The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-06-25

my uuty as tne organ OF tne oenate upon ina
question to report the Kansas Nebraska Bill
[Great cheering1 The Cincinnati Conven.
ton has said, by a unanimous vote, that the
great principles of State rights and popular
sovereignty, embraced in the compromise Of
1850, endorsed by the Wings in National
Convention of 1852, affirmed by the Democ-
racy in the election of Ger. Pierce of 1852,
were rightly applied in the organization Of
Kansas and Nebraska in 1854.
ask, then, what Democrat can depart from
the faith Of the party, as proclaimed at Gin:
cinnati, without repudialing the long cher.
ished principles which he, as member of
the party, has advocated from the time that
he came on the stage? And ask, further,
with emphasis, what Wing, what disciple of
the immortal Clay or the godlike Webster,
can depart from the principles embraced in
the compromise measure of 1850, and re. AS
serted in the Nebraska bill, without repubia-
ting the principles to which every Wing stood
pledged in tue election of 1852?
If a man was an honest Whig then, in or.
Buchanan now; if a Whig believed that the
great compromise measures of 1850 were
right then, he must carry out the platform of
the Cincinnati Convention now, in order TO
be true 10 the memory of the great Clay and
the great Webster, whose last great act was
to adopt those measures. Great cheering
Yet you will find men who have proven
false to The Whig party, with which they
once acted, and have gone into the secret
Lodges of Know Nothingism, taunting Wings
for not following them into those dark places.
l ask You, can Wing join the Know.Noh-
ing Order or connec, himself with the Black
Republican party, without repudialing all the
principles which the Wing party has advo.
Gated !or years? Hence the Cincinnati Con-
venlion acted wisely and properly when they
sked all men 10 cooperate with them 10
their principles, and 10 unite in the election
OF their nominees now, without reference 10
past political differences.
We are told by the allied enemies, compo.
sed of Black Republicans, Know Nothings,
and the other affiliated evils, that the Demo
cratic party are 10 be condemned because o
our policy in regard 10 Kansas territory.
ask you 10 observe for one moment what has
happenel in Kansas and Nebraska. Those
two'territories were organized by the same
law. In Nebraska, where there has been nc
foreign interference, where AbolilIonism hal
not conducted its operations, to which The
Emigranl Aid Society did not extend its eff
forts, there is nothing but peace and quiet
On the other hand in Kansas, where Aboi
tonism has appeared, where the Emigran
Aid Society attempted 10 control the people
you find violence and dlscord, and rebellion
against the laws of the land. Do not thes'
two facts show that the principle of the Ne
braska bill was right ? The only difficulties
that have occurred, have arisen from the fac
that the opponents of the measure were de
termined not 10 give the billa fair chance.
Ifyou will examine into these facts, yor
will find that the allegations have not ont
particle of ground on which 10 stand. Gu
principles are the principles of the Consliu
ton; they are The principles of law and or
der, OF peace and quiet. Our remedy for ex
listing evils in Kansas is that the Constitution
and laws shall prevail. We are the advo
Gates of the supremacy of the laws; our op
ponenis are the advocates of lawless violence
and of rebellion against The constituted au
thorities Of the county. One of the grea
questions 10 be now decided is whether lh
law shall prevail, or whether violence shal
triumph and the decision of that question
is involved in The election which is now 4
take place.
In regard 10 this present election our enc
mics are in The habit of asking The question
How can James Buchanan stand upon tn
platform which has been made for us at Gin
cinnati? ask, and do il with emphasis
how can James Buchanan, with his antece
dents, stand on any other platform than III
one made al Cincinnati! Our opponent
have been in the habit of saying that the
have made Douglas platform, and then pu
Buchanan on 1t. l ask you 10 examine thi
matter for moment and you will find ths
James Buchanan and myself occupy iden
: tcally the same position, and have done 8
: for years, on this slavery question, in all i,
phases. .t, -.
! In 1846, when Mr.. Wilmot, of Pennsylvs
: mia, proposed the Wilmot proviso, !, then
/ the House Of Representatives, proposed as
, substitute, TO extend the Missouri Line 10 III
1 Pacific ocean. You all remember, that in o.
tober, 1s47, James Buchanan wrote his ce
ebra,ed "Harvest Home letter." of Berl
, county, and in that, proposed 10 extend th'
Z line 10 the Pacific ocean, as The dividing lin
I between slavery and freedom. He did Mt
: maintain then that the Missouri Compromis
: was founded on sound or wise principles, bl
: finding il on the statute book, rather tha
hazard the peace and harmony of the coul
i try, he was willing 10 close the controvert
i forever by extending il 10 the Pacific, ralh'
8 than 10 raise sectional strife even to carry o.
n a sound principle. Acting on that same tn
i ory, in August, 1913, proposed, in the Sci
}. ate of the United States, law 10 extend Il
9 Missouri line TO the Pacific ocean, in u
d same sense and with the same undersian
ing, with which il was originally adoPted.-
Q That proposition passed the Senate and vi