Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-08-24

consuef tne s0iiowing passage Tin substance,
very old acquaintance) from the telegraph
I ie synopsis of Mr. Douglass speech on Mon.
day at Concor NH: N qa av 0aa
The principle that he douglas. stood ,,uon M. IN.
right o the people make their own laws and establish
Institutions TO suit themselves. That tho principle Of
the Revolutionary War Democrats but Il Is now said
that congress can pass Federal laws local and does
tights Of vernmen. and who vent from The Old
loose them In the ferry boat crossing the Missouri River
Now look at the following principles af.
tirmed by the u S. Supreme Court in the
Dred Scott case, as set forth in HowardS
Reports, vol. 49, p. 386:esd3 F,ftEa3 aus 4s
sd."EyrRr Cirzsx HAs arcar 70 rArs wirx uix
INTO THE TERRITORY ANY ARTICLE or PROPERTY wHicn
lne ooSsrrrrioS or the UsrreD STATES REcoax.Es As
4th = TIE cossrruros or rnr UsrEp srArrs RRcoo
oxssNsI ns ASD ,LrpoEs 1nE FEDesAL
ercse any authority over property Of that drscr
Of spa any sia Hns may exercise over properly
9th. The act Of Congress, therefore, prohibiting
citizen Of the United States taking with him is slaves
AN ExsacIss or AUTHORITY ovkR rnrvATE psorSsrY
WHICH y NOT wtna.sTED sx rHE cossrnuros and the
n uo ,. 81 the ey his owner to that Territory gave
9Th While remains Territory, Congress may iegf
relation so Citizens the sd saes sma
tabl!sh Territorial Government and the form OF th.
Local @ n Tu be regulated by the direction
Cooress ft by Me O6n4stuston Il aathorised 10 co.
e.ctss orer ofseas e ne United Stases IN inspect 10
their righs cfprops,ty." ,rsg,T,z[.., /. -, +,
Now. consider, in connection with the
above, the two following planks Of the Plat
form whereon Mr.. Douglas is now running
for President: 80, lr....,t il ~. -.
Resolcsd That the Democratic pasty ,cU abide 1v tho
decision of We Supreme Court Of the United IS1ates
oesr Hs insnsation or Siocerg ~itn The Territories
Resoioed That In accordance with the true inter-
probation OF the Cincinnati platform that during the ex.
sence Of Territorial Government the measure OF re-
stricton whatever IL may be- imposed by the Federal
Constitution the powers Of the Territorial Legsature
over the subject OF domestic relations ne sumo has
Supreme Court Of The United States, shall be respected
by all good citizens nn enforced with promptness and A.
deity by every branch Of the Federal Govefnmcnt
is Mr.. Douglas an honest manY Is he
dealing fairly or fonlly with his fellow-citi-
zens /? 1t certainly seems to us that he Ia
deiib .ratcly swindlng, or attempting to swim.
die them but here are the facts which en-
able every one to judge for himself! If Mr..
Douglass platform--that whcrcon he is now
running for President--does really allow the
People ola Territory "to establish institu-
tons to suit themselves, while they continue
to be citizens of that Tor any other) Terrific
ry-f it gives eriigrants from States to
I3rerritory.t the safnc right over Slavery IN thai
Territory tbatth 8 possess an old States
then we are insane end Mr. Douglas is hon.
est. But If IL does no slcn thins-yhat
then ?-N' r 1ribuae. tt1a q 'fa
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