Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-09-19

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that by the agreement at the time of the hlth
tue Kansas Nebraska bill, the Constitut;an.S Of
was to be left to the Supreme Court ' POINT
- Lave not shown that the Supreme o..
tanned our construction of the constitution II SuS
not shown that the agreement thus made navel
violated by the declaration that subordnas.O een
tnority may deny the constitutional right to a~S ag
save property, when the court says it has mt %
the agreement? violated
have shown that the principles upon VIII,
stand have been endorsed and sanctioned SI We
practice OF the government, affirmed by the h.! he
judicial tribunal 10 the world voted io bo Inquest
the two political parties in Kentucky in 1S5o BY
imously asserted by both branches of the I unan,
ture, and an overwhelming majority of the sSIa
democratic party of Kentucky, and declared W. whole
Crttenden to bes sound and true [Cheers f!a Mr.
L haye piled up pyramid Of fact and areums sr!S
support of principles which ought to co%mo ens
self to the grave consideration of every ;nta1l IL
man. have tried to doit by legitimate fsctn sent
arguments. am not conscious of having ga. ana
to any prejudice. appealed
Feiew-citizens can you bear with me Ii,,.
| longer? little
$ A voice. I" Yes, for week; 20 onln
know of but enc political organization no,,
fore the United States which asserts the nr iO% O
have undertaken toexpound The reppbrcsTp l@
Sei|atoii has edheH PIeclsely the same ground Eo,
an opposite point Of view and they saw We hun On
rights in the Territories with our property Tba"nO
Congress has right to exclude it and it is IFS an
to do so, and they are willing to see the Terro
Legislature do it, if Congress does not ''O'l
In regard to the platform adopted by the Man,.
ton which nominated Mr.. Bell, of Tennessea 'el ;
Mr. Everett of Massachusetts, have onlv IT, s auu
that certainly, it announces principle at all my
this snoject--none whatever, Gentlemen tell n,
that they advocating the claims of these S;n. ~
guished gentlemen upon the principles of "the Coz
stitution, the Union and the enforcement of ' t
| Laws" VIC
presume that there is scarcely man in fiji, ..
| sembly-perhaps no one North OF South-who n n
admit that he is against the Union the constitp,on
| and the enforcement of the laws But VET tbsv ~
terrain the most diverse and opposite opinions >. ~
the best mode Of sustaining the constitution and bs
character of the laws to be enforced. Mr.. SeW.rJ
Mr.. Burlingame, Mr.. GidGings, will tell Won thew
for the Union but it is their own sort of UnoD
they want They say they are for the constitution
but they consrue the constitution so as to take su.
all our rights. fCries of "That's sol"l
That gentlemen would seem to exhaust tbe sub
ject, "Sound men with constitutional PRINCIPLES
which principles / have announced in the form r.
cognized by American politics. to be reasserted nv
means of the ballot-box
But a word on another subject 1t is said that
although am not disunionist, and the PRINCIPLES
| assert are not, yet the object of the organization
by which have been nominated is to break up this
confederacy, and / suppose they have selected me
as the tool with which to execute that scheme.
A Voice, +" A bad Instrument" Cheers.l
/ have no doubt that great many gentlemen in
the southern States of the Union think that their
constitutional rights will never be recognized. A
few are prehaps per disunionists, though doubt
if there are fifty such in the Union. Undoubtedly,
a number of gentlemen who were dissatisfied with
the compromise measures of 1850 now prefer me
for the Presidency and sustain me on this platform
and if were disposed to count noses, doubt not
there are many more of the same character who
sustain other gentlemen upon platforms not so con-
stitutional and desirable as mine. Cheers.
What is the charge? Merely that the entire dele.
cations of some States, supported by the mass Of
the democracy in all the southern States made this
nomination. Do they say the whole of this mass
were dIsunionists? Why, gentlemen the country
is in bad way if this be So But the charge is
reckless one. How is it with the State of Kentucky
which is going to vote in accordance with that prin-
ciple? Is the State of Kentucky disuniOn State
The delegations from California and Oregon were
in the convention They reside thousands of miles
away from private strifes. What have they said
that would lead any man to suppose that they would
! break up the union of the States? They are i'm.
partial arbitrator of this dispute and they tell our
| Northern brethren they must do justice and give
equality in the Union and that on such principles
they can maintain the constitution and the Union
That is what Oregon and California say as well as
large maorites Of the delegations from other States
| of the Union Senators and members of the House
representatives from both sections of the Union
men who have filled the highest stations in the pub
lie councils, but have now withdrawn from publE
Iie-all concur in declaring that these are the prn
cples of the constitution and they are not afraid
execute them. [Cheers.
Gentlemen, the charge of disunion is baseess.-
| Advantage has been taken of the cordial loyalty
! the people of Kentucky. To the surprise and de
light of the gentlemen who engaged in it the scheme
took better than they expected; but l am satisfied
that the sober second thought of the people will re
call them to the assertion of their principles. Ken
lucky will never abandon principle which she ha
declared to be the principle of the constitution AM
the Union. Loud applause
1 will not answer the newspaper accusations tina
this gentlemen and the other gentlemen who haV
held extreme opinions, support me; gentlemen
| far more extreme opinions support both the othe
candidates. What if B. c. and D. whose opinion
you do not like think better of certain set OF prln
eiples than they do of certain other set of primo
Piles, or, if you please, no principles at ALL chose
vote for US, you going to put the stigma OF DIS
| union upon one-half the empire? There are dis
unonists all over the country working to overthrow
the Union. There are those who deny constitution
rights-who are engaged to-day in tramplng undo
foot the painest right guaranteed to by the cor
/ stitution- The Governor Of Ohio refuses to resOr
man indicted for felony because, be says, 1t is
crime under the laws Of Ohio to steal negroes In tn
| State Of Wisconsin, who was indicted for rel
cuing a party forcibly from the hands OF the MAJ
/ shal is protected by an armed mob Where IN I'd
] North can the fugitive slave law be executed? Ho'
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