New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-13

er'y and human happiness aid human civilization
What were we when our national career began we
but thirteen States sparsely populated scattered
along the Atlantic coast impoverished by the seven
years Of the Revolution. Now we mum Der thIty-
three States, covering al the territory from the Ath
tic TO the Pacific, and from the frozen regions o. n9
North TO the perpeualy Towering banks OF the uu -,
MEXICO and through this territory are ,sr;n and
80 0C0 600 Of freenen in the enjoyment Oh tnrt anu
prosperity, territory dotted all over WIN o "a
dences of high and rapidly advancing clvnzauon
ucaton religion industry, enterprlse-esery na nre
coutributea 10 human elevation and happiness Anu %
sentino 10 the eve from every hilltop, ana every &
lev aud every smiling plain evidences Vi Posso;Iy a
| IAprlausel Our Government has ooon IL Itania 80
and 10 the extent that there mas peen any T rtial
onr onward march, it has been occ isloned ny VA
S.s from the provisions of the Cou5l'uuon un'
pbicb we live Wherever the principles ana tue
snir;t of he Constitution have been yoiaed trere
bara beep dark spots upon our history lhat
Tnu.tnon il the very best device which hu nan
;gennity can conceive for the purpose OF protecting
freemeu In the enjoyment of their rights ana OF olnong
together confedersted States so thas escn oe ~
move on in it's sphere of right and duty ana ha'te
Federal Government may in its own appropriate sphece,
conduct the external affairs OF the country and 80 lar
az the power is intrusted TO it, may manage those
things which pertain 10 our internal prosperity. HB
glorious consideration 10 glance down the vista OF ~
ure years when all territory shall be carved up
into States covered by free and industrious people,
when our population instead of being 80 0UOOOO shi
be 300 900 000 Who eau contemplate our future
party that may result in the severance Of this great as
terhood of States, and the extnguishment OF that
bright of hope which encourages and aoimates u.s.
and which bids the down-trodden of all nations OF the
earth look forward and up to the time when they may
enjoy the blessings of liberty which are bequea he'd TO
usl IAppIause. Why should we be dissatisfied WI
our country as it and above all, why should Demo
Gratis be dissatisfied 1t Is historical fact that our
Government has mainly been under tbs guidance and
direction of Democratic policy; and whatever OF great
ness or glory we have achieved for the nation 10 due to
the Democratic policy and the administration OF Demo
cratic leaders. 1t ought 10 bs source OF c0ngraiu
! ton 10 every Democrat in every section Of the
| country that he belongs to that great pohh-
| cal organization through whose instrumenta!ty
that Government has grown from the weakness OF III
fancy 10 the strength of the great giant Of the West
Whence come these divisions Why is II that here IN
York in all the North, and in all the South, you
find one portion of the Democratic party at war With
another portion You are told that il is necessary
that Slavery shall receive at the hands of Congress
legislative protection in the Territories OF the United
States in other words that the Government OF the
United States shall depart from the great principle OF
non intervention which has been established as the
permanent ard fixed tssis Of settlement between the
North aud South. Let inquire whether this depar-
ture from the principle of non-intervenon 10 likely 10
result in good TO either section ofthe UDon or on the
contrary whether the persistence in the demand Tor
Congressional protection will not inevitably lead to
the dismem berment of the Union without bringing any
corresponding benefit to any party or any &c on CT our
| country You remember the occurrence that trans
the National Democratic Convention. Up 70 that
time did you ever hear a syllable of COM
plant from any quarter of the Union IN reference
10 the question Of protection In the Territories was
there any State of the UnIOn except the State OF Ala
bama thai uttered word of complaint, or syllibe
of demand for the Inauguration Of such policy Up
10 that hour the great National Democrats party was
unit; ard do yOu notbseve that DO schism had been
introduced az Charleston if such demand had been
made upon the party we should have remained unit,
and marched on TO victory in this have III former
contests liz il not almost certain that no matter VINO
might have been nominated by the Charleston Conyen'
ton if he had been nominated by the harmonious ac-
ticn of the delegates of all the Staes the issue would
have been triumph more glorious than any oil the
achievements of the past. Mr. D. proceeded to state
the history Of the different Democratic Conven ions
When Alabama sent her delegates TO the Convention al
Cincinnati III 1856 che instructed them TO demand the
afiImance by that Convention of the principles of Non
intervention, and in the event OF failure TO With
draw from the Convention. Just four years sfterw Ard
Alabama under the promptings of the same Leadership,
ehied her ground and instructed her delegates TO de-
mand of the Charleston Convention the stirmance OF
the principle of Congressional protection IN the Terri
tories and in the event of its refusal 10 withdraw from
the Convention. / suppose it was hoped in 1886, that
the Convention would refuse to come up to the platform
of non-Dteryenton, and that Alabama would thus have
an excuse for Withdrawing. But the Convention
marched boldly up aud unanimously and gorioasly
voted in favor OF the doctrine of nOn intervention Bat
In 1860 at the Charleston Convention, Alabama sue
ceeded in seduciDg TO her large portion Of the
| Southern Siates-the Cotton States. They united in
| that demand the demand was refused, and they with
| drew. Cries of Douglas, dry up" "order"
which were repeated at intervals during the speech.
| Now who are they who adopted this policy They
are men who never had and never professed TO have
any devotion the Democratic paGty-who never had
and profefed 10 have any devotion 70 the union
of the States. Mr.. j. proceeded with the history of
! the Convention but the swayiDg OF the crowd, the
/ cslls for Douglas and the general tumult
great that the Pres tent Of the meeting obliged 10
spI cal to the assembly TO restore quiet What is 10
| Tta haat If all nartias
| liberal minded men who have been opposed 10 the
Democratic party look upon the destruction and
| throw of the National Democracy with apprehension
and alarm for it is the only political national organ
the preservation of the Union What then, if not the
object must be the inevitable effect OF persistence in
this policy OF disturbance They are bound to know
| that their course will in all probability lead
to the overthrow Of the National Democratic party,
and thus cOnsummae another long stride in the drec
ton Of the dsunion of these States Macy of the lead
ing statesmen of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Mississippi, Florida Louisiana, and Texas, announce
to you that upon the happening of certain cOntin-
gency, they intend 10 advocate dsunon; and yet they
pursuing the very course cal suated 10 bring about
that contingency. IL there danger in the signs Of
the times Can great sectional party, either OF the
North the South, be naugurated into power with
out eDdangerDg old ship OF State am no alarm.
st but you that there is danger of the separa-
ton Of these States, of the overthrow Of the glory of
our institutions danger that the interests of industry,
of capital and of commerce. shall be oyerwhel ned 10
| common RUN. You remsmbeT the Compromise meas
ures of 1850 when it was decided that the people of
the Territories shal be left perfectly free 10 regulate
and determine their institutions in their own way,
subject only 10 the Constitution Of the United States.
Thee measures acquesced in, North and South.
In 1852 both parties adopted them the settlement Of
the Slavery question. In 1854 this great principle Of
| non-interventon embodied in the Nebraska and
Kansas bill, and voted for almost unanimously by the
South, and BY very large portion Of the Northern
YVES incOrpora ed into the Cincinnati platform. Now