Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-07-20


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yon1ssflSnal plsnasslon an feohAnan
"rhs f.Atasss hhYtlfoi'
Oa s.As,. he 18Th ia.s, lls riss ,niilaiog ibs
Congressional ffsnolien met a,thh f'aea, twhnsi
nAns y asnlhoani II dsmoerueyO md 'l0h was Tie
/ 10 a 20 enjoyed
AI.sss sudbury eqmp~i (,l's "toas aad l'u.
ew" " lohnspn ooiuty, and she nftnfh OF Tho baT
ofthe r.l'ani iBth auilosl District listened 20 cne
al NE eblest political dscuisiens vllh ehoh this
lion las ever bssD reasled. Public expectation wn'
an ,l,.loe and when the colossal Jack with his
bpleadi appointments. was led bisnkesi an ,h.
pauars. many we're the Iasly nlSs Of N f1Afi. AMI
Ms rl,al ftr public fsvpf. Tire fsrsauoirg ia'l Of
! Inc orator nsmflor. Nv whose eophirry AL nsyir
,oeIl, n had brsn sid the vorse cgoi be maze u
nppoar tho beitn e,ura," bad stci,el sure appre-
hension that his nnried AMI eonparau' sly unkn1wp
nnone,,l would All beneath his poudafous strokes
Xxx IN, oItostsr ~ S.iadn proved tsl As the bal,
| uosre of niehsgd ctrur da'Loon aud ghe tnm1itu-
On. .plauee from the whole assemhlae which greet
- Ce,, Waul NJ Tho close Of the jisenSon gave evil
aenee nthe poilticsl tourney just closed, that hlr
hfreolare anxic f.isns we're NO .ai
The eraIse ARD tat sven those who had deciied his
merits were willing 20 pay the need Of psa'se 70 the
gallant champion, who On this oooas'on, proved nm
ssIf ,islor Ia the lists Hamilton IL AZ able man. bu,
.thriced armed Il he who bath his quarrel just hs'
In The discussion here Witnessed WA PROOF OF tne
| fact, that there WAS Justice anu i'u'' 'iloS' '
n gall MT proves, q! which the sdhereuS VI Pr"o'-
ME, may we'll be proud.
m, ioncs discussed sro well known to the public.
| but thore Nh theme In the discussion OF which,
the wrl,ar fclt deep solicit,ds, shd thu wls the
great question ana y fpronineit. V 4fhe nauonsl
issue " is6l. VIE great tc'1itNlM ques'ion--,he
Iffh ~ Southern men to ensrate and be P0fctsa ~
t,eir property, in the territories new oc htre4fsr To
bo acaurei l. vital living issuc, upon which thoa'
men OF nll others, who aspire 70 participation III
rational lesslaton, should b. unGaaliisdiy sound
We were proud to hear Hamilton reoant his great
political hsress II seaat.sr sovereignty and admit
that he hid basn wrong IN advocating, heretofore,
tho constitutional power q the people or sqDaHsrs OF
n Territory 10 egisiate for aSaiast slavery Iht
grounds of bis eecAntntlon, ha retsed, was tue aoo
iue III the bred sctt decision, which denied 70 Scn
reps the right u legislation ON the subject, III me
t.rritor;es and sso necessarily Inhibited the right,
n ms agents, or creatures which Congress had orea-
| ted Gen Hamilton, h9Yever, in making this CON
oesiot. declared hn,self reentessy opposed to the
doctrine uf Congres sionai protection ony upon ,he
'inprobable contingency, that Judfe'ds ihtefven'
lion by the Spprsne Cont, proved wholly nadequate
! aud Intellectual.
