Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Domestic News
October 1, 1859
The Yazoo Democrat
Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
The Nashville Union criticizes both the Republican plan and Judge Douglas's plan for excluding Southern citizens from Territories as unconstitutional and unjust.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
The Nashville Union, in a long article upon the position of Douglas, thus sums up:
"Under the Republican plan the citizens of the South may be excluded from the Territories by a free soil majority in Congress. Under Judge Douglas' plan the first settlers of a Territory, belonging in common to the people of all the States, may deprive the citizens of one section of the Union of the right to participate in the enjoyment of the common domain, by prohibiting them from emigrating thither with their property. We cannot choose between the two theories, for they are both utterly unconstitutional, unjust, unequal in their operations, and subversive of the rights of the people of the States. We sincerely hope that we shall never be forced to choose between the advocates of these dangerous and disorganizing doctrines."
"Under the Republican plan the citizens of the South may be excluded from the Territories by a free soil majority in Congress. Under Judge Douglas' plan the first settlers of a Territory, belonging in common to the people of all the States, may deprive the citizens of one section of the Union of the right to participate in the enjoyment of the common domain, by prohibiting them from emigrating thither with their property. We cannot choose between the two theories, for they are both utterly unconstitutional, unjust, unequal in their operations, and subversive of the rights of the people of the States. We sincerely hope that we shall never be forced to choose between the advocates of these dangerous and disorganizing doctrines."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Nashville Union
Douglas
Republican Plan
Territories
Constitutional Rights
What entities or persons were involved?
Douglas
Where did it happen?
Nashville
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Nashville
Key Persons
Douglas
Event Details
The Nashville Union publishes a long article criticizing Judge Douglas's position on Territories, comparing it unfavorably to the Republican plan, deeming both unconstitutional, unjust, and subversive of states' rights.