Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-28

these opinions. Then. what doctrines d0 we
hold that are complained of? You don't
complain that Mr.. Lincoln is a violent man
and will probably do any injury to you. The
Senator from Georgia 1verson), told US he
had no apprehension Sir. Lincoln would do
any act in violation of the Constitution.
Mr.. Iverson said he said no such a thing.
Mr.. Wade said be understood the Senator
to say so, and he understood the grievance to
be that the Chief Magistrate, With the pow
y er OF Government could do away With slavery
in ten years.
Mr.. Iverson said he said the Republican
party might do injury. He thought Mr.. Lin
coin would violate the Constitution when he
could with impunity.
Mr.. Wade-It is of no great consequence
what the Senator said. / say that Mr.. Lin
coins character from his youth up has been
such that you have no right to draw any infe-
renee that he will trespass on the right of any
man, and if you harbor any other snpposition
it is in consequence of unwarranted prejudice
nothing else. l have listened to arguments
here for week. They are in very general
terms, very loosely drawn, and | do not know
where 10 meet you at all. Is there anything
in our platform detrimental to your rights
unless that in modern times you set up diff
ercnt construction of the Constitution from
ours We follow in the beaten track, but
you have switched off, as it were upon another
track, and assert your doctrine to be orthodox,
that is all.
Mr.. Powell Dem. Ky) called the Senator's
attention to the case of Gov. Dennison, end
asked if be justified it. ssfs-d1
Mr.. Wade said lawyers and judges might
differ. He thought Gov. Dennison's action
founded on decision given by Henry StaDs-
bury of Kentucky, aud on a precedent set by
the Governor of Kentucky. Ig.-.
| Mr.. Powell wanted the Senator to answer
his question.
Mr.. Wade was not going to be catechised
on a question of law
Mr.. Powell said he deSpaired of getting an
answer. He wanted to know if the Senator
was in favor Of a rigid enforcement of the Flu
gitive Slave law.
! Mr.. Wade said he did not know as he was
witness in this case
Mr. Powell said he had resolution to of
| fer.
Mr.. Wade declined tc give way to be cate
chised any longer.
Mr., Powell said he should not have called
! for specifications if be didn't want to be cafe
| chised.
Mr.. Wade have shown that TIE domin-
ant party have nothing to complain of in po mt
Of legislation. The Republican, party in the
North and in Ohio in particular, hold the
same opinion. SO far as l know, with regard
to this peculiar institution, that is held by all
civilized nations in the world. We don't diff
Ter 10 public sentiment from Eng gland. France
Germany. or Ilay.eor any other CIVILIZED ma
ton on Gods earth. l tell you frankly you
will never find community who are in love
with your Ieculiar institution. Now. the
Senator from Texas told us that Cotton was
King, and could ovcrruIe. by its influence, q
do but use his words and compel men to
come down-that it had subjects in Europe.
| will say to that Senator that they arc rebel
lious subjects. and are talking very disre-
spectfully of their King. They tell you they
sympahizc with those vou call Black Repub
lica'is. Therefore, l hope we shall hear no
m re Of the boast that Cotton is King" and
is going to ovrrrue all nations and bring them
under lis footstooi. 1t never will be done
But have our Southern friends any complaint
to make Of tie platform? l tell you frankly
that we did lay down the principle that we
would prohibit, if we had the power, Slavery
from invading another inch of free soil terrific
ry of this Government l have argued it to
half million of people, probably, and they
stand there-and they have commissioned me
to stand there forever and, SO help me God!-
| will. / say to you, while we hold this doc
trine to the end, there is no Republican,, or
| Convention of Republicans, or paper. that
pretends we Lave any right in your States
to interfere with your peculiar institution
On the other hand, our platform repudiates
| the idea that we have any right, or intention
even, to invade your institution in your own
States. Now, what do you complain Off
| You are going to break up this Government.
You are going to involve US in war and blood
out of mere suspicion that we shall tran
scend that which we stand here to vindicate
How would you be justified in the eyes of the
civilized world TO take so INDUSTRIOUS a posi-
ton and predicate it on mere suspicion?-
We don't love Slavery. Didn't you know it
before to-day? Every thing remains as it did
year ago.
But all at once, when we meet here, I find
all gloom, and gentlemen rise up to say we
are on the eve of breaking up this govern
ment. Seven or eight States are going to set
up hostile government-and they look im-
ploringly over to US and say you can prevent
it, What can we do? You have not con-
descended to tell US what you want done. If
we should give up the verdict Of the people
and take up your platform, l don't know but
you would be satisfied, and think the Sena<
tor from Texas (Mr. Wigfall rather intmat
ed, and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Iver-
SOM rather more than intimated that if we
would take what is exactly the Charleston
plat form, on which Mr. Breckenridge was
placed, and give up that on which we won
our victory, you would grud9ingly aud hest
tatingly be satisfied.
/ Mr.. Iverson said he wished the Senator
would read his speech before he quoted so
much from it. He had not said they would
be satisfied with any such thing.
Mr. Wade read from Iversons speech, re-
ported in the Globe that he supposed there
would he no overt act on the part of Mr.. Lin
coin, but the power of the Government would
be so executed against Slavery that it would
not last ten years, and. continued: Then you
are not going to wait for any overt act, but
are going to proceed upon the suspicion that
probably he might. / have disavowed any
intention on the part of the Republican party
70 harm a hair of your heads. We hold to no
!doctrne that possibly work you airy it4-
convenience. We have been faithful to all
the laws. 1t is not, then, that Mr. Lincoln is
expected to do any overt act by which you
may be injured. You won't wait for any
But anticipating that the Government may
work you an injury, you will put an end to 1t,
L Al. to
rule or ruin this Government. There is where
it comes. We do not like your Institutions,
you say But we never liked them any bet
ter and Won MIGHT as well have dissolved the