The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-04-13
vel. 5. no. 81.

cirS as will strike terror into the hearts Of lhe
others, and there will Be an END of this crusade.
or, you must check II by crushing out the con-
sPiracy, TIE combination, and then there can b.
safety. Then We shall be able 10 restore chat
spifit oi fraternity which inspired our revolu-
'ionaFy fathers upon every battlefield which
PfesHed over the deliberations Of the coDven-
'ioh that framed ;hp Constitution, and filed the
hearts @. i1e people who ratified it. Then we
Saah oe aola 10 demonstrate 10 YOU that there
is I'd es'i unredreSSed m the Union for which
diSunion would furnish Remedy Then. sir.
lei Us execute the Constitution in The spifit in
Woicn Il was mate. Let Congress- pass ali the
Avs necessary ard proper 10 give foil and COM
Fi7le ei-c' 10 every guarantee Of the Constiiu-
'''n. L-t them authorize tbe punishment OF
C3aSh'gacieS aad combinations in any State or
-Tif'.oTy against tle property, institutions. peo-
re o. government OF any other State or Ter
t''9r'' aad taere Will be no excuse, no desire,
ioF cIsuDl2a Then, SIR let IS leave the peopla
OF eFei2 6!at" perfectly lr-r to form aad iegu-
ia-e t@eif domestic ias.Huiioas in their own
"ay 1T each of i1etu retain slavery lost a
io55 as u P.rases, and abolish i when Il chooz
SIS. Lei Us act upon tLal good old golden nrin-
cip,5 "aich teaches all nisH TO miad thlir own
business and i-t their nei-Ho3rs alone. Let this
be done aod tals Cai2n can eadara f5rever 90
our fathers made It, com posed Of tree and slave
States, just as he people OF eacn State NAV de.
ermine tor taem~-ives
ME. FEsscEDsN having replied At some
length to air. DoUeLAs, he made the l9llowins
reioiader
Mr. DoUGLAs. RIr. President. I shalt not
ioliow tae senator from Nane hro0ch his en-
tire speech, bnl snplg notice such points as
demand % ea- aocne reply. IL does not know.
WAY iatfoduc- nv resolution he caanot
coactIye any good motive l3r it; he thinks
there must De some other motive besides lhe
enc that has been avowzd. There are some
men, know, who cannot conceive that man
can be governed by patriotic or proper mo.
tive b-.t II Is not a:ao0E that class q men that
iaok for those wao aye g5yernrJ bv motives
Of proprieiv. have no Impeachment 10 MAKE
OF MS motives. I brought ia this resolution
because thought The time had arrived when
we should have a MEASURE of practical lprisla-
hon. had seen expressions Of opinion agains:
the power from authorities 50 Aizh that | te.,
q my duty to brug to the attention. OF the
Senate | bad heard that the Senator from
rSiaIa had ntITnated some doubt on the oQes-
.Ion Of power, as well as OF policv. Other
Senator'S discussed the question here for weeks
~aen was confined to my sick bed. Was
there ANYTHING unreasonable in nv coming be-
lore the Senate Al this time, expressing H4v own
opinion and conRnl0g myself 10 the practical
legislation Indicated II the resolution ? Ner,
sir, have in my remarks gone outside of the
Legitimate aIgumeat pertaining 10 the necessity,
for thls legislation. [ FIST showed that there
had been great outrage [ showed what
believed to be tie causes that had produced the
outrage, and that the causes which produced il
We're stiii IN operation and argued that, so long
as the party 10 which the gentlemen belong re-.
mains eF5odIed in full force, those causes will
stIii threaten the country. That was ALL
The Senator from Maine thinks be will vote
Tor the bill that will De proposed to carry out
the OBJECTS referred 10 III my resolution. Sir,
whenever that Senator and has associates on the.
other side OF the chamber will record their votes
tor bill OF the character described in nv res
oIUtlon and speech, | shall congratulate the
country upon the progress they are making 10.
wards soand principles. Whenever he and
his associates viii make It felony for two or
more men to conSpire 20 run off fugitive slaves,
and punish the consplTatorS by confinement in
.1- penlleGtiaCy, l shall consider that wonder
ili changes have taken place IH this country.
| tell The Senator that Il is the general tone OF
IN all those sections of the country
where the Republican party pred6minate. so far
as know, not only not 10 deem it crime TO
Rescue fugitive slave, but 10 raise MODS 10 aid
in tn rescue. He taias about slandrrinr the
Republican party, when we intimate that thew
are making warfare upon the rights guaran-