New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-04


find, NY fellow citizens everywhere the grssf
besr' Of the Republic is palpitanQ, IN quarters
with fear sometimes exhibiting dismay at the appall
ing EIotI ects that are before U.s. and sometimes an.
mated by the spirit Of hope, II seems 10 be trembling
wuh the exunC feeling Triumph while all men are
irquirrg together, " said tiey viii do nj the
latter dav, "Wha shall do TO be saved = Laughter
and applause. could hardly find in my own mind AN
apology for leaving my home in Ohio, to come 10
New-lork to deliver review Of those matters which
have been 50 eloquently treated Of by the gentleman
v BIO has just taken his seat. hardly know what 10
say for an satisfied the thousands here understand
their duie- that is the principles on which thev v 70
,v.. next iresiav. Ihave alwavs ,.uad that scue
Geyice might he found, come scheme whereby men
wculd he compelled at the elections which we hold to
set down the principles which they vote for instead Of
representing them through names of men put upon
pieces Of paper. Laughter and applause. am
;r-. sha'l not he called .-,,sumntuous or self
confident, when say that know well that i The
PEOPLE Of al the Northern States were pera..e"
upon the day of the annual election TO write down,
plain and Ineligible Englist: The principles 0,
the Government which they wish 70 nave Carried
out, there would lie but very little controversy
in settling the questions which now ag'ate the ushe
mind. lApplause. But, unhappily, we have TO VIM
tEese principles upon our ballots by names and so ht-
tie is this great doctrine of the right of suffrage un sr
stood. even by intelligent in this free countfy.
that they very frequently abandon the principles and
faith which they profess, because there is on
tie ticket whom personally they choose to think moi
10 he the man whom thew love- do not say, gentle
men, that ths rule should be carried into effect always
when you entering into matrimonial ergaQements.
Laughter l have found everywhere throughout
the western country, and have seen il more Il be-
leve, IN the State of Newiork than elsewhere, that
there is perfect agreement among men who call
themselves Americans, perfect agreement among
men who call themselves Wings, with the great doc
'rires Of the Republican party, the doctrines upon
., Rich II is based / do not find anybody of that
s,s Wing party, of which believe I may now
~ r,ot;x- al, e. oT
ire .ar,h. Laughter. % There's Hoxie behind Il
There. anotSer one here them lContnued laughter.
Tie doctrine suggested by the gentleman who has
spoken {, YOU. and which asserts the power Of the
slavery in the Teritories-sha doctrine is not the
doctrine Of tie Republican party. II must not AFRO
gate to itself the establishment, the suggestion Of
that lie Older than the Wing party; it is older than
tie Democratic party itself it is woven into the very
foundation of the Government OF the United States,
and was it, policy up TO the year 1854. Cheers. 1t |
the doctrine of all the great of the country;
il the doctrine the chosen and accepted purpose of
tie Democratic rsrty in all the Western country in |
Il 1919 in the celebrated contest of that year
hetN cen Gen. Taylor and Gen. Cas-. And about the
tine the public mind began TO be very much sgitated
concerning tie Mexican War, all parties in every |
ard conventions ike this in passing resolutions |
rsructing their Senators and requesting their repre-.
seLtatves 10 secure the passage OF law which should
fo bid Slavery in every inch of territory which might
rar,v in PASSING these resolutions, claimed that they
were The peculiar doctrines of the Free Democracy;
they maintained in these resolutions that Slavery |
war "a great moral, social. and political evil, |
and was tie great mission of the Democratic party
to limit il and TO expel il wherever Congressional
legislation had power; and finally in one of the reso-
uors sent to me the representative OF the State OF
Ohio ia tie Senate, they declared the mission OF the
rarty finally 10 eradicate Slavery. Now how changed
are the notes which hear issuing from the meet
ings Of our Democratic friends | say the Republican
Iariy maintains the very ground which was held by |
al rarties in the wear 1913. Well il maintains those
PRINCIPLES which were established at the first com.
inencement of the form of Government. But the
Democratic party pretended have discovered tina, tina!
Constitution fthe United States,
by far the Target portion Of the Democratic party pre-
terd to have discovered, and they maintain that all
the time VII lie Congress has been putting on these
Slavery restrictions the Terrtories-all this time the
Constitution of the United States, by s own virtue, |
and in the language of the law. by its own proper
organ, bad Slavery in the Territories all the time-car
ried there because, they say, slaves property
and Congress has power to forbid the introduction
in the Territories of any property owned by the people
of the United States. They say that they free to
every nhabitant of the United States, and therefore
free TO any property owned 10y any individual. Now,
here is a legal question my fellow citizens; that is
question for the Courts; that is question for the law
decide fer grave men decide, with gownsupon
them ard wigs upon their heads; and yet IT is
question which every person should understand when
be votes in An election for member OF Congress And
now you perceive we have to point in our de-
iii eraion- in regard to duty which you, many OF
YOU. never have performed, and which most of you
never will perform, that of ascertainng where the
truth lies in this question Of evenfu law. That is,
rerLsrs question which no man will ever be able
bro, erly decide who has not made the study OF the
law biz profession and yet il il question which every
man must decide when be votes for member OF Con-
eress or any officer having any agency in the Federal
Government at all. Now, my tellow-citizens, for
little delberaton, n plain talk TO you. For l |
don't hole to change any mans opinions;
l don't expect that anybody has right |
to alter hastly opinion which he has formed upon
deliberalion before. What would have you To think
of il the duty which you have to vote, not 20 much |
he DUTY which your officer shall do, what you |
yourselves shall do because this great Office of elect
ing east the greatest Of all the duties which ever
have been conferred upon man. or can be conferred
uron BY the exercise OF that great act OF yot-
ing YOU make all the law, you make the that con-
strre and expound it, and the men who execute II.
You therefore frrt and last construct the entire ma
chnery Of your political government in the ballot
boxes on the day of election. To do that requires two
thirg 20 in the character Of every man hrst he should
he intelligent enough 10 know what II Is that his
vote should represent when he puts II into the |
ballot box, and secondly he should be an honest |
man and despite tho frowns OF neghbor, de.
srit. the sneers Of that don't think decent
10 vote he should 20 there and perform his duty even
ii il we're the last act of his life. Cheers was
rsin.d 10 hear young friend declare that without
lie great fundamentally which has been gwen you
by Your Police law, you would have no security in
re,iorr this duty. How does il come that you are
ilaced in such predcament that here, IN this focal
center Of commerce, and wealth, and business in the
certer of intelligence aud integrity too-how does 1t
lsrreu that have managed the affairs OF your
cly bv eleetng here and there TO do this and that
n ~ YOU have got into preiicament where, al last
you .boud not be permitted to vote at all Let me
tell yeu now, you have not attended TO the great
d,,y OF freemen; YOU have allowed the power
Of the city 10 fall into the hands OF men
Who will MOI protect you in the exercise Of your su
fa0e the foundation rock upon " heh the whole Tenn
n. Of Liberty II constructed. know very well that
YOU don't think much OF men who 20 about Ike my.