New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-20
ONO POLITICS..
SPEECH OF Mr.. CORWIE-HIS POSITION
DEFINED.
From he Cincinnati C,n~er-iaL


IT.. invitation was extended 70 him and accepted,
for the express purpose OF aiioTdiny an opporeo1y
his cor ueu's 10 clearly understand MS position ln
that light II rnsy be regarded npora ant IL was unnsua'
" devoid Of hu or, although nature OCCASIONALLY as
serted her authority.
He hoped the Reporters wouh announce ihst be
net with warm reception (sipiug Dersprsion iron
HI. brow If he cou have anticipated the weather
be would rot bsve tired The people nor himself 70 a.
semble under such exaspera'lng circumstance
He mad met his fellow-cZens with vI-S to settle
MS relations with H.. Republican patty ard 80 define
b,s os,t,or before biz constituents He had been the
sutj,ci Of Misrepresentation, and was his purpose 10
correct them.
], Lad been said Of bin, nay some Of his audience
had heard him say that rerpect ct party operations
he did not know whether or he belonged 10 any Of
the great political parties o: TIE country lie vas not
even row that bis principles, except IN one re-
spect, those Of any party now IN eastence Du'
Do, the subject Of Slavery he agreed entirely with the
Republican party. Upon that subject be was cobtdent
he cor CURED sentiment with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Oh
those men IN the Stae # Ohio who vote the Repno-
can ticket But there other important prf cipes
before the country, opon when the Repnohcan parry
bad never clearly defined i.ef and il might be that
be did Lot ncur upon those questions with that party
IL relation 10 Slavery, be had during forty gears
maintained the position occupied by the hrpnoucans'
The record of his whole lie would prove II, ADD the
rec rd Of his future life uld snow that he was with
them earnestly upon Ant Slavery pnLcipes.
Upon he subject Of the power Of Congress 10 rela-
tor 10 legislation for Territories, il was his fixed op n
ION that Congress had Che rgn and II u Is doty 10
prohibit slavery in them. But with those Who con-
md hat Coz gress has not power To- pass laws for the
recapture Of fngIve slaves he cOnd not and di not
agree. lie agreed with the Republican, that Slavery
il veiy p-cbieyJus more Injurious ~ the wa I. than
the black maIi--and be could establish by historic al
p,oof that wherever Slavery has found place, the
slave has suffered less than the master.
He had saio aud would repeat the remark, that the
Republican party wac organized upon the single qnes-
ct tu., "a hat h..h a
lor ged TO no party, it with the graicaton ex-
pressed OF Implied that there were other great ques
tons interesting 10 the people of the United States
upon which the Republican party bad not been expli.
cit ana il was 10 these questions he hai addressed
himself II was his deibera,e opinion that Congress
has the power TO mske proper snd suitable Law TO
recspture fugitive slaves well ss ugitye- from Jus-
tee and be conld not ,gTee with those persons oi ex
IRENE views who maintained II 10 be the DUTY OF cu-
T. ns cOneci. ntuusy opposed TO law 10 resist ia en-
cement and lie believed that nineteen-;wentieths of
the Republican party Of Ohio agree with him. just
De fore coming upon the stand note had been shipped
to bis hand by some person unkBownto nm, whch
be would resd viz:
YOU o.uouncea bad citizens those would not aud could
rot niously and in executing this Fugitive Slave law
Now, SIR wh know how Any n.n who believes sAyehod
~ aid in the execution II sd law, unless De
n dert,st TO sh both God snd IN. ooascrnc-
rso .uppoi, aid executing .ad law for know sud
.osed man tsGw. hAt is clTzs
Mr.. Corwin remarked upon The rote at length-the
substaI OF his sentiments being that he did not a
TO c,nouBce any man bad man who refused To
obey the law, but that he regarded it the sacred duty
Of every citizen Ia obey the law when should nave
been decided such by the legislative and judicial
departments of the country. lie who would not, could
moi be good citizen. Ii was rather absurd and the
principle carried cut that man should presume TO
say a a~ is unconstitutional, and condemn all OF his
f-low citizens a. ignorant, especially where every
Court the United States had declared the law con-
pI.f.A Mo Lar
an earnest Slavery man, had declared constitu
tonal in 20 many words. Can Roy man say he rghs
and a the world wrong He would not countenance
any man to do an which his conscience would not
Justify. He would admire man VINO wouii sacrihce
himself for prrcips, because he would guarantee his
honesty. Yet he would say the law must be
obeyed: and if you do not Ike it, repeal
Suppose Brigham Young should come here
with bis foity-tao women, and be aIragned,
how would YOU regard II if he should set up
the plea " NY conscience ard the word OF God, a.
