The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-01-09
Mr.. Douglas Plan Of Adjustment.

and referred 10 The Commlttee OF lhlrteen. !
II is as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Resoired blythe Senate and Honse Of Repre-,
senfatjres Of the Un.ted States of America IN
Congress assemrled, (ftco tkirds Of both Houses
concuIrtng) That the following articles be,
and are hereby, proposed and submitted as
amendments to the Constitution OF the Unl
ted States, which shall be valid, TO all in
tents aud purposes, as part OF said Consii- !
tuition, when ratified by Convention OF
three -fourths OF The several States.
ARTICLE XIII. Congress shall make 10
laws in respect TO slavery or servitude in
any Territory of tie United States; and the
stafus,of each Territory in respect 10 servi
remain unchanged until the Territory, with
such boundaries as Congress may prescribe
shalllhave population of fifty thousand
white inhabitants, when the white male
citizens ihereofsoyer the age of twenty-one
years may proceed.to form "a Constitution
and Government for themselves, and exer-
else all the rights of self government con-
sistent with the Constitution of the United
States ard when such new State shall con-
tain the requisite population Tor member
of Congress, according TO the then Federal
ratio of representation, III shah be admilted
into the Union on an equal footing with the
original States, with or without slavery, as
the Constitution of such new Stale shall
provide at the time of admission and in
the mean time such new State shall be en-
ha
chosen by the Legislature, and one delegate
in the House of Representatives, to be cAo-
sen by The people having The qualifications
requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the Legislature and said dele
gates shall have all The rights and privIle-
yes OF Senators and Representatives respec
lively, except that of voling.
The above, with very slight variation,
is exactly the principle 1df the Breckinridse
Platform, on The subject of slavery in the
territories. We are glad 10 see that Mr.
Douglas is beginning TO see the necessity
of meeting this question fairly and square
ly, and of doing justice TO the South He,as
much as any man living, was instrumental
in bringing upon the country the dePlofab'e
state of affairs, and he, above all should
stop at no sacrifice 10 again bring about a
peaceable solution of our national difficnl-
nes But the question arises: il Mr.. Doug
las is now ready and willing to settle this
question and give peace 10 the country
upon the principles embodied in the above
proposed amendment, which are the Prin-
| cipIes of the Breckinriege Platform, why
could he not or why did he not adopt these
same views during the late campaign ard
| thus help 10 defeat a sectional candidate |!
I he above proposed amendment,ri from MIR.
! Douglas, is nothing less than a confession
on his part that the Platform on which MIR
Breckinridge stood was right, and that Tor
some purpose or other he Douglas] refused
TO admit it but since he has been defeated
for the Presidency, he has lost all personal
interest in the contest so tar as the advance
ment of his own ambitious schemes are
concerned, and as by his former obstinacy,
il still persisted in, he would have nothing
TO gain but much 10 lose, he again shows a
disposition to do justice for his country's
sake, and 10 the true democratic party, by
falling in with and again adopting the:I
principles as set forth above.
The doctrine oil the Breckinridge party on
The slavery question was fair. jus. and hon
orable 10 all parties, and democratic in
principle and had the northern people bu
declared IN favor of il, as they should have
done, we would not now be in a Stale o
national dissolution and inierneciHe war
II ever this slave controversy be settled, II II
our firm and deliberate opinion that ii viii
be settled in accordance with the principles
of the Breckinridge platform; and upon NJ
other basis can any lasting solution ever ot
accomplished, Tor this is founded upon jus
lice and equality, and to anything less thai
Justice and equality the southern States vii
never submit. The Breckinridge doctrine
is this: That the Territories belonging Il
the United States are the common propert,
Of all the States that the citizens OF eacl
Sla:e have an equal right to go into sucl
territories and take along with them ihei
property; that negro slaves are lawful ant
constitutional property; that people iron
slave States have the same right 10 tax
their property into the territories as hav
The people from the free States that south
eru people have the same claim for the pro
lection of their property IN the territories
have the northern people, whether thei
properly consists of slaves or otherwise
that Territorial Legislature, or any oihe
authority, has 70 right 10 abolish slavery j
! territory that il is The duty of a terrIloris
Legislature 10 protect slave property in III
; territories as we'll as all Other property
that if territorial Legislature fails TO pro
tecr the rights of property in the territory
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