The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-07-21

enthusiastic applause) The Constitution OF the Uni
ted states has provided that the OF
(and the Constitution of each State has the same pro-
vision, shall be divided into three departments, execu
tive legislative and judicial The right and the pro-
vince Of expoundng the Constitution, and construct
inn the law is vested In the judiciary established by
the Constitution. As lawyer feel at liberty to ap-
pear before the court and controvet any principle Of
law while the question is pending before the tribunal
but when the decision Is made, my private opinion,
your opinion all other opinions must yield to the ms
jesty Of that auhor atve adjudication Cries Of ut
il right ssrood good :" and cheers) / wish you to
be ar in mind that this involves great principle, upon
which our rights and our liberty, and property all
depend. What security have you for your property,
for your reputation and for your personal tights the
courts are not upheld, and their decisions respected
when once firmly rendered by the highest tribunal
known to the Constitution (Cheers.) do not
choose therefore to 70 into any argument with Mr..
Lincoln in reviewing the various decisions which the
Supreme Court has made either upon the Drcd Scott
case or any other. have no idea of appealing from
the dcision Of the Supreme Court upon constitution
al question to the decision Of tumutuous town meet
ing (Cheers) am aware that once an eminent law
yer OF this city, more, said that the State Of
Illinois had tile mot perfect judicial system in the
world subject to but one exception, which could be
cured by q slight amendment, and that amendment
was to 80 change the Law to allow appeal from
the decisions OF the Supreme Court of Illinois, all
constitutional questions Justices Of the Peace
(Grsat laughter and applause.) My friend Mr.. Lin
coln who sts behind me- rei6d. me that that propo
sition was made when was Judge IL the Supreme
Court. BE that a. II may, do not think that Net
adds any greater weight authority to the sgges-
ton. (Reuowed laughter and 0pplauSe.1 1t matters
not with me who was on the bench, whether Mr.. Lin
coin or myself whether Lockwood or Smith, a Ia
ney Marshall the decision Of the highest tribunal
known to the Constitution Of the country must be f.
nal until it has been reverFed by equally high
thority. (Cries of "bravo" and applause.) Hence,
am apposed to this doctrine of Mr. Lincoln, by which
he proposes to take an appeal from the decision Of the
Supreme Court of the United States upon these high
constitutional questions to Republican caucus sitting
in the country. a voice@"call 1t Freesoil," and
cheers, Yes or to any other causus or town meeting
ho Ropv, fio-
tCheers) respect the decisions of that august tribu-
nal; Il shall ALWAYS bow in conference to them.
lsw-abding man. l will sustain the Constitution Of
my country our fathers have made it, will yield
obedience the laws, whether like them or not,
find them on the statute book. l will sustain the
mattsrs within the pale Of their iursction As dean
ed by the Constitution. (Applause)
But am equally free say that the reason assign
ed by Mr.. Lincoln for resisting the decision OF the SUI
preue Court In the bred cott case does not in itself
meet my appreciation He objects to it because that
decision declared that negro descended from African
uarents who were brought here as slaves il NOT and
cannot be citizen of the United States He says it is
wrong because deprves the negro OF the benefits of
that clause of Constitution which says that citizens
Of one State shall enjoy all the privileges and mmun
ties Of citizens of the several states in other words
he thinks wrong, because deprves the negro of the
privileges mmunties, and rights of citizenship which
pertan according to that DECISION only to the white
man. am free to say to you, that in my opinion,
this government Of ours is founded on the white basis
(Great applause) 1t was made by the white man. for
white men, in such manner Is they should determine
Cheers) 1t also true that negro an Indian or any
other man of an inferior race to . white man should
be permitted to cnioy and humanity req that he
should have all the rights privileges aud mmunities
which he is capable OF exercising consistent with the
safety Of society. would give him every right and
every privilege which his capacity would enable him
enioy contistent with the good Of the in which
he lived. 1s:Brayo."I But You may ask me what are
these rights these privileges. My answer is that
each State must decide for itself the nature and extent
fhoSor riU heop and
has for herself We have decided that the ne.
gro shall be slaves and have at the same time
decided that he shall not vote or serve on juries or
enjoy political privileges am content with that sys-
tenn of policy which we have adopted for ourselves.
