New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-19

slav-ry IN ire Territories would bsvs been q rssy
and the Democratic party would have been on is way
rejoicing. But, every Kind Of means was roeofted "
20 evsde it. Rampant Abolitionsm, more manly .haa
ir accempces in mischief, openly denounced as
fed il as it went to do oil legal obstacles to the Coz
sunni stf IN Gifts own disempered idea--demagogues =
iIhsted self-fanstaoism foamed, and trimming cow
adice shTubk around and insisted that the QUESTION
was not decided and all tbess combined together.
sought to feDy TO the citizens Of the Slave States the
benefits Of TIE decs on either in theory practice.
repeat the South were satslei with non-ioterven-
ton awaiting in good faith the decision Of the Cou,s
before lhis Adjudication; since the decision they would
have been satisfied With non-interyeuton. and the acs-
nowedgemert, and practical execution OF il according
TO its fair and equitable spirit.
The SCUM did moi objeet TO Mr.. Douglas because OF
his principles Of non interventionnor because Of bis
doctrines Of qualified Popular Sovereignty in the Ter
TioTes, as is 80 ofltn and 90 p0npousy alleged; but
their opposition to him arises TO say nothing Of bis
fortunate controversy with the Administration from
bis advocacy of what they regard most rank and
miscbievous error the Squater Sovereignty heresy:
contfnding as he does az have already seen, that
notwithstanding The decision of the Supreme Court, in
the bred Scott case holding that all citizens with their
property TO lie admiued there equal terms, slave
Irop.ry included, Territorial Legislature may, byits
enacted law, exclude slave property from the Territory
thus virtually investing Territorial Legislature with
power to annual this provision II the Constitution -
consruedby the highest tribunal known to tie law.
Ihese are the articles Of creed proposed by Mr.:
/
campaign debate with Mr.. Lincoln, previous 70 the
Died Scott decision in answer 10 certain questions
prop'sed by Mr.. Liocoln Mr. Douglss answered a.
follows:
"The question popounded to me by Mr. Line Din esn
tee OF sdstory lawful sgq. the whss
the formation Of State Construction answer emphscsTy.
as Dir Lincoln has heard hundred times from every
~ s eslod sy2 ne ps s, G ~ uo
u. 9 9 State Con,uos MT Lincoln knew ga.
argue the Neba;s biz on hat principle all the state IN
be In doubt as to my position on that question"
After the Dred Scott decision had been pronounced
and published, Mr.. Douglas states bis position thus:
20 ne sas ss st a eS,, ss s, De-
TsOy Under The Con'ttai9n he psope haze tss la
slavery day hour anywhere unless sop
ported BY local police regulations Those police rY1sons cam
opposed slavery they win ec, -natiye, % ths
body who will ~ lend s ion egs ss .ss
fer their legislation win favor is extension Hence matter
ovation ri. he ,igIiq5 he people makta Stare Ttsy@
f dy q S Se and p%ssS .ss se or he
point.r
If it I've true that the Territorial Legislature can by
an act exclude the citizen Of Southern Stats with
his slave property, from all enjoyment Of and particle
patton in the common Territorial property Of all the
States as IL rted by Mr.. Douglas the Constitution
and the decisions Of the Supreme Court and the rights
of persons and property there the playthines OF
TeIroi al Legislature, TO be put up and down-to DO
given or taken away at pleasure.
For these dociriDes the Southern States refused TO
accept Mr.. Douglas candidate, snd who, had he
heen with and of them, would have done otherwise.
But whether the Southern States reasonable or
capricous in their refnsal TO accept and support Mr..
Dough- they had taken their stand deliberately after
mature conrideratior-ther avowal before the
country and was well uDderstood and, unless he had
some pIeempve right to the nomination, which is nos
conceded they had right 10 set him aside AS mere
matter of choice without any reason whatever. Theeo
Staies held hundred and twenty electoral votes,
snre for the Democracy with an acceptable candidate,
while every other State, except those on the Pacific,
were counted against u.s. OF doubtful and yet mana
gers Of the minority and doubtful States oy artidco
and combinations sought through the strangely pro-
sced SESSIONS Of the Conventions held at Charleston
and Baltimore, to force this candidate upon this
Southern States aud in this persistent and insane effort
first dismembered and then adjourned the Convention
at Charleston and finally divided and broke it up at
Baltimore. 1t was OF all others an occasion when
all NJ. individual preferences should have been for
gotten and surrendered for the public good; but was
Douglas nothing, and hence the result. The Con-
yenou broken up--the party divided-and all for
candidate who cannot get single electoral vote.
The Democratic party under such.a rule, Is like tbs
serpeI in the fable, which gave up the lead for tune
to the tail instead Of the head to prevent ts csnor,
and in attempting TO 90 ia foremost it stuck last.
and thus remalned.he tail refusing 10 give up tne
right to 90 ahead. And thus will the Democratic par
~ remain til it sheds its aperng extremity which
insists on being honored with com pand.
For the purpose of turning attention from the weak
and selfish prostraion of the Democratic party-to
alarm the fears of the timdshake the knees OF the
week end minister TO the morbid cravings OF bnger-
ing and dormant Abolonism they pro Lain that the
National Democracy who have placed in nomination
Breckenridge and Lane, are the advocates OF slave
code for the Territories. This ideal bantng was be-
gotten by design upon ignorance, and is supported BY
empty noise and brazen csmor. The platform asked
for and insisted upon, by Southern States just
what the Constitution entities them TO, construed by
the Supreme Court, and nothing more. Here 1t is in
a its length ard BREADTH as adopted in the Conve
OF Democratic States, which nominated Brecktnrdgo
ard Lane 1t is the same nOn-nterventon which every
true Democrat has advocated and giving effect TO the
decision of the Court, and nothing more Let every
Democrat read il with uucouded vision aud not through
the smoked glass Of incipent Aboonsm; let him
alyze il carefully, and then tell in what section,
sentence or syllable this terrific Stare cote reooses.
and when read and weighed, and understood, let all
who subscribe 10 the great principles Of per-
sona and State equality there enuncatei, esttb-
shed and guaranteed by the Constitution and author
lied and indicated by the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States. remember that he has
taken the first lesson in Abolition Republicansn, and
is already his way to that organization in his sym
pahy with sectional bigoted creed aud narrow po-
liticsl belief
But here is the platform of Democratic principles,
which will speak for itself
Re.red That the platform adopted by the Democrsc party
Of Cincinnati De affirmed with the following explanatory reso
FUst: That the Government OF Territory Organized by
of Congress provisional and temporary and duri1l is
settle with their property in the Territory without their nights.
gressioual Territorial legislation
Second: That duty Federal Government all
it, departments protect the rights OF and property In
the ertohes and wherever else it, constitutional authority
tends
T21d Tha; when the settlers in Territory, hsyng ado
quue population form State Constitution the right Of .oyer
eighty and being conunmaed BY their admisoD
the Union, they stand equality with the people OF
other stes and State thus rgnied ought be admitted ia.s
the Federal Union wheher it, Constitution prohibits eces
mis- the institution Of Slavery.
Rsred That the Democratic party favor Of the sou
of
and just Spain the earliest practicable iorent
Resord That the OF Sta Legislatures to dstsst
the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave law are hostile IN
Character subyeIsye Of the Constitution and reyolatonafy IN