The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1860-09-05

/ CiilZoH anu dDOtHeIj yOu uiSCiiHiio'O W
tween one description of property recog-
! nized in one State, and that in another, that
very moment you change the character OF
! the Government. that moment you destroy
the equality OF the States and their citizens,
and tha, moment you degrade one portion
of the confederacy, and it becomes union
/ of some States and some provinces.
! Now, fellow citizens, growing out oil this
doctrine of the equality OF the States, which,
I in The abstract, no man will deny, rose the
duty of the Federal Government to protect
the rights of citizens, and their property,
! everywhere within its jurisdiction, wheneV-
er it shall be proper and necessary TO do so.
| Under the flag of the Union the citizens OF
Massachusetts Michigan & Vermont had the
same rights,n no mo reno less,as the citizens OF
Kentucky, Louisiana and Texas. That prop
ositon is ndisputable. forbear 10 apply
it; but lay it down as fundamental idea.
] Another fundamental idea is the disassocl-
alton of Government from every system of
| religion or faith This is given us by the
Constitution. Happily for us, no serious
attack is made upon it now, in any quarter.
! The Government is also charged with the
| preservation of order. Then If we assocI-
! ate and maintain these fundamental princl-
plies, freedom from religious tests, the duty
| of Government 10 protect the citizen and
his property recognized as such, and the
equality of the States of the Union, and the
equality of the rights OF the citizens in
their persons and property, we never can
go wrong And we have chart by which
we NAV ever steer in smooth water and
| over placid seas hold these principles as
! a portion o! those of which stand to-day the
representative. | believe these principles
! are essential TO the continued existence oi
! this Union upon the principles upon which
! it was originally framed. believe that by
adhering TO them the freedom of our con-
federacy will long continue, and the Union
OF prosperous and happy States be preser-
ved Then let US do it. Let US look each
for himself upon this question. Fellow
citizens, why not adhere 10 the principles
/ which every man in the Commonwealth,
by their voices and votes, declared, a year
ago, were principles o! the Constitution
Fellow citizens, find, however. that be.
irayed by your kindness, am wandering
into saying more than intended. My lips
from this time forth are of course sealed.
have laid before you principles which
believe to be essential to our peace and ou
Union. pass that question over 10 Ken
[ I and y,laco ~ in oh rue
of her patriotic sons. 1t is now for Ken
lucky herself 10 determine and ascertain he
own sense of her own rights in this confed
eracy. feel, fellow citizens, that persona
considerations are entirely ont of the ones
ton. Men upon this occasion are nothing
more than the light dust in the balance
The great cause of the Constitution anC
the Union is everything, and if anothe
were in my place, and | had a voice Il
speak, and was free 10 canvass this Com
monwealth for him, | would say men a!'
nothing, principles are everything. Com,
Kenluckians! prove that you are not degen
crate sons of the men of ninety eight AS
sert the equality of your Commonwealth il
this galaxy of Confederate Republics!
would say come-wake tyour slumbenn
energies, arouse your lion hearts-shake on
again lhe ample folds of The glorious fla
that so oft has braved The battle and tn
breeze, and with linked shields and daun'
less steps, follow il once more 10 its mobiles
victory. | speak thus, not for myself, br
for the Constitution of my country, and III
rights OF my State. FelIow-citizens, | agai
return you my most cordial thanks for you
kind aud hearty welcome.