The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-19

in favor Of it, for wherever the people want
it. they will protect j, them. elves through
their local legislation. The secess ioni,t>
therefore, only desire to have Congress,
interfere in behalf of slavery where the
people do not wan: it, and will not have
it.
From these facts you will observe that
the Republicans, under the lead # Mr.,
Lincoln and the Seces,onists under the
lead of Mr. Breckenridge, agree in princ
PIE. = Exactly they do" and laughter.
They agree first that it is the duty of Con
gress 10 decide and control the question OF
slavery; they agree second that in decid-
Ing that question, that Congress must al
ways determine it against the wishes OF
the people interested IN it, and they agree
third, in denouncing, ridiculng and abus-
ing the doctrine of non-intervention and
popular sovereignty. Agreeing thus far,
they differ only rs to which way Congress
shall decide the question; the one insists
that Congress shall rally al! northern men
under one banner, and the other desires
to have all southern men rallied under an
opposition banner, the Object Of both being
to divide the country hy a geographical
line; the one appeals to northern passion
and northern prejudice, against the south
ern peope and their institutions, and the
other appeals 10 southern passions and
southern prejudice against the northern
people and our institutions; that's a fact,
good, they attempt to separate the coun
try into two geographical parties, and to
iutlame the passions of one against the
other You know how well, how fearful
/ ly well, they have succeede | thus slavery
F.: agitation has now ragged for years it has
aienated one portion of our countrymen
! from the other, and has disturbed the
peace OF our legislative councils
/ 1t has arrayed our representatives in
! Congress, Of one half the States against
the other half. 1t has entered the house
of God, and separated men Of the same
faith around the holy communion table
How much longer can this sectional strife
rage, and peace, or even the existence of
The Union, be preserved. y voice, ''iill
! November" How can YOU expect that
men who cannot sit side ~ side around
the holy communion table, will act to
gether side by side in political councils.
tell you, in my opinion there is but
one remedy for this evil and that is to be
found in the doctrine of non~inie'tercnce
by Congress with the "ho'e subject OF
slavery. -" hat Is SO, and immense ap
pause lhe Democratic party, repeat,
Is pledged to this principle = pledged To
Danish the question Of slavery from the
halls OF Congress and remand 1t to the
people OF each State and each Territory,
TO 90 as they please. ~ hat Is the doc
trlne, and good That Is the doc
tFihe TO when | have stood r.edged for
years. l Cam 'i"C no man On cafih can
truthiuIiy lmpeach my tldel'y to that prla
cipie. ihrce cheers
repeat that the Democratic patty
stands p'sd9ed TO the doctrine that the
slavery question 1t to be ban1shed from
nails OF Congress ana referred to the leo-
/ pie IN the States, anu also IN the ierrl'o>
RES, to dolnst as they please limited Only
/ ny me constitution. Cheers. why
cannot we allow Tue people OF the Tern
rorlcs to settle that question. The Re
1 pubHcaH' say they are willing that the
! people OF the States shall have slavery or
not, mat they may vote IT u? or vote 1t
do"h Ju9t DIS Ihev please, out lhey cannot
extend that privilege TO the people OF the
Territories And since have used the
expression OF voting 1t up or voting it
down believe | Will expose another IN
stance OF unfaIFTesS AMI Misrepresentation.
IN my first speech against the Lecompton
Constitution l denounced II, because 1t
] was not Tue act and decd OF Tie people OF
Kansas,
SAID ina II The people OF Kansas want
ed slave State, they had right to have
IL; that It was question Tor them to de
Gide themselves ana no power on earth
naa arignt 10 interfere with that decision.
'hen referred TO the tact that WAS urged
10 "%It uhtii the elections took place Oh
'ne slavery clause thfee week Afterwards
ana l went on 10 Sho" mat the vote could
lio' my '''' '''e1' eiie''' Oh ''F ac"on'
-! 'ile reason '"'I | was against me con
sti'"uou' "lethef 'hat clause was voted W
or voted down.
IN '''' connection SAID cared not