Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-07-19

thus admit the right of southern man 20 ake ms
into the territories Just as northern man may DO And
IL to me most extraordinary thing that this country should
now be distracted and divided because certain 81
tba North will agree that their brethren IN the Sou
shall have the rights in all the territories winch ney
Of the enjoy What could as say or
tre of any Territory should exclude my cattle
is exactly the same ans ns to us
to be the existing Of affairs for fifty yearhat slaves
property Admit that fact ana you sd mi
precisely the any other property would BE-
be not protected in the Sa ord e
But we have non-interventon' Non.intervention it
the true policy That sd the hs
Perfectly tight We all admit that the Congress OF the Uni
ted States has authority whatever to w.
es or the right of an owner OF any other propelVi
very we'll But that is onesided Tar
the intervention out the constitution does TO inc
oria Legislature and admit that they have no right
authority to ABOLISH or on5 n0 Or impair
That all at present that anybody need want hands
by Congress hands on ys sns s0g the
be executed by federal judiciary in the Territory with,
FUN the Terroria legislature That all that
sary at present No one has asked for more. ;,
But if nonintervenon did not extend TO tne @ IA
legislature what would be the consequence 1asS as
the plaster of the WimOt provlso to the buffalo
of Cong to the territorial Legislature Congress Sanno
exact Buffalo platform under the Wmot proViso having
constitutional power to do it but 1t can DE done eec
tualy readily the Territories by Congress NOW
in what position has this placed South If either inter-
ference by Congress the territorial legislature were con-
(Which OF nOI 10
then the plan adopted far worse for the south than the
congressional plan because there were an attempt IN
bv able men The House of Representatives the Senate,
perchance the President, may resist but all THIS anar III
the Territories done by the first legislatures consisting ct
twenty, forty, or fifty men, and they can IN
half hour destroy all the property that southern men
may have in the Territories squatter sovereignty Is 10
be The law of the land [Appause The first settlers who
every Territory will not be Incy
from n MO e which
established to protect falls at once to
the ground under the will of majority OF the first men who
may be elected to territorial legislature.
Shall we friends and fellow citizens for the sake OF squat
ter a Re gH the sake of squap
eighty, divide the democratic party North ana outh lno
Shall separate the democratic party North and South,
thus discover of the strongest ties that binds this
great powerful and pous Methodist Church has been di
vded in that way and that division shook the Union at Inc
DIVISION for the sake of establishing free-soism during
short period between their settlement and their admission
dSe the party north and South That is the
quesonnothipg more, nothing less Shall this great par
which has raised from an humble beginning OF
the most prosperous in the world be broken up for the
sake of enabling few in the Territory to con
scae the property of their neghbors [" Never never
That is the question am one of those who have ever
is in danger. will it be in danger in
my opinion unless the agations of the republicans in the
insecure and against that the northern democracy will be
wall of fire. GO far that is concerned all democrats,
whether Breckenridge Douglas men-wll unite
Our brethren North South must be- shall be protected
from the nroads northern abolition excited Instruction
lists [Appause 1t is said that the democratic party is
dissolved or Will be dissolved [Never] The wish is
the Constitution and the Union shall endure 1t has
grown up in the of the Constitution and the Union,
will extend its branches will protect that sacred nstru
ment from foreign foes and International traitors Zap
plause.l
Now friends and fellow citizens, this probably the last
speech shall ever have occasion to make hope not
speeches throughout this canvass though my heart in it.
You would ourselves know desire that should. 1t
is 40 years since first Washington and wish
to say this night that during that whole period have recev
ed nothing but kindness attention fathers and
from yourselves. Applause When came to Washington
it was small town; now it has grown to be great and
beautiful CITY, The first wish of heart that citizens
may enjoy uninterrupted health and prosperity thank
you for the kind attention you have shown me, and now
bid you good night.
The President retired amid immense applause