and the
oat OF the principle of the Kansas Nebraska
nli, put cut Of a determination on the part Of
me fanatics in the Nor.b, and The vaRabonds
ron tne South, Who vent there, the one TO
!ofee alavery ont Of the Territory, md the other
they withdrew their forces, s1d this outside
pressure WAS Withdrawn, the inhabitapts OF
Kansas, under the provisions OF the Kansas-
seofaska Dill, went Oh in peaceful manner to
Determine Tor themselves that they did not wuat
mel INC institution Of slavery in sheir Ipidst. They
were composed Of men, some oftwhom were
ron the slave States, but more Of them were
from the eastern and wesitrn states. and from
foreign chimes. They determined tha. they did
not want the Institution Of slavery in their
midst. lPresusne no one now spptehends tha.
slavery will ever get "a foot-hoid In what will
shortly be the State of Kansas.
NOT, gent'eneo, nm going to nake an ar
gament you doubtless have often heard Why
not gre to the people Of the Territories the
them orer other domestic questiont.. You do not
ook to congress 10 pass laws in relation to other
domestic questinns for them. You 10 rot ssk
IT, on permit them to pass other laws on tue
subject ot the. relation bet1een husband and
wite, between parent and child. betkreu guard
ian ard ward. You admit that they have III
capacity, aad that they hare the Sovereignty
within themselves tn regulate these questions:
ons when u comes to detesm,niagE what rela.
tl'u negra shall bear tn a white man in The
.tesF;xtof5, yoa sa5' "So. Congtels must CO
sow We 1aink they hare right to determine
inat question also. As q citizen Vi Free State
believe her people will determine it in favor OF
ffsede NJ wherever they hare fair chance
ana for that candidate for the Presidpncv
aad f,r that party and platform, which declare
IN 30 many words, That they are for leasing this
question TO the people for their determination.
aa they leave other domestic questions, But
s4ys The Senator. mo you are not for Popular
oI1setesn1y ID the Territories. because you
tlsoged Jou'selEea ia your National Consen.
ito. TO do'-wbsts Why, to abide !by the de-
c.s'ou OF the Supreme Court Of the United
| States.
We'll, gentlemen, wheuere- the Democratic
parry Cease. to b. law and cor stlsuion abb
oing purity, am prepared to cease my conuec.
tlon Will that party, and jnin some party tha
Will b. law abiding aud Constitution obssrr
ing party,
TIES. w IL she States, fiee to form and regulae
| THEIR own institutions Ia their own way-subiec,
20 wat! Subject TO the Constitution of The
Un ted ata'es, that great Fundamental lnr
which must control not only the power Of Ter
IhoE'nl legislatures, and control the power Of
| the States, aud control the power OF the neonle
| wherever By the terms OF that instrument the,
huve surrendered such control to the general
government.
Let me tell you. my fellow. citizens. that when
ever the Democratic party, refuse ~ orderly
! and in* abiding men, 10 obey the Supreme
Court AN prepared to denoauee then: And
] yhGArt nAE %NN+
opposition to the opinions Of the courts an
prep1red to denource him. The Democratic
parry Of this country is iaw-ablding patty
| They believe in enforcing all the guarautees Of
the Constitution: They believe that the Cou
stltution ds ermines the tribunal which ia in it.
| self to decide what is constitutional and whit
is not constitutional. It has been said thai
Judge Douglas endorses this plank in the Dem !
oeratic platform. II did not think he eudors- |
ed that plank IN the Democratic platform, l !
tieve IN supportng men who set themselves IN
IN defiance OF their party to di obey the laws
OF the country, whea that Law ia understood.
In the Dred Scott decision they hare decided
Two qaest'ons. First that Dred Scott was not
citizen Of the United S;ates, within the mean
Ing Of the federal Consti ut,on. Tia: en-.
dorse, the Democratic party endorse and judge
Dnuglas tudar-es. llo!ding that negro is not |
4 citizen OF the Uuited States, within the mean.
M and pursiew Of the Constitution.
lnss s. aee1de Ga 1nothsr point IN that decision,
has no right to prohibit slavery in commou
territory uf the United S,ates: thut Couprea,
caunot pass law which interseres with The
rights OF c't'z:n OF The South going into the
common TERRITORY; nor wit the rights of
citizens of the South Gun take their SLAVES
thsle undsr this decision. We'll. ren,f.men.
when they get there witL their nerros auo,hrr
question arises They may go there With their
negro " you 80 there with your horse; bu,
tai it for granted that few Of those who -,
there with uesros will stay there and hold them
there, unless they hare some municipal Law to
protest them in the err }ns ment CT thar nroprr.
