Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-03-08

mat American citizens could be orgeu of their
az 4 ~ themselves to their country, to The Constitution
as 10 plan an invasion of another State with the view of in
cng seVe Instruction murder treason and every other
cdme that dgraces humanity? While, therefore, no blame
De atached to our predecessors in failing to pro-
de the legislation necessary render this guarantee of the
Constitution efectua STILL since experience of last
year we cannot stand justified in emitting longer perform
Tn Is lmpei alive duty.
The question then remaining is what legislation is
@ ana proper to render this guarantee of the Consti
tuition efectual presume there will be very little diff
terence of opinion that it will be necessary to place
disposal of the President under proper guards aa rue
sfcuons against abuse to repel ID suppress invasion
When the hostile force shall be actually in the field But
SIR that is not sufficient. Such legislation would not be
ut compliance with this of the Constitution. The
trainers of that instrument when they gave the
guarantee Mark the difference language between the
provision for protecting the United States against invasion
and that for protecting the States When it provided for
protecting the United States it Congress shall have
power to Tepet INVASION. When it came to make this
the States changed the language and said the
United States shall prote each of The States against
INVASION In the instance the duty of the Government
IS to repe in the other the guarantee ia that thew will nro
ect In other words the United States are not permitted
to wait until the enemy shall be upon your borders unit
placed in march with view invasion but they must
all laws necessary and proper insure protection
Territories
Then sir hold that it is not only necessary to use the
military power when case of invasion shall oc-
but to authorize the judicial department the Govern
suppress all CONSTITUENCIES and combinations in the
several States with intent to invade State modest
disturb It's government its peace its citizens property
or ITS Institutions You must punish the conspiracy the
combination with intent to do the act and you will
suppress 1t in advance There principle familiar
to the legal profession than that wherever proper
clare an act to be crime, proper punish cOnspr
acy or combination with intent to perpetrae the Look
upon your statute books and presume you will find
acment to punish the counerfeng of the coin of the Uni
ted States and then another section to punish fol-
having counterfeit in hs possession a intent pass
1t and another section to punish him for having the mods
or dies instruments for counterfetng uh intent
them This is familiar principle in legislative and Judicial
nf flon
acy to invade should also be made criminal If be unaw
full and illegal to invade State and off fugitive slaves
why not make unlawful to form cOnspraces and cOmb
nations in the several States with intent do the act? We
have been told that notorious who has recently su
Cleveland Ohio in public lecture, year ago. that he had
then body of men employed in running away horses from
the Shareholders of Missouri and pointed to livery stable
IN cleveland which full OF the stolen horses at that
time.
duty, to pass law making every conspiracy Combna
ton in any state or territory Of this Union invade another
with intent to steal or property of kind wheth
e e negroes or horses or property OF any other descrp
on into another State, crime, and punish the conspra
tors by Indictment in the United States courts and coDne
ment in the prisons pentenaries of the State Terri
tory where the conspiracy may be formed and queled
Sir, would carry these provisions OF law far
stitutonal power will reach. would male it crime to
form cOnspiraces with view Of invading States Terri
OF Emigrant Aid Societies of New England, Blue Lodges
OF Missouri. (Applause in the gaileries.) In other
words this provision of the Constitution thar
the mere epelng OF an invasion when the invading army
shall reach the border of State. The language is shall
protect the State against invasion the meaning of which is
to the language OF the preamble to the Constitution &c
insure to each State domestic tranquility against eXtena
violence. There be peace there be prOsperi
y there be no safety in community unless 1t IS
cured against violence from abroad Why sir has beer
question seriously mooted i'll Europe, whether it MOI
the duty of England Power foreign to France to
to punish conspraces in England against the lives of the
princes of France shall argue the question of comfy
between foreign States predicate my argument upon the
Constitution by which governed and which we have
obey and demand that the Constitution be
ted III good faith so as to punish and suppress every combl
nation every conspiracy either to invade State to
lest its Inhabitants disturb its property to subVer
its Institutions and its government. believe this can b
eectu lily done by authorizing the United States courts
the several States to take jurisdiction of the offence ant
punish the violation OF the law with appropriate
1t be said that the time has yet arrived for suc
legislation. 1t cannot be said with truth that the Harper
Ferry will not be repeated IS not III danger of ree
ton 1t is only necessary to inquire into the whic
produced the Harper Ferry outrage ascertain wheh
er those yet in active operation and then 70
can determine whether there ground for apprehenso
that that invasion will be repeated Sir, what the
which produced the Harpers Ferry outrage? WithOu
stopping adduce whence in detail, have no hesita
ZION expressing my firm and deliberate conviction that til
Harpers Ferry crime the natural logical inevitable re
suit of the doctrines teachings of the Republican party
explained and enforced in their PLATFORM their parsa
presses their pamphlets and books and especially in tn
speeches of their leaders and out of Congress- (Appaus
Mr. MASON trust the order of the Senate will be pre-
served. it is Only necessary to suggest to tn
presiding officer the Indispensable necessity preservn
the order of the Senate notice that, if it is dr
urbed again, shall insist upon the galleries being ceare
entirely.
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator will pause for sing
moment. is impossible for the Chair to preserve ode
without the OF the vast assembly in the gale
les. He trusts that there will be no occasion to make II
ference to this subject again.
Mr.. TooMBs. hope that the presiding officer will plao
officers the galleries, and put stop to this thing II Is
very sign the times. 1t is unbecoming this body
/; the deliberations of any free people,
The VICE PRESIDENT The presiding officer has not I'll
force his command to place officers in the gallery
Mr. DOUGLAS If the Senate will pardon me for digre
instant about to suggest to the presiding Oh
that thought it would be necessary TO place officers
different parts gallery, with instructions that if the
probation calculated disturb proceed they shou
instantly put the guilty person out Of the gallery
The Woe PRESIDENT. That has been oone
Mr.. DOUGLAS was remarkng that considered this GU
rage Harpers Ferry the natural consequene
making this statement for the OF crlmnatc
or partisan effect desire to call the attention OF men
that they the habit of enforcing with view to ia
judgment whether they do not lead directly to those cons
quences the part of those deuded VINO thin
all they say meant in real earnest and ought to
carried The great principle that underes the Repub
can party Violent irreconciabe, eternal warfare upo
the institution American slavery with the view OF its ut
mate extinction throughout the land sectional war is
be waged until fields of the South shall be guilty.
ted by labor the rye fields of New and Mass
chusetts shall be cultivated by slave labor In
of this article of their creed find their political organ
cation only sectional in its location but whose
tay conssn appeals northern passion northern PREF
dice northern ambition against southern States southern
stitutons and southern people have had experen
fighting this element within the last few years. ana III
the of their consists IL exciting the
dces and the passions Of the northern section against tho
of southern section They not only attempt to excite
North against the SOUTH out ney nVIe Inc oou w ass
and abuse raduce the North Southern abuse by Vloe
men, of northern statesmen and northern people is
l. tia to the triumph of the Republican cause Hence
course argument which have to meet not only
the appeals to northern passion and prejudice,
we their appeas to southern men TO
sail u.s. order that they justify their assaults up
It the plea of self defence.
IS Sir when returned home in 1885, for the purpose
b canvasspg Illinois, with view to reelection, had
If this OF the lrrepressble CONNECT LII Is u
that the Senator from New York had not then made his
speech and did not for four months
true that had given the doctrine that precise nar
and FORM but the principle in existence and had be-
proclaimed by abes and the most clearheaded men
The party will call your attention, sir to single passa
from speech show the Language IN which this doctrl
was stated in illinois before received the name of the "