The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-09-27

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accordance with that principle3 Is
the State Of Kentucky q disunion State1
The delegations from California and
Oregon were in the Convention. They
reside thousands Of miles away from
our private strifes. What have they
said that would lead any man to sup
pose that they would break up the
union Of the States? They are Impair
tial arbitrators Of this dispute, ard
they tell our Northern brethren they
must do justice and give equality in
the Union, and that on such principles
they can maintain the Union and the
Constitution. This is what Oregon
and California say, as well as large
minorties from the delegations from
other States Of the Union, Senators
and members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiycs from both sections Of the
country, men who have filled the high
est stations in public councils, but
have now Withdrawn from public life.
All concur in declaring that these are
the principles Of the Constitution, and
they arc not afraid to execute them
Cheers:
Gentlemen, the charge Of disunion
is baseless. Advantage has been Ia
ken OF the cordial loyalty Of the peo-
pie Of Kentucky, and equally to the
surprise and delight of gentlemen who
engaged in it, the scheme took better
than they expected, but l am satisfied
that the sober second thought of the
people will recall them to the assertion
Of their principles. Kentucky will
never abandon q principle which she
has declared to be the principle Of the
Constitution and the Union. Loud
applause
will not answer the newspaper &C.
cusations Of this gentleman aud that
gentleman, and the other gentlemen
who have held extreme opinions on
the subject of slavery in the South.
Gentlemen Of equally extreme opin.
ions-nay, more so--snpport both OF
the other gentlemen against mc-cer'
tainly, the gentlemen who assert that
we are uisuionists. What if A, B, q,
and 2, choose to vote for those dis
tiuct principles which each ofus avow,
arc you going to make nearl y half an
empire in territory, and q large ma
iority Of people inhabiting that en-
p;rc, disunonists, and put upon them
the stain of dislo> atty to the Constitu'
ton Of the country, on account Of gen
tlemcn supporting us, even though
those gentlemen were disunionists? l,
is unworthy of your high character
Judge men by their own character ane
anteccdcnts; then by the principles OF
which they stand. Ii you find a MAJ
mexceptionable, and Tie principles
true, what brave and manly man would
lie deferred from them by the fals'
clamor of tisuni9n?
| never could under stand how i
was sectional to assert u constitution
al right, for ! have always regarded
the Constitution as covering al! tn
country, / never conld unaerstan
how it was IL noVt'..,,!s tow&rds dis
union to assert principles which ar
the principles OF the Union, for tn
Union is founded on the Constitution
But, gentlemen, white you are quar-
rcling and c,a'noring among yon'
selves, there are disunionists all owe
the country, working to overthrow tn
Union. They are those who deny cor
stitutonal rights Who are engage
to-day in tsampling under foot tn
pluincst rights guaranteed to us b
the Constitution? The Governor
Ohio refuses tn restore q man lnd'cte
for felony, because he says it is Il
crime under the laws OF Ohio to stea
negro.
In the State OF Wisconsin, u ma
who was indicted! inr resculng part
torcibly from the hands Of the Marsha
is protected by an armed mob. Whc'
in the North can the fugitive slav
law tc executed! How many Stat.
at the North have passed laws NAL
ing it an offence, to be punished !
fine and imprisonment, to aid the OF
GERS in the Quilted States in cxccntin
the laws in regard to the return OF
fugitive slave, Look at this. Loo
at the concentration of public opinio
Look at the cncroachments year att
year.
Look how you are environcd al
closed in upon, State after State, ma
ing it penal in the people to help II
officers Of the United States. The a
ti.slavery spirit making inroad in ev
ry direction; at Harpcr's Ferry; arse
in Texas; tle South environed and
set: the Constitution thrown with &C
tempt into our faces; the purpo
avowed to exclude the South from
the vast common domain of the Unio
and thus to begin the irrepressit
conflict. Yet when political orga
cation ventures to ask for constitute
al right, you turn with clamorous cri
of disunion upon your own tellow'c'
zens who work for your own rights
Like the Jews, when Titus besieg
Jerusalem, instead Of defending t
temple of your rights, You are engag
in striking in the back those who 81
ply propose to ask for their rights:
Fclow-citizens, one single word
another point, which l have" Il
strength to talk about, but which
may amplity hereafter. 1t is said tn
Mr.. Lincoln represents the most offt