, 1860-07-30

from tho principles upon which he VI, elected
| -having departed from this great doctrine O
self-govrrnmens In the Territories. as in tht
States, the great Democratic party of thi.
country hayo rebuked him; aud iher hsy,
| selscted one who in tbs mast trying hour. il
.rsrE eme-pen' :. 'sa 'seod close by the right
nt t. nen go les as we'll a. il
tha ",ssttution Of ths
count, eve they Hill setec
| TO adG: .nens fer lhe next fpu,
| Jenrs up.u Tie ,.tuc' ,ofpopulay right aut
| popular sovereignty {appiau4e.
The Senator has told US that this Republican
party proposes to bring the government bacl
to tbe plan upon which it MAS administered iu Il.
earlies. history Gentlemen, / think tb6 Sena
icy OF those WHO administered This eorernmeu
In its earlier and more peaceful days, to lear,
| the question Of slavery prscisely where We a,
| it ought to be left-to the management and cnn
troll Of the people who are to be AFFECTED by If
| Why do say so1 1t will ba recolected }ha
when this government at ours was formed
| when our present constitution Ens adopted
there were twelve slave States and one fre,
State composing the original thirteen. Ou,
| fathers per altted the people in the States Il
manage end coutrol their domes,ic;iu s,itotion.
| in their avn war-permisted them to determiu.
I the statui Of the black msn according to tbei
/ good will and pleasure. Up to 1873 ;hey nur
UAH
| 'ormed out Of the Territories in !the South
adopted their constitutions, made application
for admission into the Union, aud came into ii,
Union ~i'h >laTefy, no voice being ra'se d again.
! their admission because they had adopted ,b,
Institution Of slavery. States from lie Sortl
! we're orgao!zed out OF free Territories ans
| adopted 1h.iTcoDstltutions prohibiting slavery
| They cana and knocked Mt the doors Of th.
| government, and were admitted. no ouea,io,
| being asked, NO difficulty arising between IN.
| North aud the South as 10 til! ir Admission -
States were admitted from the South. ane
| States were admitted from the North, with o,
without slavery, AZ thel. people id their owl
good will auti pleasure had for themselves de
| termined. These we're the peaceful DAYS o.
the repub}o-the days when the Question o
slavery was |e to the cuu.rol and una .a.emt n;
| Of iucipient States; tn he directed aud con
tr,led BY. them accord;ngto thtir own Y,ct
| will and pleasure. Twas resersed for a la.e,
| gentratIon to discover that il vas the duty O.
| the Congress Of the United States to Weld il,
strong arm against the Institution Of slavery
and prohibit it in the Territories Of the genera
government.
nav be answered that t1s crdinanra .,
| 1887 pr"hioi'ed slavery North a1d Yves, Of III.
| Ohio river. That is true, But it was done h.
fore our present constitution wes uaoo,ed-
was doue while ne had nothing but thc confede
! ratio7, whose power we're nor limited bY fbat
great fundamental !nw-ihe CONSTITUTION of tn
United ~tates, which binds toee they cur nras.n,
nfsderacg. For mere than thirty Fears NJ, =,
the adoption OF our PRESENT. thew had
no slavery agitation upon his question. Wh;is
this government was administered by fhost
who nude it, by those who made the Consti
tuition, By those who knew it's history aud wer,
intimately connected with is orean.zaiop: tie,
administered the government during all thit
period, and 1hi they administered il ttey hsc
40 slavery excitement in this country. nd
nit that st stes came ia or free or slaye. ar tn
them seemed fit. We had peace and harmon,
bet .een the North aud South During tha,
period wha' was the condition Of slavery IN this
country? The Republican party tell us tint i,
is necessary to intervene by The Congress Of the
over all the territories Of the general govern.
ment Occasionally we meet one who insist,
that unless we wieid the power OF the penera,
government to check slavery it will not sion
with the territories but find its way into the
Statps themselves. You hare all heard this ar
gunen; made by them.
