The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-21

III,
cordance with them has simply declared tina
the people Of territory like those Of a Stat.
shall decide for themselves whether SLAYER,
shall or shall not exist within their limits
Thus you zee that james Buchanan a.
cepted the nomination at Cincinnati, on th,
condition that the people Of territory. like
those OF State, should be left 10 decide for
themselves whether slavery shoald or should
not exist within their limits. | sustained
James Buchanan for the Presidency on tina,
platform, as adopted at Cincinnati, and ex.
pounded by myself. He was elected Presi.
dent on that platform and now we are told
by the Washington Union that no man il q
true Democrat who stands on the platform
on which Mr.. Buchanan was nominated
and which be has explained and expounded
himself I.aughter.) We are told that a
man is not Democrat who stands by Clay,
Webster and Cas- and the Compromise
measures Of 1850, and the Kansas and Ne
brasda bill of 1854. Whether man may
be a Democrat or not on that platform,
intend to stand there as long a. have life
(otick 10 it, and cheers.) intend to clog
firmly to that great principle which declares
the right OF each State and each territory.
to settle the question of slavery, and every
other domestic question for themselves, /
hold that il the want slave State they
have right under the constitution of the
United States to make it 50, and if they
want free State, it is their right to have
it. BA the Union, 10 advocating the claims
OF Lincoln over me to the Senate, lays down
too objectionable heresies which it says
advocate. The first, is the right of the PEG.
pie OF territory, the same as q State, to
decide for themselves whether slaves shall
exist within their limits, IN the language OF
Mr. Buchanan and the second is, that a
constitution shall be submitted to the PEG.
pie OF q territory for its adoption or rejec.
ton before their admission as State under
it. 1t so happens that Mr.. Buchanan is
pledged to both these heresies, for support
ing which the Washington Union has read
me out OF the Democratic church. In his
annual message he said that he trusted that
the example Of the Minnesota case would be
followed in all future cases, requiring a sub
mission OF the constitution and in bis let.
ter OF acceptance, he said that the people Of
o territory, the same az State, had the
right to decide for themselves whether sla.
very should exist within their limits. Thus
you find that this little corrupt gang who
control the Union, and wish to elect Lincoln
in preference to me-because, as they say. of
these two heresies which | support-de-
nounce President Buchanan when they de-
nounce me, il he stands now by the pr Incl.
pies upon which he was elected.
viii they pretend that he does not now
stand by the principles on which he was
elected? DO they hold that be has aban-
doned the Kansas N ebraska bill, the Gin.
cinnati platform, and his own letter accept
ing his nomination, oil of which declare the
right OF the people Of territory, the same
as State, to decide the slavery question for
themselves? will not believe that he has
betrayed, or intends to betray, the platform
which elected him ("good -" but if he
does, | will not follow him. ("Good
again. will stand by that great princi.
Pile, no matter who may desert It. intend
to stand by it for the purpose of preserving
peace between the North and the South,
the free and the slave States. {" Hurrah
Tor Dougas.) Ii each State will only
agree to mind its own business, and let its
neighbors alone, there will be peace forever
between US. We in Illinois tried slavery
when territory, and found it was not good
for us in this climate and with our surround.
ings, and hence we abolished it. We then
adopted free State constitution, as we had
u right to do. In this State we have dc.
clared that negro shall not b. citizen
{" all right, and we have also declared
that he shall not be slave. We had a
right to adopt that policy. Missouri has
just as good right to adopt the other poll
cy. C'That's it, | am now speaking Of
rights under the constitution, and not of
moral or religious rights. do not discuss
the morals Of the people Of Missouri, but let
them settle that matter for themselves. |
hold that the people Of the slaveholding
States are civilized men as well as ourselves
that they have consciences as well a. we,
and that they are accountable TO God and
their poster,y and not tous. II is for them
to decide, therefore, the moral and religious
right OF the slavery question for themselves
within their own limits. assert that they
had as much right under the constitution to
adopt the system Of policy which they have,
As we had to adopt ours. So it is with ev-
Try other State in this Union. Let each
State stand firmly by that great constitu.
iional right, let each State mind its own
business, and let its neighbors alone, and
here will be no trouble on this question. If /
We will stand by that principle, then Mr.. |
Lincoln will find that this republic can OK.
st forever divided into free and slave States Z,
s our fathers made it. and the people OF
zach State have decided.
Stand by that great principle and we can
20 on as We have done, increasing in wealth, /
n population, in power, and in all the ele-
nents OF greatness. until we shall be the adj |.
and terror OF the world. We can !
20 on and enlarge as our population in |
'reases, and We require more room. until We
make this continent one ocean bound repub- /
ic. Under that principle the United States
AN perform that great mission. that destiny I
which Providence has marked out for Us.
njer that principle we can receive with !
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