Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-10-23
Tie Joint Discussion.

f this cJtE he l5;h bel EeeE Judge HowE and
He~rs VI SrsosG. published IN the Iat>!I,-
qerc--. ! - about a. might have been exPec-
ted from The pen Of one whose personal inter-
e-ts lead him 10 pursue q political course con
trsry 10 the dc. axes of hi- own coE>eien ;e-0ae
I " %, Al the same tine liz advocates she claims
ct Judge Douglas for the Presiiercy, * occa-
-,oEaliy 70, ced 10 admit the truth that he does
not believe Douglas doctrine. the slavery
/ question" A man who Processes unbounded
/ admiration for the political acts Of HE>RS CLAY
WHO beiis.s hiin 10 have been one OF the
/ itarest aud modest q American State.meu, and
q The sane ZINE spends hls breath. Lis time'
All liz money, 10 AID IL placing IN the Presi-
4 deutiai char ore who -;Igmatizei HEsEY CLAY
I bl4cs hearted traitor" could hardly be
4 expected 70 any thing but "uRsound pre-
mlsea IA Argument against the ex tension of
/ slavery. say thing short Of "aunIhil4,lng"
force IN arguments 70 show that the Cons Itu-
/ ,ioa carries slavery INTO all the territories aud
I protects it tGeFe against the power cf Congress
or territorial Legislatures, snd that che negro
+ has 10 rights that NhIte men are bound 10 re-
+ s;ect-"
/ The di-eu.-ioa was opened by Nr. SrEorG
+ IN one OF bls most prosy speeches, which failed
! 70 elicit any degree of applause from hi. al MI
/ rers although several ai,ortive attempts were
made IN tLst direction. The only features of
Nr. SrRorG's opening remark, d. 'fering from
al MS io'''.ef eeeAes upon political zHoJec's
vas me 'Ahs5i,u 'i"h 81 q charge OF secret de
ign on iie psf OF Republicans TO bring about
al entire a''iiioh oi slavery Tor his OLD charge
that t.e = al designs d The leaders Of that par
y ~ dissolution % the Union Nr. Doug
IL assertion hat ali the diNdnIonisis were
bfechIaT"ige men, has deprived ms advocates
Y "He 81 lheir iaYar1te hobbies though they
efl.tAtit heIe = pr"daee Tire saI effect by
lie cn1rse q secret design Mr. Strong
agreed fuzzy With the supreme Court that ne
Constitution cArried Slavery into The terrific
re- 80 id lot even attempt TO show that It
might ise restricted by ''u1i'eHdiy Leg station
ne also Drought forward proof 10 demonstrate
Judge fancy position hat the negro has no
r.ssilte LAT ~h4ie men are bound 10 respect, -
But Iiaeiiis5 rs audience not Parlicu larly Ia
tere<'ed and III ingenuity exhausted lie yield
ed TIE daer tec minutes before Tie expiration
ii III. hoar-
Judge Ho~E followed aud occupied An hour
and h@ll IN The delivery q what eFen Demo
eTa,s admitted 10 be one "I the most eIe2r, for
ci'.e aud logical speeches ever delivered before
Mineral .oint audience lie showed IN q
e.eas AID satisfactory manner TIE influence
that operated UPON The Sapre'ne Court, IN the
bred Scot. c1se, causing them TO travel cut ct
their legitimate sThert ~ giving oosH.9ns up"-l
f'iai7 not = issue :" ihe case evidently ior
p'i.s.e,i effect. AM ior particular occasion n
lie re'IeVei r clear p a"ner tie platforms 4
iie 'Ea far. Fl. showing mat wi.ile That OF 'he
isriaaataa i~i'} va susceptible q hut one
CONSTRUCTION. ~ 81 tue Democracy " as scarce
y understood q tie same manner BY any two
sections II tae coGAtry--hat while one cia~s
q politicians could SCI 90 b all me beavues 81
Popular Sovereignty, another portion deaie
iAaj :, q the slightest degree favored that hum
tug lie showed that even ID there was no
provision ia tie Constitution clearly giving to
Congress The power 10 .eg'>i.,.e riou the sub
et II slavery Tor the 'e-iir.,ies The acts of that
ao'y ler more Than btii ID sea'ury upon Tia
sa'Jeet. during almost ese-y administration. .
lad bee,- received "4d approved BY tie Amefi .
s' i.' s an. 'i''' ~ common ,'-eA'' me
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