New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-10-07

things for themselves, and that this National
Government of ours was designed to fulfill the
powers vested by the Constitution of the United
States in Congress for national and general pur-
poses"
The speaker said that appeals would be made
to the people about slavery; the abstract horrors
of the institution will be urged upon them, but
its constitutional existence, it's existence as a
necessity now beyond our control, will be passed
over. The Constitution, which is the supreme
law of the land, has placed it beyond our reach
if our National capacity. In this way the mat
ter should be discussed, but it is precisely that
view of the subject which the opposition will
most carefully conceal; they will not talk to your
reason but will seek to influence your action by
in6ammatory appeals to your pre- udices and pas
sions.
The opposition denounce us as the ~violators of
compacts and compromises, and refer to the or
dinance of 1857 to show that we have departed
from the faith and action Of our fathers.
The ordinance of17S7 was not a precedent to
bind the government forever. 1t was establish
cd before the constitution had an existence, and
grew out of a compact with Virginia. The ap-
plicstion of such a proviso to territory acquired
from one Of the States upon conditions of which
that proviso was one, is no precedent for the APP
plication of that condition to territory acquired
without any such stipulation, and hence such
precedent can no more bind posterity than the
decision by the Supreme Court that the United
States Bank was Constitutional can obligate us
to establish such an institution.
Relative to the decision made by Judges Ma
son and Wilson, which has often been referred
time since and before the constitutionality of the
AT &c I QO0 bod baaD ranorol1r 6iccucco1 hmt
since the bred Scott decision, there is no reas-
on to doubt they would acquiesce in the deter
mination of the highest judicial tribunal.
He alluded to the notification by the Wiscon-
sin Judiciary of United States laws, and to the
passage of personal liberty bills by Massachu-
sets and other States, condeming in just and
appropriate language all such attempts as treas
on to the Constitution and the Union.
He endorsed the bred Scott decision, declar-
ing that it did not conflict in the slightest par
ticular with the doctrine that to the people of
the organized Territories belong exclusively the
right Of prohibiting or excluding slavery, as we'll
as all the powers Of local Legislation, and paid a
just and eloquent tribute to the purity Of Judge
Taneyss character.
The Democratic party have sought for years
to remove this slavery question out Of the halls
of Congress, but the opposition have ever labor
ed to retain 1t as one Of the elements of an agi-
tation by which they hope to obtain control of
the government. They have shed crocodile tears
over the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, yet
when, with a view to prevent agitation, the Gil
ant of Illinois introduced a bill to extend that
line to the Pacific, they spit upon and opposed
it, and the Republican party is the only party
who favor or expect to profit by the continuation
Of agitation. ~-..rt .g,. s
He said the Republican party sought to ele-
vate the negro to an equality with the white
race. In Massachusetts they have given the
negro equal rights with the native born citizen
while the foreigner who has complied with our
laws and sworn allegiance to our institutions, is
compelled to undergo a probation Of 2 years be-
fore he can exercise the right Of suffrage. In
Iowa the same party attempted to confor equal
ity upon the negro, but fortunately, the people
were not prepared for their own degradation, and
maintaining a sense of duty and decency, refus-
led to swallow the nauseous prescription COM
pounded by Grimes e. Co., and Indignantly re-
'pudiated the proposition.
His time having expired, the General thank
ed his audience for their attention, and regret
ted that he had not been able to do more Justice
to the issues involved in the campaign. 4y.-
A Novelty. ..a
Yesterday. Mr.. N. Pullman. from Howard Co..