The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-24

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subvert It's institutions. lboheve tbe can be done BY
several States to take jrS,sdction OF deiences
and accompany violation o. law with an appropriate
arrived for such legislation cannot bs said With truth
that the Harper Ferry VIII not again be repeated,
or not IA "xnger OF repetition It Is only necessary TO
inquire r.o the which produced the Harpers
Ferry Outrage ascertain these causes are yet active
operation and then you can determine whether there
any ground tor apprehension that that invasion WIN DC
repeated Sir, what the cpuses which produced the
Haspers Ferry outrage2 Without stopping 70 adduce
evidence in detail have no hesitation in expressing my
firm and deliberate conviction that the Harpers Ferry
CRIME the natural logical and inevitable result Of the
doctrines and teachings Of the republican party,
planned and enforced in their partisan presses their
their leaders, IN and out Of Congress- Applause IN the
gaiieres.)
Senate will be preserved sure Il 10 not necessary
remind the Presiden OF this indispensable necessity OF
preserving the order of the Senate and give notice that
ii disturbed again shall insist upon the galleries being
cleared entirely, GIANT applause
The vcE PREsIDESrh is impossible TO preserve order
without the of the vast asssembage in the
galleries TRUST there will be no occasion 70 make refer
ence 70 again
Mr. TooSBs, (dem Of Val hope officers will be
placed in the galleries TO put stop TO Is very unbe
coming this BODY, the deliberations of any free people,
MIR DorGLAs-I was aoou. 10 suggest 70 the presiding
officer that thought was necessary 10 place officers IN
ersp parts Of the galleries, with that when
any person gave sgos Of appreciation or dsapprooaon
instantly 10 lead the guilty persons out Of the galleries
done.
Mr. DoueIAs (coDtnulng)--Sr, this outrage Is the og
natural and necessary consequences Of the doctrines
and teachings Of the republican party am not making
this statement for the purpose of elimination or for ar
san effect. desire 20 ask the members of that party
shether their doctrines do not lead directly TO this conse
quence the part Of those euded persons who think all
they meant in real and ought 10 be carried
out The great principle that underes the organization
Of the republican party Is violent Treconcsaoe, eternal
warfare upon the institution Of American slavery with
the view Of its ultimate extinction throughout the
land Sectional TO be waged until the cotton fields OF
the South shall be cultivated by free aber the rye fields
Of New York and Massachusetts shall be- cultivated by
labor In rurtherance OF this article Of your creed
find political organization not only sectional IN it2
character but whose fidelity consists 10 appeals TO
Northern passop and prejudice against Southern Saes
Southern Institutions and Southern people. I have bad
experience in fighting this element within the last
few yeare and found that the of their power con-
is,s exciting the prejudice and passion of the Northern
section against thoee Of the Southern section They not
only aiiemp. 10 excite the North against the Sonh, but
have invited the South 10 assall and raduce the North
Southern abuse by violent men OF Northern states
men and Northern people is essential to the
triumph of the republican party, hence the
is not only appeals to Northern passion and prejudice,
but appeals 70 Southern 70 assal IN order that
Trey may justify their assaults upon the plea OF self
defence. Sir, when returned home, In 1858, for the
purpose Of canvassug Illinois with view Of election,
had 10 meet this issue OF the Trepressible conflict
It is uue that The senator from New York (Mr sewad
bad not then made his Rochester speech, and did not
make for fonr months afterwards Is trne that he
did lot give the doctrine the precise nsce and lorm but
the principle was IN existence. tw., Sir cati your at
tention TO single passage from speech 70 show you
the language in which this doctrine stated in
Illinois before It received The name Of "irrepressi.
bic conflict The republican party assembled IN
state Convention in June 1888, IN Illinois, aad
date for United States Senator. Mr. Lincoln appeared be
fore the Convepton accepted the nomination, and made
speech previously Written and agreed 10 10 caucus by
Of the leaders Of the party. viii read single
tract from this speech
In my opinion che slavery ssi:ssion) win no: cease Unit:
against ser cannot stand believe ibis government cannot
g &c M @ s1ss sSs h be cd
Il viii bee me all one thing q al ,hs other Ehsr he ospo
i wSers re puSic nino shall 10 iss sesi
rwsr s s ass S IL ali he a Old
IS wen as new, North az well az South.
