, 1860-08-08

| ocean BIZ throwing ctnin, into the water IAN
| pInuse,1 '~'
The conflict of constitutional constructions i.
indeed but nero incident of the oreut atru1.
| gle, q naers .ympto,, Of The cri,a. Long before
The slavery 6uestion in The foru, NJ an shstrnc,
| constitutional controversy Affiliated The nnhjic
mind, the conflict Of 1nteres,s ragged il ou,
national councils. What mattered h that thr
struggle about the eucouraoement Of bona IN.
dusty and Internal imurnIement. wna not os.
| anti-slayerv7 What nott.-.,1 Il th,t var- 49,,
fanpied cnnst,tn,;nn.i Gaa.-;na, n.ara ~ ~.
| invented wb.n st,rarr t.;sa ~ a",.,, ~ ~
anne xaton n fora;oh conn,,,s., ,h.t ~ ,,ad ,a
| Scot dgcision wnx ~ cnotsd ~ ,hnn -, :,
| right Of petifon ~. crrto;fsJ .xhhs, attann,,
were matis Ia srrest III. ,ec"ss;on ~ ~.
question ali oyrr thr iinia1 nnJ uhen ~ >, Il
| by iutT and the writ n h.hsa. ca~nnx 80
| oTerridden hv tha f,r;t;-a -. iy 49,
! even lately. when the siaya nnwsr Nv ~. o;ran.
] tic grasp nttemnted tn ss;7a ~. .rhnia r. nn
national ioma;n wh.t .f.. ..% - ~o,,r ~ "n ~.
constitutional doctrine ha. sn i; disu,,;.ed NJ.
tempt tn clotbs i'm" cher;ubsd i.s;s,s, ,x,t ~
| color of law:
Read your history with nm ;mnart;,, evr and
| 7ou viii lind that tha cnnstrnc,Son ~ tbe con-
ati.ution alvaya shaned ;tse1f accor,l;n0 tn ia
prevailing moral innnlsea or tba nra,lomin ana
Of material or no1,t,cai ;n+ara.ts ~, io,c -
our minds ia III .no 49,. - ta11., =. ~
Of our sTmn,th;s. an9 asn;rat;nna ~ ~ 'o 'a.A
when the Sorth h.a son,rai ~ n1r nc-o-nn,aas
| that acts wera nnss.d ~ tha .,.raa.a ~ +s;s
iuR duties or ;mnnrts for IT. rFsat;on ~
naiiouai barE an4 !. "A ~ 10 = a,,a,,r,a ~
shpplur Interest. 1t1as nnder the Lad If ,i.
Sou.h that the srstrms NJ ;nterna) ;mnroTs.
nent and Of the projection Of home industry
were inaugurated: il wa thr Snutb m tx
than The North th.t insi.trd nnon and .1er.
cised tue power Of Congress to exclude slavery
from the Terrtories r. Inrr os thexa na,3.
ures seemed IN aorpe viii, th. nre,,ou,in.nt ;n-
terest there seemed to be no Question abou.
their consti,utiona]ity. Even III. Calhnun him.
self said in onc If H. mat ce,shrated snsschss
delirrrrJ in ,hs ssSs,on an ~ 1s,s,c .!Tha. :;
was The du,v nj ,he Gnve1nn,er, ~ a r,eors - -
defence. to encouruoe The domestic industrv NJ
the countrv-' Int ~ aoon az IL wss fonnd ,,vt
that th;s noi;cv -sJonn1s5 nnars 80 tbs h.,sH,
Of irea I.bn- than tb,t ~ ~ rnsn,s,nr;1;a.s
South. then The same men Who hid ;nsnlurstsd d
it worked its overthrow on The plea that it gas
at war with tbc nrjncinles of ths C,onst;,nt;,,n
lNuru,nrs of appIause] The coostit,1t;,nat;,v
Of The ordiraucs of l-e7 WAS nrrsr me s,;onsJ
SO long "a ths prsyailin1 sentiment II, tha Scnth
ran ata,ust the nernetnation NJ ataverr Tha
Missouri Camnr5mi,e was bs1d ~ snsrsd al
inyio!ab!e as The Cousti,ut1on itself so lorv ~
il srrred ~ ;ntrodrcs +;ar: S,a.s; ~ t;sE ~
ion Int m .oooer ,y.1 hv s4.s ~
ions, free Territories to be orranizsd tban ;ts
nnconstitutionaiity was at o1ce discorercd
Loud ann1ause 'nse o'seo'e'eo'
The nredumiI ance CT interest. da.a,r,;ro.
the construction Of the Const;,nt;o, ~ !, ~ss
and so i. ever will be. Ou|y those wbo r.,oa;n'
ed true to the original programme Of sha tI,h.
ers. remained true to the os;y;n ~
Decide the contest If p1incin7es nnd.rir;es.;.
terests, and the coraict of constitutonai eon.
structions will sfttIe i!st.f Th;s noar .son,
dangerous political theory. II !. ~ 80 ,s,;siu
Of ny creed-not matter Of prjuc;pia-bu,a n
matter Of experience: not a doctrine hrt . ~,
Thus the all.perzading aotosonisrn sta7ds h..
err day IN the awful proport;ons If ;,s ;,reh.
