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down Judge Douglas, refusing to
even hear him render an account
of his stewardship at Washington.
Besides Seward, when travelingto
disseminate republican dogmas is
not entitled to the respect due
Senator Seward, travelling on
other business In short, "those
living ia glsss houses" &c.
The following from Judge
Douglas speech at Cleveland, ex-
plains itself, and needs no com.
ments Of ours. - ~. ~ e.rrgg
-aaa eapREp SCOTT DECISION. .,.s,
Fellow citizens, I have really spoken
longer than my voice and strength
would justify, but afriend makes a re
quest that z should say a word upon
another subject, and / am very free to
say to you, that Z hold no 4 opinions
which caanot boldly and freely avow
everywhere. = Applause. - The only
limitation to my answering every ques-
'tion that may be propounded to NE, is
the want of voice and strength to reply
to them My friend wants to know
what I think Of the bred Scott decision.
4 Laughter.) In the first place. l think
lit the final determination Of the high
est judicial tribunal on earth, and hence
on every honest man. Wheth-
er he likes it Oh dislikes it. laugh
ter and applause. In all free govern
ments there must be some judicial tribu-
nalsemployed to decide in the last event
on all controyerted points Of law, In
this government the Supreme Court Of
the United States is the tribunal in all
cases arising within'its jurisdiction. In
my sopinion the bred Scott case was
fairly within its Jurisdiction, and the
decision in that case is binding on you
and On me, whether We like it or not.
|(Cheers. You must either obey it, or
you must resort to mob law and lynch
Law, in opposition atoi it. In the next
place. i think the Court decided right,
on every point presentedin the record.
lCheers.} The first point presented
for the Courts decision was, whether
or not negro, decendcd ofAfrican pa.
rents, who were brought to this country
and sold as slaves, is a. citizen Of ! the
United States. (Cries Of No. The
Court decided that such 4 negtois not
citizen Of the United States, and can,
not Be- y think the Court decided
right. a(Cries ofsSo do I.GaLaushtel
and applause.) I believe this to be
white mans government. That's i, d
made BY white men, for the benefit I; q
white men, and tosbe administers +.
! white men forever, and BY nobody else
/ (EnthusiasticI applause. )s4But it doe
not by any means follow that l because YES
negro is not = citizen, that thereforet
it he ought to be slave: On the contra ont g
~ / hold that humanity, Christianity
. and duty quire thatAw6sh oald extern
to 9th the negro race all the rights, all tn
privileges, snaallathe in ID who :.
! they can enjoy. consistently with n
good and safety ofsthe society in h,ol
they lives CHATS the doctrine, Right
aI;&c:} Then perhaps some Of you 5moul
like to know what are'the extent, e, on, !
] nature tim ef these e They are Just such a
! tho,peopleof each State snd. each Ie1
ritory shall decide for themselves
E(Great applause.) 1T may oe entirel
! safe and, proper here in Ohio, wher
YOU have got but e very few negroe.
to confer uponsathem rights and PRIV
leees which would be unsafe. and da IL
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