Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-08-17
From the Toledo Blade.
DOUGLAS AND HIS RECORD.
lie wires in and wires out,
And leaves the reader still in doubt
Whether the snake that made the track
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Whether the snake that made the track
Was going south OF coming back
Now that Stephen A. Douglas has COM
pletely boxed the compass on the question of
slavery in the territories, we propose briefly
20 trace his tortuous course. and from his own
record to show the utter heartessness Of all
bis professions of principle, in that connec-
ton. OF all the demagogues that have gain
ed a national reputation, we think We shall
show him to be the most interruptions and
barefaced. We propose to take four distinct
views Of him-lst, as Congressional inter
ventionist against slavery in the territories
ID, as non-nterventionist or advocate of
squatter sovereignty Sd, as defender of
the "irrepressibc conflict and 4th as
Congressional intervcntonst for slavery in
the territories.
lsr. DOUGLAS AN GNTERvENTGoNtsr
AGAINST SLAVERY
In 1915, December 2gth. while a Joint res
olution vas pending, presented by Mr. Brown,
Of Tennessee, for the admission Of Texas into
the Union. Mr. Douglas offered the following
amendments
"And in such State States as may be formed out Of
said territory north of said Missouri Compromise line.
slavery involuntary seryde. Except for crime shall
be prohibited United States Statutes at large-ls39-
/ 1915, p 79s.
/ He here not only seeks to employ congress
sional Intervention against slavery in the Ter
ritories, but by his amendment would prohibit
States from having slavery, even il their peo-
pie wished it.
Again on the 9th Of August, 1913, the
/ bill for establishing the territorial government
of Oregon being before the Senate. Mr. Doug
las offered an amendment prohibiting slavery
within the proposed Territory, which was
adopted receiving as he elsewhere tell us,
lne Votcs OF an the 'fu senators
In 1913, on the 23d of October, the Spring
/ Gala I'm J,,,r,,I s,,s NJ Douglns made
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/ speech in that city, in which he gave utterance
fo tho r,lloyvinr.
.t1 ~ c,,- g.. D. 81 ,, -i.;., Kin 10 ,b,,
of Con.,,tno wy ,o I-, S,i.. ercypl in The
spirit of fraerra affection and calculated to remove
. s ne 1 o .,r T o . o ,,n n t6e
evidence ofpubIc opinion of ta, DAY seemed 90 Indicate
tAa, this Compromise had brcu g'qonNod 100 ihe hearts
w KIM ,,,,l i,or M. ,o ny .t
Bear in mind that the sacred thing which
WINS thus ..caponizedin the hearts of the Amer
lean people" was con,res sional prohibition
of slavery in the Territories.
In 1880 this sacred" measure of Congress
sionsl intoryen,ion o,,oin.t .laycry was nttack.
''"H" ,",0' '.i'i u'' game
ed by John {. Calhoun 10 the Cnlted states
Senate. when Mr.. Douplas came promptly to
alc.. 90 fll,u.s
los deIense' as IoiIo"a
"The ucN iu the series Vt lg1ressions complained Of
hy the S,uotor from south tu'hnti' th' missouri Com
promise The Missouri Compromise Is an act Of north
on mnia destined 90 93cpr'e 'ae south % hsi que
DIV t6at thc senator from Mississippi dr.racd of any
pc'cc'blc adjustment Of cSsrna dh uIie. he ''.e Pc
Missouri ,rgmprom'e Ine e'a.a goo, , ge ,N,e- 90 me
iW iI"i n.N'' - , f ,, 1n
lI TOT me au"Is+oh OF missouri Wy union '' j"
ara" southern ''l'5' ne e"y'' "'' ''"'' ii "
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