The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-09-20

i or Representatives renituug the nne
Iimposcd Cd General Jackson BY the
Judge Of the New Orleans district, after
/ The receipt Of The intcIligcncc Of peace
i between tie United States and Great
/ lBriiuin. ii February, 1918, Durin1
fhe sirgo the General had declared mai.
| tial law and resisted the execution Of
writ Of habcas corpus issued by the
i judge, AS soon as peace was proclaimed
d he rcsciudea the order declaring mar
4 tiaI law, surrendered himself 10 the
i court and was Hucd 81 900 The bill
before Congress provided for refunding
! the Ene. Ii had been advocated chiefly
on the scofe Of General Jacksvn's great
service to the country and II was CON
/ 60 lel that he had exercised an arbitra-
Try power unwarranted By che Oonstitus
ton. Mr. Douglas took different and
higher gfound IIe contcndcd that
tho Judge was wrong III imposing the
4 IinS, and that the General did not aas-
sume 30 himself apy authority which
vas noE fully warranted by his position.
Il Ms duty and the unavoidable necessity
i of the ease. These positions were
maintained with an pbiiisy 50 marked
/ a. 10 attract and command general at.
sentioW; and from that time forth he was
ranked With the ablcst dcbaters, in A
body Numbering among its ineuibcrs
some Of the most distinguished men 10
the country Il was l,atural that Mr.
Douglas. traincd us his mind had been
from his earliest years % habits of sell
reliance, should, ID deaIing with con
lsiitntioaal questions, strike snt from
ilc beaioa track of Interpretation INTO
new paths. The instance have cited
4 II not The only one In d speech IN The
4 lloasc of Representatives 90 the auacx.
i alton u Texas ht took the ground that
!. the right 70 acquire territory, one ofthc
most yex6d questions Of constitutional
faashorits. was included within the pow
lrr IL admit new States into the Uniou.
80 VI ! s'iisequent period, as chairman
of the Committee on Territories IN The
sehalo. nc conten1ol tlsnt the right 10
establish territorial governments was
alao Included 10 tlsc power 70 adInit ncw
States III nearly al preceding discus
sioux Il had haen assuined that the right
70 iaatiinfe governments for the Terri
sorics aaa Included in the power 10
sIisy.0ge pf and make al needful rules
and regulations respecting the territory
Of other property belonging 20 the uni-
ted States" The propositions thus nd-
/ vnncesl by aIr Douglas wcrc stated and
/ sielcndcd si,h bis usaal elcarncss aud
force, aud shcy may be considered M
constituting 40 csacntial part Of the
/ great b9Ay Of Commentary by which the
cxutciss a. the powers referred 70 j.
sHssmnlel. sud in regard 20 which di.
! yiBians ~ oplnion wilIeentiDuo 10 exist.
notwithstanding the practical iuterpre-
/ tstios shsy have received in the lcgis-
lsiion of tbs cpslatEy.
~ 1916. three sears aflcr bis election
10 the Iiouse 81 Isaprrs ntatives. hc
Wis chosen ) member Of tho Senate Of.
! the United States, aud he was continued
+ 10 thai body by sacvessiye reolcetions
unlh his laath, in Jaue 1861 A a
:aember ii both bodies he took part IN
d,scnssien Of nearly every great atles-
tian whieh arose during these eighteen
years of uuexampicd agitation and cx-
ciseacns His speeches on the anncx-
asisa 81 Texas, The war With McxIca,
oas FOREIGN policy, the agsFcssious Of
Earepeau States Ia America, the exten-
sion 5f our own territorial limits. the
compromise aets of 1850, the Oregon.
Il California, Kansas Nebraska, and Le-
compton controversies, Internal improve.
menia and accidentally the question Of
siayety the prolific source OF nearly NIL
il.e a,ataiions of the last quarter ol .
century aud ol the civil war, which has
I dfcoched the country 10 fiatcrnal albtood
1 are al marked by the elcarness, yigor,
aud holiness which were the chief
chmaetcfisties u his oratory Il was
perhaps ii tho patriotic, but vain az
tempt 70 calm Tic prevailing excitement
i and cloee up forever the source Of the
lisseasiohs which had 50 long distracted
/ the couatry, By the preparation aad de-
fence Of the compromise measures q
1850. tlmt the great ability Of Mr.
Douglas vas more signally displayed
than IN any other political labor OF hIs
life.
i IN January, 1850, Mr.. Clay intro
tlueed into tlic senate series Of roso-
Iatiops, hoping that may might be made
a basis Of legislation, which would be
satisfactory 10 tho contenaing parties
1 While these resolutions were under
confederation Mr.. Douglas, as chairman
~ the Committee on Territories, intro
slaced two bills, one for the admission
II az California into the Union as a State,
aaa tho other FOR tho organization Of the
Territories or Utah aud New Mexico
and the adjustment Of the boundary
question with Texas. Ia April com
ss.spittec of thirteen, with Mr.. Clay at It's
head. was appointed, aud all p cpositions
concerning the slavery question were
referred 10 Il. On the 8th Of May Dir,
(lav reported from the committee Mr.
DM,alas's two bills combined In one,
with single amendment. When M
troduced By tho latter they provided
that the power Of the Territorial legis.
lature should embrace all subjects Of
legislation Consistent with the Constitu-
tion. AS reported BY Mr.. Clay the
slavery question was expressly excepted
] from the power Of legislation. This
exception was subsequently rescindod,
aud the bill was passed as originally re.
Ar.tl.A IL Mr nnn,rlna The cnflnrn.