Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-12-07
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Important Political Movement in
Kentucky. 7

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Kentucky.
As one Of the significant political |
signs Of the times, the late public
meetingat Lexington, Kentucky, de-
serves attention. Itwas called, With |
out distinction of party. to hear a
speech from the talented Representa-
tive in Congress from that district,
Hon. ]. c. Breckenridge We learn
from the Statesman tina. it came of
on the Goth ult., and that it WAS
composed Of very large number of.
substantial citizens from different
parts Of the State. Among them
was not an inconsiderable number Of
persons who in former times were at
tached to the Wing Organization
The address Of Major Breckenridge is
said to have beena very eloquent one,
and was listened to with great inter-
estby the crowd present. The editor
of the Statesman promises to give a
sketch of it in his next issue. A
mong the resolutions adopted was one
indorsing, in the strongest language
of commentator, both the domestic
and foreign policy Of the present ad-
ministration. Another appro we'd of
the principles Of the Nebraska Bill,
and deelaresthat the" Northern Dem
ocrats whosustained it have the warm
support and sympathy Of the friends
of equality everywhere, and especial
Iy in the South, whose rights and
very political existence in the Union
are at stake in the controversy" -
The fourth and sixth resolutions we
give entire:
~. That We heartily syhpatbise
with that portion of our Northern
brethren who are now engaged in a
manly and patriotic struggle to main-
tain inyiolatet the principles Of the Con-
stitution, upon which depend the val
ne and integrity of the Union; we APP
preciate the sacrifices which they SO
, nobly make upon the altar Of our
CO un!ry; we would cheer them by our
encouraging voice and the brightest
hope that truth and justice, though
now trodden down, are destined to Il
certain triumph hereafter; and in the
great work of maintaining the rights
of the States as secured by the
great charter of our National Gov
eminent, we bid them God speed.
SO. That the Southern States will
never consent to the exclusion of a
State from the Union upon theground
that its Constitution tolerates slave
ry;nor to the imposition of any condi-
ton of admission which could net be
applied to the States already in the
Union; since.to apply such condition
would destroy the equality of the
States,and subyert the principles up
ON which our political system is found
ed; and as it is clear that large
Northern party is organizing (among
other things) upon the doctrine Of no
more Stare States, We earnestly ask
them to pause;belieying.as we do, that
to insist upon such an issue when a
State tolerating slavery shall apply
for admission, will put an end to the
harmony, and perhaps to the oxis
tence of the Confedef acy.'
/ The last resolution is worthy of the
serious and dispassiohate considera-
ton of every reminded and re-
flecting citizen in the free States
The principle which it enunciates is
one in regard to which the South is a
unit-which it is certain every rep
resentative in Congress from the slave
States will sustain by his voice and
vote. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
jackson, Harrison, all ex-Presidents
OF the United States, as well as every
other statesman whose opinion is
worth regarding, have left on record
.avowals, that any such exclusion as
is spoken of above is palpably and
clearly unconstitutional Never but
in one instance (the case of Missouri
il 1920 was any such exercise of
power upon the part of Congress at
tempted. We are now speaking, be
it understood, not of slavery restric-
ton in the Territories, but in the
States after they have formed their
Constitutions and applied for admis-
sion into the Union. A party, how
ever, has now sprung into being in
the free States, which boldly takes
the position that Congress must here
after, under 30 circumstances, admit
a slave State in the Union.
We are satisfied that if this organ
cation ever becomes predominant in 1
Ill the branches of the National Gov .
srnment, and practically carries out 2
is principles in this respect, the !