The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-16

onis,s they old cot tlem Gown as ssacrels as
heard leading dsmoSIst express tinself 10 texogson
While tbg costa so on. lbey pass these ssso.
iuous lss6 wan, you 10 pay sgrot attention 10
thee, IN COMPARISON With the other s7o'sis 81
t.rl psMotRATiy rI-AIPonM on 1856
"Isolved, Ttst raiier se with renewed crergy OF
purpose the wei considered cecat dtoob of oner con
yenins oIon this seccnsl issue Of domestic tavesy al
conos Tplng the reserved rights al the Staset,'
That aiudes to the former democratic platform Of 1852,
four yeags brfore II goes on t
- IhsCongress has no power un'rr the constitution
interfere conuG! the DON'T sli iusttldoGs o.
the several States and that all such States the sole
aud proper judges Of everything Apoertsnrg to their
affairs, not prohb tod by the Constitution tn at All
enos " the abotionists or others made to iniueo Con
10 interfere with questions OF slavery, take Incl
pen steps relation theretobo very ting thsy have
been Going to-day, besides Shch have heard thc
deLcuIcirg every man that does not up 10 their
standard, and calling every man that stands 90 the
sqatter sovt regnty platform outside Of the democratic
pary-sre calculated 70 Lead To the most alsrmng aud
dangerous consequence; and that AL such efforts have
bcn inevitable tendency TO diminish the happiness Of
the people, and tndarger the stability and rmansLcy o.
Union, and ought not DO countenanced by any friend
Of our political institutions.
e. That the foreign proposition covers, and was intend
embrace, the whole subject Of slavery agitation IN
Congress; and therefore the democratic party OF the
Union standing on tns national platform, VIII abide oy
the compromise measuse settled by the Congress Of $780,
the retaining fugvcs from service or labor m
Guided which ACT being designed 70 out
provision of the constitution cannot with fidelity thereto
be rcpe sed changed as TO destroy OF impair ts
S That the democratic party viii resist all attempts at
renewing Congress out Of II, the agitation Of the
slavery question under whatever shape or color the A.
OF yes win resist That Is the democratic doctrine in
1855 In Cincinnati Did they sude u Il In their late Ken
lucky Ccnventiouf ~ Yss. they voted down that the
Congress out Of the agitation OF the slavery Question:
under whatever shape or color the attempt may DO
made" What do they say to thas There is the Cncin
natl platform which they eschew to-day They denounced
% reasonable any attempt that agitation under
any shape whatever Let me, however, turn TO another
clause
ga That by the uniform application of this democratic
principle the organization Of Territories, and 70 the al
mission OF States with or without domestic slavery,
they may elect the equal rights Of all tho States will
be preserved intact the original c0mpscts OF ths cons
ton maintained nviose aud the perpetuty aud expan
sion Of the Union insured 70 its utmost capacity Of en-
braciDg, in peace and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted annexed, with repubi
can form OF government"
But you omit
IS. Resolved, That claiming fellowship with, and de-
string the operation Of all who regard the pfeserva
OF the Union under the constitution the
issue, and repudatng all sectional partisan plaor
corning domestic slavery, which seek to embroi the
States ncite to treason and armed RESISTANCE "a
law the Territories, and whose avowed purposes, If
ccpsummated, mus, end in civil and dissolution the
American democracy recognise and adopt the principles
contained in the organic establishing Kansas an
Nebraska Territories embodyiDg the only sound aud
cafe solution Of the slavery question, upon which the
great national idea Of the people OF this whole countr
repose its determined conservatism Of the Union
non intervention by Congress- IN State aud errtory or 10
the District OF Columbia"
The resolutions Of Mr. Graves in the Kentucky Conven
ton endorsing these resolutions we're amos! un anmous
y voted down. While affecting TO the platform OF
1885, they entirely ignore that clause which bound the
democracy not TO interfere, directly or indirectly
with slavery in the States or Territories moi
only that, but they declared that Douglas in stand
ing thus guilty OF treason and outside OF the demo
cratic party.
