Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-02-26

eFeSsi8h o! the executive power | speak
in no party sense; | speak in no sectional
sense; bring into the discussion nothing Of
local questions; basing it upon principle, up-
Oh principle alone, would not vote SIN
gle man 20 send into shat Territory until we
have determined. ourselves, in preliminary
manner. the necessity that shall exists for
sending them there. would not vote 10 m
crease the Army single man for ordinary
purposes; but, other Senators have said
l will vote now. will vote this minute, 10
reduce it to ten thousand men, and that num-
J Der, in my Judgment, is more than annie for
all purposes.
SENATOR CRITTEHDEN ON THE UNION.
/ During the discussion on the question OF
taking action upon the bill to admit Mime
sofa to the Union, Mr.. Cri,tenden said
With alltt1ese argamen.s ard views, and
in almost every argument and controversy
that now witness on this floor, are mingled
to give Them strength and point, either pror.
nostics OF the overthrow of Ibis Govern sAcnt,
or threats against its existence. This IS the
common strengthening means HOW thrown
into every argument here. While we prize
the Union, while we would, am snre, and
/ the very gentleMcn who use this lanruvoe
would do all tIeY could to preserve and per-
I petuate the Constitution and the Union there
is not day that we are Bot doomed 10 lis
ten here, over and over again, 10 threats of
/ its overthrow; predictions made, little proph-
ecies thrown out, thai TO gay. or Tomorrow.
Or at some near day at hand, this Govern
ment is to be no more. SIR, this is the most
unfortunate and ominons sign that exists in
the whole country. in my Judgment. IfsucIl
language cau be faniIiarly used, and thrown
into every argument as make-weie ett--as
! dust in the balance--if ihese threats cen be
made here against the existence Of the Uni
on, and if they can have any effect upon the
people OF this country, then, indeed, sir, ~
may well apprehend that it cannot last long,
hope it will last forever; and if nobody
threatened it until did, 1T would last forev-
er. App.ause in the galleries Yes, sir,
aud it will last much longer than gentlemen
here, By continual repetition and reflection.
| aud meditation believe to be so near at hand4
and it would last much longer, perhaps, but
for these nedilations. They prize it SO high
| Ey that the remotest danger Affects them; and
they forthwith begin TO prophecy that the end
is near at hand; or they are provoked at
something which is done which they think
is adverse to the interests of the Republic
and the Union, and then they threaten; but
all this is promoting the very purpose and
end against which know. in their hearts,
they are opposed, and with their hands would
oppose.
We would do well, I think, to thYoy oNt
Of all our ordinary course of argument these
threats and these prophecies. | believe the
Union is to live, not because I v ish il, or you
wish it, sir, but it is to live for ages; l be-
lieve ii is enshrined in the hearts of the peo-
] pie, and they WILDE its ssastainers and main
tainers even if we sIouId be recreant to the
: as4A- -dnSira.1ts nucrt hrnrv
! Its not in our rower-th:lnlz God i: is not
! in the power of the Senate, or of the Con
gress of the United States, 10 overthrow this
! Government and rel ice inf. Applause
/ in the galleries
AIr. MASON. l trust the order~of the Sen.
ale will be preserved. This is not the fl st
occasion since / have been here, by many,
when the order of the Senate has been dis
regarded by those present. | hope the Or
der of the Senate Will be preserved.
Dir. CRITTENDEN. Mr.. President, | did
not intend to have said this mnch, aud this,
perhaps fortunate, interruption, brings me to
a speeJier conclusion than I should other
wise have done. / do not think, in> all So
berness and earnestness, that we can. in jus
tceto the State Of Minnesota, refuse to con-
slider her claims to admission here. She is
here in an unquestionab!e form. | say in
an unquestionable form, if the report of the
committee be relied upon, and will re-
w upon it. Why should she be treid back !
Shall she be held back to be used BY gentle
men on the one side or the other, as mere
argument, mere matter of constraint TO
carry or prevent some other ineasurc!
trust not. do not think that is iast. | feel
that can do justice now in reference to
Minnesota, aud feel that can do equal and
: unswayed justice in the case OF Kansas,
when that shall come up. 1t is not neces-
sary as TO me that one should be made to op
; crate OF the other. Nolhing but reason, Ito-
thing but justice should operate on the deci-
: sion in either case. Let Us, then, act OH
: this It is not a mere matter of courtesy t.
e be sure--it is far, far above it. 1t is an &C
5 OF Justice to this State; it is an act of jus
r tica to ourselves, and to the Unon of thest
=! States, that Minnesota should Come in, ant
: that without unnecessary GeIy, There ba
:, been weeks delay since the report wa:
= made. There is no reason why it should b
i postponed-no reason at all adequate whicl
: has been alleged by any gentleman who ha
e spoken against the present consideration {
y the subject
g SENATOR FEssENDES on THE RIGHT To TAX
d SLAVES INTO THE TERRITORIES.
If 7 assume, as have always assumed, tina
Is in the Territories no State has any right
e There is no such thing as the right Of th
l. States in a Territory. The rights if the
Is exist are the rights of the people of tn
n States-personal rights, and when an ind
l. vidual, 4 citizen of State. leaves that Stat
/ with n design to go to another, and passt
It beyond its limits. he loses every right whic
1t he had as a citizen OF that State, for /
lie ceases to be lis citizen. Il being a person
Id al right, if you wish TO put it on tn
ground, and wish to divide this Territory al
le cording to the interest the people have IN
is in proportion to numbers. how much, I as
I'd wouid the Shareholders of the Union be e.
E. titled to, How much would the half miiho
a. OF ofs.avehoders, with their wives and ciildre
be entitled to out ri the Territories of I'll
ID United States when put against more th1
III twenty millions of free people, who have Il
Sc same rights with themselves! Aud yet Il
n doctrine is taught here that because IN sou
to of The States of the Union slavery exis;
he theFore we are to take the number OF Stat
he and on the ground OF S,ate rights claim III
Is, the Territory be equally divided, with eqn
TO privileges.
! Sir, it is u personal privilege. 50 fts !
e; YOU nav be sIavehoiler, aud desire to