The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-09-20

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great statesman Of yosrs Il bee yoas NJ.
don. gen,lea,sn. for alladiae to himta ae-
cent political compaay.) he always vsass
againes measures for tke eaeoaraesnsaa e
home industry. psrAaps bscauss ~ does
not underssssd thsm. LAuehter.1 He ,
one Of the 6rmess suPPessers OF tAe asosa.
dency Of the planssrs' Interest in oar sso-
nomical questions. and - 70 the exteasioa
OF slavery BY oonqussa aad Annsxation. The
widest fllibssters nay always count npoa
his senderest sympashiss. =.
So say I might have ignored hin. u
he had not saeeeedsd il creating tAs asss
dsafsning Of noises With tho Aouswsss os
drums. Loud chsers.l
de Propcsss e ''rsPrsss tie irrspsessibls
principle" At frsa h deined Il g .ssslf.
government Of shs people in tho Terrific
r'es; but II became soon apparent that un-
: der his great Priaoiple the people Of The
! Territories we're govsrssd By anybody buA
self. aad be called il popular sovcrsixnsy.'' -
Il soon turned QUA that this kind ef ssvss.
eighty Was not very popular. after eli. aud
! he called il s'non-intoevsutiou fLAuxh.
ter. Meshinks something will intsrve.s.
pretty soon. and he will strain his imaQi-
nation for another name, If il b vosoA
while 1t all TO ohristea thing . 1seh n.vrs
had any tangible existence.
But i. We may believe him, HE s.ersaA
principle" aud nothing bat his .'grest pri..
cipies." Will settle the irrsprsssibIe conflict,
restore peace and harmony 70 the nation.
! aud save the Union-and. in fact. M. Doug.
las is about the Only one among the Pres.
DENTAL candidates who insists that there 10 IN
immediate necessity Of saving that aaoisss
institution.
Ls. u. judge the merits Of HE great p,i..
+, eiple BY its results: Has il secured % The
Inhabitants OF the Territories the right Of
, seh-governmsnt! Never were the people
OF Territory subject to . dsspotism moro
arbitrary. and to violence more lawlsss and
atrocious, than were the people Of Kansas,
after the enactment of the Nebrsska hill.-
Has it removed the slavery qusstioa from
she halls OF Congress? The 6ght hss aeves
ragged vi greater 6srcsness. and CoaRrsss
came hardly ever 90 near debasiss with bo.
VIE knives and revolvcrs. - about the quss.
Mons raised By the Nebraska bill. Has is
established sale and uniform rules for the
construction Of the Constitutionf Il has
set aside the construction put upon the oou.
ssitution BY those who framed ID; and fos
the rest. let nr. Douglas give you HE opin-
sonon the Dred Scou decision. Has Il Rivea
peace and harmeoy TO the country 81 ~
pressing the irrepressible eoudotf Alasi
poor great principlsl this hasansus q psaoe
aud harmony innAmed tho isrsprsssihls CON
fiict' even inside Of the Dsmoontis party.
and rent into two sections a organization
,.ionality.
These were its immediate results. II n
true. Mr.. Douglas accuses his adverssriss Of
having created the disturbance. Covtainlv:
II the whole American nation had bowed
their heads in silent obedience befora M.
Douglass mandates. there would have been
no strife. Mr.. Slidell, Ne. Buchanan. ana
Mr.. Breckinridxe. may say the sans: 40
may the Emperor Of Austria and the K;no
OF Naples. Such mon are ant 70 be dis.
tnrbed by opponents. and Mr.. Douglas need
not be surprised if no has fewl The ,as
source of the difficulty was this: The xso.
sas- Nebraska bill was thrown a an am .i1.
nous, illogical measare. bstween the two An.
tagonistic interests, each Of which construed
It tor its own advantage. II bros9ht the
contes..ng forces together. lace 70 f.es. With.
out offering . clear ground upen vhieh -
settle the conflict. Thus il auiskensd snd
intensified the struggle. inssesd Of alIevine
at. Hence its total failure q Q hafmonisia9
measure.
/ What. then. il its positive rssult9 n 10
ITS practical Importance in she cenflies ~
tween Free aod Slave Labor, Mr.. DoueIee
himself enlightens us, - iollows:
! "Has the South been exslsdsd from I'll ths
erritory acquired from Mexieof Whs1 .aye
: he bill from the HOass Of Representative ron
/, 70 your table. repeaing tho slave code 10 Nev
Mexico established ey TIE people thsmsslvssi-
uSs, part o. the S'sory Of The eosay thss
sroe that yoa delight 70 call Sqssssss 0oversiee-
y. the people Of New Aexioe have iasrod.eeA
and protected slavery into she vhola - ~
/, Territory. Uedes this dostsise. eAev hase 60.
versed . tract Of Fres tssdtosy into slsvs Tee.
f,sc.y. more thso 6vs tiDes ths siss Of d. esass
Ut New York. Undss THE doctrine. daeve,v ~
been extended iron ths RIO 0raude n ~ ON
u California, and from ths lise Of IL RspsblIe
u MEXICO. not osly sp 70 3s 1sessss ed % -,
ases, but up 70 % dsgsees-9ivise yoa 6aeyno
~nd . half moro Slave Territory t6sn vca 80
saai@ed. 10 lsls ed lslS 81 1850 - 81
ssssd 70 ns.s - li.s q g dssssss snd =
/, - its sltinstsn- s6essd q g - seaaao =
Augest 1e46. sad h wsD adspAed ~ bss -
sected in the Hosses Of Hspssnasatives. Yoa
ssked ouly up 70 3e degsu1c - 20 nisstpa -
.asa-iosssvsosios Sss givss 80 elsvs Tsuiioy
sP to . dsssas-s 6sUSe es1 Ask osGo
va. ss:n 20 e s 80. .s9 e pa ~ sAb b -
denasos from Miasoippi Weaeds . Aoslilo - ~
rights Of the Sosth. Nkere ~ yeaessv -
any other kuits thss ssse asss pajassb6 - ys0
Taste. o. more g0tsosbfAg - y0W as1ooeAe-
What othss issA 0f Ps0s TesstesV - bsaa
converted into Slave Tsssiessy . - Aassisaa
leo sod Aasonia. se1ss - GsiDsiese = 80 ia-
iserveosioo s0isood q ChaglGuaoof NA - oo