The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-13

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ercign state may, in the exercise of IN Inherent and
ndupltable right, If its people will it, remodel her
form OF government in such manner as their natri
otism and wisdom, or their wants NAV suggest and
that, 100, IN much shorter period than it will re-
qure to remedy any real or supposed eyistno evils
IN any other mode, If her application for admission
should now be rejected
feTo'ced, That as American citizens possessing
an attachment to our country and its institutions
we earnestly commend to the consideration of our
conntrymen, and to those particularly who contrib
uted to elevate the present patriotic chief maois
trate 10 the position he occupies the noble sent-
mcnts spoken by the renowned statesman Daniel
ebster, on the occasion of the adoption of the
compromise measures of 1850: '3Iy object is peace
my object Is reconciliation. My purpose is not to
make up case tor the North to make up a case
Tor the south My object is not to continue useless
and irritating controversies. | am against agita-
tors, North and South I am against local ideas
North and South and against all narrow and local
contests. am an American, and | know no local
lty In America. That is my country Nv heart
my sentiments, my Judgment demand of me that
lshould pursue such course as shall promote the
| good and the harmony and the union of the whole
country, This shall do, God willing, to the end
| of the chapter
| Resolred, That we have the most abiding conf
dence that James Buchanan, the present chief mag
lstrae OF the nation, is actuated by the same fer
| vent love of National harmony which inspired the
| statesman of Marshfeld and that the sentiments
contained III his message to Congress of the ID Feb
ruary, 1898, In reference to Kansas are meritori-
! Gus OF the commentator of the American people;
that he has manifested in the matter stern inAexi
ollty IN support of the cherished principles which
underlle our governments that his perception of the
motives which engendered the evil of insubordina-
ton IN Kansas, and which still seeks to noursh and
sustain it, evidences his sapacity AS a statesman
whilst his manifest determination to adhere TO the
principles of the constitution marks him as the man
and the patriot to counsel and guide the nation to
| tne hlgh destiny which, under the providence of
God, awaits 1t; and we hereby pledge to him in
THIS as IN all matters that may promote the nation
al harmony and prosperity, our earnest support
- The President then introduced the Hon Robert
Ioombs, L. >. Senator from Georgia, who COM
| menced an eloquent address, which was frequently
responded to by the most enthusiastic demonstra-
lions of applause, BY thanking the audience for the
| kind greeting they had given him, and though ply
slcaly unable to speak, he would give a hearty as
| sent to the resolutions which the meeting had
| adopted, and would endeavor to commend them by
| few remarks, to their better Judgment The
| question raised against the Constitution, under
! which Kansas asked to be admitted was not new
| one For forty years it has occupied large share
OF attention the part of the people of this coun
ty, and for eleven years it has occupied their almost
exclusive attention: The great principle for which
| the true men, North and South had contended for
years past, is embodied in the question-shall Con
gress usurp the rights of the people of the terrific
! ries, or whether they shall maintain their own?
tie held the doctrine that Kansas should be at once
admitted as sovereign State ON the questions of
| principle and expediency Among the opposition
TO ITS admission no one fail to recognize the old
enemies Of popular liberty, under names and
with new allies.
The question at issue is settled by that portion of
the Constitution of the United States which declares
| that Congress may admit new States This had
been settled question, to the power of Con-
gress, from the year 1889 to 1920. All the States
| that were admitted during that period had come
into the Union under this provision with such CON
situations as the people had seen proper to adopt
At no time was it ever attempted previous to the
year 1870, to set aside this governing principle in
tha ,DnIcS nf
sion by Congress under a regularly organized con
stltutlon. The only duty even privilege of Con
| gress is-to inquire whether it be republican-the
settled policy from the year 1889 until the agitators
| OF the North, grasping for power, introduced the
struggle which has continued from that dav to
this, until the whole country has become convulsed
Upon the authority of the great Democratic
apostle, jefferson, as the result of his experience
after the continuance of Democratic power for
| twenty years, he stated that the enemies of the
! Democratic party started this ISSUE which had
been recognized as settled by all precedent in the
hope OF thus wriggling themselves into power, as
the only hope OF arresting its rapidly augmenting
influence throughout the North, we'll as the South
At this moment, the old Federal party, of which
know-N othings, Free-Soilers, Black Republicans,
and all the other miserable tagend parties now ex-
tant are but the lineal descendants, oppose the add
mission OF Kansas No one who knows Freesoiler
or Kansas shrieker can say that he cares dime for
either the white or black race this hypocrisy they
deal in alone to defeat the Democratic partv and
that Is their sole aim. He would, he said lust as
soon go to the Black Republican Senators as else
where for partner We're he to desire one to en-
gage with him in the slave trade-and had no doubt
but what, to agreater extent than the world SIM
posed they at least some of them had private
shares in such dealings now.
