The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-09-03
Judge IlaIl,s Speech.

JuuS0 AtuiFs cPccSus
A friend Of ours, a prominent membel
Of the Republican party, has handed u
the following report cfJudge Halls speecl
before the Convention on last Friday, fol
lowed by some comments Of his own
We suppose in giving place to 1t, to-day
we will accommodate both parties, as W,
presume the Judge and bis friends are de
sirous Of having it circulated as extensive
ly as possible. In language. the repor
Of Mr.. "Sanduskian" is not very accurate
but we believe the sentiments are very
nearly correct. tt
| Speech QfMe Hon.fL i, W.. HALL, mad
at Upper Sanlushy, Auy. 27h 1853.
REPORTED FROM MEMORY. g 81,
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTIONAL
have been waited upon and informed by
a committee Of your convention, that
have been nominated to represent you in
the thirty-sixth Congress. Words, gen.
llemen. can but poorly express my thanks
for this expression Of your confidence at
this particular time. The circumstances
which surround the 9th Congressional
District Of Ohio at this particular time
are peculiur. The circumstances which
surround myself at this time are peculiar,
anG, therefore, my nomination again, by
you, the representatives of 900 voters,
under these circumstances, is truly graft
flying. l have been compelled to act dur
ing the past session Of the present Con
gress, as your representative, on some Of
the greatest, largest and most important
questions which have ever agitated the
American people, and to know that have
been sustained by you in the votes ! cast
for you is truly gratifying to me Under
these peculiar circumstances. ..Ss The ques-
tions acted on by me are not made an is
sue in this contest by the opposition.
do not intend TO make you long
speech now, but it may be proper to speak
Of some Of the questions before the last
session Of Congress. That which gave
Us the most trouble was the Kansas ques.
ton. AS your representative | was com.
PEELED to act on that great question:
question which threatened the destruction
Of the whole Democratic party of the
Norlh-and to cast your vote. which /
did, after due deiberation, on that houlle
some question. That question had long
distracted the Democratic party Of tie
North, and only two years ago, like "a
whirlwind, 1t passed over your own state,
blotting out every congressional district in
the State. ''1 7a' ".'h a'-''' fn' +''" y
For three months Of the last session Of
Congress It entirely stopped the wheels Of
legislation, and everybody was tired of
it and wanted it settled. As your repre-.
sentative, as the representative ofthe de-
,nocracv cf tie 9th congressional district
l was compelled to act for you and cast
your cote onthis great question.
Kansas applied for admission. Three
constitutions had been formed but the one
acted upon was the one known as the lie.
compton Constitution. Kansas had
right to ask for admission with this con-
stitution. for they had been invited BY the
Democratic party, by the Republican par
ty and by the American party to frame
constitutions, and come into the Union.-
The Lecompton constitution was regular
in form, bore the evidence Of legality eon
its face and in all respects seemed right,
but in casting your vote upon it | voted
against it, cheers believing as all Dem.
.ocrats do, that the territories, or citizens
thereof, should be left free to form their
own domestic Institutions, in their own
way, and believing as / did that that con.
stitution did not embrace the will Of the.
people-that 1t had not been lilly sub.
mtted to'the people, felt compeiled'to
cast your vote against it, and would have
staid there until the 4th Of March next
when my term ofoffice would expire vo-.
ting against it, necessary.
| claimed tile right to vote against that
constitution while others claimed we had
no right 10 60 behind the instrument it.
self. Lecompton passed the Senate but
it was found that it could never pass the
House, and therefore the English compro-
mise Bill was presented and passed !!
(chcers) This Bill simply refers the whole
matter to the people Of Kansas, and tells
them that il Lecompton is their will then
they may be admitted by proclamation Of
the President with their present popula-
tion, but il it be not their will then they
are placed on an equal footing with ell the
other territories Of the United States and
must remain territory unta they have
$4,000 inhabitantsAshe must then re-
main on an equal footing with Oregon
who has been knocking for admission for
six years, withNew Mexico who has been
knocking for nine years and with all the
other territories. s''q9 Al'9a
But some object and sayHthat tits not
right thus to discriminate, and allow Kan.
sas admission under L"compton with 45,,
QOg hut If she rejects that constitution