Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-07-26

In reference TO this doctrine we have only N
to sny that It is fa!lscious, as we will here pr
after show, on aecovnt iof the assumption o'
tina, slaves are properly per Sc, and secondly $,
that property in ahfth man has a natural y
right is subject to prohibition by law. /
In reference to his fidelity to the law, we u
have his acceptance OF, and his
ompliments on H. V. Johnston, candidate
Tor Vice President, who is a bo d advocate
Of protection TO slavery in the territories,
who believes that "capitsl should own O
labor" and who denies the power of Con-
gress, OF the peuple Of territory; or any
other power to prohibit slavery.
Again we refer to the speech Of Douglas
in 1858, delivered In New Orleans, wherein
lie "cheerluly recognizes aud respects the
decisirn' Of the Supreme Court, in the Dred
Scot, Case, and which he says, places slsves
upon the same basis as all other property,
and then 10 the in last resolution of his
, Baltimore platform, where he in,erprets the
. Cincinnati platform to yield to the Su-
g preme Court, the fight TO say when tho
7 question of slavery shall be o subject Of
legislation in the Territories. This latter
5 clause is more important when we remem-
t Der that the Supreme Court had already
decided that a territorial legislature had no
n right to prohibit slavery. ''.
1t So we have 1t that Douglas is in favor Of
e non-interven,ion onthe subjec. Of slavery,
e but yet believes that on account Of this
nj non. intervention, the Shareholder has a right
Is to hold his slaves in any territory until a
c. pro.slavery Supreme Court shall have deci-
Mt ded that the people ure competent to act
rh upon the question. ! -
g. He believes that although 100000 are
,e, for freedom, yet one man can hold his slave
p. in spite of al their efforts, until the
m Supreme Court. shallgive the 1000 900 the
-, privilege Of cohtrorifnS one Douglas says
, he cares not whether his doctrine will legis.
ce late Slavery up or down. He says in his
er reply TO Senator Toombs, that his doctrine
ng has opened to slavery territory ten time'
the area of the State Of New York, while i
OIL has given nothing to. freedom.
to Yet his friends claim for him, true friend
In ship TO freedom, and to his doctrine the
ing only hope of the country. They tell III
that It will Prove panacea to all the ills o
The slavery agitation. While as an Illustration
ss- of its remarkable power, we have the cas-
hat of Kansas and Nebraska. which by tn
nut Compro mise of 1850, had been dedicated I
oil freedom yet Douglas could do better for il
} Of by opening this vast domain to new cor
icy uoversy, an d after the lapse Of six year
the when the people have all the time been try
ing 10 hea. their troubles by the application
Of Douglas doctrine, yet both these tsrr
tories are Just where they were six year
'e' ago, the question yet unsettled. They al
'u'u not yet in as safe or settled condition
i've they were seven years ago.
Tor Here We have the best test of the do
tTlHt' ~ PIoNeu utltT uuu emu
Ut failure. All the carnage and bloudshed I
'h' Kansas are but its frnits. The bgitatic
'a'o which has distracted the country for Il
WI" past six years are it's legitimate consequeI
u" ces. Yot Douglas, rides this hobby, n
'u'u because il is right, but because II brougl
my him into no,oriety,iand he hopes may "
'eS' carry him to the White House.
'"e His hack, has already started "down Il
back entry Of limc," and when the voice
Tue tn, people, like as many thunders, shall re-
u'S' up from California to Maine, from Oregc
~" to Florida, and he shsll find himself wit
we ou, perhaps one olecto,al vote, then will !
nee realize tba, the people may be :overdos I
Tvs with humbug. as
'"e His chief virtue lea in his unintention
we destruction af the Dom ,cr,tic p,ry. Yc
'ns know he split the party to pieces. and Il
'he Good Book says, Blessed arc the peac
70 Makers Douglas can not but realize, th'
'"'' he is about played outsye. with his remsr
on' uble pluck, he has more assurance ths
8 a ever. bold amids, the darkest discourag
on' monts, evidently going to die game. In b
u last sgonies he viii look round on the des
lslion Of the Democfatic party, with Il
10 satisfaction Of showing tina. he has don
'he it all. ttfu ,u. -aia. ,Hals
Hero you have the nclaims Of Bell al
ion, D,uol.. Rolf WIN na, a,n.a,form md Don
T las with an equal opposite on the other si
10 Of every plank, making him a medley
contradictictions else anonentty with Il
ion' fofce OF one spent upon the o,her,and II
result nothing.
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