The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-08-30

az my horse!

whence the charter to enslase your fellow
man and put him on common footing wit
the beasts of the feldl There is I'll
physical power, but not the right. An
yet, We see people who think the slav
just the same kind of property as an
other. Why, minister, doctor, sal
to me once-"Goveraor Chase, if | cal
take me horse to Kansas, Why not N,
brother in South Carolina take bis slavel
What is the difference | said, "My deal
Doctor, l don't know that I can tell tb
difference, unless it be that a maa is not
horse" There are few such doctors
in the Methodist Church.
Now Douglas holds that a man has The
same qualification as to the right CT prop.
erty in bin as horse. lie does not care
whether man is man or horse; ht
don care whether Slavery ia voted up oil
voted down.
AT Baltimore portion of the Conven.
tion wanted the Cincinnati platform, pure
and simple-and that's Pro Slavery e.
nough-but they would not 60 any fur.
ther They declared they vould rot 50
any further. And l rather doubted
whether they would stand even there; for
it is very hard to stand still when you
are on slippery hillside. These ger.
tlemen talked SO at Baltimore, when they
nominated Pierce; but then they made up
their minds to slide. And | vas afraid
they would do SO this time. Now MIR.
Wiokliffe got up and proposed this reso-
luton:
"ReSolved, That it is in accordance
with the Cincinnati Platform, that dur
ing the existence of Territorial Govern
ments the measure Of restriction, whatev-
er it may be, imposed by the Federal
Constitution, Gu the power of the Terrific
rial Legislature over the subject of tie
domestic relations, as the same has been
or shall hereafter be finally determined
by the Supreme Court CT the United
States should be respected or all good
and enforced with p-onptness
and ability By every branch of the Gene
raj Government"
Who seconds that! Why, the very
man in Ohio who vas candidate against
me for Governor. Well, Mr.. Payne Sc
conded this resoletion, aud it was passed
without dissenting vote in Mr. Douglass
Convention. Then Mr. Douglas wrote
his letter accepting the nomination and
the platform, referring to this clause and
indorsing it. Now, where is your Popu-
lar Sovereignty Why, it vas dead long
ago. 1t is bow worse than dead, but it
is not right exactly to cay SO.
He has now crowned the whole By say
ing that he gives this whole thing over to
the SuprAe Court, and they may decide
that Territory cannot exclude Slavery,
and be will use the whole power Of the
6 Government to make the decree efectual.
You cannot shut your eyes upon these
tbings.
There is no Popular Sovereignty, for
which you Douglas Democrats are fight
ing. If you want Popular Sovereign
y, cone among the Republicans. If you
want this country free from Slavery, open
10 enterprise in all its Territories, then
vote for those who will preserve it to Lib
srty.
l am no candidate for Office. But,
speaking to yeu, Republicans, | wish to
help you to understand the great princi-
pies on which you stand; and, to you,
Democrats, that you may understand toe
rue issue. bad rather help you to So
cure this great reform than hold any Of
ice.
It seems to me I have stated the true
INSTRUMENTATION the Constitution is one
for Slavery OF Freedom. Be for freedom
Or despotism. Take one side or the 9th
Or. l ask all to take their place. l ask
the young men-where does your gsner-
ous, earnest and noble instinct lead you!
Have you any earnest throbblns here Gn
The heart) that leads you to choose that
lespotism should be established When
was a young man, the thing that moved
me most was desire to contribute to the
Of these blessings of free
1om.
| ask you to take sides and decide
where you will be. "Iftbe Lord be God,
then serve bin; but if Baai. then serve
him" If Slavery is right-if capital
ought to own labor, then go for the doc
trine openly. II you believe that free
a iom is the right of man, then join the
party which has inscribed on the folds of
its banner, Freedom, throughout the
wide domains"
The Douglas party dare not publish
he speeches of their candidate for the
Vice Presidency, nor of their man Gaul-
ien, who said uon.intervention meant the
right of every man to bold as many mig.
rers as held mind to. But such are
.he doctrines South, and they don't dare
% publish them here at the North.
| know that some imagine that there is
some hostility to Popular Sovereignty in
The Republican party, and, therefore, they
propose to vote for Mr.. Douglas. But |
ask all to investigate these matters. l
ask you to look at these questions Tor
yourself.
We in Ohio intend to do our part to-
ward electing Abraham Lincoln We
do it because we have confidence in him.