Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-01
aQluucstcr Goleonesoag Nlurning, august |, 1850.

relation to religious liberty. / scon and hold in ut
ter contempt that word pernss,on TO American cru
hold in the idea that the OF the
people have power to give 'permiSsoa to people
citizens, What is congressman
but servant? DO you consider that he is more than
citizen tell you that he is less by Just so much as he
has Unmarried his rights and privileges by accepting the
meed by Office, are the highest in power that this
Try knows congressman is in the position OF amenal
IN certain sense The president may call extra
SION OF eosress tomorrow ne may send the sergeanl-at
arms as soon as the notice has expired if representative
me refuse to appear and shall put in prison for con-
tempt Can any such power reach you? DO not believe
the servant greater than his lord when your minister
prys for the rulers OF this people, means that
the president and congressman just tell him that you do
pray for the public the private servants the
people, but when he prays for the rulers of this people,
has taken upon himself certain disabilities The idea that
he is more than citizen all from alacy, which
the divine right OF kings; and people by strange
mistake have made congress king and now talk about
the divine right of congress No, not day would live
in territory governed by the president Of the Unuited
states or under government of the congress the Unit
ed States The people OF Connecticut hustled out
resident governor who to usurp their rights and
troll the and that was i'll old colonial Gays but
expect the people of the territories only taxed
without representation, but TO submit to laws which
buy farm in the territory Won sell Yoursef 10
and there is no time set when you shall be a man
Many OF the people of Oregon did not live be free
1t is claimed by that congress is the sovereign
power. What is that? They may forbid marriage may
forbid putting your money at interest may forbid your
corn tell you that power has been usurped; it
did exist and never exist. contend against now
and always and rejoice that the republican party has
put nothing in their platform which conflicts with the
ideas that now enunciate. l tell you, the next time
mat we make platform we will not only not put i'll
anythlng against them but will openly them,
for this policy will govern this country hereafter and we
VIII nave no more OF the miserable policy of servants at
tempting usurp and destroy the rights of the people,
have defended the people of the territories the
else OF those rights and intend TO defend them all
proper occasions They will not again tamely relin-
Guish their rights My proposition was, that we
shoulu recognize those governments which they
had made, that we should bind them to the common
center by recognizing delegate from each of them;
tat we should provide Tor an appeal from the courts
which they ned established TO the of the United
States. There was no need to go further than that,
except that should remit to them SO much money as
they mad paid Tor taxes For that purpose would have
land districts, as to ascertain what proportion of the
revenue Of the general government they had furnished
representation on their part business to
tax them. And then, 50 long their laws are in
hold that we should not medde with them they have
as good right to govern themselves as we have to
govern ourselves. There is propriety in the
people OF the states giving permission to the people
OF the territories to elect their officers and govern
themselves, than in the people of the territories to
giving permsSion to the PEG lie of states to govern
come from congress- and am for that popular sover
eighty that comes from heaven, and not that which
comes from congress. (Appause.)
Now, gentlemen, have given you the reasons which
actuated me in the votes which have cast and in the
speeches which have made in the congress of the
United States. l think l have shown you clea y not
only that these views in accordance with the plat
accordance with sound and good philosophy If
not, VIII thank any man to prove them wrong. l am
not III favor OF going bindfod through the world there
fore invited sone gentlemen of Intelligence
and discuss these subjects before you tonight,
;alny wish to arrive at the truth. If have not
to it, but am only spreading and folly before my
constituents why VIII they not emil ghten you and
these SUBJECTS Is nothing but patriotism for them TO
DO So WI they allow us to go on in error enda-
gerihg the country? Why do they not out and let
us know what are the doctrines upon which republican
Institutions can stand? We might be disposed to ask
them questions, for it is everybody privilege
be enlightened At the same time, they should not be
deferred by any modcsty, nor by their own personal
feelings from coming forward and throwing their inlu
ence in the scale of the great public good.
l. thank you, gentlemen, for the attention you have
given me- and will hold myself ready to address my
constituents at time these any other political
subjects of the day. am aware that there has been
diversity OF opinion these subjects. All my desire
has been TO arrive at the TRUTH and shall spare effort
in attaining it, (ApplauseD