Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-07-04

ed conservation OF the UnlOn-non- -interfcr
cnce by Congress with slavery in States ant
| Territories.
Then follows the last resolution
"REsoLvRD, That we recognize the righ,
of the people of all the Territories, including
Kansas and Nebraska, acting through the
fairly expressed will of the majority of actua
residents, and whenever the number of their
inhabitants jns,ilies it, to form constitution
with or without domestic slavery. and be. .ad-
mittcd into the Union upon terms Of perfect
equality with the other States"
Take all these resolutions together,
and the deduction which we must nee
essarily draw from them is denial to
Congress of any power whatever to leg
islate upon the subject of slavery. The
last resolution denies to the people OF
the Territory any power over that sub
ject. save when they shall have suffi-
clent number to form constitution and
become Sta.e, and also denies that
Congress has any power over the subject ;
and so the resolutions hold that this
power is at least in allowance while the
Territory is in territorial condition.
That is the only conclusion which you
can draw from these resolutions. Alas !,
for short-livcd territorial sovereignty. 1t
came to it's death in the house of its
friends; it was buried by the same hands
which had given it baptism
But, sir. did not rise for the purpose
Of discussing these resolutions, but only
to read them, and state the action which
propose to take in view of them. |
may-I probaly shall, take some subse
qucnt occasion, when | shall endeavor
to present to the Senate and the country
a fair account of what is the true issue
presented to the people for their consid-
Grafton and decision.
My object now is to show only that
the Cincinnati Convention has indorscd
and approved of the repeal of the Mis-
souri, compromise, from which so many
evils have already fowed-from which.
| f ar, more and worse evils must vet be
anticipated. 1t would, of course, be ex-
pccted that the presidential nominee of
that convention would accept, cordially
and chccrfully, the platform prepared
for him by his party friends. No person
oan object to that. There is no equiv
ocation on his part about the matter. |
beg leave to read short extract from a
speech Of that gentleman, made at his
own home, within the last few days. In
reply to he keystone Club, which paid
him visit there, Mr.. Buchanan said
"Gcntlemen, two weeks since | should have
made you longer speech, but now | have
been placed on a platform of which | most
heartily approve, and that can speak for me.
Being The representative ef the great Demo-
cratic party. and not simply James Buchanan
l must square my conduct according to the
platform ofthe party, and insert 10 new plank.
nor take one from 1t.
These events leave to me only one
unpleasant duty, which is to declare here
that | can maintai political associations
with no party that insists upon sneh doc
trincs that | can support no man for
President who avows and recognizes
them; and that the little of that power
with which God fully, firmly, and con-
sstently for his defeat, demanded as it
is by the highest interests Of the country
which owns all my allegiance.
The PRESIDENT. The question Is
on the mo ton of the Senator from Maine
to be excused from further service on TIL
Committee on Commerce.
The motion was agreed to.