The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-14


to the Leconpson Consultation was not Predlcaed UPON
the ground that was slavery constitution (Gneer
been Tree soil constitution Ny speech against The 10
crmpt aud made on the 9th December, ~nie Tue
taken urs the a: Of the same month nearly weeks
after ade my speech against tns Leo hpso s %
trosy solely ON the ground that was n,Ason ~ .os
| fundamental principles Of free governmen % we
ground tbs, was not the aud dees Of the people O
Kansas st did not emoocy nsr Sls ' a. aue, se,e
averse il; and hence denied the right O. uoaseess 70
force il no them either free State or slsv. Sss
(Brsvo) deny the right OF Congress 70 ioroe save
holopc State upou an wiling people. (Cheers) /
deny their right force free state upon an unwlio,
people (Cheers) / deny their right to force good
1erss S " cood sd cnssrs me grsss principle
the right community 70 judge and decide for
be GOOD or sy for them " adopt il; aod the "a, ~
free action, the right Of free thought the right Of free
Judgment upon the question rs dearer to every true
American than any other under free government.
NY objection To the Leconptou contrivance
Undertook TO put constitution on the people Of Kansas
aeanet th will, in opposition to their Wishes aud thus
violated the great principle upon which all iuslu
tons rest II this argument to say
You mus allow the people 70 decide for themselves
whether II 70 good or An evil You allow them 70 decide
not Ycu allow them to decide for themselves what
kind OF CON mon schools they wl have; what SYSTEM
Of banking they viii adopt or whether they will
adopt any at ALL you auow them 10 decide for them
the relations between husband and wife parent and
child, and guardian and ward in ,so, you aox them 70
decide for themselves all other questions. Aud why not
upon this question: iaheors) Whenever you put lim-
tatcn upon tho right people to decide what sxs they
government. Cheers in connection with this subject
perhaps will NOT be improper for this occasion W
ude 10 toe position of those who have chosen 10 arrasn
my conduct on ibis same subject have observer from
the public prints that but few days the republican
party Of the STATE of Illinois assembled 10 convention
nominated candidate for the Ucteo States Senate my
SUCCESSOR (aisses) take great pleasure la saying
that have known, personally snd infinitely, for about
quarter Of q century tbe worthy gentleman who mas
been pomies.ed for my place. "a voice "de viii never
get sod cheeIs) And vii, cay ths regard HIN as
and honorable opponent; AID whatever Issue may
have ~h bin viii be OF principle, ana not involving per-
sol slines fCheers) Mr. Lincoln made speech before
that Republican Convention which uusnimoury non
nated bin for the SenAte-a speech evidently well pre-
pared and carefully written in which be states the basis
upon which be proposes carry the campaign during
this summer. In he lays dos Two distinct
sk, ~s0a a-eo and Sao ssa gb bm
(Cries OF "gooc," good" and great appsuss.)
His first and main proposition viii give 10 his
Lao guaee scripture loia,iop and all (Laaghsor)
give his exact languAge "A house divided against itself
cAppot stand believe this government caouot endure,
permEr entity half slave and ns FREQ do no, expect the
Uoion to be dissolved do not expect the ocuss to fs
but do expect 10 TO be divided II will become
all thing all the other 10 other words NJ Lincoln
asserts as fundamental rincipe OF t,s government,
that there must be uniformity In the local laws AMI do
mesc institutions OF each aud oil The states Ct the Ueo
he therefore invites ali the slayeoodng states 30
hand together organize as ooe body ara make upon
slavery Kentucky, upop slavery 10 yrgias slav
In the Caronas upon Ia slavery the sa holding
states this Upon and TO psrseg,re until
shall be exerinhttd He theu uotoes tue s!avehoding
States to stand together unit and make sggres.
sve wsr upon the free States Of Union, win a
view OF establishing slavery In them all: Of forcing
upon Illinois, Of forcing Is uesI Ne. York, upon
that they shall keep up toe warfare until 1t has
beer formally sstab ishee in them ali In other words
Mr.. Lincoln advocates boldly aud clearly var OF
tons, OF the North against the soutn Of the free
States sssn.t the slave States ga, OF extsrmaston
TO be continued relenuessly until me
ehs be subtued ard al the States stall either become
free or become slave Nov, my freads Imust say to
upon that principle assert tn-i neither oesrsoie
possible that there should be Uniformity the local
institutions ADD domestic regulations Of the efasreUt
States OF this Union fee framsrB Of govern
never contemplated uniformity In its Internal concerns
The fathers Of the Revolution and the sases who msde
the com t.u,oa well Understood thai the Laws Apd dones-
tic Institutions which would suit the granite hills OF New
Hampshire would be totally unit for rico plantations
the laws which would suii The asrcaitursl az.
