The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-31

Concluded

Then, air, as there 10 nothing 10 the plat
form on which Mr.. Lincoln was elected Of
which you complain, sek is there anything
in the character 81 the President elect, OF
which you ought TO complainp Has he not
lived q blamcless life? Did he ever trans
gress any law? Has he ever committed
any violations Of duty, OF which tho most
scrupu Gus oaD complain Why, then, your
suspicions that he will ? have shown that
YOU have had the Government all the time
until, by some misfortune or maladmnistra-
ton, you brought it to the very verge Of do
efruction, and the wisdom of the people had
| disco ycred thas it was high time that the
soepter should depart from you, and to
placed in more competent hands; | say. that
| this being so, you have no constitutional
right to complain; especially when dsa
vow any intention SO to make use Of the VIC
tory we have won as to injure you Mt ALL
This brings mo, sir, TO the question OF Dom
| promises. On the first dav VI this session,
/ q Senator rose in his. place and offered a
/ resolution to inquire into the evils that ex
ist between the different sections, ard TO as
certain what can be done TO settle this great
/ difficulty. That is the proposition subssan-
italy. | tell the Senator, know ofp diff
guilty; and AS to compr omises, had sup
posed that wc were all agreed that the day
| of compromises was at an end. Tho most
solemn com PROMISES we have ever made have
been violated without whereas. Since |
have had sent in this body, ono of oonsid
erabie antiquity, Of more than thirty years
standing, was swept away from your statute
books. When stood here in the minority
arguing against ii; when asked you to with.
, hold your hand; when told you it was a sa.
cred CON. roinise between the sections, and
that when il Was removed We should b,
brought face TO face with all that sectiona
bitterness that has intervencd; when l toll
you that it WAS sacred compromise vhicI
no man should touch with his finger, wha
was your reply That it was mere sct
!, Congress- nothing moro --notblng less--an
that it conld be swept away By the same ma
iority that passed it.ss That was true 10 poiu
OF law; but il ehowed the weakness Of com
4 promises. Now, sir, only sreak for my
J self; and | say, that in view Of the iDAnns
in which other compromises have been treats
should hardly think that any two Of tn
]. Democratic party would look each other i
the face and say compromise without
smile. lLaugh,or.1 A compromise to /
brought about by tine act Of Congress Aftt
! the experience We have had, is absolutely n
/. dicui0ua.
But what have We to compromised Si
). | nm one Ut those who went forth with zes
to maintain the principles OF the great r.,
{. publican party. In constitutional way v
II met, as you met. We nominated our cand
Is dates for President and Woo President. 40
j. You did the same for yourselves. The issu
v was made up and went TO the people upon i
Is Although We have been usually in the m
j. nority, although we have been gonerAl
!. beaten, yet, this tfms, the Justice Of our prir
j. cipies and the INSTRUMENTATION Of the Go'
% ernment in your bands, convinced The Peep
J. that change ought TO be wrought; and n
ID tor you had tried your utmost, and We hs
A. tried our utmost, we beat you; and we boz
70 you on one Of the plainest and most palp,
in bic issues that ever was presented TO Il
Il American rccr.c, go nac :ha.- .ssy 4...ss.i
stood best. There 10 no mstAking II; ar
"a now, when Ne come to the Capitol, tell VI
ri that our Presidents and our Vice Preside
re- must be lnaugErsted, and administer Il
IN Government as all their predecessors ha,
il, done. SIR, ii would be very hnmiliatir
TO aud dishonorahle TO az il we We're to list,
70 to d Compromise, BY which be who has Il
liz verdict Of the people IN his pocket, chou
make hia way TO the presidential chair.
ne " hen il comes to thas. you have no Cover
mt nvtt; uuHrrhY IutfIvener; civil war nj
ms follow il; al the evils that may como 10 h
he human imagination may be consequent uu,
at such course as that, the moment the Amc
at lean people cut loose from the sheet anoh
q Of free government and liberty that
be whenever il lie denied in this Government ID
al the majority fairly given shall suls, the PC
ell pie are unworthy Of free government. Isl
be know not what others may do; but Il
!. you that with tho verdict VI the people civ.