The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-20

thus opposed the rlght o seu-soVefhi'ons' 1,oy W..
ted the doctrine Of popular ns
power and right they took side with the former against
the later was once in the history m y,msd o 70 yo,a
without prescribed property quahncaton. Un uas
great question the democracy Advocated .ne Ignt o.
universal suffrage and their opponents contended for us
restriction to the by demanding the property qnalih
cation. Then now, was struggle Tor popular right,
and that question and this involve the same principle 1t
is said that when the question Of property Qualification
was under discussion in the Pennsy legislature Dr.
Franklin who opposed IL, did much to expose It's tru
Character and to by the following Iustra he
said "here man owning donkey worth $25o-therei'
man who owns donkey The man who owns the donkey
YOU per init to votethe man who has such
right Now said he which is it that votes, the man
The donkey" Qaughter) The question as TO the right
OF the people OF Kansas decide for themselves the ques
on OF slavery was precisely similar in character. III
republicans would have made the right Of eifgovernmen
depend the mere incident Of place OF residence, IN
stead OF ooncedng II 10 all ankle right Of citizenship
and manhood citizen of this State may have resided
your interior ali his life Till he had reach
ed middle agemeanme he may have shared intelligent
in all the duties OF government that dcvove on the ct
heremay have served in different official trusts, and
even have represented his ncghbors in your legislative
halls and haps have voted there for the abolition OF
slavery and he may have exhibited the most
satisfactory evidences Of his capacity for usefulness
Induced by the wish Of establishing moro advan-
sgeousiy his family growing around him on the rich
lands oil the West, he emgrates TO Kansas. Accord
ing 10 the republican doctrine, he is no longer ca
lable Of longer the intelligent citizen
the just aud prudent egsato-no longer tit TO decide
upon the important question Of domestic policy in
framing constitution for the new Statc-but he Is re-
duced 10 condition Of ncompc.epcy not Of vassaage,
and subject IN all things the deepoc will of absolute
tongrea power foreign 10 him, because he has no rep
cscnatvc who can vote thore for him. Is not this the
doctrine condemned by Dr. Franklin? Does il not give
controlling weight to the incident and deny 10 the man?
The conclusion is inevitable that in advocating congr g.
sohai pow against popular right modern republican
like ancient federalism it's nea ancestor, would de-
prve the OF his elective franchise and deny to man
the right Of self government But our opponents, my
fellow citizens, were not only wrong on this question
OF principle which lies at the foundation of govern
Of " We're TO Sres Is0 n on s Se
TO decide ulon this question Of slavery on the organiza
on OF State would be to keep the whole country in
constant state Of agitation and sectional strife With
this Grebrand thrown into Congress and blown into
flame by the hot breath OF fanatcsm might well ex
pect there recurrence Of Of violence If not Of
bioodshed viii you make Congress the for the dis
this subectY Whole sessions would be spent
irritating and useless debate 10 the neglect Of all the
great Interests cf the nation and the mails would groan
under the weight of incendary speeches and documents
sent out, under the frank OF members, to circulate the
poison through every vein and artery Of the country
Every Copgr ssonal district would be filed with them
aud they would be thrown into every planters house at
the South aud log cabin at the far West And such
speeches fellow citizens repubcanism has been capa
bic of uering in Congress are not always harmless.
will give you specimen. Mr.. giddings, prominent
publican from Ohio and Of the orators brought into
this State to instruct duty in the late contest,
said on the floor OF the House Of Representatives.
look forward day when there shall be servilc in
South black man armed with Bri.
