The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-10-03
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ciples. and Are we to be driven from ihoir
maintainance? Is our state to be twisted
round the fingers Of politicians. as they would
twist gum elastic th-eadF Are the people Of
Kentucky to be made to turn their backs to-
day upon principles they thought true and
constitutional last year. bV loud and unrsasoning
clamor? Are they to be driven. terrified stag
gered. aud bswildered by cries OF 'disunion.s
from maintaining their constitutional rishts2
And when Kentucky is asked, to express her
own opinion other own rights in this confed-
eracy. has the spirit Of the Commonwesith
sunk 30 low that she dare not do it? [Criss
of"no mol" and cheers Such we're not the
men who laid the foundation Of this State.
Such were not those who maintained our M
dependence in 177e. Now the question is
one Of equal rights of persons and property IN
the territories though indeed inst behind this.
outpost lie all our other constitutional rights,
Then it was a question Of the freedom of
speech, and whether the frisndless Ereigner
might be driven from the country. Tor. reasons.
to be locked up in the breast Of the President.
Nete recite the glorious part Virginia played
in that great drama. Many States replied to
their resolutions BY stignatizng them as disu-
nonists; but undeterred by threats and fsIsc
principles, they in,uguratcd political revofu-
tion which saved the Constitution and your
liberties. tCheers.1 Now, in 1860, does Ken Z.
tucky dare to defend the Constitution against
seuseess outeries? Does she dare to assert
the equality Of the states. and her own rights
in the conederacy? They are hers by the
current Of our history; hers by the practice. OF
Government hers by the sanction Of judicial
authority. Thsn will she fly from them
driven by ihe ciamor Of bells and noisy orators.
or will she stand ou,thein brave and self-posed.
and maintain alike her rights, the Constitution
and the Union. Cheers, and cries Of '"We,H
stand by them.pls 1aAsss % ssss
| Fellow citizens, ifmy strength will last can
you bear with mo little longer? "a voice
"Yes, a week, go on!''I@ @ Eet& 'a a@"
know Of but one political Organization
which asserts the principles / have attempted
to defend. The Republican oa5anisation holds
srecisely opposite principles. They say We
have no rights in the territories with our prop
erty. They say Congress has right to exclude
it. and its duty to do so; but they are some
what Indifferent on this point as long as they =
are quite sure it will be done by the Territori-
al Legislature. 81 nsas'4 FTe aa*ae -sResi a8aSs-
Inregard to the platform adopted by tue ~
Convention which nominated Mr.. Bell, of Ten. n-.aA8
nessee, and Mr. Everett, OF Massachusetts. Ts
have only yto say, that certainly it announces
no principle at all upon this subject. Gentle.
meu tell us they are advocating the claims OF q
the Constitution. the Union, and enforcement
Of the laws. fpresame that there il scarcely
a man in thisassambIy- -@perhapsv sryfew North y
or south--~who will admit that they are oppo-
sed tothe aion. the Constitution, and the en-. %
orcement Of the laws, but they entertain the
most diverse and opposite opinions as to The
best mode ofsustaining the Constitution and N
the character OF the laws to be enforced. sa ssss
/ Mr.. Seward. ofNew York. Mr.. Burlngame.
of Mas,a hu'etts, Mr.. Gidiings, Of oaio--ali
identified with the anti. slavery p,rty-will tell I'd
you thew are for the Unou; but it Is their own
sort of Union they want.q They say they are esas
for the Constitution; but they construe the u
They tell you they are for the en- 'orcement of =
the laws; but they are for laws which would s
takeaway our prop Tty. (Cheers. For the
/ l"Uuiop, the C,nstit ution, and the Laws, /.
they shake hands with you on that; but you
cannot agres on a single thing under heaven
afterwards Laughter and Cheers esE g
I Then this platform, gentlemen, declares prae-
tlcally nothing. and have nothing more to say
about it (''Good! good!'l aarE ~ ss.agsa
But the platform have read to you does
contain distinct enunciation Of certain princi.
Piles which touch the rights Of property aud per-
son in the territories, and which dscl,re the
equal rights of the States. And now, is Ken
ltucky readyGto meet the issue? We appeal to
you. not in behalf of any individual, but TO as
stand by your own principles, resting as they 81
do on the Constitution Of the United States.
Cries OF of"Good.'l 5 esg .sa#fb ssa Y sa
i Now, ifit is true that am not disuaienist
and ifit be true that the political principles
advocate arc principles of the Constitution.
will it not be pretty difficult to iasten disunion
on sound mon. with constitutional principles?
tCres of That's so.n eae vaa ssra H ss
} That, gentlemen, would seem to exhaust
the subject, Sound men. with Constitutional q
! principles, which are affirmed in the mode
recognized in Americon politics, and which
! we propose to maintain by reason and the
ballot. box. Really this would seem to ex- !
; haust the question. t hi asse
, But it is said, although am not adsunion-
list, ami tho principles miantain are constiius J
8 tional and sruc. yet, the object Of the organ
ization by which have deem ncminated 10
: to break up this Confedsracy! and anppose
: they have selected me as the tool with which
; to execute that scheme. a voice--"A bad in
, strumentl' Cheers.1
e Gentlemen, I do not think any man will
charge me, in my public address to the people,
0 with want OF candor. have no doubt great
many gentlemen in the Southern States OF the
; Union think that their constitutional rights
/ will never be recognized. A few are, perhaps.
Y per 50 dsunionists; though doubt fthere ars \
! fity such in the Union. aside, from the Aboi
G toni IS Of the Garrison school. Undoubtedly,
| number ofgentlemen who were dissatisfied with
: tho compromise measures OF 1850 now prefer
me for the Presidency, and sustain me on this