The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-03

sentative against the wishes of bis aud of his
Individual con eisnce Hence IN my opinion, was hge
tion who should be Senator (Appause) In my person
the question was submitted to the people of Illinois, whe
ther not their Senator should Of
cut've dication. They decided 1t rightly Yes, they
did decide right in opposition 10 unholy alliance be-
tween the republicans and the federal Office holders
(Cheers) II was hoped when that Lecompton controversy
had been settled by the vote Of the people
against H. that the warfare in the democratic party would
ooae But instead OF that, the kept up and now
We mad on the national theatre the game being
played that was attempted in Illinois in 1858. Now
! you nod the question submitted whether not the
Executive OF this nation is TO be permitted dictate his
successor n Office 1t is said that Mr. Buchanan naturally
feels moti0ed and wounded 10 have man nominated by
his party in opposition TO his wishes Qaughter)
whether he thus feels mortified not, it would have
been well for him TO have considered when he became
candidate 1866 in opposition TO General PIERCE who was
then President and candidate for election Cheers
OF the President 1t is also that Mr.. Buchanan was
nominated in 1856 In opposition to the then President
who candidate for reelection. Suppose Gen. Pierce
had then pursued the which Mr. Buchanan is
now pursuDg-that is, using the power and patronage
which the party had placed in his hands for
the purpose defeating the nominee Of that party What
would democrat IN America have said Of Franklin
Pierce he had tried to divide and defeat his party merely
out Of modification and chagrin at not getting the
nomination. Whatever would have been said of General
Pierce IN such contingency must be true of James Bu
these things al this time, during this canvass,
but for the fact that the President the United States
the purpose Of dividing and defeating the party that
elected him President, SApplause2 What are the
divide and break down the democratic par.ys He does
not assign the personal reason that he don't like the
NOMINEE Bu. ne puts i upon the ground that he don't
that platform TO which James Buchanan has right
take exception 1t the identical platform upon which
james Buchanan was elected President, and without
which he could have been elected There isn't an
honest man in all America that will deny James
Buchanan aud John e. Brecxinridge, in 1865, were
pledged TO the doctrine OF Intervention by Congress
with slavery in the Territories. (Cheers) made
speeches from the same stand tn John C. Breckenridge
in 1856, when he advocating his claims the
Vice Presidency, and heard him go to the extreme
lengths in favor Of popular sovereignty in the Territories
Then again, 4 recoect right. the democrats of New
anpshre held an immeuse mass meeting at this capital
natl, at which Howell Cobb and Joseph Lane and
James L. Or OF south Carolina, made speeches; aud
cd S4e nSss m ~ 1ros y sass
(ApPhuse) appeal TO this audience II these facts
rot true, cl have the spe ches in my pocketD That
gentleman says he has the speeches ia his pocket They
written out by the speakers after they returned to
Washington, and published in pamphlet form by the
democratic principles. (Yes, and in the Boston Po)
gentleman says lin the Boston Post and believe, in
every other democratic paper in America that had the
space spare for pot cal speeches In other words
fellow citizens, stand now where every democrat in
people Of every political community to make their
laws, TO establish their institutions to suit them
selves claim no peculiar credit for advocating these
principles That principle OF popular sovereignty is as
Old free government itself 1t the principle upon
which every battle Of the Revolution was 70 ight Re-
member for one moment what the that led
the revolutionary What the demand OF our
revolutionary fathers the denial Of which produced the
warf was not indendence. In the beginning Of that
controversy our revolutionary fathers did not de-
sire independence In every petition TO the
crown, in every address to the Parliament and
protested their devotion 10 the British Constitution and
,ruth III ms Gods truth or Should not have
said 1t. (Apphusc) Then what were fathers
contending the right Of government in the colo
mics. They demanded the right in their local lcgs
Of Tvav "A
not deny the right Of the British Parliament pass laws
on all subjects which were imperial and not colonial
They did not deny the right Of the British government
do all acts and things which affected the general welfare
OF the empire without interfering with the local
demanded the right OF self government in each colony in
respect TO everything that local and INTERNAL and not
Independence only when they found they could not get
local self government without it, They submitted to In
They established the independence Of these
colonies only NJ means Of acquiring the rights OF local
seligovernmens' Thus you find that the revou.
the people Of the colonies had right govern them
selves IN their local matters without the interference Of
the British Parliament We are pow told by the republ
cans Of the North and by the dsunionsts OF the South
that the principle q non Intervention and popular
reignty very well IL the states but all wrong in the
Territories daughter and cheers) They tell us that a
Territory il not sovereign, and the sefore has right
exercise sovereign power establish It's institu
tons Let ask them II the coonies were vercgn
when cur fathers demanded the right scltgovcrn
men Our fathers demanded this privilege not for sove
reign Stas but for dependent colonies FOR provinces
for Territories while they dependent and remaining
ma, y Colonial and , territorial condition CHEERS Our ia
circumstances that democrats claim IT for the
people Of the Territories We democrats acknowledge
right and duty Of Congress TO pass ali laws which
fecra and poe local or territorial In their character
We don't deny the right Of Congress to regulate com
morce with foreign nations 70 make collect reye
nue., TO perform those general acts which federal
and not local in their character. But demand that
the people OF Territory, the same those Of colo
ny shall be permitted 10 make their own laws and esta
blhh their own institutions 10 suit themselves GAP.
you that the people OF the Territory have no right OF
self government IN al they become state. Have no
given them tSs, right have vet 10 EARN t hss n .n
American freeman, whether In State or a Territory
derives his rights IRON Congress heers) am aware
nope OF these colonies lad rights except which
the King Of snssud granted 70 them 10 Their charters
And they said that nasmuch as the colonies obtained
their rights from the Gown Why Of course the King
oud take them away whenever he thought proper
laughtor) What did Washington. aud Jefferson, and
Hancock, and Warren and Molly stark say 70 that doc
Tnef daughter and cheers.) They told the King OF
Eogland the British Parliament that they did not get
their rights from the xn, and hence thai the crowa
could lot take them away. They told the King OF Eng
land that they obtained their rights from God Almighty
and that he alone could take them away. The doctrine
OF the revolutionary war was, that the right Of local
government inherent the people; and that hence
all righuul government must cmana;e from the
people and be estb shed by and for toe benedt Of the
poope That was the doctrine in the timcs of The Revo
luon But We are now told that this inherent right OF
self government only pertains 10 Safes doa belong 4,
Territories, nor coons nor provinces did In l1is
it Ne examine ths claim Tor moment suppose thai
you citizens Of New Hampshire without distinction OF
party, all Claim the inherent right OF self government
cfos, yes y You III NIX IL rs inherent right that no
power on ca th care take from you. Well suppose that
democrats nd republicans 90 far. Bat the repub
can tells fou that the moment citizen OF New Hamp.
shire (rho oscsee the inh rent right Of SET govern.
mont 80 ong az he stays hero State line aud
cutters Territory Of the United Staes, he fJrfes the
rgbt roncal checrs Is II true that citizen OF New
Hampshire ories his nsicoablc right Of sclf gov rn
mcnt whsn he moves TO Territory (No, Sir ;" and
lWghtcrD What provision of the constitution Of tn.
upon sbai grouni Is that American citizen Ia de-
rrived 81 MS rights when be rocs into Territory
under the constitution and the American nsrY VIII /
~ be said that the people Of the Territories are
not capable OF self government VINO are the
people Cf the Tcriitori,sf Where did they come
from May Of them your sons your brothers, who
LETT the granite hills OF their native State went 10
kanss They capsule OF scf government were they
lot when they left homer When did they lose their
raciy 10 govern themselves daughter and cheers)