, 1859-12-31
vICE.PREsIpESTn BRECKENRIDGE
DEFINES HIS POSIllON.
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rcAenco r11uk!o<ss n.y.. "Ac4Es ~ hAt I17oen@o /
Of Governor Magofiu, be was entertained At |
dinner, to which there had been lnslied those
who favored bis election 10 The Presidential
chair, as also thu1o whose an1uence was thought |
TO b. valuable in that behalf, but whose lncll' |
nations fcen to po9t to another choc";
Lates 10 tne c'sninS ue auutesse4 %ue teen
o;i,s =, ~ tie unnss ~ p.n-ssaat.ras
Shortiy after r n'clocI. Mr Treck-nridve
nsd,. ,va.i bis snnearsnec in thr h.]} H. Ta.1s.
eli 1c:eved ba. Y their conein.;on The onn
;o1* therton ernrrssed % wcre serT Torions. m anita
,,un,hpr RI lila friend. upre socitonx a. n ito
r,cau,;"n T. fn,,,er nnrth whcrs ~ ~ fnr,;.h no
e.nar,nnitw ~ -. na,ns, ~'
ofpo'~ @eN -
TIE SPEECH.
: My purpose in appearing before you tonight
us very simple come With the double
purpose Of. expressing my profound gratitude
to the representatives. Of the people Of k-n-
tucky for the houor thcr hare conferred upon
me by their recent votes, and also for the pur.
pose OF giving 1uy views on certain questions OF
public interest.
. TutsE ExuCIR1Es.
The election took place on Monday. The day
before received letter signed By . number Of
gentlemen il tbesletis|a.ure nsk,f, nv opinion
ia reference to the bred Scott decision in re1er-
ence to Territorial Sovereignty, and the power
Of Congress to protect the property Of tie citi-
ter with profound respect, and only yegret1t did
not come to my hnnds in time; lslnt nigh.
answer it before tue election. hut yet I'm
glad that lcould rot answer it before hist day,
for yonr choice ID / sort Of Endorsement o. my
sounduess upon tfpsc questions.
- 1,t-@D ~
Genttemen' ! oa~ 70 tae oecsslon OF Ine oo-
p1ene court OF t9f GAatca ota.es upon essty
question N'enlu ~ prPsf luslsae:?a, "nesnt. nat.
II eo1fespoaas WV My ptIsa!;9 :. 9panu " no1'
on[ i1oe r. ts"en = 'safp14s 70 n''sp'
prove It IN ~ lts Ras's az 4o0at. flp1sat4on
tA<t71o ana "9enasE,saa' f':,';eY 'M ota4 ana
citizens snat lhn.l:~ ;'teI- tapptause'! ~ LIZ,
not 20 infops, ic5 '4:s mere u aaa tna. 20 gse.t
IN 1a1eses' n::4 taae - so1' oeGis auo ~ -
pr'hc'f'es oe'ue Fas'aloeo ana nnue1stopo ~
tns % nssonl.noomeann cs o. nen,us, .uss 'oo5 .aS
is-rs ed;,;r ~ ~ ,,cc.;,,n n er.,,cr !, orer
the State, and unles91i:e mails hsye nscarried
,hcre is acarcely member elected to the Lexis-
i,'". who has not 1ccesrcd a copy under my
frank.
,,,-,, xr
w. - 49, r.;,, e,...
- va. ~ tne conY'ess o' tnt tu!teu otates
would haTe s",eo lor any phI ofgauiznE tac
IeFla'ofs o. hansaa % "n9 as IN. oalo"a
Stigma upoa CUE aose1at'ooa 3s9iatnee aPon 'He
Statute sonS ! 'osea eheeflua's 'o1 hs tepea',
aHa N uo;' tia'' cst w 1eoes'!o" upon tus
Wise patI'o'H 'nal 4eqo'eSee" ~ - ~ tne t'ne u
WAS e7ta"nshea- ~ Has 5e1ea'eo, aoo "e pasS
Cd Cd the AGs sn'wn as 'ne Aa,:sas'e eosaaka ~.
~. Ao"il nm or 4H9t4 aoo,t:ton pAt'! ol tue
Cn.sed S@at:$ Meft cohz!aht's eontehuing Mat
It VAS THE right 81 congress 10 pfonlot esasety
I n The coi'.f"en lefrl,or;es ot 1ne n1on lne
/ bem2ctal'G pa!ty. a'aen y mo-. u LUG ssnters
| 1acl4 if6'' tnc o9alu. noA we oPpgsI'e view "
tlls case u"r gb'ect was: posslb!e, TO Elth'
/ oraF tsat "a n@S1ao from ine Aa'is OF congress.
anu pace y "aefe " cou''' ~ ionseE f'3A tne
+ prbhc welfare ano me pubic interest. IN me
Iuo:Fess ol Tue = atea States J, haa -etn nT'-
tatsi II! the TIME, 70 me disadvantage Of the
bill he!ore tne now oat remember us leading
paos's'H! T;sa.; H. o;! 80 ~ ~
rtar e2 uucn thu contract md The assertion that
l. the bill made.
