The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-17

nAl days accurately defined by Calhoun in SAL was
announced As KisHr by President Taylor
In 1850.
Nor did Mr. Calhoun, or any other southern statesman
70 our knowledge sanction any invasion Of this prin
cipe Ills doctrine was that IL beyond the power Of
Congress invade IL aud abundant authority out Of the
speeches Of Mr. Calhoun exists show that his voice would
have been raised decidedly against illegal and
foray OF Missourians II against psurped
else of congressional power His position 70 slavery
often precisely defined in Congress Thus in the SEN
ate July a. ls4s when hr Niles Of Connecticut referred
him and his friends the advocates Of slavery" that
body, Mr. Calhoun interrupted him by saying "wl the
senator yield for momeni7 beg hat he senator sH
Tspyssssf adeoeats for starery Thar
ATTITUDE MAINTAIN We stand here only claim
ing rights which belong coniederaied members
Of this Unou and willing rights upon
the high ground which the senator from Delaware
has placed then where foreathers placed him. and
where place them. That is all VS. CLAIM NOTHING
ron sLAyERY-sornIsG ALL We wish to this Union
preserved and its harmony preserved with IL for il is
worthy to be preserved only upon the principles Of har
monyp
Such Is Of the many declarations to be found in the
Seuae debates Of the position Of the South the slavery
question. 1t claimed Of Congress nothing for siavery
only that Congress should let ii alone. One OF the po
clans whom good many northern free-solers ready
to support is Gen. Houston. His position, Ia 1850
precisely like thai Of Mr.. Calhoun this point II main
tainn his words are that when the Territories
erected into States by their action that in the ora
ton of their constitutions under which they ask admis-
sion people of the Territories have the right TO give
their own form their institutions and ia their
way : and all he claimed was that the North had
fight to interfere with the subject anywhere
The people of Kansas-undisturbed by Congress by
the people Of any other Staemus work out the slavery
problem on their soil for themselves, In their way
They must do Illinois did That State though covered
BY the sobeprased ordinance Of 1884, when Territory
authorized slavery had in 1873 constitution that recog
missed it, and had from 1922 to 1924 fierce local contest to
determine whether slavery should exist not fierce
political struggle The people determined
the for themselves Il the people of Illinois
alone who de- iied it.
sErTLEnsthe pioneer population-the men who live and
have their fortunes its SOIL who subduing its
forests planting civilization in its borderst is such that
must determine the problem 70 other principle cabe toll
Grated 1t significant that OF all the presses in the North
and Northwest but press has justified invasion of
this that press is the leading knownothng
press-the satanic press--he New York Herald. 1t is
more than just admit that very many of the southern
journals spoken decided terms of condemnation Of
the conduct of the Mssourians
The whole country stand with honor the princi-
pie stated by Calhoun in ls4 elaborated by Cass in 1873
by President Taylor in 1850 mbodied in the
lors words aUod he formation Of geographical parties and
secure The harmony Of feeling necessary 10 the beneficial
action Of our political system.