The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-10-04
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OF MAINE.
GRESS-Fa'st Congregational Dlsf. |
DEBN r. POTTER.
Hast Exposition of Popular
Sovereignty.
aral weeks, a question pertain
,pular Sovereignty had been
Y thrust upon the notice oil
as; he was pressed to answer,
pre- SO TO do, until short timo !
,lifton Springs, he turned short
ID made reply. The long
r answer was to the following
the people Of a Territory the |
ording to the doctrine Of nom
onto abolish or exclude Slave
Territory, while in terrific
tion ?"
jponse of Mr.. Douglas to this
Vas as follows -
made more than fifty speeches
in which / have answered that
and yet political opponents in
itting it to me, for the purpose
ug doubt on the subject. II
3lieye there is a man in Amer>
binary intelligence who does
that / hold that the people Of
ry, while a Territory and du-I
ritorial condition, may intro
dude. abolish or regulate Slave
they'please. / have said that,
d South, and held the same
Everywhere"
Idaoity Of Mr.. Douglas in max
a declaration, is characteristic
an. He knows, and his friends
at he has never made any such
t before ; instead as he says,
answered the question .ffJy'
he h as not answered it.
fore. IF he has, why cannot
end of Mr.. Douglas, point ont
and place? The nearest APP
Douglas has before made in
ing himself (as to the rights OF
lie while in q territorial condi.
exclude slavery,) was in his dis
with Lincoln, at Freeport, ILL.,.
rs ago. At that time he de-
Territory might by "unfriendly.
ion, "countervail the existence Of
therein; but he has never be,
recent speech at Clifton Springs
he broad, unqualified assertion,
ring their Territorial condition
pie may exclude or abolish slave
ne questions the privilege Of
,uglas to make as many contra
statements as he pleasos, but
ring inconsistencies, every one
ight to expose. We have not.
o give the quotations at length
.e speeches Of Mr.. Douglas,
g the positions he has heretofore
on this question OF Territorial
we can only refer to them
'uglas has been repeatedly I'M
ID to accept the decision of the
ne Court in the bred Scott case :;
9th of December, 1858, he said ::
n common with the Democracy
ois, accept the Dred Scott decis
he Supreme Court Of the United
in the bred Scolt case, as an
tire exposition Of the ConStjhu
Whatever limitations the Consti-
as expounded by the courts, |
s on the authority ola Territorial |
ture, we cheerfully recognize and |
in conformity with that decis
laves are recognized as property, |
ced on an equal fotting with all
Hence the owner Of
the same as the owner Of any
)ecies of property-has a rigItI
We to a Territory and carry his |
y with him"
what did the bred Scot decision
ne,ithat Mr.. Douglas accepts ?"
IS the following points:
q citizen has a right to take aoitl |
o the Territory aey article OIL
y aobicb the Constitution Of McI
States RECON- '@es as property
Constitution o. tie United States |
ses sla0es as PROPERTY dad p5edqes
eTa5 Government to protect ID.
IS cannot exercise any more an.
over property ofthat desc iption
may constitutionally exercise
operty of any other kind.
act of Congress, therefore, pros
a citizen Of ne United States
king with him his slaves wheL
ives to The Territory in question,
e, is an exercise of authority |
'yate property which is not war |
by the Constitution and the
Of the plaintiff, by his owner
Territory, gave him no title to
bred Scott decision, then, expIic-
srlnlheS SIdceS TO be property |
ne as other property, 1t also
that Congress has no power to
t slaveholding in a TerritoIy.-I
more, a Territorial Government
creature of Congress, has no
exceeding that Of the creator, !
retore no power to abolish sla-
For the Supreme Court says, !
ongress may legislate over al
ry by giving it a Territorial gov |
t, but can invest such govern. !
but ruth the poaoers not eeceeliaoI
htch Congress By the Constit,,. |