, 1860-09-21


diligence.
AMEN LIGHT.
II Mr.. Douglas wtrs no: already known
the pooilo of this Stite Us miracle of imp
dscc,, the fac. could te proved by the folio,
Ing paragraph from his speech at cIiite
scrings, New York, where. a:ter muc1, wa
deriug STA and ry |c=d, he was enabled
embrace his lug :. :co!hsr. 4 geutlema
in the audience having asked tic question:
slave ihe p. pie a: T.r.:,c:y lie right. according
tie DC fix, OF naa.j:svcm!rn. 10 aao'l,h or e1car
ssave-y fiun aTts.tes,, Will. iii territorial cont
Eaa?"
Mr.. Douglas responded IS follows:
~ IKE oily ~sr.t tay in te2y. II ttt4: Gcut1eTa
EA rr4! a-1 %recch that !rc fnade the hu 11
in ito 1T Lse yeAt tc wou;I ta,c found un:quive<
II ttr cuct!en IAnre .na.z< saore thaa III
st-r.s III, :r1r ia .r ish haze H"saerei TINT qst.tt
md rt o2CoueGts st upoa putin. 1t to Il
ta= 1uroe of crca:!9E oob, lhs satsst. cannot Ii
tlsyr there II maa il 4ucea Ct oriauy lntel;srne
who eoe> :,Ct know 3tat ! Icll tt4. the r.o;l
Territory while Tt:-ri:.sI aaa during terrtosI
eo-tf:ivn ta:y ,-t.otar 1r.s-e. abolish, rrSula:
Saw jut lie; Tea-:. la-c sald TINT North Al
E,uth, IA. i:e tic Acct:inc tve-ywac-t- The.:
hsvs newspapers aa1 fu.al y, l.ss rsno r{"E tn
question: II csc,ed IL M bo<o. .ttcs ee!rg Is
t.At Of teute mpt that lhcy eouh pretend
lave dsulss on tie srlj Ct" iApp!au:e.l
The rrec:ss truth is tia. every public u:tc1
a1co o. Mr. Douglas during tue past tr;t
years o. tits subject las been either exactly
the opposite Of this last answer, or Las betn
30 rsgue and rnmsaning as to be susceptible
.: two constructions
We commence at tlie beginning. 1mmsd!-
ateIy after the Illinois election Of 1858, NJ.
Douglas weat S-u.h Ind spoke A. Memphis
znd N-T orleans. At tl,s former place, oa
t3e o9lll Of November, in rlat yca", lie delv-
ered himself IS follows on the above topic, IS
reported by TIE Aualanche newspaper # lhtt
city:
"l,n2., u=de: TIE ccas.:tutl,, ,herc is power o
p:.vent southern gang iuso The Teit: ries " In
k:ares. ibo:e thai No iii11a uac."
Proceeding 70 New Orlta-s, OF :lic Oh +
December lie CONTINUED As follows:
-..:n com1oa With the democracy If 1aisci accept
tat I:e scu1 as:iei.- ii. suTEcs Co11 VI tic Chi-
sf.;,n # tie Cbatta,on Tcres limitations Lc ozet!.
tu:oc. ay the c,u: iup on the author
ty o'a rt:l ora! Legislature c.e1lly recognize q
rcpee. In conformity s::a th4. GsciIGn. Sftresa'r
n-:d poc.,y, aAf Ft:e tgHr' o:ia3 seih a't
es's. p5.j;+5:. uax, TIC .Iles-fhs C'
tss o9"r' any .Ht'r '.r-ttA a. p''p.y-ha' ':i1 70
re@@s to z>r'fo:y and ehr,u lis 1's2@'fy nth Ai~'"
E=:urnny 10 tho Senate, on tue 23l Of FIJI.
ruarr, 1852, ns c2u:i2ued as follows;
II do pit :isys-y d:1.:ct :uo:.se from etecs
pr5rc!. Zee; grE1e r:t petty und yh1t Is u-.4r
eioI Il tc ttt l.ci the supn Co1t. aEue tlt
t"c ow.cr u Saves HA> TILE S.AE RIGHT To 1:E
LOVE TO TIE TLRlslTOIJf.S AND CARRY 111S
S.AvE PROPERTY WITH HIN a., THE OWNER
UF A:.T oTHEE tTEciES Ut PROPERTY, abd Lcit
t.: s4,us, sa Jsct 70 i 70 IL Jaw the Tcltot Les
la:u;e nsy c.n,i'ud rally rass aid i! sny 1e:s-n sl
lea by sci l.c4llE Lc MY ap1c, 10 tho
Saa1ens: G. ut to i-st :t vacl5 I! =cch l1ws Iucag
n!ze Stare PROPERTY 10 Le sqs4Efy '7isA oil oatr ,pe-
f,rtg. auc =: l5 TIC rules i. * :rIy one
rue to sve{ ro;c:t a t!sr u! other Lin Is pro
rlr:y.-ts.g,s. OK: G:l'e. 1854 pat . ,a7e LIZ
And again:
".ire*, tia: i: c..!pa, ns r.eyes:y Sand
On II eQn: fo ,t1E Nth IL 1taer p7o5.ry. THERE Il
5usT As Much @DLiGAT1o:; ON 1HE PART OF
THE ETE7f1lt'i:iAL LEGISLATURE TO PROTECT
SLAVES AS EVERY OTHER srEc1Es o. fEo-
CATTLE DET Goods, LQro2s, Ac."-Con3,,..a.
a Gsot-. san.e o',1,n7~ LES.
