Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-02

would be the means of freeing Thousands
who would otherwiss be continued In slave
ry.
DOUGLAS and DIVERSITY ouR IN5TTTU1Ioys.'
will say word in regard to the argue
ment, or rather peTrersi6n 1t should 80
called, l have seen going the rounds of the
papers. thai if such state Of things sho'd
take plaee-that the States should think
proper to emsncipate and send their slaves
oft could not be done without produ-
cling a uniformity between the institutions
Of the different States. and that would lead
to despotism Ii is said that our institu-
tionS rest upon the basis Of diversity Of
laws and institutions of the different States,
aud it is argued that if there is uniformity
on the subject of freedom. there must BE-
uniformity upon every other subject-uni-
formity of laws for the granite hills Of
New Hampshire, of the rice fields of South
Carolina, the mines of California. and the
prairies of Illinois
It's so difficult TO treat so illogical an
inference seriously, but If it be true that
uniformity OH the subject of freedom in all
the States, requires uniformity of laws up
on all subjects in the several States, then
diversity on the one subject would require
diversity upon all. On this principle, [
can prove that the men who advocate IL,
and who say that diversity is the basis Of
our free institutions are themselves in ia
vor of licensing robbers and burglars, and
thieves, and murdererS, and repeating all
laws for furnishing such offenders. And
why? Because all the States of the Uni
on have laws for preventing the commits
sion of such crimes; and as diversity Of
laws is the basis of our free institutions,
we must repeal our criminal code in order
to bring it about, lest by having laws in all
the States furnishing such criminals we
fall into despotism. Now you who are for
diversity of laws AMI institutions in the
different States, must sanction murder,
robbery, burglary and theft, according to
your own mode of reasoning The appli-
cation of such reasoning is as good one
way rs the other, and this shows the utter
absurdity of charging upon the Republi-
cans who would wish that in the provi-
dencc of God, not human being trod his
footstool in the capacity of slave loud ap-
plause IA desire to have uniformity of
laws and institutions in all the States on
all subjects, | say this simply turning the
argument used against us upon those who
make it, and showing that they are Just as
obnoxious to the charge of advocating di-
versity of laws and institutions upon all
subjects as we are Of advocating uniformi-
ty upon all.
coxcLrsIoS.
Having given the views of the Republi-
can party MS I understand them, in regard
to slavery, designed to have said some
thing upon the unwarrantable assumption
of power by the Federal Executive, but am
already SO much exhausted as to he una
bic to do so. intended to havo pointed
out to YOU the nature of tho assumptions
of power on the part of the Federal Gov
ernment tending to consolidation and 10
break down the sovereignty of the States:
to have shown as it can be shown and dem
onstrated that this party now calling Itself
democratic is the old federal party in dis
guise. ''Go on-good-good-go en-"
and applause.
1t is true. and can be demonstrated 10
be true. The powers which have been
usurped by Pierce and Buchanan would
have led to the impeachment. believe, Of
Washington himself. Applausc. Why
the President Of the United States now as
sumcs to raise armies without calling upon
Congress. He has enlisted volunteers
without the least authority from Congress
He has marched an army away to the
Rocky Mountains and encamped it there
4
ions and millions of dollars, without the
! least authority of law. But all that DEM
ocratic Congress Of his party does is to
raise the money TO pay for the expedition
] say nothing here of the policy of that
expedition. [ speak of the want of power
in the President to send it there. 1t is
done, know, under the pretended name
of posse conaotus to accompany the Gov
ernor. 1t is the same sort of subterfugs
under which troops are employed in Kan
sas to compel submission to their invaders.
iou know what posse conitatus is. 1t
is the power Of the county, called out by
civil officer to assist in the execution of
process when resisted. and the President of
the United States, who has no authority to
summon posse for any purpose, calls the
army from Florida, thousands of miles off,
and sends it as a posse comifafus first to
Kansas, afterwards to the Rocky Mount
aims TO accompany the Governor. Why
Governor has no right to have a posse
comitatus for an escort, and it is perver-
sion Of terms to 81 we such reason to an
army. The authority to make war is vest
ed BY the Constitution in the Congress of
the United States. 1t is expressly declar-
cd that Congress shall have power to de-
clare war. to raise armies, and prescribe
rules for their government.
"A yoIcE-"How will you put down re-
bellion?''
Mr.. TRuNBuLI-I will put down REBEL
ion under the authority of Congress, and
in no other way (applauso)- Tho Presi-
dent of the Uni ed States is the Comman-
dcr-fn Chief, when Congress raises the
troops and directs him what to do, but he
has no power to raise an army; and if you
sanction his usurpations of power in raj
sing armies and using them at his discre-
! tion, the time is not distant when some
Buonapartc or Cesar will assume the con-