, 1860-10-13
Political Discussion at Northss, he.
tween Waite and Davis.

| Pofltlcsl Discussion at NortI.'s, be-
tween Waite and Davis.
! Editors Pres m: Tribune.
Having attended the discussion on Tuesday
evening at North's Am2hitheatre between
MessFs- Waite aad Daris, and having seen NJ
report Of the same, desire to say that cou-
| slider the said debate WINS 50 we'll attended. AID
gaTe such general satisfaction to the Republi.
cAcs, that it requires some notice, and here
permit me to say that in tnY opinion these dis.
cassions are the best possible mode Of eli:itnx
the truth upon the great issues OF the day. snd
getting it properly before rhe people, especially
when they are conducted fairly ard gent.em a
" On bo.n sides, - l1!a ws5, and ste Carried
on under proper regua:iors-
The question i,r discussion WAS: Il the e..
tab'ishment Of Slavery in the Territories in.
consistent with tho Constitution of th. U3;,ed
Statest
- III support Of tbia.positlor, Ar. WaiIe showed,
~ the clssrsst reasoning, aud supported his az.
Yu'ntnts By many authorities that all the proris-
aoos in the Constitution, which arc cl4imed to
sanction alaveFy relate 10 the States and the
States only; and that they do no. sud carnot
bare auy application tn ths Territories, and iur~
ther that the establishment of slavery in The
Territory would vio'ate not oplY the epirit OF
the Constitution, but also many Ct it's express
provisions. In support Of which he cited freely
from the decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
article OF Judge Douglas, aid frnm his late
speech 1t Providence. K. l., where Don las SAYS
slave is person held to serrice or labor in
one S.ata ra3tr The taus thereof. not under th,,
the Constitution Of the United Statesmen un-
der any federal authority wi.sterer. lie then
rnt two question: to hia opponent, Dr.. n. 5.
Dayis.
liz asked him to eay, since slavery was, &c.
cording TO Judge Douglas, not a nasioaal but 4
State institution, by what authority \ master
could continue to hold his alare in the Territory
and thus establish slavery there? Also whether
il that should be done, writ Of h,6s4s cor7rn,
isaued in accordance With that provieion OF the
Constitution Of the United States would not lib-
erate any perton held as slave ia the Terrific
n, and If not, Why not! Doctor Dafis in bis
reply entirely ignored these questions, but went
into history Of slavery in tue Territories, ard
in bis tur3, put various question:.
These were aft promptly answered By Er.
ed the questions frat put anu asked his oppo-
nent il he would low, siuca his questions had
ben answered, reply TO those put By him.
Now came the ting Of WIZ. Doctor Davis un-
dertook, since he cousdnot longer refuse, to au-
swer the questions.
slavery WAS local State institution. and could
only BE- maintained by local Law. He also I'd
misted that the rord Ptrsons in that clause Of
the Constitution which provides that person
shall b. deprived OF life, liberty, DC, will in.
clude slaves
Is to The Aa6tas eorru<, be said if this vrit
should be issued and served upon slave holder
in the Territories, the slave would Be taken be-
fore Judge and the inquiry would be whether
there was any local Law sauctioning slavery,
and if there should be none, d" He sufposfd tht
slars scould Aaps to be set jrtf!" AND as to the
authority BY which the master would hold The
slave. before the estabt!<h hnenx of any local
law. h. supDosft h soou!d 6kes to holt linn t.s
best sczy he could there being no law to regulate
sfrongest. Yes, this was the argument
Now I wish your readers to understand What
Douglas Democracy has come to, according to
Dr. DAvis. That in the free Territory Of tue
United StAtes, any one man has the right,
without the sanction OF any LAW whaterer, to
koock another down, bind him aud make
slave Of him if he eau! Nuff ted! Oaly ie:
The people understand it.
A REPrB1IcAx,