, 1860-02-03
49t'ea'|:s Is 4 Trfbtt1tc.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ). 1860.


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We are gratiied to notice that the leading
Douglas organs in the Northwest are placing
themselves OH the record IN opposition to the
sentiments contained in Mr. Douglas late
sl'ccch. The Dubuque Herald, conducted by
-. B. Dorr, Es4., Dubuque, Iowa." comes out
flat-f'o:ed against Them It is true that tile
Iowa organ abuses tue Press AND TRIBUNE
ro',ndly for its comments on the now Iaqu:si-
tim, but it is none The less fully. commt1ed
against tie scheme for that reason; aud We
c:ln endure the blackglmsling for the genuine
l'lsas,.rc NC experience in finding Mr.. j. B.
n'r on tic ri:l, side. But, SAYS the Herald:
MIR. Douglas did not propose, aud does not
propose. tn do any such thing Us the pREss AND
TEirsNE charges. lie has 10 idca Of making
cs';:ia Or asy political creeds aud opinions
l'n's'.lInb!c by line aud imprisonment"
Let lis sec about that Ia another column
Of t1iis same Dubuque Herald we find ror-
lion vi Mr. Douglas speech. from which we
clip the following paragraphs:
" be sa:d that tse time Las noi YET arrived for
+n san. 1t IT, sad with truth thai the liar
pr Terry viii not IL repeated is mel In tauect Of
,,.,,,, ri, . nse+.,rv 10 ,nourc into tt. cau-ts
witch pluted The lla1~r* Ferry "urass. md '''' ''%
" ~ ", Ill.,. a.x r',, % fsr a"T.1,rn.
a' tai Invasion will H. lsatssa. Sir what ~tst thr
'au~'' .sh 'seHesa fht i1srlsrs ny oa'aSe' "n"'
,,r, ....s. ,,o. r,x i'm c,m,let II ,h. Tue ua7x1.
Ferry cs:,ae M '.n ..'ita'. i"ss;.lr '@t"''sss
""d 'he - '" ,,',S
:s:* aid ,l, and ..pcca.y In The .;<rest> u tlels
i'':.F> in aas cut o' c'ak,ess"
...c.. ..,.,. T.. ,, ,.,, u,,,,.,o, H.,
il.ry power Wien III. actual II e' shall uesur
t' - aasi'0sxs sae ,a.sla' ns4'' o. 'a eoss'a.asa
IL, .,, -, ny,t sta,. ~ ,D,rst Or t,.ur, s
~ kseass =. citizens. as PROPERTY. cr Its 'ns.i
LEMONS ~ a'as '''us. s's a,. ~, IN
n:,awc."
Ne commend tue editor Of the Dubuque
Herald 10 r1smina,c on these passages, which
may both be found in lis paper the 18th inst.
Evidently l,e las hot read the speech. His
remarks were l,redicated upon IL mistaken 1n-
Outstanding Of what Mr. Douglas did say, we
therefore forgive him for the ungentleman1y
observations wlsicl, he addressed to lis.
Ne will not reprint, in this connection, the
ot!cr passages from Mr. Douglas speech,
which have d bearing upon tile case we
pr''fcr 10 travel within the record which the
Urrt'd l'as made up. What says tile illinois
Senator in these extracts?
!. That it is the duty Of Congress to inquire
whether tile causcs which led to the Harper 8
Ferry outrage. still exist.
II. That The doctrines aud teachings Of lie
R.puL'i:aa an,sg are the causes Of that out
rasc.
III, That il is the duly Of Congress to punisl
hot only the act, but tho intent to do the act
Now. it is one of the first principles 0
the cou,mon law TINT i man il presumed to h
7.u1 1],c consequences Of lis acts Mr. Doug
las nroposcs to SUPPRESS tue irrcprcssible cou
1lict "l,y indictments and convictions i'll OH
"Feleral courts" lie proposes to enact
Isl That Lire intent to invade State shall b
,,,n;>,,,.1c l,y i,o,,ris,,nmcnt in the peu;ten
t;,rv. nu1 oI Thai. tl,e holding and procla!n,
i'm, Of = crr.u;,, set or oyinio o1s are The iute7
.o ;,,,,a , e,,,o T,,;z ID ,,r.c;st:1v what Ii
,,,oa,. ,,3 m man -, make I'm aroumcu