Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-04-20
10 ll1 Vl'ss or ii rirl cHgJtft.of1
Daff

. Z u.rnf.r. rb. sp meri NJ urlFr.m rr i.
Wtff UIr. ffIr.rnU'HIi.Hl nr tursrHss A.| 7
..H Iu|.H.i 4. ullF.tfHI iIif circular ir thn H|f.
I.s. # nU.ir.i'u. mF..I. nflu.i W.srHHrrssnit .f.
ubi % ere NOW I..ng lrI..ag u1la ~ ss.rr' mr &c.
'E.i fht,r ilt returned bono from duties ,'.h
lus. coupled no my limo pul Che i.Wr f. i.i .'I.Ui
tp allow mf 10 ftsf rhr different rltfH nl he lIt
hHfrr nee meeting u. i'n convention, Iul render, .u
pcr.uu, M account "l my course, Hpl defend mT
Iuiu'Urs s t'u#t those Whu have seen pluulr Clirr
1 Iur.ug the term which | have hal the honor 10
'4ry.c won Goo Congress have tried hy uuee'-ug In
ldus,ry anil com 'lu attention 10 discharge faithfully
;rycTy duty which has l1y0yrl un mr, AUl | th'nk
may point with entire confidence 90 lore'Url at my
vote, anil suc9'hcs % tie hCs evidence that hove
leon true Ia the principles on which WIS elected
holding, rs have tlicl ~ do, always In N.w the car
lint doctrines Of state right, anil strict conStru'-
ton uf the federal Constitutions m,.u'gnnl In the
Kentucky auN virginia resolutions and Mr, Mai-
sons report together with mn GO nnmlrll nlminstn-
.tion 0f the government, \ strict accountability Of
,pnhli' officers, and foreign policy sufficiently cncr-
'g"c Nul vigorous IN protect ghs, Nnl command
the respect ur foreign powers and sufficiently just 10
icanse Us to resp,ct t',c rights or o'hcrnNt ons.
| am not aware Of any complaint against the man
,ncr IN which have discharged the du'jc, Of yonr
Representative, or against my fidelity 10 the princ-
;p'cs or Democracy. But learn nm effort is 10 he
smldc Ia intcrpolltc on orr platform OF principles,
declarations in favor Of administering and the rc-opcn
ing NJ tho African trade. And that nm effort i 10 he
1matc 10 defeat me ON account Of my opposition to
; these two propositions, Many Of the people Of this
District know my opinions about Rlihustcrin& can
mot elaborate them in this circular hut they have on
by been strengthened 10y time and reelection. The
substance of them Is, that am opposed TO unlawful
Spriyac expeditions hcng fitted out in country to
rob and murder the people or ncighhorins nations,
with whom We are Mt peace, either for territory or
auhCr booty, Nnd whether in the name o. liberty, or Ut
sthc South, or any other name. IL is violation Of
ethc moral law, Of the statute law Of our nation, OF
nthc laws Of nations, and Of treaty stipuutious
Ewith other nations Il il tolerated by Our govern
mcnt It would Justly degrade ~ in the eyes OF every
Ecylliacl nation--ahow that we hll abandoned the
hrrncpcg of right and reason, aul appealed to brute
4 force upon the bGrb0rcus maxim that might gives
hrght No net of my life shall sanction doctrines like
hthcsc Because ha thus denounced flibuscring
has been assumed that am opposed to the acqusi-
Elton Of any Southern territory have never srd OF
sdOne my thing 10 warrant such assumption on
hc contrary, lin favor Of the acquisition of Gu
&ba. But desire to see ii acquired by our govern
Elncnt, as II government, and by fair and honorable
smcanS And when / say Ly tdir ant donorGbh
gRcnR', mean ly fair purchase; or Of its secure
10y our goYcrum'ut, H. from any cause, its possession
hhy others should 20 seriously cmdlnSar our iGsiitu-
Hons, damage cur commerce. or interfere with GU"
.righs, national security ~ to render such coursc
Siustiiiqble under ,hc law Of nations. AMI so would
Che in favor of the acquisition Of any other slave ter
q rllulY, v Suur HtHiiS IOln itf INC SleNl "a NU
SnstitUtiUps AMI form and principles of government
Sand because il would strengthen the power Of tht
sluye States, and tend to the preservation OF the I'm
Zion, h. increasing their power to resist the sccOra
lnaticsm whiah exists in the free States II may bC
Fs such acquisitions cannot be made now that there
is majority ot free States. And in answer to this
\ would say that there is strong feeling to-day in
favor Of the acquisition Of CnGn in the free NJ in the
Nslayc States and that believe il its admission
Sslayc State could be controlled by popnlF vote the
4 free States would admit it slave State without
SSOuhern vote. ] base this opinion on the express
sRons Of publ: men, and the newspapers Of the free
Estates md the declarations of their roHisal convem-
tons and on the fact that this would give them the
vast commerce and shipping of that Island, and give
& their manufactures that additional market for THEN
fabrics. But while say this Cuba, or other slave
TERRITORY do not csre TO batch of free Suites
scarycl ont or Mexico, aud aided to the Union, peo-
nl' ~ those who have neither the knowledge ca
spa,ity' for se,fCQvernmcnt. And if those who arc
s'now 50 anxious to Go tbs should succeed, they would
Hthnn Ie tln frsr psc dissolution IS ti'" r7i'''
ibc:auye thcir lIy Ind been consu "m9eto ~ the III
& PRODUCTION OF additional fee States,
Z In reference to the reoPepng Of the African .i.>e
trade, it is simply rlicuous to Ii of doing it in the
Onion, unless it be ascertanea that Congress has not
Sau,hory to lcgslatc the subject and it is very
;craay man who would wish to destroy government,
under which we are all so happy and prosperous for
tic gnoblC and wicked privilege Of being permitted
Ito klnnD AMI murder parcel of the sayagcs Of At
ri,, Ir i. hnoyrl to hn true Inv those who arc M
frme az IN th;s r,e that from two to four negroes
tare killed for every one that is captured and then
I many Others lie on their voyages to our coasts IF
Y VIC ns Il ncoplc sanction this trade VIC plainly and
,o,,I rno1o OURSELVES oitbrr ,,rcools or occosso-
;a ~ +tosa -nr,lr, Troro /, No dnn,,;,r the Il
',o II s s,1 hat vo rnnnot sn,ccssfII1v defend
sIa,or nrlcss we cam ;nst,f, IFS oririn The snvo
trnio This nv, ,o,tlo, il a: ,nsonnI in ,nric in
law in morals as would lie my declaration that you
, ~ ,. I .iI c I ~ ~ show IL,
,a r;,l,t r StoaI INV hor,c w non mo off
~ Ia, hi, i;f thHs, u, ivon,tn tr;a
AM, ,oD n' ~. ,l,''i w. +a vail .h,t sIo
po o, , ~ rs az lima ra,ts y, mo-
d" ~ .As,o T,,,. , 10 ~ sht III
'''" "ua ~ 'o''"Ip
'msS m! ',,H H.. .;soa ,,,,'
ia, "oV'' ,', ~ u''' "i"V ''e WV.
".uN. low u't" ui''Die W w W.
a"iii '''e STRUCK ue seNefesC pioW III saEery 1t u'S