The moment landed the soil OF Illinois there
gathering of many thousands Of my constituents 70 vel
come me home read that passage, and took direct
with the doctrine being revolutionary aud trea
public II is not the Individual opinion Of Mr. Lincoln,
the individual opinion merely OF the Senator from
asserted the doctrine in different language, but so
far as know is the general opinion OF the members OF
the abolition or republican party They rally as one man
with view 10 the ultimate extinction Of slavery, and
then tell the South that unless they really
party, and establishing slavery in the free States the
inevitable consequence will be its alb ,ition in the slave
holding States The doctrine held by the Senator
from New York (Mr Seward) in his Rochester speech.
He tells that the South must conquer and subdue the
North, the North must triumph the South and
show that have not msrepresented the Senator from
New York in notifying the South IL they wished
MAINTAIN slavery within their OWE limits they must also
from his Rochester speech. Mr. Douglas then read the
extract in relation to the irrepressibe conflict y Thus
sir you perceive that the theory Of the republican party
hat there coafc: between two different systems
of institutions the different States, not conflict IN the
same States but an rrepressble conflict between the free
states and slave States They argue that these two
Of States cannot permanently exist in the Same
unon that the sectional warfare must continue to rage
Tho cha1l
The slave states shall be subdued. Hence, while they
appeal TO the passions Of their section their object
alarm the people Of the other section and drive them
to Madness the hope that they will invade rights
as an excuse for them 70 carry on aggression upon their
tendency OF the doct proclaimed by the republican par
tyf This theory of the rrepressbie conflict rests the
assumption tina, uniformity the institutions aud internal
policy Of the States Is Indispensable 70 the and pros
pery of the Union which is contradcted by entire
history Our fathers knew that country with such
variety Of climate soil, Productions and pursuits, must
necessarily have corresponding variety interests,
requiring different systems Of institutions and policy
adapted TO the wants and interests Of each locality They
knew that the laws and institutions which suitable
to the mountains and valleys of New England would be
lily adapted 10 the rice plantations and cotton elds of the
lie upon the basis OF allowing each State TO form Just such
laws and institutions they might deem best for their
welfare, on the suppostion that each State had
peculiar interests requiring institutions and legs-
iauon different respects from any
other State and hence that two would be precisely
alike in their loca legislation and domestic policy Dig
similarity, therefore and uniformity, in the domestic
institutions, the theory Of the constitution. When
the constitution adopted the Union composed Of
thirteen States, twelve Of which savehoripg and
free State had this doctrine Of uniformity pre-
vailed the convention with framed the constitution
two results must have folowed-ether the twelve
saeeholdng States would have adopted constitution
tabshing slavery the Legislatures would have been
abolished and State governments bloed out, and fun
power conferred Congress 70 egsate municipal and
domestic affairs well as federal relations IL this mode
only could unor NIFTY in the domestic institutions OF all
the States have been attained The fact that the powers
of Congress were limited 70 those subjects which affect
the general welfare Of all the States, without Interfering
with the domestic institutions Of EACH conclusive
evidence that untfor nifty not deemed desirable,
possible The doctrine Of uniformity Is the doctrine Of
centrasn, and despotsm repugnant 70 institutions
and nclei able to people that Of Austria Naples
The right Of every people 10 govern themselves and form
their own institutions the supposltion that two
States would form them precisely alike is the iunda-
mental principle on which the American Union was made,
and which IL can be maintained Let the great
principle DO maintained IN good faith and there
can be conflict. much lees 'rressible
conflict" between tho free and slave States. Let
the institution be carried out il the spirit in which Il
made let Congress pass all laws necessary and pro-
per 10 give effect 70 all Us guarantees let the federal gov
eminent perform its whole duty By protecting the States