Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-04
WHOLE NO. 929.


The Issues Made Up
The political campaign Of 1889 y nss
fully sPeped-the issues are rssds np-tb
case 10 being presented TO the Jury. an
the verdict will De nsodered n November
IL behooves every man-every man vh,
claims to De an Americas Citizen. aud wh,
takes enough interest IN Ihe Affairs OF lhii
coantry to exercise the elective franchise
70 examine those issues add TO learn which
Of the esns.idsfes now before the people
~ the Representatives OF distinctive prIn-
eipis-. - right. IL - always sell IN time.
like these 10 determine the righ af the -
sues Right is power OF itself. which
though for time ssrsngled by error. even
tssliy and always trisnrhs- Asssre -
thsrs Is Gsd above and around us, 90
sure willthe righ in al things gain the az
cendant-
Mr.. Lineols. - he exponent II The doc
trinss entertained aud advocated by Re
pablicabs every here. says thai hamaa
slavsry - creature Of municipal Eesula-
tios.aDd can only exist any ~hsrss hy vir-
Tue Of positive legislative snsetmeni, aud
30 the sb.ene~ Of this positive legislative
epsctment. % sxists novh here. 1haseos-e
qusssiy. slavery does not and cssBos exist
under the Fes,srsl constitstion IA any
os<ssrritories. aod that neither Copuress.
. nor territorial Legislature. nor any assooi-
alton Of Individuals. has the power % give
legal existence 70 slavery ia any Of the
nstisssi ferrifsvi~s
Upon these questions. Mr.. Douglas. as
the exponent of Que faction Of the Demo
cratic party, staDds--i, ~ some~hss diff
cuit to tell where =
Although. in reference 10 the quesiion
Of slavery. he kAs said that he does not
care whether IL goes up or down" and
although in his speech al New orleaus. he
said that. ''ths Democracy Of Illinois hold
that siaveh q. der has the same right TO
take his slsve property isto territory. as
Any other man TO take bis horses or bis
merchandise. still We suppose the dis
tinctive prneiales to be regarded as em
bodied IN his nons;nation are known as
squa,ter aud Popular Sovereignty. The
one. that the people OF Territory no mat
ter Aer te,s may determins its domestic 10
stituiions. and The other. that a Territorial
Legislature has the power to say whether
the Tornsry shall be Slave or Free.
Mr.. Brsekinridg~. who i. the representa-
tive Of the other and more formidable wing
Of the Democrats party. maintains he
doctrine Of the present Administrator,
which -. that the Federal Constitution by
its own ishefsat force carries slavery into
ell the public Territories aud that the Con
grsss OF The Uaited States should pass
lava 10 protect II hrs; while Mr. Bell,
more univsrsal IA his rsprssest4tivs char
aeier persobihcs no distinctive principle.
but 10 In favor Of The Constitution. the
Union aud all the laws.
Here then 10 . saocipct outline Of the
doctrines represented By the four distin
gasshsd citi zens, who are before the Amer
lean people for the highest Office 10 their
gift. aed which IL rights constitutional
lis in accordance with the views entertain 1
ed by the founders Of this Republic and
which is more conducive 10 ice prosperity,
are questious nov pslpabiy before the peo-
pie for their discussion aud for their fnsl
settlsmsnty -
They are questions Of magnitude. reach
sog far into the future. They are questions
Of power. affecting the prosperity Of the
General Government. They are questions
Of right. determining the indisiduai con
di,ion of men. They are questions Of
policy. disturbing the domestic relations
OF this people. They are questions lha,
require deep. profound and earnest lbOught
to fully comprehend and understand: aud
saeh being the fact. II Is the Imperative
duty Of every American Citizen. every man
Who feels that he is an integral partSft this
common inheritance, 10 examine them Aed
thsn act IN seserdanes with what bis jadg
asbt tells him - r,ghi.