The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-08-21

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~ i argucd 1T X therc II uniformity
- ~ subject IL freedom, there must b
u laws for the granite bills of N. Hsnp-
shirs, the rico fields az South Carolina,
~ niaea II California, and the pfsiriss
II Nlibois.
Il 4 diAsslt y Eeses - ilIogical IN ~
fereacs seriously, bot II i b trse thst
uniformity On tie subject o. frecdon 10
Oh the States rcqaires uniformity OF laws
upon al subjects il She several States,
then diversity on the one subject would
require diversity upon all. On this psin-
cipal, | can prove that the men who ad-
vossss Il, and who say thst diversity il
the basis u our free institutions are
themselves In favor Of licensing robbers
snd burglars, and thieves and murdcrcrs,
and repeating all laws for furnishing such
offenders. And why? Because all the
States Of the Union have laws for proven
ting the commission Of such crimes; and
rs diversity Of laws is the basis Of our
free institutions, we must repeal our
criminal code in order to bring it about,
lest BY having laws in al the States pun
ishing such criminal We fall into dcspot-
ism. Now you who arc for diversity Of
laws and institutions in the different
States, must sanction murder, robbery,
burglary and theft, according to your own
mode Of reasoning. The application Of
such reasoning Is as good one way asean-
other, and this shows the utter absurdi-
~ Of charging upon the Republicans
who would wish that, in the providence
Of God, not human being trod his foot
stool in the capacity of slave, cloud ap-
plause, ia desire to have uniformity Of
laws and institutions in all the States on
all subjects. | say this simply turning
the argument used against us upon those
who make it, and showing that they are
just as obnoxious to the charge Of advo-
eating diversity of laws and institutions
upon all subjects as We are Of advocating
uniformity upon all.
Having given the views Of the Rcpub-
lican party as | understand them in regard
to slavery, I designed to have said some
thing upon the unwarrantable assump-
tion Of power by the Federal Executive,
but am already SO much exhausted as to
be unable to do so. intended to have
| pointed out to you the nature Of the as
| snmptions of power on the part of the
| Federal Government, tending to consoli-
dation and to break down the sovereignty
of the States; to show as it can be shown
| and demonstrated that this party now
calling itself Democratic is the old fedcr-
! al party in disguise. ("Go on; good; 80
on and applausc.)
It is true, aud it can be demonstrated
to be true. The powers wlichhaye been
usurpcd by Pierce and Buchanan would
have led to the impeachment, believe of
Washington himself. (Applause.) Why,
the President Of the United States now
! assumes to raise armies without calling
| upon Congress. He has enlisted yolun-
tcers without the least authority from
Congress. He has marched an army
asay TO the Rocky Mountains and en-
camped it there during the winter at an
expense Of millions and millions of dol
lars, without the least authority of law.
But all that Democratic Congress Of
his party does is to raise the money to
pay for the expedition. l say nothing
here Of the policy of that expedition. l
speak Of the want Of power in the Pres
idcnt to send it there 1t is done, |
know, under the pretended name of
posse eomitafas to accompany the Govern
or. 1t is the same sort of subterfuge un-
der which troops were employed in Kan
sas to compel submission to their inya-
ders. You know what posse comitatus
is. It is the power of the county called
out BY civil officer to assist in the exc
cu..::SSc of process when resisted, end the
President Of tue United States, who has
no power 10 summon a posse for any pur.
pose, calls the army from florida, thou
sands of miles of, and sends it as posse
comitatus frst to Kansas, afterwards to
the Rocky Mountains to accompany the
Governor. Why, the Governor has no
right to posse comitatus for an escort,
and it is pcrvcrsion of terms To give
such reason to an army. The author-
ty to make war is vested by the Consti-
tuition in the Congress of the United
States. II is expressly declared that Con-
gress shall have power to declare war TO
raise armies, and prescribe rules for their
government.
a yoicc--IIow win you put down re-
bellion!
/ Mr.. Trumbull-Undcr the authority
of Congress, ond in no other way. Gap
plause The President of the Y. $. is
the Commander in Chief, when Congress
raises the troops and directs him what to
do, but he has no power to raise an army;
and if you sanction his usurpation Of pow
er in raising armies and using them at his
discretion, the time is not far distant
when some Bcnaparte or Caesar will as
sumo to control your rights and mine
t(Great cheers The Republican party
is opposed to this assumption of power,
and all these unnecessary offices and ex-
pcnses, and they arc for bringing the 60
vcrnmcnt back, not only in regard to this
slavery question. but in regard to all
questions, to its. original policy under
Washington and Jefferson We arc for
an economical administration Of the 90
ycrnment for shaping the legislation Of
the country, to serve the best interests Of
the country aud the whole country, OPP
pressing no section aud 10 interest, but
doing equal justice to all. (Cries Of good,
good, and loud applause Not interior
ing with slavery where it is, but shaping
the policy Of the country SO as to prevent
its expansion, and leaving it as tho Con.
stitution has left it, for the States where
it exists, to manage II as shall seem to
them best. (Applausc.) That | under
stand 10 be the policy Of the Republican
party. Install that party in power, and
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