sh and led on BY british orators shall assert his
when the torch q tie nccndary shall light the towns and
though may mock their calamity laugh when
tear eomel, yet will hail the dawn Of political mil
This extract shocking as to the moral sense should
be kept before the eyes the people signal warn
them Of the dangers which threaten them. Are you sur
prsed fellow citizens, that with such sentiments uttered
in Congress and sent out the wings Of the public press
into every house in the country the people Of the South
should be extremely sensitive on this sai5ectY Has not
every Southern planter when he retres to night,
great N appreheDd that he may awake only suf
Ter the very caames invoked by the republican
have quotedy Surely not surprising that he should
warmly resent an interference which imperis
~ only his property, but the lives OF all he
holds Gear in this world Would you commit this subject
to Congress 10 be renewed every session the appca
admission Of every new sta,cs Would you thus
the question to every Congressional district OF the
nature BY choosnT yuur representatives with reference
suc aauestcn and in the storm OF such controversy
wcGd You keep the whole people of this great country
mad with fanatcai excitement on this vexei question OF
slavery Would you destroy all iratrna feeling between
s,ant peril Of disuncn-nay, would you make dsunion
rcynabes so, commit this subject 70 tho keeping OF
Congress. But Il you would calm the publc mind and
leave competent and u judge Of all the other
interests Of The countyf you woud preserve for
children he blessings which the Union
sevcs-en leave tbs question sociy " the people Of tho
Territory interested its decision. You will thus Danish
all excitement, fom the balls Of Congress and from tho
States, and conane exclusively to the limits
of the Territory Upon the ground Of policy,
therefore, as well as upon the question OF prin-
cipc seems tc mo fair minded man no true patriot
hesitate 10 the proper tribunal decide this ques
ton. (Applause have thus presented 10 you, fairly,
the only ana true question involved In the late contest
But very differently and most enormously pre-
sentcd 70 the public by the republicans Because slavery
happened TO be the subject on which this question Of
II was question between freedom and slavery They
assumed 10 be tho exclusive opponents Of slavery and
bread MAS their philanthropy, that finding necessity
for the ,xercn Of their anti slavery iabors here, where
slavery had been abolished thirty years before under de-
their symranics in inic,mcddng with the concerns cf
distant community IN which they had interest
and over which ,aey had no right o. control. The
real question was adroitly concealed by them, with
view TO excite the rcjudsces OF the Nofth-,o lead
along with them the tide OF numbers by operating
upon their symrathss-and thus, by means Of party
purely sectional dominant a. they hoped TO make
al the Tree states 20 bearown the weaker slave
Of tic south and subject them the dominion a
tiona party and upon sectional question, antagonist 10
the whole interests and feeling OF the Sou,h All this
gross porvcrsion and concca cnt OF tho true question
Is true, the question ~ power involved happened N
arise the subject c slavery II might just wellhave
arfcn any other subject q domestic nwould
ten have presented The sme question without 50 much
liability I" either misrepresentation prejudice. Many
thousands Of honest and fair minded In every free
state were led away by msapprehcnsion OF the true
question under the constantly repeated cry that de-
mocratc party Was pro slavery party. Ny fellow cit
zens more groundess charge was uttered Az
party tie democrats are neither pro slavery anti
slavery. Their doctrine s noinsryentlon. Leave the
eope Of each state and of each Territory forming
Ssae, to shape their domestic institutions in their
way. They are 10 govern themseves-we are
oct 70 govern them. on this great rule of
ntervcaton the democracy Of tho whoie Union agree
While e psrfecty natural that the entire population of
the South should prefer TO maintain and extend their
peculiar institution, quito that the democratic
of the North BY no means desired tho cstabshment of
slavery 10 Kansas. But while they would rejoice each
unc personally 10 see become a tree STATE and would
have voted 10 make such, Il they had lived in Kansas
and had right 10 do 60 they would ncvcr ono mo.
ment deny the right q the peopc there 10 decide the
question Tor themselves whether that decision should b.
Tor against slavery And the democracy ,be North
condemn, unmeasured terms, all Interference with the
right of the people " Kansas 10 speak for themselves
whether such interference from Massachusetts,
south Ceroba-from the EN- grant aid societies Of the
fast tie border uans of Missouri The democracy Of
the North condo Just as strongly, the frauds and vio
ence really committed both they do the other
fraud q nyentng fictitious murders with which stimu-
late 10 more intense pi,ch OF excitement. the feeling
Of the North, to use for political purposes. But
all these matters o unwaraptabe interference sub
ordinate, and no way affect the real questions involved
They all violations of the democratic doctrine OF
intervention. Az last that doctrine has been fairly tested
in Kansas. Tho people have been permitted hold
election without foreign Interference and have spoken by
an overwhelming majority against slavery The result
double triumph 10 the democratic party II is triumph
o popular right over Congressional sovereignty 10 have
the question finally submitted resnl