The Van Buren press., 1860-08-17
Senator Oou9ls9 at .Trov.

We make the following extract from the
speech of Judge DuvaIAs, at Troy, New
York, in reply to the welcome address of
Mayor McConkie. After reviewing the
questions now agitating the public mind,
he closes by saying
"In the days of our early history, the
doctrine of nOn-interventio on was the one
upon which our fathers fought and tri-
umphed in the bloody battles of the Revo-
luton. And here we must stand if we
would continue to enjoy the blessings which
onr fathers transmitted to us, and prove
ourselves worthy of them. If You would
maintain the liberty they achieved you must
preserve, inviolate. theprinciples on which
it was founded. You must establish the
principle that the people of every present
and coming community shall be free to es-
tabiish their own laws, and regulate their
institutions In the manner that shall best
promote their own interests of which
they are the best Judges Preserve
that principle. and there will be har-
mony throughout the land The fires
of sectional agitation will be quench.
ed !; the accusations which are banded
from either section will cease there will
be renewal of harmony between the
North and the South /; and the people val
be brothers once more-bound together by
a common fraternity and seeking a common
interest. the same as in the glorious times
of the Revolution.
pronounce to you that the Democratic
party has grand and lofty mission to De,
form That mission is to put down North
arp A hn1ifiopiS,u and 49,. -. L -.
one and the same act, to put down Con-
gressional intervention put down disun-
ion threatenings put down the whole dis
turbing subject, and restore the Government
to the basis of peace and security. Gov
ernment will then have time and ability for
the performance of its legitimate duty.
You ask your member of Congress why the
House did not pass bill TO pay you for
service honestly rendered $ lie tells you be-
cause there was no time: You ask him
why the Post office system was not so ma
turei as TO be self-sustaining instead of a
9 pauper one Because there was no time.
on ask him Why revenue system is
| not devised. SO that the Government would
| support itself. instead of running behind
twenty millions year I? Because there
was no time. You ask him what has be-
| come of the Pacific Railroad FRExcNT
was pledged to it BUCHANAN was pledged
to 1t FILLMORE was pledged to it. Eve
rybody aud all parties were in favor Of it {?
Why. then, has it not been built? Be-
cause the Slavery question absorbed all
other questions. and occupied all the time.
There was time enough to make speeches
for or against Slavery in the Territories
time enough to make caucus resolutions
and settle the machinery of Presidential
campaign time enough to form Con-
gres,ioaal slave code; time enough to figh,
and wraugie over the negro. but not Far.
ticle to be appropriated to the interests
of white men. Now, my friends, We main.
tain that this Government was made
by white men, for the benefit of white .neu
to promote the interests Of white men, for
ever. And would protect the inferior "a
ces to the fullest extent in the enjoyment Of
every natural right to which they are enti.
lied
Iwou'd Danish the Slavery question .,
once and forever from the Geld Of national
politics. leaving Congress to sttend to III
Legitimate duties, and leaving the people to
say what they will do with tie institution.
But, my friends, if I do not 10 home
soon, / shall get to making stump speech