The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-05
July 9Th, 1860.

introduced by Davis of Mississippi. The
affirm the same doctrine that have spoke
Of: the right TO carry slavery into all ID
Territories. and the absence of any powe
to prevent it: and the duty of Congress {
intervene for the protection of the institu
tion. if necessary. These resolutions n
ceived the vote OF every Democratic Sens
tor present. save only oae. They receive
the voie of your Senators from the State o
Indiana--I will not call them Senators. 70
they are bogus; they were never elected
but they hold seats there. And il there j
an authoritative exposition of Democrsti,
faith that has been made. it must be fount
take different grounds. He admits distinct
sly that the Constitution gives the right &c
take slavery into the Territories; he doe:
not contend for single moment that loca
law is necessary to authorize the master &c
hold his slaves there; and when he comes
to the question of the power of the people
to turn slavery out. he gives no opinion one
way OF the other. but he says. ''that is .
Judicial question:
THAT uNFRtKNDLY BUSINESS.
He once said in speech at Freeport in Ii!i-
nois. that the people of the Territories mg bit
eAcituc slavery Oy VIA. ne CaifeU ufHffehQit
Legislation not that they bad a right to do SO.
bat they might annoy it out Of the Territory
For example might tax il to death, or might
fail to give to it that police support necessary TO
ensble the master safely TO hold his slaves in The
Territory; and he said this might be DONE no
difference waat the Supreme Court said upon
that subject. -
| Now. | want to examine for q single moment
this sudden attachment that has grown up in
the democratic party io- the Supre Coart-
Courts were never made to decide political ques-
tions. The moment any court enters into the
political and endeavors to settle the 2oli-
cy of or TO shape parties, that moment the court
transcends its sphere. The idea tn At Eve sai.er
ANIMATED Judges, not one of VIII ON. am told
can hold his hand steady, or keep awake on u
warm dav can sit ia comfortable seats and shape
political questions and decide them. iu the face
OF eighteen m,ilions OF people, il preposterous
the Democratic party did uot entertain their
veDeraton OF the Supreme Court in the time OF
Jefferson. A voice, Nor in Jscksoas day.
C,ngress passed the alien aud seditiou laws ani
then 1t was that Jefferson asserted that each d;
partment of the Government must jrdge OF the
constitutional power within itself; a;d he said
further that department had the power
TO determinine the meaning Of the Constitution
for another; otherwise il was to give the power
Of all departments to Que. The Democratic
party has constantly affirmed that pr,ncipe. not
withstsrding the courts heid it to be constitu
tionai. G
vKNERArIoN FOR COURTS.
But We have had.a more reccut example. The
charter of the Bank Of the United States was
about to expire That charter had been held
to be constitutional when that question had
come properly before the bench. aud the C,ur,
was compelled to decide it. Well the charter
OF the baak being about to expire, bill for re.
charter was introduced. II came before Gener-
~ In. IL fsro md Sald
Il have Sworn 20 sarpo-t .as re"stitntion as
understand 1t and veto this bill because Ton
eress aas no power to create United States
DAY Auu' sep.eihen, ,he OemociAac parry
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Ipiaaforuss kays s5oFe6 Of reafsrmrd the Uin
leinoari plai(oem. ;rhvl il appeae, chat oeress
| ths dec.s.oos of the Supreme Cour, sra binding
E-infailibie and absolutely biodine upon the sub,
liect Of SIsvers-set se sp;, apon them and defy
them upou the subiect of . bask. In other
Hoo: II sustsins shs psrty and ignore. lis exist
i.. This v history. 1t 10 truth, .. recorded 10
their platform. IS
THE COMMON BLOOD AND TREASURE Buslsxss
R,, u.n,leme,, rant 10 examine f,, a sbor,
t;re ,h;s oness;nn shout The r;yht of the slaye
,,oId., to c.,., III. ,,.ve. into ,h. Tsr,;,,,,;as
Saw sh.t - .,li ,,isanise ,h,. ;ss,s 40 -.
nav e = - IL he eress ;.sus Of ,ha com no
c.nvass. n :, rs.;med bv the ,,unreme Court iI
the Dred Scost case. chat inasnueh as these
| Territories were acquired by the common blood
and treasure or the nation, that, therefore, the
people of every State have right 10 go into
them. taking whafevts kiid eof property they
have in the State fro which they go Wha'
docs this esd tot Ifthe fact that these Terrtore
we're acquired byzshe com non blood and tire as
are OF the nation gives the slasehoides the right
70 hold slaves in the Iefritory. ask how thai
tight can be cut of-ho" tnat right can be de-
stroyed by the conversion OF that Territory into
q Sta,ef Does not the right to enter upon the
public lands remssa equally strong, whether the
land be found 10 State or Territory.
The eject of this would he to plant slavery II
levery free State "a tie Union where them ass
pablo lands unsold In Michigan. in Love, il
lCaIfornia, in Oregon there are millions of acres