The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-12
Douglas MEN where are You.

You profess to be friends of popular SOW
ereignty. You profess to believe the people
Of the territories have the right to determine
for themselves. whether slavery shall exist
in their territories or not. You claim this
to be the opinion of Mr.. Douglas, your can
didate. However widely we may differ from
you in regard TO the sentiments of the little
giant, there will be no difference between US
in regard to the position of your candida ate
for Vice President. Mr.. johnson. The
Democrats of Georgia held State Conven-
ton on the 4th Of June last. Mr.. Johnson
was a member of the Convention. and
Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions
or platform. He made a report over his
own proper name, in which he declares.
that
"Under the decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States in the case of bred
Scott, which We recognize as the correct ex
position of the Constitution in this particu-
lar, slave property stands upon the same
footing as all other descriptions Of property
and that neither the General Government,
NOR ANY TERRITORIAL GOVERN
to slave property in the common terrific
ries''
Here you have it in plain and emphatic
terms, chat neither the General Govern
ment, nor any territoviaI government, can
destroy or impsir the right to slave property
in the common territories"
He further declares that such slave prop
eriy is subject to the recognition and pro
tection in the legislative, judicial and exec
u.ive departments of the Government" Is
he not then in favor Of a slave code, as
much as Breckenridge and Lane! He surely
is, and we invite the friends of Mr.. Doug
las, and especially our neighbor Of the
Jeffersonian to refute it.
We also invite the attention of our Doug
las friends to the following resolution,
adopted in the Douglas Baltimore Conven-
ton, and adopted to, without the slightest
opposition. and constituting part of the
platform which Mr.. Douglas so empha.ically
endorses:
! "Resolrsd. That it is in accordance with
the Cincinnati Platform. thst during the ex.
istence OF Territorial Governments the meas
ure Of restriction, whatever it may be, im
| posed by the Federal Constitution on the
! power of the Territorial Legislature over
the subject Of the domestic relations, as The
same has been or shall hereafter be decided
By the Supreme Court ot'tle United States,
should be respected by all good citizens,
and enforced with promptness and fidelity
by erery branch Of the General Gorern-
auent"
Mr.. Douglas stands upon this plank of
the platform as much rs he does on any 9TH
er. and declares that be will abide all the
decisions made by the Supreme Court on
this subject We hope our friends will try
to reconcile this with their professions Of
popular sovereignty. The large majority
OF the friends Of Mr.. Douglas are, in our
opinion, opposed to the extension of slavery
into the territories. and we are therefore the
more soficitous that they should know where
they stand, when they vote for their favorite
and his Southern. fire eating associate.
You Douglas men are very bitter towards
Mr.. Buchanan for the position he has as
sumed. Here it is:
g cordially congratulate you upon the
final settlement by the Supreme Court OF
the United States, of the question of Slave
ry in the Territories, which had presented
an aspect so truly formidable at the COM
mencement of my administration. The
right has been established of every citizen
10 take his property of any kind, including
/ slaves. into the common Territories belong
! ing equally 10 the States of the conederacy.
and to have 1t protected there under the
federal constitution. Neither Congress nor
a Territorial Legislature nor any human
poecer has any authority TO annal or impair
this pested right"
Will you be kind enough to tell us where
! in Douglas and johnson differ from Buchan-
ana
National Democrats.