The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

sssliy hood " i-ked before. and satisfy the
alert and ciear-p1rpose3 South. the presl-
cency xas certain
The Ambition of Douglas.
Stephen A. Douglas. a statesman Of In
finite resources courage and ambition. IN
dsrtook tha task TIE North might be
ca5olsd by promises and an apparently fair
prospect for freeCsous-she South cared
as lis obteet WAS secured This skiiif9i
necronnancer sought BY an artfui fuggse OF
words 10 satisfy both SECS. He adroitly
DIT the e5oIitioststs Of the North ard the
sirs-esfers OF the South IN the category OF
dks-rnionisss. and then bid for that con-
sentative support which always controls
In great crises.
We have oa;groxn the Hne OF Is degrees
~ minutes" be cried The expansion and
bsn!tiess possibilities OF our country have
made this limit Obsolete. The government
Of the states which will come into the
Union from the new territory. and the con-
tinfntal career. which Is cur destiny. mus.
be settled upon bread and enduring prin-
ciple- LIE. the people Of ali sections go as
they lis. with their property whether
c5stEels or slaves. into the territories. and
when the period OF statehood arrives they
can decide BY ballot whether they viii rec
ognszs or exclude slavery. or they may de-
tersnine the question IN the territorial leg
islatares- This leaves the matter with the
people, and recognizes the very basis OF
popular government"
Under the name of sauaTter sovereignty
this remedy captiyated the public mind.
a59 Douglas became sfe central figure in
American politics.
All Men Created Equal.
Governments are mainly the result: %
successive COMPROMISE Bat there are
questions which cannot be compromised
Whenever truth has formed a compact
with lie, the lie has secured all the ad-
vaniass. Honesty can be tainted and de-
stroye3 by fraud. but cannot work with IL.
Lord Mansfieid's famous decision rendered
fonr years before ocr Declaration of Inde-
nsrdence. that the state OF slavery is OF
sEc1 a nature that IL IS incapable OF being
introduced on any reasoning. moral or po-
Atteaf. but only positive law. II Is so od1-
Gus that nothing can be suffered 20 support
II but positive law revealed the moral
sense and enlightened judgment of the
world
II rang through ali the colonies OF Grea,
britain. and found ssnteatious expression
IN the words Of the Declaration oSJnie-
psndence. that ali men are created EQUAL
with certain inalienabie rights among
which are life. liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness The compromises OF 1890. Of
I'M. and or Douglas. were recognitions by
positive Law Of an Institution so odious tina;
IL vas condemned by every moral and po-
hticai principle; Win each compromise ii
nearly prepared fer a life and death s,rug-
gle with liberty and union.
Douglas Specious scheme.
The specicus scheme OF Douglas started
a race between the free and slave state
people TO capture Kansas. Bold raiders
from Missouri poured over the border car
rying murder and psuage among the free
state settlers. Governor after governor
was appointed and dismissed by Presidents
Pierce and Buchanan because they would
not assist the slave-holding minority in
driving out OF the territory the vast ma
torfty VINO were opposed 10 slavery. Civil
war win all It's horrors RACED on the
e. then a religious and political force OF
rpsfaileled power. set the North afaTne
b. hoily informing the domestic missions
trait what Kansas and liberty wanted was
not Bibles. hut rifles The novel % .sllncie
Toms CABIN" written by his sister Har-
ret Beecher Stowe. and circulated and
the country. filled every household with
tears and horror. fatsnsifying the senti-
uent against slavery more than the press
or the pulpit, or the rnoboing and murder
OF ahoitionists
THE slave power. entreuched in the White
House and senate the house OF represen-
tsfsveS and the courts. controlling the ma
rhtnery OF the Democratic and largely OF
the Whig parties. and repeatedly and re-
Gently sustained In the elections. felt con-
fffent that extreme measures for securing
Kansas could be safely pushed. With the
whole strength % the administration be-
bird the consptra tors. he Lecompton con-
sistufon fastening slavery on the new
state vas frsutuientlv adopted agalns; the
pressed. OF sour-asths OF ne voters ana
sent 20 congress for approval,
Popular Indignation.
Douglas. alone. of the Democrats lead
ers. felt the force OF the rising tide % pop
ular indignation and awakening coz
Against the threats ard opposition of the
president and tire Southern senator's he
opposed the Endorsement % the Lecomptan
constitution. broke from his PARTY organi-
eaton. and demanded that under every
safeguard for fair election the coastitu-
ten should be submitted 10 The people os
Kansas. he stood boldly ny his principle
90 saaattsr Sovereignty ana rallied the
North.
While Douglas had satisfied the North
w3th the doctrine that aAe verdict OF the
people upon their state government should
prevail, re has Rppeasesf ths South with
the understanding tnst The whole question
VAS subject 20 Tire decision 81 the courts
TIE prs-Slavsry leaders who never took A
xscp In the lark knew that a decision in
an unnoticed case before sl1e supreme
cosirt would be decided II their favor
Douglas vas hailed by fhe Northern "a ing
81 The party a. lgs savior. and rose t-!ssrra-
phanily as TIE Little Giant" ucon the
wave OF popular approval, whea he DRIED
Scos' decision demolished MS bcauttfuI
fabric CO sssaattor sovereignty and q sess
vsSosrcef8i OF weaker man So4iG have
been hsrssd IN i,s ruins
The bred scott Deci.ton.
Deess Scot slave. had beer carried Nv
fsss master into the free state Or Illinois.
vas prohibited by the ordnance OF ITS7
TIE master s2s for years = resident %
sasSe Places DTea Scots married there
ants bal tso daughters, Moving rlS@e-
u,seGtiy srsa Missouri himself ard fam ~
we're rs-e@S,ave9. He claimed ;has II sh~
master taek 1ts save inte 4 free state xa4-
SasATisy aos made tass ass residence the
save hee&nae free ny operation Of fa@. ana
t5@TlSzssae3 tne rssis~ase 81 himself and saua-
bS The EenefsSh courts from Nansas&fss
S&aie had 50 ascs5cs AID Ss3eA hsd been ~
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another SaAy% state,
The case mad been ~ ssveras wears IN
ere s>eg1rsS stfAosst attracting AIRY asters-
S6cn Ma aa.sa gre. saa st.sa slave STATE
voters. ard tie 1sgaAss6 % tlcsszx a. FOR a
fair c,ecsan9 Oh tass Question heco.1sng TOO
fsTrn tsaa53e - - resisted. Kansas seemed
speedily destined - Naa zee Tsg45sa Fy~ee
assa fae Little tiszns+ 20 ne the hero 81
she Acssr SS81eysiy the County was
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yer>Sa an3 prssf Ss.eeT. rs wtfe 4-sa
ssssFs sseczsts>. RAJ pFsaReTty IN saves was
wsssSSgnszsss ny the constitution. tAAs nesfh-
s~ rsrgrwss. mar tss r@op5e % sAe terri
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