The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-09

loved country from . conspiracy % dangerous 70 s
peace and ,rsDqullisy and In havirg contributed 70
democratic principles, and 20 aupicous TO the per.
manency Of the Union.
BUCHANAN SPEECH OF COLONEL. BENTON
AT ST. LOUIS.
HIS SUMMERS woRK-wHAT HE SAYS OF COLONEL
FREMONT THE RfAEDY FOR THE EVILS THAT AZ
FLiCT 1HE COUNTRY
Cob mel Be, ton made the following interesting speech
IN 81 Louis on ihe evening of the 30 inst =
FpILow cInzBNs-l AIN here unexpectedly among you,
at least Unexpectedly 10 some OF you though not
pectsdiy t. myself / come on purpose, In accordance
With plan that was In my hsad from the beginning.
to s. the coDcIuson Of The work which We COM
nenced in the summer; which helped TO commence at
Cinc,nrst and came here 70 carry out come now to
see the end OF that work. for is the end which
The work and an ANXIOUS TO crown and seal put
our labor done in the State OF Missouri during the
apply 70 myself an expression which of the soldiers
Of the Emperor Napoleon was accustomed to 10
said that during the campaigns under that great genera
,oas me cons Ant oppression was, "tet W. make
another; Ist Us make haste and finish fghtipr The
r,ussans and 70 and 6ght the Ausirans let u make
haste anc light the Ausrans that we may 20 and fight
the kussns." Thus II was. Q succession OF combats,
and making haste 70 get rid OF fight that they might
rpsh into another That TO be the OF my
political fe all the time am getting rid Of thing to
go 70 something efe To look only at this summers
work can only soy that was last year Ia haate nsh
begin this wors-,o Missouri 70 finish it. and when was
over. hurried 70 Warrington TO commence q colossal
work Nothing lee. than the sbrdgement OF the Debates
IN Co1gessthe debates from 1889 to the present day
TO bring them down to the present aud future &c
neratons records Of the wisdom forefahers went
and in the time have been absent have done much
have abridged he administration of Washington eight
years the administration Of John Adams four years and
sm Two years deep in Jegersons administration The
publishers are far advanced with the first volume
myself so far in advance Of the publisher and his
wor2men, that felt free to oil for q while and en-
gage IN the CONCLUSION OF the campaign in Missouri Il
in the forenoon Of Thursday last that oa to the
publishers the last nstament OF the copy they needed
the volume in the press. At four and half O'Clock the
same evening threw myself into the cars and coming
night and day, three nights and two days without resi-
or setp, and Hing myself up in corner OF the seat
so that was scarcely found out by the telegraph wires
or printers that the road and who would tell
with me- and when speak to you Of that three
rights and two days without sleep, in which made the
for the purpose OF making excuse for the mperfec-
tons Of my speech. do not want 70 make you believe
that have suffered so much in this hasty travel that
can't do as well as would. feel fresh This
ment, or when arrived here, as when set out; and
could have done no better had come by the most
sens, fresh, vsorou. % and full Of hope hope and" snG now I
VIII say to you that In my summer work, in looking
Ss Of the early although have
bad escaped e, and nd that there is subject that
occupies attention at this time tina, has not occupied
their existence can say to our friends, the Know
Nohings that every thing bearing upon their questions
different naturalization laws that were passed-one for
three years one for aureen, and for i've years
!, ,s S could S said con
and there discussed But to drop these and come the
absorbing question ofihe day We nnd the old question,
We ind the subject Of slavery in the very beginning or
the government brought up by petition presented by Dr.
