New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-07

fraud against the enforcement Of those principles tina;
oppose the suhiugation Of the infant community OF
Kansas TO the Federal power The Democratic party
Whom have the Americans found in their efforts fDr
the purity Of suffrage for the neg gcnce of the cit-
zen for the dignity, security and safety Of public ac
ton Whom have thew found their irnperi0us deter
mn ed, violent and fraudulent opponent Tie Demo
cratic party. Applause. And finding this Demo
cratic party thus determined distinct and open IN their
opposition on these two great different topics or Issues
IN public affairs we have asked whether ii be true
that among those who oppose. each more distinctly
and formally TINS Democratic party, on the
one Or the other line Of our politics, whether II
il wise 10 initiate such foolish conduct as To
suffer united front tO divide IN our
opposition, ami to allow them to meet each division
separately aud accomplish IL overthrow, when We
need but 10 unite our power 10 triumph over our
enemy lApplause.l How should our agreement Of
opposition to the Democratic party constitute basis
oi public action agans, them Why if these points
important, If they present and practical issues
before tie country then they certainly should. What
does tho call oi your meeting what DO your resolutions
indicate a. the objects Of public interest and public
discussion which we are called upon to meet? They
embrace topics both Of Federal ana Of State legislation
and politics IN the first place. they invite those who
are opposed 10 the LecomptOn policy OF this Admins
traton to meet and unite, and 70 organize public action
to overthrow the Administration that must fall before
the voice Of the people If that voice be made to
speak IN a united aud determined tone. Now, does
that important issue constitute important part o.
Administration politics Now in my Judgment if the
history of this Administration, since il came into
power. shows anything in regard to what constitute.
the policy Of this Administration defy anybody to
show me upon what the Federal Government has
been engaged as u party measure and party test
except persistence in its purpose to force upon the
unwilling people Of Kansas Constitution they
abhor appeal 10 the observation aud the lntelll-
gcnce Of every man who hears to say If il not
true, that while Democrats at Washington, and
Democrats away from Washington have been suffered
to differ from the President aud his Cabinet, and the
majority IN Congress upon every other subject Oi
Democratic policy without disturbing their party rela
tons yet adherence 10 this one thing has been made
test Of party fealty and opposition to II has made the
unpardOnabe sin To- subject tine offenders to expulsion
and ruin. / ask now what distinct dscord, pubic or
private open or mothered, disturba the Dcm0cra-
lie party hut the difference Of opinion with the Presi-
dent Of the United States and his Administration
The great contest now going on III the West, where
Douglas is engaged with the opposition, ana also the
Administration forces hunting him down, shows that
this is the vital the controlling point III the Federal
policy Is this practical issue There Is nothing
more practical. How did IT begin How Is II carried
on How does Il purpose 10 end III started nrst WIN
the repeal Of tiue-h0nored compact IT introduced
then The struggle ni popular sovereignty and then at
t,npts by executive power by fraud at the baiot-b0H
and by intimidation and the lrowns of power to com
pei the people of Kansas, reluctant people, 10 accept
4 constitution totally repugnant To- them. There never
was question more distinctly presented OF an issue
between popular rights and the power Of the Govern
ment either England, France, or the revolutionary
era of our own country. Applause. Now do not
much favor that system OF politics, or those poti-
clans or public men, who are quite satisfied with
praisng liberty in ancient times and IN foreign coun-
ines sympathzng with the oppressed OF France and
Of Greece and Yet have no voice. no action no poll
tics to put down, with the power that the Constitution
has given us this bold step to suppress the VIII OF the
people. But Is il present issue, and one that our
politics for the next two or four years have to deal
with Some say it is past issue; that the Adminstra-
ton have been defeated 10y the herolsm oi the people
of Kansas, and that the overwhelming exhibit oi
the popular will there is too terrible tor the party IN
L Fl.xr fstFF In q
meres shau initiated, if you please, by every rogue
detected and prosecuted in the committing of any
crime. But is the issue over when the criminal ar
rested has either pleaded guilty or oeen c"mnltteu oy
the Jury No; his punishment follows upon the past
issue Of his crime. Applause. And that punish
meut is to be- meted 0u To the Democratic party anu
the Federal Administration, that similar crimes may
not be attempted again. Renewed applause. But the
issue is not yet past ia that sense. There were
two propositions at the bottom of this effort o edera
power; the one that Kansas should come IN a. Save
State, whether her people would or mol lhal tnsy
defeated by their herOsm and magnenmlty. Inc
other proposition was that they should not come III as
Free State and that issue We are TO hght through
now And that is not past either in the sense OF the
oense or Of the convicted crime. But Is purpose
now seutcrtainod, upon which TINS country is 10 DC
divided Audfnre we to represent such ieebleness,
such degradation, such decentralization, AS tha we our
selves nothing but free laborers living and increasing
amplifying our domain, our wealth, onr power, our
energies by nothing but free labor, shall submit TO
have il said that community Oi certain number pl
people, as IN Kansas, shows by It's Tf)ec'9h oi
slavery an unflness to be commonwealth, ana are,
therefore to be kept ont of this community OF Free
States Did 1t ever occur to you that when Kansas
shall come into this Union as one oi tins great con
fcderacv she viii be the first State since the original
thirteen that has fought for her liberty ana achieved
IL lNocifcrous and repeated applause Ana L tch
youtia when by our united efforts, TINS great glory
Is achieved there will be more JOY IN tins coniederacy
over the one infant State of Kansas than
over the golden frrgcd borders of California and all
the wide and rich valley Of the Mississippi Renewed
applausel II shows us not only what that very
snl6catiou m ou territory has shown, that our ener
cies know no abatement to our future lncIeasti Du
il shows what nothing else has shown before ta
tie spirit of our fathers is adequate III the poSos vi
their descendants to preseVe that liberty, that dg
uitv that freedom in comparison TO which our ample
domain and our ucouutcd wealth are worm more
than are tie vast territories and the gor-eousllches %
the servlc tribes Of Asia. Beside this great topic 'i
Federal politics yuuT call and your resolutions en-
brace subject OF State policy ANA o State leglsia-
tion fr the wisdom If the Federal Constitution has
left TO the power and the legislation OF the States the
whole subject Of the determination and the cTc9n-
..riution of the riZht of suffrage, whether that
s,tiiag is 10 be applied to Federal or State ohcefs
The whole powcr oi the Federal Government, eNeIei
under the Constitution and by law Of Congress, can
not touch the point of giving within the State oi New
York vote tO any man for President or for a Cph-
res,an unless the State of Newly ork by IT, flnda-
mental law or its Legislative enactmcuts, ac-
cords that right. No. we are safe II we VIII tase
car, of our domestic State legislation, We can de-
I t,ruiuc how and who shall vote aud WHAT hlioduc-
,; irto the RIGHT of suffrage shall be gone through
with before II is enjoyed This second branch OF or can
asks those of us who unite IN TINS eiioTt 10 Obtain
purc suffrage unite against the Democratic parry
always IN principle and practice the enemy oi lha oO
] ie,t l. that important Wei, is there anything
more important ? | have always heard that the hna
/ dcpostary OF the political power III tins country
i was the people, and that the sole original mode o
maIestng that power and oi putting II INTO action
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