The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-06

vote on an equality with the white man. Wle L
any political rights, nor be citizen in any State where
could control with my vote; yet Maine IL content
with her policy and will pursue II and mind her own
business and LET alone will not interfere with her
but she must try engraft her policy upon She
must not send her missionaries among US. We do not
choose TO argue il with them--we argue with
people we argue il at home but not with other States
II you want slavery here in Tennessee have it, IL is for
the good Of your people kept You must be satisfied
with at home and not try TO force upon We have
just much right 10 exclude You have introduce
IT. II YOU will be content with exercising that power
which, under the constitution, Tennessee possesses and
LET alone, will be friends with one another without
disturbing Of irritation So Ear this question
Of slavery is concerned is clear that il is local and
domestic institution that other State right
fere WITH that tseems TO me cannot does admit OF
argument What the just institution and policy with
ference to slavery in the Territories THAT has been the
great disturbing element between the North and tie
South The North have seemed labor under the deu
sion that il, as section had distinct right and interest
in making many free States and Territories possible
Many OF you in the South labor under the same delu
sion, in making Just as many slave States as possible
With all due respect to your actions this subject per
NIT me to say that neither the North a seon the
South as section has any right irterct IN that question
Of slavery in Kansas (Applause The cons tuition
recognizes no such distinction as North and south The
constitution recognizes repuhicthrty sovereign
States-and all other distinctions than those separate
North interfere and try deprive the people OF Kan
Of slavery when they want il, is violation of the
suh For the South to interfere and t ry' to plant
slavery in Kansas contrary to the will or the peo
pie, is violation of the rights Of the people of Kan
sas, but not those Of the North 1t is no violation of
Northern Southern rights to say that the true prn
cipes OF its constitution shall be carried out in all time
10 come. Hence, whether slavery shall shall not
exist in Kansas is question the people Of Kansas
with which State of the Union the federal govern
men has any right to interfere one way or the other
Now, will tell you right here why II was that opposed
the Lecomp,on constitution, though never intend TO
revive the strife and acrimony that grew out OF tyc,
will tell you why opposed that instrument stated
my opening speech that opposed the Lccompon sonsti
'uon not because Of the slavery clause contained in IL
the people Of Kansas (Applausc Others think the
act and deed Of that people But say you had right
TO force upon Kansas unless their act embodyng
their Will stated then and repeat now, that If Kansas
wanted slavery she ought 10 have it, If she did
T. should never BE- forced upon her II could prevent
Whether she should have it is her own business
and nobody else's. But | do not believe that the
Lecompon constitution their act and deed, or
embodied their will. then asserted, and repea,
no pouer earth righf1dly force conSti-
tuition doaen the threats Of unwilling people; is a
rfo,dtion II The great fundamental principles of self govern
me II no excuse for slave State to say that slavery
Is good thing II is for free State say that
freedom blessing Bear in mind, you had no right to
force good thing an unwilling people But by
ing that IL is good thing bad one you violate the
great principles Of State sovereignty II for the people
OF Kansas decide for themselves whether freedom or
slavery good bad thing; and the very question Of
its goodness its badness is 70 be decided by the people
who live under that constitution and not by the
North the South outside the State shall go
argument to show whether right wrong the
point to whether Lecompton embodied the viii Of the
on the English bill. rejecting the Lecompon constitution Jy
eight sufficient testimony my mind that the people
I'D nG rant = If they wanted Lecompton was willing
was willing that they should have that l intended
then, as ] intend at all times, 10 stand firmly by
the principles OF the constitution and the sovereignty OF
the States matter whether benefits this that
ton. (Apriause) And permit me to say to the demo-
hele present. that never knew democratic party
If they departed from its principles plea Of cxpeden
~ without IN the end receiving just retrbuton for the
abandonment Of that principle (Appause) The policy
SO vnfI pfav Of -
friends Of State rights, aud State governments TO stand
firmly BY principles and carry them good faith
then should expedicncy take Of itself not right
for 10 60 before the Northern people and ask them
abandon the principles in order to give greater power
to the North by securing another free statef And IL
you admit 10 he treason 10 the constitution to appeal 10
Northern passion, interest and pride, how much less
reasonable il i for a Southern to say, let the
South seek by the strengthen herself al
say whether there has been abandonment OF prn.
