The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-16

act Of the session, it was again voted in.
and is cordially endorsed aud subscribed
to BY Mr.. Douglas. Mr.. V. also showed
conclusiyely that the Supreme Court has
decided the question, and against the
right of the people of the Territories to
exclude Slavery. Mr.. Douglas himself
grants that the Constitution confers up
on the STAKEHOLDER the right of entry into
the territories, with his property, and in
his letter to Judge Black, declares that
there is and can be no exception to tie rule
that right guaranteed by tie Constitution
must be protected by loag IN all cases cherc
legislation IS essential TO ats enjoyment. -
Therefore the ght of entry into the tel.
ritores for the stakeholder, with his prop
erly, according to Mr.. Douglas himself,
must be protected.
There is no Popular Sovereignty in
the Democratic platform, and Mr.. v
asked If there was any in the candidates
He had demonstrated that there was not
much in Mr.. Douglas, although that gen
tleman had proiessed to take that side oil
the law question. Mr.. Fitzpatrick, who
was first nominated took the other. But
he would not run, and Mr.. Johnson was
nominated, who, ten days before his Sc
lection for the Vice Presidency, declared
that the people of the territories had no
right to prohibit slavery. Thus both
sides of the law question were still repre-
scented, and a question to be decided is,
which is the best lawyer, Mr.. Douglas or
Mr.. Johnson
Mr.. Vandeyer passed in review the
various measures TO which the Republi.
can party is pledged, but we can only
notice his points on the Homestead. His
competitor, Mr.. Samuels, declares that
this is not party measure because both
parties in Iowa passed resolutions in IA
vor of it. But the Democratic party Of
Iowa is only small portion OF the Dem
ocratic party of the Union, and his friend
Samuels, when he reported the Demo
cratic platform at Charleston, did not
dare 10 put in it a plank iayoring home
steads, and no other delegate OF the
Northwest dared to present such plank,
because it would have been voted out in.
stantly. The Democracy are opposed to
the measure, and have defeated it repeat
eddy. The Republican party is The only
party which has dared to make the home
stead measure party measure, and to
inscribe it upon its banner Mr.. V. de-
Tended Mr.. Hamlin for his vote against
the Senate bill That bill was not Q
homestead bill, and was not claimed to
be such by It's friends. 1t was support
ed By The enemies of the Homestead
measure, aud was obnoxious to all the
friends of the Homestead policy. Mr..
iamlin supported the House Homestead
bill with voice and vote, and AS soon as
the Senate bill was modified by confer
ence with the House, voted for that, and
voted to pass il over the Presidents We
| to. The Democracy make the possess
ION OF Cuba party measure, and Mr.,
Douglas, in the session of 1859, voted &c
kill the Homestead bill at the last of the
session by voting to take up the Cuba
bill in preference. This shows which
was the most sincere TREND OF The Home
stead policy.
Mr.. Vanderer read extracts from
Southern papers 10 show that Mr. Doug
lass friends in that section claimed his
record as proslavery one, and were
fighting the contest on pro-slavery
grounds. lie showed up the double
dealing and Inconsistencies Of Mr.. Doug
las in the clearest light, and ably defen-
ded the Republican party from the char
| ges generally brought against it. His
speech was great success, and satisfied
every Republican fully. The meeting
was enthusiastic and adjourned with
three cheers for Mr. Vandeyer, three
more for Lincoln and Hamlin, and three
for Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, the
news Of the victory in those States hav-
ing been announced. At the conclusion
the Vile Awakes re- formed and escor-
ted Mr.. Nandever back to tire hotel
where they gave him three more hearty
cheers,