The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-28

Ina can nv 2 b. canprom sd with u'
foraSs acl'na Whit, co'npr"'nise p~iacpfe
sPnpr mise The Can e,ifmfioa Of owr c",ntru
~; never, nrvrr H., rs r-if ct, IN i,ikin
Tut r0mrrcmises, that il is c"npr mise .
DHia", and not "f principle, that produces
nsis'a,,an,l compromises Bat Tx" the ven
lab.r TX Senator fon Missouri nr.y mem.
i "f this House. IEr B.kroS,l have bu'
y. aspect t"r congressional compromises
ear him
d" not ie'ivr in guardianship over the
eHp'e do MT believe in the m,ssinn of any
ban. nr set of men, to save this Unr"n. Tsai
reed bel"ns. t. tho ,litical party vii" b.l,ev-
bait e people cannot take care of themselves
WE, THE rEarLr, mad the Cons;i,nii n--so
nys the instrument itself, in its first line
ANnwk, raE PEOPLE, can save it-sr say the
masses. 8 he salvation Of this Uni. is Mt ~,
nc ccntrivanc.s al politicians, but in the lave
Gs(hd affection &c The p'ople not in force, or
Fat piasms, hn IN JU>rIcE in doing i'isirr
\ 70 all the membe.s at the Union. |, is n libel
Il 20 say Of The authors of our Constitution, that
Il Rhey bid such hunsling work that cannot
h hold together wi,hpnt psiodical patch NC : ard
- is another bel, and upon the peopl 10 say
shat they cannot take care nf tn. Consiitu ion
(which their fathers msde for them.
ID 81 believe in the compromises of the Con-
L fs,i,ution. and allegiance to them, and
u Keep the OATH d. not believe in the com
81 promises made by Politicians candidates Tor the
Presidency. J have too much Of such
work.
IA "What WINS ever more bnasted than the com
N promise Of 1893 ar more worshped in lis day
II or more sworn b, or more relied upon "a
III save the Union or more f.rocinnely adhered
4 to for lis hour as the wa,ch-word OF party on
more omnpotent over delicate nerves and at
h tenua'ed pltes ar made more memorable ties,
n ~ political salvation or damnation : and what
more ut erIy and ANONYMOUSLY abandoned, and
bRell ITS foowes, hi n priests, and disciples,
u the moment ii WITS found that it would make
nobody President 1t was my prerngative 10
rec through that contrivance at The time Of its
4 device, and To think litile of il at its briL as
lie authors did ut its d "A n. The com pr0m;s of
1877 also Ind its day Of iaudatioa md glory
taf IL msde nobody President. and nop ii is des
p'sea .4tjnration ofh is me order Of the day
Repnatcat.oa Of tie authority to make n is a
test for he Presidency; and jndic,af decisions
treat it as nutiiiy.
he and both speak Of congressional comrro
mises-of opinions mol of principles. If opin
ions areerroneuuS we should not adh. re to hem
1t principles are correct we should never depart
from them.
Hear, also, Mr.. Calhoun. He says;
~ see my acay an the Constitution. ! cam
not IN a compromise. A compromise is bat an
"ee ~ So"gfeSS. u WHy DC OFTTWN 0t any
time IL gices no security. But the Constr
= tuition is stable it is rock. On il we can stand
II and on il can meet our friends from the
y non-slaveholding states. II is firm and stable
" ground, on which we can better stand in oplo-
siinn 10 ianaticism than on the shifting sands oil
compromise. Let ats be do.e ,oith coanpr0p Uses
Let Ms go back and stand upon the constitution. ;
Noble, indeed, are these sentiments.
Mr.. Webster says:
ss Nv cope.;t,ar,s ,,;.lt -, -.
rihcing their interests, but never for violating
the Constitution
g Mercer for violating the Consultation !" No,
that cannot be compromised with impunity.
