American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-06-30


tensions are not claimed by them, and
they will find the American party as
willing 10 meet them in the bonds of q
common and equal citizenship as any
other class of churchmen. | dismiss
this part Of the subject with the docla.
ration that the idea Incorporated into the
platform, that America must rule Amer.
ica, is as old as tho Constitution. and
has been maintained by al! tho early
statesmen OF tho land. |; is not tho
prescription of the Catholic, but a time
~ and salutary warning to him that if
tho Influence of his church is brought
into tho political arena, as an element
of power, it will be opposed with can.
dor and frankness, and | trust with suc.
cess. come now, gentlemen, to that
portion Of tho platform which disposes
OF the question of slavery We have
met 1t with firmncss. We declare that
Congress has nothing TO do with it,
That the constitution rccUgnizes it in
three instances, and that beyond this re.
Eognl'ion it is a local thing. |Wo are not
Nsen0ibIc to the fact that tho bill erect
| ilS governments in Kansas AID Nebras-
IkeNas caused great agitation, and has
i9hoNrcd the intorpostion OF the con-
oe"Vasyo men Of all sections necessary
I" "HnSliIize the country. Blt how can
t"eSe c"Servative men act2 Can thew
O." y any'hSg but invoke the people to
survey ono more the truc character Of
thiS ms P"eS'toN and apply to i the old
aoctr!no OF or fathers, that alavery is q
iocai ihStItc'Ion,and must be regulated
ny me misunderstanding competent iu-
restore The issouriompromiso because
the people OF those territories have. nm.
der existing laws, righ which CONGRESS-
cannot touch. No mat, what m6y bc
thought of the folly andG,cl,Irssncss Of or
MIR. Piorce and his Cabin in ro.onan.
ing the slavery question, 3. the oassaca
OF tho biIlsi question, all aspass;ona,e
mon must admit that their IeESal = rS,,, ~
Ian impossibiIity, or, if py4cliss,le 1bat
'',asSzs'" N sags.;fsk
bbetween the North and gSnS Sou s ~
Nder the treaty by which wo acoslred
Nou's,ana, slavery, within lis limits;was
Paced on the same footinab that5t was
'nqe'er, territory of the United ftatos
Bn lhc South in lS2O,krihc sak6 ofpeIse con
.entI mat 1t might be exclude from OBJ coun.
Try n'h OF 50 3o' Mr. Pierce and &snullif
/ ing TENDS, Norih and South were 6ot sntisG1,d
70 let ErIl enough alone. Nothinrv would sotisG,
mem lH' to reopen The question nl,o do So In.
no! olSNc'cncc tha: the comProin. q of 1850 re.
VuiIcu !" course w pursued NU nut il TO
you iclt"-citizemy and to al! in'ollfoent men in
our conh fy, II ! am not speaking uicordmc 70
INC ACTS" hen insert that iftIc proposition TO
i'Pc"' tht Nilsson" comp;omiSc led hScn made u
part oi th compromise OF lS5D, Ilo whole inca.
sure wo1A have been lost. Nobody cSer dream.
Z" ta"t theilnal settlement Of the slavery mcst,on
at that pctid had reference to Other otbcts tom
''oSc Propeod in the bill ofcompromjgt Bu, il
WAS " necessity for Mr.. Pierce and his adiunc,s
N"l'h ana S'uth TO get up another ngit$ion, and
,Icy "ecorni gly threw out this frcbraSd. m
No,th CouId say that tho proslurcry men had
F'oIa''o COZ pact, and cancelled the litigation
!" execute tt' fugitive slave law. Thd Ssnth
coT'u say 'l'N had obtained at last ilslriaLrs,
anu anu ',:'' ,o nNilicrs were victors. Whaf cared
,'oS ~, tno s@d OF the country, provided That
,o ~ I,"'ao" g!ic 'hCnl the power 20 nuke
'I''u'"'' WI Mr.. Davis at the head 5f the
S"Icry parry a. MIR. Seward at the head Tic
r,,,i-Slu'cry parry how easy would it tG for these
10 '''''Ne bargain and keep thc rottsiaas
~, ~ '''o'' p'c'VS' vas the OLD ride and tyo game
"U n,,'''iUI M Oh tm South was 10 have the h6rsn
iC'o, I = nc nuisrcr Of tho North was 10 hive
, ",'n '!' tooV' buIcn.cmnn this American par.
! y Pu'S It's Nc'P oHLis unhaowcd attempt 10
~ ~'''' Se'''oiiai 2u'auS'y into u permanent
/ ''G c' PoHucahpoWcr. IL tells ibis ndN
VI uClocratSA Amt u prefers to stick 10 tbc
~ wv" VI ""S''ihg'o,nEd Jackson; that its motto
u'' W. Pic"C'ECd' BEIc SO not authorized g.
.%y ,','I 'hiS is tnc trp AmcTCan sentiment, and
u We Hu"eFo 10 lNYe shall conquer and puf
VIC arc. In hurryiug r4sr-rfIfl,s to , c,,., I
think you will agree waI ,uc when I ecv ,b,, =
was no longer possible firm old jackson d,,,c
cFaI 10 act WIN IioTo aud his friends He
could not do SO without hkn,v.,cIpeir,s Tho lr,l
| OF such men as Wise nV;rrir;o' ,l p,.;, l.,
! Mississippi; Seward, in NV, York Wilson Il,
| Massachusetts; douglas n Iuroi.. AMI N,cI,isor
IN Missouri. These men,r, all acting os -.
nit, in support of the modofi tLcorv orSiatc ri6Ls
allowing that State may 5InI;n, ~, pct or f}or.
HISS ana 80 nat OF '''G oni,n wcn she pleascs.
| They IN" call themselves silver or anti .slove7v
men. Try have a common pnrrosc to ncnnn,
! pIish at iL1 expense oflho d.ilInndmarks of pa
'roitistn, as established bytll3cyllo founded and
who reformed our system. va never hear ono
OF these state rights incn u Virginia talk of
Madison as tho exponent OF bho Constitutional
relations between tic States au ,l,c GcJcr,I Gov.
| ornmcnt. Ir Mr.. Pierce worcSa iii liz cnlEinc,
that ho was determined 10 fall4uel, en- Gcnc.al
Jackson's doctrine in 1899, tltg won,J flo n,r
| as wolves do when the luntsnatt.o,,nd Tho no,c
| of attack and pursuit. There lbu one road q.
pen 70 true palroit, and tlmt IL 70 unto 4, tbc
lending principles ofthcgreat Amyitan party. I
In this manner we can elect Hcsidcnt &I,o
viii not disgrace the county y,''Sistsy tConG,r.
onccsi in This manner VIC can win (ul the stain
whlcl has been cast upon ps orinlA lucing cor.
fnpt iofcigh influence into our natghl coupcii,
IN th,s manner wo can teach tl02ekiio seek 1,
usc The Catholic vote as polfoA m ,nop,ly
that whilst wc respect all ihc righslf ,3liaioi,s
rctdom, %o bnow how 10 disaf,n ~ advocates
oL avaloml ihat lnakNa llIl nllcnianM 49, In N.