Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-11
.enden to be sound and true. lCheets.l think

intelligent man. have tried to do thy lcgit.
innate facts and arguments. lam not CONSCIOUS
Of having appealed to any prejudice.
Frllow.c:ti2cns can vnil benr with inc = liz.
tie longer:
"a voice. YES, Tor Il week; 80 on"
know Of but one political organization nov
before the United States which asserts the
principles | have undertaken to eSpound. Thc
Republican organization has taken precisely
the sarie ground from all opposite point o
view, and they say We have TO rights in th'
Territories with our property. They say Con
grcss has a right to cXc!uic il, AMI it Is II
duty to do so, and they are willing IL see tn
! Territorial Legislature do il, if Congress doe:
not.
In regard To the platform adopted by th'
Convention which nominated Mr. Bell, al Ten
ncsSce, and Mr.. Everett. of Massachusetts,
have only to suy. that, certainly, it announce
no principle at all upon this SUBJECT none
! whatever. Gentlemen tell Us that they are all
vocatin: the claims OF these distinguished gen
tlcinen upon the principles o! "the C"n>il.u
ton, the Union and the enforcement "i TIN
laws.
presume tina. there is scarcely II mar II
tllls assembly perhaps not Ole North or SolIl!
who will admit that be Is against the Unlon
the constitutions, and the enforcement OF TIN
laws. Blu, yc, they entertain the most dlTcr>'
and opposite opinions a. 10 the best mode o
sustaining the constitution and the character
nr the laws 10 be enforced. Nr. Seward, Mr.
Bur!ingame, NJ. ~'iiliings. will tell yen they
are for the Union, bat il is their o%n sort 81
Union they want. They say Iley are for The
constitution, but they co'strur Tie Constitution
50 as to tako away Nil cur rights. Cries d
That's So"
= That. gentlemen, wonld srrIn 10 c~&!lat:st the
subject. Sound men with Constitutional prln-
ciplr.,' which principles | have announced III
the form recognized By American politics. !"
be rc.asser,ed By means Of the ballot box.
But q word on another subject. Ii Is sa!i
that, although uru hog Il iIsnninnl<t, and the
principles | assert are no;, Yet the object 81 the
organization by which | have been nominated
Is tn break up this conir'!rracy, ard ! suppose
ther have selected Tie as the loUi with wt!ic:I
10 execute that sc!cnc.
"A voice, II bad Instrument Chcc,*.
| have no doubt that Il great iuany gentlemen
in the Southern States Of the Ei!on think that
their constitutional rights viii never be rccoG-
niZcd. 4 few are, perhaps. pr Sc disuAion!stS,
though doubt ii there are THY such in the
Union. Undoubtedly, i nuInbrr oI gentlemen
who were dissatisfied with the compromise
measures Of lsj4. now prefer me for the Presi-
icncy, and Sustain me on this platform; aud #
were disposed To count Poses, | doubt not
there are many inUTe III the same character
who sustain other gentlemen upon platforms
not so constitutional and desirable rs miHe.-
fChccrs.
What is the charge: Merely that the entire
delegations Of some States, supported ny the
ma>s of the Democracy III al the Southern
States. made this nomination. DO they say lEe
whole ul this mass were DISTINGUISHES Why,
gentlemen, the coIu;ry is in L bad way Il tins
DC 50. But the charge is a ~:cc"lc>s one. How
IL IL with the State Of krntucky, which is
going {" vote in accGr!Anc. wiki that prin-
ciple II The State 81 Kentucky II ,%iiSil;i!on
State:
The delegations from California and Oregon
were in the Contention. They reside thou
snrds Of miles va from niir private stci!es.
What have they suli that would lead any man
TO suppose that ;fry wGi;ld break UP the union
uf the States: ihcy are I'M artinl arbitrator
of this dispute, and they tell Our Northern
brethren they must 10 justice and gi"c equality
in the Union: and that or such principles they
can MAINTAIN the Constitution AID the Union.
That is what Oregon ind California Say, us
we'll us large rnajorIties Of the Delegations from
other States Of the Union. Senators and me!n-
bcrs Of the House, representatives from both
sections of the Union, mvII who nave filled the
highest stations in the public councils, but
have now withdrawn from public li!c-all con-
cur in declaring that these are the principles Of
the Constitution, aid they are tot afraid TO ex-
ccute them. tChecrS.j
Gentlemen, the charge Of dISIE;on IS base
less. Advantage has been taken Of the cordial
loyalty Of the people Of Kentucky. 10 the sur
prise and deligh! Ct the gcr'ilerarn who engaged
III il. the Scilcine took better ti'an they expect.
cd; but au satisfied that the sober second
thought of the people will recall them 10 the
Of their principles. Kentucky will
never abandon Il priaciplc which she has de-
clnrrd to he the principle Of the Constitution
and the Cninn. Loud applause
| will not answer HE newspaper accusations
that this gentleman and the other gentleman
who hare held extreme opinions, support me;
gentlemen of far more extreme Opinions sup
Port both the other candidates. What if b, Z
and b, whose opinions you do not Ike. think
better oil n certain .ct oI principles than they
do o. Il certain otlIrr set Of principles. Of. II
vo, Inns. mn nr;u,iul,s al all aud ch1osc 10 yot.
i,r T. nre ynr nniu,, f., mn, the S,irmn os dix.
,n;o, ,r,I cn...;,jr ,h,. runirr. Thor. urr
di,un;on;s,s ri uYcr the country working 10
the Union. There urc those wllo
dcnv Constitutional rights who are engaged
to-day in lra,rplin. ..,;rr foot the ~plaincst
rights guaranteed to us by the Constitution
The Governor Of Ohio refuses TO restore Il man
for felony, because, he SAYS, il is no
crime under the laws Of Ohio 20 steal 4 negro.
In the State of Wisconsin,, Il man who was in
,iirtc,l Cor ~rcscuius u party ~inlci!Iy from the
hands OF the Marshal. is protected hy an armed
moi. Where in the North can tic fugitive
slave Inv be- sy"cu,cd: lInw nauv States at !
the North have passed laws mnk.ns 1t an d.
fence, To be pG'Ii>ln"l he iinc and lmprlSon.
lncnt, to aid the officers al i'" United Sta'esin
executing the Jaw
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