The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-02-06


fcan party and the Douglas wing Of the
Democratic party-or the northern Democ-
facy, as it is sometimes styled-on the
bne hand, and the southern Democracy on
on the other, pertains to the right to ex-s
Iclude slavery from tbs Terrritories. The
Republicans maintained that slavery could
be rightfilly and eonstitutonally excluded
either by Congress or by the the Territorial
Legislatures. The northern Democracy,
who chiefly voted for Mr.. Douglas, main
tanned that slavery could be rightfully and
constitutionaly excluded by the Territorial
Legislatures only. The Republicans and
northern Democracy differed from each 9TH
er in regard to the means to be employed to
effect this end; but they agreed on the great
tion Of the United States, to exclude it
The Southern Democracy, which chiefly cast
its vote for Hon. j. c. Breckenridge and the
Senator from Oregon, Mr.. LANE, adopted
the opposing doctrine. cannot state their
position more clearly than by repeating the
language ofthese eminent gentlemen in their
letters accepting the nominations.
Mr. BREcKINRIDGE said:
"The citizens of the States may enter the
Territories of the Union with their property,
of whatever kind, and enjoy it during the
territorial condition without let or hinder
ance, either by Congress or by the subordi-
nate territorial governments"
Mr. LANE said:
mon intervention on the subject of sla-
very, may emphatically say, is the cardi-
nal maxim of the Democracy non-interven-
ton by Congress and non-intervention
by Territorial Legislature, as is fully
stated by the first resolution of the platform
Pas adopted. If the Constitution establishes
the right of every citizen to enter the COM
mon Territories with whatever property he
legally possesses, it necessarily devolyes on
the Fedeeal Government the duty to protect
this right of the citizens whenever or where
ever assailed or infringed.'
On this subject the issue was fairly join
ed. There was no equivocation. The Sen.
ator from Mississippi, not now in his seat,
Mr.. BRowN,l stated on this floor, that on
that side they neither desired to cheat nor to
be cheated. The people have decided
against you by majority unparalleled in
the history of this Government. The vote
cast for Mr.. Douglas was over one million
His friends clain for him four fifths of the
votes cast for the fusion ticket in New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Texas, which
would increase the number of ballots east
for him to one and half million. The
votes cast for Mr.. Lincoln amounted to one
million eight hundred and seventy thousand;
and if you add the vote cast for Mr.. Breck-
nridge and Mr. Bell, and their fair proper.
ton of the fusion vote, as stated by the nor
thern Democracy, their vote will not amount
to more than one and half million: one and
a half million on the one side, and three
million three hundred and seventy thousand
on the other, of this great issue of principle
the right to exclude slavery from the Ter
ritorics belonging to the Republic. Being
thus overwhelmed, you have not the grace
to yield to the viii of the msjority like good
citizens, and four years hence 60 to the
polls for the redress Of any ofthe crrors that
in your opinion, the people may have COM
mitted but you rebel against the Govern
ment you have sworn to support
coScIrpEp NEXT WEEK.