East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-05-17
NUMBER AZ.

that this doctrine brought peace and
quiet to the country, and did not call
upon us to say whether slavery was right
or wrong. The effect was that in 1856
there was but meager plurality for the
Republican candidate for President in
Ohio In the next year, 1857, the gen
tleman who addressed you this morning
was only defeated for Governor of Ohio
by plurality of twelve hundred. Here
was descent from eighty thousand to
twelve hundred. After the Drsd Scott
decision had been made and published,
there suddenly famed upon us in the
South what our people considered not
only a new claim, but dangerous claim,
overthrowing the ancient doctrines of our
Republic, and mcnacing us with renew
al of the disturbances in Congress upon
the subject of slavery. 1t is asked, what
faith can you put in the South? Did
you not make bargain with them, and
did you not seal covenant with them;
did you not write it in the Kansas and
Nebraska Actin the Cincinnati Plat
form? Oh, did you not, Northern Dem
ocrats, seal that covenant with your
blood? There sits my friend, the dele
gate from Iowa, (Gen. Dodge) He was
one Of the first victims to his devotion to
principle and his steadfast support to tho
Kansas and Nebraska bill. There sits
my friend from Michigan, (Mr. Stuart,)
who has fallen o victim also.
Now, having kept our faith, will ask,
did the Kansas and Nebraska bill conten,-
plate that in any event Congress was to
intervene for the protection Of property!
My friend talked about the Badger pro-
viso. Now, not only did this bill declare
that it was the true intent that Congress
should not legislate for the establishment,
that is to say, for the strengthening the
institution Of slavery, but it declared
that it should not legislate for its exclu-
sion. Not only did the bill say that, but
it went on and wiped out any legislation
which might possibly have been upon her
statute book in regard to the subject.
The resolution of Mr.. Badger provided.
"that nothing herein contained shall be
to revive or put in force any
law or regulation whish may have exist.
ed prior to the Act of the 9Th of March,
1920, either to protect, establish, pro.
hibit, or abolish slavery"
Congress refused, in the Kansas and
Nebraska bill, to give any such Pledge
This proviso wiped out, in the language
Of Mr.. Badger, the possibility that there
night be any trace Of the old French
md Spanish law, which would protect
slave labor in the Territories. Now.
hen, | have stated to you precisely our
difficulties. They are not difficulties for
Thich ask your sympathy. We can
light our battles without your aid, so far
IS our own State is concerned. But I
lsk you whether you have led us up to
hat doctrine of non-intervention, simply
% turn around and greet us as if, at your
peck and will, we were to recant like so
many heretics? You asked it of us; il
'ost us struggle, but we were triumph.
INT in that struggle. ! believe the hon.
'rable gentleman advises the Southern
states to take defeat rather than abandon
he ground which they now take. / say
hat we need no defeat. / say that wc
AN stand where we stood before. AS for
his resolution with regard to the Su.
'rcmc Court, it is simply whst tho Kan.
as and Nebraska bill processes. AsI
lave said, l am no admirer of political
platforms, but l have no hesitation in
aging that as regards the relative rights
# the Federal Government and its co.
elative branches, the decision of the Ju.
liciary ought to be respected, and ought
lot to be contravened in such a manner
$ to bring on confusion and disturbance
n the Government. say then, because
believe in the doctrine of States
l hold to the faith of
1879, as expressed in the Virginia and
kentucky resolutions, and in the famous
eport of Mr.. Madison, that l will not
onsent to arm the Federal Government
With power not conferred by tho Con.
q power which il can
ever wisely exercise - with a power
'hich any attempt to exercise and en-.
orce must inevitably bring on discord.
onfusion and ill-blood, and keep us es.
ranged. had hoped that there was an
nd to this. l claim to express no opin.
)n whether it is advisable for Won To
AXE your property into the Slave Terri.
cries or not. 1t is none of my bnsincsc
nd, therefore, it is not necessary for me
. give an opinion whether / think il 10
ight or not. But, now, standing here
mong ourselves to enter upon this Pres.
lential canvass, exhort you by the
romise of success, far more important to
on than it is to us, not to depart from
he faith Of the party. Let no pressure
pom you, my Southern friends, induce
on to yield the platform of the Demo-
ratio party in timcs past. We have had
hat pressure upon us q thousand-foId
lore than it was ever upon you, and yet
'c yielded not a thousandth hairs'
readth. Have you any security equal
0 this ? Is it to be the case, because.
entlcmcn, if few States set mp q new
latform and demand recognition of il.
hat you are at once to grant them terms
Or fear chat you might be called Aboli-
ionists and the advocates of Squattcr
sovereignty Are you afraid OF nick.
smes? My opinion is, that the Demo-
ratie party of the South has this day an
pportunity 10 prove lie courage, its
aith and its homer, vhieh doas not hap
,en more than onoe IN lifetime, by re-