The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-29

correctness Of his predictions the business Of the charges
made against him be would leave 70 the people to deter
mine.
From my boyhood up said he / have been taught TO
love and the constitution of my country to respect
the rights Of all classes Of citizens under IT. and 10 be ready
all times yindcate my own would be 10 defend
theirs love the Union Of the States the flag Of my
country, and the glorious and stripes the common
property Of all the people Of this great contederacy To
defend them and protect them he had the day
that he would not willingly have surrendered his life
Deeply implanted in the affections OF the people and
only sustained by their patriotism and love, the federal
constitution, which the result OF mutual concession
and compromise amongst the thirteen States that formed
it, and which established to form perfect Union
TO establish justice insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the defence promote the general welfare and
the blessings Of liberty, only be upheld by main
tanning its guarantees and respecting the rights OF both
States and people as secured under it.
The States which form this confederacy as well as
those which may be hereafter admitted into it, and
must be equal The constitution makes them 30, and they
must continue TO be until the constitution and the Union
destroyed The federal rights of all the citizens Of this
great republic are equalnone can claim any exclusive
privileges the othersand far the constitution
extends whether the States the Territories
these rights the same They cannot be essened nor i'm
paired by removing from State to another from
State Territory The life liberty the property of the
citizen which is protected by the federal constitution in the
States not less protected by that constitution in the Ter
rories has Congress any power to deprive the
citizen Of his property in The Territories than in the States
Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all
needtul rules and regulations respecting the territory
other property belonging to the United States This Is
the language Of the constitution which coners power
to dispose of the property Of the CITIZEN deprive him
Of it, either in the States Territories So far from it.
Congress has power to take, for public use the
private property OF the citizen without making him just
compensation for IT, 1t cannot do 80 where the property is
in the States where il is in the Terrtores Ii
restrict it's TO impair its value in the States in
the TerrtCres The exercise OF such power would be
with the spirit of the constitution and violation OF
the rights of the citizen
The congressional legislation Of l82O-the Missouri Com
PROMISE as was caleddd restrict the right of the cit-
zens OF all the slave States in the removal of their prop
erty 10 the Territory of Kansas and in the of it when
there, under the constitution of the United States, upon
terms OF equality with the citizens of the free States. It,
in effect attempted usurp the rights of the citizens of the
southern States and to break down the of the
constitution by which those rights secured and pro-
ected To this olious and unjust restriction and to
restore the people to their constitutional rights which had
been wresed from them he offered in the Senate of the
United States while the bill to organize the territorial
government OF Nebraska pending before that body
amendment to the bill to strike the restriction forever
from the statutes of the country This amendment
adopted by the Senate and the bill amended passed
by the House and approved by the President And for
this he and those with whom he acted had been held up
to the country by political incendaries and bgots by
demagogues and traitors in all parts of the Union agi
ators dsunioniss and enemies of the republic if he
could be enemy the country who aboed protect
the constitution from violation and the rights OF the ci-
against uSurpaon and outrage As this foul
blot removed from the statute books OF the country
a cry from the black republicans and aboeusts
OF violated compromises sacred compacts once sacred
but despised and tramped by the slave ogarchy
which cry rang from end Of the free States to the
other and taken up and shouted back by the enemies
Giving in the southern Sates Of the slave institutions
Restore the Missouri Compromise let there be more
slave territory, slave States became the rayng
cry of the black republicans and their allies throughout the
whole country.
To this cry the great democratic party and the national
wings who united with them calmly responded that Con-
gress could exercise constitutional power the sub
ect that the right TO have have slavery rested
alone with the citizens of the Territory who mmedi-
aely interested and not with those who had
with it."
Upon this great question thus presened-the equality
the States and the right Of the people to regulate their
domestic affairs subject only TO the provisions of the
suton of the United States the great democratic party
and the national wings affirming and the black republic
and their allies denynghe great political battle has
just been fought battle for great principe-the equal
rights Of all the citizens OF the UVted States under the fed
era constitution, including such in and those
that may hereafter into the confederacy. And most
gorousy have the friends of the constitution triumphed
great victory has been victory in defence OF the
constitution and the Union; a victory bigotry and
seconalism fanaticism aud prescription black
repubhcansm and abotonism and all the other vile sms
that have threatened the subveson of the government
rejoice with you, my fellowczens this great victory
rejoice that the country safe and the Union preserved
have other battles to fgh-tha the enemy is already
shang his forces and preparing TO the
And let the national Of an parties remember that
by union they have triumphed they must still remain
united 10 achieve new victories.