The daily union., 1856-12-27

1t appears from this table Notwithstanding the fact
that II embraces the dersey manufacturing States
Of New England with their concentrated wealth. and not
wihsandng that the North in trade has always held
trbutary-our wealth and patronage contributing ma
teray build and support its roads whilst ours derive
patronage from them except as an occasional drum
mer seeks our custom-yet have built and have
In operation just fifty per cent Of railroad in pro-
| portion TO white population, than the North has
II we include our slaves, free negroes and Indians
Though there Is proprety In counting them than
In counting the horses cattle other live property Of the
Norh the North less than ten per cent in advance OF
us,
York and which have coal and the
OF the great lakes TO aid them have double much In
proportion to white population they haye and count
Ing our slaves free negroes and Indians twenty
| Eve per cent In advance OF them.
This course Of remark gives pleasure would
derive any satisfaction from such comparison IL had
not become necessary TO yndicate the manness and the
enterprise ofs great people assaed by bgoted ignorance
and blind anatcsm for holding TO the institutions OF their
| fathers.
Satisfied with the bright deeds OF the past the fruiton
Of the present and the glorious promise Of the future
willingly pass from the Vndicatiou of my people to in
ton.
Throughout the canvass saw inscribed on every ban
ner and occupying the prominent place In every party
platform the Kansas and Nebraska BILL the repeal Of the
Missouri restriction non-intervcnuon by Congress In re-
gard TO slavery in the States Territories every
other issue that parties individuals attempted TO place
before the people promptly and decsyey repudated and
the democrats everywhere Nsrth South East and West
not only accepting that issue but presenting as that
which they demanded the verdict Of the country saw
the back-repubcan party endeavor dodge and shirk
that issue and pretend that the real issue slavery
no slavery and whether Congress should egsste slavery
into the Territories although u Is known that the demo-
cratic party would az much oppose law Of Congress .
tablisbing slavery rs II does one prohbit'"~" /" =
issue clearly and deci''v'' ana ~ q. IT., saw =, 70,
- and distinctly rendered in favor OF the Kan
and Nebraska BILL 10 favor Of peace to the South and
repose to the country from the everlasting din Of slavery
agitation The people have declared that the whole slavery
question shall be settled and forever the principles
Of the Kansas and Nebraska bill.
have heard nothing in the debate here and read moth
ing In the similar debate in the other end OF the Capitol
make doubt whether the issue had been fairly made
on the contrary much to prove that it and should
not open my lips but for the Of remarks INDUCED
In by the honorable gentleman from Kentucky Mr. H.
MARSHALL IA course Of remark calculated to fan into
fame the dying embers Of slavery strife and SOW dssen-
sions among those who striving TO eEtngush them
the South desired to keep m institutions under discussion
here would have been surprised at the
remarks for could only construe them into denial that
the recent election had settled nyhng In favor and
settled nothing Of the black republicans will
feel themselves justihabe in continuing to sgitate
On what ground does the honorable gentleman thus
summary strip the South OF all the benefit OF the verdict
He says the democrats the North represented the Kansas
and Nebraska bill investing the people Of those Terrific
RIGS with power TO abolish slavery through the territorial
Legislatures whilst the democrats at the South
that II could not be abolished prohibited until the peo-
pie were assembled to frame constitutions On this ground
be charges that different persons Of the democratic party
place different constructions the bin. Now SIR may
admit the gentemsns premisel do admit that per-
maintain the opinion that the Legislature Of Terri
tory prohibit slavery whilst others maintain that Il
cannot but that not because Of any difference Of
strucon placed the BILL but only difference Of opin-
ion 70 how judicial question, arising, not under the
BILL but under tho constitution Of the United States will
be decided by the Supreme Court
The blu leaves the people free to regulate their own do.
nestle institutions in their way subject only TO the
constitution Of the United States The friends Of the bill
all agree that this clause releases the Territories regards