Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-09-24

= powers Of government hsd osso =
.susisersd (hs woaid sos esop 70 ~
,heshsr riehsfally Of oosl 70 - irres \
oc.;hIs aseocission. Our goveenoeos
=. not /. fsilurs because Of distusbAn. a
a eneen dsrsd BY folly or ambition.
He asked, when these territories come
q be admitted into the Union, what
principle would govern the Democratic,
Vhie, Union, OF Constitutional psrtyS
That they should come in, ssch, - sls.
ere. All VI the thirteen colonies .ere
,lsvs holding Ststss oncs-st shs "@e
The Constitution Wss framed, t~sWs
vere 90. Because this wss 90, wou'o
thew have done RICH. 70 have refused sne
+. dmission into the Union Of free Ssssssf
Clearly DOT.
The disturbance in Ksnsss were bus
,hs nretsxt for ulssrios dssigns. An
.nesI from heaven could not sssisfy the
secsionslisss, whose dssigns were 70 GET
nm = osrty 10 this Union TO make var
mon the South. The boldest Of them ,
svov 1.-THE more candid demsOd ani-
versal emsno, patton every where. 10 /
their rlssf orm they declare that the Dec.
lars,iou OF Independence, With its whole
abstract truths. 10 embodied 10 The . 90
stitutioo Of the United Ststss. Ihaf
norton which guarantee life, liberty
ana hs Dol ness, 10 clsimed to oil ps-so0s
without distinction Of color. and the
federal powers Of the government are
construed 10 give them power to control
and regulate the domestic iDsti iot,ons oI
the states II this doctrine prevail, De
ask cd, can such . party be expected 10
| administer the government under lin
tied constitution Powers we're coostru
cd by hem suficisui - dissolve the
/ Union. To accomplish this, one halt Of
| the Union wss TO be 0rrsysd sgsiDst tie
other. !.
! 1t vac 10 vain 20 tell tbs people that
t tho Republican was not sections par
". In formation, purposes. objects.
boundaries, il leaves out one bali OF the
Union, Ii cuts she country 10 w" and
declares its purpose - Northern party
to take possession Of the government 10
msonsr most insulting to the South.
What was the condition Of sffaireS State
was being arrsyed against State, the
Northsrn frontier was the scsas Of bloody
strife, and all the appliances OF money
and systematic effort, in and oat OF Con
gress, used to array the people Of the
Two sections one sgainst the other. Lsn
puses Of bitterness, obloquy and hatred
was uttered against the people Of ons
portion Of the Union By this sect'Ona
party.
This government was composed of pso
pie and States How would, be asked
q fifteen States fell osrrscised from the
ConfederacVr Could not the fuIm,na
, tors Of this strife pause long enough t
, see the consequence 1t wes claimed
By them that they sought the control o.
! the government to promote the ''gsners
. welfare" of the country. II the south
srn States we're 10 the majority, enc
> were to take exclusive possession Of th'
government, would it promote the ''Ren
orsl welfsre3" Would it tend TO "foru
. . more psrfec. union 2" The gsn,us Q
disoord wss abroad 10 the land. and ID
day predicted by Washington vas upo1
Us The meaning of this sectional move
, mont vac, that the Ststes shall not liv
, a. our fathers lived together, in pssoe
: harmony aud union. The triumph o
this party would ostraoiss tho South
n from participation in the affsirs Of gov
y eminent. Who believes, be said, the
n this Union can survive when the affec
= lions Of the people are sealed up. Whe
. the woodmen entered the forest, be belt
n cd the tree, ami when girdled, the %
: which kept it alive ceased to flow. an
;, decayed gradually, until death 6nall
h ensued. So With the Union.
. He referred to the language OF Washing
: ton in his Farewell Address, and SAID tn,
, condemnation II the Father Of his CountTl
y The day he predicted wa It hand III
- warming and solemn al .nonitioh 10 be - al
OF geogr aphic al parties had MOI tesn hsede'
With that IL, ribIe distnctneSs had he depis
"a ted thu sectional party, that he believe
o this party mad sat for the portrait, al
!. Vast ,nk'on hai painted Il IL c"lofs III.
:. would neve, fatr
% He referred to the III norie- VI Clay at
ant la, kson, quotin. th.H language N ~
= ien.- Ut Tia, fact ,.ai 2, had Way- H.
J. ioutc-i sc innliSh S.arch The roll ,
10 patriotic dead -d,d he. ahd look 4. the
}, lusiriou- living. and ,uu would Ind 'li-
names all on the ,ecoTd against this m"v'
a m-n' Ihe /. st,nony OF thu dead ai.d b
:. position OF the living Wet- against n
- movement He INFANT no ofenc. T." tho
- who differed with hun. but tbs -. /,
~ hn,.esi conviction, and hr held to sea
=. m.nl thai he VAS not within. 10 utt', i" -
quarter Of the county
10 IL HE Union was 10 be '.iitri T., .uat
T. "a hands, shall kentuck, aud lnd.Ahn
N --pafated He would recall thu ia
D Wran these States we've 'lu'-i, nn,'~ I
"a gether-when thev stood with alnis lock
:. in frater"al troihethooi. Together III
: hal defended this soil agaln~i fo,-ig a.
~ savage foe. Ken,ucky. though ~, pesI
;" were few md scattered, never tuined
ne deaf ear 10 tho calls Of her conn,r.
or all he limits Of your State not ba'tlehe
70 couid be founi which had not been h. r.
90 ceptacle Of The blood ard bone OF k-nlncl
=. ans And to-day stood upon the ash
Ia of her ,.ead, Whei- Every turf was -
dier's sepulchrr. We want, said h-.
share v ,th you the blessing. OF hi. cove,
W mrnt, aud will Indiana Join with any 81
!. tionai party which seeks 10 pf-ve i US fr'
10 enjoying so priceless boon If hai
~ fear Of it. The Old m.n AMI the You
u around him. the matron- ~ thu dishit,
% womanhood, and tn. Jaaid-ns in the pT,i
IT. Of beauty, tell me, IN a language that cam
ar be mistaken that you will not. (Cr,-s
h. never, nevet. never
II was full time that you W-rr aroused
u" the safety Of the Un,on--- the peril up
" you Then let ,ou, exultant shouts br u
en YOU Will cling 10 thai Constitution aud Il
sc Union, under which We have hereioft
ar lived so happily and record vow, ue.
ii to be broken, to never unite with -actin
%. parties To divide the Union with sectio
il. lines Frown down iisnn,ch al I i,suni
a. ists. The beautiful OHIO then. will c
- tinu@ only an Imaginary boundary hetwe
community OF brothers.
'os (AfteT the conclusion Of hi- address
po- Breckinridge wa greeted with rounds
YER cheers and applause.
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