Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-24

In hi. New Orleans speech, Mr.. Douglas
said
"I, in common with the Democracy Of
Illinois. ACCEPT THE DECISION OF
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNI
TED STATES ~ THE DRED SCOTT
CASE, As AN AUTHORITATIVE ENPO.
sITION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
In accordance with that decision, We
bold that SLAVES ARE PROPERTY, and
hsnos on an equality Ir,h al other Kind, Of
property. and he ornsr of Stare has he
SAM righ 10 more iHio a territory, and car.
~ Ais dars property ,rih HIM. az ne oiencr
of any oihe' property has 10 SO there and car
- has properly"
Now let us .se wha, Breckinridss says.
In hi. Frankfort (Ky.) speech he used
the following language:
81 BOW TO TUE DECISIONS or
THE SUPREME COURT OF TliE UNI.
TED STATES, upon srory question IriihiH h'
prop,r jurisdiction. Thsih,r u Corresponds
,r,h my pirate op,iioas or not only I boz
iriR, io,rcr ThsH u AappsHs 10 DO 90. az N,
dsrinoa ofihs Droi Sron does. | APPROVE
IT ~ ALL lrS PARTS. AS A SOUND
I EXPOSITION II the LAW and CONSfl.
|TUrIONAL RIGHTS Of THE STATES.
. AND CITIZENS TIIA INlIABlrTllEM. "
Z And in hi, letter OF acceptance he says
"lt follows that the clIiIons OF all the
States may enter the icrrior's of N, IHioa
: ,riih thar property OF WHATEVER KlND,
apd sHjOy u huHg ne ferruo1R condition
iriiiom ~ or A,nSrda,e. dihsr Nv CoHgr,u
or BY n, subordinate Tcriioridl Gorcrn.
msHD."
| Now lc, Us hear what Ilerscholl Y. John.
con has To say.
Mr.. johnson said IN speech made no,
long since in Georgia:
"S'ar, property stands on ne sau', tooiiHg z
az al oihcr descriptions of prop,riy, and HT.
ihsr ne Gsaorai Gorsrnm0Hi. aog any TER
. RlrORlAL GOVERNMENT, oan destroy or
impair ne ugf % Stare p,opriym NE fsrri.
triu any NOR, than ME rigAi % any oihSr
d,,cupiioH Of proBriy. propsriy Of dRlmd',
sidrss az 'rsH ds o'ier ,poriSS Of property ~
I ne f,rr,ioris,. stand upon me- saHs broad and
constitutional laas. and H.bl'd 10 axe priHd.
pies II r,rocH,iiDn and protection IN he kg.
is'dhr'. Judi1al and cr,dhre d,ParinsHb Of
ho g0ruHmHi.'
+ Now let u. hear what Gen. Joe Lane
says. In his letter Of acceptance after en-.
Jor.ing the Drcd Scot, decision he .aid
I a" II hs Consultation ,ua5hsl,s fAs nchi
II srsry oii;sH % ,Hier he common i'rrii0ry
,sih rlai,r,r property H. i,gaiiy poosus'. u
. NECESSARILY DENOLyES UPON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE DUTY
/ TO PROTECT 1llIS RIGHT or ne dt;,n.
irhSHsrsr and uh'r,rsr a'5ail,d or mtrHg
. 3D."
/ Now look at the following principles az.
irmei by the T. 5. Supreme Court in the
Drcd Scott case. as -, forth in Howard :
Reports. vol 10. p. 3gj
+ 81. EVERY CITIZEN HAS A RIGHT
TO TAKE WIN HIN INTO THE TER
RIrORY ANY ARTICLE OF PROPERTY
1 WHICH THE CONSTITUTION OF TllE
UNITED STATES RECOGNIZES As
PROPERTY.
Ith. 1.-THE CONSTITUTION or THE
UNITED STATES RECOGNIZES SLAVES
. AS PROPERTY. AND PLEDGES rliE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT
IT. And CoHgr,u cannot ,r~rcis any more
authority orr pgp,riy Of hai dcSoripii5H
than II mgy ycoHtiiiHiioHally crsrdSs orer prop
,riV OF day other Ind"
9th 1.-The act Of Congress. therefore.
prohibiting citizen Of the United Sts'es
taking with him hI. slaves when he removes
O. the Territory in question to reside. Is AN
. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY OVER PRI.
VArE PROPERTY WHICH Is NOT
+ WARRANTED BY TllECONSrlTUTlON.
aud the removal OF the plaintiff by hIs own.
er to that Territory gave hlm no title ~ his
freedom"
9th. "while IL remains Territory, Con.
crcs- may legisla,e over It within the scope
of its constitutional powers In relation TO
the citizen. oi the United States. and may
establish n Territorial Government. and the
/ form OF thi. local government must - reg
ulatcd hy the discretion oi Congress. BUT
WITH POWERS nor EXCEEDING
THOSE WHICH CONGRESS ITSELF BY
THE CONSTITUTION IS AUTHORIZED
/ TO EXERCISE OVER CITIZENS or THE
. UNITED STATES ~ RESPECT TO
THEIR RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
Now consider in connection with the
above. the following plank Of the Platform
whereon Mr.. Douglas is now running for
President:
Resolrcd, That il j. in accordance witt
the true Interpretation Of the Cincinnati
platform that. during the existence of Ter.
ritoriai Government. ts msdhrc Of rciric
non. ,rhaierer u may BE-, imposed w he fSd-
,ral Constitution on The po,ocrs Of he Tru.
for,ai LSgisiaiurs orcr ne subject Of domestic
relations. As TIE SAME HAS BEEN. OR
SHALL HEREAFTER BE. FINALLY DE.
TERMINED by THE SUPREME COURT
or TIE UNITED STATES, shall he re-
.pccted by ali good citizens, and enforced
with promptness and fidelity by every branch
OF the Federal Government"
Now here are the facts which enable eve.
~ man to Judge for himself, and no man
ueei he deceived. Douglas say. he accepts
the decision Of the Supreme Court in the
Dred Scott case as an AUTHORITATIVE
EXPOSITION Of the Constitution, and this
decision, which he accepts as " authorita.
tive, says; Every citizen has q righ, to
take his slaves (property) into the Terrific.
ries and the Federal Government mus,
PROTECT him in his right.
Now is Douglas homes, when he tells the
people that he il for giving the p'opls Of
the territories full control Of the subjec, Of
slavery I. he not attempting deliberately
to .windle them'
Ths logic Of his position.
Mr.. Douglas is not only pledged to the
bred Scott decision declaring that slaves