The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-02

neY@S Pssen both houses will 70 approved by the
law OF the hnd and that hereafter shal have the
Union firmly established upon tha principles fixed by
our Athe Union under the constitution, where the
rights o. al sections To b. respected and preserved
[Cheen- r
Mr.. Stevenson, of kentucky was next introduced.
msvnsoS's
FnLow crixxAs IL tho spirits Of the departed dead
were cognixant Of what is passing ON this globe, 1
know the spirits Of Jackson and Of Clay, and of Webster
this night looking down upon with joy that the
constitution stands intact and that the Union preserved
Good and applause leone, fellow citizens, with no
claim TO your Partially except humble instrument
OF my adopted State of Kentucky and in her name tell
you that she reoices she always has DONE at the
preservation Of this glorious and hallowed Union Ap-
plause Born myself in Virginia, claim title for
having followed out the lessons Of him who spent one
fourth OF his life in this city, and the only reward that
have u.s. that In leaving my dear Virginia. and being
transpianted to Kentucky, have not been unnindfu
of his teachings the political principles of my native
State Applsnse Kentucky, though she long wandered
from the democyatic fold back she always has
come back when the Union the constitution In dan
ger You have the triumph of these great principles
in my friend the of the departed statesman who nobly
earned for himself the title which will die of the
great pacfcator. Cheers. He has spoken and come
an humble follower of that great party to add my
hearty amen to what he has said Applause, Az long
the preccpts of Washington shall find response in
mother Of States, and, may say, the mother of the
Union. Gentlemen, bid YOU good night.
From the Executive Mansion the crowd proceeded to
the residence of Hon. William Bgler, who addressed
them m follows
FRLLow-o CITIZENS am exceedingly grateful for this
mark of your attention am truly happy to meet you
this suspicious OCCASION and to mingle my congratu
latons with and those of countymcn,
that question fruitful of controversy and strife amongst
those who should be friends and amongst those who
have been fricndsa subject which had for long time
engendered strife between widely sections of
xvIf he boo
occupied almost exclusively the time of Congress and in
tcrrupted the public business has been finally and
trust most happily disposed of and adjusted forever
[Appause.l congratulate you on this happy event
| and | trust, my feow-citizens, that the measure
adopted yesterday by Congress for the final settle
ment of this Kansas question may exercise,
believe IT will exercise, most salutary influence
upon the future peace and prosperity of our com
country. [Appausc.l regard it a measure of
peace not only for Kansas but for the whole country
of union for the States and union for the dem
ocratc party. [cheers. When in December last this
issue first presented little anticipated all the diff
culties which have since encountered but adopted
the which have since pursued from high
of duty and abiding belief that the admission of that
Territory State the best of settling this
endless cud which agitatns the country. adopted
that policy say because it accorded with my convic-
tions of duty and in addition to that, enabled to
cooperate and sustain wise prudent, and sagacous
Chief Magistrate. Renewed applause.
rejoice. my friends, because that policy has been
tanned by Congress. have spirit Of exutation and
know you have none, because those against whom
have conended on this subject have been defeated. No
such contracted partisan policy brings you here tonight
and such motive in what have to say you
far patriotic impulse moves you and me-we
gratied because the right has triumphed--(Cres
of "good!'' good because principle has prevailed
because measure just and right in ITSELF and fraught
as believe, with blessings to common country,
has been adopted. should weary you were to at
tempt occasion like this to discuss the
itself That will not do for it Is familiar to you
ALL This much may say however, that after contro-
vesy Of four months the question has been settled
the broad basis of principle and principle which the
democratic party have mantained-to wit, that Con-
gress has right to interfere with the institutions
OF aTcrritorythat Congress had right to judge Of
the constitution State government made by Territory
but We must take it reject it it came to That
principle has been maintained and at the time we
have paid due respect the wishes Of the people Kan
sas on the question Of becoming State remaining
Territory, by placing within their reach tho decision of
that question. [Appause Congress has disposed Of
this fcud aud all else that remains to be done belongs
to the people of Kansas They with constitution
and State government and asked admission sovereign
State upon terms of perfect equality with the other States
of the Union. We accepted that government without
qualification and without criticism but their demand
for land exorbitant. 1t such demand as
made BEFORE and could not be granted by Congress
We accordingly struck it out, and said to the people of
Kansas IT you will take the same amount of lands which
to Minnesota then you in the Union and the
controversy is If not, you must remain Territory
until your population is equal to tho ratio for
ia tne hOu4e demo-
cratic principle has been preserved, and Mt the
time the will of the people of Kansas is to have
strained sway 10 whether they will become State at
this time or not Cheers
Fellow citizens, permit me TO say here, that when
reflect the mighty influence which the democratic
party has exercised in this country since the organi
cation of the government, il is difficult to determine
which should most rejoice whether 1t be that this
il to rcunite the democratic party and its
future ascendency whether it be that measure that
has long divided Congress and interrupted the public
business has been permanently disposed Of For be-
leye ut the of the democratic party and its lib
el ncples involves now it has done for years. the
stability of national confederacy the
States and the interests and rights religious and politi
cal of all classes of the inhabitants of our spread
country. Renewed applause
On this occasion 1t would be unbecoming in to go
further into these topics. feel deeply that nothing
which j have done In this struggle has entitled me
TO the attention which you have extended to to-
night. ! feel how much your debtor for this call
What did from sense of duty coming from the
State of the President first President which Penn
syvana has ever furnished to the Union While was
fully determined to act conscientiously and vote
cortng to my convictions of duty / am free to
confess that should have deferred much of my
Judgment rather than take issue with that
venerable aud wise From the first of this strug-
gle | felt pride in sustaining Pennsylvania
first President (Applanse.] believed then, am
sure now, that no man in the land understood this
question better than Mr.. Buchanan and upon mans
Judgment could the country safely rely Applause
In public of forty years. beginning In the legis
laturc of his native State, passing through the lower
house of Congress- and through the Senate foreign
mission, and finally in the presidential charin all