~: There Is whese Judge Douglas differs with
,hts Secession party OF the South. They tie.
iie7e That stassry has such guarantees ia the
Constitution that it becomes Of u higher char
nctsr tha1 uns other property, ,.ud 10 leaisla
tl3n Or municipal IL. ean preven. them ,rou;
ls use and esjoyme in the territory,
Juigs Tramoull tel|s us TO dav, thst portion |
OF IN. soutoeEn re Eaters believe thst tue Con-
,titutIon prott cts Them in their property in the
Te, ,r'tories, and they do not require Jorcres.
sional lek ek,slatioa on tns subject. ItmaT he
and doubtless af'er the bred SEQ decision
they have the naked right, under the law Of the
iand, fakc tnetf property toto The Territories;
hut suppose there is no law in the Terrltory
how are the eoarts to protect them7 How d. |
you protect horses and oattl- without SC me l4pnl
or municipal legislation. The mere t4ct ihn,
sou hare the right to take them into the Teri
tory. does not secure you. In the absence c.
or cattle; that is by force Sou hern man ~
u territGry where thsre is no law to protec. | .
Livery. can bold the slare but one way. ard !
that is bJ torce. IT your horse escapes. or IL
taken away, how are You to get him back ayain | q
Ia the absence OF muaiclp1l lawf you n,.1 |
say III. constitution. Aecurts you in tha pos.e*.
rim OF property, aud the courts proter. rn, c
but suppose thers is no municipal rezulaii N. =
no pro vision for writ By which TO take posue.s
slon OF sour property, you would then be lett P
without q remedy You may say sou huge thv
run. INV - .ar property but you mus. resort to il
that property. SO with slavery. There are meo l.
ia the Democratic party, and perhaps !
IN the wing to which Mr. boae'as )
and myself belong. who bsleve hat L
that The Legislature Of Territory has no r1gbt q
to ass such municipal regulations as would c
prohibit men frunl the enjoyment Of their slave t
property il the Territories. There are Others tt
who believe that they have that right. Oar II
class Of them give as reason for thinking that )
'hey cannot exercse this power, that the Con- i
,te.s Of the United States does not possess Il. c.
and therefore cannot delegate the power to = q
Territory. Fl
Well, Il the Congress of the United States
does not possess tee power, OF course they can. b
40. ds1esats it to .hs Territory; but, gentle
1uder which believe, md Judge Douglas be. Il
ieEes, that the Inhabitants Of a Territory | q
III ough their territorial lsgislatute. nav r1f,. "
ect Of prohibit slavery in tie common Terf,tn, S
ies-that sovereignty which is Inherent in "
American citizens-lLat sovereignty which ther hi
xercised when they threw off the British yotr II
nd organized this copfsderacy-that soreripn. 81
; which pertains to them in the Ssates, in he "
'srritories, upon the high seas, wherever the th
american citizen may zee proper to plan. him ar
elt-that soreseignty which Is an inboru. beay- b<
Il descended gilt; in the language used by our ,e
legislature. aiaer the adop ion Of .he Compro. j..
.ise oil 1s5o-;hat sovereignty which WIS never tt
ur1eudersd to the Congress Of the United | th
tates, out reserved to the people in the adon ed
ion Of your constitution. There is where tbev al
a. their right 10 determine for themselves their mi
om"stc affAirs in the Territories Us well "A in Il,
10 States. tir
The Constitution of the United States does MI
OF confer sovereignty upon any mau, It does 90
nit sovereignty where the people have agreed Us
lat it shall limit IT, but it couftrs no soyefeign VI
upon any man. That il sovereignty which NC
born with ua. We have it within ourselves es
ia sort Of sovereignty we have never sur Cs' G
:ndered to The Congress of the United States u!
.tha nghs TO determine for ourselves what We :.
sire III regard to our DOMESTIC affsjrs. N.
The S.nsinr telfk vou III, ,,a ,,.a | tai
.rmitted to exercise that sort OF sovereign oei
git which would enable him to stea4 bis tni
:ighbor's property. Is that .air illustration ~
e exercise cur sovereignty, hov. In subjee- tns ~
IN to laws and constitutions. That IL the way NE
. exercise our sovereignty. We exercise ri TOT
e sosereisnty We hare, not alien to the law 1an