The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-01-06

ty Of their constituents. this would have
been instantly rejected"
The President tells US in his msasage
that the whole party pledged our faith
aud our honor, that the slavery question
should be submitted to the people without
any restrictions or qualifications what
ever Does this schedule submit with.
cut qualification It qualities by saying:
|"Yon ,uay vote on slavery if you will
vote for the constitution; but you shall
not do SO without that" That is q very
Emportant quali6cntionz-a Qualification
that coatrolls q mans vote aud his actien
and his conscisace, If he is an honest man
- qualification contessedly in violation
of Cur platform. We are told by the
| President that our faith and honor are
pledged that the slavery clause should be
submitted without qualification of any
kiad, whatever, and now am to be call
sds upon to forfeit ny faith and my honor
| in order to enable small minority Of the
people of Kansas to defraud the majori-
ty of the people of Kansas out of their
elective franchise? Sir, my honor is
pledged; and before it shall be tarnished,
will take whatever consequences per-
sonal to myself may come; but never ask
me to do an act which the President in
his message, has said is forfeiture of
faith, violation of honor, and that
merely for the expvdiency Of saving the
party.
u I viii 60 as far as any Of you to save
the party. / have as much heart in the
, great cause that binds us together a. a
; party, as any man living. will sacri-
} 6ce any thing short of principle and hon
) or for the peace Of the party; but if the
party win not stand by its principles, its
. faith. its pledges, | will stand there, and
abide whatever consequences may result
| from the position. Let me ask you, why
/ force this constitution down the throats
. of the people of Kansas, in opposition
y to their wishes, and in violation of enr
/ pledge What great object is 10 be at
!. tanned? Cui 6onos What are you to
: gain by it? Will you sustain the party
by violating its principles? Do you pro,
q pose to keep the party united by forcing
' . decision? Stand by the doctrine tha,
i leaves the people perfectly free to form
: and regulate the institutions for them
i selves in their owa way. and your party
q viii be united and irresistible in power
e Abandon that great principle, and th'
n party is not worth saving, and canno
: be saved, after il shall be violated.
o trust ws are not to be rushed upon thi
j. quession. Why shall it be done3-
10 Who issob bs bsss6ttedf Il the South tt
D. be the gainerf IL the North to be tn
,e lgainsrf go.
,e Neither the North nor the South ha
,s the right to gain . sectional advaatag
he BY trickery or fraud. But am beseech
.t cd to wait until hear from the election
A. on the 2lst December / AN told tha
q perhaps that viii put it all right; and vii
A. save the whole difficulty. How can it
ys Perhaps there may be . large vote
,e There may be large vote returned =
K (Lsughser Bnt deny that it is pos
ne sible to have fair vote on the SLAYER
n. clause; and say that it is not possible t
We have vote on the Constitution VIII
to wait for the mocksry Of an election, whe
at it is provided unalterably that the peopl
or cannst vote when the majority are di1
ds franchised? But am told on all side
an "Oh jnst wait; the Pro Slavery clause wi
n. be voted down" That does net obsia
as any Of my objections; it does not diminis
re any of them. You have no more right ,
ID. force Free State Constitution Oh Kans'
he than q Slave State Constitution.
is Kansas wants Slave State Constitute
he she has a right to it; if she wants
.ry Free State Constitution she has rig
ell Ito it.
he Do you suppose, after the pledges
". my honor, that wesld go for that pri
al. ciple and leave the people to vote a. the
"a choose, that would now degrade n
ify self by voting one way if the Slave
net clause be voted down, aad another way
, a it be voted Up. / think I have Sc,
nd enough in the last three days to make
or certain thatit will be returned out
90. matter how the vote may stand. Laug
,de ter
pes Sir. ] am opposed to that concern b
lar cause it looks to ms like . system of trio
to cry and juggisry to defeat the fair .
ey preston of the will ofthe people. The
ose is NO necessity for crowding this measu
me So unfair, 80 unjust as it is In all its I
the spects, upon Us. Why can We not
ote what we proposed to do in the last Go
me gress? We then voted through the Be
l ate an enabling act called "the Toom
&C. BILL" believed to be just and fair in
me it's provisions, pronounced to be almc
ich perfect by the Senator from Nes Ham
her shire, Mr.. HALEY only be did not Ii
ith the man then President Of the Unit
Is States, who would have to make the 4
Of pointments. $ 49,
ted Why can We not take that bill, .
gh- out of compliment to the President, -
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