Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-24

stract opinion, and never intended 10 ne
made the basis OF his political action.
He remarked At the same time that The
clause IN :he Constitution of the United
States required fugitive slaves to be deliy-
erei up was a constitutional provision,
( was part of the organic law 4 the land.
and lllat h. would execute that with
more fidelity fhan any SourhrSn man that
they could possibly find, and he could not
imagine what WAS the cause Of' the 5eep
and appar, nliy settled enmi;y that existed
toward hini throughout the cntir, South
looking al: M, a.; the same time. rs If 70
invite :.G answer from ne. IropIied that
ne wss> E-iy InUch mistaken If he suup,.-
od that the deep, perv;,diug feeling
throughout she South originated In any
personal e..misy toward himself. that /
Gli Mt suppose that there was any feel
in q. ihat kind on the Ts,rt OF IA Ia. liy;s!-
us;l IN the Sun.h: that le was the repr2-
sentative OF = gr..I Vary-yI q mere
S-ctIOlnI I'aI.y-ciuctei ou a platform
winch they considered would. II carried
out, he thc destruction of thgi- dcarcs:
ana h,-' risht>: and that i ! On thai
account, and that al9ng-on the attezlT,t
70 throw common Government. tie Gov
cII2neni for ali jhc States. IN ;.n;aroDfsTn
TO the Interests oi =. i,aIiiln of th. very
S's.t-S whose Government il ,ylS-vllich
wa~ tie cause ~ lie dee. ans; Tiled
.a-l.ag which existed throughout The en-
tire South Nr app -aici 10 him tLan u
gvc tic g1ar:ss.t.es. which were demanded
10y i.ic Ss,!.L-,n mon i that Peace Con
Ttrcn-e- representing To lin that !: was
II his power. that he was Il thai time
= pow la tlac STATE, tilsst he held n the
hollow os hiS hand the desii... os millions
utp"op,e tlaas i lee ali :lls.t IL -.lg.5.ntss
should b- U..s.ie ,sli would make IL. there
would he no difficulty Ia carr, in on. ANY
i'''.5-a5nTsle .hat mich. be aip1s.eG,
itr said tllat hc wa, wi5iiur 10 ..5y,, =
ccn- tituti-r-l IA; r.sIte1 Ia, sl.lyery should
noi he m0le-ts,l In any MAY. directly or
sn.ln,giiy- n TIM N.:t ill..t Ia W = y l.
-lilE l9 go turti-.r. ami gi,e a -ua.-.nica
ti.;- - should Ea. - .-.a.ce.,.I In lie Dis
sgici ul Columbia: THAI he ,y,slid 20 sill
-;.-t.-sT AMI say THAI /. sl0ui.s ..ut be dis
t,.rh'i =. tat docks, ~ ~-ils.l-, ports, and
.iic- places within iLe zl.yphollin-
STATS: bUt a. To- slavery IL tIlc -t..-r.fo-
- ih-.- las whole ii-a WAS L.-d:caIed Ia
opposition 10 ~ cxteuSia.. si.lra HAT lse
'sas cleclei by :; !z,.-.y ni.ilL haG made
'last . portion .: Ii platform, .,nl he
shaaia ,oll-i "a. ills.t :. g7s lc.ra- :s.-.ls.at
+ ,.l, y /. H. ,,-nr sigF.yl. rsni.r any -.at,
81 t:lc os,~n, 10 allug. -l,,,-erc - 10, ,,.,er-
d. N .iir territories. Ne pointed ol.t 10
hi.a tt.a; s.--, rl-s,- Ipi .lsl sle-a oi terrific
" belonging 10 ii,c United States where
the Zoo: 81 ~ >,ase could ever tread; ;hal
Iherc y-cra natural laws which would fo--
bid slavery Eoi:i- into New Ai5,-ico.
mountainous r--inn: ..nj a. TO il.e eold-
cr II sIulS ~ lhe North, ;lIat Il w-..- utter
ly impossible shag slavery could ever c>-
icnI th.re: AMI ". denied siI.a; common
government had power - make iie pro
liibi'.o1T, and ask him whv, ifhc v-a- u
really true and sin c. Union ulan. nave
an empty prohibition, when iile laws
OF nature were "a ~:roT-e. prohibition than
th::t could b. passed oy act OF Ccn-ress2
Hear, That he waived by saving that a..
gya- committed c. Ills subject Then II
WAS thai ! repiIad 10 him, = M- Pre-i-
iectei, and elociod By 4 party lou
were the candidate OF tn. ps:lTv; but
when YOU werc clclied. ~, | thought
| have been taught Ia 5elieyc-that vou
wcra pre~i,lenI ~ the !uion. o-poscd
voa. sir | SIND 10 him e. with al The
zeal AMI emery o.. which / was master.
l cn.leavUred 10 prevent Your election,
NOT because / had amy personal feelings
ui cniHily toward vcu, hut be,-..,lse I be-
Eeved .hat l. would ie,,d - the very result
we nsw witness l opposed you, sir, bur
YOU are lny President; you have been
e.ec.ei according 10 tie forms oitile Co..
~...-iinn. AM vuu ;sge the President atthe
IesI,.a ga ..le United >ialcs. and I think
some little difference l. du. 10 the opinions
Of thoSe who constitute l. MINORITY, ac-
Coriin- q .he vote Iil.li iI,d been pplied.
-. ,lne, GOO msn IA I..e Iui.ei Statcs.''
II, al ur.ee r.i-Lr- hri-kiy sid. Iii he
was "a minority Pr,~sIelst he MAS Lot the
frs. sllI that 81; ii oyli.:- h. hai obtain
Cd NOR. yu:a- tllan p-e could lssus, p .g-
ANY ot'.-- mau--' / think. - near - /
ga. rccoi.,-et, ti-s- are :'.o,I; AS id l,ical
words r-~Pon,led al ,ss,. ID iim that
/ IL Uoi insos,l .a recall 10 .-if,.l I!isi D.,
WAS a iai..o-.sy President. a.; % H. men
MA. y..,l ij.r l.,.ll. jut o. IL. -v!lu,c ~
II ga. tilr I -ll.-.,i >>s;s.,~-,h- party with
l,inh,p - Eis ~, asE q - Ia -uir,-
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