The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-18
Hon. Thomas Corwin's Speech
AZ EOansUilIe, Sept. 8, 1860.
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In 1925 a case involving this question
came before the Supreme Court from the
Territory of Florida. John Marshall las
chief justice-John Marshall, the most emf
nent jusrist OF modern times, whose decis-
ions are quoted and respected in England
Chief Justice Marshall, the whole court con-
curing, said that Congress, and only Con-
gress, had the power TO govern the terrific
ries, and gave rs the reason, that il Con-
gress had the power to acquire Territory,
she had the power to govern. The power
to buy or conquer implied the power to con-
eroi. One uniform course of authorities
RnOwo this to have been the opinion of the
Supreme Court as to the power of Congress,
up to about four weeks before the passage OF
the Kansas Nebraska Bill. All the author
tiles are on one side. The passage of the
Ordinance of 1887 under the Confederation.
the concurrence in that measure by the FIRST
Congress under the Constitution, the laws
Of 1893 and 1904 forbidding the taking of
slaves into certain territories for sale under
severe penalties, the refusal to remove the
prohibition of 1887 by Congress in l809-I0
on the petition of Inhabitants of the Terri
tory of Indiana, the unanimous opinions Of
Mr.. Monroe and his Cabinet, the decision of
the Supreme Court, at the head of which
was John Marshall, in 1928, all show this
to have been the general opinion as to the
power of Congress. Washington, Jefferson,
Franklin lat one time, with John Marshall,
an officer Of an anti-slavery society in Rich
mond), the Adamses, Madison, Monroe and
his Cabinet, Marshall, down to jackson
(who in 1888 approved law of Congress
repeating certain Territorial laws enacted
in Florida, that were distasteful to Con-
gress), ali these old sages are to be sam.
moned on one side. On the other Douglas
and Breckenridge, young gentlemen sitting
on a log in the woods. The greatest heroes
and Statesmen and jurists of the age on one
side, On the other two babies, just weaned,
who cry out that those old fellows didn't
know anything. The babies know every
thing; they had reached the height OF
all knowledge. The old fellows who made
the Constitution were foolsi
But it is charged that the Republican,
are an aggressive party, They are not
They occupy the beaten path of the fathers
They stand OF the very rock on which the
fathers placed the Constitution. They are
the only party that adheres to the Consti-
tuition. They trayel the road MacadamizeG
with the bones of our Revolutionary sires
Mr.. Breckenridge had said that ours was
sectional and unconstitutional party. Tn,
truth was, ss Mr.. q. had shown, the Repub.
lican was the only Constitutional party
AL others had departed from the faith o.
those who formed the Constitution. These
God-forsaksn "black Republicans were
now occupying the ground held by the old
Wing party so long as it existed by the
Democratic party up to 1854, and by the
parties which preceded them. Why ever
jackson, the father of the Democratic party
believed in the power of Congress over the
Territories he signed bill in 1888 re.
pealing certain territorial laws of Florida
Oar opponents are now running off after
novelties, and we are the true conservative
How have Messrs. Breckenridge and Douglas
aud their followers got this new light -? Are
we to be reviled and denounced because VII
cling to the Constitution, as you did up tc
six or eight years ago The speaker Their
delivered an impressive denunciatior
against that unholy ambition which LEI
Stephen a. Douglas in 1884 to depart from
this ancient faith, break down solemn com
promises, and set up new order of thing
subversive Of the ancient policy of the gov
@nment.
Mr. Corwin then alluded TO the old WIFI
party and to it's great leaders, Webster and
Clay. They always believed in this powel
of Congress, and so did their party. HI
here paid a touching tribute to the nIemor.
OF Clay, and in doing so, We noticed that hi
emotions almost ovsrcame him. He chokeC
up mon1entarily and mis- eyes became sui
fused with moisture. Probably none no
ticed this except those who were close q
him, but his emotion was very apparent