The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-11

FELLOW DMoczAIs-I have before me- . sure guanatss
OF that triumph which certainly swai,s ct the ,s
such dense Of democratic voters as-sn.
bed to rAy nominations for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency IS this vast asssmblass. which may b msA
ured by the rather than counted by thouseno
shows the deep and heartfelt interest which the psop OF
this country esi in the momentous contest In vhsh
have just engaged. Never since that memorable
test OF 1900 shieh resulted in ths election OF the
immortal Jefferson, has there been time when
issues 80 pregnant with good or evil to our instu
lions nave been presented Is the one which IL
before us Great questions OF foreign policy and great
questions OF domestic poicy-questions rsught With
mcst Intense import are now before In our domestic
policy there Is question which involves In its st.s
ment the reate ths perreuty of this glorious republic
ssmpys question whether The principle OF sei'
be maintained in the States and Territories Of this Union
subject only 10 the limitations of the Constitution Of
ps,ro,icslly upon al the poiSts presented to
platform which commands the hearty appreciation Of
every sound psH0nat In the countrv and has pre-
sensd candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
worthy of the platform which they stand These
min been made ard that pa form has been
adopted by q unanimous vote-rfcsiviDg the vote Of
every delegate this great glorious repu bic Shall
1t hereafter be said that the democrats party not
ratior al psrs What other party existed in this
country, watch could proclaim its creed BY unaomous
vo,e-a creed to be construed alike in Pennsylvania
and Virginia in New York and Georgia. in Illinois
and LouisisnS, in the North and the South, In the
regps there the democratic creed Is and the
Il IL creed that can command every democrat, aye
every o,a hne wing .nS true - sns Oss o. Gay
gotten that in 1850 the leaeers and champions of the
true grit political partyJour Gays and Websers
your Cases your other patriots Of tae democratic
psrty-nnited IN agreeiDg upon o common creei in
-espsc. to this vexsd question OF slavery which should
be Common alike to wings to democrats Ts sgresd
then that we might quarrel and differ
plessed in respect to banks and tariffs, and public
lands. and other questions Of expedency but upon that
nrQp vii n fuCGR
ciples which Involve he integrity Of the con-
stitntiou aud the stability of the Union all pa
trioss OF oil parties and sha3es Of opiuion
would agree that the principle of State equslity
and self government unter the constitution we're
in 1852 when the wing party assembled In Nstional
Ccpyert.n 10 present candidates to tie country for
pes Of the compromise 1850 should be firmly steadi
~ ard honestly carried out. When the democracy as
sebled at Baltimore and presented ticket for the same
Officer, passed resolutions 10 the effect. Wings
and mocrats agreed the grea pla form involving
the slavery issue-the ques ion Of State rights,
and the question of the right Of sell government
in the Territories After the example Of 1862 1t became
duty, the organ of the Senxe tina. question
10 report the Kansas Neorasks bill The Convention has
said by unanimous vote that the great principles Of
State rights ard popular sovereignty endorsed by the
wings in National Convention in 1882 and affirmed By
the democracy IN the election OF General Pierce 1882
were rightly applied in the organization Of Kansas
and Nebrassa ! ask, then, what democrat can
depart from sith The, ct the parry q. proclaimed
piincipes, which be, as member Of the party,
has advocated from the time that he the stage;
and lcok farther with emphasis wpat whg-whAt
disciple OF the immortal Clay and tbs Godks Webster
depart from the principles embraced in the compro
mise measures 1850 and re in the Nebraska
bill without repudiatipg principles to which every whig
stooc pledged In The eec,ion of 1852. II
honest WING then. in order 70 be consistent
great compromise OF 1850 right ther he
must carry cut tbs platform OF the Cincinnati Convention
and The great webster whose last great act was to adopt
those measures. Great cheering Yet you will End
who have proven false to the whig party With which
they once acted, and who have gone into the secre.
