Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-08-01
WHOLE NUMBER 200


SO: ~. ..-agae
put in peril by sectional passion, sec
tional parties, appealing to sectional
passion, sectional prejudice and sec
onal ambition, against the peace and
harmony of the whole country. Voice
''That's SOL On the one hand, you
find great Northern sectional party
appealing to the North against the
South. ''[A Voice "that's so.' An
other-"Never."] On the other hand
you find sectional party southwark
appealing to the prcjudices Of tn
South against the North. The Re
publican party demand possession Of
the federal government in order that
its power may be welded for the pro
libition Of fslavery where the peopl.
want it. Voiccs-''rhat's the talk
The southern sectional party demand
possession Of the federal government
in order that the whole power Of til,
government may be welded III d.
fence and maintenance of SLAYER.
whore the people don't want it,
Laughter and cheering These two
sectional parties are iii direct conf1ic'
with each other. and are producing
that "irrepressible conflict" whic'
can never he rcconciled until you re.
cur to the doctrine that c" grc>t
shall not interfere with the domestic
institutions Of the people oayechere.
Enthusiastic applause.
For the last few years, the whole
time Of Conuress has been employed
in the discussion Of the slavery ques-
ton, to the exclusion Of the important
business cffftcting the whole country
[Voice-t"'That's So '''rhAt's good"
Whenever you ask your representa-
tive why they did rot revise the rev.
enue system in order. to defray the
|expcnses Of the government without
borrowing twenty million of dollars Il
year, they tell YOU they had not time.
[ Laughter. The whole time was 0c.
cupicd in the discussion Of slavery
and there was 40 time to raise money
to pay our honest debts. Good
"good," aud applanse.] When YOU
asked your representatives why it was
that the Pacific Railroad had not been
made ? you were told that there was
no time, beause the slavery question
absorbed the entire session Of Con.
yres~. When YOU ask your represent
Itatives why it il that the mail system
has not been reformed and carried on
with vigor throughout the country,
you are told that the bill was lost for
the want oftimc. Laughter. When
you ask why it is that you have no
overland mail route to the Pacific, and
no steam lines, YOU are told that the
slavery question occupied the wole
session, and the bills were lost for the
want of time. Renewed Laughter.
Thus you find that all the great meas
ures which affect the commercial in
terests, the shipping interests, the
manufacturing interests, the industrial
interests Of the country, have been
lost for the want of time. Laughter
and applause, and cries of "Good!'
My fellow citizens, there never will be
time to perform the duties for which
the government was made, unless you
Danish forever the slavery question
from the halls of Congress, and re-
ma"d it to the people OF each State and
each territory, according to the plat
form Of the Democratic party. P,o.
longurd and vociferous cheering. -
This great principle of non-intertcr-
ence by the federal government and
popular sovereignty in the States and
territories is not peculiar to to the
Democratic party. 1t was affirmed
i'll the compromise measure of 1850 it
was affirmed in the Wing platform of
1852, as well as in that OF the Demo
Gratis !; it was affirmed by national men
III those days, and should be sustained
by all national, conservative, Union
loving men in the present dey. Loud
My fellow citizens, l return to YOU m:
profound thanks acknowledgements
for the kindness which has assembled
you together, and for the respectful
attention with which tl:is vast assem-
blagc has listened to my disultory
remarks [loud cries of Go on,'' "g''
on land again renewing to You m!
thanks, begt to take my leave Of yo:'.
bidding you q good night. Loud
and continuous cheering. s Ea
An Irish sailor, giant Of known
bravery, who was in y boat at tht
seige Of Copenhagen, kept down his
head while y shot was flying over thv
boat. ''For shame! hold up your
head!' Numbered tho officer in tn,
stern. t'I will sir, when there is room
for it, was the laughing reply.
A blacksmith having been slandered.
was advised to apply to the courts f"r
redress: He replied, with true wisdom:
81 shall never sue any body for Sian
der; | can 6" into my shop and work
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