(Cneers) deny the rgh: Of any other State to COM
plain Of policy In that respect interfere with
it. or to attempt to change it. On the other hand the
state Of Maine has decided that in that State negro
may vote on an equality with tho white man. The
that rule for herself Illinois has right complain
Of Maine for conferng the right upon negro suffrage,
nor has Msine any right to interfere WITH complain
of Illinois because che has denied negro suffrage.
(sThats so, aud cheers) The tate of New York has
decided by her Constitution that q negro may vote
that he $3.50 worth OF property but not
otherwise The rich negro can vote but the poor
cannot. (Laughter.) Although that distinction does
not commend itself to my Judgment, yet assert that
the sovereign power of New York had right to pre-
scribe tina; form of the elective franchise Kentucky
Virginia and other States have provided that negroes
or certain class OF them in those States shall be
slaves having neither civil political rights Without
!
Virginia has the power by virtue Of her sovereign
to protect slavery within hef limits Illinois has to
Danish it forever nom our own borders ('hear, hear
and applause) assert the right of each State de-
eide for self all these questions, and do not sub.
scribe to the doctrine Of my friend, Mr. Lincoln, that
uniformity is either desirable or possible. l do not
all be slave: :A.
do not acknowledge that the negro must have civil
and political rights everywhere nowhere. do not
acknowledge that the Chinese must have the same
| q i'm here
do not acknowledge that the Cooley imported into this
country must necessarily be put upon equality with
the white race do not acknowledge any Of these
doctrines Of uniformity in the local and domestic rsgu
latlons IN the dHerent states 'bravo, and cheers)
Thus you see, my iellow-czens, that the issues be-
tween Mr. Lincoln and myself respective candidates
for the U. s. Senate made up, are direct, unequiv
ocal, and rreconcila' e lie goes for uniformity in
domestic for war OF sections, until one
or the other shall be subdued. for the great prn
cipe Of the kansas-Nebrasks bill, the right Of the
people to decide fof enator Douglas was
here interrupted by the widest applause; cheer after
cheer rent the air the band struck up 'Yankes Doc
the enthusiasm was intense and universal that it
sometime before order could be restored, and Mr.
descrption.)
On the other point Mr.. Lincoln goes for . warfare
upon the Court OF the United States because
obedience the decisions of that court-te the final
determination Of the highest judicial tribunal known
Constitution. He objects to the bred Scott de-
sion Of the rgh Of citizenship equality with the
white am opposed to negro equality. Qnl-
mense applause) I repeat that this nation Is white
people-a people composed Of European dsscendants-
people that have this government for them
selves ana their postsry ana am Mvor OF pfeserv.
ing not only tne purity Oh tue uioou, oue sne purity
tns sovernmen., 'foI sny m'..uLe OF sMa'sama.,on
WIN lnlef'or races. Snsnewea nase sse'
the euecs OF TINS mixture o. superior ana
TINS amaiganauon OF wnlte men anu In1ians anu ne
gross We nave seen " III MeHco, ln CenIaa s AMe.,
ica, IN sousn Amefica, ana ~ AZ tne
states, an! us result mas Deen osgenetaon, osmosa
zaton; ana deraaaIion oeiow te capacity ZOE sell
government. Iras, true. .... .,..,..;u., 49,,
am opposed 70 taking any step sha. tecosn.es .ne
negro man or the inuan ss the equal OF tne wne
am opposed 70 giving nun voice IN tne sumnis.Ea-
uon OF me goveramsnt. woua exsena 70 .ne nsso'
anu tns indian ana 70 ~ depenaent faces every
every pnsie8e, ana every immunity consastsn. WIZ sns
safety and welfare OF the white races ("oravo) out