Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-08-03

| BUCHANAN, and, We may safely say, the great
ma IS Of the Democrats, hold that the Terrific
rles, being the common property of all the
States, purchased equally by the blood and
treasure of the South and of tie North, are
open alike to emigraDts from all the States,
/ who have the right to take with them into the
/ territories, and own aud enjoy there, whatever
10 recognized AS property 10 any Of the States,
/ and that the question of slavery can be deci-
ded only when the people form their constitu-
tion with the view to ask admission into the
Union. Hence, it will be perceived, that the
only practical difference between the disagree-
ing parties, is as 10 the fine sChen the people
OF tie Territories haze the poDer to decade The
sfaoery question. Senator Douglas takes the
position that the people of the Territories,
through their representatives in the Legisla-
ture, can al any time abolish slavery. Prcsi-
dent Buchanan declares that this can only be
done when the people of the Territories come
to form their State Government, inasmuch as
the Supreme Court has decided that negro
slavery exists 10 the Territories so long as they
remain such, by virtue of the Constitutions
We have thus particularly and carefully stated
the difference between Douglas aud the Presi-
dent, net that we intend to argue the point at
contention before the coming State Convention,
and because we desire our readers clearly aud
fully to understand ii. The whole slavery
question is an abstraction, aud cannot be made
OF any practical benefit to the country, though
Il may do infinite damage, aud whilst we agree
entirely with the views of the President on
the subject Of Territorial Sovereignty, and
shall look 70 the State Convention for hearty
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we believe, at the same time, that there need
be no controversy in that body on the present
disagreement between Senator Douglas aud
President Buchanan. Our opinion is that the
Convention should dispose of tho subject Of
slavery ih the Territories, by simply saying that
they are the common domain OF all the States,
a. ana tnat whatever is property by law in any of
tne states, may be taken, held aud epioyed
tnere oy the owner, and if auy of the rights
OF property shall, according 10 the Judgment
81 me proper tribunal, be in any way%infract.
ea' or annulled, il is the duty of the General
uoVefa1neatto see that sucn tights De restoreagi
and protected. This would make the whole
SUBJECT OF slavery ia the Territories a question
ior tue Courts, aud would take it altogether
out OF the arena of politics. Under our con-
structlon OF the decision in the Dred Scott
case, 1t would not be necessary to bring this
SuoJset again before the Judiciary, We be-
heve that that decision is conclusive in favor
o. ur' Buchanan, aud that uuder it slave
noideFs are GUARANTEED the right to hold their
property 10 the Territories until State Con-
stitutlon prohibits them from so doing. But
there are those who differ from US, alleging
that the question of Territorial Sovereignty
was not before the Court in the Dred Scott
case For this cause, and for the further rea-
son that we believe it will thoroughly harmon
lze the party, We say let tue settlement of this
question be left to the Courts
Douglas holds the same views Of "ponular
Sovereignty, as euunciated 10 the Cincinnati
Platsorm," now, as he did then. Buchanan's
views and position are the same. Cessua's Ga
seffs was then opposed to Douglas, and in favor
OF Buchanan and Judge Black Now it OF
poses Buchanan and Judge Black, and sup
ports the person it called the "traitor Douglas
Democrats of Bedford County, how do You
like to be forced to support Douglas by John
Cessna, William p. Schell and Samuel Fl.
Tate