The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-07-30

THIS Dill, II not by thlS hlil, nope the
means may be made of effecting that Oh
liect. If were TO judge If the world
were to .ndgp, from al that hls been now
said, and all that is now offered as n sub
stitute for this remedy of the evil and this
,roffer of peace what would he the deci-
sion? If legal zed lawlessness ofevery-
thing that has been done, or can he done.
in Kansas, is all that you have to offer,
gentlemen. what will The world infer ?
What must they infer? Aud what becomes
of Kansas. the victim Of this nolitical con-
troversy What becomes of Kansas in
the mean time? Al sort of svmpathy has
been betrayed for Kansas. You say mel,
haze been murdeIel, aud WON II and chill
dren driven from their homes; aud what is
vour remedy for this? A repeal of all
laws-l Does that Letter their condition
Does that fulfill the terms of all the pro-
claimed and professed sympathies which
gentlemen have declared on this floor
Have you nothing more for the remedy o!
| all those wrongs which exist there, and
Those still more exaggerated accounts o
them which we have heard proclaimed
here? Does your sympathy evaporate il
the single preposilion9o remove al e"lol
of law, end withdraw from the Territory
the protection of any color of law what
ever? Is that what you mean? Is thai
the result of yoar sympathy for Kansas
and now for our whole country Because
Mr., President, this is not a question that
affects Kansas only hut il hes gone abroad
Through the whole land threatening &c
iisturb the union and fraternity of The
people. of this lonntry Is that all you
have to offer for the restoration of tl,a,
| peace and that tranquility which all have
proclaimed so ardently as the Object o
| their desire and the Object Of their legis-
lation here? Is this what you have u
offer? Frui,less, indeed. is o If sympathy
Lie this he all.
| Mr.. President, ! stand hire with an
anxious desire to do impartial Justice ]
desire, and stand 1here to promote, as
| far as in me lies, the restoration Vi peace,
and more than that, the restoration oi
ljustice-,he restoration of fraternals feel
! ing between every section of this Union.
Here I can hear nothing but sections
lwf7I the North stand this aud will the
South stand that? Sir. this is languagt
grown fatally familiar since ] was before
member OF fhis body Therelwas once
a people of the United States -therewas
Eouce a common country that filed aud
swellcd the hearts of patriots here to take
care of ,hat--to preserve it all proutiiy--
to embrace it as treasured ideal that the
whole was our country, and that 1t was
our proud duty to preserve it. That was
the language and the sentiment here for
merly.
But now ] am told that tie Senator
will do for part Of my country nothing
T at all. | will compromise ''to the last
syllable of recorded time" to preserve
this Union, so long as can preserve il
| in its Integrity and in those sound princi-
pies on which it originally rested. / am
for that. That is my grounl. 1t is there
stand, onthe Constitution and the union
of my country, and its common and grea,
interests ! have just as much interest
and just. as much Obligation upon me 10
lprotect the people Of Kansas and every
part and portion of them, as the honora
bic Senator from New York or any other
Senator has to protect them all-not pro-
slavery men or anti slavery men, but tc
protect them all as my countrymen, and
as the inhabitants of Territory in part
under my government. 1t It's intrusted to
me to do Justice; and am not only will.
ling to do it, but have no earthly motive
to refuse.it. Ii had, / am under an
obligation above all little, petty schemes
of aggrandizement, and all the interests
of one section oranother section. j have
feelings that prevail over all these con
siderations Neither you, sir nor al,
Senator here, is more desirous than j am
to do justice. and perfect justice. to tht
people of Kansas They were promised
by the organic act a free and fair election
by which to determine the question of thu
admission or the exclusion of slavery; ane
SO far as my vote can go they shall has'
| it, Only, gentle men, propose the mean
yourselves, if you are not satisfied will
this. II in any particular they do no
accomplish the purpose according to you
views of justice, suggest and offer amend
ments. You shall find no Senator her
more ready than am to acecde to every
thing that you will venture to offer, a
liust, or equitable, or fair. z
j III this state Of the case, how are yo,
placing yourselves in the. eyes of TIL
lcountry? How will the Senate stand il
| the eyes of the country, il, on the on
lside or the other, all compromise is re
ljected, all remedies thrown aside? Let j
not be said that we are ruled and govern
ed here by passion, by prejudice, or b.
sel6shness of some sort or other. Hav,
we nothing to give to our country, nothing
to do for our country, but everything t,
do for a particular side of particula
question? No, sir; it is the duty of ever,
man to settle this question by compromise
-tif he can do it in no other wise, and iha
.compromise founded on the principles o
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