New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

was the then Attorney General Of the United os'e,
the Hon. Caleb Gushing, late pres,ag prssidnS
officer of the Seeding Convention AZ s,;n ". y,
who now expresses holy horror AZ ts tnS1oa
Sousttsr Sovereignty Mr. Cnshing came W asI ,'
U ,hs law officer of the Government, the nlgnes' legal
e. in the United States, and he came Tor the prposeu
~ giving legal technical construction TO the blu, Tor
bei con Stuted the main features OF his remarks. AS
you viii perceive ne WAS an xious 70 Keep good com
doctrine of SQustter Sovereignty, which high honor
took occasion dscam for Mr. Clay in the papers OF
next day; and before read what he said you will
pardon me for saying that he often words that
even educated men know not the meaning Of. He has
been professor of languages aud is fond OF Dduging
in grandioquent, or what il commonly termed high
faiatin words. And you will pardon me if | under
take TO explain what he means, as l 90 along.
anticipate shat many eloquent aud stirring things will be
said by genen eten in exhibition Of the charcter the
and the fame OF Henry Clay will venture to stand
upon single point in thst great brilliant and glorious
viii that 6ns struggle Of the ps,Iioc eo e Of Henry
Csyhst hnal struggle Sense Of tae United States
sSe Sr psseI IL these Efforts xhc6 result the stab
hshRet viii lure TO say g the PerPeta and
estsbhn entn the public law al political tneo Of the United
States Of the so,ot sqSs the 9G9ns political or
that what autonomy meens each and All h'e states me
great cool OF tna doetr Is the establish cent Of be CORE
poudng ibt oy that each distinct nchoae Stie nyb15y s
would have aid each duct Territory OF l Union nSi ds
telnne oI itself what sbs be It's own atp ions sa} II ne
prpeuse his memory, that ne aided 10 the o.
that principle which has now become xeo ara & ~ a.
spe All the howis Of faction IL oil paris oil ts oEi
become she unanimous conviction Of ae peope o. " 20
United sees tina. wh!he state 70 ns mon the viii Of
the Peep of that State OK TERRiIOhfD
"Of that STATE or Territory" SO thai we nave tne
authority of the law officer of the Government es To
what was meant by the bill; that u has beco NO hYed
ana irreyocabe law Of the land IN spite OF All Tue
bowls of faction that the Territories shall determine
for themselves whether OF no Slavery shall DE aamt-
ted within their borders. -
If that is not enough let no proceed little further,
and give You the testimony OF two other Important
gentlemen; and i will here remark tbat u seems 10
have been most miraculous accident that tlese gen.
tsnan should have fallen 10 their hot haste 10 condemn
aud denounce all who advocate tie doctrine OF Squat
ter Sovereignty-it was truly miraculous that 'oey
should have fallen on two gentlemen who occupied
precisely and denticay the same position that Douga
occupies on the question. l dare say many OF yon
have seen this before but it is necessary for the aga-
ment that / shall present it for your consideration
again, MIR. Breckenridge says:
Of the enemies c this bin perhaps .ga tn the
charge that proposes to egsate Slavery into kanes and
cee my vote The right establish involves the correave
hight prohibit; and denying both would vote T nehs5
therefore neither TO establish nor to exclude saeIy put 70
upcn action Of the inhabitants subject only such huia
| lions the Federal Constitution may impose .,
t.t ow W way all their domestic inuton lei. wholly
untouched except that wheeyer is donemus DC done ~ &C.
coIdsDce with the Constuonhe supreme Law ior us all
Tbe recent e,aon Of Congress ION the Kansas Nebraska
oyieins and pure ofegtimste political power the will
Of rnsoy promises long aay the dangerous excite.
ss and accOrisnce with them Ia, simply de;
@ 1 yerT RI .a l' sT sh not exist
within then limits"
Again, be said in 1856, after his election to the Vice.
