The Washington union., 1857-10-02


10 the old States Hence the Missouri Compromise be-
ing founded grant Of power in the constitution,
was usurpation by Congress, and the recent dec
sion of the Supreme Court pronouncng that act unoos
tutiona and void is only Affirmation Of the original re-
served rights of the States and of the limited delegated
powens Of Congress- and is sound and just and eminent
ly conservative of the Union.
Why Mr. President, il is amazing that, with the
tent Of education that there is in this Commonwealth
and In New England there should be much ignorance
positive ignorance upon the constitutional principles of
our forms of State and United States governments among
n large class of our own citizens could be found In
Yorkshire in England. 1 undertake TO say that those
forty doctors divinity and that geological professor who
assumed instruct that most eminent statesman of
country President Buchanan upon his constitutional u-
ties have exhibited downright ignorance of the oonS.
ton of the United States and the laws for the govern
ment Territories that would disgrace public schooboys
of the fifth form In the face of the obligation upon the
President o take that the laws be faithfully
ted they tell him that is his duty not 10 execute the
laws of the United States in Kansas. And because they
have read the newspapers that portion of the people
don like the territorial government there established
and recognised by Congress- they ask the President to fold
his and let the mob make an independent govern
ment
The reply, calm it is, is indeed "a whitening
demnaton . and stamps Mr. Buchanan upon the judg-
ment of his countIymen as sound and conservative
statesman, frank and fearless constitutional Presi-
dent eminently cababe of governing this whole
try
How plain are the doctrines he expounds from the con-
States What makes them The grants Of powers given
them by the States in the constitution What there
in that instrument about slavery, except that giyes
shall be restored and that all the then existing States
should have twenty years to stock themselves with A
slaves if they M That the original consti
tuition and yet the leaders of this sectional northern
party presume To say to you that those thirteen States all
holding slaves and giving twenty to each State
repenish its stock really meant 10 give Congress the
power prevent slaves being carried from old State
into any other State or Territory
The democracy do not undertake to force the con-
stitution We stand upon the plain doctrine of the ma
tiona gih this question Of slavery
State and Territory; and from that non-interventon
only come If 1t ever Is to come, that emancipation
which some blindy attempting to force by pull
ing down the pillars of the Union And there we leave
it.
Now an apparent majority of the people of Massachu
sets who go for what they call freedom, totally differ
ing from this democratic doctrine, set up for themselves
and their partisans in Kansas right of revolution
side of the constitution When they met with the
law and the Gospel 'thus 1t Is written r. they deny
the constitution they deny the Bible and they deny the
God of the Bible because of these tisavey
Hence is obvious that they cannot be satisfied with the
Union the constitution has made and they must have
another sort of Union. And find that they have
put up candidate for governor Mr. Banks, formerly
very active in the democratic ranks though apprehend
he never there with pure conviction. He tells
them what sort of n fashioned Union they are to
have without troubling themselves about the consttu
ton, and that is ga united North and divided SOUTH
That is to be his Union. And what is this mighty
unity to be uponi Why, united North upon
groes and divided South upon negroes Why could go
into Africa and pick out wild Congo who would make
better government than such statesmen as Mr.. Banks
would leave to they could have their way in dealing
with the Union. Still must say word in favor of Mr.
Banks He has evidently made little improvement
Last year he willing to let the whole Union slide and
he wants to slide off only one-half of it
Gentlemen, have little further to say except again
to beseech you to adhere to those great fundamental
principles which make the democracy the party of the
Union the guardians of its laws and of independent
judiciary. Let deal with government and not with
false sentiment With the question of the existence of
slavery in the States its extension to States and
Territories that may choose to have it when they become
States the people of the North have do than
they have with serom in Russia Leave to those who
have the control and the responsibility of it. Why
sir, If these meddlng and women--these strong
minded women and weak minded men, would let alone
the true and chvarous people of the South who UNDER
stand their duties and interests in this matter better
than advise threaten them, they will work
out their destination in their own way and with
their free agencies and instead Of sundered Union
the great future of this country may results in which
patriotism, humanity, and Union may together rejoice
Here then the democracy of Massachusetts stand and
in the coming canvass mark what the distinguishing
principles of the two parties with which we contend
With sectional flag only to fight under, the republicans
would break up the Union and the determination
of the black race in their pursuit of NEGRO freedom
while the "AmericanB propose to rule America by ma
king sapes of c for the crime of religious opinion
and the accident of birthplace With these doctrines the
democratic party can have compromise. Their moral
power depends upon their fidelity to national principles
Whatever be the result then extend nm honest
hand to national democrats throughout the Union We
say to them that there in the North who will
fer in fidelity to the compromises and the obli
cations of the constitution There will stand or fall
with you; ono party one faith, and national plat
form.
AWFUL SnlPwREcK. MEN EATEN THE SHARKs.--An