Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-22

anaai right The uorthern doctrine was the
ssRe many years ago. They dfnounced Mad
Isl Tor he Vagina -eport Of Es9. TheY de-
n5ukcef many of tae fathers because they pre-
sun &. % imrgga the decisions Of the S1preme
Court Thai was the universal judgment and
declaration of every free State os The Union.
VERY veil. Come 20 tie compact 7. is not
IN DE bond 10 exelude us from the common
territory.
TIE Sanrems Court has decided we have a
right 10 b there, snd a right to be protected
there. Bgt Mr. Lincoln says. 81 don't care
for the Sapgsme Court win turn YOU out
auyaow.H Then you must axe my eohstrue-
ton OF The Constitution. You won't take the
+ Supreme Court ~ the srbittr, or the opinions
Of Madison, Jefferson, OF The fathers. You
take nothing bat your own judgment. Your
states discsi3 the Coars and our construction,
and say Won viii drive us out Come and do
IT, You wiz fad as ready. Come and DO it.
lf this is tbc argument, then the sword alone
becomes thecoustituticnsi 8rhiter. Ttm7y be
secession, 6 may BE- Tcrolulion, but it IS q free
country 1 arms and standing for the right
Here is ihe Court ara o1r fathers for City
years. But the BiS-k-Republiean party SAYS
we doa', care fer your Ccnstiu.ion--yyo have
prc1rcstirs policy as weil as progressive re-
Fgion2 The leaders on this floor have said
,heY woula charge The Court, IL they should
decide against TIE power cf Congress You
may make 5llses5 aad make a mockery Of
justice.
But wiz. now proceed with the charges
against this crEanization. They have made
r-o-lamatioa Of outiawrF against us. The
Constitution gives them no warrant for this
.hing, Your Chicago platform and declars-
ton Of prilcip'es expressly declares very
much Aze the UNJUST judge, that you neither
fear God ngr regard man. He read from the
Chicago platform the articles DENYING the
legal eNistaHre Of slavery in the Territories
Tlen YOU declare ,aat the treaty Of 1903 was
ruil an5r0'3, snl no law st an. You declare
that TIE acts tp which we Organized and pro
tsetsl tls Territories OF Louisiana, Arkansas,
and Mississippi, are ali uull and void. and no
laws; 7ai You ieclars that the decision Of thc
Supreme C5urt OF the United States Is null
aud vc't ana 20 law, aud that there is no
Constitution but the Chicago platform.
Y1g sweat 10 support this Govern
ullt with this uuderst sRdiug. But my
friend from heltucky ( Mr. Critten3eu), says
We czi.'t s-csJe-ys can't revoIutionise
What can we Io3 Why. yon can submit, for
they say, ne are the strongest, and wiil h8nz
you. I TilIta that right viii take tie
Custlta'ioaj and I viii defend it against Tie
sword or be. halter. We are willing TO de-
fa-i that fEht with LLe halter aroGud our
nrcks, and & meet those Bisck-RepubIcans.
il6.r uTTu.c1ls and spies, whenever they
choose fc come on. We say your principles
are c-uriete sa5FeFsi9n Of our righ-s O
property. lC1 say you viii ovcr'U-u iha
C5ls-i,ufiou. and She Supreme Court, and say
',7t our Wii shan be The Law of the UHitsi
Sstrs. SO. these propositions havs given
case up 30, 1e committee, and were votei
against br HBiack Republicans IN that com
U.t-=e. 4 F9s5uue not the extreme men OF
thst party. Elt every pT'nci lie received The
condemnation Of every one Of then, according
to nv recollection A resolution involving tns
saws principles was introduced by dis'in-
-l5-Lrl col. HzEue Cs mine In The House, but
was voted Gosgn, believe, By the unanimous
vote Of -hs bi7cS-kspub party Pos
5lg. the msu of the Northwest thought the
domination might net De perpetual, and taeT
power TO requisite and tighten it But We
Understood you You have got to use Y0u-
strength, and rot oars, 10 fe'fer oar chains. T.
IS admitted lla- you seek &c outlaw four billions
1f property from the Terri ories Of the Unitei
States. Is that csUso OF war? Is IL grieF-
z7ce that four billions Of property should b
0u-Iauet from the Territories OF ones . "a a
government, a "a that is what you declare yUI
wiii Jo2 J do BOT think you win be freacher-
. Gus o yourseives. tliEk you VIII do what
p T7l say. I believe, however hostile nations
nay Be- -Eey AXE tie War-hks Indications of
al 5usmy .o be 'rCe and psrpare themselves
b. Cos tle issge. This is what We have done.
. .E NH4-H| Ea-nf4 eHaH la -fAl.
L4ac1ln declares ~. Your Fulat on, your
. papers, Y0ur legislatures declare b.; and there
BE- bu- one voice rolling throughout your en-
tire raalsny-that we shall De ou'lawed in
fte Territories Cf tLs Euitsd States. But I say
we viii aJ,; and 7 i7iii never compromise that
+ right, rnCH he face o. ths earth. I won't
buy shameful peace. prefer war. GeaT-
? IS N tie Hsr-p5tU, on proposition OF tbs
kind. rlg distinguished friend FROM Nissi7-
b sipHi, (5ir. Davis) proposed simply TecrE-
2 ritioa that we have right Of our UTn, tlat
no man can have property 10 man. That net
a unanimous refusal hv the vote Of tie most
moderate, UGion-saving, compromising porti D
S of the Republican party 10 tie committee.
