The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-26

force os this when he sid that a." slavery exists the
Territories by Of the constitution the conclusion
levna lie and irresistible that IL 10 the imperative DUTY
OF Congress TO ali laws necessary for It's protection
that there ana DO exception 10 the rule, that
by law where Legislation essential TO It's
10y mtntn So abstract rights, aer all. OF the es-
es nj ~ ave y, NO DYES the "1o..s."oo n
doce not guarantee the right 70 take and hold
The Territories until tncy are reared up into ssasesf
y We question upon which there Is middle ground.
Mr.. Breckenridge stands upon the affirmative, Mr.. La
coin upon the negative, holding fathers did that
slavery local insttuton resting upon the Ia OF the
1ta es and not upon the federal constitution all That
The federal government is not responsible for It's exist
IN the States Intervene overthrow IL
there. But by the common law Of the constitution
slavery Is sectional and FRI edom national That the
ntlon carries kavery nowhere aud that free territory
shall remain free Upon this ground stand. He that
- not for us Ia against as. BY natural ana Common
sympathy all three opposing factions fuse agans. Mr.
Lincoln for, while Brecsin,idge Is for slavery in the
Territories, Bell and Douglas not for freedom.
But the hardest part OF the bargain entered into by
Mr.. Dougasin behalf Of the Northern democracy, IL
forciby stated n speech OF Gen Ashley OF Onio that
members OF the tribunal TO which he agreed refer
tne momertoas questions Of freedom or slavery IN the
Territories, from the manner in which they have been
selected for twenty years were certain to decide inst
freedom and in favor Of slavery Mr. Douglas ought =
have known II. He might have with equal propriety
sgrecd 10 refer the eson Of the question TO Senator's
Toombs, Davis and Benjamin You koow, fellow citizens
Of my native state that have, have had right
TO for the democracy the North many years
than Mr. Benjamin had stood in It's ranks and helped 10
tight its battles aud via its victories The real deocra
gain; because, with his osn ruthless hand" he
broke the Missouri compact, upon which the country
had Teposed for two generations. and which he knew,
and had declared to be sacred tnng akin 70 the
sttution itself because uader the false plea of quiet
ing slavery agitation when existed, he, by that
act, reopeled II 10 its most violent FORM resulting in
actual war in Kansas, threatening to involve the
whole country; because, under the specious gu5e
Of popular sovereignty he agreed in either take the
question OF slavery from the people OF the States and OF
the Territories and make 70 depend upon the opinion OF
judges whom he knew appointed by the slave poser
and over whom the people had control because he
agreed TO set up kind OF political Vatican aud make
lis decision, right wrong, article OF tcal faith,
thur destroy the right Of private Judgment and all free
dom Of thought and because he sustained the border ruff
fan suhiugation Of Kansas, which actually male on
purpose to produce, and did produce, It's Legitimate
fruit, the Leconpon constitution 10 make Kansas slave
State His opposition to the ecompton constitution is
suf ,ient aonement for all this too late u
too the close OF hts Senatorial term when
to the people OF his State in for cleo
tion. His doctrine Of unfrendly legislation 10
constitutional right is bad in logic and in morals.
He has certainly lost the confidence Of the people OF I'll
the free Sates and II no is dstrused by the people the
slave States he is indeed "fallen STAR
Several speakers followed In ths same strain but i'm
medatey aftsr the delivery OF Dootte's speech the
audience began TO disperse, and soon the room
empty.