The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-09-19
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NEW SERIES. vol Wa9a aAgMA1

tell ue that Congress must interfere % pro-
4 tS9t thyk1y when HeaelsafE Vhphl q
lshey shiAk X Il ilhecessafy ict C0neFess q
20 interferei Why they ssy that 40 Ions
/ es the people are IN favor Of slavery they
Twill prosectlit ihepgelEesR sDdkkgnce Il i
not necessdfy lor Congress 10 Interfere, bU
Ikbas, whenever the people are opposed Il
slagcfy and do not want Il, then and 10 tina
lIdssnQ QpRaEseEl mbst Aiueattsfe. spsiEe,s.
them to have II. Cheers.1 FROM thess
remarks you will observe that the republi
cans Of the North and the (seceders OF th'
South sesse IN psiAsiplebs TbeK sgreA first
thst Il e the right and duty III Congress Il
lacontroI the question Of slavery In the Ter
Fitoties; secondly, they Sgree in .denounc
ina.Sb tPSifiPg RfIlleF FiFtw1eAtigA gll
g!sI !.A|r ~
vention and popular sovereignty; third
ly, they agree 10 overruling the will Of the
people In the Territories without regard "a
tBeA Heap HRd ddhieStIkI kIfsiFb. DNIYAT
Agreeing on the question ol power, thep,
they wish to apply their scllor n SopPVsise
The nor,ern seeesa aShisss. u db6lhion.
lsts. Appesl To- npFihetD bstsicn end north.
eth ptejudlcb and h0ftiteth smbition. against
the southeFtt be pig aud sgsidst their insti.
tutions. The sbHtiidft seeeSsionists appeal
tc ss61lhefE priae Una s6eihefd psssioh lhAd
sohtHefl t@biuoG.m q SgafnSts the hoftAerd
people tShd their ihstitutions. Each en.
dedv6fSt 10 falty the pecpfe 0f TIER owl zee.
,ioh' undsr one sections banner. against The
nehn, 0.,nno.n ehn.n N,.sAt SAS6ia = ~. =.
succeed adffally every 'muh South cftke
Ohio River undet one bthAef, end evesb
msS-nosth the -eshesy sad thus- force q
Presidential election to take place on q geo.
graphical line twh6is sdoryou think will be
The, Eesultst0 iyonF intereets,Or 10 the peace
end safety Of this Uai0RR asl CheeFsg1 q
need not tell you what the result will b.
whenever Presidential election is decided
BY geographical lines. II ever sectional
parties shall control isseuntry, it is very
evident th.! .hs strongest section s will car
~ the result. siao, s ii II S@r ysi'3,' 81 y e Z
As a northern maB, belonging ITO alhe
strongest section tSienlofe the orgsIix4tio1
d sectional parties. Grest applause. l
desire TO see this Union maintained forever,
and I know OF no mode. Of preserving il kx.
Acept by observing, with religious fidelity,
svery provision ana every obllgatiohiof Of the
constitution as our fathers made it.
[Cheers. The constitution OF our fathers
10 good enough for me, and | demsnd that
every man, Moth shd Sou,h, wherever he
may be found under the AmericsA sassirtsah
yield obedience, "a every provision ot the
ceIstitulioh, sand,l lif he dues, not do il, then
! would use the power Of the government to
make him il. tChAass-s ~, t'ses--ss-~s
live under constitution which ID common
10 all the StStss bftlis Union, ,isse tiniIss Sc
cUfesste the people 4ofaevevy St,te A qu4l
rights under il. [Cheess And I 'holdtha
the doctrine Of equality OF rights opplies 10
Territories ds wsttus TO the Suites of thi.
Union. ruar,g, 2,vtt,ra,Y.t.,s,,r.
crsiic party dssirssr.o deprive you ot. the.
right0f moving to the 'Ter rFitorics with POUR
property ana h6Idihe'it on'SH tqdsEty With
other citzens. | want to say TO you that,
50 far as my knowledge extends, do not
know OF any one Democrat in ell America,
who is supporting lhe Fegulafy organic tion
Of the party, who does not concede equality
OF rights IL ihe Territories TO Nh citizens of
all the States. For oBe,iE affirm equality
abd intend to mSiHtain' II sll 'hSzSfds- aud
everywhere. You have the same right un.
der The constitution to 60 aud csrry your
property into the Territories that have
mine. You have tthessasahe Iight to carry
yousshsev, oriy0ur seattle, ,Ior yenri lhorses.
that / have "a carry Gtiy properly ,that, ! pos
sess. Whom you get therA y0,s Spd 4 stand
on u footing Of exact equality under the
lsw. You- bring yOvs property with yon
subject to the local law, and bring mine
with me subject 10 the same loesl law. The
Misrepresentation Oh this point consists in
The SssOtnpit0h tkst 'E6hgfcss projects the
nbr,hern man 10 bis property in the Terri
ID HE. am wiling to believe that those
gentlemen who mike thIis statement believe
II ti6ebe trdess ssBGt Is1haves more respect for
their caOdor thsn their intelligence, IL they
ptofesa 10 40 belieEe.
Congress nevre yet passed law for the
protection Of any man property in Terri.
tory. Every man who goes 10 y Territory
with ihis wife, ihis children. HE esrvahts. snd
bic property, is subject to the local law, and
relies upon local low for hs protection.
THE rain which hsd been Tor some time
threatening now commenced falling rapidly,
aSd Nc. Douglas rellaEked1lJ
MHAellovsei1zenst i1Eyiew Of the lstesss
now raging, submit TO you whether shall
not hiring my -ramarks 10 n close, faihef than
expose you TO the inclenlency Of the wealth
ed BY going on /! .gsdIaa0oa0
MapT Rpiees-z.N N0,s spp; & 60 sol.lo sso,s boOs
Mr. DOuglas-- Well, as you have given q
very unanI@ssis VOW iS1,,siis ahBisst, I feel
bound 10 abide BY the test Of popular sove.
reieniy. [GraAt laughter and cheara.] Eve.
w man, | repeat, In Territory. must rely
upon the local lew ~, s,fnpcted by the Terri.
Il government iSr ,shs plotecviJd u bis Der.
900 xha Ais property ofl every dgsSsiRsion,
the ssGssaaiiulha States. Upon THE point
tte action OF this govsFhihsats s1fsmHathe
foundation Of the constitution has been uni.
form.
frhe rain here poured down in torrents,
and the chairman, Mr. g. F. Collier, was
oblidsd il adid6ffss le MSSlihg IA PkcsIiS
Hall, % which place tie crowd wehded theii
why through the furious stern. Hither Mr
DpuQIas aud the committee soon repaired
and as he made his appearance in the hall
which was full EopVeIfaWina, the, assembly
rose as sue msk; Sad skess i6liCWed cheel
lok some minutes. Whom The e0thusiasn
[had s0mewhae suhsided--
|Mr. DOnalss continued his Eamagks ht
said: Il ses1As lit d iaiA ofEhesssn fall
alike upon the just and the uDjnst--upon thu
Uhion msn and the disnnion mem upon ths
national demecFacR and dsnRpn The aacasslqp.
|is(sr ia naRn1 AIalhI aRli ~ lifz n,
efeting that the storm hsa broken up ouI
mketine and distracted ons discussions, W.
| Ihby console ourselves with abe thought lha
llahS rain was very lI6ls hdolsa 10 the farm
~ ed aesicnltursl intssostE uf ne soua