The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-02
LANCASTER, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1860

posed By the federal Constitution on tie
posper of The zsrritcriol Legislatares ousr
the subject Of tie dOmestic relOtions. 0s the
same has been or shall hereafter Ie finally
determined by the Sapreme Court of the
United States. should be respected BIZ all
good citizens. and enforced sCith promptness
and fidelity BY every branch qf the General
Government"
"We Of the South contend that we have
la right to go to the common territories
with our property. and that The Federal
Constitution restricts the Territorial Leg.
islature from all legisla lative discrimination
against that property, aud we say the
Supreme Court Of the United States has
decided the prir ciple for us. aud will so
decided again if the question Genes be.
lore that Court, The Baltimore Conyen-
tion adopts and affirms the Cincinnati
platform. and declares that, according to
that platform, their constitutional resiric-
tions must be respected and enforced BY
every Branch of tie Fedora. Government.
What those constitutional restrictions are
is referred 20 the purpose of decision of
the Supreme Court, created for the pur-
lpose Of deciding questions or cases arising
under the Constitution and laws of The
United States. Judge Douglas, in his
letter Of acceptance. indorses this resolu
ton as we'll as all the others, and thereby
pledges himself to carry out III good faith
the propositions cohttined 10 IT,, Judge
Douglas goes step further in his letter
Of acceptance. He uses this language .
"IHe federal Union mast De PRESCRIBED
and the Constitution must be maintained in.
violate, in all its paris. Everg right guar
anteed by the Constitution mast be protected
BY lar, in all cases stkere legislatl5a is nee.
eSsary TO It's enjoymea..'
"Here is clear and ah4nistakeabls de-.
claration ths: every tight guaranteed by
the Constitution must be protected BY
law, where legislation is necessary to its
enjoyment. II, therefore, the Supreme
Court Of the United States have decided
or shall decide. that the people. of the
Sorth have right under the Con
stitution to go to the Territories, and
carry with them that which is proper.
ty ii their own States, and 10 hold it
there as such, then if any legislation is
necessary toiIs complete enjoy j udge
Douglas declare that such legislation must
be had. Whatever opinions Judge Doug
las may have heretofore expressed upon
the abstract question of powers in the Ter.
ritorial Legislatures, l understand him,
in his letter of acceptance, considered in
connection with the Baltimore resolutions
to take the broad and comprehensive
ground that. whenever this judicial
question shall be finally determined by
theFederal Governmentit must enforce and
carry out the decision in good faith, if he
were then Of President Of tie United States,
he you'd use sll the necessary power of
his Office to so enforce and carry il out.
l am. therefore, bound to conclude that,
whatever differences Of opinion may
exist between Northern and Southern
f Democrats on the abstract question, prac.
ticslly their action would be the same"
Such is the ground-!he only ground
Of which evsna show of contrasting any
Slave State is or can be made by The sup
porters ofMr. Douglas. Let them take
boldly the ground which they have done
at the North, and tie vote, for Douglas In
the South will fall below that 70 Lincoln.
They are saved from their own reproach
Of "Sectionalism' only by holding two
radically differently creeds-One for the
North, the other for the South. In the
impossible event of their triumph. they
would be forced to disavow tbeif North
ern creed altogether, as Mr.. NOEL shows
that Judge Douglas mas already virtually
done. ....
Again We ask honest itien Of all par.
ties to Judge with what truth and faitness
MI. Douglas is still commended to sup
port as champion Of Popular Sover-
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