New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-14

endowment OF HE tave properly 40 az " tense Slavery
ont 81 tie Territory II they can. IL, ten year, ago,
nan had undertaken 70 an his Popular Sovereignty
the peo 70 would have him OF serious mental
dear ept De- not really this Kind Of Popular Sow
eregty sccordiDg to Mr. Lincolns s'rikilg ilustra-
III n "ss b the b, m@opathic soup = o. was male
"by boiling the shadow Of pigeon that had been
"siar,td 10 desthl" II would impossible to
make il any thinner and yet Mr. Douglas nod rlases
this incredible task After having tried 70 d.lude the
yo ers Of Illinois into the belief that consisenty with
lie posiion people Of the Territory may, In 30 ne
roui datont way remove Slavery, this " true cham
"tbp Of Freedom" goes South and proves there that
slavery has legal existence in the Territories we
find hin st New. ORLEANS, and the same man who at
Free port had told the people OF Illinois that It masred
Dot hat the Supreme Court might decide as 70 tne ao
stract question, whether Slavery may or may not go
into ferrory-th. same speaks 10 the people OF
Louisiana as follows:
a. 81 with the DEN ocrsey Of Illinois accept the de-
scaa 5. y. authoritative interpret Of the Constitution In
accedaLce with ts. decision hold that slaves ale property
srd hence on an equal footing with other property.
and the owner the has the right 10 iuto
Isy aud his slave s1s .S R osops S
If there could be any Misunderstanding as to the
anrg of ttis sentence, he has removed the
" of by sD expression he used In debate in the Sem
ste on the 23d OF Feb. 1859.
according to the Dred Scott decision being property
stand equal footing with ell other kinds Of properly and
protect every other eeiss OF property
there petee horses cattle dry goods and hquor
Anu mhIh wei, JuOBc lOuhho hO'O. ~ So NNN
kouoysl The s Doug as the cagdidae for the Ssna
torship of Illinois who does not care what way ths
Supreme Court may decide; and bere Is DJuglas the
candidate for the Pr, sdeDcy who declares the decision
of the Supreme Court 70 be The AUTHORITATIVE nterpre-
atom Cf the Constitution.
What then did the Supreme Court in the bred S,)tt
case decide Let me quote from Howard Official re-
y IT some of the pOii is laid down in that case;
Every citizen tss right TO take with him Into tbs Territory
any article Of property which the Constitution Of the IT, B.
fhe Contribution Of the u s. recognizes slaves property,
ard pledseS the FEDERAL Government to defend 1t"
% RsIIGas Ss s a r 1'
rory in quesOn 70 reside ia an at Of authority over the phi
bs rs%s main Territory copIs. may SssS over
within The Of It's constitutional P2we. In relation 10 ci
the form Of the local government must be regulated by the
direction Of Congress. but with powers not exceeding those
weh Congress ,'e BY the Constitution authorized % exer
e the citizens Of the u s. in respect to the rights OF
property"
If tuis needs any illustration 1 may furnish it by
quoting few more sentences from the decision:
mo word be found in the Constuson which gives Con
ess power property entities property Of that Kind
rout, eonjred Is The posr coupled A he duty Of guarding
0ad protecting the or.eT in his rigats"
This then, is what Douglss calls the authoritative
inter rotation Of tie Copst on and he well uoder
stands what il means for did he not say t14t there is
just ueh obligation the psri OF the Territorial
Legislature TO project property Ill claw as there is To-
pI otect any other sp ces OF property Well bat what
betome Of bis grest principle Popular Sovereignty
What bee, even of thar homeopathic diluOn called
nrfIendy leg slation Congress cau according TO sh9
Dr.d Scot decision which Douglas ackOowlef ges to
be tile au rtatiye Interpretation Of the Constl'u
ton, confer NJ power which iteef does not possess.
The only power it pOstfsss ID regard t. savs property
is the power Of guarding ard protecting the IN
bis rights and that power ia coupled with the duty to
DO so. Hence the only power Congress can confer
npon the Territorial Government, in relation slave
property is the coupled with the duty OF guard
ing nd protecting the owner In his rights.
Thus Obliged 10 lower the STANDARD Of Popular
Sovereignty still smother degree in order 20 reach
DE- uglss great prI cple Ii does ct ia
the right Of the people 10 tease Slavery ont OF Terri
tory il sists IN the power Of Territorial Legsa
tuIe coupled wi the duty 10 pass as for the protsc
ton Of Slavery, but by means against it. The AS
suu I'd power 10 pass uDfrit nny laws seems to be
chan ed into the duty 10 pass friendly laws. call this
Popular Sovereignty with vengeancel 1t Is like
mock turtle scurthee is soup enough but not par
ticle Of turtle.
II 10 true Judge Douglas was in the habit of qub-
blIg ntle abont the meaning Of the bred ott de-
csiooi and the iekhhe resolution adopted by nls
friends at Baltimore bss helped him his diticul
ties. 1t il to the following effect;
Pooled That !. IN sccOdsncs With the true Interpretation
toa GoyemmeIt the measure Te.rsOn whatever 1. may
sf over 6s .uSscs Of doSsic rso
he SANE ha. been ay hereafter De ady deteTntHed BY
good citizens Gsdec,ed p' prorpHss and fidelity BY every
tsnch Of Tire Fsdersl Government"
To all Of which Judge Douglas, In his lettsr of
cepsnee, most graeiously assents.
We bear no longer OF the Z" rights of the people of
the Territories form and regulate their domestic IN
Z" sliiuiiOns ia their own way, but now, of the
OF restrictions imposed upon the Territorial
Legislatures the SUBJECT Of domestic relations"
The change is very sgpifcant whatever these restrc
tiops they may hereafter be, finally determined
by the SnI RENE Court of the United States Let me
reniId You that previous 10 the election of Mr.. Bu
chanap, whenever the question put to the right
Of property in slaves und the Territorial Gov
errNelt Judge Douglass regular reply was that
is question for Congress to decide" Tha. answer
was the fOrtIunner of the DIed Scott decision. We
are now told as shall hereafter be finally determined
" by the Supreme Court Of the United Sares." VIA,
will follow The restriction, already finally deter
med We know; it L. that Government cannot impair
The night OF property, in slaves; but has the power,
in Liz rights. Restrictions which may hereafter be
% finally deterlnintdP Heaven knows what they
will be. But, whatever they msy be- Douglas Is
pledged to enfcrce them with promptness and f.
1ehy"
So il turns ont that his Popular Sovereignty fasens
Slavery more irremovably upon Territory as such
han it is fastened upon South Carolina herself The
people OF South Carons in their sovereign capacity
may abolish Slavery whenever they d.. The peo-
Pile Of Kansas in their Territorial condition cannot
The people OF South Carolina tho rght 10 o5cour-
sgs Slavery by unrieI dy leQisation The people of
kansss bound TO guard and protect the vner
bis rights ard restricted from passing la vs. vo-
ating that obligation. The Federal Government has
Pow or 10 interfere IN South G. rona but az soon a.
Kansas dsres 10 disregard the restriction" Judge
Douglas, lie should become President of the United
States would stand pledged 70 enforce that restriction
" with promItress and fidelity" And after ha wing
struck down the freedom of the Territories, this
champion Of freedom viii soeak b. hind the judicial
ietpVtlsm of the Supreme Court, and like the mur.
ieIer of BaLquo, tel yoa thai Thou canst not say
I'D it'll
But j say he did do IL. The character of his doc. !
1De OF Popular Sovereignty was determined by the
iecsion OF the question, whether slave property
ss such could be intf ducsd into Territory before
SiaverY ektabllsh. there by positive act of Tar.