Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-12

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didate for Congress. in this District. ad-
dressed the people Of this city. at the
Court House on Saturday he bad large
audience and was listened to with marked
attention. he is an able speaker aud a
clear. logical debater. The leading ProPo-
.ition in his speech vas. that this govern
ment was instituted to give to its citizens,
protection in their persons and property,
and a. ore portion of the American people
held negro slaves as PROPERTY, they should
have protection, II they saw proper to take
that property iuto the public Territories
He sal that the opinion of the Supreme
Court, a. expressed IN the bred Scott dv-
cision. settled the question, that negro
was PROPERTY in the same sense tina.
horse or a sheep was property, and The Su'
preme Court having decided this question,
he wanted To know how Territorial lie.
gislature could deprive a citizen. Of the
constitutional right Of taking his slave
property into the common Territories
This argument Of Mr.. Scots is legitimate,
was it no, for one thing. aud that is, the
whole history Of the government. the opin.
ion Of It's founders and OF it's greatest men
go TO maintain the Republican doctrine,
+ that slavery is a creature Of municipal reg
ulsiion confined TO those States where there
are positive laws regulating the relation OF
master and slave and when slave is taken
Voluntarily out Of the jurisdiction Of those
laws, he at once becomes free man; aud
as there are no laws enacted for the gov
srnmert Of the Territories. giving the right
Of one man 70 hold another ia bondage
the STAKEHOLDER takes his slaves into them
at his peril That the common law Of 'his
country aud Of the world. gives To every
one The right 10 take his property whereg
er he may GO. but a. a negro j. not proper
~ ~ this sense. be cannot be held IN bond
age when he u taken where there are no
positive laws which make him the slave ol
his master Tha, she normal condition ol
all the Territories j. that OF freedom. aud
NATL Legitimate Legislation makes IL other
wise al meu who 20 into them are free.
Mr.. Scott. position. however, - that
taken by the Breekluridge wing Of the
Democracy. aud is certainly more manly
than tho doctrine Of Squatter and PopulsI
Sovereignty aud "uufriendly legislation,
a. advocated by the Douglas Democrats
There boldne.s about IL much NOR,
commendsble than the turning aud twist
Ing of those doctriue- set up by the Little
Glaut. Ia be kicked over nv the common
sense Of the people Nj >. seems - b'
at Earnest advocate Of the principles IA
ha- espoused aad discusses them 10
very gentlemanly aud candid manner
There wa no clap trap an his speech IN
tended 10 draw the public mind from th,
ISSUES nov being discussed. and no seem
ing desire 10 deceive lhe v.aer. 10 uriei
that he might g: his sa,~
How he wall run Ia this n-strlct Il i a.
this time difficult % say. bst from The en-
gone into she night. we would not be sur-
pri>sd # his vote ~ss VERY fstterIng
one However much Mr. Seett msy be in
error n regards the docifins he advocates
4 stall u a. dus Ia him that should say
BE- - an sole and enest deb1ier. a. afabls
and courteous gentlemas- He regards Mf
Douglas rs the man who has disinie
grated aud destroyed the Democratic party
To crafty his own vauliing amhitsn, and
he cannot see how any Drmoera, can now
I consent 10 res ard him for IL.