(" read in the book of Mormon, tells me l am right
He Mr.. Corwp) would have men obey the law, and II
they disobeyed, lie would bring their heads to the
block if the law required it. lie dsked the Fugitive
Slave Law. II il bad law, and an mr. ust law. He
would not have voted for il if he had been in the
Senate But is the law and must be obeyed TIL the
principle Of obedience TO laws Is forgoen ana We are
driven to ansrchy and despotisn. The Cons tltnton
recognizes this law TIE right of recapture could be
asserted under the Constitution II you bad no law The
Courts Of the United States have jurisdiction OF the
whole country and wit Of error would take a case
before IL FROM y(ur highest State Tribunals, and the
supreme Court would inevitably decide in favor of the
recaptuIe upon evidence II yon would put the ia =
aside in ore you would IL another, AMI what would
be the result 80.
Slavery everywhere. The Constitution gives Con
sr,ss right 10 limit and ii is the duty of Congress to
do H. lie cid not believe Territories had right 10
admit or rejec, il. This doctrine il contrary to the
intention and instruction Of the raner- oi the Cons'
Il. tla If.ffe ate nm
suhi,ct from the organization Of the Governtne nj
down 10 the Kan.as Nebraska bill, had expressed the
right Of Gorge to egslate for the errltones NE
Territory Cf Mississippi was orssnzed 10 l.'o Con
eres- eracted law imposing fine OF sSW upon any
person who would in port slave into tn4t Territory
for sale. Ii did peruit man owning slaves, VINO
went there ia live, t. take them there with him. but
/; forbid the slaye.irade The same law required tue
Ieuiioia legi aiure to send up IT. avs Tor tie ap,
prevail of Congress anc # dissppr0ved they were null
ard void. The United States Court, with John Mar
lal on the bench sustained this pOweT. In Louisiana
Territory Organized 1883 the same provision Vas az
Il'ed ard III, the face oithe .aw OF li. extending
the slsNe-tfafe TIVE nty ytarsa law app cable eAcls-
lively 10 the sta;es. With sucn imperial power jid
Congress administer tie CorsiItu ion IN fels-
ton 10 the Territories, snd in that very Con-
gress which made the organic law Of the Ter
rtory Of Louisiana. there were seventeen MEM
hers who sSsis,ed in framing the Constitution of
tie United States. and there petition or
nopstraDce against the exercise of that riglt and
Themes Jefferson iErcd the bill when prohibited the
saye-tradc 10 LOUISIANA. Michigan, Illinois, Ni-cOI-
sn. Iowa California New-Mexco sni Utah were 81
organized iefrtor SLY With the restriction LAID OF
by Congress. James X. Polk, whom the Democrats
ought IL peel recognized this power by signing the
bill crceriZi Oregon Territory with the w mOt
Provso Missouri was al exception, but the Com
prouise restricted Slavery then by Aason & DIoa :
IKE. Mr.. Monroe and his whole Cabinet, a.! but two
of whom We're Southern Il e.. admitted the power Of
Congress 10 prohibit Slavery north % tba: lire. For
seventy five years Congress exercised this po.er and
shall We say that those mace tie Constitution did
net understand il All The great fathers of the Con
sirutiop, Washington the Aisms's, Jeff-rson. jock
son ami Po'k recognized the urque,t.oned power OF
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