Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-14

c,ai trusts under democratic administrations presided
yo"1 ~. 90. ~ oce soa"seS 'os sS~iss.h'p OF
'he United states supreme Court by frcsdent Polk,
memo.r' anu IN speech ma'c IN the Convention spoke
.'- o' ',e se"'" W "e parry !" iets a. to the bd'
""'o" platform, " IN "pnn'erS' broke down and t0k
gu, esa'aes N"n " vas erected 10y southern haods,
sna "" or"ad enough 10 sustain irc"ne" Others OF like
,nnarn'e we're %"mp,s among whom was James L. Gil
"" oo Ssn"'' w n.aeA anu !ohn cessna, all I whom
believe are now delegates to the Democratic National
V""vcnuo". STATE committee Was appointed zt tho
s,'' Vo",e"'' y" 'o"'u,t ue canvass q" the pr"ci'
pi"scnunrnt"d bv IT, "i which th. gentleman from the
ne.ss usc' IT, w.cy JONES' ~s~ made Chairman, aud
had associated with him the gentlemen from the North
ap'" anu p'a'"", us,''s hes.rS raeA"r ami uro-I
/ NV" "" Auue. u "rus' nov ~ hhss-. Arnold tln-
me' n'" Sana' commissioner anu suerSsts 10 the De-
mocrsoc Nsuonsi Convention ana others ot like charsc
ter not one OF whom objected that know OF on account
W w. r'ssso" Puuotm au"p'eu Tor ue canvass
~ TAR '" any por'ton ot the party being opposed to
the p'hcy sdcpted h was countensnced and sustained
oy .'' sorney, III nus EDITORIAL conduct OF The Penn
| NNshsn rhe Democracy OF Bradford held meeting
curing the canvas at which resolution was passed de-
eue os' oohsess possesses LEGISLATIVE power over the
uy. ~ s.ety III tne territories OF tue United States
aud ought so To exercise that poser cectualy
ven" "' o, sl''ery adding thereto a. sal
v" coceue 10 our Democratic brethren o the Sodth
W. -. w.. "e, y. .""pHnt anu OF expression winch va
e'a" '"' ourselves, ~c III And TINS, CM forncy, IN
h ~, ,.. !" s,e OF sept 10 inied IN
~. -, . ~ , s e'..' a. "a "oo's ehs"pc, when
| ~, -, " =, y. w .'e,'~"c'e S're~u WIN JOY
IN. uu'n ~ mr. "an'o'e e'eenon Was urged aud sup
P v" , o 'ne g'ouh VI us oppo-iuon 10 the extension
;, 80, 80 ~. 80" y! n'hren' W reply 10
|
- - -, - .'y, :" ''' """o' u,s"ct' ne
~ IN ,hh,, -, =; rs r. -. W. W.. 'o",u,uuo"a' pow
in favor of ira ,,;s. ~ nrvan, hs "u .na' ne was
| - -. -. -, r., ~ P'.'e"' ''e 'u''"e' eN"hsoh
| ,L., b., ,.c.;,aI H. .. ~ ~ Ne e''Vu"" s"o"
ant.Isv.,y x;sws H. ,hs W., -, 80 "e'u eAus"e
| m. con Mis- n, R-,de,i S,.a,t"h 'g"poSeu W
| ctIhI " =; S"i'rna"han' ana rogs MI
than INV ,sor,hx J ,I V''s near ~" more
,,n,onss ~. 81, -, IS" M. r'""'l """'"
ton in lssn such too was ,h ."I, ~ '"t nj.
in which NOR. ar To-, a, d. - 49, '.e' ",'''e'S
safely say therefore that IL was h.,n. = II "ay
would not take extreme ground that nav Dmocr,ic com
/ p.,i,or oh, incl tb. Tr..soi .,nu,' TT e eo"
my..lt Ia he .y.r.e IN c,,,u,,in M, sI,r.. h,
such ronnittal. on rrav. con,,n,ion, Al cn,,;, h -,
dressing public letters to Er.esoil .s nv NJ
ocra,ic competi,or did "' ''"'
The course pur sued by the marty in P.r,sv,v,,;. x
| also slopt,d m New U,mn.brs Nh, snJ - n
cratic States Al D.nn.r,,ic SIT. r,,,y,;o Iii r.
