Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-10-11

Both Mr.. Everett and Mr. Belfby virtue
of the.siniple dcclaration Chat tl5ey sre insl
favor Of the Constitution, the Union, and
the Enforcement of tbciaws, haE o pledged
themselves to silence, to quiet. to leaving
things as they are. to the faithful and
honest execution Of every law. and from
such men in these days that is ample. -
il is impossible to 60 back into the his
tory of any man who has filed public sta
ton in this country for twenty years end
not find that in the sharp struggles Of
parties here lie has uttered an obnoxious
sentinel, that there he has deem guilty
of an imprudent or unpopular vote, that
here he has answered question thrust
at him in the heat of canvass, which
pushed to its logical consequences, would
involve great error. Ifyou allow your,
solves to be n,isled by that style Of can
vasing, you will strip tho country of the
services of nine out of every ten of it,
best men, -confine it to people who have
been so Insignificant that they have new
or been called upon to make declaration
upon any great converted question; who
lave all the time been skulking along
cndeavoring to get upon the popular side
for the time being. eschewing pen, ink
paper and printing, as if they were the
inventions Of Mephistopheles, and trust
ing by their very insigniAicancc to worm
themselves up into high station, as have
seen divers in these latter days, even ia
the Presidential chair. 1t is this shear
cowardicc, this fear to take gentlemen
upon their course and conduct, and moi
upon their expressions and their abstract
opinions, that has driven great men from
the President chair. 1t is because gen.
tomen are afraid Of being turned out
Of Congress, are afraid of going before
their constituents and being Kissed for
making the avowal of obnoxious opin-
ions. that you have weak men in pub
life and race of great men has gone to
tie grave -[Appluuse. 4l-..
Well, now what arc tho opinions OF
Mr.. Lincoln? Let US meet tho question
right in the eye: What are the opinions
of Mr. Lincoln because there are certain
parties in this country who say that if he
is elected they will desolve the Union -
do not assert that all Mr. Breckenridge s
friends say so, believe that the vast
majority of them have no such idea
believe that very many of them who say
so. would not attempt it when the time
came. Laughter | believe in the $50
Der second thought" / believe that the
difficulties OF tho practical execution, that
that horror at shoding fraternal blood
would make the Lollest pause. | do not
fear the result, I am confident that Mr..
Breckinridgc himself entertains no su oh
policy ] am not here to misrepresent
any political ant gonist ] am not here
to SOW Discussions between any regions
of tho country. merely say that there
are parties who declare that that event
will be cause for q dissolution of the u
Mon; and that declaration ON their part
is made the pretext Of an echo, from 9TH
or quarters, that if Lincoln be elected
such will be the result and in my judg-
nent it will not be tried; but since it is
said that in that event they are gong to
take steps at least to break up the Con-
federacy, let us see upon what ground
they are going to do it a.
Mr.. BGteer says, in his address, in the
most authoritative manner, that on the real
great questions, among tie conservative por-
tions of the Republican party there is an ac-
quiescence in what we suppose to be essential
to our safeiy-the right of slave trade be-
tween the States, the right to continue sla-
very IN the District OF Columbia, and the ex-
ccution of the fugitive slave law. What else
il open? Nothing, literally nothing, except.
ing the nero condition..of the Territories?
Then, what now is the condition Of the Ter
ritories Absolutely free in point of facts;
no slave in them, remaining as they were at
the tine Of the repeal of the Missouri Com.
promisc;-in spite Of that repeal remaining as
free from slavery as if that compromise had
never been repealed What is there, then, to
change? From tho extremist point Of veiw,
nothing. 1t is only with reference to the
question Of slavery in the Territories that we
are told by tho address from the National
Committee Of the Union party. that there is
Il controversy open, and as to them il is said
that the controversy is a. controversy Of alb
stractons. But it can be stronger than that.
SO far as tho opinions Of Mr.. lincoln and his
friends go, the Territories are in the exact
condition in which they want to keep them
They say ''let the subject alone, and they
have nothing to say; If you attempt to carry
slavery, we will attempt to exclude it; If you
attempt to extend it, wo will oppose the ex
tension; il you attempt to plant slavery in
Territory which We think is now free, we not
only will not vote with you, but we will vote
against you, and wo willuse tho power of the
Tor the purpose of keeping it
where it is" 1t is not necessary, even if it
was their design, now to propose the passage
Of any law on the subject of slavery at ALL
The Territories arc practically in the exact
that they were when Mr.. Clay in
t,oduced his great compromise bill, which
was :he foundation Of peace until the coiitfo-
very was reopcned by the Democrats In 49,
"a. The condition of the Territories1 remain
rs it was when Mr.. Clay had his bill passed
,aying not one word on tho subject OF slavery, 1
but resting on his resolutions What were 1
his resolutions? The second of the rosolu-
ions which Mr.. Clay brought in the Senatef
n the great occasion in 1850 runs in this wise
pray you; gentlemen be not Shocked, because
told You that Mr.. Clay held some oldiash-
oned notions, but this resolution was. tue
oundatiou Of the legislation of that day; it
vas attacked by tho extreme Southern men
n the Senate, it was denounced as being no ,
ut ALL but it WAS the view on
Which great men, such as Mr.. Benton on one ,
Idle, and Mr.. Clay and Mr. Webster on the
,ther side concurred for the settlement Of the ,
territorial difficulties, and therefore, il bears
. historic significance even beyond the vast
uthority of the namo Of the man who repor-
ed it. 1t runs in this wise:
THAT as slavery does not exist by law, (
md ia mot 1iLely ia lie ipfro1urod into op,- Ia