Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-01-13


ever. Does this schedule Habmil Il with
ont qualikcations Il qualities i By say
ing, "You may vose on slayery II yol
will veta for he GInstitatiSa hal yoi
shall net do 90 without doing thai. -
That is 8 very Important Qualification
qualification that controls mans yott
and his action and his conscience, Il IA
is IA honest maR-~-a qualification D8n
fsssedly ia violation og eur platform
We are told by she President tAat oni
faith and our honor are pledged that shl
slavery clause should be suhmiiked With
out qualification 81 any kind gfAateFar
and now ana eallad upon 70 faEfsit "a.
faith and my henor in order 10 enable !
small minority Of the people Of Kansas
10 defraud the majority Of that people
out of their eleetive franchisei
Sir, my honor is Plsagsds and bafoTt
1t shall hs taEaiahed viii take whaley-
sF consequences personal to myself mag
come bht never ask nae TO do an aci
which the Presidens, In has message, has
aAia 10 forfeiture Of faith, aEIolaliou
Of honoE, and that merely ios tha axpe-
dieney OF saving ths party. will 60 as
far as any Of you 10 save the party.
have IS Enueh heag< IN the great cause
that hinds Us togashsr as party as any
man living. / win sasri6ee anything
short Of prinaiple and hanaE fer tho
peace Of the party bat IL the party R'ils
! not stand by It's prinsipI es, % faiIh, It's
pledges, Will stand there, and abide
/ ahatoFeE consequences May EesaA fEpm
the position. Let me ask you, why toree
| this Constitution down the IhrOats ofthe
people Of Kansas, 10 opposition 10 .tholg
wishes, and 10 yiolatlqn Of eur pledge Z
! What great 0blegt is 10 be attained p
! cHi bono What are you 70 gaia by ~
/ viii you sustain the party bg Violating
+ It's principles7 Do you propose TO keep
! che party united by forcing . dtTlsloa
! Stand by the doctrine that leaves the
/ people perfectly free to forIa and regu-
I late tLeiE Institutions for themselves in
their own waJ, aad yGEr Fagty will b.
united aad irresistible IN power. Allan.
don that great principle, ana the party
is not worth saving, and caanot be say
ed, after it shall be violated, ] tEusI wa
are not to be pushed upon this question.
WAY shall it be A9pa? Wb9 Is To b4
I beDeGaedY Is the South 70 he TIE galRt
err Is the North to be the galQcr -
Neither the North nor the souIh has taq
right 10 gain a sectional advantage b}
triekerv o. fraud. Bug an besoeehca
to salt untn hear from thQ eleattoR Va
the 2Ist Of December. | am told thai
perhaps that will put il al right, and
will save the whole difficulty How can
it? Perhaps there may be large vote.
IBaya HaT he large vote returned
[Laughler.l RQt deny tRaL il Is p4ss
alble 10 have faiE vote ou tas a,Agery
clause auI say il is no; poss'b.. H.
have aBv vote On Ghe Constitution. Why
wait for the moekeTy Of an c.sc,.9.I.
when il is provided aaalserab.y ul1t .Ly
people cannot vRe-WhCu tAy IaJug.Il
are disfranchised ? But / u.l told, aL
aIl sides, "0h, jast wait; thy Pso-si-'-
cry clause WIll b8 voted doE"." That
does not obyiase any Of my Uu.cotionSt
il does Rot diminish any OF tngia. ~,
Lage 10 m0Ea right TO f0rc@ "a lEe~ -1,tl.
Constitution oa Kansas Ia.a l. s.Ar a-
S{aFs EtuDgt sa&i 6n. If kaRs Is walts
slave State Constitution, sh2 has r. b.,
to il if she wants froe-ot-Jc CORs,-
tuition, she has Il rigaL;o a., Il - nJus
of my business which Nay a.. s...,,..,
cl l4use Is decided. care NJ. WLet.sr B.
is voted down or votedup. 10 you sap
pose, after the pledges of ny aoaor gAst
| EQsld SO for that prlnelpLe ard leave
the people to vote rs they &1aJ=a, tE4!
would now degrade myself BY yQ;Iag o"e
way IL the slavery clause be voted down,
and another way If it be voted up /
care NOS huw that vote May staEsd.
take it for granted that it will be voted
out, think | have seen enough in the
last three days 70 make it eert4.u thai lt
will be returned oHt, no matter how the
Eats may stapd. Laughter.
Sir, an opposed to that GoaocFn, he.
cause it looks to me hke a system of
triokery and jugglery to aefeat the fir
expression Of tie Will of the people
There is no necessity for eFowding this
MEASURE, 50 unfair, so unjust as it Is ia
all its aspects, upon as. Why CAR Vs.
not now do what We proposed 10 do in
the last Congress We then YOEd thru
he Senate an enabling Aes, called 'sthc
Toqmhs bill, j" bslissoa ta be jRst aaa
fair in all It's proYlsionsB Prauoanced IN
be almost perfect BY the Senator from
New Hampshire, Mr.. Hale, only he did
no. like the man then President Of rhe
Unltod States, who would have 80 make
the appointments.
WbY can We not take that bill, and,
out Of compliment to tbs President, add
to it q clause taken from the AiaHesota
acE, which be thinks shoald b. ; geaeral
rule, requiring the Constitution 20 be
submitted TO the people, and pass that 7
That units the party, You all voted
with me, for that bin, at the last Com
gress. Why not stand By tho same bill
nov ? Ign0Ee Lacomptons ignore Topo-
ka; treat both those party movements az
irregular and void; pass . fair bilL-thb
one that We framed ourselves when We
were acting a. a pAlt have fair eleo+
ton, and you will have peace n tag
Democratic party, and peace throughout
the country, In ninety days. The psoplb
want fair vote. They viii never bh
satisfied without it. They negsr should
be satisfied without fax vote on thelF
Constitution. -y.
II the Toomba bill does Bog salt nay
friends, take the Minnesota bin of the
last seSsion--tha one so much commend
Cd by tha President IN his message aa d
model. Let Us pass that as aa enabling
act, aud allow the people OF all parties
10 come together Ind hare fair vote,
and will 20 fog it. Frame any othtr
bill that secures fair, honest vote %
meu Of oil parties, and carries oas tbs
pledge that the people shall 10 tefs free
TO decide on their domestic iastituuoRs
for themselves, and Twiil 90 with ydu
with plsasura, sad with all the energy |
nay possess. Hat If this Consultation
is 10 be forced dGwn our throats, IN yiu-
lation Of the fundamental principle nf
free government, under mode of sub
n,issi0n that is a mockeFy and tnsa.ti |
will Essist it 70 tas last.
have no fear OF any party associa-
/ tions being severed. | should regret any
sociaI or political estrangoTuent, even
temporarily bat If II mast be, il cam
act act with you and preserve mg faltli
and Iny honor, / will stand on the great
principle of popular sovereignty, which
/ declares the right of ali people 70 be lefi
perfectly free 30 form and regulate their
/ domestic installations Ia their own way.
will foIIsw thAt prlnsipie wheEsgsx i1s
/ logical consequ enees may take ma, and
endeavor 10 defend is against as
aaHit froma any and ali qaATeeFs. Ne
mortM man shall be responsible Ter nay
aesioa hus myaelf. By my action viii
eompFomit no man.
All the eonolasi0n of tbs honorable
gsntlsman's spsesh loud spplauss auC
elapping ID hanaa rsseuadad iheough th'
crowded galleries.
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