The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-17

property npon any other basis, in the Terri.
tories, than oil other kinds of property
| whether all, in his view, does not stand on
the same equal constitutional footing. In
these vlewR you also have clear exposition
/ OF f0a antsruensi0n or aoA- action, as MIR
\ Calhoun called it, on the part of Congress
| The whole subject Of slavery in the Terrific.
| ries was to be left to the people, subject Il
| no Limitation or restriction but the Constitu'
ton of the United States. If the Territora
| Legislature passed any law infringing upor
the rights Of the slavenolder, or the rights
| of any person holding other kinds of prop
| erty, either by taxation or any other kind oil
law, the subject was to be left TO the courts,
with an appeal to the Supreme Court, but
not 10 Congress. Property of all kinds was
put upon the same footing. And SO far from
| MIR. Douglas warning against the decision OF
the Supreme Court, as ls alleged in the last
extract read, il appears that he stands pledg
ed TO the execution Of the judicial process,
| whatever il NAV he, in any case, with the
whole military force OF the country.
MIR. Stephens regards slavery as "Di-
vine irstifutian," permanently established
for sAe Welfare OF the human race, and holds
that il is not limited TO African, but that it's
benefits should be extended 10 all . inferior
raees.o He asserts that Douglas agrees
With him, and that the Shareholders owe their
Northern champion en- everlasting weight of
gratitude for his services in their behalf.
Hear his eloquent appeal:
Having noticed she most prominent ohjee-
tons urged against supporting the National
ticket, as have seen them IN the press,
come now, fellow citizens, TO some of the
reasons why give that ticket warm and
cordial support. The points wherein differ
with Mr.. Douglas are small, compared with
those wherein we agree. Upon all questions
of Constitutional law be is q strict construc-
tionist,-of the strsightest sect of the State
Rights school. Upon our peculiar institution,
50 far from being unsound, unsafe, or dan.
gerous on all the essential principles upon
which IL rests, and it's rermanencg depends,
be Is on the side OF reason and truth. lie
holds that the negro 10 an inferior race
that be ID not and cannot be a citizen OF the
United States--taat he was not intended 70
be embraced in the Declaration of indepen
dence-that subordination to the white race
is his natural and normal condition-that
bis status in society 10 question, not of
moral right, but one of political and social
economy and that every State and organ
lzed community have the right TO tx and set
tie this status for themselves. These are
the great principles and truths upon which
our system rests, and upon which IL must de-
pend on the fields of our battles with the
public opinion of the world. On this arena
we have got to meet our opponents sooner or
later. We live 10 an age OF discussion-+al
questions OF science and arts, morals and
governments, must pass this ordeal. The
institution of African slavery amongst Us
cannot escape it. If it does not stsnd upon
the immutable principles OF nature, as be-
lieve ii does, it must go down. And IN the
vindication of these great fundamental
truths. relating to negro inequality and bis
natural subordinate position, which lie at the
foundation OF our social fabric, no man,
North or South, or in the world, has display
ed more holduess and power than this same
much abused and grossly misrepresented Ste
phen A. Douglas
No man has ever uttered these, or any 9TH
or truths, in this country, with moro peril or
hazard 20 himself. Whether in the Senate
or on the huslings, whether at the south or
the North--whether before party friends, or
Abolition mobs, he has never shrunk from
their utteranee from fear, favor, or affection.
When duty required him 20 speak, he has
never been silent. See him breasting the an
athemas Of the three thousand New England
clergymen, hurled against him fer the de-
Tense of your rights, under the Constitution.
See him az Chicago, imperilliug even life IT.
self, in vindication of the same cause-your
rghts under the Constitution and say if IL
comes with a good grace, from Southern
man, 10 deponnee him as so enemy 20 as or
ours. " as there ever backer iggratitade,
since Adams FIRST great fs Ii, than such dem
onsErations against such manS Were 10
remain silent while hear them, and see him
60 unjastly slain BY those vho know not
yhat they DO, should feel myself TO be S.
guilty Of innocent blood as those who stood
by and held Stsrhea's clothes while he was
/ stoned 20 death.