Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-10-12

prtnclnle oI lHt boNtiHuiVhNs ~ "NN'' ".
s,roy the great principle Of popular equal.
Nv which must necessarily form the basis OF
all free institutions. II could lea rtfrogdde
moroasni IN an sgs Of progrr" that ,rouid
a,foHi,A IN, trorid. ICong. Globe, Arpen'
dix. vol. -, part l. page al.
Ne Ieliers nai Caaerru may righguHy
prohibit ddrs bdHls or ardent puii' from
Territory.
On the 18th Of March. 1850, In the
speech already quoted from, Mr.. Douglas
distinctly asserted the right Of Congre.. 20
prohibit the introduction OF certain species
of property In the Territories, rs bring
"unwisc. immoral. and contrary 10 tho
principle Of sound public policy among
nhich he enumerated property in slaves.
lie said
bat you say that We propose to prohib'
II hy Law your ,micratiu; 30 the Territory
with your property. We propose no such
thing We rccngniIs your right in com
mon with our uwn to omlgrate 10 the Terri.
tories with your property, and there to hold
and enjoy " In subordIna,ion TO the laws
YOU NAV End In force in the country.
These laws. In some respects, dlicr from
our own. AZ the laws Of che various States
Of this Union vary on some points irom the
laws nf each other Some species Ut proper
" ar ,i,lud,d Nv iar N most u ~, States
a, ,r,R 40 Isrriiori,s. as h'iHg uHicitr unmo-
raj. OR CONTRARY To rllE PRlNCi-
PIE or SOUND PUBLIC Foley. For
instance. the banker is prohibited from eml.
grating o. Munespta, Oregon or California
with MI. lank. The hank may be property
hy the laws Of New York, bui ,cAscs 90 be
- when taken into State " Territory
where banking i. prohibit by the local law
so, ardent spirits. whiskcy, brandy and oil
the intoxicating drinks, are recognized and
considered as property in mo.t OF the States
u not al Of them, but NJ citizen, whether
from the North or South. can take thu.
species of property with him, and hold, sr'l
or vs. AZ h,s pleasure. ~ all the Territories
because Il - prohibited by the local law
m Oregon Nv tie STATUTES OF the Territory,
and m the Indian country W. the acts oi
Congress. Nor can mun 60 there and take
and hold ~. Slave Tor The same rrason
Thee Law, aud many Others involving simi.
rrirciplcs are directed nshin't no section,
AND IMPAIR THE RIGHTS OF No
STATE OF the UNION They are laws
against the introduction. sale and use u
specific kind. u property. whether brought
from tie North OF the South. OF from for
c.cn countries.
And again.
-" hot. or. | DO no, hold the doctrine that
io exclude any species Of properly by law
IRON any Territory, . avioiaton OF any
RICH, 10 property. ID you not exclude
banks frum most of the Territories DO
YOU not exclude whi.kcy from icing lntrI.
duccd into large portions of tie Territory n
tie United State? DO you not exclude
gambling mhls- which arr properly rccos-
niYed On such IN the States whore they are
tolerated. And has any one c1ntendod that
tho exclusion pf gambling table,. and tho
exclusion oi ardent spirits was violation
Of any constitutional privilege ~ right
And vet q, j. the casc IN q large portion Of
the territory OF the United States bath
/. ~ outrty against that, because n - tho
prohibition Of appetite kind Ut property, ,
and not prohibition against any section Ut
the Union Why, sir. our laws now pre-
vent ntcrn-k,cpcr from gong into some
IT the istriioric. 81 the United states and
taking a bar With him. and using and ell.
in, spirits there The law also prohibits
CERTAIN other descriptions Of husinsss from
being carried on In The territories. | am
not. therefore. prepared 10 say that, under
the Constitution ir. hdrs nor 'hs poirsr ~
ua1 lrrt ,ryiudiGc H,rr, sHrs,v from hs
TrriiariI n i>yuiyr. IuT s,NT rEI>u.
rus" lNp,'d ~ Nnai'r Douglas, jan,
ID. 1850, Joro' ms. and ITO, col 81,
Cong Gllis. l>i9.jO.
NJ i.h,rp Rr Constitutional % proA,iii
Narrv m n, T,ruiouo.
On the same div. and IN the same speech
Mr. Douglas referred to the wllmot Pro.
,lso resolutions, rasssd by Ihc Illinois leg
stature. thus
My hand, are tied upon ono isolated
point"
a Sr,,toE-Can you not break loose -
Ma DuuU',s-i hare no fsirs o. irsdl
loose. Nv opinions are NY oNn, and *.
pre-. them freely My y5t1. belong 70 tho.e
Who srnt me here, and 10 whom am ~.
spJn.,Lle. have never differed with my
constituency during seven years service IN
Congress. cIcsp, uIun one solitary question.
AND EVEN ON HAT HAVE 40 con.
SIITCTlONAL DIFFICULTIES. and huvc
previously twice given the same vote under
peculiar Circumstances which u now ~.
quirrd At ms hand. itCr, Ho dfurs. iir,.
fars. 4, i',ll loose from Hs i70rto'ioE. -
lCo1gr'ouoHal Giols, AV'Hsir, roi ~, part
!, pdss so