iacI On the 2ci Of June, 1859, he wrote
the Dorr letter, iE which te reTer said Popu-
lar Sovereignty o:.cc, though defining the
grounds or whi>E he would be willing to az
:spt TIC ciarlea.on noznsL Il Lon. 1ustead of
hat be ren}ark=i:
Re
H. o. III: ecatsa7y. It xhan b.:cnc The policy file
Deuaer:: ratg which 2ntIcl;atc u .r,ud.ate
'hess ter ttoc !one:ed Is:ner:es. wL'ch We hase
achieved ;ora"y iatsc triual., aai in lieu It .h,1a
kae Convention sa iu roc iuo tar creed Of Tic pa,,v
:uca csE i:ue1 as tic Af;l=an SLAVE trse Ct Corc,tt
onaa tstt de 5or t-c territories doe1re tbht The
C9nsttuf-u the United States eyc- cit t hcd or -,n
a1bel Il teiEtuz.es ukrexD TIE roEx or The
FE 'FLE 1EsAIF 10 cos-not rnorra1r-t Is Gu.3s
ea.duE 10 ssy tia. l. - A. tye. ecua :ct accent lie
10 on.caAon K tc.dc:ed me-
"Dzyona the power u The people legally to
control it as property" Is that the sams IS
EayirE, B=yond the power Of the reop,s to
abolish or exclude IT. Net SC, if we under
stasd tEe meaning Of terms II the disciples
of squat1er stye1eign!y think the two phrases
mcao the game thing, VIC ask them why he did
not gay teesude instead Of saying "cortrcl it
as property?'
Shortly afcr this sh1ewd evasion cr tie
Question, Mr.. Douslns became involved in a
controversy witll Judge Back, growing GU: Of
III Harper's Aazaxino cssay. IN hi. letstr rs-
''ylng 10 Judge B., he said:
Ia t+t assce w!hort nsaai1z MY cns or .uapucnte
as mans casa' demonstrated tt5o.d Tic ra.-Ib III. o.
asl o. dsrute slavery In tie Ttri c.e. ty viyrs
III. Constitution, tar 'acusln is .rcrtabe and s
'e. THAT 1T Is TIE IMPERATIVE ICry or
oSaREss 10 Pas; ALL LAWS NECESSARY
OR ITS PROTECTION; THAT THERE Isl Aap
IN lie NO EXCEPTION ~ THE RULE, 1uArt
light GUARANTEED BY TIE coSsl1r, Tioy
lust DE PStsE-TkD By LAW * ALL CASE.
TnERE LES!S- .TloS Is ESSENTIAL TO ITS |
:NJufMLNt"
Here IS straight, consecutive, lcgica! con.
ias'oa IRON lis remarks il New Oflean, o.
"a 9th Of December, a1d N tie Senate, oa
ne a3l u February, corctrniag which TIC
'a:f4ring man, though fool. .ced not err.
lon the l6ta Of Mss. 1850, while making
it ware, bis ding ap2ea; to tae slare-driy-
= he read lie Tennessee Compromise reso-
!ios, (so ca:!ed,) which was, iu reality, a
s1avc-codc corcc1n, in the fo,-
wing WORDS:
R.u!r,e Ths: sE c'sc~e G! tic s.atea b.ve IN
Il ;, nnJ.t !. ts.f IT, .! 's"y n:Lc Trrto
,enl: .apttstiou tae ostnt!or. ,et,a,r
6 q 81 y TS1o &: ]. ef
A7d c. tits H. (psug;:sj proceeded to 1c-
ark:
The record Proposition Is, that tkht Of pcr.1t {.
':elty. te-r1e! hT tic Constitution c.Eot ,e talra
- by al Ct Coae.A. or CT tie Tcr.to;!a 1c.,saur.
ID Fvtf dresmt! tAt ehcf Cong1cxs or Teyy,to,a.
Esa:use, or ay otter Les lA:ve l:ay en c-4sh ccud
HroT Or impair 4ly .!:-s EEaratcs os .eeuu hy,se
nttltu'lars NJ 1n4n tilt Know of.~-Apptsdix 10 !
co'2r<ssieaaf Gis@e. is:s-5c pays :16.
And Oh the f1lowins day, MAY 18th lsso,)
!. Douglas distinctly refused to ansuer to
e question wilstt,tr be would OF wou d nz.
n bill to Protect slave properly in tho
rritories, il ho were President Of the Uui,ed
ates. Tie colloquy On That occasion vas Is
iCwe:
NR. Dtr7s-1fM viii nc: crrtaszss The scaa,o;.
I'D ask him, 4, u Clc! Executive =. tie rpact
.es he woad ssn lli IL 1E.sec: tlAse property IL
ts. Territory. District q caluubA-an aet Of Cou
|
r naa 70 .ay w.at bsie Will ag4 wien l.. Is IN ~
~ to exercise lie poHe,.
as DAv1sl thafl cot ask yeu question .usthe, Than
w.h to au=wEf-ce.tAinly Eot. .
Z. DorelAs-1Le se-aor ask al the questions he
's<4, and shai xrx wer then when please; hut Wal
X to saT ta: do seeosnz: The right t, caese
tn Tia way. 1ht seuater Eas right to do II afcs
e ps 4 my fEe:ena.ons t. lie place which he
u eeslse 10 occupy. :.
4 UAyx-y IRA, + the e. - ~ =, ,axh4 -,
question: shuukh Il 10 NE to be e.dlrr yerv tl.
y ~ to II exact between II IS IN tyb.