New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21

svowss and we are th0ss sAs4 stsud b toe tas oos
transmitted 10 the SCENTS. When you ses> NC, 81
all Of w, you accuse them, AM until Zou are Cal
sccuse them, and are ready 70 60 WITH John .,
the Declaration Of Independence l. ali q lie, demi
to your allegation Fay that You estopped ftss
alleging that against VA. You ought not 70 strike n
the inferior while the superior workers for the bless
ings Of life and liberty rssnsn untouchedthese glo-
rious men who preceded us and gave us this Const'-
tutitn.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESPONSIBLE.
Now will tell you where the responsibility came
from. II came from this came Democratic party.
Now, make that allegation, bur l am not going 10
ba,e Z upon speculation. am not putting the charge
charge direct; but don't pI oduee the evidence aud
prove that say, IL you give me the opportunity, let
me hereafter stand Infamous before men.
In The first place, what says the great American par
ty Of Kentuckythat party which, with all rs faults.
ti embodies 30 many great truths, and which, amid
ell s sbort comines from she higher STANDARD that
have marked out for Ourselves, sti has come regard
for truth and justice whist does the repsesentatiye
date Of that party for the Presidency? Whst does he
say-the man that You Americans voted for--the man
that you have been in the habit Of holding up @ true
patriot and conservative mas! What did nc S.y 70
he late Union meeting Wbsc did Willard FILLMORE
FAY upon that subjectf Why, ssid he: Gentlerep,
am getting cd have retired from political lie; ny
work II done, good bad; regret .hat was uoder
the Necessity of signing the bill called the rugtive
Slave Law, but felt it to be my dvty, and however
much may regret it, yet firm regard to the Constr
tuition and laws Of the country compelled me TO sign
that bill. And all this trouble, says Mr.. Fillmore
the lamsntable tragedy at Harpers Ferry Is clearly
traceable TO this unfortunate controversy about
+" Slavery in Kansas." Where does heeay the rcspon-
siblity lies' 1t lies upon that Democpatic measure
that repealed ihe Missouri Compromise Of 1890 There
is the cause OF it. Stl are we gong 90 take mr.
~ oh nth ify he may
we do intesd to take it, but we will reTiew FOR
very few mcr.nts the history Of the country in
connection with that matter, and see If " does not
bring the responsibility upon that party as athrmed by
Mr. Fillmore, and seconded by myself and the Repab-
licsn party.
Well now gentlemen, there is q man lately dead
man whose name have the l onor to bear, and with
crest humility ray u. | stand here tonight 70 de-
feId bir prineipIes Henry Clay is admitted to be the
founder, and entitled TO all the honor OF 1t, OF that
Comtromise Of 1925. AS / passed down yesterday
from house and Icy agricultural pursuits, by the
City Of Lexington cav huge pile OF inactive stone
IN sod 10 the DRY Of Henry Clay. Gentlemen are
Gu gOrg to reenact the folly and madness that the
Saviour denounc.d in the ancient Jews? Are you
gong TO ornsment md whitewash the outward sepul-
ebro while inwaIdly there IL nothing but corruption 7
DO you intend TO build eternal monuments OF brass TO
the memory Of Henry Clay, while you trample under
feet the men who have the courage TO stand up aud
eefeBd bis principles viii you garnish the tomb,
hire the immortal spirit shall he ignored in his repre-
penatiyes1 If you intend 70 deny hese principles go
ard level that monument to the ground return that
marble to the quarry and tLen rush upon US and hide
them in our blood but nos Ii then He is the author
Of hss Compromise and what il? That north Of 80
Deg 30 min, African Slavery shall never extend, leay
ing 10 entirely ~ mat Of inference whether south
of ht line or sbal extend. That is the Missouri
Compromise. Now, while / admit that there Is no
power ia Congress 70 make strictly what may be
called a compromise becaase II has an unlimited and
SOVEREIGN power bounced only BY the Constitution
itself, 80 that one CoDsrss siall FAY what sue
eding Congress shall eban not do yet the Ian
gusge las been used; il ~ss q compact, and il was
elevated and placed alongside the Cor sution tseif.
An heHest registrar Of the event states that after it
passed. great was the saDotty OF that measure that
il beesne as part of the Constitution sef the palia,
dunn OF liberty, and he afraid If ever It should
O down. the Constitution wosld 90 down with it. II
{ xistea 10 the year 1854. ...
Gentle nen utterly deny the allegations that hear
made in this Hall of Representatives, that the Com:
promise Of 1890 repealedeY intendedto be repealed
by the Compromises Of 1850 and upon this point aP
peal to the country No wonder that il is dark tonight
mo wonder that they have nut out the lights. Read
tire peeehes of that day. WHY Mr.. Clay was alive IN
1850. Mr Clay WAS in the Cooeress, OF OF the G9ned
a. loss 10 find where the statement was made In
1854 was the very first time told that IL was
at all claimed that there was an intention, Immediate
or remote direct reflective to affect the Compro.
mise Of 1920 by that of 1850. How will prove that 7
prove il to YOU by the admission of Stephen A. Doug
lbs himseI Yes, Srs, that no is held up here
Kentscky, that by certain kind of hocus pocusis
he foisted upon you and the Charleston
tells US in bis st Senate report before the Ne
Lrasha Bill was offered, that ruthless hand shall
dare to- rise against that Comsromise. Go 10 TIE Cor
gressiosol GloJe. know itis now on record. defy
The Democratic party or anybody TO deny that
whom they referred to the Compromise Of 1872,
was to be preserved for years after 1t is eaid was
TO DO repealed. Are you NOS ashamed OF yourselves
If yos are not you should be now to venture such an
assertion that
II is history, gentlemen. You may tear me down
from this stand you may eonseerate the principles
which here tonight deisAd, with my blood, II you
please; but there will staRd the the truth and that
truth says that your assertion is untrue and that every
Democrat knows il to be untrue, that the COmprsmise
OF 1870 was repealed by she Compromise Of 1850. IL
ia not true And that il h not true has been ayowed
by the leading that brought in and carried that
ba and who based bs claim for the Presidency upon
bis devotion to the South Thank God for ppm, ink,
and paper sometimes used in this Commonweslth and
others although is very sntdemoeratic to use them,
Il SCENE.
THE GAME or GRAB.
Let az get along little further Why did they want
70 repea be Compromise Of lo0f What 10 the MATTER
y on Democrats Of the United States7 You have had
the rover you say all the time almost I'll the time,
from the foundation Of the Government 10 the present
day. You have had possession Of tho Government since
its foundation and where Is the necess@y now OF ro-
pealiDg this Comppsnisol Why, although you had the
of the Government, both IN Ne foreign aGd
domestic policy, under pretense of subscribing she
rights of the people, you have used Aem 10 mslnaaio
the rights of Slavery and after race of nearly three
qusrters of a century, yeu are ent!zely behind. The
North has grown in population and Material aud intel
lectual development far beyond year growth" the
soepre is about to depart from JudRa; and what now
Why, we must repeal the Missouri Compromise, and
take the start upon the progressive area of freedom,
snd check this power Of conflict that The L0niscile
Courier and Gov. Seward spoak Of, and thus we may
msintsin our supremacy. That was it Way, although
you have divided the territory between tAe North aud
The South, that territory, you say was Pnrchased ~
the common blood and Treasure and therefore you have