The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-08

method OF solving this difculy We must Ia reference
10 Territories abide by and maintain the principle adopted
nj tbe BILL that Congress has authori
~ 10 interfere with the question Of slavery IA the Terrific
es and must leave il the regulation OF the people there
under the federal constitutions and In references 70 othe
questions Of slavery that Congress must faithfully observe
de guarantees of that constitution When the policy
mar6ed out by this view is firmly established the strife
and the evil will have been conquered bat not before
The democratic party is moving TO this end Seeing the
hopeessness of staying agitation while any shifting or I'M
certain basis occupied II prefers 10 plant itself upon TINS
position as upon mmoyable rock, and there boldly en-
counter what storms come assured that Its country
cannot at last find security there security will not be had
anywhere, nor peace any more gladden. her hopes
If this be agitation the American party must make the
most oft We willing TO risk all the damage that can
be inflicted BY its attack upon such position Our con-
sution and country demand that shrink from no
peril we incur in maintaining II.
But have not done with this charge upon my party.
am not content with simply casting it off, reort II upon
accuse not in the spirit OF brayado but for causes
that justify me in so doing charge the American party
as guilty of having contributed sustain the agitation OF
which have shown they uuustly accuse US, Ia its
first days of triumph the days when II was enabled to send
into this hall from the North majority of its adherens
and when sent TO the Senate such men as have there
superseded sound national democrats, one viii deny
that it had spirit which looked TO southern slavery
supendous carse needing TO be dealt with such by
all the agtatng influences which could be successfully
used against IT. But since the present American party
claims have purged itself Of those who in the beginning
of its career thus prosned its character Is II yet IN
position to exempt from the charge make Not at all
As already intimated the conntenanee II gives TO
the republican party by its stab at the kansasNebraska
bill in the Philadelphia convention can have other
effect than TO strengthen those who agtate against that
bill But besides this the spirit of its representatives here
is provoke agitation in the South by raising and
pressing question to the soundness unsoundness OF
northern democrats upon questions connected with the
rights Of the South. Whether not those questions be
settled the South would have them land believe they
are they least far the present object OF con-
troversy is concerned settled way the other; and
elimination in regard to them can have no other end
than to stir the agitation which is so much deprecated H.
Ia ~
agitation shows its apness for the work By throwing 10
fuel which but keep it flaming
But this complaint against northern democrats, II IL
amounts to anything, is complaint that they were not
willing give the South enough of what she claims to be
her due. Surprising this true there other party Of
the North not excepting the American willing to give SO
much All Others will be denied, for retain
ing the prohibition against southern citizens which those
northern democrats helped to remove and that would
have been the absolute denial of any shadow OF the
right claim. Would this have been better or more
satisfactory? Now, unless these Americans intend TO ask
for than obtaned--and that they dare not do
for it would provoke agitation and agitation they profess
abhor and intend 10 make it their special business 10
repress standing for that purpose according TO their
pretension, breakwater between other parties
unless they present in the North party willing prac
se equal justice to the South than the democratic
and that utterly hopeless for has yet gone even
far in her behalf they will but do mischief and weaken
the of the South by their upon northern demo-
Gratis The republicans understand this perfectly and
hence their kind readiness evuced in the early part of
our session. to offer encouragement and supply munitions
III promoting suth lnty see tnd' III pToPoEtloh 10
its success will be opened the way for their
They further TO their advantage that while they
threatening the destruction OF the citadel ITSELF there
Americans dividing its defenders and vexatousy busyng
their energies to some minor outwork.
The example thus presented is not TO be followed
certainly will follow it, Give the Nebraska princ-
pie OF free for all citizens with their property to
territory and of protection for that property there
and even though given with qualifications 10 which OBJ
ect will not sacrifice the principle itself in supreme con-
Germ about those qualifications. Who would not sir
"In troubles reign,
Losing a mite, mountain gainP
We are in the face of mighty opposition which would
take from the principle and the undoubted privilege il
confes and would place in its stead eternal exclusion Of
the property of southern citizens from territory
and yet there those-some like the gentleman from
Tennessee Mr. ZoLLlcoFrER because right is not
given and Others like the gentleman from Kentucky Mr..
Cox because they cannot all points find fall agree
of opuion-who would leopard all by quarrel with
friends as true as themselves to the main right
IL does TO me- Mr. Chairman, looking TO the state
of the sectional controversy TO the mode by which it can
be honoraby and permanently settled TO the facts which
point to those in the North who agree to that mode and TO
The hopeessness of settling by any other that TO counsel
the southern people to dstrust of northern deBocsts in
this crisis is to counsel them to suicide else to unendng
strife.