New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-03

the great issue was precisely that Of the ReyOlu-
tion: "Shsll the people rule themselves" (per-
fectly true) without interference from Con-
ersss !" (perfectly false). He should have said
~ without coercion from the Slave power" How
any Democrat can maintain Squstter Sovereignty
after Democratic votes have pushed To)mbss bill
through the Senate, be did not say; and his argu-
meDts were rather rich. 1st. The people Of
a. the Territory, by knowing their own condition,
" snd by having shareholders among them, could
tell better thsn any one else whether Slavery
was best for them" So nan could tell better
whether he could swim after be had Jumped over
board. But if he knew beforehand that be could
not what then , We knou the effects OF Slavery.
Next, il was the 'fairest way of deciding the
question Perhaps. is really lsdring the rhole
matter TO chance. If more FreeState men than
SOuiherners happen to settle any Territory it will
become Free; If not, Slave. Chsnce may be as
fair for one for the other" but is it statesman
ship is il justice If so send home your senators,
and toss up penny on every law proposed; dis
draw cuts. (Not sure, either, but that would
be an Improvement sn our present Administration
Mrs your Judges and let the plaintiff and defendant
and ratiODs judicature.)
The next argument was the constitutional"
one. Slavery goes into the Territories under the
Constitution =" BE it known, Northeners, that
Democratic orator in Connecticut used Just that
Ard that Congress has no right to legslate on
"tbe subject at all" But he did not touch on
the vital question: Does not Constitutional Re-
"publicanism demand q refusal TO admit another
Slave State'' Perhaps he was not prepared to
refute Daniel Websters Memorial Grant that
question, aid il does not matter much about the
Territories.
Now came Kansas. We were told that all the
troubles there were caused by Northern imm-
IT no
began this system. and of course Southerners
must form societies then. and blOodshed must
result" Butwhy Because it is a hot-h0use
process" That is all the proof he gave. So he
proved just nothing, even if You admit his premises
aid those We're false 1t is ludicrous to see man
t,ke iht trouble to lie in public and then prove moth
ing by it. Then he tried TO tasten the blame on
the North by SAYING There had been no fighting
"in Nebraska-theretore the emigrant societies
caused Kansas troubles" Might not somebody
say There were no Southern settlers in Nebras
"ka- therefore Southern settlers caused all the
Kansas troubles =
But TIE next speaker "a Southern gentlemsn)
had not the patience 10 chase an absurdlfy thus
far He took shorter road Said he, ParsOn
d" Beecl er ard the rest of the Reyerends 80 they
&" call themselves), tell you that the Border Ruff
- fans went into Kansas snd caused all these muir
- ders and Outrsges It's false-as false as hell
" and they know it. 1t takes two to make
fight (and On'p one to commit murder) Ought
not man 70 have toisrdbiy high moral character
besre he gives the lie t. the body of New England
Clergy II was quite plain, though where the lie
belonged, from the single fact that neither he nor
any other speaker dared mention the flooding in Of
MssOuriaIs upon the polls, even to deny it.
suppose you fully understand what Demo-
cratic speech is. and can supply the eternal catch
words and s'srg, and above all the ver-present
element of falsthOod. can't specifyy-our sheet
would lot hold them. But Eaton gave us one of
such size and shsmeessDess that 1t ought to im-
morts,izc him. He said 1.-The facts that Con-
'eress fixed upon the 18th as the day of adjourn
"ment long ago when there was peace in Kansas,
aDd that Black Republican majority had STAYED
"off the army bill proved to him that there was
"a collision between the black hearted traitors in
Congress and the Rufans from New England to
"clog the wheels of Government, let loose muir
der and rapine on the country, in order to
create capital for election " To such shifts is
the Democracy driven The party whose hero,
in other days was Jackson, the soul of honor, is
forced TO such imPudent lies as this to get votes
in Connecticut their old stronghold.
This meeting forced upon my mind the questions:
Ii such men as these are to control our country
what will this Republic be worth Ignorant.
villaDOus men to whom obscenity, profanity and
stacks upon the ministers OF the Gospel are de-
hciOus, TO v hom reason seems given only as tool
with " Which 10 cheat and beiog Others who boldly
demand that human Slavery shall exist everywhere
urder our national flag, TO whom the most sba ne
less lies are the most natural and effective weapons,
such mt n form no small share OF the party called
Democratic. And these men seek to pilot our
UatiOn through the coming crisis God forbid.