Franklin. appealing for the abolition oil slavery In the
tinted States received q general rejection by vote
from oil parties. When | mention Frankin's name,
you can all feel 1t once that with him there
an ha
had no other feeling than what was phianthropc. More
than tha-a few eaIs ater-urher petitions were pre-
rented on the subject These petitions were resisted by
Northern me1--nen from the free ates-and among
those who were eminent and foremost In speaking
principles, and If you choose, By their preudces who
were the most opposed 10 slavery. / win name Dir.
republic Ct Geneva where no such institution existed
and he was against H. living In the State OF Pennsylvania
where no such institution existed. he WAS there. with
the rest Of the muny entirely against the institution
hut 1t exlsted In eur Onion; II. was acknowledged by
The constitution, compromises upon entered into thu
constitution, and without these compromises consttu
ton could bave been formed He was therefore opposed
to the dtu lance OF the queson-not merely 10 the dis
destroying TIE right title Of any owncr-but he
against annoying them even. He was against makng
them nnsmy about their property; and IN thai
Pre,s They said, WHEN VIC meet here IN these hsls
rot as in our States, where may DO as We
states, where compromises have been entered INTO the
subject, without which constitution could have been
rsmed no one 70 have his feelings injured by bring
was the language OF members OF Congress from free
staes for they took the debaiers chiefly from those
Of slavery but those that entered this bond
Of union with u.s. must meet brothers meet, and
nothing must be sad done TO annoy their feelings"
Warm sppause) And in the last vote they took on
this SUBJECT the vote was unanimous, with one excep
non One representative from New England state, and
be an exception only, because the resolution was not
strong enough Mr Gallnrdet expressed himself on It,
He said the emancipation Of the slaves would be caam
expression. He said he would as soon think or
loosiDg Wild tigers the community free
rantes. by what be saw 10 The West st. indies. Id Here,
were persons ss much opposed to slavery ~ any people
can be uneer any cireumsancss Whatsoever but they
hcrg lovers OF the Union they friends OF everything
ihn could preserve peace and harmony in the Union.
We fnd then. my friends in tnesc early debates, the wis
CT our forciathcrs, and the manner In which
they dealt With this questionawsys deicatoly and by
for enc would wish 70 see the faernn feeling cf that
day revived not only in Congress but In the State gov
crnments There was n all the early period Of our gov
msnt feeling OF ffacrna affection and iriendahp In
Tho North, Pennsylvsnii and New York, the greatest
states, had their soeurnment lawf laws by virtue Of
which any person coming into thosc States with slave
lad, 10 Pepnsylvanis sx months and in New York nnc
months, to decide II he wns there as q traveller or
soousner, and be chose 70 withdraw nis property
months In NcwYork, they could do IL but " they re-
named longer they became subject 10 the Sa,e law sud
even late M 1888 these laws wore the statute
rocks Of New York end Pennsylvania The agitation or
the slavery question had then commenced, and they
were beginning TO discuss abolltonkm and tho candi-
Gates for Governor OF these States n,erroRaed 10
know they In favor of tho rcpel of the soouru.
nient law. They both answered negatively, and gave
reasons-- each Of them reasonsfounded on what
vas Que from state 10 another Both Of thom gave
why there laws should not be repealed and rel
ther Of them ost the favor o the people BY for neither
ofbe received full votes OF the party 10 which they be-
logged. Thus late 1888 kind feeling prevsilnd-a
cclng or fdefcrcrco and affection between citizens cf diff
erent States and 10 me would be Of the most Joy
full things Of my iie II could see the same feeling
breuehi into existence and pcrvadng throughout
the Unlied Statesthc feeling which fatber made
the constitution iiny IN which was sd nnistored
ard carried into ofe ctho feeling with which u was
tuued until within late We bear OF men who
racincators, and there ere many who deserve that
,ne bnt know who OF all others would be entitled 70
the nsrne o. "rscincaor." II would be the
Who would take up these laws Of Pennsylvania
New York present them TO the people or thoec states
recalling the feeling that existed when they enforc
90 and call on them 10 do In the same ice Ing nowto
DO exactly now a. our fathers did. and rcep harmony,
peace and rieudshp In the Union. | come fellow ci.
zcrs, 10 brirh up the summer work In which NO were
Engaged u WIS an srduous wo'k, but went through