New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-15

thory of Congress 10 charter mat Is about all
| the Democracy we have had down East for long
tine, this hostility TO the United States IaDk. Appeal
to them on any other ISSUE and they canno listen ii
they 20 back and hire volley at the carcass OF the
United States Bank.
mr.. Hale read from Jefierson's works 10 show that
he did not consider the Supreme Court exclusive au-
horIty, but only coordinate branch of the govern
| ment. He read letter Of Jacksons in which be said
the Supreme Cont was subtle corps OF sappers ana
miners, undermining the power of the Confederation
The letter was written in 1892 and jackson was re-
elected by a tremendous Democratic majority. DE
also read from the reports OF the Supreme Court OF
Georgia that they dsregarded the decisions of the Su
preme Court Of the United States.
He continued Georgia always denied the authority
of the Supreme Court to construe the Constitution Tor
that State. This battle was commenced with Jefferson
and continued till the Court knocked under and then
this party Immediately became great scklers for the
uthorty OF the Supreme Court. For the last thirty
vea s. men have been appointed there more from po-
ca han Jude al qualifications, and that party, after
bavnp eo Ss G dC%n 9% the
hih III iao iL;b L Constitution assigned them to
work in the nsTv barness side by side with the eau
Guess then they have great eVerence ior II. con-
TESS 1t does not give me pleasure H. G % % g
mens, but it is the truth of history. ~ tne tru'n OF
| God which ought TO be told, and VIII tel IL.
Mr.. Hale read from the speech of Mr. buchanan,
july 1884, against the infshbility of the supreme
Court, and that the Judges always had 4 leaning
| toward the prer0gatiyes of Government. he READ
also extracts from the speech of Mr.. Tooubs, delIv-
cred in the House. taking the came ground and saying
there was no assumption of power by Government
| which the Court had not indicated
choose, said Mr. H., to stand by the faith Oh the
| fathers and take my position with Jefferson a.'d
jackson, and don't know that it ia any harm to put
Mr.. Buchanan in, too The decisions Of this Court
political questions, to my mind have weight at ALL
| and, notwithstanding the invocation we have had,
cannot listen to the appeal. believe, in the position
which now occupies ii is dangerous branch of this
| Government. | believe its incroachments must be
10Th
and thank the State of Georgia for having promu-
gated the doctrine that il only coordinate branch
and has no right to send its mandates to the state
Courts. But, Sir, i think II is little unkind and
little out of place for the Senator from Georgia to
cenure the State of Wisconsin for folio wing the path
plainly indicated by his own State.
Mr.. Hale also had read extracts from reports, to
show that the States Of Pennsylvania and Virginia had
also disagreed from the decisions of the Supreme
| Court. He read also from Mr.. Toombss speech an
extract on the Territorial question, and continued:
The complaint is made that we seek to exclude
portion of States from an equal right in the Terrific
| ries. But we do not make u law which we are not
willing to abide by ourselves. But they contend that
slaves property aud that they have right to ask
for protection in the Territories and we do not give
| il them the Constitution will be violated. am in
| clined TO agree with the Senator from Texas Mr.
Wigfa in his expression that the difficulties Of thus
Government arise from the fact of Misrepresentation
the part of of the great men Of the country
have actually heard il declared that if the Senate did
not take up the bill of 'S6, serious consequences
would grow out of it to this Union. That is the way
the subject has been referred to by almost every
gentleman who has spoken on the other side OF this
Chamber that the Union was likely to be dissolved;
end such event was not much TO be deprecated;
and if the Union was dissolved these gentlemen could
make another better one tomorrow. That is the sub
stance of the remarks in which this Union has been
spoken of and therefore agree with the Senator from
Texas that the true character Of this Government has
been greatly msapprehended. What is this Union
What is this Government lie II thing OF to-day
liza
perish N the morning sun Isit Of those ephemera
creations that spring up without cause and pass away,
| leaving no mark on history What is IT The mag-
nation of man cannot compass II, calculate its ef
fecs. look on this Government the fruit of all
the education of the race in ages past. look upon
this Government to-day, occupying the little space
called the present, between the eternes of the past
and of the future the living result of all the past.
look upon il as the contamination which good God,
through six thousand years OF discipline, has brought
humanity to. look upon II as the fruit OF oil the
past and do not believe there has been battle
field when the banner of Liberty has been unfurled,
and the friends of Liberty have fought but that we
are to-day living in the enjoyment OF the consequences
resulting to the past from that combat. In a'i the
bloody past every scafold on which the patriot has
poured out bis blood, every sacrifice patrlonsm has
made, every prayer piety has offered, Is to-cay
exerting its influence on the civil and political
condition Of this people. Sir, the history OF the
world has been full of revolution. But onrs
WAS the Revolution. IL was the elimination OF
that Christianity whose first public lesson was
deliverance TO the captive anu the opening oi the
prison doors to the bondmen. Other nations have had
revolutions when they changed from one tyran TO an
other but il would if all the history OF the
past the history Of human government, all the great
efforts made for the installation OF liberty, as nothing
but failure had been the history OF mankind, but that
at last in the fullness of time when the promises oil
divine benevoence be tried for the last time to
solve the problem whether man was capable OF sell
government the eye of science discovered THIS cont-
nent, TO which our fathers came: Removed IRON tue
trials and temptations of the Old World, they might,
here on broad and stable foundation, build anew the
temple Of liberty, and rear upon superstrucInre 10
which all the victims of oppression could enter ana De
al rest Ave Sir on their bste-helds they light the
beaconres of liberty which now SHINE as hSht 70 tue
victims of despotism everywhere. And YOU propose
10 put out these everlasting lights thinking thai tonor
row you can rear better structure and SEND our more
| benign Influence than did our fathers But VIII say
here did to my people al nome IL h4 no, uenos
the great mass Of this people understood the nature OF
the Government better, and had more intelligence hhh
more patrotisn than the they have sent 10 repre-
rent them mean as general isct, then snouiu oe
spar of the ULion. / should think IT Woud dissolve,
| and il ought TO dissolve.
mr. HALE again referred TO the writings Of Jeier-
sou 10 show he was favor of free territory and read
from the letter to Mr. Holmes referred to by the Sena-
| tor from Georgia, as follows; 80,
Jefferson was alive when the eighth section OF the
act of 1870 was before the American Congress. He
smoke for himself In the face Of your constant deca-
rations cold calculating, wiu misrepresentation oil
| him hear him speak for himself thunder II IN your
ears would TO God my voice could reach those whom
Won deceive and betray In his letter to John Holmes
of Maine dated the 9th of April, l6Al Mr. Jefferson
strongly condemned both the geographical line ana
the attempt TO prevent the diffusion Slavery over
| greater surface, and adds: An abstinence, 100
| =" from this attempt of power, would remove tue
Jealousy excited by the undertaking of Congress to
regulate the condition OF the different descriptions
| d" of men composing a State. This, certainly, If the
exclusive right OF every State, which nothing IN