Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-10-05
"Never to blacken the character of his own
State by such an admission" He said:

State by such an admission" He said:
proves that 1t Is not going to be profitable in this climate
They had no scruples about it, Every Of them was
They had sc7le about its being right but they said
we cannot make any money by it, and State runs
away off north, up to those eternal SHOWS, perhaps
shall gain population faster if stop Slavery and invite
in the Northern population; and matter of political
policy, State policy they prohibited Slavery themselves
congressional Globe $4,000, page 919.
In speech in the Senate on the 23d of
January, 1860, Mr.. Douglas asserted that if
he were resident of Southern State, he
would vote to retain and maintain slavery
His language was as follows:
"sir hold the doctrine that wise statesman will
adapt his laws to the wants conditions and interests of the
people to be governed by them SLAVERY MAY BE
VERY VERY , ESSENTIAL IN ONE CLIMATE AND TOTALLY
MAINTAINING MAdS al SLAVERY, BECAUSE BELIEVE THE
Congressional Globe, 1s59-6o, page $50.
The doctrine of "unfriendly legislation :"
against the rights of property, as declared by
the bred Scott decision, was promulgated by
Mr.. Douglas in his debate with Mr.. Lincoln,
at Freeport, on the Odd of August, 1868, as
follows:
CIT MATTERS NOT WHAT WAY THE SUPREME
COURT MAY HEREAFTER DECIDE AS TO THE ABB
NOT GO INTO TERRITORY UNDER THE CONSTR
TUITION, THE PEOPLE HAVE THE LAWFUL MEANS
TO INTRODUCE 1T OR EXCLUDE 1T AS THEY
PLEASE, for the reason that slavery cannot exist day
hour anywhere unless is supported by police
uations = Hence, NO NATTER WHAT THE DE-
CIsIoN OF THE SUPREME COURT MAY BE on that
abstract question: still the right of the people
slave Territory free Territory perfect and complete
under the Nebraska BILL"
Let the reader contrast these utterances
with the Wickliffe resolution, adopted by the
Douglas National Convention, and Mr.. Doug
las letter of acceptance:
eo,ced, That is in accordance with the Cincinnati
PLATFORM that during the existence of Territorial Govern
mens the measure restriction whatever it may be- i'm
posed by the Federal Constitution the power of the
aons, as Tie same has been shuH hereaf be deci2-
Ell ty tie Supreme Court Of the United States should
oe respected by all good citizens, and enforced with
Government"
In his letter accepting the nomination, Mr..
Douglas gave his particular attention to the
Wickliffe slave-code resolution, remarkins
upon it as follows:
"Upon careful examination of the platform of princi
Piles adopted at Charleston and affirmed at Baltimore
with an additional resolution which in Deect harmon
with the Others find it to be faithful embodiment of the
honored principles of the Democratic party as the
same proclaimed and understood by all parties the
Presidential contests of 1S4s, 1862 and 1866
In speech at Memphis, on the Goth of
November, 1853, Mr.. Douglas made the fol-
lowing blasphemous declaration, and it was
reported geographically for the Memphis
Aoalanche, from which the extract is taken
% The Almighty has drawn the line on this continent on
ONE SIDE OF WHICH THE CULTIVATED BY SLAVE
LABOR
And so we might go on; but it seems to
US that we have quoted sufficiently to show
that the DOUGLAS of to-day is not the DoUG-
LAS of 1850, and that the principles he is at
present promulgating are the very reverse Of
those he defended and upheld ten years ago.
If you want to vote for DOUGLAS, do so, but
stop prating about his consistency, if you
have the least regard for the truth. The
causes that led him to prove traitor to his
own honest convictions, are too well known
to need repetition here; but the mystery is
how intelligent men who fully endorsed his
course of action ten or fifteen years ago, can
give him their support in this canvass.