The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-16

ent Misrepresentation never fails In the end 10 detect and
detest those Who assuming 70 be their religious Pou
cal teachers have made them for time believe moral
religious or political falsehood.
EoTE-Mr Hallett when making the above remarks did
not have al band the speech Mr. Wilson Ia the Senate OF
suits against officers of the United States servn
in the execution Of the fugitive law The then
peared as the expounder OF the know-nothing party he
said as reported
Sir we believe that over the Territories Of the United
States have absolute power and Jurisdiction wish TO
read to you from sound democratic authority his
point hold in my hand resolutions written by the chair
OF the National Democratic Committee OF the United
States the Hon. r. Halleta gentleman Of talents and
national reputaon or he would not have been placed IN
position so hgh--a gentleman who appointed dis
trct attorney by this administration And sir this adj
mniSaton leans upon his 10 support IL in that sec
ton OF the country will read of these
A0Hs and wish 10 say that in regard TO them there is
IN Massachusetts, hardly dissenting voice. At the time
they were written and adopted Mr.. Haett chairman
OF the National Democratic Committee and chairman of the
State committee OF Massachusetts. They were passed on
| the 10th Of September 1897
| Mr, Benjamin, of Louisiana. Where 7"
Mr., Wilson. In the State democratic convention at
Springfield They published In the Boston Post the
leading democratic organ Of New England then and
eaited by Col Greene who was appointed naval ocer by
Mr. Wilson then proceeded to read the garbled and dis
connected extracts FROM those resolutions substantially
| as before stated, and then added:
"Now, sir we in Massachusetts, agree with these reso-
luons We believe we have the power to abolish slavery
| in all the Territories"
1t is very palpable that Mr. Wilson, by his quotations
paraded with the elaborate circumstances he drew around
them to impcate the administration TO induce the
Senate TO believe that e resolutions reported by Mr. Haett
and adopted by the Massachusetts democratic vention
at Springfield in 8i9 actually affirmed the free-so doc
rne of the absolute power and jurisdiction of Congress
slavery in the Territories Mr. Benjamin. of Louisi
ana obviously deceived by the of Mr. Wilson,
into the belief that the paragraphs read by him actually
the political platform OF the national democrats OF Massachu
sets formally laid down and affirmed in their State
/ yeution al md vet Mr. Wilson held in his hand
under his eye the next paragraphs which he suppress
ei and which read as follows
" resolved that these sentiments universal at the
North belong to party being held in common by
nearly all north of sectional line while they
pudiated by most south of that line and therefore
| they cannot be made national party test.
Rtsoped That reoiced to the people Of The
Territories taking hs question into their hands, and
settling it upon the fundamental principles of republican
goyernment-e right Of The people to establish such forms
and institutions Of government the majority shall elect"
Now if the bad thus read to the Senate the
oluons he held in his hand how papably false would
have been his assertions that they authority for
the absolute power and jurisdiction of Congress over
slavery in the Territories and that they maintained the
power of Congress to abolish slavery in all the Terrific
res of the Union So far from this they denied that
the sentiments of the North the subject of slavery
could be carried into Congress by any party the
basis of national legislation and they affirmed the right
the people of the Territories to make their laws and
establish and regulate their domestic institutions the
majority might elect If Mr. Benjamin had asked Mr..
Wilson read the whole of the resolutions "passed the
18th of September ls49" how ridiculous would Mr. Will
have appeared before the Senate in quoting them
authority this point for the absolute power Of Congress
to establish abolish slavery in the Territories