The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-28

whlch we i've which ID now claimed rs forbiddng the
federal government 70 control slavery in the federal
ritories Is Il not little presumptuous any one ct this
day TO affirm that the two things which that Congress do
time are absolutely inconsistent With each others Had
does not such affirmation become impudently absurd
when coupled with the other affirmation from the samo
consistent understood whether they really were nconss-
tent better than webeer than he who arms that they
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the original constitution and the seventy six members Of
the Congress which framed the amendments thereto
may be fairly called our fathers who framed
the government under which we live" And -
nem ever S NE IN S
standing, any proper division Of local from federal
authority, or any part Of the constitution forbade the
federal TO control 70 slavery Ia the federal
defy any one % show thas any living man Ia The whole
century 1a y p9 l. ns 1s
OF the last half Of the present century, declare that 4
his any proper division q local from feds
federal 70 control a. 70 slavery IN tho federal
Territories 10 those who % declare give, NOS
which We live, but Win them all other living msn within
the century In which was framed among whom 70 Search
nno no g s .De nnd ne ans
little against being misunderstood do nos mean 70 ~
We are bound 70 follow implicitly in Whatever our fsshers
sxperienoe-to reject all progress-an improveman1.
What 40 ssy Is, that Il We would supplant ths opnioas
ano PonCy VI our ialnere, IN any caee should do -
upon evidence 70 conclusive and argument clear that
even their great authority fairly considered and weighed,
canncs stand and most surely not In whereof We
ourselves declare they understood tho question batter than
We NAughter) II any man, ut this day, sincerely b.
eves that proper division Of local nom federal author
y, or any part Of the constitution forbids tho federal
vernment 70 control 70 slavery IN the federal Terrific
res, be right 70 ny %, and 70 enforce hs position BY
III truthful evidence and far argument which b can But
he has right 70 mlead others, VINO have c Access 70
history and ess leisure study into the false belief that
sour fathers, who framed tho government under which
we I've" were Of The sAme opinion-thus substituting
fasehood and deception for truthful evidence and air
argument (Applause) II any man at this day
snscrely bshsvss 'sonr faahers, who framed The
government under which we live," used and ap-
Piled principals In other cases, which ought 10 have led
them TO understand that proper dvision OF local from
federal authority part Of the constitution forbds
the federal government 70 control slavery In the
federal Territories, he ID right 10 say But be should
the time, bravo the responsibility Of declaring
that hin opinion be understands their principles better
than they did themseves-(gest sushter) -and espe-
cay should be not shrk that responsibility by asserting
that they understood the question just WELL and even
bcttsr, than We do now" (Applause) But enough Let
al who believe, that "fathers who framed the row
eminent under which live, understood this question
Just - well, and even better thaa do now" speak "A
they spoke, and act az they acted upon This ali re-
publcans ssk-af republicans desire--ia relation 10
slavery, As those fathers marked u 80 let be sgAa