Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-17
Slavery Yrosection.

."fCsn the Piqua Euqulrer5-iate Democratic
----1a-zieE- Of the present divided condition of
TIL. Democracy, and the egregions b!unders
ami inconsistencies Of the Douglas wing, we
ask The serious attention Of the old friends with
whom we have formerly labored, to the follow
iag acts.
rtzhile the Douglas portion of the party have
lseen demanding Popular Sovereignty in its
purity, and unwilling apparently to make the
leest concession to their opponents, both
hAs.-.sal and South on this subject, where do We
fiL4ily sild them at Baltimore? Not on the
.Ets,a sr Sovereignty plank, surely, as the fol-
losyis.s lssoIuticIl, unanimously adopted by the
Con lyl=stisess.=a ss.e-snotton Of Mr.. Payne Of
G,IaiaaSslsis9s fully indorsed bg Douglas. as
| his lstter Of acceptance CLEARLY indicates. IT is
asSsg lows:
l2esolted, That it is in accordance with the
frge Interpretation of the Cincinnati platform,
that during the eristance Of the Territorial Coz
| crssme1.t, the measure of restriction, whatever
/ it may be, imposed by the Federal Constitu-
ton on the power Of the Territorial Legislature
oFer the subject Of the domestic relations. as
ta.s.sanqs has 6ecn or stall hereafter be finally
leseras1ned 6y the Supreme Court Of the United
q, tcs, sh>Hud be respected by all good citizens
a,,5 .. forced 9th P'omptness and fidelity By
a,e,-, I,a,. qcl of tl@e Federal Government.
H,.pc we ave recognition of Federal Or
,,,,,rassiopoI :, rterventon as distinctly as that
aoc.Pioe has ever h. zen reco.%nized anywhere or
bv anvhodv whatever. 1t coHcedes all that
the ADVOCATES of Slave Code evtF oeih"Loeu'
and we ask, under the opera mons OF W "1o'e (
resolution, what becomes of III. beautliu' theo-
ry of Popular Sovereignty, whe,' Inc wl''e
question is even nov taken from tie. "eopLe ana
merged into the Supreme Court of tft S'hiteo
States? Can any gentleman answer?
The Douglas Convention, however, were mol
J. 7-ough with the above total abandonment Nfh
. j, ,'lur Sovereignty; but they were compelled
= :, mate q gentleman for the f;acond of1-ce
Irns Y. Johnson) who holds t,a', under
=, I,,l>1>.-, >att decision, slave proper stands
- tooting as all other descl ptions
! Eo,s ,,,s,'' e that neither the General Gov
- >rritoriai Government ciN
s,.raaY ,..r,e g RIGHT TO SLAVE PROP,
EsIfof- on IaP-A4R $ - ,ef.fTosIEs any m0fe
ftrY IL THE COMMON I'll ~ da-a..l,; 80; &C
lal the right 10 any NJ. - ~ 1.;n,1S
roperty," and that prop = '.n nart,,
aves as well as any other sp - so.,.l
the terriicrics, stand upon IL ''@ $50 t>
I'd Bread constitutional basis, am. 49,,
ke principles otrecognition, in the - +ho
JUDICIAL and Executive Department. ', so.
oTerpment, and Mr.. johnson and b. 49,
a:es, in terms most emphatic declare u,
We will NOT HOLD OURSELN "
0UND TO SUPPORT ANY MA
fHO MAY BE THE NOMINEE, WHO EN- y
;ErALes PRINCIPLES INCONSISTENT WITH THOSE
t FORTH II THE ABOVE PROPOSITION, or WHO
ENlES THAT SLAVE PROPERTY IN
HE TERRITORIES DOES STAND ON
n EQUAL FOOTING, AND ON THE
aisTE s9NSfITUTfONA AL BASIS OF n
Their DE6 6CRIFT1ONS OF PROPER ii
Y" on
Here, then, we have the feast to which A
orthern freemen are invited-Popular Sow e..
eighty, as already defined by the Supreme an
9urt, which is slave protection i'll TIE terri he
ries to the fullest extent. Can any Popular g
man longer doubt as TO his duty pr
the coming contest? Those who are vii de
g to sacrifice those principles which thry his
We ever held dear, and swear allegiance 10 ms
: exacting and tyranical disposition of the tin
ave States will vote for Douglas ard John bo
] while those who holt! to honesty in poll ne
as well as in every other relation of life, tn;
i repudlate This new-fanged Popular Sow Co
gnty which demands Slavery everywhere, M
the free States as well as tie Territories, bv thf
tue of the decisions Of the Supreme Court tie
will cast their votes for Lincoln and Ham co,
the distinguished advocates OF the free work ger
classes and free Territories. tis