The Placer herald., 1860-09-29
The Parties.


the territories, and that no more slave states
should be admitted into the Union.
The Douglas party say that Congress can
not do this, but that the territories may.
The Democratic party insist that neither
Congress nor the territories possess any such
power.
The Bell Everett party say, they won't say
anything abont it.
Now if any regard is to be hal for prin-
accordingly AS they may endorse either the
one or the other of these antagonistir posi-
tions.
The Republicans in support of their posi-.
tion admit .ha: the Supreme Court of the
United States have decided the question
against them. They therefore plead guilty
to the charge of opposing the laws Of the
land, and they only awai, their conviction
and sentence of condemnation. They seek
however TO evale the effects of being aAindg.
ed rebels and traitors, by remodeling the Su
preme Court, and substituting in lieu of the
ab'est, best, and puresi men the world ever
saw, judges of their own political faith, aud
who will not hesitate to overrule the bred
case to be that of the Republican inierpiefa
ton. This disclo2es first. corrupt design
on their part, to convert The Supreme Court
into political machine for their own party
purposes; and secondly, presupposes corrup'
lion in the Judges OF their appointment
As against the Republicans, so against the
Douglas party, has the same august tribunal
given their dersion for that Court holds,
as the Democratic party do, that under the
Constitution, neither Congress (he rrealor,)
nor the Territory Gts creature,) can preclude
any citizen Of the United States from re
moving with his slave property into Il
territory, or in any way hinder or impair
his rights while there, in the use and
enjoyment thereof, as other property. Is
not this Dong as party therefore also obnox
ions to the charge Of rebeling against law
and of advocating doctrines vioatve f the
federal Constitution; and is it not farce for
Mr.. Douglas to say that is law which is not
Iaw, AMI that the territories can do that
which The Supreme Court say they cannot
do. Saving nothing of Mr.. Douglas broken
faith in disregar'ne his solemn pledge to
abide the decisions Of the Court, is it not ap
parent that y practicable e pertinent of his
deusive theory mus, inevitably lead to war
and blood shed in the territories where slave
property is taken, and It's use and nioyment
enramme'ed by enactmenls of the territorial
legislature. What man with his slaves in a
territory, would submit without resort to
arms, to Lave lis property taken from him
without compensation to have his negroes
stolen, and their recovery cut off by the "un.
friendly leqislation' of the Hon. Senator from
Illinois, and who ai the same tim. tells us
there is mo remedy.'
The Bell and Everett men want office
This is about all we can make out Of their
platform. Who they are is hard to tell
They can scarcely be Know nothngs. for
they never sought office; it was "the office"
that sought them. What these Bell men
will do, it elected, beyond distributing the
revenues, is about as difficult to conjecture
AS the verdict Of a jury, or tie result of a
special election.
The Democratic party stand upon the
Constitution AS expounled by the highest
judicial tribunal in the land. Ifthe Consli
tuition is wrong or defective let it he changed
in the legitimate way provided for, aud not
hy the higher law Of the republicans, nor
/ The mob law Of Mr.. Douglas. As long how
ever as ii remains as it is, every law abiding
man is in duty bound to maintain it. 1t is
;he key stone of the arch Of our political
temple, and in the earlier days of the Re-
! public was regarded with the most sacred
reverence. One amongst the first, it not
the very first, Act of the Congress which
first assembled under it, required every off
Ger before entering upon the dscharga OF
his duties, to take and subscribe his solemn
oath to its support This oath is required ot
every Federal, State, County, aud Township
oftic in the United States, and from the
President down to a County Court lawyer
The complex questions political of our Dem
, ocratlc fathers WAS invariably tested with
this inquiry: rs it Constitutionol2 If i,
was not, that was lie end Of it, 50 far as
they were concerned. This has been the
test OF the Democratic party up eser.
contested political theory of governmental
policy. 1t is their test now, aud si,uuld l,e
tho test OF all Constitutional men and law
abiding citizens.
National Democratic Convention OF tn
No. 3.
| The de>egates to The Township Convention
met In AtLuru Ut tLn Rrar rLanr;dna CllI