The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-12

Kenderment OF iacuOuS circumstance
the otherwise harmonious chord of the Unon may look 10
their positions as Of them arewhen
the masses in their honest sagaey, to understand
! the imposture
The present the chieftan faction propagandss
for renoyang into vigorous action their unhaowcd iHbos
against peace and harmony of the country is the bin
that Douglas introduced into the Senate in relation to
the Territory of Nebraska bin that is merely pro
nouncenen. expression OF the genius of the constitu
| ton on the subject-matter.
am not to endeavor show that this bill is necessary
in support of the constitution OF the adm stratlon
The administration sustain itself by its own right
ton and the constitution asserts itself in plain purpose
But will show through ncontrovertbe data that Con-
gress passing fvorably the bill will be exhibiting
estimate of the uniona compact expressed in the
constitution and be conserving ,he uniona relations
| of the States
No. | believe that the President and the admins
look for but they act rightly
nor as matter course would they otherwise be ent
tied confidence Doing their duty faithfully to the
country maintaining zeaousy wisely and deteminedy the
constitution in the spirit and intention of the uniona com
pact they will upheld by the great OF the Amer
people maugre the efforts of fctonism of whatever
phase The Of the people honest and
right they may he temporarily msled but only tempo
rary they ultimately rally the upright in public eff
fort and do them broad-day justice In sentiment the
American people feel that "hcy who wfully mislead the
people virtually perpetrae against free govern
ment of all confidence.
Why it that the democracy of the Union letting
bygones in political notion aud asperity bebygones att
moment of trial to the integrity of the Union rallied
on General Pierce for President? Because from expo
Renee they had confidence in his public vrtnen his de-
voion evinced in the United States Senate to the
stituton the exponent genius of the uniona compact
and his support of the rights of the States the enact0rs
of that conpactin his fearless efforts in argument and
vote where the vitality of constitutional principle was in
voved and they perceived that he understood and appre
caied rightly justice the States each other in their
international relations The democracy felt that these
requisites their confidence npersonated in Frank
lin Pierce and hence their And certainly, long
the executive the administration do their work we'll hon
esty and wisely the democracy Of the Union that made
them will not in encouraging and sustaining them
But to my purpose of showing concsey for the present.
that the factonal agitaors have shadow Of
for their perseycrng interference with the rights of the
States through the medium OF unonal territory, thus de-
ccving and imposing false issues the people Territory
the into possession of the United States
whether by purchase treaty any way whatever is from
that merged inevitably in the genius Of the union
al compact and its exponent the constitution belongs to
the States and their people unionaly common domain
be occupied thus in equality OF rights in every
sense until formed into States through the provision Of the
| constitution which requires simply republican form of
government the qualification This plain And it Is
equally plain that the people of Territory pass
laws management of their but in
with the constution-can do act that will conflict with
that instrument that the constituonthc exponent
tona of the unonal compacs the agis of protection Of
them and theirs of their rights unionay while citizens of
States and United States aegiants of the whole people
of the United States unionay in and to the territory
If the people who from the States settle in United States
territory have the United States constitution for their
government, what have they? They longer allie
giants respective Stesthey United States allegiants
only consequently living under the United States
stituon and have ii for their guide And this is evident
beyond cavil for the constitution by comforting Cons
gress the power dispose of and make ncedu and
regulations respecting the territory other property of
the United States but comforting other power in the
premises did not of course intend to commit the absury
Of comforting Congress the power Also through mpca-
on OF ruling and regulating and dsposng of the minds
of those who purchase the lands Have they Le secrs)
by living the broad territory owned by the Union 1.-THE
sovereignty being in the States uniona in virtue of their
primary righsnherent pcweras evolved in the consti
uton become less capable Of enactins laws suitable
their condition than when they citizens of Sates2
Are afraid them with the constitution as their
guide and protection, but subject them to assump
onsassumptions where nircal their rights as Uni
ted States citizensof Congress- in derogaton Of the
stution
Happily for the of rational liberty in republic
equal rights Of necessity guaranty each otherouch
aud you touch a The States as the integrants Of the
Union, soenny bound, the act Of union and fraer
nal association, to recognise maintain, and guaranty, in
all good faith the inegant rights of each other in
heritage Of equality under the unonal otherwise
it would not be union of equal rights the fathers Of
the act Of Union intended This principle, well under
stood by the American people will be savatory Of the
Union) Can the uniona government which 10 the agent
Of the constitution carry its WILL the constitution be-
ing the exponent result Of the uniona compact the
pac the of the States in their primary rights and pow
er say, this agent disfanchise State Zone of the
of the agent of its full rights in uniona domain
Will any United Sates aegian in NIL honor, say yes
The enitive bearing of this truthful proposition is OBJ
vous.
II is unfortunate and dcplorabe that the Of the
people of the United States permitted Congress per-
pe,rac Unconstitutional desecratc universal ptin
cipc involving seriously the welfare OF the country, and
weakening, less confidence in constitutional Or
ganikaon OF free government Among other acts OF such
character the writer of this has denounced publicly
and in conversation with than eminent states
man. the Missouri Compromise very unwise Ito say
the leastand II could be shown too that there was no
real necessity for III usurpaicn ofpower by Congress-
dangerous enterng-wedge towards irving the Union in
assuming to mark geographic sectional line in relation I'd
slaveahor polity ana it also be regretted that the
States which slave labor permitted z MS far
their yoition went to be made question the floor Of
Congress- il could only be done assumption
outside of the constitution deeply vioative Of fraterna
concord and dsuniona in quality for in nnional jus
ticc in constitutional truth Congress has not particle Of
power whatever for against slave circumstance The
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