lodges OF Know Nothingsm, taunng wings for not fol-
loving them into these ark places. ask you, q
uhg jcin Know Nothing Order, or conne,t himself
with black republican party, without repudiating ali
the principles which the wing party has al vocsed for
year.? Hence the Cincinnati Convention acted wisely
and properly when they asked all operate with
them in their principles and TO uni in the election Of
the nominees now, without reference tn past political
osmpcsed of black republicans, Know Nothings
and all other affiliated evils thai the demo-
cratic party 10 be condemned because o, our
policy in regard the Territory Of Kansas AJAX
observe Tor moment what has happened in Kansas
and n. braka Those two Terri cries organized by
the law. In Nebraska. where there has been no
foreign intelersr where aboionsm has conduct
ed its operstons. TO which the E1igrsn. Socie did
quiet On the other hand, in Kansas, where the
grant AID society attempted to control the people,
hno violence eiscord and rebellion against the laws
OF the land Do not these facts show that the PRINCIPLES
OF the Nebraska bill WAS right The only difficulties
that occurred have arisen the that the
toe bill lair chance. II you will examine into these
facts will find tina. the allegations have not par.
tele Of gonro on whi,h to sand Our are the
principles of the constulion-they the prnc pies of
Law and order OF peace and qrie Our remedy for the
tiDg svis in Kansas IS that the constitution the
of susalns the supremacy of the laws Our
ponents the acvocstes awess oencs and Of rebel
lion against the constituted Of the country One
OF the great QUESTIONS to be now DECIDED Is whether the
law shall prevail whether violence shall triumph, aud
the decision Of that question is involved in the election
which is to take place In regard to this present
tion. sHow can James Buchanan stand upon the plat.
fol which has been made for at Cincnnati?' ask
with bis arecedsns stand any other platform than
mace ~ Cincinnati Our opponents have been in the
habit OF saying that they have made Douglas platform
and then put Buchanan it. ask to examine this
matter fol moment, and you will find that James Blu
chanan and myself occupy d-ntcslly the same position
and have done yearf on this slavery questoo 10 ali
it's phases, In 1885, when Nr Vino, of Pennsyv
proposed the Wimot proviso theD in the House OF Re-
representatives., proposed as substitute, to extend the
that in 0:tober 1s47, James Buchanan wrote his cee
eratec Harvest home letter. CT Berks county and ia
that proposed to extend hat line TO the Pacific o'san as
the dividing Inc between slavery and freedom.
He did not maintain then that the Missouri
compromise was founded sound or wise principles bu.
r ding 1t the statute book rather than hazard the
peace and harmony Of the country be willing 20
close the controversy forever By extending to the Pa
cc rather than 70 raise sectional strife even to carry
cut sound principle. Asting tia: theory
Aug ust, lSsS, proposed in the Senate OF the United
States law to extend the Missouri line to the Pacific
ing with which 1t originally adopted. That PROPOSE
ton passed the Senate and voted down Ia tbs House
OF Representatives by Northern with free soil and
abolition proc vi,ies. Had the policy Of Mr. Buchanan
as proposed in his " Harvest Home letter. then
prevailed, the policy whi,h I advocatsd in the
law Of 1s4s, there would have been end OF this
onal controversy forever Who is responsible for the
defeat Of the proposition TO extend that line to the
Pacific? Certainly not James Bucasnau-cer's uly not
my sef-oertainly cot the democratic party. Inc
who responsible for that the Abotonsts and
the free ers-the present auti-Nesraska Of the
Thav han rIs af fha
infamous measure they said that II slavery
right the south side OF the lire 1t right on
The north e-thsy said il 1t right 10 leave
lbe people TO do as they peased the south side Of
s6 deg 30 mu 1t right to grant them the pr
vilege ncr OF 20 deg 30 min-they said thsy would
sgree to any but that infamous measure the
Missouri Compromise BY the defeat of the extension Of
the Missouri Comprc mise line In 184S proposed by Mr.
Bschs in bis " Harvest Home letter and pro-
posed by myfe in the senate Of the United States the
country plunged into that great whirlpool OF dangers
OF sectional agitation and sectional controversy which
lasted from 1913 to 1850. That controversy the
suit OF he defeat Ct tbs proportion to extend the Mis-.