The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-08-03

criminaily by fine and penhenfiary punishment.
IniS punishment cannot be iulhcted IN the Ter
ritoreS by Congress, as long as the citizens of
The several States are entitled to equal rights, or
as long as the equality of the States is recognized;
heEce the majority OF the Democracy in The late
National Convention opposed Congressional! pro-
lection. Now, are the Republicans correct,
when they allege that Congress can legslate a
galnst slavery and not IN favor 0, it, or are the
dlSunl0nists right when they declare that Con-
sress can only leglsate in lavor Of Slavery. and
not against It Has there ever been BODY of
men endowed with legislative power from the
time The House OF Commons Of England took its
rise to tins cay in winch tie members could not
vote Yes or no on any subject before them g.
The right Of legislation 10 itself includes The
right 20 consider aud decide 1t authorlses at
ffmaiiye or negative action according to the
judgment Of the Legislators. / believe at one
time the IRISH parliament had no power to orr
gnate any measure they were 10 pass upon
such acts as the crown officers submitted to
them, but they could not adopt or reject any
matter brought before them, they could vote
lyea or nay as conscience dictated. III am cor
rect IN my recollection, the legislative coun-
lciis OF LoGls Napoleon at present have only
Sucn limited right 10 enact laws. but each
Imrmber can vote for or against any thing, BE- is
required to act on. Again allow me TO ask OF
IWhat practical Use can this matter Of Congress
Isonal Intervention 10 favor Of slavery IN the
Territories be, what good can come ofit2 Is it
not merely political abstraction that cannot
be carried int, effect. is long as a majority of
J the Congressman come from the free States such
an act cannot b. passed. This majority is Ger
tainly TO be augmented after the taking of the
present Census, such being the case where are
the Congressman 10 Be found in the free States
who VIII enact law that will SEND their
friends and neIgh5ors to the Penlten,iary, for
lentertalnng and avowng toe opinion that sla-
very is not "a divine institution Do the dis
unIonIsts clam the right 10 issue mandamns
GOT OF the Court OF the United States to compel
LOngreSsmrn to enact laws on this matter? il
such authority is claimed il will be new pow
er not before thought OF
Now let me advert TO the nomination of John
&. Brpckinridge and Jos. Lane tor President
and Vice President; both OF these men were
Candidates before the regular National Conven-
ton, TOR the high office OF President. Lane was
not voted iol alter the adjournment at Charles
tou. ButBreckInridge receIyedhve votes on both
oatlols at Baltimore out OF 2ll votes-422
/ Cete5attS, osfuaf tu , VJIes supported John G.
BreckinrIdge Not satisfied with this dem
onstratlon IN his favor, the Seceders, including
or delegates from Pennsylvania who with
Dat Withdrawing, lei; the Convention, met to-
grthrF N the MARYLAND institute. Their num-
Der was I35, two OF this number lha: / know OF
were not delegates. These lO5 resolved that
every man should cast one vote. Then with
the 100 votes which would only have been 523
votes in the Convention, they as dlsunionisis
and dlsorsanizers nominated John c, Breckin-
ridge and Joseph Lane tor Vice President
This nomination is wholly irregular. ii is like a
pewter dollar, bogus throughout. But notwith-
standing IFS bogus character, We are asked TO
compromise with its advocates in reference to
our electoral ticket This for one will never
agree to. II we agree that this nomination is
right. We may concede the same to one made
tU-morToW. sc.
a few OF the delegates who were at Read
ing may assemble together and on the same
grounds can nominate another candidate for
! Governor and ask the friends of General Foster
to compromise with them. The recognition OF
such doctrine would unSettle and disorganlze
all political organizations. How can the
friends OF Judge Douglas Ecompromise with dis
union seceders Our platform is diametncaIiy
opposed 10 their CREED. MANY OF the friends OF
| Douglas would refuse to cast their votes at eli
il any probability existed that Breckinrdge or
Lane would be benefited by their sulfrages.-
| why should the BrsckiHrdge men ask for
compromise in Pennsy ylvanla, WI hen their friends
in New York, Missouri, and elsewhere are
nominating tickets for themselves But few
days ago a new guberuatorial candidate was
uomlna,ed By the nrrcknndge men in Missou-
ri, and arrangements have been made in New
York fer a BreCkinrd5e electoral ticket. This
being the case, think no compromise should
BE- entered INTO here. What inducement can be
found for compromise 10 this State Do Penn
syivauia Democrats mean 10 loin hands with
dISuRlon men Do thev contemplate dssolu-
ton OF tie Union Are not Breckenridge and
Lane the candidates OF Mr.. Yancey and his dis
union adherents? Has nr Yancey and many
who act with hlm in the South, soemnly ayerr-
ed, that il MIR. Lincoln is elrcted be should new
eI be lnaugurated that the Crisis might as We'll
come now as hereafter! Ii this threat Is made
IN as much solemnIy as il seems to be, are not
the disuuIonlSts endeavorlng to bring about their
threats 10y runHlng Breckinridge and Lane
Do they IN TINS manner intend 10 distract and
divide the democratic party, SO as 10 defeat
Douglas and elect Lincoln, IN order to have
PreteXt ''to precIpltate the cotton States into
revolution % Their object is a dissolution of
the Union Yancey in all bis speeches assert
:he right. Then let me again ask, whether any
man IN the Keystone State IS willing to be an
instrument in the hands of the seceders to brIpg
about dissolution OF The Union. John {,
Breckenridge will be the second Vice President,
who has cherished and iostered disunIon;
would suggest, that the fate and fame OF Aaron
Burr will be his
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