Year: 1860

in its meaning. The principles of justice and
equality must prevail in this country, or there
can be no Union. Sir, as much as / love this
Union, as much as / am devoted to it-and ne
one is more so than myself would not ask
to have this Union maintained by the violation
of the Constitution itself. IF the northern
States of this Confederacy could not have
equal rights with the southern States in the
Territories, and equal justice under all circum-
stances, would they remain in the Union! IF
we want to preserve it, let us be just, do right,
deal fairly by every portion of this country,
and not hold that the Territory belongs to the
North, to free labor, or to the South, to slave
labor; for it is not so. Z, 1t Belongs equally to
,all; all of them have at es.al right in it and
I would submit to no wrong from the South.
Being northern man, l would submit to moth
ing that infringed the rights of the Northern
States in the Territories of this Union No
man would be more prompt to resent wrong,
an insult, or an indgnity or injustice attempt
ed to be perpetrated on the northern States by
the South, than myself; and while I would
submit to no wrong from that quarter, I would
ask them to submit to none from us.
1 intend to be just by all; to deal rightly
with the whole country, to know no section but
the Constitution and the Union; to carry out
its provisions and its guarantees, and the rights
which are secured by it to the States of this
Confederaey. l do not see how any man who
loves the Union and the Constitution can dis
criminate between the section of this country,
and pretend to say. that the common territory
fof all shall be given exclusively to free labor
or to slave labor The citizens of the States
have equal rights in the Territory while it re-
mains in the territorial condition and when
the people who inhabit it come to form State
constitution, then it is their right to prohibit
slavery or to establish it as they see fit, and
they have right TO be admitted into the
Union as they shall decide. .-....r


did not intend, sir, to say anything on this
territorial question; and 1 should not have said
word on this occasion but that heard very


ndistinctly some question which was PROFOUND
ed by, the honorable Senator from Ohio, to
which the honorable Senator from Minnesota
rose to respond, and I desired to know what
the question was, SO that [, too, might respond.
say again to that Senator that the Democra-
ey of the North differ in opinion upon this
question. L regret it,, I can agree with him,
and with our old friend DoUGLAs-for they
are both coed Democrats-upo all essential
questions, this only excepted. Theywi both
labor to prevent the election of sectional
man to the, Presidency, and will, I have. no
doubt, do all in, their power to secure the cleo
ton of the nominee of the Charleston conven-
ton. Both love this Union; they stand upon
the principle of right as they understand it; I;
but mast differ from them as to the power of
the reeplo ia Territory. while in a territorial
condition but, as said before, they will, /
have no doubt, labor faithfully with the De-
mocracy to secure the election of the nominees
of the Charleston convention.


Now, sir, L hope the Senator from Ohio is
satisfied with my position as to the Territories,
and also with the fact that recognize him as


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and know he will not dispute my Democracy
because / happen to differ in opinion with him
upon matter that I regard as essential to the
peace and harmony of this country. r.,


I Will say, before take my seat, that this
question was made in our late election in Or
eson, and I took an active interest in it; and
it required the labor of sound Democrats there
to secure the election of reliable national
man to represent that State in this Congress.
The question was plainly and fairly submitted
to the people of Oregon, and in every speech
that the member who represents that State, in
the other branch of Congress, made before
the people, he took the ground that the citi-
zcns of all the States had equal rights in the
Territories, and the North had no right to in
fringe the rights of the South, or the South to
infringe the rights of the North. I canvassed
nearly every county in the State in that cam
paign, and made myself understood every
where. made the point clearly that, in my
Judgment, all the States of this Union had an
equal right, and all their citizens had an equal
interest in the Territories that could
not, no. must not be infringed or violated
The Democracy of that State triumphed; and,
by their votes at the ballot-box, indorsed that
great princip ple-onc that must be maintained,
one that eonuot be violated FIR, on that great
principle Of equality of the States in every
thing that belongs to the General Government,
the happiness of this country depends y 81 I'D


Mr.. Brown, Mr.. President, I rise to e1-
press the deep qualification which feel at
having listened to the. speech of the Senator
from Oregon. There is in it more of conser-
ratism, more of genuine nationality, more of
that broad sentiment which covers this whole
country, than in any speech which l have
heard pronounced in the Senate during the
present session and perhaps should not be
,extravagant if I said more than [ have heard
during half dozen sessions. <~asFszE-g
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20 hN~An Ohio editor gives his views of sew
5eral dances which he lately witnessed at ball
in Washin eten. - He says: 1s -yi-sst s.t-E
81. "The want of variety in this Metropolitan
dancing was, however, fully made up by The
fancy things, such, as the waltz, the morality
.of which even, Byron called in, question, is
here ignored as altogether toocold and distant.
The lady lays her head on the gentleman's
bosom, puts one hand ON his, and the other in
his coat-tail pocket, and resigns herself to his
embraces, and goes to sleep, al but her feet,
which, when not carried by him clear off the
floor. go patting around ons the toes. The
gentleman thus entwined, throws his head back
and his eyes up, like a, a,dyipg calf; his body
bent in the shape of a figure, 4, he whirls,
backs up, swings around, swoons, to all appear
ance, dasEes forward, and leaves the ring to the
delight of all decent people" srC~n


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was Photographed, lately that an eccentric Ger
man lady, who is great traveller, was taken