Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-05-12


State sovereignty in Missouri No, sir; popular
sovereignty in Kansas stricken down by unholy
combination in New England to ship men to Kan
sas--rowdies and yagabonds-with the Bible in, one
hand and Sharpe's rifle in the other to shoot down
the friends of self-government Popular sovereignty
in Kansas was stricken down by the combinations
in the northern States to carry elections under pre-
ence of emigrant aid ietes In retaliation, Mis-
souri, formed aid societies too; and she, following
your example. sent men into Kansas and then &C.
Cured the conflict Now, you throw the blame up
on Missouri merely because she followed your ex-
ample, and attempted to resist its consequences.
condemn both; but condemn thousand-fOld more
those that set the example and struck the first blow
than those who thought they would act upon the
principle Of fighting the devil with bis own weapons,
and resortei 10 the same means that you had EN-
ployed.
But, sir, notwithstanding the Efforts Of the emf
grant aid sOcicti $, the people OF Kansas nave had
their own way, and the people New Mexico have
had their way. Kansas has adopted free State;
New Mexico has established slave Territory. l
am content with both. If the people of New Mexi.
CO want slavery, let them have it. and never will
vote to repeal their slave code IL Kansas docs not
want slavery, will not help anybody to force 1t on
her. Let each do as it peascs. When Kansas
comes to the conclusion that slavery will suit her,
and promote her interest better than the prohibition
let her pass her slave CODE will not pass it
for her. Whenever New Mexico gets tired of her
code, she must repeal it for rself; will not re-
peal it for her Non intervention by Congress with
slavery in the Territories is the platform which
stand.
But I want to know why will not the Senator
from New York carry out his principles to their log
ca conclusions? Why is there not man in that
whole party. in this body or the House of Repre-
Sentativcs bold enough to redeem the pledges which
that party has made to the country? believe you
said, in your Philadelphia platform, that Congress
had sovereign power over the Territories for their
government and that it was the duty of Congress
70 prohibit in all the Territories those twin relics
of barbariSm, slavery and polgamy. Why do you
not carry out your pledges? Why do you not in
troduce your bill? The Senator from New York
says they have no new measures to originate; no
movement to make; no new bill to bring for
ward Then what confidence shall the American
people rcpoSc in your faith and sincerity, when hav
ing the power in one House, you do not bring for
ward bill TO carry out your principles? The fact
IS, these principles avOwcd to get votes in the
North but not he carried into effect by acts of Con-
greSS. You afraid of hurting your party il YOU
bring in your bill tn repeal the slave code of New
McNlco afraid Of driving off the conservative men;
you think it is Wise to wait until after the election.
] should be glad to have confidence enough IN the
sincerity of the other side of the Chamber to sup
pose that they Lad sufficient courage to bring for
ward law to carry out their principles to their log
cal conclusions. find nothing o that They wish
to agitate to excite the people of the North against
the South to get votes for the Presidential election;
hut they shrink from carrying out their measures
lest they might throw off some conservative voters
who do not like the Democratic party.
But sir, if the Senator on New York, in the
event that he is made President intends to carry
out his principles to their logical conclusions let
where they will lead him. In the same speech
that read from few minutes ago. find the fol-
lowing Addressing the people Of Ohio, he said:
"You blush not at these things. because they have be-
Ia
FrveS" allies clam peculiar merit i"r mnninn'ng these
miScaled guarantees "f slavery. which they find Nn the
tional compact. Does not all This prove that the Whg
party have KEEP; up with The spirit If the age that is
true ard faithful Ia human freedom the inert conscience
If the American people will permit to be? Whit then,
You saw nuihng be for freedom because the pub
lie remains inert? Yes much can be DONE
ryhng be done. Sdcery ca" be Emtei 10 az present
GDdHiS
That is the first thing that can be done-slavcry
can b. limited to its present bounds What else:
ar CAN BE ANEiIoIATED. IT CAN AND MIST BE
ABOLISHED, AND YOU AND CAN AND MUST DO IT."
There you find are two propositions; first, slave
~ to be limited 10 the States in which il was
then situated. 1t did not then exist in any Terrific
~. Slavery was confined to the States. The first
proposition was that slavery must he restricted and
confined to those States. The second was that he
as New Yorker and they, the people of Ohio.
must and would abolish it that is to abolish it
in the States. They could abolish it no where else.
Every appeal they make to northern prejudice and
passion is against the institution Of slavery every
where and they would not ne able TO retain their
abolition allies, the rank and file, unless they held
out the hope that it was the mission Of the Republ-
can party If successful to abolish slavery in the
States as well as in the Territories of the Union.
And again in the same speech, the Senator from
New York advised the people to disregard consttu-
tOna obligations in these words:
But begin deeper and lower than the COMPOST
ton ard cnmbnati Of factions parties, wherein the
strength aud security Of slavery e You answer that il
lies in The Constitution Of the United States and the Gun.
StiinurS and laws Of slavehudng States Not ut all Ii
is T the sentiment al the American people
Constitutions and laws above the virtue
of IN" people Than the lmpd stream can climb above MS
native spring ncuIcc the love of freedun an the .guat
rights Of ""Jer The I1f'rH"t Inf TO rLat tkSy
mDght ~ the schos and ia tie caR,r6s rcfo,Ha goVr
cd rr'e"d 6oHi weicme &, the f"gc, Ltys
hiS tC'dry limits at yoH Oor dnd defend him g9u oaLi
y""r at-r"a go IT, CORRECT that stacry has
any cHStt"f!O"dL g1dFL Gt'e Te mug not he tLet and
/ oug|t nal Ia he rtt"2ai~bed."
know they tell us that all this is to be done ac-
cording to the constitutions they would not violate
| the constitution except far as the constitution
violates the law of God-that is all-and they arc
! to he the judges of how far the constitution does
violate the law of God. They say that every clause
of the constitution that recognizes property in slaves
is in violation of the Divine law and hence should
not be obeyed; and with that Interpretation of the
constitution, they turn to the South and say, 1--WE
will give you all your rights under the constitution
! as we explain itW
linen the Senator devoted about n third of his
speech to very beautiful homily on the glories Of
Union. All that he has said all that any other
has ever said all that the most eloquent tongue
ever utter in behalf of the blessings and the ad
vantages of this glorious Union, fully endorse
But still, sir, am prepared to say that the Union
is glorious only when the Constitution is preserved
inviolate He eulogized the Union. !, too. am for
the Union; indorse the eulogCs; but still, what
is the Union worth, unless the Constitution is pre-
served and maintained involate in all its provisions
Sir, have no faith in the Union.lovng sentiments
of those who will not carry out the Constitution ir
COOL faith, as our fathers made it. Professions OIL
fidelity to the Union will be taken for naught unless
they are accompanied by obedience to the COnstltu
ton upon which the Union rests. have right tC