! PTetldeDcy:
Tbe whole power The Democrats organization is pledged
to Lc 0lOwg PPooos Tbs. Congress span not
IN Ne District TIE people Of each Territory
shall the question for tbemsevee and be admitted into
he
States without dse@natoD on account OF inc allowance OF
| prohibition Of Slavery"
Does Douslas gay more or lees upon the subject
is lot precisely ana technically his gIoand. And so
| with Gen. Lane he says:
There !. nothing ia the law gentlemen, but what every
ItS in the Kasskebaks BIZ s bs true AusIisn principle
for the bill does net establish OF PROHIBIT slavery 6ut leaves the
Affairs 10 cir way Is there Sho object
to that ide Is there any American citizen who Can oppose
Ihe question Of Slavery il most psrpeAiug one ought
cons;uonsy exists ard people Of me T1iso'e pro-
hibit q TO establish as to them may seem prop.i a.,
An bat the Democracy Gk In relation this matter s thot
III, people Of lie Territory should be let pehse free 70 settle
cfKew Hsmpshs N.ssacIaFetts, or any other stato''
1Aeye then is the testimony and the authority of
MOI only Gen. Cas5 and Mr.. Gushing, but Of Bfeekin
ridge ard Lane theselyes the candidates Of tie party
who set up opp0s ton on the ground that they
cannot suppoT: Douglas for the reason that he Is III
favor OF Squstter Sovereignty. lApplause.
Bet am perfectly wiling 10 discard all The authority
have Pe30 on the lGDlect, ana come 10 tse pam,
naked BIZ itee ard lei az see what it ID. What ia TIE
.I gusge Of the bill? il declares, III many words,
at ceiug the true intent and meaning Of this act not
TO lsgislate Slavery into any Territory OF State nor 10
exclude IT tbereiron when NOw. At THIS mo-
neDt, AT the time Of the passage Of his bull.
intended to egissts Slavery into OF on. Of the Ter
i oSD domestic in heiI own wsy
To decide for themselves when At this moment,
at the time of the Paessge Of the bii Is word sad
about admission into the Union when it forms Con-
stituton and asks for il Not a word Bat i "a not
inter dsd nor TO egisiste Slavery into out Of the
Territories but 70 leave toe people thereof (HOC Dse
| TO legslste in their own way and l Will tay, SO
Douglas said al Norfolk that any man in Congress
did not understand tho language Of the bill, ne oug-t
10 confess bis incapay 70 represent the public ana
| resign his seat and come home. Applause Will
add he ought 10 90 10 sclool and learn the English
| language again.
They were not deceived. They outwitted them
selves. They home and attempted 70 RAJ e their
emigrant aid societies Throughout the South. Alabama
and South Carolina both believe, made appropriations
out Of the public treasury 10 all VINO would 90 into the
Territories to sustain Slavery and in the town Of
Petersburg, my own city in THE State. they did the
same thing raised private subscriptions 10 pay the ex
penses Of the emgrantk nut they did 10. succeed in
getting enough Of them 20 accomplish tteI purpose
and they were beaten az their Own game
How stands il low in regard 70 New.Mexico 1t
has authorized the Introduction OF Slavery. Do you
hear ANYTHING from Breckenridge or the Democratic
party against SQuaiter Sovereignty there Not a
word. That is al right. They legisa.ed there in
cOrdance with their views; bat when they legisele
elsewhere in opposition TO their views they oppose IT,
Why gentlemen there IL bur thing that furnish
tiusation Of the coz due, Of these men, and that s
the Of desperate gambler who bets his al upon
the throwing Of the die, or the turning Of card
upon game Of afoars the parties stand six 70 six;
the adversary turns up Jack aud the party who pro-
posed the game and the wager grabs the stakes and al
tsmpS % oil, Dat s caught and held by the coat
tail as these gentlemen are IL is miserable suber
foge unworthy Of the men who H. 10 say they
did not intend TO give the power Of legislation the
Territories And when raised NY voice against il in