D They dom. attend to grant It. They are under
d the Declaration OF Independence, that sll men
are born free and equal.
That is the doctrine Of the abolitionis 3,
bat NOT Ihe law a The United States. Did
taose men who framed that icciarstion-wLo
pledged their fortunes, their lives and s1cr
hoa1r 10 its slrp0rt--dI 80 IN order TO chest
humanity and the human race Did they
falsely and frsudu.enlT assert this doctrine
end ibsu hold on to heir slaves, and leave
. tham TO gheir defendants forever? That Is
wat Washington did, and Do had nearly
= tHltr-d Of thcm-mo7e than Z ever bad He
I kept them 2s l7rg as be lived, and thsn LETT
them -0 lia vile. So did nearly a TT The others
whom VOC s. m1ch applaud. Jefferson and
= Ma3is1E-fhsy were base enough 10 hold Cn
7 % then. tc rob them OF their wages, and 20
plauder them til The day Of their death. Yet
z vol iliHk well OF them. The world viii give
b v1u credit for it, no doub. Lincoln won't.
You want 20 break down an our co7s' 'itutiCusl
. rights. Your people not only steal our slaves,
"a and make thcu vote aEaIls us, but you sves
g TO amaigama.e 2 mongrel race With yong own
? people. The question Of slavery moves tie
/ people ol Georgia not half 20 much as does
@ your insult. Every fash of the lightning tlat
70 is thrown over those mountain tops brings me
2 voices Of cheering and encourag cement, to de-
% f-ud and strike for their liberties. Ibev say,
= 90 This is snr question - and toe ensncip7-
} zionist Of Georgia viii mcet YOU with a sword
Z 70 one hand and a torch IN the other, and he
z wiz say, h" If 7 abolish slavery, will DO it Of
, mvse.E7 That is what you will have TO
s meet. sxtv-eight of your party have
o Hizued document IN order to excite
- 51s1rTeclon against yosr felow-citizens.
10 Aud We that IS The party ths. ssrs. d" We
70 are not aboiitionis.s7 Take away tas a5o-
2 itiouists, and vou viii not have enough 90 MI
@ your Offices. We understand that lroposi ion.
B. All the Abolition Republicans With the exc
. cepticn OF q small class, ga honest class, they
{ say. % We viii not take tbs osihs 10 Che Con-
q s.itadon, because we wont break them You
u take these oaths AMI hen break them. That
D Ia the difference be.Esen Won and them.
< sbstling insurrccion. These are ofens g.
ogused By the laws Of nations az iniW
r societv. I assert that you have ait =
2 sbetfed iusurresiion. John Brown sf-E
Z Virginia John Browns sYmpathiseFs have
70 not done that Two of The accomplices OF
B John Brown fed, one 70 Ohio and the other 70
q Iowa. and the Governors of Both States re-
= fused 10 give them un, and your party main-
Y laine these decisions-of eourse, not withou'
rrsteE.s. it vas their dcty to have delivered
7 them I'd. Even It the call or The papers were
. defective. it was the duty Of friendly nations
= 90 have delivered them up wiJh0u. a call iie
2 then read from Nattel, 90 show 'he necessity
q of delivering M criminals hT friendly States.
2 But we have this principal in the Constitution
e N We bad DO Constitution this would BE- bind
y i1z on friendly States. But instead Of thai
.e they refuse to deliver them up, and If we com
y n'aia thev threaten u.s. Yet these are our be-
e ossd brethren. Then this man had sympa
2. thiseFs, aud one Ct them is elec ell Governor
1f Of Masss schuse. e.. Other officials Of that
IN S ate applaud bis heroism. magnify bis cour
r age, and, no doubt, lament bis iii success.
e Throughout tbe whole North, public feelin.
is AGAINST The capture Of incendiarirs end as
"a sassins. Is that cause oi war? And wbei
th senate from Illinois Mr. Douglas pro
pass o. PUNISH Lincoln and his party, yoI
. c5ne before the world and say, here is sedi
y tio7 laws seiiti0B law 10 carry cut tie Coz
: st.lgt. .ou-to protect ls, and TO prevent iuva
si0r. Tais Is "seiltion law and is trsate
I. with contempt. Under hat very clause Of To
= Constitution you have detained our citizen
and punished s0ms Of them. We protect veal
( countries under hat Jaw alons. We are boaa
= 70 prevent our people compiling together &
= give srmes aud money TO mFke an assault o.
a foreign nation. We are d. ihe Union bu
= have got 70 20 out Of It Il We woGid have pro
teciion. ~, man may come and put %
inceHdiary's torch 10 our dwellings, az you d
% lass summer for miles along the Texas from
tier. You viii not protect us. and you wil
y not deliver them up. Therefore, we stand de
Il forsriesg. We must cut loose from the &c
- cursed bond Of this death, before we get o.
i. beaeft Of the laws Of nsti0ns- Hence We ar
al srmed Hence wc viii stay armed uatl or
y; sisdts are respected ana Justice done. v
~ mus. ke up arms to get cur rights under "a
y laws Of nations, which the Constitution give
II 70 us. But 81 you get bold Of tho8e right
>. ycn viii have 10 wrench them from the iTo
4 grasp Of fresmen. You claim a right to speai
- and form societies, and become nest ot j.
= reBdisriee, 10 crder TO assault youf ueighbof
= Va rnaW f1v- nur curh rirhf BIZ r0l