The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-10-11

The TIVE Faces Of Doug Ia Sisns.
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II in common with the Democracy OF
Illinois, accept the bred Scott derision Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States. 10
the bred Scott case. as an au horiatIve ex
position of the Constitution. Whae, er lin
its.ions the Constitution, as expounded by
the courts. imposes on the authority of a
territorial legislature, we cheerfully recog.
nize and respect in conformity with the de-
cision. Slaves are recognized as property,
and placed on an equal footing with all 9TH
Hence, the owner Of slaves--the same as
the owner Of any other species ofproperty-
has right to remove TO a Territory spd
carry his property with ."-[Stephen
A. Douglas speech At New Orleans, Dec.
6, 1853.
ave" (that is, he and Senator Brown,
who goes Tor the congressional p otec'ion,)
"sgree that. under the decision of the Su
preme Court Of the United States. slaves
all other property; and that consequently
the owner of slave has the same right to
emigrate to a Territory. ard carry his slave
property with him. IS the owner OF any
other species Of property has to move there
and carry his property with him. ''-Steph
en- A. Douglas speech in the U. s. Senate.
Feb 90. 1859.
my opinion in regard to the question
which my colleague rs trying to raise here
has been well known to the Senate for
years. 1t has been repeated over and over
again. My answerthen was,
and now is. that il the Constitution carries
Slavery there the Terrtories) let it go, and
no pouer on earth can take 1t array
Stephen A. Douglas speech in the U. S.
Senate, July 9, 1856.
NORTHERN TEXT.
at is difficult to conceive how any per
son who believes that the Constitution con
fers the right Of protection in the enjoyment
of slave property in the Territories, regard
less of the wishes OF tie people and OF the
action of the Territorial Legislature, can
satisfy his conscience and his oath OF fdel-
ity to the Constitution in Withholding such
Congressional Legislation as may be essen
tisl to the enjoy nent of such right under the
Constitution. Under this view OF the sub
ject, it is impossible to resist the conclusion
that, ifthe Constitution does establish Slave
ry in the Territories beyond the power OF
the people to control it by law, it is the I'M
perative duty Of Congress to supply all the
Legislation necessary to its projections; aud if
this proposition is untrue. it necessarily re-
suits that the Constitution neither establish
nor prohibits Slavery any here, but leaves
the people OF each State and Territory en-
tirely free to form and regulate their domes-
tic affairs to suit themselves. without the in
Prevention Of Con- ress or of any other power
Whatsoever" -[Stephen A. Dd~gAs Har-
per's Magszine article.
1.-The people Of Territory can, by law
full means. exclude Slavery before it comes
in as q State" and mo matter what may be
the decision of the Supreme Court. on that
abstract question. still the right Of the peo
pie of the Territories to make Slave Ter
ritory or a Free Territory is perfect and
complete."-[S. A. Douglas speech at
Freeport. Ill. 1858.
IL have only word to say in reply. If
that gentleman had read any one speech
that have made on the subject in the last
Eve years, he would have found AL unequIv-
ocal answer to the question. l have made
more than fifty speeches this year in which
have answered that question. and yet po-
itical opponents insist putting it TO me
for the purpose of creating doubt on the
subject. cannot believe there is man in
America of ordinary intelligence who does
not know that hold that the people of a
Territory. while Territory. and during
territorial condition. may Introduce. xclude.
abolish. or regulate Slavery just as they
please. l have said that North and South.
and held the same doctrine everywhere
When l have seen newspapers and small
politicians renewing that question. it has
excited in my bosom no other feeling than
that of nnmitigated contempt that they
should pretend - have doubts on the sub
ject."-S. A, Douglas speech at Clifton
Springs. N. Y. Sept. s. 1860.