cipc; you decide for yourselves whether Iecompton
embodied the popular will Of Kansas. II il did,
Il was right. II not, IL wrong and Southern sup.
ror, could make il right-no Northern opposition could
make il wrong. ! say Lecompon Is dead. Peace TO its
ashes hope that another such question will
arise beere fkdt Territory making constitution, and
as thy ,oant, and ! 'oa re'ist any atemls-rhs.her
Tor he teHcht n TIC No,th ~ So,ah-o fore
Il dorm aar tarcats against aar wm Cheer
ng and applause one word more. Several gen
tlemen have called on me, and asked me what ! meant
or thought by this doctrine OF popular sovereignty,
enuncate my Freepert speech, in Illinois. I mean
that stand by the constitution as our fathers made il: by
the constituted authorities they exist by the decisions
Of The Supreme Court a. they are pronounced. zap
plausc) BY the decision in the Drcd Scott case win be
found, by reading Chief Justice Taneys decision, that
slaves are decided TO be property on equal footing
with other property, and that consequently the
of that species a. property have the same RICH, to
take into Territory the owner Of any other pro.
perty. (Cries OF Good" and immense appause) The
Illinois democracy accept that decision the authorize.
tive exposition Of tho constitution and that point con
cur (Good) Now. the question arises what the
diton Of that property after into the Territory
You the siaveboldng in the free states what
ever our occupation may be, have interest knowing
what our legal rights are when We &c; there beliers
sd,d ~ Feefovt that ,Asn yu OFT inio The Territory 'csh
ycur properly oj'so footing lih all osv property IL
all sug the Local for protection without rcfs
o% ss s Z ~ s ass yss, e % ya g asi s
emrt Il quetfon for The Territorial Legislature, n you
neys w,A yur dry Yoods. uitser you shaa seI rhsmh
cal Legislature. % there w your liquor the
81 yv,u scilin9 80 qpeo" 70 BE- deermincd " ne ioc
ascs fou may say you do not think just for them o.
discourage species OF business for the benefit OF
an"ther; but how IRE Jon gong 70 help ~ do not
" sh 10 mscad you by these views. II YOU are wise
you won't he rnislsd bit vii think for yourselves N
ygBr siGrs property v MT rast n e i,cr idi1 for PRO
tecrign vta rro,'on hare ypu ~ for ~ Sspposs ~
ue &c nf Tass any t,w fggriAa remedy fer he riotd
tton " yoir riglts ~ holf y0ar sru, ddy' Nos
action Is ercslon The oaisaG - furnish fIg Dr0,i01
amounts = rvuciiodl erricn Is there any lawyer any
vel informed who viii c0utrovert that proposition
Vow suppose the local LEGISLATURE refuses % make law
Z protect your property, how ere you going " compel
thcm - Do q Perhaps they they VII make i AM per.
has they viii not VIII tell you wien they will ami
when they viii not Wherever = Territory has climate,
sou and production making i to interest n The nhab
tans 70 encourage slave properly thcy Will pass slave
code and give cucouraeerne Wherever The climate
soil and production preclude the possibility af slavery
beng profitable, they vii bot permit Il You come
right back to The principles u dollars and cents
] do not where the migration in the South
ern country comes from II old Joshua X Ciddings
should raise colony in Ohio and settle down louisiana
be would be the strongest advocate II slavery the
whole South he would end when he got there his opn
would be very much modified. Ne would nni on those
sugar plantations that II not question between the
he AM the negro hu, between The negro ami the
crocodile W would say that between tho and the
crocodile b. took the SHE 0f The But between tn
negro and the white man he would 20 for the white
The Almighty has drawn the ine on this continent
he side OF which the sol must b. cult waited BY slave
abor The other ~ white labor That line al
IN thirty sx degrees and thirty minutes for thirty Fix
ieErecs and thirty minutes runs over mountains AMI
through valleys But this slave line meandrrs IN the
ugar aeds and plantations 81 the South. The remainder
this lost w the confusion around "a
0rtcr And the people living IN their different localities
md The Territories determine Tor themselves