The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-31

in favor Of the platform en- which our can
didates have been elected, 80 far aa am con-
cerned, would suffer anything 10 come be-
fore ould compromise That away. re-
gard il "a . case where have no right 10
extend comfy or generosity. right, an
absolute right, the NEST sacred that a free
people can ever hestow on any man. is their
uniisgnisod, fair verdict, that gives him
title to the Office that he is chosen to fill ;
and he il recreant 10 the principles Of free
oserpment who will ask = question beyond
the fact whether man has the verdict OF the
people, or il he will entertain for moment
a proposition in addition TO that. 1t 10 all
| want. II We cannot stand there we cannot
stani>anyw hcrc. Any other principle than
that would be a. fatal to you, my friends, as
to us. On any other principle, anarchy
must Immediately ensue.
You say that be comes from q particular
section OF the country. What Of that? Ii
be is an honest man, hound by his constitu
,ional duties, has he not as good right to
come frem one side ms the utherp Here,
gentlemen, we ought to understand each 9TH
er's duties a little. appeal to every candid
man upon the other side, and | put this ques-
ton: If YOU had elected your candidate, Mr.
Brecknrilge, although We should have been
q good deal dsheartened, rs everybody 10
that looscs his choice in such matter as
this; although it would have been an over
throw that we should have deplored very
much, as we have had OCCASION almost al.
WAYS TO deplore the result OF national cleo
tons, still do you believe that We would have
raised hand against the Constitution OF
our country because we were fnrfy beaten
n au election? Sir, do not believe there
is man on The other side who will not do
us more credit than - suppose that X the
case were reversed, there would be any CON-
plant on our side. There never has been
any from Us under similar circumstances,
and there would not be now Sir, think
We have patriotism enough to overcome tho
pride and the prejudice Of the canvass, and
| submit gr PEACEFULLY TO the unmistakable YER
dict of the people; md as have shown that
YOU have nothing else u complain of, take
| ii that this il your complaint. Some Of you
have said that the election Of Mr.. Lincoln
showed hostility to you and your institution.
| Sir, it s the common fate or parties to diff
for, and Gao does not intend to follow exact
" the course of policy Ct the other; but when
YOU talk Of constitutional rights and duties,
honest men will observe them alike, no mat.
ter to what party they belong.
/ say, then, that so far as am concerned,
| will yield to no compromise. lido not come
here begging, either II would be an indg.
nifty to the people that represent il were
70 stand here parleyinr as to the rights Of
The party to which belongs We have won
our right to the Chief Magistracy Of this ma
.ticn in the way that you have always won
your pred dominance; and il youar 40 willing
10 do justice to others as to exact it from
~
70 com mtsee Ter compromises. Here
beg, barely for myself, to say one thing
more. Many OF you stand in on attitude
| hostile to this Government; that is TO shy
YOU occupy an attitude where you threaten
that, unless We do SO ani so, you will go GU
Of this Union and destroy the Government
say 70 yeu, for myself that, IN my private
capacity, never yielded to anything by WY
| ar threat, ard in my public capacity have
no right 10 yield to any such thing; and
therefore | would not entertain proposition
for any compromise; for, in my judgment
this long. chronic controversy that has exist.
ed between US must be met, and met upor
| the PRINCIPLES or the Constitution and laws
and met now. hope in may be adjusted Il
the satisfa otion Of all and know no other
way to adjust II, except that way which II
laid down by the Constitution or the United
| States. Whenever We 20 astray from that
We are sure - plunge ourselves into dffhcul
ties. The old Constitution OF the Unifel
States, although commonly and frequently il
direct opposition to what could wish, new
ertheless, in my Judgment, is the wisest an,
beat Constitution that ever yet organized
free Government and ly it's provisions an
willing, and intend to stand or fall. Lik
the Senator from Mississippi, l ask nothing
, more. | ask no migrating upon 1t. as
nothing to be taken away from it. Unde
its provisions nation has grown faster tina
any other In the history IF the world eve
0 did before 10 prosperity, in power, and ina
7 that makes nation great and glorious.
has minist>red to the advantages or this pee
: pie; and now l am unwilling to add or TAX
a away anything ill l can see much clears
Q than can now that Ii wants either any az
! dition or Topping OF.
d There s one other subject about which
b ought 30 say something Tn that side OF Il
It Chamber, yuu claim the constitutional RICH
i IL understand you, TO sscede from the Co
d eminent u pleasure, and set up an adver
y Government Of your own; that one State,
At any numbor OF States, have y perfect cons:
, tutional right to do it. Sir, | can find /
r warrant in the Constitution for any doctri
II like that. In my Judgment, it would be su
ID vcrsive OF nil constitutional obligation.
10 this 10 so, We really bare not now, AMI new
IN have had, Government; for that certain
il no Government of which q State oan
be just rs it nleases, any more than it would
er Of an individual How can a man be said
i be governed by law, il he will obey the la
or not just a. be sess ftp Il puts you O
r, of the pale Of Governm mt, and reduces th
al Union OF ours, of which We have all boast
e. 80 much, to mere cong Generation OF State
re to be held at the will 81 any capricious mer
il Der of il. As TO South Carolina, will .
i'd that she is a email State; and probably, if s
10 were sunk by an cathquaket to day, We won
i. hardly ever find ii out, except by the unwor
i ed harmony that might prevail in this Char
~ Der. (Langhter.1 Blu, think she 10 U
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