The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-14

acre, every O0 every men OF territory now be-
forging to the UIted states that may hereafter be
suireo, TO the Of the iree sellers. (Cheers)
charge upon them that they have not involved in
a TO- eign war 10 only because there has been more
discretion or bearance and wisdom in British statesmen
than bave been exhibited by the Cabinet In Was angton
..ssou s1 ss throughout ne Ios o. Sss brood land
and that having taken possession CT the government
when all peace. they have brought to that point
when threats OF dissolution heard in every quarter Of
said before with that old deceptive syren song Of Hcp
cept by the democratic party" cloud cheers) They
have mad Convention al Cincinnati, and they have fully
endorsed the policy and eiv o. Mr. Pc, S sam
feed the territory Of the United States 10 the Of
the free socrs and that las brought about condition
of ,hirgs in which disunion openly threatened, in
throug hout The United States They have endorsed all
their measures and they have put their csndidate Mr.
Buchanan, upon the platform, and he tells You that
staI only upon that PLATFORM out that he Ia Ion
ger James Buchanan but merely the candidate OF tn
demo party. Cheers and laughter) Well, now
want to know il the democratic party can accomplish
all this he 4th Of March 1855 the 4th Of March
an actual dissolution Of the Union. Qaughter) They
have accomplished than three fourhs Of their task
already Let q" policy b pursued .s, out i'as sge,
bind " it,s oonfsderoy ntu be onotker administration
Of tn democratic party cloud cheers) You have been
told by Mr. Seward that the day for compromise has
passed sway. Mr. Seward is right. Blame him who
may Seward is right. The day for compromise has
passed away and bias passed by the fiat Of Southern
democr acy They have told you they would have
more compromises: they in the minority without the
power control have said to the North IN the majority
we will have no more compromises compromises are
constitutional either you or we must control this Terri
tory" The North said TO them, Gentlemen, We have
the power U they said II substant sly,) we have
The power to control but have dis position TO
trcl This question has been harmonously settled for
haImopiousy .e,eo let them remain settled according
10 the compromises that have been adopted" NO"
said the South we will stand by such compromises;
or Se w haVe yery We raid the
North you resolved that and to present to US
the road issue whether you the minority whether
We the majority shall control no alternative is lewe
must fight the question OUT say the Southern dc.
mocracy have raised the whiriwnd-et them direct the
storm. say Southern democracy has raised the whlrl-
wind they have raised that black republican party in
the North that a likely to overwhelm the country Let
them to il; let them make such atonemeni 10 the
South as they can. say as said before that II it was
the boldest audaciy that controlled bloated
party-boated with spois-they wonld bow their heads
asking unite with them in the support OF their cand
date they should be inviting TO release them from the
conduct cloud cdeers) Suppose Texas were now to be
annexed as slave State, slave Territory, with the
Missouri compromise line repealed, does man. in his
proper senses believe that the North would consent to
so, let tell him he knows little OF the feelings per
vadlng all ranks and all parties among the people
Nh ou phout that entire region OF country. You might
ind politician, here and there, who would betray the
confidence Of Ais constituents for the hope Of reward but
among tie Of the people, you would find none
that would sten to II for moment; and tor this the
mocracy responsible TO the South especially and to
the country generaly But that Kansas Nebraska bill Is
now objected to upon the ground that contains the
squatter sovereignty principles and you find the public
press throughout the South ready TO resort to arms to
bring about dissolution OF the tnion rather than SUP
NIT TO squater sovereignty tell them is too late to
play that game. Who adopted the feature Of squatter
sovereignty The South. Who sustained it The wing
and democratic press at the South. Who passed into
Law Cheers say that they The southern represea
reirnty and did il knowingly; they did il wfally and
deliberately if they knew the meaning OF English terms
they advocated the passage Of the bill expressly upon