uicts o. Pepnsy lvania and New YORK would be to
CHIC, or the lumber regions Of Maine SBrsvo.J They
well understood that the grea, varieties OF SOIL OF pro
duc'on and OF ntsress IN Iepu 'ic Is 'arse ~ thus
CURED different local and domestic regulstons each
locality adapted 70 the wants and interests Of
rate siate-(cses OF bravo" ADD sood)sD for ,nst
Il provided 10 the federal constitution the
thirteen original States should sovereign and
preme within their own limits 10 regard 10 all that
local. and Internal and domestic while the ie1eral
vernmert should have certain specified powers which
general and Dstiopal soo could be exercised Gully
eSususu,lon well under.,oCd thai escn oc.,ss bs,Ds
separate and distinct Interests, required eepafste
tinct hws domestic Institutions, and police regulations
adapted 10 ts wants and ns condition; aud they
acted on the presumpt'on also, that these ass aud ns
tutions would be ss diversaeo dssimllar The
States would be numerous aud that no two would be
csey alike because the interests Of would pre-
csely the same Heoce aessrt that tue great fands
menta principle which under,es complex system Of
State and federal gov contsnp diversity
cssimiary In the local institutions aud domestic Affairs OF
each and every state then 10 the roion or
be admitted mo the coafederscy therefore oooceive
that my friend Mr. Lincoln has totally inexperienced
the great PRINCIPLES upon which our government rests
Init ruteV
tive Of State rghs, OF State sovereignty, OF personai H.
berry and personal freedom Uniformity the psi ent Of
eion Wherever the doctrine Of uniformity u proc aimed
that all the States must be free all tbs, all ispor
must be white all black, ihss eli the citizens OF dill
fertni States must have the privileges be govern
oy the regulations, hove destroyed the great
est safeguard -hicb institutions have tbro around
the rghu Of the Citizen e. Brsvo, and crest sppsuss
Bow could thB uniformity be sccsu p!isned II IL de
sraSle ana pcssIeie, There is eu' one mo1e "a
by sboshrg the Stale Legislatures, olong out Slate
sovereignty, merging tue rirnts aid sovereignty of
toe sa'es 10 one coneoh5.ted empire, and ve-,ng
Congress with the plenary poser 10 make ali the pDice
regulations, domestic aad local Iss uniform throughout.
Toe uuits Of the republic Wien yOe shall have do1s
this yea will nave uniformlty Toeu TIE STATES viii all
be save or al be free tben negroes viz vce eysry where
OF Dowbere then You Will have Mare liquor s~ in
every State none then yoa viii uniformity in Gil
things local ana domcH By the authority of toe federal
governneu, But, vseu you attain thai uniformity you
will have converted these thirtgt~o sovereign, inds
penden, ss,es into one oonsolasied eofe, sn toe ant
formy Of despotsm regong triumphant throughout The
vo," s3J great apo'suse From view V tue case,
ny fsisDda, an dryea irressbiy 10 tss ooaci0sion
b.s oiSersy dsscsSfty, VARSITY In al ljssi aud
crufsps iDsttutons, Is the frcas setes8srt o.
r'efuss and that the trainers of our Institutions
rNae, SAGA sors aud patro&c <ben t1ey made
ibfI a.. er0uspt onnfeierstop % sovereign states,
uilh Leess ure f,r each, sna conferred upon earn
Legisisrae toe poser % msse al local sod donos
insutaons TO sui, the people represented without
Interference from other state from ne general
Congress Of ,he Union IL ~e e1esct 70 ma.Dl,in cur
liberties must preserve the rEcss and severaoty OF
the Stateswe mrs mantsin and carry out thAt grsss
primo ole Of seg0verument Door Ia we norp
mess.res OF 1880. endorsed by the 100 lsegsa-
ture In 1851, empbttcsliy embodied add carried oat
Ksrsss NsbrAska BILL and vinoissses Nae rear by
oisiastef,l 70 her people (Cacess proposi-
ton discussed BY tr lincoln r MO epsesb ,onf sv 10
crusade sgsinss ire Supreme C9ort Of tue se tses
on sccoas, Of the bred scott deoson ca MS qysstieo,