New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-23

sge;is. the pccy Of tce Pre.,ceut AID re ..U.ers
b,csuse knew and tit that tie policy Was IN coetra-
veIton OF tie p'locipes CT the CiIcirnsu Pis.'
form, sId CT sI the pledges when | made
TO the people Of this Dstn,. when 1 addressed
them 10 the fa. Of Sd 10 favor Of ny Election aud Of
tie eltotor Of NJ. Buchanan. / sev that tboss who
lave extended 10 me ths welcome to night SIC sde Up
CT the ost itts ia ent ard worthy Democracy Of this
par q Westcb ster COubty; Sni il g gOGous seat
these rnsn step oGt ifCm tue trselea lice os
party ana ssy to their Representative. Well dcae,
good sid iaiaiul servant. We approve ct your c'a.
Cuct" Applause, hrd cries OF H., H." and
ci eeis Ano tere lei ne ssy TO you fellow ciz ans,
sts presert uyse.f sgsn {, re people Of .lis Con-
e!ess.oI 81 District /" I'll H. and csesrs, = the
people Of this Ds'Ect, asking them 20 approve tee
coure wLica ca ;,.e. Represeuts.ye have taken 10
Cotgres., or else TO reject II spd disaoProve
cf Il. Tbs Con1i,,ee who have iGyi!ed ne
have niorued re taat they approve OF my
reigrty Sis, tnst doctrine older than tie orGanlzs
ton OF TIE DsuccIsiic patty tseE. It GndeTieS the
formation OF ou- ye!y government; Il nal It's begin
uirg At Boston when the tes vas thIo-u overheard
daughter and spplausei. and when the Tree people OF
tie on determined tia; taere saOuG not be taxa
tim without represent. Il no 3en G0o,rne |.
is q, I'D as Government Itself and ceusirly cOeval
with the free Institutions OF tcis country sid all over
the word. 80 Ear 50 81 application OF thiS ccc-
tfine s CONGO ned ia reference TO the hsnsss
question, | fully agree with all thst has been
sed ty cur eloquent sLd able Pfesdent-tGa. tee
Piesicett CT the l.ted States n stepping aside fom
BIZ Executive functions 10 sEdesvcrinS by tne sage
which for Lis fame had better been wtten-to
force the Leconpton Constitution upon al unwilling
people, IL the most srtic anc stnpendou fraud tla.
usn IN official pc .tion 10 t:J cua:iy attempted
70 perpetrste. [Appausel / say this net out OF aoy
WHIT q respect 10 tle Ui,s &C tuo President but
saw il because feel tia. il ts pcl;cy upon inst sub
i,ct had been adopted by craven Senate and q
esner Congress, tea. the Democratic psrty IN @Gich
was educated ard n Glsh when 1t Il night, hope
To be- would have been thing Cf the past sud never
ba.a haye AM Is
tiy. Applause Slrs, what DID the representative
Ct that patty do Of Cincinnati They adopted code
of principles aid far the Presidential election
was concerned plsttCIm was arop'ef wa'cn WAS 10
the Democratic party wnet the DecsloIue Is 70 the
Christian. Not long after Congress Assembled,
We found the President of the Unted States sending
TO Congress tie LecomptCn Cons ution, conceived 10
fraud bnd brought forth in iniquy, ana urSdk tnst
BODY to accept that Constitution and 10 admit Kansas
as a State under il. Fellow. cinAets, the Con-
vertion whcn framed that Constitution directed
Jonp Caltouuits PresidcDt-to teusInit 10 Congress;
they DID not Greet hun - rausnnt TO hc Ffosdeu
ard have the President send edc. TO Us, tue tree
representatives OF the people. But tie President, q
bis own accord and voton, from causes which, AN
Orry to ssy to) potent at ssaini Ton nom tne
extremists Of The SOutD changed foJt upon the great
question, ard eldeavoret 10 nave this gross fraud
cons uIcinated by and through Executive pa,foesge
and power. Applause Did the Presided o. tle
Uuited Ststes sepd special message to Congress X
irg for and ugiDg the admiss, n a Oregon : NJ,
Srs Did he send long special message 20
Cetgrcss asking fer and ufglug tie adnhs-
elm Of Minnesota No, Sis The people. OF
theee S!s'es had adopted free constitutions
in free and honest wBy ia etrlct accordance VITO the
true application OF the doctrine of popular
and there necessity in these cases for the fres-
dent CT the United States to bring tee mighty power
OF this Government-throug the dispepshon OF is
patronsge-to bear upon the free representatives, OF
ire people in Congress. Now, fellow citizens, CON
tend that every vote that was cast in Congress. by
men who called a;ti. Lecompton Democrats Is III
tho stiicte-t accorcarce with the principles OF tos
democratic party and tho principles which elscted
Mr.. Buchanan. Applause contend tpat the Vote'
that were eiven-wnh a practical generosity which
surprised me-by the Republican party OF Congress-
and BY portion of that party winch 10 now called
the Ant rcsn party, each ard every ore OF them WAS
emphatically Democratic. They were In accordance
with the provisions of the Cincinnati Plstiorn.