So said that preut southern statesman, P,nck.
ney:
On the subject Of the Constitution no com.
promise ought erer to be made
"Compromise Of the Constitution is phrase
that is frequently used by politicians, but sci.
dom appropriately. When used to refer to the
compromises of opinion that were made in or.
der 10 effect an agreement among the trainers
OF that instrument, il is proper; but to apply il
to the compromises Of congressional legislation
or to the compromise Of principle, then do we
violate common sense.
would that Congress would recognize the
doctrine of" squait-r sovereignty in its length
and breadth that the citizen, wherever he may
settle, il on American soil. shall have all the
suited by Executives as well as Representatives
This would be right. This would be simple
justice. IL is doctrine that was broadly as
serted, and with frmness maintained, by the
fathers of our Republic. The distinguished
Senator from illinois [Mr DoUGLAs] has COL
lated the history upon this point, and beg leave
to read the following from his late speech in the
Senate:
"Now, sir. if those gentlemen have entire
in ko st 4bose
position, why do they not meet the issue boldly
and fairly, and controvert the soundness Of this
great principle of popular sovereignty in ODE
dience 10 the Constitution? They know full
well that this was the principle upon which the
Colonies separated from the crown of Great
Britain, the principle upon which the battles Of
The Revolution were fought, and the principle
y upon which our republican sye'em founded.
They cannot be ignorant Of the fact that the
Revolution grew out of the assertion OF the
right on The part Of the imperial government To-
interfere with the internal affairs end domestic
concerns OF the Colonies. In this connection |
will invite attention IA few extracts from the
instructions Of the different Colonies to their de
legates in the Continental Congress, with view
of forming such a union would enable them
To make successful resistance to the efforts Of
The crown to destroy the fundamental principle
at all free government BY interfering with The
domestic affairs Of the Colonies
will begin with Penn sylvania, whose de-
voti"n to the principles Of human liberty, and
the obligations of the Constitution, has acquired
:or her the proud title OF the Keystone in the
arch of Republican States. In her instructions
is contained the following reservation
keservIng 10 the people of this Colony the
sole and exclusive right of regulating the inter-
nal government and police Of the same
And, in a subsequent instruction, in refer
ence to suppressng The British authority in the |
Colonies, Pennsylvania uses the following /
emphatic language
Unanimously declare our willingness 10
concur IN vote Of the Congress declaring the |
United Colonies free and Independent States,
provided the forming the government and the re
guiation OF the internal police of this Colony be /
always reserved 10 the people Of the said Colo
ny"
Connecticut, in authorizing her delegates to
vote for the Declaration of Independence, at
tached to it The following condition:
:, Saving that The administration Of govern
! ment, and the power of forming governments
for. and the regulation of internal concerns and
pelice Of each Colony, ought to be left and
remain to the respective colonial Legislatures
New hampshire annexed this provis, to her
INSTRUCT as TO her delegates to vote for inde-
pendencc:
"Pr"vid d the regulation ofour internal police
be under The direction of our own Assembly
New Jersey imposed the following condition:
Always observing that, whatever plan Of
con'ederacy you enter into the regulating the
Internal police ofthis province is 10 be reserved
to the colonial Legislature
Maryland gave her consent to the Declare
tior OF Independence upon the condition con.
tanned IN this praviso
And hat said Colony will hold itself bound .
o. tie resolutions Of a majority Of the United
Colonies in the premises. provided the sole and !
exclusive right of regulating the internal go {
v~'nmcn' and police If that Colony be reserved {
70 tbs pubic thor of {
virginia annexed the following condition to
hsr instructions 10 vote for the Declaration Of )
knd nc siience It
r. 'vidsd that thc power of forming govern. i
lnenf for, acd 'he regulations of the internal {
conc srns Of the Colony, be left to respective
Ccltnial legislatures Il
|" 1 viii Mt weary the Senate in multiplying o
evidence upon ,hs point. 1t is apparent that i;
the Declaration # independence had lis origin S
in the violation Of that great Fundamental prin p
cipe which secared to the people Of the Colo a
MES the right to regulate their own domestic n
aHsrs IN TIER own WY: and that the Revelation Il