New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-21
SENATOR TRUMBULL IN ONO.
From The Cincinnati CommOeiai

CLEVELAND, Sept. ID, 1879.
Senator Trumbu of Illinois, spoke this evening, IN
the NelOdeon, 10 an immense audience. After speak
ing Of Ohio as the Empire State Of the West and the
principal bulwsrk against the encroachments OF SlaV
cry be went to say that the present potics parties
OF the country are Of recent origin, not dating back
further than 1854. Pror TO that date the questions Of
the day related to finance and kindred subjects. Since
that tine the question has been simply that OF Free
dom Slavery. The confession OF faith for the Dsm
ocrstc Church il now simply q belief 10 the Kansas
Nebrasks bill The primary question between the
parties is whether the Territories shall be kept free, 10
order to form Free States or TO be open TO the en-
croechments OF Slavery, az u become slave States
Beyond this, tho Democracy adopt the principle OF
using the Executive power for the purpose Of scress
ing the slave power. The appointment Of Federal
officers for several years have been made with this
the IL rrtores from Slavery, but not to interfere
with Slavery 10 the States where II Is already estao'
h-hed The Republican party do not wish 70 legislsts
sgsn.t the South. There are only 3oo, wv savehold
er. TO 5000 900 whites in the Slave states, and
20 600 600 IN the whole country. The party calling IT.
self Denocrs c legislste for the 3jOUO only, thus
building up class and creating an artocracy oenatoI
Trumbull ably reviewed Judge Blacks article On
Douglass essay and claimed That if the Constitution
gives citizen Of any Safe power to take has property
INTO territory and hold IT a. if under the Law OF his
state. which is what Black holds then i leg'slstes
Slavery into territory But Black does not prove tns
by the Constitution, but says Is proved BY common
law The principle is right enough as far as ordinary
property Is concerned, but is of no force in regard
the right Of man to Slavery s founded on a dii-
erent principle from the right 10 common properly.
|. is founded on might, not right Englani has de-
cided that the property OF msn IN man s Z.
common law ard repeated decisions IN SoIthern oIa,es
declared that Slavery creature OF local lava Ine
Cincinnati Platform was quoted TO show thst i
does not admit the night Of the people Of Territory
to exert Popular Sovereignty in excluding Slavery an
m the numbers legally justified such legislative action.
Tie speaker denounced Popular Sovereignty az
cheet a. imprsctcab, and as subyersive Of the Con-
sti.,tion IL carried OUT II catch word, sni
no. icterdsd for actual The Government Of this
eoautry was not Popular Sovereignty one. Tie pop
slsr majority system ruled in the House, bat va,
checked by ihe Senate and Executive. The doctrine
thn Pcpu!aT Sovereignty should so.olatey rule, was,
therefore Revolutionary. IT. adoption in q territory
would cothe the territory with greater powers thsn
possessed by State. Ssra.of Truinb1a weaf on 70
chow the falscy OF the Poplar Sovereignty doctrine,
and tha. !; has never bses scte on snce ne i,rna-
ton Of the UnioB Douglss hinse ae'ec IL voistion
of il at the annexation Of Texas by ms reso'nti"s
prohibiting Slavery In the new Satoe TO De carved OF,
Of the territory north Of 80 30. The Dfef scots DO
csioa in regard to Territorial power over Slavery vas
then conf1ied The Dougla. Democrats cry noa
Intervention but in repeating tie Msoan Comp on.ss
they yet the example Of Iteryen.'a, ana Si9asi 'as