The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-03

as statesman and as a Misunderstanding him
against the charges Of his political enemies, :
and glowingly depicting his great services. He /
then reviewed the public life of Mr.. Donel- /
son, and proved by the positions he had held,
and the favors bestowed upon him by Demo-
cratic administrations-his patriotism as ex
hibited at the Nashville secession convention,
his selection from the ability of the. whole
country to take charge of that party's leading
organ-by the warm friendship bestowed up
on him by Gen. jackson, and that great mans
dying eulcgy upon his nephew's virtues as a
man-that the Democratic party at least
should not doubt Donelson's abilities for the
position to which the American party propos-
ed elevating him. @
He reviewed the past positions and policy of
the old Wing and Democratic parties, and
showed wherein both had been imperfect, or
lacked nationality. He then reviewed the
slavery question, prefacing his remarks with
the declaration that he should say nothing
here he would not say in Kentucky, or which
he did not intend to say in his speeches dur
ing this canvass He said the Democratic
leaders in Kentucky dare not repeat their
Kentucky speeches in Indiana. What was
policy to,them there would be ruinous to their
cause here He stated the positions of the
three parties on this question. The Repub-
! licans are determined to carry out their OPP
position to the extension of slavery, even if
| it produces disunion. They had lost sight
/ Of the Union in their ultra sectionalism. The
Democratic party was composed of 9th of
january meetings and the Nebraska bill. The
American party were for crushing down at
once and forever this slavery sgitation-for
aon-intervention of the U. S. Government-the
permanent citizens ofthe territories, (not squat
tere1 shall determine the laws This is the
national position--and the American party is
the only party which sustains a national po-
sition on this question. He was opposed to
the Nebraska bill 1t was unnecessary and
rrEwise-nobody had asked for it. 1t was
originally bid for the Presidency. Nothing
else But he was not in favor of the rcstora-
ltion Of the Missouri Compromise. The evil
was done-to attempt thus to repair it would
bring upon the country still further evils. The
Americans regard the abstract constitutional
} power of Intervention questionable power
Democrats say Congress has no such power
No northern statesman sustains them in this
mot one. They want us in Kentucky to de-
nounce the Missouri Compromise. They pro
nounce it unjust and unconstitutional. Wher
denounce that compromise, denounce tht
eminent men who supported it. All the Ken
: lucky delegation voted for this compromise
/ Yet now the Americans of Kentucky are de
e nounced because they sustain it. He gave
Y history Of the slave agitation which the com
promise of 1920 Quoted jefferson had de
o clared we were in more danger at that tim'
t than during the Revolution. Nothing but Thu
It compromise saved the country-yet now it i
e denounced by the Democratic party in Ken
e lucky, whose entire delegation went for it
s The speaker searched this slavery question t.
/ its bottom, and exposed the gross inconsisten
: cies Of the Democratic party on the subject @
i Intervention, extension ofslavery territory, &c
liz dCAShNACO Gi1C tOSItlOII VI CIIc AIICK
) lean platform on the Catholic question, ant
: declared the American party had no intention
S of interfering with any mans religion, but i
/ did insist upon our constitution and govern
u ment being considered by Catholic American
: citizens as by all other citizens the highes
temporal power on earth. Mr.. Harlan review
, ed this subject in all its phases at great length
/ and sustained his positions by large quantity
of documentary evidence. One position was t.
: prove by Catholic authorities that many lead
ing spirits of that sect, maintain the position
that the Pope is higher temporal power thar
1 our Government and above our Constitution
e that temporal allegiance and obedience were
e first due him, even if such contacted with the
a duties and requirements Of American citizen
0 ship Men who believe this, should hold no of
: fee under this government. He would vote fo1
e no such man to any Office. But he would vote
for Catholic who was true American citi-
) zen, and ackno wledged no allegiance to for
eign power. But we must close our already
latter part Of his speech to the naturalization
!, question, and in the course of his remarks on
, this subject, strongly condemned our own
State law, known as the six months law, as
an injustice to ourselves and to otherStates, and
as in defiance of the spirit of the Constitution
on the subject of American citizenship. He
! sustained the position that no man of foreign
- birth in this country, had the right to complain
of the American party for their proposal to