The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-22
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 90, 1865.
SENATOR DAVIS IN THE NORTH

cfauc fatncauOn meeting winch WAS heiu III NC"
York ON Friday night last. The several addresses
which General Davis has delivered at different
places in the North during the present vacation Of
Congress have been remarkable for their ability and
eloqnence. They have added greatly to his already
high reputation of the first minds and leading
statesmen of the country. The speech lie delivered
at Faneuil Hall, Boston, on the It'll inst, is adj
mirable discussion Of the principles of our confeder
alton of States, beautiful exposition of tho cher
ished democratic doctrines of State rights, and an
eloquent utterance of patriotic elevated, and catho
lie statesmanship. The speech at New York, which
we now publish, was extemporaneous and UMPIRE
meditated but is an admirable statement, neyerthe-
less of the issues in controversy between the democ
racy on one hand, and their back-republican and
knownothing adversaries on the other.
We regret to SEQ in late number of the Charles
ton Mercury severe assault upon Senator Davis for
the conservative and concatory course lie has
pursued during his sojourn in New England during
the summer. We do not see in the mere fact of a
southern statesman addressing democratic meeting
assembled in Faneu Hall cause Of complaint or of
suspicion against him. It's true that Daniel Web
ster was denied the privilege of addressing the
citizens of Boston in Faneul Hall at time of great
excitement in that hystercal city, when set of vo-
lent abotonist councilmen had control of the build
ing but the times have so far changed that the
friends of the constitution, the uphoders of the flu
gitive-saye law and the supporters Of the measures
of 1850 and 1854, are permitted to hold public
meetings and to speak their sentiments boldly in
that ancient edifce. We are not sure but
that this very hall was the one in which
Senator Toombs, a year or two ago, in
yited to and did deliver his address in defence
Of the righteousness, rightfuness and expediency
of slavery. We do not therefore, see in the fact of
Senator Davis addressing meeting Of democrats at
Faneui Hall anything either treaeherous to the South
or unpatriotic suspicious in itself Nay, if the
Mercury win read the admirable and able remarks
Of the orator the occasion, are confident that
it win dismiss all the prejudice, which might have
been excited in consideration of the rostrum from
which he spoke, and unite with and all that have
read the speech in applauding lis sound doctrines
and patriotic sentiments. .s
1t is true that the strong censures of the Mercury
upon the Mississippi senator have ground of ustif-
cation in an extract which it publishes and assumes
to be genuine, from reputed speech of Mr.. Davis
at Bangor, in which the speaker seems to concede
that ant-slavery majority in Territory has the
right to exclude slavery by denying remedial legs-
lation to saveholding immigrants
In view Of the declarations of the same speaker
at Faneuil Hall and New York, are constrained to
discredt the genuineness of the rcputed Bangor
extract vouched by the Mercury. We cannot con-
ceive it possible that Senator Davis has ever at
Bangor or anywhere else asserted with Judge Doug
las, that anslayery majority in Territory have
tho right by ndirection to nullify rights asserted
by the Supreme Court and guaranteed by the Con-
stitution Of the United States We would venture
great deal upon the assertion, that if the question
were categorically propounded to Senator Davis,
whether territorial Legislature has the right to deny
to the shareholders within its jurisdiction such
remedial laws are necessary to the enjoyment of
his slave property, he would scorn to say, with
Judge Douglas that it had such right. For we
find him distinctly declaring in his speeches at Fan
Gull Hall and New York, that it would be
violation of the constitution to attempt any dis
elimination between the property Of nonslave-
holders and shareholders in the Territories and that
'among the things most odious to his mind is to find
man Ia freesoil member Of territorial Legislature,
for instancel who enters an office in the United
States, retaining 10 himself mental reservation
that he mil upon the peace and property Of another
portion of the Uaion"---whch is precisely the thing
which Judge Douglas asserts that freeso legislator
may righfully do in regard to slave property in the
Territories We quote the passages from the two
speeches referred to by Senator Davis, in which he
lays down the true doctrine ON this subject, which
utterly clashes with his reputed declaration at Ban
gor.
At Fanehil Hall he said
What now IL the question, beyond this, connected
with this negro agitation 1t is in relation to the terri
tory. And what power has Congress to declare what
shall be property anywhere If it in the constitution
from what clause is it derived. And have the other
States the power prescribe the conditions which the
citizens of another State shall into the common
territory Of the United States : Clearly not Can The
anhabitans scho first into Territory deprive an
Other citizen of he United States Of those rights whtch
belong 10 him as a JONI and equal Of The soil.
Certainly not Until the citizens shall exercise their right
to become a State of the Union The constitution and lars Of
Ge United See be The rules 10 goUern those scn the Ter
gorie The constitution recognises, in regard TO prop
erty and the freedom of transit of all property The equal
yioits the equal pees and of every citizen OF the
United States and ooud be violaon Of this grea pric
s{s 10 atemte any discrimination. o. Among
the things most odious to my mind is TO find
who enters an office in the United States taking the
oath To support the constitutional compact between the