The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-12


we'll % stsir Legislature and would have lefs the
question tf slavery in the Dea,time-thss is she
question whether, under the constitution and exis|
laws and treaties, Shareholder could safely car
~ his slaves TO thope Territories, as question TO
b. decided solely by the Courts Of the United
States, and not bya Legislature ele tied only by
handful Of squaters, including every Alien Who msy
choose to 90 there from Europe. True non inter-
veI ton would have denied al power IN an executive
appointed Al Washington 70 veto the acts OF Ter.
YitOrial Legislature, as vel 40 all power IN Congress-
to supervise It's decisions thA. question. Iehall
not oqsiD discuss the merits of the Nebraska bill
NY sentiments upor is are well known to you all.
H. has produced the very bitter fruits which anti
cipsied vhen it wac introduced, and has caused
North which l publicly predicted in my place in
she Senate. said there il would prove inndicious,
and eniEently tend to alienation between the North
and South. Yet | had NO Northern prejuiices
against the repcal Of the Missouri compromise line
"a line established by the act Of 1920
always thought the creation of geographical
DIVISION between our countryMeO fully justified
the strong expression of Nj. Jefferson, that it
sounded in his ear like fire bell in the night
may be permitted now so far TO wander from my
subject 70 say that although many valued friends
differ with NE about the sanciity Of the act OF
1920, never learned from the wings of ancient
days that this law was part of their party creed.
Is is well known that as chairman of me Judiciary
Committee Of the Senate, reported bill which
became law, for auDexipg territory Dorth OF the
parallel Of SO deg 80 min. tn The STATE Of Missouri
three times rs large as the State Of Delaware. Every
wing in the Senate, Including Henry Cay and
Daniel Webster, then approved aud voted foc
that bill. Not wing in the other house opposed
il, that ever heard. had conversation with Mr..
Webster on thetsUbject at tue time, who adopted
my views CT the prosrie.y CT annexing thus terri
try 20 Missouri, although u subjected il 20 the
laws OF slave state. II gave Missouri her
proper boundary on the river, ard effsctually pro-
tecJed the Indians residing there from the depreda
ton Of lawless and unpIincipled men. l receat,
there vas no objection 20 sns partial repeal OF the
.fnA ~k.AT xt
whether from Eorshera OF Southern men. And can
it nov be expected of me thas | should make my.
sell a party 20 sucn q controversy as that whicj
reyes IN the North, end sweeps tna. noble division
OF Our happy Union lie vbislwird? l can-
not and will not become party 10 such quar-.
rel old nos vote for the reDeai of the line in the
Neb, ska ACT, and w,l not vote 70 repeal the re-
pealiAg clause In shat act TO disturb the subject
again. Let it rest. Repose for the passions of
man IS required to save US from ourselves. A: this
cIisia, when | think there is Tar more real danger
TRAN hss ever existed before, (as the sequel will
soon sbow) lreJoice that an American party Is to
be found IN the country, around which and other
men who think as dc Can rally. Tne whig and
cemoTatic parties having, in different sections of
the Union, made TIE slavery question q part Of
their respective creeds. spt 1ato irreconcilsbe
divisions, each about equally ULTRA in their view7
ana equally uDehalitabls in their abuse Of each
other. In ono third Of this State, (so-cslled)
democratic ticket is run, np0n which one half the
candidates are old anu acuve wings. In another
part OF the State, al effort has been made to ges
wings 70 serve on dcmOcrati: ticket, but hear
without success. in other States. the division
among the wings is such that it is quite imp0ssi-
BILE that another wing national convention can
ever assemble again. And If another demo ratio
convention should again make that effort, ss II
pYobaby will, there can be no real, heartfelt con-
cord in such body. A party strong enough to sus-
tain the government in the trials to which il will
inevitably soon be subjected, ought to be deside-
ratuIn with every right-mnded American states.
man.
An appeal TO American national feeling for such
a purpose oughE not to be in vain, AMI I do
not believe it viii be in vain. In every State
and 10 every section OF This Union there is now sn
American party. At present, a foreigner not natu-
rallied and IN trouble abroad excirss more sympa-
among the politicians of the dominant party than
any native American could poss!bly DO. mOre noise
was made by them about Martin Koszta .1Sn would
have been created by equal danger 10 fifty native
Amerl cans IL foreign country Kossuth was 2. one
line, in their estimation, an object of much greater
interest and admiration than any American who has
iysd since the days OF Washington. Gentlemen, l |
m Tor devotion is American cIgizens and American
interests. | am for AInsri sn in preference to !
oreign labor, American mechanics, American ma
lulAciu-srs, American pavieators, American c5m-
u American bread stGtis, and an American market
or tnem am fer the country as Il stands, in pre-
tren 10 Oh o.her countries, nd Ave desire %
EH the foreign vJte by aajset sstsry or professions
greater regard FOR foreigners t1an fog those bora
u ny own-my native Land.
NJ fellow citizsns, am, as 81 Of you Who know
re vel understand, no candidate for any office, |
,oss or station, witch parties Or parry men could
yer bes-ow. l have never held IN Office Ihi9h |
I'D not gladly resign, and suppose shall even |
let r. sign the seat nov hod before the expiration
Il tie lgY tenn wlica Is bstoIe me. Bat an no:
ipgratetul TO my friends for the ho1ors they hsve
,eyeT forget, the men wao bestowed them. There
S no sacrifice which So honorable man could make
% sustain. them which I'm not at all times
ready To incur. To tie wings and the Thig PARTY
20 man was more devotedl; attached. DuriDg the
asst session OF Congress, the Northern wings, IL
cluiiDg ali Of them except Hr. Foos, Of Verm -,
deserted US on the. reciprocity tre dy. They all
voted against protection to every article cur farm
ers could raise, and admitted the produce Of all
British North America, duty free. This treaty was
clearly unconstitutional without an act Of Congress
to Gary u out, as i sEcnched on the .axng power
Of the House OF representatives. By Is own
terms, therefore, an acs to carry it into efsc,
required to be passed By Congress. The requisite
acs was passed by the House Of Representatives
as well az the senate aud the Northern vote,
which was formerly always given for protecting
dusies on uanuf4ctures was then a. freely given 20
re- 20 the moderate protecting duty Of only 20 per
cent on grain and breadstufs, wool, sheep, &C.. in
short, tgerything Delaware farmer can produce
la hind Of whig principle was there in that vote?
The same vote was given 70 the Homestead and
Calculation bils whose tendency is 10 depopulate
The cid states an5 give away the public domain to
toi eigne, wAout regard to character abroad or at
home Tbs "a ne vote Was given 30 authorize aliens
10 vote Ia the Territories Under these circum-
stances, say, unhesitatingly, that prefer party
association with men other than those, aud that ]
would not be dragged o. In their company by the
name Of wig or any other narLc. They abandoned
the PRINCIPLES Of my past public life, and now if
can find no other men really to sustain American
principles would prefer TO ssard outside of any
party organization Whatever.
40 Lot expect the new party to agree with me
IN every thing. do not expect il to be either
wbig or democratic party. But il am TO act with
II at all 1t must stand by the prin ;ples to which
have referred
Tie Turf.
cENrREvILLE COURSE, l.. I.-TRoTrrSG.