Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-07-06
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1862

know the Supreme Court has decided
that Congress has no constitutional power
to pass a law prohibiting them from
going upon the public domain with their
property, as the citizen of free State
goes there with his property. They will
stand by that decision, for we all argued
that such was the law Of our case before
the court decided it. The republicans
may say they care nothing for the de-
clsion, and will not respect the court;
we believe they will not be able to exc
cute their threats, and we will, at any
rate, wait for them to attempt it. But
4 when Mr.. Douglas breaches to us that,
though Congress cannot bar us from the
Territories, it can create an instrument
tality which can and will keep us out,
or will render our property useless # We
do go IN, our people are not so stupid as
to swallow what he offers, nor will they
stand silently by and see him make a
state Of case which will enable him TO
say hereafter they did accept his doctrine
as the true measure Of their rights.
All J but methinks | hear some one ask
why we will not stand BY Bell and Eve
rett under their patriotic motto, 1.-THE
Union, the Constitution and the enforce
mentof the laws p | answer for my
self; because a question has been raised
among US which their platform does not
solve, and which would leave us open to
misiutcrpretation and future misrepre-
sentation. Ii the Dougas democrats,
who advocate sqnatter sovereignty, find
ing themselves in minority, shall fuse
with the Bell and Everett men to defeat
Breckenridge, their only object in doing
so viii be. to give an appearances to the
result as having decided the question, on
which Mr.. Breckenridge is put up,
against our view Of the equality to which
our people are entitled in the Territories.
Under ordinary circumstances, Bell and
Everett would make most respectable
combination uader ordinary circum-
stances, the opposition to democracy
would sustain it even on the broad gene
! rality which the constitutional Union
fparty has launched as sufficient and best
For the times But Charleston and Bal
timore have made extraordinary circum.
stances which summon us all to action,
ia our own behalf in another direction
OF winters night | would prefer TO
listen to the old farmer by his freside,
but ifnews came that wolves were in the
folds, threatening havoc among the sheep
..0f Cur paatarcs, would leave the iireside
and the farmer, and follow to the field
the young, vigorous, brave leader, whose
energies and known character afforded
me the hope that he would protect my
property aud have a proper care for my
interests. Applause
4 have thought much Of this question
on which Mr.. Douglas essays TO win in
The coming canvass He would tell u
slavery is the creature Of municipal law
aud whenever it goes beyond the mum
cipal law, " the shackles Of the slave
fall, and be stands as free as bis master.
| Take this case /: am Georgia planter.
aud want to 60 from Savannah to Texas
changing my residence from one slaye-
holding State to another embark my
I, wife, children, and servants on an Amer
lean vessel, and am soon more than
marine league from shore-on the high
scas-where no municipal law prevails,
J There is nothing over me but the flag Of
my country under me the deck Of an
{ American ship. Is my slave free? Ac-
corling to this new-fangled doctrine, he
J is and the back-republican will say he
Is, for he denies the protection Of the
flag. But will Mr. Douglas say he is
free? ] presume not What protects
my right? The Gag. Why and how ?
, Because, by fiction Of law, il floats over
{ the TlRRlrRaY CHE deck Of my country
/ If this be SO, will not that flag protect
! me in the same property when it floats
over the actual territory Of my country,
where there is no municipal law to pro
hibit nc from being there with my slave Z
] say it will, and / would be glad to be
corrected fairly in this argument if am
wrong. Applause.
Volcrs on the border Of The crowd
g Hurrah for Douglas!" Douglas for
/ ever =
( Dir. MARSHALL. All my good friends,
stand up and hear sound argument, and
don't attempt 10 escape BY hurrah II
looks like sticking to your man in spite
Of your principles.
VoIoKs again. Hurrah for Douglas
Mr.. MARSHALL. We'll there is one
fact will call your attention to: You
Douglas men who would disturb US are
tonight where you will be in November
--op the OUTSIDE or THE CROWD. I'm
mense laughter and applause
A YotcE. VIII you answer me a
/ question: civil question?
! Mn. MARSHALL. Yes, if you will
show your f,ce.
SAME. Hage you abandoned your
Amercanism to support John Breckin-
ridge?
Mr.. MARSHALL. No. Ny priuci-
I pies as an American are as warmly cher
isbed by me as they ever were, and !
shall always believe that The best inte-
rests Of my country would have been
subseryed by adopting an amendment Of
our naturalization laws. and limiting
suffrage to citizenship eyeryRhore. ]
cannot mike the law by myself. and other
men, calling themselves Americans, have
abandoned that organization. ] am jus.
as much an American this moment as ] |
have ever been aud all tho time, as m
American, advocated, in Congress and
out Of Congress. the identical doctrines
advocate here this night ] have hope
that all true Americans who, like NE.
love tkc Union, will 60 With me now as