abroad. ;nrnlf;ng onr ,,ssna ~ "'sa lug "or"a
liberties at home: involving our ,resth and
prosperity; involving our moral and no1;tic,y
existence az nation. f~1'
How short-sishted, how childish are th,se
who fad its origin IN artificial n.,;ts,;"n 81
though We could produce d tcmpts, by hl.wina
our rnses or an ea-,bruoLa IL e"'us
puny feet upon the ground, fLau"h,rr KIT
how to solve. how to decide ity II M na.e ~
review cur political parties. aud The re'nrd;"s
they propose. There we encounter The so-caI.
led Union party, with Bell aad Everett. Win tei1
us the hes. way to settle the coutlic: /. In ~.
noreit, - ~ ~
ignore it: Ignore it. when a.tsm,ta ,ra
made to plunge the country into war and A..
grace. for tie purpose nj sIavarv axtans;o-
Ignore it, Wien slavery and fsee lahS. ,":"
their fercs war about tie possess:o, ~ =. Mase
topal donain! Ignore IT, When IA H. i, sts ~
speech and press are uttartsd, 1 .us aoelucs ol
the actu:. settler claims 10 au'e IL, "aen
the slayehold,uy capi,a;.ts c,,;,,, :, a sun' unu
more il. whan ths nian.,s', e;a'm II also; -.
est.b1;ah and mainti;o t.. ~ ia'elesl seeks 10
in our econonical poiicv ! f,nn,e supremacy p
Ignore tue fire that consu,u.s ,bs .,,, -, aaassu:
Of yonr house! ignore The storm that h!s.ts ruI.s
the ruddsr uud teurs into rata. 49, otGs
your ship. Coriure The rsvol.sT n,a sae sails o.
a meek Mount %srnon iac.n,a, d.. "t.n ~
furious waves the nl.r;s ri ~, j., a. vas apon .he
WasEinc:on's fu.e srfi address, ffs ~.
laughter.} to@34' 1no
Ii is trua the7 te]1 II. thav NIL, a.,
lava and Tho Constitution we'll arorrs, H..
what laws. Tno.e thut ira t,,,. = 1at
those thar slayety oiraa ms7 W.. u1oa. or
tim: Tha. of W.shinpton and N,ds, s''usti'n
Of S!idell- Inuplas AMI T",.r = r. " toAt
ccn,inuei charrinr1 lA1ou" aoo long
Thc confl,ct s,an;il 4,A- a,
brutal forcs Of real;tv Hn.a~a I..a .ne stubborn.
NAV d;x,u,h a. rs~" .1o"eser severely It
fhare !, vtn,3. e,d y. Ha'l0 gentlemen,
euave Of fnct nPdsrs,.nJ ~ naro, stern Ian
problems and rasnoas;h;,:.:a "e,1 tn3t great
proasbr.i viii cars dsnes pnd a,,.: should be ap-
these l.mand the Srm acsan w. na' ti"es 1!1e
what they Will. xd w;U Il M ~, no kuo"
policy, which, conscious of lis own ,,.u'a eunuea
iireuesa- inrj1e, no hlanlir :: u"u u7prtdac-
the iu,bec;lc contentmen, ,r nansssi 9 oo"n into
They could not igpsrr the cottl;nt e ..lPo'eney.
but have not reFye suouch to Ssc;a' a5 Woalo,
could. fChcers and .nn',us ~ oec1oe II II they
=, Ihe next party thut claims our attention ia
the so~called Democracy Aait ia nv oh;srt to
dtscuss the practical, not the const,tntionni
merits OF the problem before u, mj.ht nass
over tae Sivis'ons existing in that orsanzation.
from Mr. Brtckinrid1e is but mere o,,bbte E.1a .
mere matter Of etiquette. Mr. Douclas i mn.
willing to admit ia words what he he hua NJ
dred times admitted in fact for can va ~, I"a' ~.
WHAT Pnscr1cALnlrREnExcE tn ruE WORLD Turnx
Is BETWEEN DIRECT 1S7EHvES71ox ur Coyonrssry
yESrlux r, CoScuEss WHICH xrsp1x nv
MAKING Koou ron DIRECT 1SrgnyKyr,oy nv 7ns
SurnExx corRr: [I.au:hter and checrzi an5
besides, in nearly Ill practical naasnr.s nf ~
icy Mr. Douglas is regularly to be found m t,ba
side Of the extreme South. Like Tint o-aa.
statesman Of yours, Il beg yonr n,rdn. s,sas ,.s
company J, be aEway votes a,ain st no, ~.
the encouragement of home INDUSTRY n.rhon.
because be does rot understand them ia.
ter He il. one of tho .irme.t -9n,
the ascendancs of the pl:utcrx, tppu.s wy o'
economical questions, i,d ~ To the eStan,;a. ="
Of Slavery 5y conquest and annern,;on H.
widest fii,busters NAV a1wara ronnt ""a, -; ,';e
tenderest sympathies, s'un' upon us
So say might have ;prors., hin, e ,a,,
not succeeded in creating the most most de.f;nin, uuu
Of noises with the hol1owest of drrns t1..s
caeera1 o'0' Io'uo
ua n-o,,
c,nH;.r1n rnopoihes 70 fepfess the i1repressible
o.sat ",..;n ";.I "na' ne emphat!cal1y styles "ny
"a. prae.pe a. hrst be defines il as self
1n,;ea." -. =. 'he people IN the Terri
nndas. ous IL oeeame soon apparent tia.
u.oer ms great principle the people Of the Ter
.'siGs ~ we.e governed oy any body but eelf, aud
ue ealteo popular sove1eignty." 1t soon
Souu s"" sufnea OUT mat thus kiad Of sovereignty