The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-03

win me founders d ne rpuhne, BY ysAs ouss ann
biz essrssa.Z e easssi ~ Cre w,wS { ossFs,
Genera; ana b. Samuel bosshsra, q ss. ) \, -
retssy q the Navy. Ths very sssseos ~ 49,
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cabinet, and they unanimously dssdsd nas % gr*ss ano
Congress alone had pswer % make hvs ~ The rrrrn
believed either with the South that the oonsutauon oArs
slavery nh nio the Territories, with the sivoras
sh sssyes IN: q &c Sss' % ~
that IN this year grace 1859 ,hsy understood ths
rtatetnen contemporapcous with thu raers q Mo con
stitution, who dcliberated upon The qusescn, aod
me Ss man s.; ys .Ss I'm
ss AIS esss s.pa s:ss "a is
know better what The ffamsp o. - OnssaasIss az
really mean than they knew themselves. hey -
heard b ,ss much q he march q Intellect: e ~
In the 6criptaresat least h hoped They wse eoad
that mir aces had ceased; utthst could hardly be1 pn
the constitution panoplied with Tho American se0ls ~
symbol q our power and emblem a our nAuonAi eesy,
takes Under each sacred arm Niger a5d esfrs - 30
failed. That discovery could be reached BY any pro
What else did Congress dos As the advancing DDS a pop
uaton rolled from the East 10 Tho West BOW Tcryu1os
were i've or six IN number IN every one q which
Congress reserved the right 70 approve veto a Avs
The Territories were 10 make The laws, bot KOonGrs9
dsarprcyed Of them they 70 be nun ana vctd h
ran away from the laws Of The oder safes having esee
into Territory shall at be converted into impartial
sSs wn ,oS srowns and liberty e 20 xS
dent Folk, democrat Of the democracy signed the BILL
with The Wilncs Rroyso IN n, and 81 ne
And during an an this period q SIXTY years
from the adoption Of the eontsutoO, AL the rresi.
recognized this power Of Congress Ye. We were t that
they mistaken, and did not understand what The
constitution meanthat never was understood tll the
year q grace 1854 Written constitutions wore our own
inventions, and peculiar 70 this country, and their
ohj.ct was to limit clearly the powers Of tho
various departments Of egstive
and judclsbat there may be fixed and stable rules,
that every department may understand its just limits, and
the people themselves know their privileges and du
partents Of government had agreed IN giving certain
construction to the constitution, that construction should
people charged Il Otherwise 4 would be made snut
tecock between political parties, changing Ms meaning
as the one ar the other gained the ascendancy; and
written fundamental law would have no moro
force than the anarchy OF which they heard from Mr.
Philips last night gathering its laws from tho sidewalk
for free government did not hold such views Tho idea
was that sjDce there has been great progression In
sciences there had been s greater progression
ed IN coming TO the conclusion that those old who
formed our government did not understand these ques
IS e msss
Congress declared that the territorial laws should be sub
ccted 70 the approval Of Congress- that from 1871
both Houses OF Congress and by their Presidents and
their Judges enthusiastically appointed, had maintained
ms doctrine Of The power Of Congress over he Territories
grese and the Southern democracy tell us that the
Constitution carries slavery, with \, ard
protect it there while the Northern democracy MAINTAIN
that the power absolutely In the Territories themselves
Ins was when me democracy Was divided, North and
South The South takes refuge IN tho bred Scott docon
(Apphnse.) Yet the Nosthcrn Democracy established
sIs ss judges and Hs MARSHAL should
be elected by the people, II efs the Governor TO be
the appointed creature Of the President. 70 DO
power Thus this yannted popular sovereign thu inhe-
rent monarchy that can't get rid Of s sovereignty,
psrhsPs for vice. sO e The White
have q abolish .Sis q that that @ % eapp.ass
Of the President II the United States, and the
acerbatson Of parties IN every election would be
Miracles plain that the age humbugs would never
cease (Applause Why should this be called popular
S s n "a and
ss Sss dSns q ss s Is
beet Of ngun X'sstes Tho republican party n he
other hand, would leave the veto power IN the
hands Of Congress-the representatives Of the
country-hc iathers, brothers, uncles and oousins
OF the many men who people heerritorcs and acQuain
%h T. ss ~ .s s wSaa the
dentaly appointed perhaps, by President accidentally
eectedhe accident Of an accident Now, be would ask
bis brother democrats any such had condescended 70
come here to listen to the words Of poor God orsaken
black republican, whether twas not more democratic TO
Of mani II he did not think So though he was
doubtless patriotic, with pulse beating high for
Mr. Cor VIM given By one q hs old pasrrchs II the He
brew scriptures when speaking Of his children: "eu
shalt never excel" Now Reuben, in is4s in my country
and everywhere you passed resolutions In all
yoSr conventions saying that Congress should put the
man that had transparent skin, and could sec right
through him, and sought 10 acquire territory from Mex
,eo unSsr s treaty % hssS WY have
:. Unstable as water thou shalt not excel" Ianghter
OF another man y y said In that book /. Ephraim s 2
Ephraim was not baked on both sdes Ny democratic
Ephraim, turn yourself over for Gods sake and bake
,le on the other side psoarous Ian aasnser You DO
to love the name Of democrat, and 70 that you ad
here without any Of its substance your lsaderR tod
in the South that the constitution ordais that slavery
shall 20 there In 1848 you wore all alive the idea that
Congress should bar for oyer by law omnpotent,
coming from them the ngress Of negro slavery into those
ssd now shall Be- Otherwise Don't say wanted 70
hurt feelings for God knows do not want 70 hnrt
any mans feelings. That 10 ono Of my weaknesses.
you By looking at my soft blue eye and expres
sve face. {Great lsuehter) Ny democratic brother,
you remind INC Of another man spoken Of In Scrip
ture namely "Issachar an over abored ass You have
been made 10 bear this burden kong enough, and now
assert your Independence lssachar for Gods
sake cut of your ears, and look like horse uproarous
merrimcnt) What are you to do with this newfanged
doctrine that have got up IN tho soush Was there
Of any State In The Union that did not declare
that slavery was local by the particular laws of the
State In which existed2 Never What they might ask
would do with the bred Scott dccsons The Supreme
Court Of the United States ado no such dccson they
talked about IT, but the issue made by the record IN
volved no such question. The question was whether
bred Scott CITIZEN II was not whether Congress
could make laws for Territories and tho Court talked
about something else. They would SEQ when the
question directly before that tribunal whether
il could be decided IN the manner that lawyers
viii say " authoritative and binding decision. Up 70
that time said Mr.. c., there s decision. {AppauGe)
Speaking Of the unreasonableness Of the popular sove
reignty doctrine, he related the following incdentAn
honest man was troubled in Ohio with disease called
hypochondria. q believe the proper technical name y
hypochondras gentlemen Of the profession of medi
cine correct me II am wrong added the speaker
do not like to make mistakes before very ignorant au
dience, becauee YOU would always labor under them