When he continued, the Compromise was offered
a short time since, with view to the amicable adj
! Justment OF struggle which was convusinr the
whole country, and threatening dissolution of the
most glorious form of government the world ever
saw, but small portion of the Northern represen-
tation IN Congress acquiesced, and there is not a
single instance where a State there either in leo
lslatlve, or other capacity, had endorsed it, while
almost the entire portion of those who recognized
the rights of sister States Of the South had been
marked In the succeeding Congressional contest by
defeat and sectonalists chosen to fill their places
The great trouble is that they claim that Con
gress possesses the power to control in domestic
sense, the organization of new States. Ask them
for the reason or principle upon which their claim
Is based, and they have none. They endeavored to
apply the same question to Texas, and to other
States which had entered the contederacv in late
years, but expansion and progress being the natu-
raj law controlling our people, it could not thus be
cramped.
Still the car of progress rolled on and we have
been increasing domain by the admission of
State after State, until it now extends to and EN-
braces California and portion of Mexico. Among
the former Democratic representatives in Congress-
only three of our Senators-Douglas, Stuart and
Broderlck-have run away and joined the Black
Republican party, actuated, as they say by great
hepuDllcdH democratic lQed. FOR years the great
struggle of the Democratic party has been to es-
tablish the principle that State Constitutions,
made by the people, are alone in accordance with
the intent of the Constitution of the United States
and 1T is principle which is indelibly stamped
upon every true Democratic heart. The opponents
OF the admission of Kansas claim power over the
constitution presented only where the question of
slavery was concerned, never claiming the power of
interference in any other question it presented
| How consistent for them to thus act, when that
portion, upon which they alone raise an issue. was
submitted to the people of the territory.
When the bill to organize the territory
was before Congress, Northern representatives
contended that it should contain clause, guaran-
teeing to the citizens of the Territory power upon
this question, and even after such provision was
made, and faithfully carried out they continue to
shrek that the South would cram down the threats
OF the people there Constitution repugnant to
their tastes, even while it is one created by them
selves under the Territorial organic law.
The bill being passed, they returned to their
homes to organize societies for the purpose of send
! ing people there and through pulpit appeals armed
them with murderous weapons wherewth to en-
force their views upon her domestic Institutions
! They now urge that the election was not fair one
He would not claim that it was entirely so, nor ever
had there been so in the formation of a new
State-and even in old States such not unfre-
quenty the case, as he knew from his own expert
ence In his own quiet order-ovlng Georgia, and I'M
less report greatly beed Baltimore the same cause
OF complaint existed to great extent here.
They had, he said, raised great howl against the
BORDER rufhans, as they termed them, but that
was alone struggle between Missouri and Massa-
! chusetts for power, in which the former came off
best, and that struggle produced by the armed
emgrants sent by the shriekers of the latter en-
deavoring to enforce by such means the commands
of those they represented.
Congress had, in a regular way provided for her
admission and her citizens have uuder these provi-
siOns, regularly gone in the manner established
by all precedent and organized d government, I'M
der which they claimed such admission, and it being
legally done, Congress does not possess the power
to deny her request Let Congress establish the
doctrine that no State has been legally admitted
where her constitution has notbeen submitted, and
you md the country of two bad Senators from I'LL
nos, as well rule out of the confederacy eighteen
of the thirty-one States.
Being thus met, and the fallacy of their doctrine
exposed they claim that inasmuch portion of
| the Constitution was submitted, the whole should