the arounds OF intervention Was not tina. so
And what Is that but squaiter sovereignty, that there
should be nterfe on tine part Of the government
or Congress with the alien squaters to regulate their
own domestic afsrss And they pretend that they
do lot know what that means tLaughter) They ought
70 know; rot they ought 70 20 school asan ana learn
passage OF this bS Gen. Cass congratulated the coun
Try upon the recognition Of his iavorc, but as he
said, much abused doctrine OF lsis, called squauer
soy,rtign,y which was subsequently denied by the
democracy, and for which denial he compmentcd them
by saying that bet fools could put such an
INTERPRETATION upon his they sought 10 represent
when Judge Douglas who the ostensibt author OF
,he bin went 10 New York dwng tendency, and was
sereraded The Nicholas they knew that be made
speech which republhed In the southern country,
which be took the ground that the leading feature
The right Of The people s~ssss aliens aud ALL 10 regu
late their own Affairs and ,s,' !, ne York the
tent 70 reg ua,e your affairs would you pS less m
nos have : righs to regulate our own affairs, aud we
went 70 Kansas should expect 10 exercise the same
powers as residents Of the Territories But they have
oSsc; have hey done 80, They have me, ia convention
At Cincinnati and lind Ibis one OF the leading princi
Piles Of the platform there adopted. They In fact either
shortened Mr.. Buchanan they stretched him out so
we snsc.v .I az ana ne
after he has endorsed H. the senate Of he United States
alarmed a. the consequences likely TO result from the re
peal OF the Ais,o compromise admite IL all
humbug and cheat in the commencement, condemned The
laws OF Kansas by OF 30 70 ION Geyers amend.
meIt and passed law, providing FOR govern
kaueaz. (n4l Cleerg1 Gentlemen
peatirg historical truths am indugng in tale decla
maicn or vain speculation; an telling you historical
facts. But they tell you also, that the compromise
Ct 1850 repealed the promise Of $50
In The hrst place would like to ask who though, them
Next would like 10 ak, who said to Mob Jdy though;
nobody sait 50; and the man who would have said
would have been regarded ~ subject for a hnaiic
have settled question by upscttine another question:
II by the terms OF tho act OF 1850 you repeal the
1870 you sctiing the difficulty In regard TO the terri
tory acquired nom Mexico and unsetng the tllcnlt
In regard 20 The territory acquired from France iChfors
On this point only hear what Mr. Douglas cbarman 81
the Committee Ierrit6ries reported from TIA. commit
tee as late as January I, 1s54 That report says
Your committee do feel themselves called upon
into the aeusson q these oonroversd quss,ots whether
W oLs'uoa s.eass ~ Ilshs J" 1t ~ eAils
issues Which produced he agitation The sectional strife an
prudent refrain from deciding TIE matter. in controversy
tnen eher ~ arinnE ~ re sang VIZ Aesean avs or ~
he extent q The protection Afforded by 70 slave properly
commend departure from he pursued hat
rabe ciher Affirming eighth
of The Missouri feclaraiory ~ the
ing q the constitution respect 10 the legal points dispute
Thus appears tina, In January. 1884 the Territorial
Committee OF the senate bad idea that the Missouri
compromise was disturbed by the compromise OF 1850
but expressly discsimed Yet now is hypoc rucally
and falsely pretended that cid Now where are thcs,
who voted for the repeal Of the Missouri compro
misey Where is Jones Of rsnn sssee, Beniann. Dixon
1oombs and Geycr Pratt, and e,rce Of niry,udi Just
prec1ey where they ought TO be when they placed them
selves ureer the lead q The ue Cant nouslas AMI Tie
Great Dwarf, Fierce. uaush'er and cheers seven
Of ten Of the whg senator's Who voted Tor tue repeal VI
the Missouri compromRe have gone where tue, ought 10
have zone long since; they have gone hone 10 roosi
-Qaughter)no In the bosom 81 Abraham, but In the
bosom Of buchanan. daughter And lol they make
q pretert II speaking now Of some Of my per
sona friends but that has nothing do do With
my public dutes)-tney have made IL a pretext for
voting for Buchanan. that they did not think Fillmore
corld he elected. Well. is quite certain he be
u his friends do not vote for him: but apprehend II will
he wi them was with those who LETT US in 1851
because Fillmore was not nominated They 20 for
Buchatsu because Hllmor. Ia nominated. Bat they say
that the Missouri compromise Was unconstitutional.
We'll gentlemen only ask you 70 take the subject INTO
ron ffr lust he