Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-14
Letter from Governor vase, TO :he New
York Tammauy society.

ledge the invitation Of the SJciety oil lam
many TO attend their celebration OF the For
ty-Thrd Anniversary of the Battle o; Ne"
Orleans, the evening If the Sth day OF Jan
uary next. | regret that | cannot be viii
YOU in person. hut teUder 70 you my warm
est sympathy in the sentiments and OBJECT
of your celebration. | trust that your yenc.
rabie order will always uphold the federal
Constitution, with which you proudly claim
TO be cUt.mpOTaneUus; that you Will SrlVG
revive and Te7petuate the spirit OF the X
evolutionary fathers, who you boast were your
founders, ANA that you will now, more than
ever. cherish national as posed to sectional
feeliocs--l strict construction of the Constr
tuition, as opposed to all compromises OF ~
prOyisious--true Democracy IL Its repuoi
can fUrm, as opposed t. the RIGHTEOUSNESS o.
m1bs or mere majgrites cnactIng their o""
'higher laT"-and the liberties OF the PEG
,le against ali power, delegated or uhuele
I patel, upon earth. To these ends you may
sell commemorate the victory OF New W,
leans. lis he.O was guided by lhw ana
bound bv duty" when be took the respoh'i
bi!ity to save a city then and Afterwards
save country from II foe more iormidaOi,
thao foreign hayone,s He gave us the mot
n. "Thc Union must and shall be pre;erV
/ ed !" ard I hope that his great authority 'tll'
/ remains potent to stamp Il upon every hoart
and uyou every banner IN the "n"ic county
Tn rreserve it we must steadily adhere u
/ the Democratic faith and platform; we must
stand by you in standing by james Buch
anan as tue people st'od by Andrew Jackson
/ lie had to contend with the money power,
and -uhdued !: by the Samson OF Democra
.cy. We Gpw have to meet the black demon
. Of the higher law and the same SIm.On
survives in yigor to fight for the chosen pe2-
/ ole. Cod forbid that the Samson Of Demo
cgacy shall at last be a Samson AgOnlsles,
saorn and blinded, t. become Destroyer
/ Almyst every other people and every other
/ party, except the American Democracy, nave
, had their "GriG,es OF a-ses,' but | do pray
4 that We may not lie such asses ourselves Is
- make bridge Of slavery, or OF any other
/ subject for us to stall 1t in a career and pro-
grcss Of national greatness. And yet, gen
/ tIemen, there are Is great many Kansas as
sas 10 our country, and they are not hall a.
stubborn asses rs the canlasses. driver
cuH get along after a manner with an ass
! that can, but the crucle,t goad will not pre-
Vail WIKI Tue az WING ct"'' 10y Oh ~.
s'uo9o!he'' u al an" are Su'' ~ 7'l'' JuS
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/ danger. They bray a political religion ami
religious ToliIcs. The best whip which ever
touched these asses exactly in the raw, was
James Buchanan's C0nestoga thong, laid
right On upon forty fanarcal preachers all
in row." As 70 your other motto, "cIVll
. aud raIri1ra in0rFy - ours WAS saved BIZ
7 the TGlnla Democracy IN 1000 we s''ucA
the dark lantern out OF the H"nGs OF IneUA'
/ bic sam, ana none no" arc i2u"" ~ F'Ci De
/ ~ "hurran !-T ann. we, theFe ore nave
some rIIht 10 say to you on other pcs, lha'
/ all common sense and justice require Is, that
/ We let each others property ana peace a"d
/ political privileges alone, aud attend 10 tie
/ Conservatism cf our OWN inlege,.s respective
. " at hone. When we happen t. meet II
' the common Territories, to make new homes
/ and ighbOrhOods there, all We have 4 do
/ is TO respect each other equal rights. II Sc
ore Southern Shareholders don! let our pre-
/ perty be invaded or taken away from US;
don't allow any power to prevent us from
settling upon common lands, or don't drive
us away from tie settlements we have made
uo0u domain purchased or won by common
,reasur, and united yalor.
On the other hand, if you prefer that sla:
very shall not be incorporated in the new
body polite Of which you are to become
members. we rromise you that il shall not
be imposed upon YOU. with our consent.
either By force or by fraud. We propose to
90 together to the polls as equal, Justly re-
spcctipg each others rights, and there deter.
mice. by legal votes, what shall be the law
Of the case. If property be established in
one form or another, il shall be respected;
and if forbiGden in anv other particular
form, il shall not in that form exist in that
community. Now, has this Just. fair aud
equal course been observed in Kansas? |
fcarlessly say that it has net been observed.
Fraud and force both, on both sides, have
been attempted, and have, to shameful cS-
tent prevailed Ana II Is inc SreS' 'oS"t'oI
OF democracy L; ru' uo"H Oo'n N'ui II u.,,,
force III 'his anu III Az ot''e' o'Ses, -"
ne case u'''u'S ' ,%'O ~ To,,roo,,
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Inc Convention a"u Tue PeoP'e, "uu '"o o''.
ef "eJ"'" III tue Cn""tlS d. ID ~ a.
congress ana TIE Ae'lI,oIy' ~ '"S '.,, - ;,
hansGs there was an hnH0"nS "'"'"'Si
IL tue Nah7aT- gor'LT y act I,1 uo' e,,"T,e
inc people 70 "UIl " CI"''.''.ou' VI '" Ia
laws 'oi 'aV'! ." Ecu ~ i, g I,
10 virtue !" !. a. ar ine
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