The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-04-08

Mr.. CrlttcndCn--Wl the gentleman
take it2 It contains a great deal of good
Democratic reading. Laughter The
writer Of it thought he was doing great
service to the Democratic party.
Mr.. Hammond wish to say that
Mr. Koitt quotes that passage from Mr.
Pinokney's speech on the Missouri ques-
ton, which had been quoted on the OPP
posite side Of the case previously. His
object in quoting it Fos 20 show that Mr.
\ IPinckney did not bort the Missouri
Compromise upon principle, but he did
not indorse the sentiments expressed by
Mr.. Pinckney in that extract.
Mr.. Crittenden--I accept the explain
alton Certainly had no intention TO-
misreprosent any gentleman by reading
the statement expressed in this pam
|phlet. say it was not anticipated at
first that Kansas would be q slavchold-
ing State. What is the South to gain
now by having it admitted2 twill gain
a triumph in the admission of this Con-
stitution--admitted against the will of
/ the majority Of the people. Is it tri-
umph worthy Of the South? is it not
entirely barren. 1t will produce in
creased bitterness and evaporation, per-
haps on the part Of those against whose
will it is forced, not only in the Terri
tory, but elsewhere. 1t may give new
evaporation to the Slavery question;
knew agitation. which God forbid. 1t
would be a victory without results, with
out profit, barren, sterile, as to all the
ordinary and beneGcent fruits.
There is meme of them; but it will
give desperation, perhaps, to the Slave
ry question. twill not allay agitation.
Is that policy? Is that justice? VIII
that gain anything to us2 I do not
know how anything is to. be gained TO
the South, supposing, rs 1 verify be-
lIevc, and as every gentleman here be-
lieves, that 10 cannot be q Slave State,
that there is a majority there opposed
to it, and who will put it down Pass
this, and we may have a few years longer
Of oXasperatcd struggle and cxasporated
.agitation in the country. That is all
/ the consequence Of the barren victory
which would be obtained by admitting
! Kansas with this Constitution. That is
not a fruit, I think, which any one
would wish to gather. Now, if you att
tempt to enforce it, we are told by Mr.
| Walker know nothing about IL, but
from all that he and Mr. Stanton tell
us, and they are Democratic Witnesses
there is danger Of resistance and danger
Of rebellion.
/ Where is the necessity. then, for our
doing it now? Can we not resort to
some other means by which we may
avoid all these consequences Of ezasper-
alton, Of danger, Of resistance, of tu-
multi or Of agitation upon this subject,
and end this contest in a short time, by
authorizing the people Of Kansas now,
under the high mandate Of the Govern
ment, to form for themselves a Constitu-
tion if they want to come into this I'm
ion-a Constitution fairly to be made,
fairly to express the will Of the people,
and to bring it here, when they shall be
admitted? 1t defers the subject for
awhile. Is it.not better to do that? Is
it not better to stand by the evils we
have than to fly to others we know not
! off, either North or South, to result from
the rejection or the admission of this
Constitution? think every pruden-
tal consideration is in favor Of our for
3 bearing to enforce this Constitution on
the people Of Kansas, and leave bem
an opportunity Of making their views
fully and perfectly understood. This
will be in accordance with the generous
principles and policy that the South has
pursued here,
THE KANsAs-NEBRAsKA BILL.
D What recommended the Kansas-Ne.
e. braska bill to the South? For one, ]
think it was a great blunder to pass il
: but what was the recommendation il
a contains2 1t adopts, 1 think, a right
b principle, in respect TO q Territory be-
longing to the people of the Z. States
and in regard to which Congress ha.
s made no law Of admission or exclusion
that any citizen Of the United States
T. with any property Of his, has a ful
right to 60. there When people %
n upon that Territory to make a law, t.
1t become community, when they have
80 the power Of legislation, they may ad
nit or exclude it; it is within the com
- pass Of their power But while it is
,fI Territory Of the United States Their
is no law there, I think, to diycst thu
f title which a man has to his property
j whether it be a slave or horse II
1t he has title by the laws Of his oYI
State to chat property, he has, in a Ter
] ritory as much right TO be there, and a
much right to be there with his proper
10 ty, as any other citizen, until there j
) some law which shall prevent it an
lo shall divcst it, leaving to the people al
,e terward the right to form their own. &
lo nal Constitution as they please, for O
against Slavery.
is That is the principle upon which tha
o. bin rested; that is the principle upo
e, which the South have always contende
for the right They contended for it i
Ia that bill; and so far, 1 think, they wer
he in the right.
O. Now, i say, want the full practi,
it Of that principle here Let the major
ity make such a Constitution as the
is please, That is the great America
principle, that rises above all others
Mt Let them govern themselves, aud as th
is majority declare, so let the Constitutio
and so let the laws be- ! think we an
,k Iiufracting that great principle-th
o Drincinle Of the SOutb itself on th