The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-15

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Gu stion better than we. daughter IL
any man, at this day, sincerely believes that
q proper division Of local from federal au-
thority, or any part Of the Constitution, for
bids the Federal Government to control as to
slavery in the Federal Territories, no Is right
to say 70, and to enforce his position by all
truthful evidence and fair argument which
he can. But he has no right to mislead
Others, who have less access to history and
less leisure to study 1t, into the false belief
that "our fathers who framed the govern.
ment under which wc live," were Of the
same opiGon-thus substituting ialschood
and deception for truthful evidence and fair
argument. (Applause.) Ifany man at this
day sincerely believes sour fathers who fran.
ed tho government under which we live,"
used and appointed principles, in other ca
ses. which ought to have led them to under
stand that q proper division Of local from
federal authority, or somc part OF the Con-
stitution, forbds the Federal Government to
control Us to slavery in the Federal Terrific
ries, he Is right to say 80. But he should ut
the same time brave the responsibility of de-
claring that, In his opinion, bc understands
their principles better than they did them
selves (grcat laughtcr)-and especially
should he not shirk that responsibility by as
sertinC that they "undcrstood the question
Just as we'll, and even better, than VIC do
now" (Applauso.)
WHAT REruBLIcANs ASK AND DESIRE.
| n. -l - Ill ,,l, bol;avo that
sour fathers, who framed tho government
under which wo live, understood this ques-
ton just us well, and even better, than we
do now, speak as they spoke, and act rs
they acted upon it. This is all Republicans
ask-all Republicans desire in relation to
slavery. As those fathers marked 1t, so let
it be again marked, as an evil not to be OK.
tended. but to be tolerated, and protected
only because of and 80 far rs its actual pres
cnce among us make that liberation and pro-
lection necessity. Loud applausc.) Let
all the guarantees those fathers gave 1t be,
not grujsingly, but fully and fairly main.
tained. For this Republicans contend, and
with this, as far as | know or believe, they
will bo content. (Applause.)
And now, if they would listen-as | sup
pose they will not--I would address few
words to the Southern people. (Laughter.)
| would say to them: You consider your
self a reasonable and just people, and ] con-
slider that in tho general qualities OF reason
and Justice you arc not inferior to any other
people still, when you speak Of the Repub-
leans, YOU do so only to denouncc us rs rep.
tiles, or. at tho best, as no better than out
laws. You will grant hearing to pirates
or murdercrs, but nothing like it to "Black
Republicans. (Laughter.)
TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOT SECTIONAL.
In all your contentious with one another,
each of YOU deem an unconditional condemn
alton of"Black Rcpublicanism" us the first
thing to be attended to. (Laughter.) In
decd such condemnation of us seems to be an
indispensable prcrequisitc-license, 30 to
sp,ak-among you to be admitted or permit
ted 10 sneak at all. Now, can you or not
be prevailed upon to pause and to consider
whether this is quito just to us, or even to
yourselves? Bring forward your charges
and specifications, and then be patient long
enough to hear Us deny or justify. You say
we are sectional. We deny Ii. loud ap-
plauss.) That makes an issue, and the bur.
den of proofs upon you. daughter and
applause) You produce your proof; and
what isn? Why, that our party has no
existence in your section-gcts no votes in
your section. Tho fact is substantially true,
but docs II prove the issue? IL 1t does, then,
in case we should, without change OF princi-
pic, begin to get votes in your section, we
should thereby cease to bcsectional. Great
merriment. You cannot escape this con-
clusion and yet, are you willing to abide
by il? If you arc, you will probably soon
find tliat we have ceased to bc sectional, Tor
: we shall get votes in your section this very
year. loud chcers.) You will then begin
to discover, rs the truth plainly is, that your
proof docs not touch the issue. The fact
that we get no votes in your section Is TACT
+. of your making and not ours. III there be
fault In that fact, that fault is primarily
yours, and remains until you show that we
, repel you by some wrong principle or prac-
, ticc. five do repel you by any wrong prin-
ciplc, the fault is ours but this brings you
TO where you ought to have startcd-to dis
, cussionof the right or wrong OF our princi-
pie. cloud applausc.) =,
! If our principle, put in practice, would
wrong YOUR section for the benefit oil ours,
, or Tor any other object, then our principle,
and We with il, are sectional, and are justly
| opposed and denounced as such. Meet us,
! then, on the question Of whether our princi'
pie, put in practice, would wrong your Sec
tion and 80 meet 1t as IL 1t were possible
that something may be said on our side
(laughtcr.) DO you accept the challenge!
No. Then you really believe that the prin-
ciplc which our fathers who fmmcd the gov.
ernment under which we live thought 81
clearly right as to adopt it, and endorse II
again and again, upon their Official oaths, is,
in fact, so clearly wrong as to demand your
condemnation without moments hesita-
ton. (Applauc.)
wAsIrINGrcy's FAREWELL ADDRESS.
T Some of you delight to aaunt in our faces
the warning against sectional parties given
by Washington in his Farewell Address
, Less than eight years before Washington
gave that warning, no had, as President ol
the United States, approved and signed an
act of Congress enforcing the prohibition oi
, slavery In the n Northwestern Territory, which
/, act embodied the policy Of the Government
upon that subject, up to and ut the very mo-
ment no pcnned that warning; and about
ono wear after he pcnncd 1t he wrote to la
. fayette that he considered that prohibition
wise measure, expressing in tho same con-
ncction his hope that We should rome t,mc
have n confcdcncy Of FREQ states. Zap
plau,c.) Bearing this in mind, and seeing
: that sectionalism has since arisen upon Inls
same subject, is that warning weapon ~
your hands against us, or IN our s,s hanIs
against you Could Washington hinsii
sscaL would he cast tho blame Of that scc-
sIonal.m 'uIs upon NJ u.s. who sustain his policy
upon YOU who rcpudiatc 1t! IAPplause.lE,
W. r.ncct that warning Of W ashington, and
VIA commend Il 10 you, together with his OK.
ample, pointing to the right application Of
It. [Applause.1 But yoa ny you are con-
servatiye-cminently conscryative-whilc wa
are revolutionary, destructive, or something
OF the sort. - ~