The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-10-21


MEN Four years ago | stood where
l now stand and spoke to an assem-
bly in this hall on the issue then be
fore the country. Then, as now, /
was advocating the claims of hbra-
ham Lincoln 10 the Presidency OF the
United States. ! was cndeavorjng
TO show that the platform OF the Re
publican party, which is now known
as the Union party. was the one best
calculated to advance the we'll being
Of the people and promote thc glory
of the nation.
PARTIES Is 1860,
In that contest there were four par
ties claiming the sulrragcs Of tho
I AmorjcnR people Que of iho-c par
ties tiat chose Mr.. Breckenridge as
their lrtlrr. clrimed as their (unda-
mental principle that slavery should
not only be extended throughout all
the territories but throughout all the
States also. / endeayorcd to show
that upon this platform there could
be no peace, for the American people
would never submit to The nationals
Zation of that institution Applause.
Another party supported Mr.. Doug.
las, and their theory was that slav-
cry shou!d nc let 'ohe III tne H'a,esS'
anu III the 'efriIories shou'o oe iel1
to the people OF those territories re-
spectivcly. In opposition 60 that
party ehdcaVoreo 10 snow t""C uh-
der Tie instruction ot 'he supreme
court t'l re was reaiiy no llpertV OF
choice lett to the people OF the terri
tories 4hc decisions ol that tribu
mai together with the ten'encS "I
"p'nion IN !the party ~ re,trehce 20
property ~ slaveS It's chI'Ie,t 10 eq'H'
ny win ail o'I'er pr,ope'ty'the peoPlo
OF no tcfrit"ry Woni" oe per'hIi,' u" -
"ec'le any question agal'i'' s'aNe'F,,
Oh 'he gro"h" Ihot tliat species oi
properly was eh'''e'. 20 the s''Hc :
protection Us any other sPecleS o'
property,
Ihen thcre was another party tha'
nominated hr. Ben ana adopted the
slulplc Platform OF 'the th'on' the
constitution ana the ch'orcehenV OIL
lhe laws / ehueaVofeo 10 snoW
lhat this pia'lor'h was iiot pecuIiar 70 y,
thaI party "u' mas % Pr0'esse" "N m "'
,,osortol uo distirct s,,e IL cv;dnnt
from what has since transpired A
laroe uortion of tho s,uDOrtars of
Mr., ReU abandoned the whole of il.
while Mr.. Everett, on the Same tick
ct. l. unfolding the Constitution on
the same principle rs the Union par
tv-that If the Union cannot he pre-
served withGut striking at slavery,
then every State shall he conquered
both to Union and to Libery. APP.
plsise | -' .
The fourth party in the contest Of
1850 admitted that slavery should be
left enticry to the people of the States
respectively. hut they claimed that
beyond the States, in the unorganizcd
Ferlit lics, slavery should be subject
to the will of the w4i Of the whole
ucoplc cyrresscd through the Con
gress OF the United States This
would have left every State complete.
lv sovereign over its own institutions.
and could have afforded no just caus,
of comelaint.
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