The daily union., 1856-12-25


t. that 1t ia not true and am surprised that the gentle
man should ask such question
| Mr.. ORR presume no wellinformed gentleman In the
country believes Ii TO be true
Mr.. ENGLISH Sir have already read official res
oluton which shows a marked difference between the po
ston occupied by Governor Willard and the democratic
party and that occupied by Mr. Morton and the fusion
party Of that State have shown that the difference
great could possibly be between two parties the one
planting itself upon the doctrine Of the Nebraska BILL and
the other rpudatng it, one ready to carry out the w
OF the people and announcing themselves ready whenever
that will fairly ascerained and expressed TO admit
Kansas State whether with constitution recognising
/ or not recognising the institution Of slavery.
Upon the other hand the other party pIoeaiHing that
they would not admit Kansas State with constitution
toeratng slavery whether expressed by the people Of
the Territory not Their battleory No more slave
States" Resistance to the extension OF African slavery
under any and all circumstance"
Now under this state of facts the gentleman from
Kentucky difference between these two parties and
he prepared before this House and declare that
he would toss copper for choice between themf Does
he consider sound upon the rights OF the South as
the other when party declares itself opposed to the
extension of slavery under any and all circumstance
that they will under state OF the consent TO the
admission OF any slave States while the other plants
itself upon the doctrine OF nonneryenon Of the equal
iy of the States and the right OF the people OF Territory
decide what shall be the character of their inshtu-
tons and pledges itself to recognise those institutions
whatever they may bef
want 1t TO go TO the country and especially to the peo-
pie of the South that when engaged in the most
fearful contest that waged in this country-in-
yolyng issues and institutions of vital Importance TO them
but of comparatively little TO usyea repugnant TO
the tastes and ideas OF people-hat when 1.-THE Kan
aid fund" contributing its thousands when the
worst passions of the worst (eyen negroes) were
aroused against when the storm OF tanatcism was
howng all around and the great army of sectonasts
bearing down upon like avalanche there
words of cheer from the things of the South
but there did voice from their leading organ,
cheering the enemy, and encouraging the know-noth
ings of my State to join the enemy's standard want
the people of the South know that whilst these things
going in the ow-nothing camp, thousands of
foreigners by birth and Catholics (whom the knownoth-
ngs would have you persecute standing with us In
defence of your constitutional rights and in beating back
the cohorts of black repubcanism
Mr.. III. MARSHALL. Win the gentleman from Indiana
enghten upon his opinion of the doctrine of squaer
sovereignty 2
Mr.. ENGLISH. oh, that is matter of minor import
ance. Laughter
Mr.. H. MARSHALL. | ask the gentleman from Indi-
will he permit to remark that it may be published
with hsspeech and go wherever his speech goes and
wherever democratic speeches generally 60 that in the
mark have made indicating that would not toss cop
per between Buchanan and Fremont that confined it. and
that shall be confined the declaration that the
southern people could rely little upon one as the other
In other words that the doctrine OF exclusion and squaer
sovereignty to the stakeholder the doctrine pre-
cisey. There stand and | challenge the gentleman
his party to meet me here elsewhere upon that prop
oston
Mr.. ENGLISH. Mr.. Speaker, | have disposition to
aysde the issue rendered by the gentleman from Kentucky
wiling 10 concede to him and his party that there is
some difference between he positions occupied by the DEM
ocrac party the North and that occupied by portion
of the democratic party the South upon this particular
question of popular squaer sovereignty but do not re-
gard that difference to any considerable extent as material
other gentlemen seem to do because we all agree
that whenever the people of Territory come to form a
State government the will of the people clearly expressed
shall be the paramount law and that that shall be end
OF the whole matter That conceive the al point
and upon there is material difference between the po-
ston which occupy and which the democratic party OF
Indiana occupy and that occupied by the democratic party
at the South, as understand IT,
But the gentleman difference between the po-
sion which we occupy and that occupied by the black
republican party Why sir to what do we Of the demo-
cratic party of the North hold We say that although
have particular love for the institution of slavery
Notwithstanding may in some respects regard 1t as a
social evil many Of US do yet go further and de-
clare that it is not for to nermeddle with the affairs OF
another people, that will leave it with them to decide
as TO the character of their own institutions and that
whenever know decidedly and fairly what that will is
intend 10 respect it, and to do part towards carry
ing it faithfully into execution.
90 still further and right to the most essen tal
point for have disposition, have my constituents,
evade the question that while may prefer and do pre-
fer that Kansas shall be free State yet ii the will OF her
people fairly and fully expressed decide that shall be
shave State shall vote to admit her if occupy seat up
this floor and believe that every democrat from every
northern State will do the seme thing, Does that look
like pandering to abolionsm2 Does that look II the
charge Of genuemen upon this floor that the democratic
party took stronger grounds in favor Of abolition than the
republican party well founded2 Can the gentleman
from Kentucky point 70 republican representative
in this hall who viii voto to carry out the will OF the peo-
pie OF Kansas, matter how clearly and decidedly
pressed Il that viii should be in favor OF making Kansas
a slave State spprehend, sir not one certainly not
from my State an vet the gentleman can see no
material difference between the republican and democratic
party and "woud up copper for choice between
themW
| Mr. CUMBACK. ask my colleague II he did not last
summer in address to his constituents state that there
not far as he knew, democrat in all Indiana who
was in favor Of making Kansas slave State2 And did
he repe the charge made by the republicans that such
the object Of that party
| Mr.. ENGLISH. | do not remember the precise Ian
guage used in the address TO which the gentleman al
ludes but will say 10 the gentleman now that do not
believe there is considerable number of democrats in
the State Of lndianaI do not know man Of any party
therewho is in favor Of extending the Institution OF
slavery But Of the democratic party willing al
low other people to do they please upon this subject
and hold their own opinions in respect 10 It.
| Mr.. CUMBACK. Does my colleague state that he did
not make such statement TO his constituents
Mr. ENGLISH think it altogether possible that did
because have substantially repeated the thing to-day
not in favor Of extending the institution Of slavery
have voted to extend IT, and expect 20 vote
TO extend IT, If were resident Of Kansas, j should no
doubt do what honorably and fairly could TO make II a
free State because sympathies with feedom-hav
ing been born and educated in free State and being
representative from one but willing accord others
the free exercise Of their opinions and sentiments
upon this subject which claim for myself As far as
call to mind have published sentiment upon
this subject which desire to recall
do remember having said, upon previous occasion,
In behalf Of the citizens Of Indiana what might repeat
with very little IL any, modification; that they
people who have always acted with strict fidelity the
constitution and the rights Of all the States making IL
their proud boast that in duty and respect TO the different
sections Of country, they know North
South East West-nohing but the constitution and
the Union.
"As a community they have no siclsly sentmentaty
the subject Of slavery they do not forget that il