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have secured it partial adoption by all civil

lhave secured it partial adoption by all civil
ized nations" Again he says. the princ,p Il
has chad the emphatic sanction of all en-
lightened nations in military operations OF
land" Is it because have been against
war of suhjugation or conquest, or to inter
fere with the established institutions OF ths
slave States, and believe it can only be jas Il
fed to restore the rghtful authority Of the
Government, az embodied in the Constitu-
ton and laws? Then am l sustained by
the position of the President, Cabinet. For
eign Ministers. and Generals-in- chIef in the
field. by Congress, and by your own chosen
position.
Is it because refused troops to the Pres
ident upon what considered an unauthor-
lied and unconstitutional call of the Secre-
tary of war, or because I issued my procia-
nation declaring the neutrality of the State
in accordance with the action of the lower
branch of the Legislature, or because L be-
lieve the Government can not be maintain
ed by force, or against the consent OF the
governed; that, having been formed by con-
cliation, compromise and concession, II
could only be preserved in the spirit oil
equality and justice-by affection and con-
fidence? Is it because 1 am opposed to the
action of Congress. in passing bills excud-
ing slavery from the Territories. emancpat-
ing them in the District of Columbia, and
abolishing slavery by confscation bills In
the Sou fern States? Then have l been
fully sustained by the Legislature of my
State, and the people who elected me to the
| highest office within their gift In what
have offended so grievously as to justify
the Legislature in depriving rae of the pow
er given to the Governor of the State by
| the Constitution for its own preservation,
| the enforcement of the laws and the protec-
| ton of the people in the full enjoyment OF
! their rights? Threats are made that L am
watched, and am to be held to terrible &C
| countability. Is it because / recognize no
Government but that which is embodied III
the Constitution nd laws? Allegiance (loy-
altv) to Government is obedience to cousti-
tutional laws. 1t is because [ believe the
FEEDER Government is the creature of the
sovereign States of this Union, and can ex-
ercise no power except those delegated by
them in the Constitution; that [ am for a
strict construction of the Constitution, and
States Rights m an, belonging to the strctest
of the straightest sect OF Democrats Is 1t
because I believe the best interests of the
people have been always secured in the
success of that party, and the only hope of
the preservafio ion of Constitutional liberty is
to stand by that party now which is ''for the
Constitution as it is and the Union as it
was" aud struggling manlully to restore the
unity OF the Government upon this basis;
Has not this been my position all the while
since the cOmmencem eut of this horrid war;
Opposed to Abolition, did | not oppose
Secession as proper remedy for our COM
mon grievances, urging united instead of
separate action, and that our remedies were
inside, not outside, Of the Union; That the
protec ton Of N inorities in all their cousti-
tutional rights as well as m ajorties, and the
institutions Of the States. the preservation
of the Government Of our fathers, was our
glorious inheritance, and ought to re-
deem our pledges to them by transmitting
it unimpaired to our children; Have | not
shown due appre citation of it in the efforts
[ have made to save it: First, 10 recon-
mendation Of call of Convention of all
the slave States to unite on guarantees for
our protection, which we would require OF
the free States, and in the m can time to re-
turn to Congress aud keep the purse and the
sword out of Mr.. Lincoln's hands, which |
thought hal the power to do. giving
them time to determ ine the ustice of our
dem ands at the polls; then, when part of
the slave States bad seeded for the remain
der to m eet 10 Convention ana make the
same appeal; then to refer the whole mat
ters in controversy by the action of Con ,ress
10 IN 10 supreme Cpurl OF the " nlteU States,
whose decision after the issues were made
up to be final settlement, and en-
bodied in the Constitution; then for the
border free and slave States, which had le IS
to do with bringing on tho war, and would
suffer most If it continued, to agree upon fair
and honorable terms Of settlement, and pre-
sents them in firm and united appeal for
favorable consideration; then for part of
them to agree and act pacificator between
the parties; then for Kentucky to act in the
same capacity of peacemaker; and now
again urge upon you, standing PROPOSE
ton of peace and settlement, the terms of the
Crittenden resolution?
| hazard nothing in saying I have been
more untiring in my honest efforts to pre-
serve, and have made moro propositions to
prevent, dissolution of the Union, and
ich promised to be successful if the Y had
been adopted in time, than all of my busy.
braw!ing calumniators, who had their vile |
purposes to serve.
My record is before you. Acts speak
louder than words; and could I preserve it |
o-day, and restore the anlicable relations
between our people at home and in both (
sections of the country, and stop the war, 1 .
would sacrifice position. property, every
thing save honor-even life itself. I could |
make no greater sacrifice than this, and I |
should think it small one, indeed, and
10 save the grandast, the greatest and
1oblest of all human Governments. the
Mon of our fathers. and
with 1t the liberties of the people. May
Tod yet preserve. and bless, aud guide us
oy His wisdom in this great hour, when
passion instead of reason seems to guide our
action and shape our destinies.