lCheers and applause. And who. pray you, voted IN
Congress in opposi 1on to the Cincinnati Platform
Those men, every one Of them, who supported that
infamous LecompUn Constitution They are no.
Democrats Democracy If lot name. There must
be something substantial there. Applause. Why,
Sire the President OF the United States, and those
men who proptiate the threats of Southern feeaers,
voted fvs thc Iecomrton Constitution and monarch
lists. lCheers and spplAuse.l Yes, monorch''ts
What Is a monarchy II Is when the soYsreiga
will is in the sovereign and far the votes Of
those men are concerned upon the 1ecomptOn Const-
tuition they the will Of the Pre- sdent and seeking
to caIy out that will By bargain made alter the
election; but 30 Tar az am concerned, WAS not a
applause cheers, and cries of Hi hi!'J Now,
friends and fellow-ctizens, there are men within this
District who will contend that have been recreant TO
the trust reposed in me when l was elected. come
Among the people here to face ffends aud confront
ny enemies lCnes Of " Iii hi" and cheers. L
am not only wiling bu, anxious to meet any ono o.
those enemies upon the stump, to prove that, /! lie
supported me ard the election CT DIR. Buchanan as
arterty az did, and If he still supports tho adns-
sion Of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution, he
is 10 Democrat. Applause Now, tellow-citlzens
| shtl contend through this campaign, and think
can demonstrate it, that these men who voted az sns
the Iecompton Constitution are truly Democratic.
eb 81 prove that by the conduct Of the Admnlsra-
ton 30 called this vexed question is not only to
be kept open in Kansas, but Kept tho bone OF
ssitstOn ard contention IN ey.ry STATE ,n0lsn-
cut the Union. Tie first vote which L had the
honor TO cast upon this question-betore dNng It
thought of this District, of the Re vol1tionary
remioiscsnoes connected With II, OF the fa9t that
Wsshin ,ton Lad trave!cd from White Plains TO where
NV frietd Butler lives, and fought with the American
foice, brsvsly for the liberty We enjoy thought OF
the capture Of Andre by hese brave men, PauId a.,
Williams ard Van Wat; knew tho intelligence OF
my district | remembered that wi.L!n us o)un9are5
Wasbinston Irving lived, man who has conferred
more bopor upon ire literary fame OF thi3 country
tbau perhsps aDy otser msn now living thought OF
the int lhgerce generally of ny district, knew ITS m
egri,y AID When cast that vote Orthe app 2otnert
Of Soecal Committee toinyestigate the frsudswnlc1
were ALLEGED to have taken place IN Kansas, had tas
CONSOLATION 10 know that my vote carried the refer
erce to that Committee [Cres Ct Ill hi; AID cneers
ard mendous applause and, although partisan
Speaker appointed such Committee as wGali not do
that which they had been appointed for the PURPOSE
Of doing We. this fraud was temporarily deteasd;
and have the satisfaction Of knowing that that vote
in its effect, sent back the Lccompton Constitution
with an infamous condition subsequently 70
30 voted on by the people thcre-and that
vote probably viii save Ksrsas as Free sac
from lrsuGuent Slavery until 1901. lCdeeI'.I NOW,
Srs, after this reference TO TIE Select Conmttee,
which Committee. By reason Of its being f.snsd IN
peculiar way did not investisste-.he patriotism ana
honesty OF the HOuse Of Representatives, rsecIsd tls
Lecou pton Sc nate bill which csne TO our Dody aru