New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-29
YOUNG MEMS REPUBLICAN UNION
SPEECHES OF THE HON. ROBERT {. SCIENCE
AND DOM PiATT or ONO.

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| SPEECHES OF TIE HON. ROBERT c. sCHENcK
| AND DOM PiATT or ONO.
| regular meeting of the Yong Mems Union was
held last evening at StusvesaDt Institute and in spite
Of threatening clouds, large audience in attend
aDce to welcome tho Hon. Robert G. Schenck WHO
| Lad been announced TO speak.
| TIE Chairman introduced 10 the audience Mr. Dom
| Piatt, of Ohio (who was Secretary of Legation to
| France under Frank Pierce's Administration. Mr..
PIAIT said bis appearance was sort of casualty,
entirely unexpected. He should ike the oil preacher
who treated of the world the flesh, and the devil,
frt notice the question Of fife. which Republican
| ism; the touch on the fleh which Brecknrdgs,
and then ego straight To the devil which was n5on IN
New.Yoik. He had always been "A Democrat TIL 1896,
| when the Democratic PARTY went S'uh for It's
| health aud never returned. lie referred to the
BJecBirridge party as a party who would have
| no strength, but for the offices and spuis. The
eC-,altd Beileyerett party made up Of nice old
gertlemen-who really proposed nothing at all. The
Iarty # Stephen Arnold Dougiss-wtlch ~ present
cam he found, for it is out in search of Its mother
proposes as panacea for all the political troubles,
simply Squatter Sovereignty de reefcea TO the pro-
posed cositiau between thssc nice old gentle men and
the SquatterSoveregnty men, rs an attempt to sell out
the Democratic party by few men across Mahogany
table This style would certainly 10 for od-iash
Toned Democrats He gave most laughabe account
of the CRY which is raised of Save the Union Tine
Cplv threats If disunon came from the South; and
they will not amount TO hing long as there is
any MONEY in the Treasury or Offices to hoia. lie
elOeed amid trs al applause.
SPEECH OF THt Hon. r. {. sCHENCK.
TIE Hon. Robert c. Schenck was introduced and
received with hearty cheers lie sad he might have
left his friend 10 have spoken for Ohio Tor Lis wit and
taleD: wee never amisa, IS Re Mr. ) web knew.
lie also was here almost as by an accident. lie re-
ferred 20 the notice Of him in the papers as Henry
CLAY Wig now ting vita the Republicans. That
wa; true; he VS. acting with TIE alicans eacaI
he was an old Wing of the Henry Clay schcoi, ard
because he upheld the principles OF Clay. In bis
Opnion considering the occasion and the cause the
nomination of Lincoln the wlsest aud most
ndiciOus that Could have been made and The proof OF
this will be in the result o. bs coming election He
cane Of this INN nse crowd who intend 70 take
Abraham Lincoln In tfoiT arms as they have MN IN
their b. arts ard place him in the high 81 Office IN the
land. he referred to the question " Slavery and is
extension in The Territories as the prominent qoesDn
before the people, and he lev 70 devote Few moments
10 tbir question. The people are divided into parties.
