Demoine courier., 1856-01-17

sume among the powers OF the ear.l
the aepara e an equal station to whic!
The laws OF nature and of natures Go,
en,itle them, a decent 70 the opinions o
mankind require tina, they should declar,
the causes which impel them to In sep
aralon."
Wha, we're they! | would pu, The
question TO The gentlemen from Virginia
(Mr. Smith) who, with kno,,ed brow
clenched fist, and grating teeth, denoun.
ced the gentlemen from Massachusetts ir
language lha. would have better become
some other place than the hall of legis,
la,ion. With the grea, apostle Of Amer.
lean Republicanism. we Republicans oil
this land ..hold these truths 10 be self ev.
ident-sha, all men were created equal. y
All men no, the high nor the low, the
rich nor the poor. the negro, the mulai,o.
o the whi,e-but all men who bear
the image of God, whose counsenance
beams with immortality, are endowed "
no, by the President, no. HE Cabinet,
70. by the Senate, nor The House Of Re.
~presen.ivss, nor by human laws. nor hui
man constitutions, but ..by the Greater,
with certain inallenable rights: tina, a.
mong these are life. liberty, and the pur
suits OF happiness"
THAT. 10 secure these rights, govern
menis are instituted among men, deri
wing their inst power from the consen,
of the governed; that, whenever any
form of goveran, INT becomes destructive
TO these ends, il is the right Of the peo-
pie TO alter or abolish il, and to institute
a new government, laying its foundation
on such principles, and organizing its
powers in such form as to them shall
seem mos. likely 10 effect their safety
and happiness"
Now, let me say to those gentlemen
who speak sneeringly Of re%publicanism,
tina. We here find its definiion. Upon
this :ock the republican church is bull.
and the gates Of hell shall no, prevail
against II. a sg
So much has been said here abou, re
publicans, and abolilionis,s aud know
no,hings, that | wan. 10 define terms.
have already given my views on repub
liancism. They are expressed in the
language of that immortal instrument to
which | have referred-ihe Declaration
Of Independence, which shall continue
TO increase in The brightness of its glory
as long as freedom shall be sustained
That is the foundation OF my republic
anism, an i, Is that Of a vast maioori,y
Of the Wings and Know Nolhings Of The
North. You, gentlemen Of the Demo-
cratic party. stand forth denying the doc.
trine. You say men are not endowed
by their Creator with the alleniable r.ghl
OF liberty. You can maintain your POI
sition in the States. as we canno, inter-
fere there, WEI have no authority with
in your several State Jurisdictions, and
we seek 10 exercise none. But when
you ask Us to extend slavery. we an
swer, with the patriots Of l776, that we
bold that This Federal Goyernman. was
constituted for the Profession OF life, lib
eIiy, and the pursui, Of happiness
You deny these doctrines. while we az
firm and rei,era,e them. You who call
yourselves Democrats, pronounce your
anathemas against Jefferson, the apostle
Of Democracy, and turn, over his memo
~ and principles to the Republicans and
Know Noihings of this nation, and say
you have fornled a new basis upon WEIGH
This Government shall be administered.
And now, my friends here is The issue.
The Democrats have at last, in one in.
stance, been ouispoken and bold in their
avowal of their intention 10 maintain sla-
very in Kansas. They declare that the
principles Of the Kansas bill shall be
maintained, that the doctrines Of tia.
hill shall be upheld. They declare also
hostility to Know Nolhingism as one OF
the principles Of their platform. Now
sir the combined forces Of the OPPOSE
ton are arrayed against this platform o.
theirs. We say that freedom shall be
restored to Kansas. We say that the
solemn conservation entered into by our
fathers thirty. five years since shal; be
restored and transmitted to our descend.
ants. Here we stand. This is the is.
sde before this House. This is the is
sue for The campaign Of 1856. .L;bertv
for Kansas" Is our motto. Unon tha,
the people Of the Union will stand. W.
are forming our party. We are gather
ing our forces. We are consolidating
our ranks. We intend TO be ready Tor
the conflict. On Ina. issue we go 10 the
people, and may God prosper the right!
And now, in reference to this talk abou,
the dissolution Of abe Union. about which
we have heard considerable this morn.
ing, let me say. my friends. don't lie
awake Of nights for the fear Of the safa.
,y Of the Union. Why, do no. geniIe-
know that. Of late. the Democratic
papers in the Southern portion OF the
Union, the Richmond Enquiries. Cor some
months past has never ceased to proclaim
the coming dissolution os The Union!-
Day after day il has called upon the
South to prepare for the dissolution OF
the Union. Bat all this comes from the
South. We never hear the dissolution
OF the Union ad voca,ed at the North.
No Northern man, with any reputation
az a politician, ever advocated il. -
A VoIcE-Did not Sumnerl