The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-18

ing that the common territory Of this great country
quired by the blood ofa her sons which mingled
together in the batefeds of the West purchased by
i the common funds and the money Of both North and
South, should be open 10 enjoyment and II
then soemny declared that the States TO be formed
of this Territory should be admitted into the Union
with without slavery the freemen nhabiting them
should prefer This In direct opposition to the Mis-
sour resrction and when proposed to repeal It,
ayerred in the act that we repealed because il was in
consistent with the acts Of 1850 We said Il against
Justice said it against the rights of the people
sboonsts, said so in 1852 The senator from New York
voted, supposed to vote for man who declared
that that prohibition was wrong The whole people Of both
repeal it, we said did because OF its Inconsistency
with this later action which had been approved by the
man for whom the senator from New York voted.
Mr.. SEWARD. With protest
Mr.. T00MBS suppose 80, and the senator would vote
for anybody tomorrow with protest rather than get out
Of line with the enemies Of the republic believe mum
Some Of them talked about splitting the platform. The
leading organ Of the senator's party in New York the
wastebut in which is gathered together for the willing
paates Of its readers all the SANDER filth manufactured
asehoods reasonable schemes that associated vlany
invent gather up throughout the land spit upon
The PRESIDENT pro tempore The Chair thinks the
senator is out Of order in using such language.
Mr.. TO0MBS. To whom !? sN-
Mr. WELLER. The senator Is certainly not APPLYING
that language to any one in the Senate,
Mr. TO0MBS shall hear and consider any correction
which the Chair thinks proper to submit say this re-
from New York endorses the fountain of truthspt
upon tn repudiaed it. He and his friends took the man
and protested against his principles because they wished
to have chance for the oces-a policy in which hope
for the honor Of the country the will have but few
competitors or imiiators. XII s.2#
But say the principle was confirmed by the nation in
1852 II was confirmed by both parties We assigned it
as the reason for the repeal Of the Missouri restriction But
without any of these reasonsf this legislation had been
followed from the formation OF the constitution down to
now IT had been cemented by the blood Of thousand
fathers the martyrs to liberty of this age and Of all agesf
had back to the day when the voice Of Jehovah thun
dered Mount Snafit had been sustained by all the
righteous and patriotic blood shed in cause OF liberty
from that day to thsI would have stricken II of from the
because It was against the constitution. The
constitution is my rule of action have no Pher law
and despise the man that has, look upon him as a
wretch who is seeking power and will pay its PEN
ay-one without magnanmity or principle-one who will
steep MS conscience In perjury in order to get the advan
tges place Not inten ding to do that say that If all
the blood Of all the fathers had sealed the bond would
have torn IT from the stautebook If stood alone because
was against the constitution and against justice That is
the point on which put it, fought IL openly ndepend-
emily before the North and the South. take my full
share OF the responsibility now henceorh and forever
whatever may be the consequences TO the republic
have no complaint to make against any who holds
himself bound BY the constitution and puts different
construction itAom honor him for following his
own construction, instead of concurrng in mine The
senator from New York asks to what condition have we
brought the country2 Sir have brought it back to
Jehersons law of 1904 have brought IL back the
faith OF the fathers We have day. in every Territory
over which the flag Of America floats the law upon
slavery precisely that jefferson put there OF course the
senator and Others will say that they follow the
fathers With the declaration they know they can deceive
the ignorant and yet they have put up man. Coloae
Fremont who neither knows either for the prin
cpes Of the fathers or any other rule Of conduct except
TO promote himself His army and beef contracts in Cali
forn'a show his WILL if not his skill in using the public
treasury for bis purpose His supporters demand but
one qualification. He has IL;
"Rob the erchequer the first thing thou oes and do
IL with unwashed hands, too'
do not know why il that these gentlemen attach any
particular purity or sancy TO the opinions OF jefferson
lie owned slaves. That Is Of the accidents OF life;
sometimes misfortune sometimes benefit to both Sides
Whatever there in H. jefferson had the bad fortune or
good fortune 20 own slaves lie kept them as long as he
hnonsts falsely assert and FOR augbt know, they or
their postery owned by his descendants Cow This is
the model held up you and held the American peo-
Pile show you that Mr. Jefferson rotested against the
restriction Of slavery show you that he lived and died
STAKEHOLDER. The honorable senator from Ohio MIR
WADE offers him as model accept him. ] will follow
his policy Turn to the staiute-book and You will find
that the first teyTitor for Kansas signed by JEFF
ierson without any slavery restriction. Then look 10
biz letter 70 Mr. Monroe dnring the Missouri controversy
when he said that in his Judgment the prohibition
unconstitutional and that II was got up by Rufus King
and the federasts. E
Mr. WADE. He was superannuated then Laughter
Mr. T0OMBS. What your model superannuated in
1890 when be opposed your restriction He equally op-
posed II President ofhe United States in 1904 and tho
American people with singular unanimity, made this
perannusted model President again after be signed tho law
not prohibiting slavery in Kansas 1 offer the solemn
judgment OF the athes against the unounded impuauon
Of the senator would advise that senator not TO push
that point too far lndulgen friends haye set up that plea
in behalf of the extravaganza and eccenice Of gentle
men this floor II kindness in them TO Offer H. He
had better not make the rule too wide (IaughCrl At
all events have given you Jeffersons opinions in his
early m In his mature manhood during his first prcs-
Dental term for which the American people gave him
verdict OF sanity In 1904 This shows hHersons views
only ask you to conform 10 them abandon the false
and fraudulent pretences that you approve them.
Mr. President told that brought the country
to civil war. Civil war may happen in any country. 1t
does not require that you should have bad government Il
does require that you should have real public grev-
does not require that you should have tyranny
II only requires that you should have bad men That
under General Washington, and yet there was re-
bellion In Pennsylvania There was good government
in Massachusetts, when she acting for herself and yet
she had Shays rebellion Her bad people took counsel Of
their bad advisers Many os her good people we're
msed inimidated hy them and rebellion was the fruit
OF this combined wiokedness and folly.
Now In regard TO Kansas have said 10 all the earth
where born, whether under free despotc Institutions
no matter whether in America, Asia Europe " they
claim kindred Of color and race-aCome, here Is broad
and fair land with enough for all of stretching
from the Atlantic 70 the far-on Rocky mountains with
countless millions Of fertile lands ready support
ell the distressed all the famishng OF all creed OF ali
tons come, make II your home come, men Of Massa-
adequate factory wages buy hundred and sixty
acres OF land and you have not the money TO pay for It.
we will trust you Here fair fields only waiting for
the plough here abundant forests here running
brooks here pleasant places with make you
afraid come, participate in this gin Of God and wisdom
and make just such institutions majority Of you choose
10 adopt,
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