Year: 1860

August Zn0, 1SbU.


To Isaac H. Wr,ght, Esq, Pres, &C., &c.:


DEAR SIR II find it very difficult to decline the
complimentary invitation of yours of the 10Th ult
ceived within the last few days. would prefer Boston
and Faneul Hail. in Boston, to any other standpoint to
speak from in the United States, the topics, espe-
cialy OF these dark times. But it is impossible Do
mestlc duties building and illness together forbid me to
form any engagement that will require additional abors
or any absence from home for many months to come /
shall give to the Breckenridge and Lane ticket all my
support do not agree with these nominees in some
essential particulars and certainly do not subscribe the
platform in two respects, on which they placed by
their nomination but their triumph will be the triumph
of tie vital doctrine of Protection to persons and pro-
pery in the common Territories of the United States
That Is the issue OF this contestwhether Protection
every where to all and all alike shall prevail against this
emasculatng theory of nonintervenon. If Protection
be an abstraction nonntervention is not. If the le
glsative department, Congress and the Executive de-
partment the President which see that the law is
faithfully executed both to ignore the parens patre
duty of protecting oil citizens equally and alike wherever
the jurisdiction extends il the rights
and property without discrimination, distinction,
difference and to throw the powers and duties of
protecting persons and property wholly upon the Judi
clary which is the umpire department between cities
and citizen and government and citizens in matters of
individual rights, what is to be the result The first
and worse cOnseq will be that 1T Will drag the
Supreme Court OF the United States from its bench of
equality, equity and law and Justice, and bedraggle it
in the mre of partzan politics, until its ermine will be
stained that will be unfit TO hold the scales of Right,
Law, Justice Morals at all The second consequence
will be that it will set up municipal umpire to
be arbiter umpire between sovereign States, which,
III the last resort decide only for themselves The
third consequence will be that Executive, by ignoring
its duty and power of protection will ut last obtain all
the powers OF the government for the Judges nom
mated and by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, appointed by the President. Nothing could be
btuer than the Federalism of this non-intervention
doctrine. And does it leave saveproperty alone at the
mercy of Federal Power concentrated ultimately in
Executive No, LANDS, too, are at its mercy What
else, who else, won't stop to enurDerate. For one
will never quietly submit to it. This issue compels
to side with the ticket of your !choice God grant
that our efforts be not in vain fear they will be
that Black Republicansm is to triumph III the coming
election. If so, for to abide by and in the
Union to fight in at, not o of ltaid in in saving the
country and its Constitution but not to submit one
moment, or to concede one single item, to triumph
which will degrade and mine in this Confederacy of
free and equal States. Pardon this hurried essay, and
believe me, sincerely yours, HENRY A. WISE.