The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-12-06
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most hi sh, aud pledged fidelity to theil
principles, as the price they would pay
for success ; and now it is attempted
TO cheat them out of the poor boon Of
integrity and it is said they dill moi
mean so and so, and that when they
said all men they meant all white men
and when they said that the contes
they waged was for the right of man
Kind, the Supreme Court Of the UniteC
States would have you believe they
meont it was to establish slavery
Against that | protest here, now and
everywhere, and | tell the Supreme
Court that these things nre so imprcg.
nably fixed in thy hearts of the people
ON the page Of history, in the recollec,
uonS and traditions Of men, that it will
require mightier efforts than they have
mace or can make to overturn or to
shake these settled convictions Of the
popular understanding and Of the pop.
ular heart
Such, gentlemen, is the language OF
the man who is and was the fast, active
friend Of Mr.. Lincoln. hope as | cad
you gave undivided attention to the
whole and each word, for its author is
great light in his party. invite
your cspcciaI attention to the manner
and force with which he advocates his
'Onc idea the equality Of the races and
argues inlrrcntialIy at least that the
fathers Of the Republic were as much
concerned to secure the liberty of the
negro as that Of the white man-that
they in the Declaration of Indcpcnd.
ence, left such testimony behind them.
10 hoA corrupt purposes has that NIGH
ty mind become mcnial--l say cor
rupt, because no other term would cx.
press the truth Yon all must know
that that gifted Senator knew better
than he spoke on that occasion The
negro meant rs well as the white man.
Why, sirs, il that is 50, why did your
and his, and mine, at the time
OF the struggle for liberty at the time
oI'thc making ofthat "Old Declaration
OF Independence cat the time OF the
adoption Of the Constitution, and the
forming Of ~ more perfect union,' and
before and after all these thinrs-havc
and hold the negro rs \ slave, provide
tor him rs such, aud allow for the intro
dUction Of more?
! hope you noticed him in his withcr
ing commentary upon the Supreme
Court \ b b'autiiul disciple he to com.
mcnt upon the conduct Of anybody, af;
to, having taken solemn oath to sup
port the ConStitutin, he .cooIly endor.
scs the doctrine that to accomplish his
zone idca,' he knows u higher law than
the Constitution.
such, gentlemen, are the hands
into which we are about to fall such
,irr thr mon whnsc hnnnstv ,n,I n,t,int
Ism "a MO- osr.nltn ,rnst' I, t. n;u,
,.,n t,.,r,v ,vL,, ,n, viii 4, anI ,,lat
SShoII hn Gnr commnnG,tn ".n, % ;n%;
vidnal, can ON y entertain, express and
advocate my individual opinion. This
GnI | viii md If COM nsoono,cns "o'r onn,n ,'L ~
# r,n.n,,,oncns,nrst rrrn;.L hor nmr.n
is nv watch wnrJ w. ~
desire to talk to you more about
the overt act argument. This, M NY
opinion, Is the most dangerous doctrine
that can he Advocated to Il Southern
people at this time. Get it once toot-
loIj is principle with us, and we are
ulncd beyond the hOpc Of doubt even.
feel that ! can assure you THAI you
IaVc no time to wait. Your whole
imc should be employed in prcpara.
ion for your safety but if You deter.
nine otherwise, predict that the thing
or which You have waited, when it is
exhibited to Won, will be in such shape
10 tItlt,li All tSti1c rom III on NDllr
,art. Your hands will have been bound
IS ifwith iron, and resistance will be
l6rgone resort and hope. / say this
because | am satisfied if Mr.. l.incoIn is
,au.urltcd, it will be Iong before even
he most astutc and f,r-secing will be
.blrt9 discover objectionable matter in
i, ostrnsihln uolitirol nours, He and
,i4 marty arc men of poIicy Spoils are
he PROMISES upoa which they act
,owrr i, Il cir incentive. In the histo. |
y Of governments there is TO be found |
+, marry vino have exercised more poli.
y and to better advantage than the
'maricau Black R,pnbican party.-
',ry Lay, ever had but the 'one idea
nd hy DEGREES they have prosecuted
,ut to dominancy. 1t is far from them
, attempt, however much some Of
,em mi@ht desire it, to consummaie
ana hIn,v thni,. inf,,., al Insi,,ps Th,v