Year: 1860

leaders against the Democratic President. til
e. party. and against the war. Appropriation
l. while being passed through Congress, were EN-
n harrassed with unconstitutional anti. SLAYER
, i amendments. and provision supplies were at
/ tempted to be withheld from the American army


and IL was announced by this party in speeehe


and newspapers that the only way 20 stop tn


war was to withhold supplies and starye ou


soldiers out OF the enemy's country. The,


charged that IL was an unjust war upon veal


aud defenceless people, when In truth and In fact


that unconslitutional deep seated preiudic,


their opposition. In this contest Democracy wa,


again successful 20 the incalculable good OF th,


whole country.


: Again In 1856. niter the Democratic PARTY had


met in Convention at Cincinnati, and there re.
= asserted the long taught doctrines OF tho party
/, their adherence TO a strict construction OF the
Constitution and presenting to the people Of the


United States tho soundcst embodiment Of politi-


cal principles that tho hearts OF honest men could


conceive of. we find this same opposition ar.


rrigned in the most formidable manner, in two


factions. ons in the North and one in the South.
; The aboli,onists in the North waging war upon
slavery in tho South-contending that to hold
our negroes M slayes, was morally wrong, and
; that of right they ought to he free. and that
Congress- had tho right to lcgslate TO tho eman-
! cipation of slaves in the South. The Southern
opposition who could not directly affiliate with
the abolitionists North. organized in opposition
to the Democratic party, when IL was self evil
dent. that all they could do would ba 10 weaken
; the Democracy South, and givo success to the
Black Republicans North. But in this trying


contest, victory again crowns the efforts Of the


faithful and true to the preservation of the Con.


stitution and perpetua;ion Of the Union. If the


opposition had succeeded in defeating the Demo-


cratic party in this contest. Black Republicanism


would now have reigned and ruled and nsk


who hns mind so prophetic as to view through


tho dark vista Of futurity and tell wha. the dire


effects would have been to the American people


as nation.


We now see this same anti-slavery party who
have heretofore sought position in party, divi-


ded upon policy, lighting the South in ambush,


boldly preparing for more desperate rencountre


in an open field conflict to come of this fall 1860;


emisaries have been sent throughout the country.
| preparatory to the lowering storm and some Of


them no doubt, who visited our country in the


attitude of Bible perverters, and interfering with


the civil relations of master and slave, have wit
messed the strength and durability Of n shrub IA
miliarly known to us by the name of black hick.
ory and who soon sought their health in a cooler
| climate.


Black Republicans declare war with tho knife


to the hilt. to exterminate slavery in the South


put this party in power with nny capacity to car
ry into execution their policy upon this single


question. and il is as utterly impossible for the
! Southern States to remain in the Union as it


would he for lamb to lie in lions don.
This Black Republican party must he defeated
or the Constitution and the Union will very soon
be chronicled upon the pages Of history ~ things
of the past, and we'll may it then be said that
many of the American people are incapable OF
selEgovernment, much less the African.
| When we look around sand see all those kind
ly feeling that have existed in the heavts and
minds of the American people to bind them to-
gether as nation, severed upon this momentous
question, and the Constitution disrcgardcd, the
plain text of the Bible perverted until there is no
fellowship in common, even in the religion or
politics of the country, except in the Democratic
party, which is now left as the last, cord that
binds the Union together. May We not look
upon this slavery agitation rs dangerous ques-
tion to the permanency and stability of the
Union' IF L, under the circumstances, were to
offer advice to my fellow citizens, should advise
them to stand firm by the Constitution and hoist |
again upon the standard of Democracy the Star
Spangled Banner Of our country and hope on, but
prepare for the ,corst.


Tho doctrine of tho Democratic party as set
forth in the Cincinnati platform, as understood
by James Buchanan and John o. breckenridge
upon the slavery agitation faithfully carried out
in spirit and meaning, is this day the only policy
calculated to quiet the excitement and restore
peace and harmony throughout the country.


"No interference hy Congress with slavery in
State and Territory. or in the District of Colum.
bia y Cincinnati Platform.


"The people of Territory, like those Of
State, shall say for themselves whether slavery
shall or shall not exist within their limits
James buchanan


81 am connected with no party that has for its
object the extension Of slavery. nor with uny to
prevent the people of q State or Territory, from /,
deciding the question of it's existence or non-ex
istence with them for themselves. john C.
.Breckinridge. fs r


Such was the doctrine upon which James Buch- !
anan was nominated and for the main tainance of
which, the American people triumpantly elected
him over the abolition party, who claimed that
Congress had the right to legslate slavery out of
the Territories.


The institution of slavery to a very great ex-
tent, is bounded by geographical lines, in State 3
or Territory, where the natural requirements do
not exist and investments in that species of prop
erty would be beunproftahle, Legislative enactments
to force slavery thore, would be futile and use
less There is no rule under the Constitution to
force slavery into State or Territory ngainst the
will of the people nor to prohibit it whero the '
natural requirements do exist and is profitable to
make investments in slave property


Seoing then that all the controversy upon this .
subject in the Congress of the United States is r
working no good to the South, nor illuminating the r
minds Of the people and threatening to overthrow
the Government it would be the safest policy to
withdraw this question from the hall of Congress
and submit it to the people whose interest it
would he to decide TOR themselves, whether they =,
want slavery or ot,-and so indicate when they ),
ask for admittance State.


Fellow-citizcns, we have the best organized
Government in existance, and one under which :;
we ought to live peaceably, contented and happy.
All the wisdom of the age combined could ~
frame better. Then let us call upon all good :.
men throughout tho land. to act in maintaining
the Government we now havo.


When this can no longer no done, and the I
worst must come, il would be libel upon the