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speeding tour through New England, and at
tempting to mislead the people by falsely pre-
tending that he is in favor Of dismissing the
slavery question from the halls of Congress to
be settled by the people of the territories them
selves, to have slavery If they want 1t, or ex-
clude It II they don't want II, II Is we'll to keep
his record in full view, and also that Of the
other democratic candidates, 50 that we may
be enabled to judge whether there is really
that difference between him and them which he
pretends to the people there is.
In his New Orleans speech, Mr.. Douglas
said:
..I, In common with the Democracy of ILL
nois, ACCEPT THE DECISION OF THE SU-
PREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
IN THE DRIED SCOTT CASE, AS AN Az
fTHORfTAT1yE EXPOSITION oFTHE CON-
STITUT10N.
In accordance with that decision, We hold
that SLAVES ARE PROPERTY, and hence on
an equality irih all other kinds of property;
and the olcner Of Stare has the same Tighf
10 more into a territory, and carry his Stare
property Nth him, as the opner of any other
property has TO 90 there and carry his proper
NOW lCt US SIC Wuut bENShiItiuBc
In his Frankfort (Ky.) speech he used the
following language;
"I BOW TO THE DECISIONS OF TlIESU-
PREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
upon every questi, n within Its proper Jurisdic-
ton, whether it corresponds with my private
opuion or not only, bow trhe lower when
il harp,ns TO do 50, as the decision OF the Dred
scott ease does. IAPPROvE IT IN ALL IT'S
PARTS, AS 4 SOUND EXPOSITION OF TIE
LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF
THE STATES, AND CITIZENS THAT IN
HABIT THEM"
And in his letter Of acceptance he says:
at follows that the citizens Of all the States
may enter the territories OF The Union tcih
their property, OF WHATEVER KIND, and
enjoy il during the territorial condition With
Out let or hin france, either BY Congress or 6y
The subordinate Territorial Gorernmsnfs.'
Now let us hear what Mr.. IIerschell V. john
son has to say.
Air. johnson said in n speech made not long
since in Georgia:
"Slare property stands on the same footing
as all other descriptions Qfproperfy, and nsiIh-
err the General Government, nor any TER
RITORIAL GOVERNMENT, can destroyer I'M
pair the right 10 Stare property in the terrific
uHy WUFt mum ftyt W wy
cripiion Of property; property o. dn xmas,
siares as reH as other species Of property IN the
territories, stand upon The same broad and con-
siitutionai basis. and subject TO Ike principles
OF recognition and projection in the iegldd-
tire, judicial and erecuiire departments o. the
government"
Now let US hear what Gen. Joe Lane says.
In his letter of acceptance, after endorsing the
Dred Scott decision, he said:
III the Constitution establishes the right OF
every citizen to enter the common territory
withiwhatcver property he legally possesses, III
NECESSARILY DEv0LvESUPON THEFED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT THE DUTY TO PRO
TECT THIS RIGHT Of the citizen, whenever
and wherever assaled or infringed."
Now look at the following principles affirmed
By the U. s. Supreme Court in the bred Scott
case, as set forth in Howari's Reports, vol. 10,
p. sos:
Sd. "EvERY CITIZEN HAS A RIGHT TO
TAKE WITH HIM INTO THE TEkkiIOh1
ANY ARTICLE OF PROPERTY WHICH THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
4th. 1.-THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES RECOGNIZES SLAVES AS
PROPERTY, AND PLEDGESTllE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT 1T. And Con-
gress cannot exercise any more authority over
property of that description than II may con-
stitutionally exercise over property OF any o'h'
er kind"
9Th. "The act of Congress. therefore, pro-
hibiting o citizen Of the United States taking
with him his slaves when he removes 70 the
Territory In question to reside. Is AN hAEh,
CISE OF AUTHORITY OVER PkivAIE
PROPERTY WHICH Is MOP WARRANTED
BY THE CONSTITUTION, and the removal OF
the plaintiff by his owner to that Territory gave
him no title to freedom"
9th. "while Il remains Territory, Congress
NAV legislate over Il within the scope OF It's
constitutional powers in relation to the citizens
Of the United States, and may estaDnsh Ter
ritorial Government, and the form OF TINS iocai
government must be regulated by tne dis s,
tion of Congress BUT WITH POWERS NOI
EXCEEDING THOSE WHICH CONGRESS
ITSELF BY THE CONSTITUTION rs Az.
THORIZED TO EXERCISE OVER CITIZENS
flP THE UNITED STATES IN RESPECT To
THEIR RIGHTS OF PROPERTY"
Now consider in connection with the above
the following plank Of the Platform whereon
Mr.. Douglas Is now running for President;
Re,o,red, That Il IL In accordance with the true
Interpretation Of the Cincinnati platform that
during the existence Of Territorial Government,
the measure Of restriction, whatever II may Dc,
imposed by the Federal Constitution on the
powers Of the Territorial Legislature over the
subject of domestic relations, AS THE SANE
HAS BEEN, OR SHALL HEREAFTER BE,
FINALLY DETERMINED BYTHESuPREAE