New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-20
MEETING OF TIE DEMOCRACY.
SPEECHES By JUDGE PARKER, JEFF. DAVIS AND
OTHERS.

SPEECHES BY JUDGE PARKER, JEFF DAVIS AND
OTHERS.
Ameeting was held last evening in the Palace Gar
d.r, under the auspices Of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Union Club II was respectable in character
ssd numbers, and its proceedings were were oharac-
tsred by sucl dignity and decency that the meeting
would hardly be recognized by the distinctive features
Of Democratic gatherings. About $500 persons were
present.
Tie meeting wac called TO order by IIoRA1Io p.
Carr, fresiden, OF the Club. After the nomina-
ton Of list Of Vice-Presdents and Secretaries,
al The adoption Of series Of resolutions, the Hon.
lnsA j. PARKER was introduced to the meet
hg, ard was received with much enthusiasm.
He addressed the meeting in speech Of ~ hour i'll
kngth After few introductory remarks Judge
Parker alluded 10 the campaign of 1856, in which he
sad that the sympatnes of the people had been
trcussd and abused under the scauty mantle of a
mock phDsnthrophy-the worst passions of the North
had been ngemo Ely stirred up aud directed against
brethren of ihe South, and chat the whole country
vss cobyused with agitation, and sectional bitterness
nd strife seemed every where 10 predomlnaie III
bat great and fearful struggle the Democratic party
faced itself between the Constitution anu W. ASSAM
hts and bore back manfully the hostile crowda when
nrateped il. And now, since the smoke of the
| isle nd cleared away aud exposed to view
tie actors in that scene N their true colors,
Avas fitting tine 10 look back upon that contest
n the purpose of examining oandidly and truth
q! the issues really involved, with view TO
vN1 rccurreace Of similar errors and 70 secure Tor
lem the inst judgment OF the people. From the ex-
,snes os The sst let rs learn wisdom for the future
81 Pennbl;cap Marty was Il. unded upon the single
ss Of prohibiting. through the ,uoh ot congress
hs admission Of any more Slave States. ~. y.
ess. on the other hard, claimed 1t to DC the "
people Of the Territory to decide Tor themselves,
Fl l.r4l, xnrN. .ttn Y
there The real issue existing between the Rcpno,
tn and Democratic parties at the last Presidential
ts.on related simply &c the distribution OF power III
] eSg.,., departments of Government. 1t was a
,son wheter the power to declde upon ,he T1',.
3 ,ssS IN Cnrsrrss or in the people forming the
4 Me 1,,,crrmcnf fnd alone Interested III
A II aueAiop. II was question: between Con
b rsscnal Sovereignty and Popular Sovereignty =
4 eAsesn governing power AMI popular iis"'
z saPpsd oi all misrepresentation and al prlnnee'
% vas the orly question involved in that contest-l
4 g<slion WHO should coveru--who should frame hat
ss G! new State Constitution relating to slavery
sie.her il should be done by Congress, LEGISLATIVE
ssg 10 Which the people ot the Territory naH ~, ~
Ns Oh by the people themselves who were to I'VE
chr the Constitution. u was then pure qu"stion
TAe right Of sell. goyernUent. The doctrine OF INC
psa1eIaiic faith - that man - capable oi sell Coy
Nner. no matter wha, his birth place or what his
sgoss faith. Ii is, that mans capacity for self
tNurept depends not upon bis possessing prop
en- nor anon any other accidental circumstances 10y
VA lie may be surrounded. but that 1t - az
sse'tnt, heayen-deliVed and ansouie rgn'
sa1ghg TO the man himself Aud 10 all his, II seems
wlaered widely from our opponents the Republicans
Nealnpg Cor Congress the exclusive right o, decid
hsiiis question of Slavery, they denied II II inc Pee
isaerrsted. They thus opposed the right o. sen SEN
S'ennlent. They controverted the doctrine ei rep
srSyereignty. As between power and right; Tue!
Nk side with the former against the Latter. The he
lasaesns would have made the right OF seii-g"verH
~ IN Kansas 10 depend on the mere i"eii"n, ~.
taee oil residence instead Ut connecting II 10 al, NUN
SSnght Of citizenship and manhood According :
Shepa6hean doctrine, citizen OF tins STATE eihi
/ ssuhs West Was no longer capable OF seltgo'eru
a.-no longer ut to decide upon the inoSt imroT,an
Isas.sve vl domestic policy IN framing Constuutio
inconsistency If not Of yassalsve and subject in a
t'nlles 10 The desPo'ic will of an absolute Congress
"a power foreign as TO him. because he has
rp'esel'a.vc mno can vote there for him
Sngressional power as against popnisr ri, ,noJsy
Epubhcsnsm, like ancient Federalism e. Snasl az
eor, would deprive the citizen Of bis elective fran
Csc ana deny 10 man the right Of self.oovernncn,
sstheir opponents were rot only wrong o., IRIS one,
naof principle. which hee at the fcusdstion az an
eesstnHsut, bat they were wrong also on the me,
s'eshcn Of expediency. To vest in Congress II
rse to decide upon tins question OF Slavery On n
eyahsxalion Of q new State, would be to keep Y
nae country in col slant state Of agitation and 4,
ce1 strife. With this fircbrand thrown into Co
Ees sud blown into fame by the hot bres
asaLeism, they might wen expect there a
.Sissee Of scenes of violence, If not of bloc
Would they make Congress the arena
dscusson IT this subject Whole sessio
80 be spent in irritating and useless deba
s1s neglect of all the great interests IT I
80 And the mails would groan under I
st q incendisry speeches and documents sent o
ID The frank of members, TO circulate the pois
CaN every vein and artery Of the country. Eve
nessionhl District would be filed with them y
avssld be thrown ir,o every planters hor
~s South. and every log cabin at ;