The daily union., 1854-10-26

traon AS an expression o! opinion It's sentiments
in accordance with my own and only regretted that
many democrats, whom | had every TO respect
found its doctrines opposed TO their action in the party 1t
seemed to additional evidence Of the soundness of
the democracy OF General Pierce and his cabinet
ii indications Of the determination of the admins
traon to be the great issue which brought it into
power And think sir the experience Of the last few
months has taught the people of these United States that
this discrimination not only be applied crushing
OUT the heesies OF abeonsts from the ranks the party
but to extending the rights of the constitution this
whole Union according TO sound democratic policy. And
this brings me TO the other charge brought against the adj
ministration.
1t is said sir that this administration has been guilty
exciting agitation OF the question of slavery pitch
OF violence impetuoy and determination unequalled in
this country and that by doing has violated that
clause of the Baltimore platform which declares that the
democratic party will resist all further agitation Of the
slavery question, in Congress out of it, under whatever
color shape the attempt may be made Iii sad sir that
the introduction Of the Nebraska question and the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise in violation of that article
OF the democratic creed which have just read do not
propose TO discuss here the merits Of popular sovereignty
side and of geographical division of the rights Of
the people the ohertha has already been done in
which ought satisfy every honest investigator
of political history; but do propose discuss the
merits of those who have opposed this measure with all
the ingenuity OF their appeals 10 passion and prejudice by
unequaed in recessness extravaganza and total
want of principle The Nebraska bill was brought before
Congress- sir by the chairman of the Committee Terri
tories in the discharge of those duties which imposed
upon him in virtue of his official position The Territory
of Nebraska Kansas alone remained Of all the territorial
OF this government without those institutions
which render the settlement OF Territory possible 1t is
of the airest portions of this fair land cooled by the
most beautiful hills adorned with the lovcest valleys
tered by the most magnificent streams. 1t stretches
lattudeS which embrace the most useful vegetation and
which develop the hardest virtues in the hearts of
To the settler it entirely useless Its fertile plains
roamed by warke savages dsputing with each
other the right to the herds which hrong the river banks
and the scany haryests which Nature unasssted affords
On every side of it lay the organized of civil
zed life TO protect their citizens from hostile ncursons
and tnarp liClan To ronAar utlohIa
government and fit for the occupation Of white men, the
of the general government must be extended it,
its lands must be surveyed its savage occupants be
provided for by treaty. otherwise, and its organization
into a territorial government be completed Every obga-
tion demanded that this should be done In
sidering the question: the committee did than their
duty the people required Their of dscharging
this duty fully in accordance with that article i'll the
Baltimore platform by which the democratic party pledges
itself to lvc by and adhere to faithful execution of the
acts known the COMPROMISE MEASURES settled by the last
Congress- meaning the compromises OF 1850 Now, sir in
these compromises the acts establishing the territorial
governments of Utah and New Mexico find that in each
of these acts it is provided that when admitted
State the said Territory any portion of the shall
be received into the Union, with without slavery,
their constitution may prescribe at the time of their adms
sion' And said by Mr. Boyd at the time of their
passage they intended establish the constitutional
doctrine of non-ntervention in the territorial govern
of this country BY the act of the Baltimore Con-
venton this principle had passed into the avowed faith Of
the democratic party and it only remained for every faith
i democrat carry it out The BILL sir, which the
mittee reported for the OF Nebaskakanas is
entirely in accordance with this principle II says in
many words 1t extends the Territory the constitu
on and the laws of the United States applicable thereto
Except the eighth section Of the act preparatory to the
admission of Missouri into the Union approved March
G. ls2o which, being inconsistent with the principles of
nonnerveniion by Congress with slavery in the States
and Territories recognised by the legislation of 1885,
commonly called the compromise measures is hereby de-
claed imperative and void it being the intent and
meaning Of this iegisate slavery into any Ter
ritoy State exclude it theretrom, but to leave
the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their
domestic institutions in their way subject only TO the
constitution of the United States
This is the sum and substance of the Nebraska act;
entirely in harmony with the democratic spirit and let
ter of the constitution the principles of the
Baltimore PLATFORM act based upon the right of the
people govern themselves act which corresponds to
the intent of this republic government in which
the free thought OF the people rises far above the dc,aon
Of abotonsts and in which popular intelligence is con-
sdered the guide Of phanthopic reform This
what called the agitation of the slavery question
Congress declaration of constitutional principle
blshed by Congress- adopted by the democratic party is
called slavery agitation If this is true, sirif the esab-
shnent of territorial government this principle if
obedience to the constitution il ithal recognition OF the
;h, r ,i,a psoee constitute savery agitation let us
agi,a,a and ot,e ana .G-.rE until the sky Is cleared
of the foul vapors which now hang thick aos. uS anu
the constitution stands out clear unciondeui orii.h.
source of light and life to this whole continent hut SIR
this is not agitation Of the slavery question PROVIDING
for the wants Of Territory in order TO render aya'la
bic to the settler according to the doctrines OF the eeo
not slavery agitation. That work commenced eseWhage
While the administration and its friends in Congress were
guiding their by those principles which brough,
then into power other busy creating THIS agi-
tio.---wh wha, motive leave you to Judge
Let the responsibility of this agitation rest where II be-
longs 1t springs from source at this particular
time 1t has shaken the land from the passage OF the MIS-
souri, Compromise till 1t began by demanding IN
1920 that restriction clause should he inserted in the bill
establishing the government of Missouri by It's clanlofs,
wrested from supporters Of in those
DAYS terms which reused the patriotic bood in the veins
venerable Jefferson in his retirement who hearo s
threatening cang with the dread and fear wnch gther
round the "re-bell night The Missouri Compromise
was tub thrown to the whale in moment OF excitement
when yanly hoped that the monster could be our
eed Practically ID has effected any thing The es-
tabshment of slavery in State has always been con-
tolled by the people in their capacity citizens OF the
State Ii has Leen decided and again by Jecr-
SON Madison and aa,,i.s that Congress has no power
over the institutions OF State tnc exercise OF s
ereign right The establishment OF geographical line
recognising this power in Congress resisted by the
great mass OF Siate-rghis democrats in the country
aud only by The magnetic power of Mr.. Clay who
always had faith in compromises than in the constu-
ton that the South could be induced accept the terms at
ALI ID neger satisfied anybody. The South looked upon
Il as surrender o as rights under the constitutions and
the North yielding federal abolition camor, raised the
cry now adopted the watchword OF the wings p9
more slave States Northern who had the courage
min were denounced abused hunted down. by these abo-
ton loodhounds Mr.. Lanman, OF Connecticu was hung
Ia eliigya distinction which has recently been bestowed
on good democrat Of this county, now in this hall John
Holmes of Maine That old Jeiiersonian democrat vas viii
fed in manner entirely worthy of the present age OF
violent whg and abolition press Mr. Shaw of Massnchn-
setis and Mr. Storrs of New FORK, threatened with
political anpihilation This sacred compromise this holy
contract this soleo,s obligation, they fit 10 call it.
was considered by the abotonsts of 1920 a much
oufr, thaut thp Ia