New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-23

xVs1t ia zee how they will cipher it out before we
move. Let those people who are afraid take care.
sm MOI afraid If were, L should take care. would
do thing IN reason 10 remove this dissatisfaction
feel mournful when i think Of It. But want some
body that troubled and wants 1t relieved, to suggest
bow we can relieve 1t: hen,ucky Is az IoyAl oSa'g
know TIE people have been aroused by this election
a. il natural. All Presidential elections excite
great deal Of feelings and for that reason 1t
IL the worst time IN The world 10 Try 10 AMEND lne
Cons,itDiiop They have talked ii long that they
begin 10 believe It themselves, that the Republican
paTty means TO endangerth institutions sld mere
four years ago, when first TOOK my seat uhdsr new
name used to come under another name Wa
about The sau man was beforehand sad thai II
found myself in party that undertook to disturb tue
institutions Of the South, would quit that party I'M
mediately. SO l will. | have been IN 1t now tour
wears and have yet TO hear the rst man among
our party whe proposes any such thing. l have no
such party attachment would keep me in party
that thought meant TO break the Constitution. As
TO the PRECEDENT elect, be is from Kentucky All his
social ties are in Kentucky. As has been well re-
marked by Senator, be has not only SAID what ne
would DO but be has said what be would not do and
| do not believe there can be two lnerences ABOUT
that. Some candidates only say what they VIII do;
but Mr. Lincoln has not lett you TO infer what he wu
NOT do. He has told you himself what he will not DO
Tha. is ihs man we have elected and you can Anu III
his record that he will not disturb Slavery any
lie is against any such thing; and II he Were NOT
he has family connections, social ties, and Kill
dred that would prevent him. These are hgaer
guarantees than parchment would rather nave
the feIvent eectua prayer of righteous man Tor TINS
ITnion than all YOU can write parchment TO save
it, / thought when got up that would keep my
voice from rising, because, when mems voices rise,
Inetimes their etEngs get the better u them i
thought would talk rs II was talking TO my broth
ers making lot arguments but suggestions. No man
fell more deeply impressed with the beautiful effort OF
the Senator from NewYorS, Mr. Sewafdl lhan ma
IN came from the right quarter to give peace But the
very next speech that made after II was The Dit
tercst have heard in the Senate. That was the re-
sponsc l say this with the utmost kindness 10 my
friend from Missouri Mr.. Polk who made that speech
II was yery bitter. The effort Of the Senator IRON
New-Yofk did not seem TO have appeased Mm az
all. / think the Senator from New-lork went
great way Why, Mr.. President, 1t Is something
for party in the majority to agree 10 conglae ~ Tue
Thing that I can do that will not demoralize the
Government. I am afraid of that-a6solutely
afraid of it. ] am afraid to do anything thai wiz
hing reproach upon the Government love- The Sena-
for from New said, that to threats be would offer
Cancellation That / would do. He sad that to eAac-
lions lie would grant concessions. That am not quite
certsin that would DO de sSla tnat 70 hoS'i1 array
he would give the night hand Of brotherhood Inat Is
GOOD Ihsye faith that the millennium will come; Dat
/ do not think ii is here now. That would pe goou
doctrine then No Sir, the millennium has not come
know the reading; but ] suppose 1t was wrongly
rendered could hardly ever interpret the scripture
there where il said that generation should see II out
suppose the translators rendered 1t wrongly they qua
mol qpte understand the original tongue but, o inc
nor will it come while others like him tester ana poster
the society Ia which they live, shame their country
and disbOnor their II will not come while such
men are here They will be disposed OF before tlat
time comes The Senator from Kentucky believes with
ne in that respect. shall not utter sentiment that
he will not agrte with. If do, VIII take II back
Immediately He and ! have lived too long TO-
pether for me to say anything dsrespectul 10
him I never lad any uneasiness in reference TO
him but about thing, and that was about my cihl-
dren was not afraid that they would love hun any
bett4y than did; but / was afraid that they would
love him better than they did me, laughter aud that
is the case with all Rhode Island There ls no Prince
of Wales or his mother, any other crowned head OF
Europe that Rhode Islanders would travel SO lar 10
see as the Senator from Kentucky. 1t IS 30 now, ana
II has been 40 for the last quarter Of century have
read over these resolutions, and have SAID all that
intend TO say about making tie proposed amendment
perpetual. hope the Senator from kentucky VIII
fnn ont n his own mind the idea that gave him about
that srd will feel Just do in regard TO IT, Inc
series Of resolutions introduced by Edmund Randolph
into the Convention, declared that there ought 10
he Government which could De changed Dy
rraior;ty less than the whole. That was one
of The cardinal principles laid down when tins Gov
erpuent was framed. Now, 1t Is proposed 10 make
this proposition so that II cannot be changed. Inc
Senator from Kentucky loves the Constitution
o. we'll n. do He was brought up under It's teach
;nos He has illustrated it in every speech he ha
made. end his whole life has illustrated 1t; Guaran
tees 10 Slavery are proposed as Inc hePuohcan party
Intended 10 invade the rights Of Shareholders Why
Sir thew would not have a corp0raPs guard with them
IN etbey House Of Congress if they attempted it. 1t
would rot be as large the Tyler party and that con-
tisted Of bat five. made some menorands when
Senators were speaking, for thought would answer
some of their arguments in detail; but never did
write a sheet of paper with notes but II bothered
me- for j never read them. am sorry 1t has go.
TO be tie fashion TO take them at all except Dy tne re-
uorters Now want the Senator from Kentucky TO turn
his mind and lis energies 10 method OF composing
these difficulties that shall not destroy the Government
am willing to say that any interference with slavery
in the States by the General Government Is nor none
the mowers granted TO Congress- and ought not 10 be
GRANTED or exercised for all time. 90 not beneVe
that the General Government has any such power
now never did believe ii and you want to make
ii any clearer 1 would put that IN: The powers OF
this Government are distinct and as independent as
II there were no States The powers delegated TO the
National Government are to be exercised as II there
were no States. On the other hand, the powers that
are retained by the Sates and the people Of the Stdes
are as independent of those if there was no National
Government. That is my doctrine. L am State
Rights nan as well az a National man. and the powers
are clearly deGned-dehned III the book and dehned by
tie practical experience OF seventy years. should
like 10 rec man bold enough 10 say that, under the
authority Of the Constitution the General Government
it created could interfere with Slavery in the States IN
any way, directly or indirectly. believe In no such
doctrine, and 90 not believe there Is anybody who
holds it, al least have never seen him, nor do be-
ieve there is public man in the United States big
enough to obtain vote for President that would ever
think Of it, Of whatever party he might be: We have
nothing do with protecting II disturbing 1t IN the
Stafess but in regard to the Territories, do not
sgree with the new-fasbioned notion. believe
We have right TO do either IN the Territories We
have right 10 govern tie Territories as we please.
% not sgTee in the notion that this Government is
trustee Of tire States Tor the Territories | never
heard of such a doctrine until lately. The Senator
from Oregon Mr.. Lane says that ne IL Tor having the
eo1sl rights of all the States IN tins leag re- why
ST. they bad an alliance in Europe in 1871 think II
WIS The treaty Of Nienna-where the five great Pow
sssgreed together TO take care OF the rest OF me