Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-24
.,osgin9. 10 prevent the admission

there rs Is thu the call of 1860. Without DWELL
i'' 's, - upon that, / pass it by, saying
ins IT, T'5o not care to avoW that stand on
tAas srbiect with Daniel Webster, the man
1u l%on Of all others in this country, we
VIII stvIrd the expounder of the Gonsti-
p '..;on-.certainly upon constitutional law
'tt'I L;,,best authority this country or any
ll III n' 5,s ever seen. Mr. Webster, although
Que ..o I.'I ovcrpersuadcd, fattered with the
a ne wi. +I,ot he would get Southern support
iueH .;aIdinp his true born opinion, said
~ -. in Ills speech of 18th March2 He
" ".s ;.,bat this was power that belonged
ss,u - CONGRESS-. but to the several States"
no. TS. ~ ;s nv belief, but the Republican
int desirous of harmony, yielded it, and
PAL # out of our platform in 1856, and
~ ~. mt propose to incorporate it in the
nIatforin of 1860.
OTHER CHARGES REFERRED TO.
fifth $40 refuse to prevent or punish by
60 aStion. the spoliation of slave proper
e'A ~. nm the contrary to make it crimi-
ofFonsa in their citizens to obey the
ma, IA. of The Union, in so far as they protect
avs L"s. -, in African slaves" Gentlemen,
tto I9. ~ tell you in our call that we go for
uO t.s..;rr the rights of all the States, and
p ssr from bindering you in the return of
~ N,n 80 nronerty that we pledge ourselves as
~ srtr 10 defend you against your State
- nv nv State, or every State, or against for
~ o;u - ;ovssion in the Territories. OF course
81 ws are honest in one purpose, we are
honsst in the other, and we cannot be
honest in that avowal II we are dlsnonest
in the first imputation. .,--D...
a. S1aCpFv in the Dis
,rict of Columbia" l need not read our
platform again, but defy any man TO ma
eny such a clause in it.
senals, dock yards and other places IN the
South where Congress has exclusive Jurls-
d;rtion" There is no such clause as that
in the platform of 1856, or the can OF looo;
EIGHTH. "To abolish the internal and
..,S.,;sa trade" There is no such clause
rs that in either.
Ninth. ITO limit, harass and trown upon
The institution in every mode of political
action, and by every form of public opln-
ion" We make directly opposite aTow-
III. So far from that, we not only are com
pced by the necessity of the case, but we
propose in carrying out in good faith TINS
associated brotherhood of contederated
States, not to take Emancipationists alone
,liron our platform, not simply to aPpoint
them to offices, but we propose and invite
SHAREHOLDERS 10 act in conjunction with us,
Ind to assist US in carrying out the Gov
ernmcnt which we shall in all probability
30 soon control. How eau this be true!
How can we then intend to harass the in
stitution by every mode of political action?
why, gentlemen, the thing is impossible in
The nature of things, and unless you have
prOof that we are dishonest, there IS no be-
iieving that we can or desire to monopo-
lie ali the offices in the country. This
litigation cannot lie against US, therefore
Il falls stilI-bOrn at our feet.
While have been projecting these notes
Today. received copy of the Cincinnati
Eq.e!it, one of the leading Republican
papers in the Union, and probably the fore
host paper in the West, and which proba-
BY has the largest aggregate circulation,
aud find it says that we are willing to
10 Crittendcn, Bolts, Bell or any other
iAyeholder for President il he be the
ehoice by the Convention. Does that look
Eke excluding you from the Presidency or
lny other office? Old John J. Crittenden,
man that have always loved and admi-
ted. man, who if he had been left I'M
biased to his own noble aspirations, would
bare stood where l stand, where we, of
Pic Republican party standby old Henry
play Wing ground, against the extension
pf Slavery. Let me here read what Henry
elay says upon that subject, a sentiment
fhich Crittenden no doubt has endorsed
through long life The Democrats have
Dot wonderfully in love with Henry Clay
q lite. The old man they abused and
7andered all his life, but now they come
b US and say we will defend old Henry
rOm your assaults. The man who was
Prosecuted for life time, the man who
y ent to his grave in sorrow under the i'm
citations made against him by these same
Democrats, is now taken up and they call
d pom old line Whigs-old Clay Wings to
e pme out and crush out the Republicans
YtO stand by the doctrine of that same
lay, in favor of the non-cxtension of
olavery. Henry Clay said in the last year
q his life, in his last term of public service,
I bis grey haired old age:
"Coming as do from Slave State, it
NY solemn, deliberate and we'll matured
4 Termination that no power, no earthly
pCTeE, shall compel me to vote for the po-
I've Introduction of Slavery either North
Sonth of that line"
w. tuF shame, Democrats, to claim to
the protectors of the fame and glory of
eRry Clay and of his principles, when
Pee, by the last will and testament that
publicly made before the nation, he
ants himself fairly and squorely upon
ps Republican platform. That sentiment
stand here tonight to vindicate, and the
blowers of Mr.. Crittenden would stand
4pi0 defend it if they had full bent for
pen honest inclinations. God grant that
himself may stand up to it, and that
y may change, for as God is, 1 would
r. sooner vote for any other man than
oan J. Crittenden, for every word that
ones from his mouth is John ]. Critten-
La himself, the man that says that tho
t9and that's good to stand on is good to
VI on. Yet We are accused of all these
am pretty nearly through, gentlemen.
Is not very often that get a chance to
peak TO Won Nd 1,.bn, 7 A.