The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-31

49, SnsS
above named Senators on the national
i..ucs Of the day IS one and the same
a careful, yet slight examination will
show them to be - widely apart as the
Zenith and Nadair. Mr.. Seward in his
late speech thus truthfully gives the
position Of Mr.. Douglas and MI. Bu-
chxnAn:
"The honorable Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Douglas) says w have = right to
coercc 4 State but We cannot. The
President says that no State has a right
to secedc; but We have no constitution.
al power to make war against q State.
The dilemma results from an assump-
ton, that those who, in such a case, act
against the Federal Government, act
lawfully IS 4 State, although ,nanitcstly
they have perverted the power Of the
State to an unconstitutional purpose
This Assumption" as Mr.. Seward
SAYS, shat those who. in such q case,
act against the Federal Government,
&C. lawfully AZ . State" is the true pos
zion Of the President aud Mr.. Doug
les,
Now il this not monstrous doctrine
that a State can absolve itself from al
~leriance to the Union and vet act law
fully as a State? Such is Mr.. Douglas
truo position and no man or Democrat
dare deny it. Lest, however, in their
wriggling they viii seek to eyade it, We
viii nail the fact with Democratic evil
dence. The Dubuque Herald, i'll speak
ing Of Mr.. Douglas late speech, says:
"Senator Douglas in his late speech
in the Senate regards the Government
OF South Carolina as existing lie J6cto.
and ~ such it may be negotiated with
by the Federal Government, and Of
course, recognized by Foreign Ma
tons"
The word monstrous, will not express
the ncfarious enormitv Of the doctrine
Of Douglas, oven as admitted BY the
Herald.
Upon the extent Of the powers Of .
State Mr.. Seward says:
"The Constitution Of thc United States
and the laws made in pursuance there
OF, are the supreme laws of the land,
paramount to all legislation cfthe States
whether made under the & institution,
or by even their organic conventions"
DO these sentiments coincide with
Mr.. Douglas where he admits hat 4
State may absolvc its allegiance 10 the
Union and still act lawfully as a State ?
Nj. Douglas says We canno: cocrce
State.
Mr.. Seward GAYS, "Congrcss, in the
present case ought not to be impassiyc.
Il ought, if it can, to redress any real
grievances Of the offended States, and
then it ought to supply the President
with all the means necessary to main
tain tho Union in the full exhibition
and Discreet exercises Of its authori.
IT,"
Docs.this sonnd}as if w cannot co.
cree 4 State? Now how about their
positions in regard to the extension of
Slavery III the territories?
Mr.. Seward in his late speech, says /:
awhile | think that Congress has ex-
elusive and sovereign authority to leg
ialate on all subjects whatever, in the
common territories Of the United
States; and white certainly shall never
directly or indirectly, give my vote to
establish OF sanction slavery in such
Territories or any where else in the
world. yet the question what constitu.
tional laws shall at any time be passed
in regard to tho Territories, is like eve-
~ other question to be determined on
practical grounds"
Here re have it expressly affirmed
that lie viii eve give his vote or aid
Tor the extension of slavery in any Of
the Territories or any part Of thcworld.
BY tho following late Washington .
respondence Of the Chicago Trihuae
twill besecn that Douglas does vote
and labor for the extension Of Slavery
n the Territories:
"When Crittcndcn's resolutions to pol
lutte the Constitu ion were taken up, the
pending question was on the amend
ment of Powell Of Kentucky, to insert
the words .sno,c held or hereafter to be
acquired" so that the section would
read,
"In all the territory Of the United
States, now held or hereafter acquired,
situated north Of latitude SO degrees
and so minutes, slavery or involuntary
b~eryitudc, except rs 4 punishment for
crime, is prohibited while such territory
shall remain under territorial govern
In,ent. In all the territory south Of said
inc Of latitude, no,o held Or to be here
infer aca.!red, slarery Of he African
race Is hereby recognized as eristing,
md shall not be insefered cih By Con.
pyess, but shall Be protected as property
~ al Tic departments n tAc terrstorial
vopsrnmeM daring it, continuance"