The daily union., 1856-11-01

glOrylug him VINO does ns own hOIhi anu
alton Of him who holds slays-this singing OF noisy
songs and this preaching of Sharpssre sermons-these
lingering lamentations about the spread Of the cotton
plant-about the anneXing of Louisiana by Jefferson and
Of Florida by John Quincy Adausdo not touch the ques
ton before the nation Thatqueson Is about the new party
Thatqueson combining the North against the Soph
on slavery to win the government Shau that party
shall that attempt triumph shall II perish under con-
demnahon OF your patriotsmf -. -
is the question: and 10 that hold its orators and poets
and preachers and let the sound and calm Judgment OF
America decide it.
likely to be, we shall have to do.
scme change OF administrative politics must be, and
will be had.
But in the mean time and in the first place the question
is Shall your geographical party live or die
have said then, for my first Of opposition, that
for any and every Of the objects this party dares
avow IL is absolutely useless II is needed for
any object dares than thirty thousand OF Mar
sha Pelissiers Zouayes needed in Kansas to-day
And this question OF necessity is not the burden Of
proof him who undertakes TO introduce into our po
cal order and experience tremendous novelty as
ths2 Is not the presumption, in the first instance alto
geher against getting up geographical party on saye
such thing is necessarily and inevitably poison, is,
however, extreme medicine the best that 1t has been
down this hour admitted TO be and proclaimed TO be
the one great peril of system by all who have loved
il best and studied 1t most deeply that every hrscass
intelligence and character in history, of whatever
type of politics, and, what is quite important the
sound and sober general mind and heart has held and
taught this is it much to say that he whose act out
RACES oldest and most fixed and most implicit hab-
its thought and cherished traditions this sub
eot who mocks at what have supposed most salu
tary and reasonable fears who laughs at danger TO
the confederacy which the hrmness Washng
ton the courage Of Hamilton AID the hopeful and trusting
philanthropy and philosophy of Jefferson confident always
of his countrymen, at which these men uembed-is 1t
too much TO tell the propounder OF this project that he
shall make out its necessity, he shall be nonsuited on
his case2 say TO him, then pray conhne yourself
in the first instance TO the point OF necessity Do not
evade that question Don't mix Others with it. Tell us ex-
acty what really propose to do about slavery without
phrases and then show that if it ought to be DONE il
necessary combine the States against the
South presidential election in order to do it. Speak
this Don't tell how provoked you are or how pro-
voked the Rev. Mr. This the Hon. Mr. That has come
to be against the South how passonatey southern
member spoke, or another southern member acted how
wicked it in Washington to hold slaves, and what
covenant with hell constitution is which returns the fu-
gtve the master. Don't exasperate yourself irrelevant
ly Don't mysy trick with figures to prove that
the seventeen millions of people in the northern States
tribute threeourths of the whole aggregate of 100000
900 OF annual industrial production This If il true
not true might beget vanity and the lust OF
onal dominion, and contempt; but il is nothing at all
to the purpose Don't say you want to teach the South
this thing that thing. Don't say you want to avenge
section to-day the annexation OF Louisiana, Fori-
da, or Texas. Don't keep coming down the South
just condescend TO come down the question. What
are your objects precisely and how comes this
and dangerous combination OF States necessary to accom-
plish them
What hen first the objects of the geographical par
y and is such party necessary for such obects2 ask
now, for its What would it do if it could2
To find these to reasonable perfection, for me- at
least has not been easy 1t is not easy TO know where
look for the authentic evidence them The Philade
pha platform and Col Fremonts letter of acceptance
part Of that evidence. They althey the
most important part You must go elsewhere for it. The
actual creed and the real objects be sought in the
and spirit of their eleconeerng in the topics of their
leaders, in the aggregate Of the impression their whole a
peal is calculated TO make the public mind and the col
ectiye feelings of the North These speak the aims these
make up the life these accomplish the mission of party
BY these together judge it.
Much meditAting this evidence, arrive at
suits lind one object distinctly propounded-one OF
great interest 10 the northern sentiment and which
you and and all should rejoice to constitutionay
and safely accomplished at the right time and in the right
way and that the accession of Kansas free State
the Union. This is Beyond behind this-more
less dim or less frowning, less glttering
less consuional-there looms another range
another show OF obects-swelling, and subsidng and
changing you look-'in many frozen, many fiery
Alp" cloud landto dazzle mans eye to disappear
altogether before the gaze of another the Snowman
pleases. These their other objects.
Turn first then TO that single practical and specific
which they present TO the North, and which
they boast themselves by emnence and excellence the
friends Of Kansas-the admission Of that Territory
free State
! And now if this is ALL will any sane and honest man.
uncommed, tell you that there is necessity for this
mendous experiment Of an organization and precipitation
of North South TO achieve it2 Have you has Of
you has human being north Of the line OF geographi
cal separation particle Of doubt that If Kansas has peace
under the reign Of law for years. for twelve months
the energies OF liberty acting through unforced unchecked
and normal free-so immigration would fill her with free
dom, and the Institutions Of freedom, the waters ill the
seaI What more than such place under such rule Of law
do you waut2 What does Mr. Speaker Banks think
ron ra2t2 Legislation Of anybody No. Interference
| bv snvbo6,o No. Hear him;
" ey ,his ltbe : zeal Of the Compromise) have
remedy n i not that we SHAH egisate against the South
on the subject OF slavery II is not hR we shall raise the
question whether future Territories slavery spa be per-
mtted or not lay aside all these questions ana stand
distinctly and simply the proposition that that "ncn
gave peace to the country In 1920 that which consumma
ted the peace Of the country in 1850 ought TO be made
good by the Of the United States and With the
consent Of the American peopa Appausel That is all
No more, less no better That 81 we ask
that the acts Of 1920 and 1850 shall be made good In the
place Of conhagraton and murder and civil for the
year s56 by the voice Of the American pcopleSouth let
me say well as North [Applausel Now, to do that
legislation s required. IL is necessary that the
halls OF Congress should be opened again to agitation We
desire the election Of the presidency Of the United
States Of simple views and Of determined villa who
will the influence OF this government In that portion
OF the Territory Of the United States allow its peo
pie TO settle the question for themselves there
What is this but TO say put out the conhagraon stop
the reign Of violence give peace law and order rule
and Kansas will have freedom she does prefer slavery
certainly she will not And such, take IT. is the all
but universal Judgment Of the North.
Well but do they answer Oh very true but we can
have this peace unless the North gets possession OF the
government Mr.. Buchansns administration will not in
sure II; Mr.. Fimores administration will insure t.
Of Kansas at this hour gives this extaysgance TO the
winds will not say that Territory to-day Is quiet
MddleseK, but will say that before the next President
takes his seat IL will be free MiddleseH II has
ority for freedom and II is Increasing OF population
Of about thirty thousand, FIVE thousand only are