The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-09-19


complained Of is constitutional, il must stand
till the people Of the territories get tired Of
it, and have sense enough to change il. Ii
the people of the territories make bad laws,
let them suffer under them till they get wise
enough to make good ones. If ,heyimake
good laws. let them enjoy all the advantages
Of their good laws. Let us act upon this
principle, aud there can be peace between
the North and the South. affirm to you
that the Democratic party is pledged by its
honor, its organization, its platform and its
principles, to this doctrine Of non.nteryen.
ton by Congress with slavery in the terrific.
ries. (Applause.) What man will be bold
enough to deny the fact that every Democrat
pledged to the doctrine of non Intervention !
Read the platform Of the party that noml.
mated Cass in 1913. Pierce in 1852, and
Buchanan in 1856. There you lind the doc
trine Of non intervention BY Congress with
slavery in the territories OF the United
States. lsnot this sur What then has pro-
duced this sudden CHANGE Mon.intervention
was good doctrine four years ago-inter-
vention is necessary now. Four years ago
there was no Intervention with the slavery
question in America, except among the Black
Republicans of the North. | appeal TO you,
my fellow citizens of North Carolina. with
out distinction Of party. TO tell me- whether
every Democratic speaker in the State did
not tell ynu that your rights, your honor,
your equality in the Union, depended upon
maintaining the doctrine Of non intervention
BY Congress with the question of slavery, IS
affirmed in the Democratic PLATFORM Now
they tell yon that this doctrine, which they
taught you to believe, and making you be-
lie,e. to carry the State BY large majority
for Buchanan, they now tell YOU that thi:
doctrine, taught aud preached four years
ago, is little better than Black Republican
| ism. | stand to-day where | stood when
these Secessionists eulngised me as the best
friend the South ever had. c" That's so.'
defy them to show where have changed a
hairs breadth, and when | have heretofore
dehed them face to face to show il. the only
answer they could make was, that was too
consistent and would not change. daughter
and spplause.l No, | would not change
merely because presidents and caucuses,
backed by executive patronage. said that
must applause and cries Of "goOd -
/" that's right Its as much my right and
duty to think and judge for myself as it i.
fer the President to do it for HIMSELF
| c. Right" do nut recognize the right Of
the executive department 10 interfere with
the action or speech Of any member Of the
Senate or member u the House of Repre-
sentati,es. tAPpause.) 50 long as the
President chooses TO confine himself to the
performance Of his duties in obedience TO the
Constitution, will sustain him to the utmost
in his right 10 free and independent action
But whenever the Executive is permitted tc
say to senator Or representative Of sose
reign State. abandon your convictions, be.
tray your constituents, do as say, or viii
remove you from office. and behead every
friend you have in Office throughout the
country whenever il is permitted to do thai
with impunty. then the Republic is but q
sham and nockery. (Applause.) There
is 40 freedom, there can be no liberty, when
the representative Of the people is not re.
sponsible 10 his constituents instead Of Il
executive power. A voice :" II is despot.
isn." Yes. the worst OF all despotisms j.
when the Executive caa say to man, VIC.
late your conscience, betray your cOnstitn.
ents, and follow me, or | will remove from
Office every friend you have got. and defeat
you at home through executive patronage.
speak with some feeling on this subject
1 (Applause.) | have had some experience
! | have been under the necessity IN my life.
time Of Sighting Abolitionisis and Black Re.
pu5licans aided and supported by Demo,
cratic administration with all its power and
patronage. For three years every feders
Off e holder 10 lllnoi. has been required /,
oppose the Democratic and support the Black
Republican ticket. AZ a condition TO holding
his office, aud even VET in the Northern
States, ard from one end of the land 10 the
other, every Office holder is removed, unles.
he works against the regular organization d
the Democratic party. fnu are told nov
that there Is danger &c Mr.. Lincoln bling
elected President. and tnit his election
would b. such calamity thst il would be.
come yosr duty 20 dissolve the Onion rathei
than submit 70 hi. dnninauon. What hope
Of an election has Mr.. Lincoln: None On
earth, except through the assistance rendered
BY the Seeeders Al Baltimure. pheers and
cries u good After wss nominated
there aecordIn; 10 the usages Of The party by
tWo.tbifd. Vt all the Sute, cast. there being
! present tNn.ihnds Of the electoral college
no, Directing. these men bottled and got up /
new convention. Now let me ak you, i.
there a man ~ Amrfira who doubts that
soad have beaten Lincoln. il Tie Breckin.
ridge men had aequiesced 10 NY nomination
! (Applause.) Nubndy doubts that Lincoln
could never have carried but twD States ia
the Uniun. Vermont aud Massachusetts, but
for that secession. " hat WAS their object
IN boltiag; Wis il MT 10 beat mei (voI.
ces. yes II il was did they not know
that the only way 10 DO il was 70 divide
the Democratic party in tie Northern States
and allow Lincoln to carry each one Of
those States by q minority ,otet The Sc.
cession took place for tie purpose ii de.
feating me and By the division 10 Tie party
eleeting Lincoln. There was not a man oI
them engaged 10 the scheme WIN did not ex
peet that bis act was to elect Lincoln. There
could be no other expectation, no other mo.
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