The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-19
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for the successful Presidential candidate or
the ground of that policy, has been allowed
practically no representation, no utteranct
BY speech or through the press, Ia tho slav.
States; while it's policy, principles and sen
timents, and even its temper, have been &c
m'srepresented as to excite apprehension tina,
IL denies important constitutional obligations
and even aims at interference with slavery
and it's overthrow by State authorize or in
tervention Of the Federal Government. Con.
siderable masses, even in the free States, in
terested in the success OF these misrepresen.
tations AS means Of partizan strategy, have
lent their sympathy to the party claiming TO
be aggrieved, while the result Of the election
brings the Republican party necessarily into
the foreground in resisting dsunion.
The prejudices against them, which have
described, have deprived them of the CO on
GRAFTON OF many good and patriotic citizens.
On complex issuc between the Republicans
and the disnnionists, although il involves
the dtrest national caamities, the result
might be doubtful, for the Republican party
Is weak in u large part Of the UOion but on
direct issue, with all who cherish the Union
On one side, and nil who desire its dissolu.
tieH by Force On the ethrr, the verdict would
be prompt and almost unanimous. desire
thus TO simplify the issue, and for that pur-
Fese to separate from tt Mi collateral oues-
lions, and relieve IL Of all partisan passions
and rrcjudices.
consider the idea Of the withdrawal IL
the Gull States, and their permanent re.or-
gnnlzasion, With or without Others, in DIS.
trnct cnnfeteracy, as means or advantage
TO themselves, so certainly unwise and so
obviously impossible Of execution, when the
purpose is understood, that | dismiss il
with the discussion | hare already bestowed
urnn il.
Beyond doubt, Union is vitality imnor
tant 20 the Republican elt4zeps of the United
States, but it's inst as importan, 10 the whole
people. Rerabiicanism and Union are there
fore not convertible terms. Repnblicanism
Is subordinate 70 Union, as everything elae il
and ought - be. Recuhlicanism, Democ
racy, every other political name and thing.
OIL are subordinate, and they ought 10 dsap-
pear IN the presence OF the great question on
Union.
80 TAR az am concerned, il shall be So
II should he 30, If the question were sure 10
&c tried, a. X ought only 10 be determined
by tho peaceful ordeal or the ballot /,
shali0b 40 oil the more since there 10 on one
side preparedness ~ refer TO the arblsrament
publican system 81 ours that there il no no.
hsical good which desire that | am no. con.
tent 70 seek through its peaceful FERNS Or
adOinistr alton, without Invoking revolution
arg action. II others shall invoke that form
OF action to oppose and overthrow III. Gov.
eminent, they shalt not, 80 far as i. depends
or M, have that excusa-that / obstinately
left myself 20 be misunderstood. In such a
case, can Afford TO meet prejudice with cnn-
Citation, exac'ion with concession which
surrenders 10 principle, and violence with
tn, right hsnd OF peace.
Therefore, sir, so far as the abstract oues.
ton whether. by tie Constitution of the Cnj-
ted sta'es, the hora-man who WIS mate
such by the ls~s ~ State il stili man or
only properly; | answer that within that
State its laws on that subject are supreme
that when be has escaped from iha. State in.
to another, TIE Constitution rFgtr lie bin M
bondsnan who msy not BE- any law or reg
ulatinD OF thai Stale he discharged from bis
service, but shnli h. delivered up on claim
~ the party 10 whom bis service - sue;uhj,e
pru!ence and justice would combine 10 per
saadlng YOU TO modify The - az Congress
on that subject so as nj 10 obige private
persons to assist in tseir execution to pro-
tect freemen from being, by abuse OF the
laws, carried iuto slavery.
agree that all laws Of tbs S.ates, whether
free or slave States, which relate 10 this
class or persons, or any Others, recentlv COM
ing from, or resident in other States. and
which laws contravene the CONSTITUTION of
the Uaited States, or any ia~ OF Congress
passed IN conformity thereto, ought 10 be
Secondly. Experience in rnE.ie affairs has
confirmed my opini0n that domestic slavery,
existing in any State, - wisely left BY the
Constitution OF the United Stntss exclusively
TO the care, management and disposition OF
that State. and II IL were in nv rnwer.
would alter the Constitution in TIA respect, /
II nisarrrehension Of my position leeds 90
strong remedy. | am wiling TO vate for
an amendment OF the Constitution, declaring
that it shalt not by any FIXTURE amcn1mcns be /
30 altered as 10 confer on Congress n power
tosaboiish or interfere With slavery in auy
State.
Thirdly. While think that Congress has
exclusive and sovereign authority TO le,s.
late on all subject whatever in the common
Territories OF the United States, and while
certainly shnll never, directly or Indirectly, |
give NV vote - establish or sanction slavery I
in such Territories, or anywhere else in the
world, yet the question, what constitutional /
laws shall ~ any time be passed in regard 10 +
the Territories, II, Ike every other question. 1
10 be determined 8h rracttcai grounds. /
voted Tor enabling acts in the cases OF Ore Il
gon, Minnesota ard Kansas, without being
able to secure In tbem such provisions a. Il
would have preferred, and yet think voted 1
wisely.
So am now we'll satisfied that under ex-
listing circumstances happy and sasisfacto.
ry solution of the difficulties Ia the remain
ing territories would be obtained py similar i
laws providing for their organization, if such /
organization were otherwise practicable. II, /
Kansas were admitted as State
under the WyaDdotte Constitution, would |
favor the admission Of two new States.
v hich should include the remaining terrific.