Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-10-17

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fMr, b., ia passing, paid an cio,
a,sstat tribute Is t,eAeH,l Lame, and
t.ntinuul To- speak "i the charge
against himselfof being u disuni"n'
ist,
dries of That you're not"
\ Rnrn within sight nj this sph,
R,rwH tn yon f'r near lhriy years,
y0nr rcpn -s'hla,ivc in Tia, I.ssisla-
iure, in cunsr'ss, ani having h,i'i
other situations al trust, l invite
amy one Ia pain, toanything In my
character ar antccclents which
would sanction such u charge ar
such an imputation. (checfSl ]
will not degrade the dignity at my
d,claration by epithelsi hut ]
proudly challenge my hitleresl enc
my Ia paint Co an aci, 10 iisolos" an
n,i.ranre. or 10 reveal u th0n;st al
mine hostile Ia the Constitution al
The Union uf the States, Loud
cLe,rs)
4 Voico.-lIc couldn't 10 it.
The man. does not live who has
she'powcr To couple my name, sac
nosshlly, with the slightest faint of
disloyally 10 the Constitution and
the Union. (ApplanSe)
hut IL there Va nothing IN my
character To justify this accusation,
what il there in the platform and
principles upon which | stanll Ii
Il m.ssI, IL anywhere, DO in the no
solutions rs 10 property in the Ter
ritorics, ] will read them, AMI YIN
cau Judge whether fpy aoo"rl w'<:
thc'ppsi,iOn OF the supreme ','"r'
aud III, Government, - h'''
shown il 10 day,
Amer reading III. resolutions ne
continucl-Tha.'S The platform and
these are the principles avcrrcd -
Ir,h,v mr., Constitutional they arc
nod sectional, for the Constitution is
hroa; enough TO cover the whole
Jti,ou. (Chccrs.) lic who stands
upon the Constitution can neither
! 10 sectional nor q disunionist.-
These principles nre taken almost
verbatim from the opinion Of the
Supreme Court. They are support
cd by tho prcccdonts and practice
of the Government. They are the
principles upon which we may well
live and by which wo may VOL be
willing to die, (Chocrs.)
They are vital, important, and
concern the rights Of persons and
property; and they cannot DO alb
stra I and unimportant, for they
concern the homer and equality of
the States. What has been tho po-
sition of Kontucky upenthat plat
form? The candidates, for Cover
nor of this State last year both hold
that Territorial Legislatures have
no.powcr to exclude our property,
and each contend that every de-
partmcnt of the Government must
protec. it when it becomes necessary.
Mr.. Joshua Bell, believe, went
II step farther by expressing the
opinion that the time had now ar
rived whom the Government should
interfere. Your conventions en-
dorscd these principles, and the Som
ate and Assembly of the Common.
wealth of Kentucky, by the unan-
imous vote of both parties, endorsed
them MS being constitutional and
true, by the following resolution,
which | must read. 1t is so apt, so
rertinent, so conclusive The re
solutions of the last Legislature Of
kentucky were here read. That is,
word for word, the opinion of the
Supreme Court, and the platform
of the National Democratic Conyen-
ton, on which stand to-day.
Both parties in kentucky, at the
polls and by the unanimous votes of
their representatives in the Legis-
laturc, have declared that these
principles are those of the Consti
tuition. ] might pause here; but in
support Of these principles, / want
the authority Of Mr.. Crittondcn
himself. s(Applausc.) Whatever
doubts he may have rs to my fidel-
iry to the Constitution and the I'm
ion, do not hesitate to say that
eminent, gentleman is devoted to
the Union. = l
L do not believe he would advo-
cate principles which he believed
were unconstitutional, or calculated
to destroy the union Of this country;
and if I'could have his sanction and
endorsement for the principles
advocate, it will go a great way in
proving that they are constitutional,
and not tending to disunion.
/ Mr.. b. here read the Sd, 4th and
9TH of Senator Davis's resolutions,
and referred to Mr.. Crittcndcn's
vote for them.
Here / have the vote of my dis
tinguished. friend, declaring that
these questions are not minute nor
unimportant, that the Union of
these States rests upon the equality
of rights among cm,-that neither
Congress nor the Territorial Lcgis-
lature has right to infringe upon
the constitutional rights Of any cit
izen, and that if any right be assail-
ed by the Territorial Legislature, it
becomes necessary for Congress to
interfere to protect that right-pre-
ciscly the principles upon which we I
stand to-day. (Chccrs)
My distinguished friend followed
these resolutions by speech, which
find in the Daily Globe. 1t is true
he expressed hope that the time
might never conc when it would be
necessary for Congress to- intervene
to protect those rights. trust that
the time will never come when any
Territorial authority will be so rcclS-