Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-09-19

assert that the Territorial Legislature has no power
70 exclude slave property and that Congress should
interfere for is protection are dsunionists; and
that IS what the whole Legislature Of Kentucky said
last year Applause.l
In my own State where certainly Thought my
character and antecedents were known, one of the
Oldest and most eminent Of public men has not said
that was disunionist, but intimated that Il am
connected with an organization whose bone and
body is .disunion. refer to Mr.. Crittenden in
speech made at Louisville. / have known and adj
mired him, and he has known me- Towards him
have cherished, and expect to CHERISH relations Of
respectful and cordial esteem. These are reasons
which, even If had ground for it, would prevent
any but perfect courtesy in reply After speaking
sol Mr. Lincoln in terms complimentary as his
i principles merit, and the Senator from Illinois in
terms of eulogy, he speaks Of his fellow-citzens in
this language: r.
tMr. Breckenridge here quoted the reference to
himself and closed as follows 7
l thank my venerable and distinguished friend for
the hope he yet entertained that / am not a dis
unionist Laughter and applause Like a hu-
name lawyer he gives me the benefit of a doubt
and for this thank him. Renewed cheers As
to my connection with party whose principles
tend that way, | may speak of presently. Ny OBJ
ect now is to relieve myself from the impuaton of
being disunonist and, in this, / would prefer to
receive direct blow than to have it sound like the
| reluctant confession of a sorrowful friend APP
| plause aud laughter. - .-- -s..s
Mr. B., in passing paid an eloquenttribute to Gen.
Lane and continued to speak of the charge against
himself of being disunionist
[Cries Of "that you're not"l
Born within sight of this spot known to you for
near forty years your representative in the Legisla-
ture, in Congress- and having held other situations
Of trust invite any one to point to anything in my
character or antecedents which would sanction such
charge or such an imputation [Chcers.] Twill
not degrade the dignity of my declaration by cpl
thets; but proudly challenge my bitterest enemy
to point to an act to disclose an utterance to
veal thought ofmine hostile to the constitution or
the Union of the States Loud cheers.
| A voice, "he couldn't do it'
The man does not live who has tie power to
couple my name, successfully, with the slightest
faint of dsloyalty to the Constitution and the Union.
[Applanse1
But if there be nothing in my character to justify
| this accusation what is there in the platform and
| principles upon which I stand? As it must if any
where be in the resolutions as to property in the
| Territories | will read them, and you can Judge
whether they accord with the position of the Su-
preme Court and the Government as have shown
it to-day.
After reading the resolutions, he continued:
That is the PLATFORM and these the principles
ayowed. If they are constitutional they are not
sectional, for the Constitution is broad enough to
cover the whole Union. Cheers He who stands
upon the Constitution can neither be sectional nor
disunionist These principles are taken almost ver-
batim from the opinion of the Supreme Court
They are supported by the precedents and practice
of the Government. They are the principles upon
which we may well live, and by which We may well
| be willing to die Cheers
| They VITAL important and concern the rights
of persons and property; and they cannot be alb
| stract or unimportant for they concern the honor
| and equality of the States What has been the DO
sition of Kentucky upon that platforms The can
didates for Governor of this State last year both
held that Territorial Legislatures have power to
| exclude our property, and each contended that
every department of the government must protect it
| when it becomes necessary.
Mr. Joshua Bell, believe, went a step further by
expressing the opinion that the time lad now ar
| rived when the government should interfere. Your
conventions endorsed these principles and the Sen
| ate and Assembly of the Commonwealth of Ken
! lucky by the unanimous vote of both parties en-
dorsed them being constitutional and true by the
following resolution, which must read 1t is so
apt so pertinent So conclusive The resolutions
Of the last Legislature Of Kentucky were here read
That is, word for word the opinion of the Supreme
Court and the platform Of the National Democratic
| Convention on which stand to-day.
Both parties in Kentucky, at the polls and BY the
unanimous votes Of their representatives in the Leg
islature, have declared that these principles are
those of the constitution. might pause here; but
in support of these principles want the authority
of Mr.. Crittenden himself Applause, Whatever
doubts he may have to my fidelity to the Consti-
tuition and the Union, DO not hesitate to say that
| eminent gentleman is devoted to the Union
| Il do not believe he would advocate principles
which he believed were unconstitutional or calcna-
ted to destroy the union of this country and If
| could have his sanction and endorsement for the
principles advocate it viii go great way in prov
ing that they constitutional and not tending to
| dsunion.
mr. B. here read the 3D. 4th and 9Th of Senator
DAVIS resolutions and referred to Mr. Crittendens
| vote for them
Here have the vote of my distinguished friend,
declaring that these questions are not minute nor
unimportaht-that the union of the States rests up
the equality of rights among them-tbat neither
Congress nor the Territorial Legislature has the
right to infringe upon the constitutional rights OF
any citizen and that if any right be assaied by the
Territorial Legislature, it becomes necessary for
Congress to interfere to protect that rght-precise-
ly the principles upon which we stand to-day
| LCheers.] -t.,s.f.. ~
Ny distinguished friend followed these resolutions
| by speech, which find in the Daily Globe It is
true he expressed hope that the time might never
| come when it would be necessary for Congress to
intervene to protect those rights. trust that the
time will never when any territorial authority
will be reckless of its constitutional obligations
to make it necessary for Congress TO declare its acts
| void. ECheers But in his speech he sustains the
position on which we stand in language which CON-
| pares well with the decision Of the Supreme Court
| He says:-[The extract from Mr.. Crittenden's
speech declares that territorial government is a
creature of Congress endowed only with the powers
conferred upon it by its creator, and with no par
ticle of sovereignty Further on in the same
speech, Mr.. G. uses the following language:
Mr.. Crttenden goes on to say "that as the terri
torial government has no sovereign or independent
right to act ons.his subject the Supreme Court Of
the United States has determined that every citizen
Of the United States may go into that territory
ryipg his slaves with him, and holding them there
Ny opinion that the constitution is to protect that
property which it has authorized to 60 there
Therefore, when the proper or extreme case occurs
when property going there under the Supreme
Court Of the United States shall require such inter-
nosition that il Is the duty Of Conpress to nternose