Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-01-05

. 4 READ OF men VINO travel on business, Dul
you wait upon them by some Commute,
and tell them to return. And what is th,
cause! Why, Sir, you come from Ohio
land they don't inquire what party you be
long to. Many Of these acts have beer
ldonc under circumstances that would dis
grace a savage. We have no security il
travelling nearly one-haIf Of this Confeder-
cy-especially the Gulf States. | don't
lcare what mans character may be, and j
he never violated any law under heaven
but if be comes from the North, and espe-
-Icially if he has exercised his political rights
land voted for Lincoln instead Of somebody
lelse, is an offense punishable by indignity,
lby stripes, ana by death, And you, whose
constituents are guilty fall three things,
lean stand up and accuse us Of being I'M
faithful to the Constitution of the land
i make the assertion here, that do not
believe in the history of the world there
ever was nation or people wher, law
lso repngnant TO the general feeling was
lever executed with the same faithuness rs
has been this most repugnant Fugitive
iSlaye Law You have law in South
Carolina by which you take the free citi-
izens Of Massachusetts, or any other mari
time State and lock them Up in jail under
"a penalty. If the poor man caunot pay
the jail fees, eternal slavery stares him in
THE face. 1t is a monstrous Law, revolving
to the best feeling of humanity, and in con-
lflict with the Constitution Of the United
States. | don't say this BY way Of re-
Termination. | know the excitement per-
Yading the country, and do not wish to
add single coal to the flame. Neverthe-
less, wish the whole truth to appear
Then, what IS il? You have the whole
Legislation Of the country; you own the
Cabinet and the Senate, aud / may add
you own the President Of the United
States, as much as you own the servants
on your own plantations But | can't see
why Southern men rise up and complain
lof the action of this Government / have
ALREADY shown it is impossible to point out
amy acts Of which the Republican party
have been guilty Of which you can com
lplain. Therefore | understand that Sen
lators who justify the overthrow Of this
+ Government, who would break it up aud
resolve into its original elements, do it on
4 mere suspicion that the Republican party
'Irnay somehow affect their right. Now
what doctrines do we hold detrimental L
YOU? Are We the settlers forth OF any new
doctrine under the Constitution | tel
you nay. There is no principle held to
day by the great Republican party that hat
.lnot had the sanction Of your Government
for more than seventy years. You have
changed your opinions; we stand where
we used TO stand. We stand or the STA
avery question in the place formerly occu,
pied BY the most reycred statesmen Of thi.
nation; every one Of them, Washington
Jefferson, Monroe, Adams, Jackson, ano
Polk inclusive. And that revered states
man, Henry Clay, of blessed memory,
with his dying breath asserted the doctrine
we hold to-day. Why, then, are we held
lup before the community as yiolators Of
your rights? 1t is late in the day to &C
lcuse US Of harboring these opinions
Then, what doctrines do we hold that are
complained of? You don't complain 81
our Liberty bills. You don't complain
that Mr.. Lincoln is a violent man and viii
probably do any injury to you. The Sen
ator from Georgia (Mr. Iyerson) told Us
he bad no apprehensions Mr. Lincoln
would do any act in violation Of the Con
stitution.
i Mr.. IyERsoN said be had said no such
thing.
Mr.. WADE said he understood the Sen
ator to say so, and he understood the
grievance to BE that the Chief Magistrate
with the mower Of Government, could dc
away with Slavery in ten years.
j, Mr.. IvERsoN said he said the Republican
party might do injury. He thought Mr.
Lincoln would violate the Constitution,
when he could with impunity.
Mr. WADE-It is Of no great conse-
qusnce what the Senator said. | say that
Mr. LincoIn's character, from his youth up,
has been such that You have no right to
draw shy inference that he will trespass on
the right Of any man, and # you harboi
any other supposition it is in consequence
lof unwamanted prejudice, nothing else. |
have listened to arguments here for about q
week. They are in very genera terms,
very loosely drawn, and | do not know
where to meet YOU at all. Is there any
thing ID our platform detrimental to youl
rights, unless that il modern times you sci
up different, construction Of the Consti-
tuition from ourss We follow in the beaten
track, but you have switched of, asitwere,
-Eupon another track, and assert your dec
Etrine to be orthodox, that Is all.
!, Mr.. POWELL, Dem, KY called tbs
Senator's attention to the case Of GJy
Dennison, and asked if he justified it.
Mr.. WADE said that lawyers and judges
might differ. lie thought Gov. DENIM
sons action founded on decision given BY
Judge Stansbury, Of Kentucky, aud on q
T precedent set BY the Governor Of Ken
lucky.
i have shown that the dominant party
have nothing to complain Of in point o.
Legislation. The Republican party IN the
& North. and IL Ohio in particular, hold the
same opinion, SO far as ] know, with re-
gard to this particular institution that y
/ held by all civilized nations in the world