..,.., ,u,,aon
Aa" Son'nf, t.,' "A~A ~ .A'1 AeeAA'.
!be OH b4la ~Hntu issei's not tnat We ,otena
to Iegislate slavery into The Territories, but to
leave III: people free to form their own domes-
tic Institutions subject only to tie Const1tu-
t'ou OF the Limited aiaics. That "as as much
Us nc. ct!u:tt G::rec upon. There was point
upou which nc could not agree: 4 coastdera-
bic peFt1tn Of tue Northern democracy held
that slavery was In derogauon OF common right,
and could ONLY exist oY foree o. posl1ise lar.
they contended that inc Consilntton did not
Il furnish tha law, mud that the s!aYeholder could
not 20 into tue Territories with us slaycs with
l. the Constitution to authorize him 10 holding
bis slares as property, OF to protect Inn. Tue
south generally, without dsiinc1lon Of party,
hsld the opposite Tlcv. -Taey held that the clt-
| lzens Of Ml the Ssetea may 90 with Whatever
i! WAS recogotzeo ~ INC Constautlon Is proper
IS, ane ENJOY H. That dld moi seem 70 be de-
nled as to any article OF property except slaves
Accordingly. tne pit contafne,i the provision
that nny question IL rttetcnce 70 Gs9tfr4 eaoat1
L. u referred to the t4ufk OF the United GtH{GF.
aud tic and>r<tan4iog .oas that whatever The
uon a partes not euv b. % vrtae Of the
ps t .ns 0onSn M ,ha ., ne
constituted Courts Of the country.
-,,r er,rvuo, ners co- 4.srv 70 nxc,,v
=, 49,. nna.r tt,,. .r;..S i.1o,... ~h;,a +k-,
}:Tsrr;,o1v nf K ansss was r. a s,ata IF commo-
ti.n. and wbea 1hat daestion had poi. beea de.
.ei1n1"ed y the couf.s' TIM INC can'as oi 1856
came o. ~
tv Of The The @ countTr I'D psrt,eularly m Of The op.h
,I T.. ,,siss a ,i,a Ea5"rI c3va-n,"ant ,ao g.,
Tie purpose i propagas,ag Slavery and sl.se
| MIs's4at1o9 a. tns IS - EnI
Of
l. never conceded vhnt Ne believed IL he our
con.,itutioual rirbt. to its protection. and what
| the DECISION of lie Suprcmr Court las allowed
| to lie our right. saiG.-ycsL We had confidence
| in our oYu yIcT Of our own rights. Our North
letn friends had their REV. Ii Was a parzdo1i-
| cal question, and We gave il to the Courts.
Well, The Courts id decide the very ques-
tiou. winch had been submitted to them, not
upon case from Kansas, hut ii another case,
se ithou, going into the argument, for time does
| not permit Ut that, let me ci.e ron tue conclu-
| sion. lu the opinion Of The Court in the case
| Of bred Scott, it is said:
m a. ,r..e1.oa. Il q tie opinion af The Court
taat Ee a .. Ionaess ~nica r1pkibtsa et1en t1vm
hodns own!as p,op<y u t. kd u shs sT.rsqsy ~ =
ws.1.n.cI b. lie Co. Lulio. aod IL hesef.re vo md
% - ~ t nc stnr inIo III. = !riarv. ~ rv.n thtE
h.a besn carried there By The owntz, win te tneaoa u
ose ,rr ~, s4sas end m which
aot rnly ated 10 ooSre.s ea a1e In .1prrs sssus
dcet heE sorbltatnt 70 s4H lse them. Ant hls
L. pet s;nanea ~ a % e ~ 0e. e
Constitution gises pos e !. gal Including thts*
4 .s.ssnns NJ Under - E0ss.nnsn. 4 % ~sn
ess,r1i,s u, LIN NJ dmion x ~ ssa stts aad
t4ess lhe sinEsa q es,uoty. T. thoe .shss
med n the PC footn* .ia szsns Or " stt.s
xnHh liz sene1l ro,. ss.ieoo 1nacr the ees
ii p1ed or nciaeItu pywes. AID CoIxrssA eli
ds hisu 9eypkd tae poxcts con e1.sd oa ue
emS ost au.%,ias i'm ona se1enus = /. steriss
them II could M power aay ii rzsnu,cat
e.t.os ed ~ IL authority 70 4iotse sAe po'1ons Q. r
eoaau'1oon'
Thus the highest court m lac on'tea states
settled the vers question IeieHed to It at tue
disputed point, no' Legislature N It's chaFacter,
On which Congress. eoolo no' Sssee wren tne
sas:Sseraska W. passeo. r. aoe v'cs ,ha. We
lin the Southern states LOOK o1 II "as sustained
T f,txu Ihpt tarT1 1ra NF0n3ftF