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BY GALLAHER g. co.
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RSDAY M0RNING
A. UsANswEHABL. AncunAnT.
AUGUST Is. 1890

A. UsANsWEEABLS AECUMhnT.
In tbs speech recently delivered at Ma.
con, GsoEgis, by the HOS Berjamib Hill Of
tbs' State, ne hud an unansusrable arRu-
mcnt IN behalf Of the soundness Of Mr. B-l
on the question Of Southern rights. and iu
proof OF the duty Of sll pseriotie aud intelli-
gent sou'herp men to support bis election -
hr B s platform, be said, is the Consti-
sutton, the Uuion, sud the Enforc, nent Of
tie laws. To know how be interprsts th.
Constitution, and Wiat laws be will enforce
ne must 60 10 bis record II hi, record fails
then be Hod bis platform must fail. IL his
record IL sound. it gives meaning to his plat.
form and strength 70 bin To this record
be refers us 10 bis letter Of sccep,sree, sud
to the record let US 60 Mr. Hill thus pro.
ceeds
My first proposition, ard which I shall
establish without doubt. l., that John Bell
is ss sound a. the platform on which Mr.
BfsekinFidge il nom :nsted
This platform eonlsins three distinc, prop.
ositioEs
iBh slavery 10 the Territories
? That ibe Territorial Legislature has
DO such power
B. That, on ,hs contrary, it j. The duty
OF the GoVsfpnsnI 10 protect property lsla.
very uudosiood) NbeTsv,r Deeessary,
These tfe three sound pToposi ions. and
cover the whole grouud Of poser aud duty
About the 5tb day Of June, 1850, Mr.
Seward, Of New fo'k, offered The following
as sn sDeudmtnt ~ tbe CompTomae mea.
srss 10 the ScbAto
"Nsitber slavery nor Rvountary ssryi.
iude. o;hetsiss than BY souyielion for crime.
shallsysr be slloUtd 10 either Of ssid Terri
torres of Utah aud New Mex Co" This "a
the wilmV, Proviso Jobu Bell vo.sd 10.
and thus endorsed, Under oath, the 6ts
proposition Of tbe Brsek;nrilge platform
On the sane day Mr. Bsfr su that
great msu- from Gso'gis, offered tss fol-
loving smcpdmsnt
But no lsN shsll 10 passed istsrfefioR
vth Ihe tbs pr,u,afy disposal of tbs so,l
Dor esisb.ishisg o. prohibiting AfrisaA ala
very.
Tbis Wh' sgsins, sqps,lsr sorsrsisAty
Joha Bell voted ~ aBd thns rudofsed ths
serond pfoPosltiOn u ths Bfsokis ridge plsi
form.
Do The 9Th of May. Of The ssms year.
Nr. PTaii. of ,kln ylsnt, Sad Mr Dsvis o.
N lssissiTJi. agrcsd apoo sbi Nf Davs o.
tered ihs f0liouifg susndmeut 20 tbs sane
tiii
Provided, that holhing hsrein contained
ttall be eousrurd 20 81 % prfvsnt sd Ter
,i, risi Lsgislstuft ifou psssing ss1A kivf
az ma . Hsfg fafg fff fhs protection OF ths
riglts Of ,rsopcrty u eysfy kihd Which nay
have bess Or ..1sJ b. tsfsahsf. soBf1rmsbly
10 ,bs Cobsutuu,n ard lsss = ths Uniisd
States. bed 10 Or h. ifodsssd into said Ter
fi,ory7
Mr Davis slso prefssod ,e'' pFoviso 9th
fone rsmatks isslsfiss BIZ o. 'aei 90 B. 20
ssssft be dsiy u lbs Ggysmmeni 70 P'o-
tsct slavery
On this prsviso NJ Bel voted vss "a as
ssssTIing uhdsF esth. %, daiy q Etotsosioa
shes uscss sasfy 10 tas very lsngusgs q ths
b'eetiurd ace pl'iiofm
F9F W. Dsvs proriso. sss Courrsssisn. .
~ Giebs. vol ~, pan psRs gu7f FoT
sli tbs sote, 90 ssms boss rago "a There
foe, 81 e. actusl dsmobsif,nou ~ Bell .
osytsibly 81 soupd % fts Bfsctiaf8gs plat
ferm
NJ usrt pfopositio1. is. tkst NJ Bel =
fgpHasr than itn plstiofm. Nos 20 tks
psoof
This platfnsn = esurss .ys uaffiur :.
bsat slaEsry sfs rahtieai. mofai. ~ sasisl
asod. o. tsii. aof 3oss uat plaasfn ssssu
saJ rooe insisvssy - ne eosatry, o. - soo-
sEibetias - ia pfosPsfHg