But apart from all partisan ties, there IS deep
rooted attachment 10 the Union, and this tumult
Of partisan politicians VIII eytutu9Ny be re-
| brked. The Brerkinridgo men say they are Tor
the Constitution, but they interpret Il 70 me an
hrt faves are property, and can be carried into the
Territories ard protected there as auy otr property
The DOuGias are also for The t0pstltutons on thy
n'erprct Il TO mean that the people shall exercise th1
Souater Sovereignty modified, however, by the DIcd
Scott doCision That is, Ee ID IT favor OF Gaining the
right of the people to ag5ae "a regard to Inc dGes
tic institutions of the South always under 5000, row
no rowe, over it, The friends of Mr.. Bell point 10
leir plftArm which ia all Consttuton-meaniDg that
there nothing 10 prevent them from coaieschg WIN
apy TSrty anywhere Inc kepaionfa C ,5aH
are Conservative above all parties. They claim
that the Constitution rhal be preserved by carryihg
tie country back TO the former PcEc', under wh,eh
urcspered 'or seventy years. They mean Mt Breck
rrdpe il excited 10 sfida by IT, aud the Uucn shall
s'ard: il NJ Douglas 0. M Bill be elected the re
emit will he tie sams and If Mr.. Lincoln be elected
~ We believe he will be, they Intend IN IKE m"noef
10 abide by the Constitution and the Union, ana they
nter, others also shall He fouud no difficulty IN
sonerine ha action and vOtes with the Republican pat
tom The Republicans claim that the Constitution
he rsoTe IN the Territories while they remain in The
Territorial condition; bat when that reope comes
n a. a ste, il is for the people OF tne
State 70 determine what irstitu 'ns they WIZ nay
| Then the jurisdiction Of Congress ceases over tna'
people Tie Republican party does rot interfere VIII
Setery az il exists in States by local law bu! W
terdp 10 conne il there and insiss that the iittaoa
Of property Of man IN man SHAH eStsiu no
resd f1om document which Democrat had yet con-
tradeted which wss not "a Republican lie, but o va
called the Constitution Of the United States lha'
ayF 10 Pro, ,a ISI tbeycof e. eng to
| another shall in const quepce OF any Is" OF
regulation therein he discharged from suGh FIVE
! or labor Lu, shs be delivered Up to tue person
| or marty 10 whom such service shal De u'e.
| n ia enough 20 cay that the whole history OF tne
ccuutry shows that they supposed Congress hai Plo
over tnjs institution ard that y trainers o. Ihe p J,
sdtu,iop supposed to exist by State law Inc Vra
GO Of I7S7 rroyided that there sonld be no Slt'
in the Trrroyes il in fact prohibited Slavery
Two wears after that one Of the ir.t acts OF lte "
| Ccnpress was TO regnact virtually the ORDINANCE "
| I7S7 From that time to 1913 ths dec SONS were u'
forrn ON this subject; hit now Il is elai~ed on o'e
han that The Constitution carries Slavery wieieEe'
gees epd Coogrtss has power except 70 Ifo'ee, "
| On tine other hand the Douglas men SAY thousu Lle
Constitution carlifs il there, Z mutt be go'ciheu "
be Ieorc; vet It always being understood, aec.lu.
M tbe Snrferne Cont, they have no power oNeI y.
Jhe BrefLnrdge men say that the Constitnt '.rT,
Slavery with H. and it ia right that Congress suOn'
rroteU IT, We hDd Mr. Douglas saying to the NG.sn
My frieuds this Is al right We btheye 10 me D.,
! the Ieorle 10 govern thtmHlyes, we beit W ~
lar Severe grty-n The people OF the itffIVIS
What institutions they pleafe' Ana theu ns So -.
the South in a whisper, 20 the North cino. - -.
q Rut " ant il understood that the Consh'u"L Coz -
sisv,Iv 10 these Territories and the people I'S
| ,ny.troyer it." What IL that except a e"inulV' :,
woud seem ss though nothing more WIS - RE-
han 10 LEI thepe two parties fell WIN "I 80,
NJ Douobg admits the right Of TIE penl 10 W 80
e., telyes; then he rays 70 the oO' So, IN :,
| constitnii, nal right 10 take Their proPsr' - III
| = ST. i, he North and says u VIZ a. i.;,
IN con NV ,cu can get nd otit-Dy - y an,
| 49,, - ,.bich means that they eau mr. =. 80
'Js r, The Way Ct iriupilg slaves lh,'' - "a -,
-. rr1 I've worth holdifgi bat Al ne SCI ''.'',
-, a. tiDd.t 20 base IL tll4e. W a. - - 'S'
N"' ,.,,tsf The argu.4elt q IL Dsl''''"'' 1