The Van Buren press., 1860-08-24
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Court House on Saturday last, at ii o.
; clock, for the purpose Of forming =
Breckenridge Club" But the country
= people, the hard -hsted farmers and work
ing men, on "whom we placed our reli-
> anee," again having failed TO respond &c
the call Of Disunionism-it was deemed
expedient, Ito give it character abroad to
form into Mass Meeting Whereupon
Col. HAYS was called to preside, and after
stating the object of the meeting. Col. C.
A. CARROLL, introduced set OF Resolu-
tion, which after some wrangling, were pass
eisunaninsoasty by :" we the Democracy OF
Crawford County
l. We propose a brief review Of the reso-
Iuticns, which, for length, ambiguity, and,
il some instances, utter perversion of his
tory. are, TO say the least, remarkable
In the first place, the demonstration. as
4 movement oil the Democracy of Craw-
ford County, was. like its predecessor, an
entire failure.
Who the 90 traitor - is TO whom allus-
ion is made in the first resolution, we can
not conceive 1t would apply with equal
force 10 fancey, who is + traitor to the Un-
ion OF these States. and ought to be caught
and hung as high as Hamafi. for conspir-
ing against the peace OF his Country, by
precipitating the Cotton States into a re-
volution," and the erection of a Southern
monarchy upon the ruins of our liberties, or
over the Democratic National Convention -
at the Maryland Institute, or 10 Buchanan,
who has succeeded in Arraying the entire
forces OF the Administration in opposition
to one man, and the rights of the people
in the territories, which be so valiantly mp
holds. Who is the " traitor"
In the Cd Resolution, we are informed
that two thirds Of the Democratic party
ignore the Constitution, as expounded by
the sages of the past and by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. Who
the &c sage. of the past " are, VIC cannot
surmise, as We are morally certain that the
position they assumed has been upheld by
Calhoun, Clay, Cass, Buchanan, Breckin-
fridge. Lane, Fitzpatrick, Green, Benjamin.
Toombs, Cobb, Bayard, Pierce, Dickinson,
johnson, Butler, Davis, King, Hunter,
Badger, Wise, Toucey, Bigler, Mason,
iCiingman, and long list of eminent names,
''sages of the past B" and present too !. and
that they are now supported by Douglas,
Pugh, 1.-THE 1.-TWO ignoble exceptions, y
Johnson, Phelps, Rust, Soule, Wiclllife,
Taney, Jones. Winston, Stephens, For.
syth, Tod, Wood, and innumeiable hosts
of the People. North and South Stephen
\. Douglas never violated his plightel
faith, nor has he crer, by the most far.
fetched construction, denounced, or refused
obedience to, the decisions of the Supreme
Court. He stands by the Court, and it is
I erai fyine .A l.asr ah.. Lie ras .4,e. FOR al
Court is recipIocatei. Why talk about
the Dred Scott decision settling the grcai
principle at issue? Why not enforce the
flawl in the territories, and protect slave
property? If the Supreme Court has SO
decided, what more is needed ? Bat
the Dred Scott decision does not touch the
1 question, unless, indeed, it be to support
the doctrine of "rcsidrary sovereignty -
in the people, or, in other words, Popular
Sovrcignty. We do not see how language
could be used, to assert more clearly, tht
solemn truth, that the citizen, moving into
a Territory, loses none of the rights and
attributes of citizenship thereby tha. ne
! power of the Federal Government can, in
. the language of Judge Daniel, be construct
/ Into means of forfeiting that equality @
, rights and imIaunities which the bir.hright q
the dona:ive from the Constitution OF the Unitel
States within the length and breadth Of the nation
than the following from Chief Justic,
/ Taney's decision
, The powers over person and property Of which
We speak not only not granted TO Congress bu
in express terms denied and they forbidden
to exercise them. And this prohibition Is not con
fined to the States but the words ara general an.
extend TO the whole territory which the Con
stitution gives il il power TO legisate, including
those portions of it remaining under TeFritoria
, government, well as that covered By States.
Is total absence of power everywhere within Tn,
dominion of the United Sta.es and places the eii
gems of Territory, far these rights are con
cerned, on the same footing with citizens of ti,
States, and guards them frTuiv and plainly
, against any ipToais which The general governmen
!, Nigh. aitc,npt uuier tie plea Of implied cr Incl
dental powers
So much for the Supreme COAT
What means the 9th resolution Is i
a general invitation extended to veal
minded wings, kuow-nothings, aud tn,
rag-tag and bo5-tail of ali shades of politi.
cal complexion? Ard does il mean IL
include "squatters We consider it
lnSubrious joke, when party that is ready
TO sever the bonds of the Union, in a Ger.
tain contingency. talk about :" saving tht
Union.'' Not otherwise
i II, (as we are assured In the 9TH resolu-
tion,) the "co-opetation of patriotism
against the enemy of mankind, (0ld Abe
without regard to previous minor differcn-
ces," be regarded as a "duty," why, NC
ask, do we row see this yactioa, (forElida-
bic in but few sections of the country in
hostile attitude 10 the long established prin-
ciples, and to the regularly constituted
nominees of the Democratic party? ].
CO. opsfation be desired. let them return to