The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-11-02

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common weai y ulonc possible.
Standing "in the hcmt of an 0ntrslvcsy
audience at indianapolis, lndianu, Her
schcl v. Johnson, ono Of the candidates
FOR the Vice Presidency, appealing per-
sonolly to the American people for their
suiltagcs ut the Novuinbcr election, ,siid,
al would let my tongue be pnlsied DC.
lorC / would surrender one rot or tttlc OF
The rights of the South, We must look
to itj YOU must begin with your cousta-
blcs, aud 70 up 90 your ohioi magisuacy,
and plant your foot on every maus neck
who dircs % say h' wit Interfere with
slavery anyWhlc
That these sentiments, these generous
Vows OF South poo rights nod Nrthc.u
duties, represent o majority on thc votes
Hthut will be cast against the X publican
platform and its candidates tho speeches
of Southern Copgreasmcn, the messsgas
of Southern Governors, the aOlutllns
OF Southern Conventions, The acts OF
southern Legislatures The violence OF
southern npbs, the melancholy history
OF The shattered and sscvcrct-oncc un-
tcrrlhcd-ncmucratic party, Sufficiently
altcsN aud, thereby, Il is made Az plaiu
the waymrlng meo though fool, need
not mistake it, that the rosgnl question
Ito be settled ultimately, bctw ccn'Rvp~t-
publican principles, and the doctrines
which the Sluyc-p1wer forces upon she
Democratic party, isnot whether negroes
have no rights which white men arc
hound 20 rcspect.h hut whether those whose
intcrests are iu Freedom have any rights
which those whose Interests afs Va
ISliycry, are bound 20 respect; indeed
whether genuine democracy has rights
which privileged OristocraCy cannot with
mpunity and at apiioo tread upon.
The day Of contcssions aud compro'
Swises for temporary peace 70 past. Norlt
hs well az South. Compromises have
been like the gentle breath which fans 1
spark into a dcyouring fame. Either now
by one vigorous blast, the people blow
out that flame, or they permit tito b,
launcd into conaagratlon which vii
consume an the national guarantees by
which lroc labor Is protect d.
, Tho triumphs of Dcspptism com,
through diplomacy Tho conqucsts o
Freedom from tho expression o the popu
lar will
LISA greut TACT illustrating genuIn
popular sovereignty, in conprchcnsivl
D and noble sense, that the ballots Of No
, vcrnher aro 10 be regarded na expressing
, tho peoples exposition Of the Fedora
i Constitution. Every voter should rccor
+ nizo in ull It's bearings the weight Of th.
D fact
. Does any man doubt il Is a ractl
. twill not be disputed that an homes
Q Administration will be true 20 the polit
e cal doctrines for which the people. cS
(, pressed their preference when they clec
= ed It's Executive,
+ Ono Of the platform, b tore the peopl
L now is like the character OF the Chimes
d worship for The Supreme B1ing, wiiIot
Z body or soul; one of tho others boal
d iust that rcsomblopcc 10 its conledcrut
Il which the donkey, in the fable, wcurin
s lions sltip, didto othW donkeys
/ Lctus take uit the hohERin aud b
l. what Is under IL.
81, John q, Breckenridge, in his lctlor n
p ccpthg the uotninutin aud platform ma,
d for him az Baltimore, suil.
. "Nothing less than sovereignty eau d
n stroy or impair the rights of ? rsous
il property The territorial gYcrumcn
y are subordinate aud temporary, and u
g, sovereign; hence, thoy cannot dcstr,
y or impair the right of y rson or propert
p While they continue to b. Teriitorie
~ thoy are uudcr the control Of Corgrrs
'e but the Go stituton nowhere conrrrs ,
MS my branch Of the Federal Gov rnm
W the power % discriminate uglinst d
IL rights OF the States, or tho property
their citizens in the Tvrritories. II {,
r. lows, that the citizens of all the Stt
a may enter thciTeuitnrics of the UniC
with their property ofwhatovtr kind, a
y enjoy u, during the territorial condtC
n without Let of hindrance either by CO
rrcss or by the subordinate Territ0r
n Governments. Tho friends
We constitutional equality assert the plo
es duty Of the Federal Government, in
III ts departments, 10 secure, when nee
IN say, 10 the citizens Of all 81 tes the Z
'e- ioymcnt Of their property in the MN
lr- Territories, as everywhere else viii
Ia It's Jurisdiction"
le- Mr.. Brcckinrdgc's position is clear
oi No one need be deceived by Il. No {
m willdony that he gives a fair eXposit
an Of TIC Breckinridgc platform.
Stephen A. Douglas win be aecep
oil as fair exponent Of the platform
iht which he was nominated. a.
as At the city Of Now Orleans, Dec.
m 1883, he aaid
m m.ho S'apes are Regarded AS PROPER
en m and placed ON AN EQUAL FOOpf
~ with all other propprtylN Henoa
w. tho owner Of slaves the same az the OF
or OF any other species of property, n
l THE RIGHT TO REMOVE no al
~ TERRITORY AND CARRY 4
~ PROPERTY WITH HlAf
M. In his letter Of acceptance, da
~ Washington, June 20, 1860, Mr.. Doug
,n- saidi .r M .H .rf
for "Tho judicial authority, as provided
md the Constitution, must be sustained
its decisions implicitly cbeyud and iaI
10 fully executed"
ON Tho Supreme Court bad giveA a de-
ol. ion, two points OF which were:
1p- 81. "EyEEY CITIZEN uAs a RIGHT
no TAKE wIru ifui INTO l1H TEHHrroRy !
-eo ARTICLE W rRopEBrY WHICH the CoB'
The guTloH OF THE UNITED STATES REcoGl
ics Is as rROpERrY.'
r.. 5th. atm CONSTITUTION OF TUE Vi
on Id STARTS REcoGEIzTs SLAVES As PROF
il ~, AEn TLEDOEs THE FEDERAL Cow
MENT TO PROTECT II.
to- In his pwnphlet reply 10 tho revi'
/ h by Attorney q snera Black, OF ule p
,ill lAur soserUitirty urticlc IN HaPsrs VI
rec azils, Mr. Douglas said;
- ain that article, demonstrated hey,
he the possibility Of cavi or dispute, II
es, very exists in the Territories by virtu
zee the Constitution, the conclusion is Ia
table aud irresistible that IT IS TIE
he PERArIvE DUrY OF CoEGREss TO PASS