4 RI The occasion aJoae 10 Congress 10 vote upon
bill having for it's objects the protection OF slave
property 10 the territories land sach an occasion
could never arise except those rights we're tApdasa)
he i(;en Hamilton y would aid to vote Il down Gen.
wanl gave him the stunning reply, that the opera
lions OF The Douglas doctrine Of ''non setior, or
the refossl Of the territorial legislauTe to protect
slaves, "a well every other speoies OF property
would be tas Doue'a. hicaelf admittgtD practically
EQUIV lent 10 legislative proai5iiio IL that event,
said Gen Wau IL the territorial legislative foafs
and refuses 70 protect the interpostion VE the Su'
preme CONT cannot he invoked, o. that ui'nna Ia
sypervsory Of whst the territorial Legislature may
uncopstitutonany, actually no. that the Judiciary
power could not make the territorial legislature 40
WIN; IL hd failed and refused to do, and was si'npy
uI,nrc lCtlOn WAC nft9mr
ted In this, Gen. WAL clearly showed hat 9uatcla'
Information, would be totally inefficient for the pres
CREATION If the rights q southern eugrnnt' ana ne
then showed from quotation IRON Inc urea Dcnot
decision, 10 shic5 Gen Hamilton admittel ae owed
his conversion from mis- "sguatter' hsiesy, aud
which he said he felt boind 10 support az the Law OF
the land y that il was in the power and declared to
be the DUTY of Congress to protect every spores OF
pronsrly in the toretores recognized as sueh oy inc
Classification Glen. Hamilton gave rs a reason why
he oppcsel Congressional intervention to protect
slave property it yiolatioa OF the demo-
cratic platform TO .agtars the question oil slavery
In Congress II Gen, Hamilton WAS IS panctilions
about bis advocacy of those WAC utterly repunats
thar patfogs. IS he pretends to be- about the snfse
top ~ q letter RI tht 2osie instrument, he would
not be fSund fighting with our adversaries This all
vocates afCongress0na sitsyvention do not propose
it's interpcsition only in resistance to aosual 09res
sion or the falufe of the terrorigf legislature TO
do its stduty" Are we "to wait until the enemy
shall have bound US hand md foot ~ is resistance
by constitutional egialation 10 actual aggression up-
on our properly rights the g igitation' prohibited
by the ulatforn The attempt OF Congress to legis
late slavery into out of the territories Sn anter
ceniian prohibited by the platform Of the party !;
and he sopbiscal argument that an tnteYrsnfioa, 70
protect rights III property, is violation of the party
orees.--is unworthy Of Hamilton Equally 50, his
equally snphstical argument--in the months or al
the onpogitian that, the assumption or ad-
isisien of slici power hy the Sonth c0ncetes all
th,k the Bleak Republicaus claimy Ia regardIR the
rights OF Congress 10 absolutely ggohibjt ssiAIy in
the ierttories for tho distinction is manifest sTeer
the clnim If Congressional intsrcestsoa TO DESTROY
and Constitutional .;7piy to protect. y IA
Gen. Maui met these positions with overwhelming
force We felt rrudi cf our champion, AMI si ep-s
fteping trnst shot IL bis handsso far az ma voice
aud vote could 20 in Congress-tbe rights and prop
erty Of Southern citizens would DO mantained at all
hn1Artls. hht ~
TIA great reassion Is Going on sinee ths canvass conn
rlenced. The discussion Of principie was sought to
30 ignored, and the s'man worshipers, sought TO
make i'd mere Of men. healthy
reaction, in spite of enc Arst popular clsinor IL now
going On, npop the frontier, t SIS
Eo9rt Is now In session, and the trial Of the case
the Stats vs. Dehtpa on the charge Of Killing Curtis,
in Weathesford. is new pending Much nterest IL
uaniiested the tenas was changed frent Parker TO
Jchnson snd the occasion has brought down large
crowd from #essherfori, who had thus an oppoitr-
piryi to hear tho Congressional candidates. Young
Denton--some Il years oidis the son Of the gallant
Denaon, whoss eloquence 10 traditional whose blood
enriched the soil Of Tarrant county IN our ear y
struggies aud whose bones we're recently discovered
on Bear Creek @
Jrdge Bnrfora, is 6rm Sin the faith'' and gives
general satisfaction, and like the niezib@a q the
laiisnt 18th, 'tioag may he ,rfsts. 4 49,
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9as Bid for the Black Isopablcal vale for the
Presidency