TIKI UNxApK ISSUE
Well now gentlemen, arm going TO give you clause
that if they had adopted il would have put thing
pain, that IL you gave us Douglass we would catch you
yoI gave us Ioombs we would eaten you and az you
int nd the democratic party to know there was SUCH
clause. AS man up our way, preacher, a man oil
when reading the Bible, "Wei brethren, this Of -
If you please this s-this is a bad place and will SKIP
IT," The democratic party found it was bal place. ana
skipped it, 90 that IL wonder they did not 60
into that hall, and that the lights out and it
was all dark. Here is what they did The republican,
abolition party, the old wbig party, the Anne
rican party the democratic party has made
issue upon the resolution passed. and which In the
people when they become State. It is a self.
evident truth, and they intend you TO 90 homo
with it, with the thought tina. you bsgscd the game,
have put but the asss skn into your pouch. Applause
Resolved That recognise the right Of the people Of
the Territories including Kansas and Nebraska, acting
through the legally fairly expressed will OF majority
Of actual residents and whenever the number Of their
hsbitans justHee it, TO form constitution, with with
out domestic slavery and be admitted into the Union
upon Of perfect equality with the other STATES"
How frank that h! sswh without domestic slavery
DO eumltteQ lnt0 Union UPON Terms OF p0fIeCI
equality with the other Sates' Who ever denied thaa
challenge Mr. &lverooth challenge Oscar Turner,
even Mr. Speaker Merrwether any democrat to point
me out single resolution from the foundation of our 60
TO this dsy in portion OF the United States
where such has been denied. there such my reading
has been Of no account
The KANSAS NEBRASKA BILL
Take the case now. / have read the platforms and
shown they arc inconsistent But let me tell you what
the clause In the Kansas Nebraska bill which they
affirmed again and again. Il states that the democ ATTIC
party determined nether TO legslae slavery those
Ierriores-Oh, no, Of course not.nor 70 exclude !.
therefrom what you d. then- but to leave the
people perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way subject only to the consu
DID not intend to legslate slavery into Kansas
cude it, but did intend 10 leave the people perfectly free
regulate their government In their own wayf
Ia that their doctrine today They say the resolution
they have adopted that the people shall not do any such
thing and Douglas goes for any such doctrine We will
party; and Mr.. Sivertooth declares he ia ali
ready out Of the pale Of the democratic church
Let us trace the consequences; IKE the snake yearly
one; beautiful it il at fst but it Immediately Ia
duet and ashes Let us look at the consequences Here
was the for nation Of the Blue Lodges" Missouri,
cordng to the Congressional report-rememoer dom
meme to give any statement upon my own say so
peal TO history to substanate all saw You march uu
der your Missouri hordes 60 formed into the errtorv Of
kansas; ano although II ID well known, history has
proven, that the republican party was in clear aorsy
that appointed legally. They taken by force
the Missouri forces going out with banners flying and With
arms oepay co. and the queeuon asked was not Are you
judge according to the constitution and the aws" MOI
Are you Judge of election carrying out the declaration
Of the Cincinnati platforms Of 1862 and 1885, that the
pie should determine upon their domestic institutions
their own way9' But care you sound on the goose''
daughter That what they asked other words
care you for slavery Not care you for the constitution
and the laws and for the support of republican nst-
tons and principles az our fathers handed them down
us'' mol but care you right on the gooseS" and il a
man did not answer the way that pleased them they
caught him by the collar and elected him, and many who
upheld the constitutional right OF election were compelled
to fly for their lives, and many wounded and killed
"a Voice. "They can't drive you, though" Tremendous
appause) Having made this DIVISION will tell you why
they can't drive me. In my own person am az any
other man. There arc thousands in Kentucky just
competent in the use Of arms and courageous am
They can't drive mo, because stand upon eternal
principle. That s the reason they cannot drive
renewed cheering.) They cannot drive me, because
whatever may be the clamor against me- the great
Of laboring men OF Kentucky know that there Ia
vindcator Of their interests In Kentucky Glass; Clay
that man. Great applause) And Whenever and where
may make an appointment In thelCommon wealth OF
Kentucky TO defend their rights, although unfortunately
they may be oppressed in their business by
this power which mopopoizes all the wealth and patro
nagesohe South almost 70 themselves yet when comes