Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-06-17

Billes Of the Wahoo Hammock, I7,h
18Th, and 2lst November, 1886; Of Con-
lfer9s, Of Cherubusco, Of Moline I'D
Roy, an Of chepnllePec. in 1873
Tie Spe aking Eere-- june 18th.
The speaking Of the candidates.
f,r Governor passed off finely al thi4
T.lace. a large and respectable aul
tdicnce was. III Attendance. Boil
eaniidutea manifested considerable
foolncss q nd fmrness in discussion
Cor. Tro4sdas led off with his usual
dignity and zeal. He makes one
feel the Importance Of the subject
and the t ruth Of his positions, while
with sim De yet dignifed style, he
inyestigat IS the various topics of the
day lie commenced by tendering
his thank to the citizens Of Lincoln
iar their 5 trong support given him in
bis former election. lie portrayed
IN glowing terms the glory of our
republican, Institutions, re1narking
That if this should fade it would be
our own. e ult lie said our govern
nent is ne Of limited powers, so
arrangcd that the increase in the
nambcr Of States tended not to the
Weakening of the Union lie then
alluded to thesectional differences be-
tween the North and the South, say
lag that the South had not in the
leastin fring ed upon the rights of the
North, but he could rot say the Sd me
ofthc NoFi h as regards the rights Of
tie South As reported atall appoint
monts heretofore filed, he expires ed
Limself willing to abide the Compro-
mise meas ures as 4 final adiustme nt
Of the slaFery question We regret
our inability to report fully and ac GU
rltcly his arguments upon the differ
ent fcaturfs Of the Compromise. lie
seemed anxious to be understood,
that his acHuiescence in aud subnis-
sion to these measures, did not grow
oct Of the fhct that he regarded them
as securing the rights Of the South,
but love f3r the Union. In his judy
Inant, The South had received but 1T
tie by the compromise. His re-
marks upon. tho admission Of Cali
f1rnia as State went to show most
clearly that Il was in violation Of all
Iroceleht-that it had always been
the practice Of the federal govern
mant to impose necessary submiS-
sion to a territorial pupilage, as a
condition upon the admission Of
I'll States, and that 10 the ad-
mission of California a palpable in
novation lad hocn eflct ted in the
practice of the governm emit The
Foue,uor would not allow that the
North, with her numerical strength
to prevent it, would have permitted
California to come in as a State upon
any other condition that that 1he1
con titution should excluE lie slavery;
had she favored the il PRODUCTION
Of slavery, she never could have beep
admitted, even as a feature in the
plan of adjustment. NOT withstand
ing this territory was the purchase
Of the nation, VI hose blood and treas
ere paid the ransom, the North re-
sorted to every means to defeat the
Solth in an equal participation Of
Ter con stituti5nal right III the same
lie asked, since northern men Of
10Th rart;aa declared thdt slavery
could . ever BE- introduced into Utah
and New Mexico, in as pl4 eh as the
laT Of na ture and the Nd 4ican law
had barred it, what had 1 be South
gained by this feature in thf Compro-
misc. IN yiot of this, the suppress
ing an military clause in tie form
alton Of territorial govern nents for
tbem am unted to nothi e. He
c,ntended that the North was fully
confident that hulnan 1actments
we're not b ceessary to prevd mt or ex-
cll5e slavery from Utah or New
MEXICO other causes precludod the
possibility Of its introduction. He