Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-08-01
WHOLE NUMBER 200

WHOLE NUMBER 209.
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put in peril by sectional passion, sec
tional parties, appealing to sectional
passion, sectional prejudice and sec.
onal ambition, against the peace and
harmony of the whole country. Voice,
s'That's SOL On the one hand, you
find great Northern sectional party
appealing to the North against the
South. "a Voice .'that's SOL An
other Never On the other hand
you find a sectional party southwark,
to the .prejudices of III
South against the North. The Re
publican party demand possession of
the federal government in order that
its power may be welded for the pro-
l,ibition ofslavery where the people
tit. Voices THAT'S the talk" y
The southern sectional party demand
possession of the federal government
in order that the whole power Of the
government may be welded in de-
fence and maintenance Of slavery
where the people don't want it
Laughter and cheering. These two
sectional parties are III direct conflict
with each other, and are producing
that t'irrepressible conflict" which
can never be rcconciled until you. re:
cur to the doctrine that Co gress
shall not interfere will, the domestic
institutions Of the people aay.chere.
Enthusiastic applause.
For the last few years, the whole
time of Con.ress has been employed
in the discussion Of the slavery ques.
ton, to the exclusion of the important
business cfffectipg tie whole country.
Voice "SThat's so. '.'rhlt's GOOD
Whenever you ask your representa-
tive why they did not revise the rev
enue system in order TO- defray the
expenses Of the government without
borrowing twenty million of dollars a
year, they tell YOU they had not time.
Laughter. The whole time was &c.
cupied in the discussion Of slavery
and there was no time to raise money
to pay our honest debts. ["Good,' -
good" and applause. When you
asked your representatives why it WAS
that the Pacific Railroad had not been
made :? you were told that there was
no time, beause the slavery question
absorbed the entire session Of Con
gress. When ;vou ask your represent
tatives why it is that the mail system
has not been reformed and carried on
with vigor. throuy hout the country,
you are told that the bill was lost for
tile want Of time. Laughter. When
you ask why it is that you have no
overland mail route to the Pacific, and
no steam lines, you are told that. the
slavery question occupied the wole
session, and the bills were lost for the
want Of time. Renewed Laughter.
Thus you find that all the great as
ures which affect the commercial in.
tercsts, the shipping interests, the
manufacturing interests, the industrial
interests of the country, have been
lost for the want, Of time. Laughter
and applause, and cries of "Good!"
Ny fcllow-citizens,, there never will be
time to perform the duties for which
the government was made, unless you
Danish forever the slavery question
from the halls of Congress-; and re-
mand it to the people OF each State and
each territory. according to the plat,
form Of the Democratic party, Pro
longucd and vociferous cheering. -
This great principle Of non-interfcr-
ence by the federal government and
popular sovereignty in the States and
territories is not peculiarto to the
Democratic party. q It was affirmed
in the compromise measure of 1850 /; it
was affirmed in the; Wing platform Of
1852, as well as in that o, the Demo
Gratis sit was affirmed by national men
in those days, and should be sustained
by all national, conservative, Union
loving men in the present day. ELoud
1s s'f7 ". 5se''' it
My citizens, 1return to you ny
profound thanks acknowled ecments
for the kindness which has assembled
you together, and for the respectful
with which tl:is vast assem-,
blagef has, listened to my disultory
loud cries Of Go on s''g"
on'' land again renewing to you N.
thanks, | beg to take my leave Of yo,',
you ! good night. Loud
and continuous cheering. aass sssa tsa
aANIrish sailor, a giant of known
bravery,, who was in . boat at The
seige Of Copenhagen, kept down his
head while 4 shot was flying over The 1