The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-06-05
HILLSDAIaE, NlICH., q G4oDAY, JUNE ), 1860.

d., prior to the beginning uf tho p'tsrnt
century, (and n ght almost SAY pror 10 the
hegiAuiug OF the lust half conturv,l doclmn
that, in his understanding, ANY proper dyis
sion Of local from federal anrhur''y, of any
part Of the CoustIlntion forbade lbc Federal
Government 10 control rs b. slavery in the
lerra territories. 10 lhoS" who So now ie
clare | give, hot only "our fathers who irun-
cd the g"ycrr,.enl under which We li'c.' bur
with them nj otbrr living M within the
century ia which il was flannel, among them
To- s,'atch and they shall not be able to find
th" eyia nee Of - 81 gle usn agreeing with
t'rm .ow aud Il re. let ne guard u little
agau.l being miunlet,tuod.
MODERN DOCTRINES FALSE AND nECGPTIyE
do not mean to say we are hound to FOL-
I'w implicitly in whatever our fathers did ---
To dp So would be to discard all the light, of
cuitcni eXpori. nc"--lo rjoct all pIogre>,----i,
improvement. What | do say Is that If We
wnuid suppant th" policy Of our fathers, IA
any case, Ne shoul 10 - upon evidence 50
conclusive. and argIiarpt 80 clear, tHaI "y''u
their great Huthrriy 'arly considered ";l
weighed, cannot stand; i most surely
in c'sc whereof We declare th.l uni 49, o |
the "a '-ti.n better than We. Urug't'.~) -
II ANY man A. this dav, sincerely b i, h,'
a proper division of local form f,!Dut ar.
ity, or any part Of the Constitution, t r',Is
the Federal Government to coutrnI a, r' Save
ry in the Federal Territories he n tn. night
10 say 80, aud enforce his position 10y all tlu'h-
tuI evidence aud fair argument which !" can.
But h" Las no right to mi,cad Others, who
have is access to history and less leisure to
sudy il, into the ialsc belief that "our fathers
who framed the government under which We
live. were of the sane opioiou--thus suhsti-
tuling ftlsehood and deception for truthful ev-
idcnce anl fair argument (Applausc.) Ii
any man at this day sincerely believes "onr
fathers who framed tn, government under
which We live used and applied principles,
in other cases, which ought to have lei them
to underslan. that proper division Of local
f,rm f.d"rnl AUTHORITY, or some pGr, q ~"
Constitution, forbilS the Federal Government
as to slavery 10 the FedeIaI Territories, he Is
right To say So But he should at the same
,ime have the responsibility Of declaring that,
IN his opinion he understands their PRINCIPLES
better than they did thrm,elvoa--(grea'
laughte,) and especially should h. not ~hrk
th't responsibility by asserting that they "un
d"rs'ool th" question j,>t AS well, and even
ha'tr than ~ 'lo npw," (Applan,')
WHAT THE REPCRcrcAvs EXPECT AM DESIRE.
Bl' enough H.. al who h,li"ya ,lIa, nur
'fihnrS who Famed thr government uEor
winch We live, understood tiis question r,,
rs We'll, aud eyen better. than We 10 nov,
sp.a6 "a, lhry spyin, aul act as t'' an.ei Gl-
on it. This Is al Republicans ask --.all h
puh'icaus desire in raialio TO sav,,y ~
those fathers marked is, 6, lp' !. b, again
marked, rs on evil not T. ha ey'aud-i, bDt G.,
be tolerated, and protected only h,c.0~' of
and 81 Ter Is It's actual presence among us
makes that tolera,ion anl protection urcas-
si,y. Lonl arplause) Let nj! t.o guaraD-
tees thos" gave II be-, not gra 'gjuGIy, but ful
Il and Girl, maintained. For TIL, 4 mh'
cans con.yud. ,rl with lh;> 90 ia, a- know
Or believe, they Ill be- content. (AppIan,e)
And u'w, If ttev would ll.,er--a> sap
pos. '1.y ~,u not wal'l aid es> few
w5r'~ 10 the Spo'hern r"npi". (i.sughler.
! " MI sly: inu consider y0Ursaiv,, rra,-
"uab'" auf % JUS prop'". amt | COT Sdar tna.
,' tn y oera qualities Of reason and Justice
you are not interior to any other people; 81,
when you slenk OF Us Republicans, yOa ID -
only t. Geuyl;ce rs u, rap'irs, or. at tuo
b,..i. a. no bitter an outlaws. You vii
grant baayirg to pirate. or inur errr,, bat
nothing like it to BLACK Republicans. -
laughter.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOT sECTiO&AL.
In all your contentious with one aurthrr,
each OF you deems an unconditional 90 I"n
nation OF "Black R"pabIicani>m" ia IL
thing TO be attended, to. Lnug't..
deed. such conformation of u seems 10 tr
an in !,veu.ablc prerequisite --llcs's', - to
to sproG- among YOU to b, admitted or pc
mitred To speak at all. Now, can yor ~, b.
prevailed uyon to pause, and to consider
whether this is quito just to US, or even Your
selves: Bring forward your charge, and spec
ifcatjons, and hen he patient long euoach 20
hear Us deny or justify. You say We are sec
tionaI. We deny it. Loud applause =
That makes the issue. and the burden Of proof
is upon you. Laughter and applause YOU
produce yonr proof; and what is it VIZ,
that our party has no existence in your section
gets no votes in your section. The iiet Is
substantially true; but does it prove the issue!
II does, then in case we should without
change of principles begin to get votes in your
section. we should thereby cease to be sector
al. Great morrimeut. You cannot escape
this couclu,ion and yet, are YOU wiling 10
abide by t' YOU are you will probably
soon find that we have cease 10 be sectional
fr we shal get votes in your section this very
year. loud eheers) You will ;hcn begin
10 discover, as the truth plainly i, that your
poof does not touch the issue. The fact that
We ct no votes in your section is a fact Of
Your max . and not urs A i if there be
fult IN that fact, that fault is primarily yours
nol remains until you show that We repel YOU
toy some wrong principle or practice. Ii We ds
repcl y"n ~ any wrong princpl', the fault IS
ou,s; hut hi, brings you to where you ought
10 tave stlttcl--,o discussion Of the right
or wrong Of our priaciple. Cloud appIm,e.)
wAsuINGroS's FAREWELL ADDRESS
II our principle, put in practice, ouii
wrong your section for tho bcnch; of ours, or
for any other object. then our principle. aud
W. with It, are sectional. aud are justly op-
posed and dennuncel ~ such. Meet Is. ,hru,
or Che question of whether our principle pvt
in practice. would wront your section; AMI