Let us see hoT that il. During the frat
thirty years alter the adoption uf our present
Constitution we had peace on this subject, there
we're no heart-turnirga aud chickering's betweet,
The North and South. Fire .,tates v hich buc
had slavery existing az IN institution in thei,
midst beeame free from its pres. nee. How ::
Dy congressional legisl4tIon7 By interference
zens, they fr-t themselves from the institution
of slavery by their own uct anil will, Coupres-
lat thsm alone. THEY had no aritu,or>
North, and no ayitators South. They were
permitted in their nTn time and manner tn
adopt such system Of gradual emancipation
laws as enabled them to rid themselves ot The
institution Of slarery. We have 1he rerv Ei,b
est opinion, the opinion Of the great aad good
men Of The country, that if il Laa n been for
the war made br tbs AMI slavery men ~ ~
North from 1920 TO 1850 this vo1t
ol gradual emancipation wonid b.rs
gone on until many other States That now
have the Institution OF slavery. would h,ve hs.r
rid Of it. That was Mr Webstsrs onin;oe pesa ~ha
1iged among the original agitators On ibis eub
ject-who lived in The very heart of The country
whence this war against slavery sprunu un ~
lB19-'o0. The gentleman has referred to tlr
Compromise Act Of lsao, which prohibited sl,-
very in the territory north of 3G deg. so min.
and hux told you taat the Republicans occup,
the position which the fathers held upoa hi,
question. We are often told By their orators
that when they claim that Congress ought ID
rterFene on this subject, and prohibit s,uyer,.
THY tt.nd, where Jefferson. Waahineton and
II disou stood. Gentlemen deuy 1t. TIE w1i,.
ings of those men, their conduct " public usn.
aud their "fllcal acts do not tear these gentle.
men GUT IN tneff stast ment, when they claim
that Madison AUG Jeusr,on were tue Adsnca,e>
o. Congicss'oeat Prohioi1aon o. Slavery in TT
territories. ~ 10 say th!s2 II you viii
turn to the wor3s oi Ar. Jefferson, va'nue :,
ana iook a. nls 4ct,e1s upon tn's SUBJECT, you
viii haa tnat wren Tue ne resenea hfm ottbe
adoption q the llne o. os " " C'nRFesslonu
Ieglslat'opa'. nortn ri wnicn s'aEeEy ~as not 'c
70, ne aenooueealt u IN nssce Terms. and Charged
tnas ine ss'aotsuins ts nus os,heen freedom
S'ao,;n,, .so,n r. n.rs;s1a. :. ,,;su. Ne olne'
ssclun ~: pe.s'sse1 ~ an1nate'y ean 1:
and sionificant. He anota II rha er;ri. ~;
nr,nhecy. and beiieyr 1r1m The W.. ft hattor ~
# nv heart .hat If you t,Iuce III. nowsr ,f 49,"
1oraIcment II n t:nnvrrss;nn.I ;,,arra.: ~ 't'e
49, s"d ,hav carrv mi ,h.;. 'v...a e 'e!Noa
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n'su 'a. -oe,oa pf1ne!-
.ue.i .ta AZ - ~ ~. ~ e'tne'
a:...1 H.. IN fo,io." - just Us 1h'
e'.as.s ~ shau su"s s,.,; ~. tosao" sause
aRa'u 10y :a:. S'a. sn.a % oo9af 70 II.
.S eoa p"s,s. Eaa - e telrltofiesc'
.as geaes4! =; ~, saes aay s'av
;,.,if oTer ths ler Territo,r4 .f nrr W." spfe.a
lsseu M W. ~. e,, ns =. . =. ous govern
~ ~, dna -, 80 lat .h .ae 'se:e'a'c=
..enee' N'' 10 VIVA SO history II |
sia:er5 and see it there is anything iu it's |
ther. ans.h;, su's conclusion. II
.. -: .uo- u As history IL |
u ,%s h;u,os. .a's arei,', i", LEY ase right. But
y = .ne n'a.oiy u s'ase1! uoes not pear them out,
10y ~. III wrong. aan als eoaeavofins 10 stir np
.ae Pubic nih' without csuse, and alarm the
ieesasPee1ing n arg minimizing. say the history
= s.asely 10 th's c:un1fy Goes not warraot
uelI statement. AZ we commencement Of tue
government Twelve Of tae @tafes were slave.
.nd one was Tree. Acc rllrg to 'heir 1oct.i, |
ne Twelve slave states sou!I have s"oa over.
nm tue ohe Tree state, would they ros2
Again, thtJ say it is aggressive. and will xo,l
Is way not only in the Territories, but in tbe