New lIan,nsbir, mn H.. is,h ~ n.,j, 10. -, :,
and addressed, b, President p,.r,, nh. lii,;,
Va. a,lopt,d: 80 '
"Re.olr,d That W.. approye the vo,, of nm, ,,,
/ t,iy,. i'm Congress In G.r,r -, NJ. W;I.,,, - -,
tn nr,,hdt slavery In any T.r.;,,.. H. :, 80. ", ,
| of Mexico" ' " t''
Similar resolutions were a,opt.J M .,cc..d,. Stat,
conventions down Ia Is5o '
| Tn. truth il that ey.rvwber, ,..o,h,,, a., ~, =,
feeling was adverse to slavery and the rasou,; ~, NJ
/ ocrsiic conventions assumed this form " ~
Why Gen Cass in A sp..cb delivered In tho S,.,,o
the 10Th day of February 1854 frankly declared tbs,
.'whcn the Wilmot proyiso was srst nr,nosoi ~
it been pushed To a yot. he shoud Iax,. vn,J In :; :"
giving as a reason that he hal meyer a, ,p,;,,I
tutional power of t'ongr,.s >, ,,J h,c,,,, ..t -,
irct was proposed il did not excit.. that onnnn from,
the South which we have sine. witnessed ,,or L., a.,
ing men to doubt whether such 4 provision couJ L n
forced without danger to the Union" If Gen. Cas- wbo
all his lie has been engaged i'm th. nubli, sryics - IT,
rtorial Governor as Secretary oi War a. Nni.,.r Il,
France a. Senator Of the United States - . c,u,I.,.
Tor the Presidency it-,lf-it ne with ali he vas, o
mites and his acknowledged int,llrct Ind ma, h., -
up his mind the constutionsty or lin. uncun.ti,,
tionaty of the Wilmot proySo how Then i'm m. nam, c
all that is reasonable. could a voung ,n,i h,,,l -;
date for the unpret.n,linp og;c of o., .' o.
expected take public position or to have had nv de-
finite or well-settled conviction. on IN. suli.ct
have ever felt IL 10 b. the utv a., Al, - .,; =,
circumference every effort c,lc,i,,,1 u, ,,,l, ;,;
relations and Ia crr,t,. unkinJ C..I,,, -. ~ s
c.tcnt patts of th, conf,dcr,,y Ia s.n,ha ,S...:
measures were pa-s.,I Thu. renr...nta,,ye ,' % a.
trict (Mr Butler than whom no pur,r or hctr ms, y
err lived. advocated their passage He was nv nol,c,
friend and nrichnor In tI. canvass of H., -.
the Wing candidate for Coupress asn;n:, ms L.
competitor. was supported 10y many Ir,din. ,,tionI
Democrats district for was known IA be ,nJ
of the Cnmpr on-e measures I Nns ,I.c,.J nc 49,
hold two Told certificate
At public meeting held in Wilkesbarre ON I'M. mn
day OF November 1880, convened Tor the pur,os.iu ,L
language 81 the call ito take into cosJ.r,,ion ria, sh
juct OF the Fugitive slave hill and to ,..et H.
ot the law, among Others addressed the Ia, &c nc-ti,
there assembled in of the Conpromi,e measure.
urging all good citizens To ahid. by Them So .,,,,,,
and sustain the government in n,intninu,, ,l ,,
acy OF the laws The resolutions passed NJ tnt u.,;n
received the unanimous to-e present and sp,,k
for themselves During INV term or s.ryir. in ro,,,,s
pursued the same course -
regarded the Compromise as a peruaneo, .,,ln.,,
oi the question. and voted on all occasions when mr.
ent, the record will show and as INV cole, cue mr. Al
lison, who then also member will we'll rrroIlec,
aud which, lac informed me himself at IN, comn,,uc
nent OF the present session. formed one of the r,sons
for not voting for Speaker IL is true made mn
speech the subec; during the e tit term of INV service
but reiraned nom doing for th, very reason tbat
then, as now opposed TO all agitation and III
cusson OF the subject. desired harmony uud pr,c. Nv
object was reconciliation Tbon,L I - 4, -. ~;
led inaliry resolutions whenever vote was taken that
in seat doubted the wisdom and nronerv os
introduction. WAS against all attemnt, nt .nuin i;
Congress the agitation of the slavery nnc.o
matter how, under whatever shane or cor tho n,
tempt might be- AIDE. This was INV position then nI
is my position nov.
But charged with inconsistency for having ssid IN
my first remarks the House that if the Missouri con-
promise line could he restored would be in favor f H.,
restoration but in view OF the difficulties WHICH sround
ed that question: and must defeat their efforts wa. an
posed its agitation while subsequently deca,r ed th,
Congress had tona authority either to
slavery into exclude it from Territory Tbese decla
ratinn- astute and learned gentlemen Al, Inv , io
hle OF reconcing Let was in favor of rcstor
alton. What kind Of restoration aud what dniculte .
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