The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-06

10 The North for W SUPPORT and neither eApoc no, ao
aires one solitary oe vote from the fifteen southern
state OF This Union Look the great West aad there
Won nnd territorial stu exceeding In extent three
nv oommon blood and treasure, by the armies Of the
Revolution Of the North and The SOUTH and oeiended
from foreign conquest oy me mmos' ,sc Sopn up
South under the great leaders, Scott and Taylor both
sons Of Virginia The blood and money Of the South we're
poured freely for the organization OF this common
territory a. that Of the glorious and gallant sons
OF the North. Is not that terri tory part OF
yious pstrimopy and rres. inhertauce-sud have no,
the South equal rights In its posseseionf (Appaase)
Is not theirs as much a. yoursf Yes aud more than
any other living dead, the immortal Jackson con
trbuted this territory 70 The common country
(Great sppsuse) And what u II that TINS Northern,
p New ac jersey and
States OF the North, united against the south shall IN tue
election OF morrow, vote that the south nave no part
or right, lot In this great o,mmon territory thAt,
although acquired as much by their blood and
treasure a. by yours they have 90 right TO this common
Herh viii disregard ihs rights Of the south, aad appro
pirate this whole territory exclusively for toe
benefit Of the North and the South shall be excluded en-
platform Of the republican party. Il vas
proclaimed by Mr.. Seward in all his North
western speeches, rc-ecsoed by the whole reouo caa
press and again repeated by tina. most lnyidous and
dangerous enemy Of Union and OF our country 90
Friday nigh. last in the city Of New York not h 0ny qa a
occupied exclusively by the North, and .he soaan
cud ed by Northern voter, by Northern Pesasas 40
r,Sh,lv ana Ssre aid 40 quarter Of century ago, II
his consultation and Union are perpeiua.e1, tna. sne
Inc Arctic to Cape Horn. both conticents He SAID
that only should present common territory DC ue
voted exclusively 10 the people OF the Morrill, but all ths
yast region embracing The TWO continents Of America
and their dependencies should De py the Oh
the Northern vote devoted exclusively 70 we so'n
.hould be possessed by the North. except the small
position occupied by the present Southern Ststes
it that the armies OF the North aud OK the
SOUTH Ter the Father OF Country conquered our
ind dence md Il
united with the North In mant aiming these rights In our
secondi struggle for independence that on the bloody
fields OF Mexico, under the command OF their great lead
ers Scott and Taylor nearly all OF the vast territory
now in dispute acquired tina. In the obtiinag OF
possessions the South shall be called 70 con
tribute freely and literally Of blood and treasure
the Nothn the South are 70 be told that regardless
Of the past and Of the future they shall be now and r
excluded from all this vast territory including both
the continents the single epton Of the States now
occupied by .hem that Il TO be possessed, ami ci
ved and represented exclusively by the North Is this
just reasonable ia conformity with that great pvncple ~
at the basis Of the conederacy and OF the constitution
which, over and above all other thinys recognises me
perfect equality OF every Safe OF this uniony II In
consonance with that great principle that whea new
States are admitted into this Union It's fundamental law
declares that they admitted upon footing of perfect
equality with all the States OF this UnionY II
Congress representing the whole TO give tas common
territory exclusively and forever 70 the NORTH Ana ef-
cude the institutions OF the s nth from all this vast do
main, ara they equAf II the Congress says that In al
this domain New Jersey shall spread indefinitely and
Virgin shall not be allowed 10 carry their nstu lens
there, ia Virginia an equal and sovereign with New
Jersey In the possession OF this common Jatrimonyf
And now, then, gentlemen let me reverse these posi-
tons when the Constitution was framed it Is histor
cal fact that all the States OF this Union but one we're
saveholdpg States Slavery has receded gradually FRO
the North. At the last census New jersey hal few
hundred slaves, and suppose she has few now. Well
gentcmep suppose had occurred In the lapse Of hsto
ry or should hereafter occur that the South again should
have the ascendency 10 the Union, should again have
majority In both Houses OF Congress- and should be able
BY exclusively Southern votes, to elect : President !
