...would make the territory free soil in spite of the Dred Scott decision. " It matters not," he said, " what way the Supreme Court may hereafter decide as...unless it is supported by local police regulations." This was the celebrated "Freeport Doctrine."1 453. The Southern Radicals repudiate Douglas. Douglas...

...lawful means, exclude slavery from ttnir limits prior to the formation of a state constitution. Slaver'' cannot exist a day or an hour anywhere unless it is supported by local police regulations. If the people are opposed to slavery they will elect representatives to the local legislature who will,...

...not go into a territory under the Constitution. The people have the lawful means to introduce 5 or to exclude it as they please, for the reason that slavery cannot exist a day or an bour anywhere unless it is supported by the local police regulations." Judge Douglas, uneasy will you...

...by lawful means exclude slavery from their limits, prior to the formation of a state constitution. It matters not what way the Supreme Court may hereafter decide as the abstract question whether slavery may go into the territory under the constitution, the people...

...slavery may go in under the Constitution or not, the people of a territory have the lawful means to admit or exclude it as they please for the reason that slavery cannot exist a day or an hour anywhere unless supported by local police regulations, furnishing remedies and means of enforcing the right of holding...

...reconcile the Dred Scott decision with his "squatter sovereignty " theory. He then made Douglas admit that "slavery cannot exist a day or an hour anywhere...unless it is supported by local police regulations." Douglas said that the Dred Scott decision could not preserve slavery in a territory if the people voted...

...legislation": That the people of a Territory " have the lawful means to introduce or exclude slavery as they please, for the reason that slavery cannot...unless it is supported by local police regulations. If the people are opposed to slavery they will of slavery and to the spread of slavery he was indifferent,...

...matters not," you cried when you answered the Ques tion, " it matters not which way the Supreme Court ma} hereafter decide as to the abstract question whether...Constitution. The people have the lawful means to introduce or to exclude it as they please, for the reason that slavery cannot exist a day or an hour anywhere...

...Presidency, though gain the present Senatorship he might. The trap proved successful. Douglas made answer : "It matters not what way the Supreme Court may hereafter decide as to abstract questions as to whether slavery may or may not go into a Territory under the Constitution....

...sovereignty. Douglas was compelled to hedge in the answer which he promptly gave: "It matters not what the Supreme Court may hereafter decide as to the abstract question whether or not slavery may or may not go into a territory under the Constitution; the people have the lawful...