The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-31

Z 40AMthkNkA. kHAVe sece1ye0 yQMt t@ttef pro-
sounding % me certain questions. seven n auls-
oe!s Wnscn you suppose w'sl cover MOST Y not ail
,. s1e 8 ounos y controversy 70 tne apPsoasnane
EIessoenssA elect'On.
PnRlrNlNARY skpEAxATi0a.
With pleassre / wiIlsaasRer tour. qna 1i0n14
BsSocs doingliso, ailae ~ y gjanrc - III pp-
ruliat scifcdnietaIces - Mhtth an placed, an9
Ehe stFaneeness u the fact thae marc private
n,jh, nm called upent aaeke ascwals md e;plar
nations with any siew to take Rlnfrop the shades
q priv4t liles and place me At The heed ofEthe
NatiOns lease 70 this fiOnties in ms youth and
DesslDd IN 81 L5hie when + ~ mere xillage.
All nv manhood hAe been Nlent IN Missouri, and
during al thi1 fine, have followed profession
which In any character and conduct open 10 Che
observation Of society, and while il has heen
my eonstant habit freely t,lcxpfesa nv 0piDi1a Of
peblic sneasures rand public men, the pqoplp Of
Missouri, r. Ill parties. vail bear me witness that
hare never Obtrusiv,ly thru-e myself forward
i..i pursalt Of 0E1inl honosA have held NO 70.
litical olRce. and sought none for more sl1an
ewenty ave yeafa Under these circametapcess
confess the gratifcation which { feel in reeeiv.
ing the reeent manifestations OF the respect. and
confiaence Of mv fslloW citixens First. the On
position aembers Of the kissouri Lssislature de-
chrcd their preference 30 me a candidatA.--
Then followed INV nomination bv 4 Convent. N
composed Of ill the elements OF the Oopositiou
in this State. And now. the ReDablicans Of M.
so,ari. in their serarnte vent;nn inst held -
ST Louis. have ieaffi,1ned ,the non,;rn t;on. and
nfouosed Inv &i,t;r aelep.tes "a n,,.sent me g the
Eational uonven,;on soor 70 ~ held "a c.vo,
as candidste for the trst oce "a shc ,r.t;ons :,
Tae.e yarious demonstrations in INV own ~
arc donbly gratifying to me. because tlir As7{orl
the strongest pruof that my name has been nut
forward only in shirt of b, pony and pesce,
and With hope Of prevent iDg all division and
CONTROVERSY amonx those Who, for their own safe
~ and the public good, ought TO be united in
their uctionae raxa9 i soizsssf 81 ii .sasii Il
For all this am deeply grateful; and Is far
as concerns me personally,s must declare, An
simple truth. that if the orernent no no farther
and produce no personal results. still am paitl
and oyeru id for life Of labor. and for whs CT
of seal0ns eff ut and patient watching IhSve been
able to l,estow il, support Of line of government
nj policy which / believe to be for the present
and permanent good of the country. sao = fFss
Now. gentlemen. 1 poo, ed to answer your
questions. briefly indeed. but fully. MAINLY. ard
with all possible frankness; and / do this the
more willingly, because have received from In
dividsals luany ietsers-,oo many to be separate
IL answcred--and have seen in MANY public Jour.
nails articles making urgent calls supon me fos
such statement of INV views. s&s
,a-Soye.,, ,.J 81. E,,e,.;a :, ,s.
IN This s;,t;.t 81, AID s,a r., ,hs 49,;
,ora. = h,yc NJ ',.sS on;,,;,,,,s ~
Fn,,..d ~ ,lst;.,,, =, ,so. ,r.. ~ 49,,
,;os am coarsi ;,b M ssa,,r; s,,:,.s,ai, u
1920 Fh.v;n bean, yor ,,n,t,cs, Ia \, ,Ia
n;3.t ~ ,h,t s,s,,r.l,. z s.'s,t sf..s,,s'' !
a, that time ny M .;t;on re,u;red mn IN sa..k
MI the means NJ kn,wledge ~ :fb;n ~ re.cb md
10 stuJv t,e ,,r;,;ylcs me- ,r.h N, 10 no,
or, &c ,,,, MIA Ty ..r;,5 =. ~ o,n.,,,s;o,,
which No snhsc,,c,t cse,ts ss,e HOOD ~, -
chanrn Tao or;s,o,,.,> - 49, aror,, y, ~.
countrv had ;.s hag;nn;ny in ,Ls aarlv limo cetha
ca,onv AMI r,s ;n,nsseg ~. INC ,,o,i,er
ae,;nst the will Of nost oc Tho colss,;sts A. ,ha
time of the Reyolut;on and homo after :, Vas
commonly rcoarde,, az an owl, temnorary n IL
natnre and Ikelv In i;sarrcar IL H.. co,rs.. :,
time. vet while II continued m;sfort,,ne 4, tho
c,nntry socially and nolit;callv Tins ras
taught by those who made our Government. and
neither the new light of modern civilization MOI
the discovery Of a new system of constitutional
Law and social philosophy has enabled me 10 de
tect til error Of their teaching.
Slavery is social relation, domestic insti,u
ton Within the States it exists BY local law
and the Federal Government has no control oveI
II there. The Territories. whether ACQUIRED BY
conquest or peace BILE purchase. are subject aY,t
subj dinate, NOS Soyereigs like the States. Thu
nation is supreme over then. and the Nationa
Government has the power to permit or forbic
slavery within them. Entertaining these views
/ am onposed to the exter sion of slayerv and ir
nv opinion. the spirit and the policv of the Gov
ernment ought to lie against its extension.
n.y. ~ a.,;,, ,,;oa f,,,.. s,,re,.,, u
: 1,.'...o,:e. s ~
Ionsno.nos Tha Con ,,;,,,,;o,, af .bo r-,;.o,
S.a,as Jaos NJ. c,rsv CI.ro,, ;n.a he Tarr;.a
r;as VIII n,nsh sh:m as - .,on 49, !, 10 II
.ha, :. oa.r;'.s So 81, al 10 s;.ta. D.,
!. zoos NJ, CO., q ,,:a.r ,,,rrh'r, r. 81 -.
mon !, where !, snas !, a., b,shsi hr nc ,ao
Law IN cannect;on with his nn;ns I an, AL g
10 stat., M ~ ,ho Tlrad Soc,t 60, ~
wb 4 was re- n. determ;n,d hr The Sunron,e
Court in that case r T. nv o,,;n;on csrafs,ll,
co,s;',ared u, Tho Court i tarm;ned ms s;aai,
noint of law ONLY That's that Scott. the nla;n.
tH being negro Of African descent. not nee.
e.s,s;lv u ,rs aoul, mi ~. c;t;zen ~ W;s.a,,r;
and tharefore cauId not su, in til, rs,ler q ma
and mat for this ason.,ud tIs alone th C,rcn;,
Count had mn iurisdic,i,,n of the ca,,se and No
nower :, rive ;udoment between the n,rties =
The only i,ri sdi,,ion which IN. Snnreme Conr,
had Of the use was far the ,urn se ,f correct;no
the error of the Circuit Cont in assuming ,he
mower TO decide on The merits Of the c.se. Thi.
,var tba : .nrame Court d;d cxarc;sa 10 so,,no