South should obtain this majority and should 10
elect Southern President and Southern Congress excu
sivey by Southern votes and that they ehoud
TO exclude the Institutions Of New Jersey and OF
every Northern State forever from all the
territory .cqaired equally BY their eooa sad o.
FOR the South and for slavehodiug Staes;ha all this
territory should be for ever slaveholdng terrory-in
the States FOR slayeholing States-and that you
gentlemen OF the North, by q Southern President aod
Southern Congress- shoui be for ever excluded fro
rying your institutions upon that soil ask you what
would be The answer Of the North II would be one Gerce
and indignant denunciation OF such ioJusiice Would
you submit 70 such Injustice such inequality Ask the
defendants Of the North who shed the rst blood Of tae
revolution at lexington Ask the children Of TIE men
who fought At Banker HUI, who cmquered al saratoga,
who fought at Long Island, NJ Monmouth a. Trenton Al
Prnceton at Brandywne and al all the bates upon
soil Of the South including the browning victory 3. forx
those Northern who fought tho battle 10
The first OF the Revolution, In the second war Of nde
pendence, and IN the glorious Campaigns OF Hexic)asS
those Northern men whore blood was shed upon that
his common territory Ask the men Of the North h,y
would that the South, banded together
from tha, common territory Genemeo say you would
i've TO II at anewer OF fierce indignation and
en.nce That would DC 'ns sDs.ea y we men essen
nd commenced = war OF revolution upon mere pream
oulary abstraction (cheers And, gentle men,
inequality, 10 sush degradation aid " sach
Injustice, do you expect that the men Of
the South dfer from you Have they not tho blood 81
the revolution well you Are taey
the descendants OF gallant sres well you9 Have they
rot .. great ar attachment 70 the equality Of tho s
and md the ftut have
And do you think, gentlemen, that they could Submit
nv friends and fellow citizens deeply and devotedly
humble efforts from boyhood up 10 the pre.eai
pcriod--I am deeply attached 70 It'll think with
yosch..fed by God to humanltyJ-i tell you, a, yoa
would submit 10 such degradation and such ajustce,
you would pas such an act OF Congress monopolizns
ali the common territory tell you the last mao who
cupes the coil OF South would die there cneerfaly
rather than submit 70 such degradation. (Appause.)
And tell you they were 50 craven and cowardly As
TO submit 10 such . violation OF their rights and
such overthrow OF the constitution u their common
county, and yield up this great country 70
your hearts for their cowndice. (Cheers) Now then,
gentlemen that the exact question presented 10 the
e The people Of the Union But, mark you, gentlemen
II not presented by this sectional Geographically party
and ~ their platform i presented 70 the people Of the
North exclusively and the people OF the NORTH because
they supposed 70 be majority, are asked 70 unite
Ia the election OF these sectional candidates and by
force OF = Northern majority 70 deprive them
brethren OF the South o, rights In this territory
Are you willing, gentlemen OF the great conservative
state OF New Jersey-that state which the battle
acid OF the Revoutou-that state WHERE 10 the very
darkness OF supposed overthrow the armies OF the
revolution crossed the Delaware and turned this tide Of
ask you you willing 70 unite 10 The aggression
upon the rights and upon the interests aud upon the
principles and feelings OF your bctnren Of the SOUTH
Are they not q part Of our common country ?
Did they not unite with 700 IN achieving oar
indepcndence-in framing the constitution which bore
the OF Warrington Do they not units with
you In the battle ncd Of haxico And are their rights not
equal 70 yours Are they subject States and you
reign Statesf Have they no rights whoever "a thn
common territory or no rights but ioh AZ you by your
voes wiyoe wins 70 conceie ID them An, gentlemen,
This deep and vital question. strikes At the great
principle Of consideration which than
repses upon the perfec, qusty and rny
Of the States OF ths Union here and every where (Cscrs
And wonder that when you thus threaten 1, de-
prive the south OF all her rights this territory that they
should say-"Gentemen, &c love you sell,
Stats together fought the battles Of the REVOLUTION
Of the ast war and those Of Mexico; side BY sie The
people the South fought with you've aided much
you 10 acquire ths common territory; bat u you are
determined, by the combustion Of mare sectional
Ia foraw nf