The Buchanan County guardian., September 18, 1860, Image 1

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THE GUARDIAN.
TFLBUSUKD EVUU IHLILAUAY,
Y I e O A N
OJict in Wilcox's Brick Block, Second Floor.
Tfttmi: $l,SO per Annum, in Adraue.
RATKS OK
AUVEUTIStXO
^?ne «qunre (12 lines or less), 1 insertion, 01 ,W)
iKacli subsequent- insertion, 50
\)«io square three months,
41
six months,
one year,
X)ne column one year,
ftalf column one year,
Quarter column one year,
Business cards of 5 hues, 1 year,
ATarrif/'/r
Notices,
ATTORNEY
9. •. WOODWARD.
JAMISON.
4,00
6,00
1,00!
BUSINESS CA11DS.
DR. H. H. HUNT,
OFFERS
HIS PROFESSIONAL SERV-
A COUNSELOR AT LAW,!
JAMISON & LEWIS,
A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
A'JL
AT
Law, and Notaries Public, •will praetic
in the several Courts of this State, will give
them professionally. [3-21
-ly
JED LAKE,
VTTORNEYGeneral
pondence. Everything in his line done cheaply
and promptly.
Febniarj- 9,1 Ht50.
door
WM. O. JOHNSON,
1
A COUNSELOR AT LAW,!
I^aod and Agent, lndejendeuee,
Iowa. Will give prompt attention to all pro
fessioual business entrusted to his care. Money
loaned and investments made on reasonable
terms. Office over Wra. C. Morris's Jewelry
Store, Main street. [2 13-ly
C. E. LATHROP,
VTTORNEY
AT LAW fc INSHRANCE
Agent, Independence, Iowa. Will prac
tice in the several Courts of this Judicial Dis
trict, and attend to any business entrusted to
•iis care with promptness and despatch.
Insurance Policies the Pliunix Company
of Hartford, Ct issued on reasonable terms,
»nd without delay.
WOULD
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ANY
GENTLEMAN
WISHING A
Part!?ui4t:°lt'nti0nP**aatin9
I I A E
BOOT AM) SHOE HUT U'TUEH,
TWo LOOKS WEST
OF
TUX BBIDOK,
IKDEPEHDENCE, IOWA,
AS NOW ON HAND A GOO)i
assortment of HOOTS SHOK^
l'or Fall and Winter service, to whie'i
Jin invites the attention ««f tli.- |»ublie.
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Will also make Boots and shoes to order, in |,
His charges will be low, and each one may
*ely ujiou gcttiug the wortli of his money.
Cr Cath or Gr«tM t*ken in Exrhanyefor work.
July 31,1860.
MILLIN E RY.
Mrs. iff. P. Wooils,
At krr old Stand, orrr the Store of /'. C. WUotat,
AS Jl
!»r
her
Ml CEIVEIt IO
J^BrUin 0^0 OUS ^tlSulOUS'
with a call.
April 21,1860. (36
MILLINERY.
WRS. II. M. IH'KIIAM,
Al^OlTLp ANNOrNOK TO THE LADIES
of indupend. nee mnl vieumy, that she
uaa permanently located her Millinery Rooms
la the Beewd Story of 8.1. Allen's New Block,
Wliwe she will at nil times keep tlu.
LATEST STYLES OF GOODft,
And |mrkrni all kinds of witflc pertaiaiitg to
ihe bukttuss
Isd- pi udvncv. May 30, 1H60
THE REIMJHLICAN PARTY VINDICA
TED—TllK DEMANDS OF TIIE
SOUTH EXPLAINED.
S E E O
HON. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
OF ILLINOIS.
it ike Cooper Institute, New York City, Febru
ary 21th, I860.
Mr. President and fellow citizens of the
City of Xcw York: The facts with
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so ado U
Ir.dopcndence, Uuchnnan County, Iowa, cise and and agreed starting-point for
Will givo 8trietattontion to all business entrust
ed to his care. Utiioe o|ipvsiba (k« Montour
House.
April 25, 1860. 4-6-ly
W. a. DONNAN,
it COrXSKLOIi
AT
LAW,
4 TTORNEY
V Land and Oenerul Agent and Notary
Public, Treasurer fe Recorder's Office, Indepen
dence, Iowa.
Is prepared to attend with promptness to all
business pertaining to his Profession. Especial
attention given to Collecting, Conveyancing,
Paying taxes, Examining tillus, tc. je6-'d?
tr. 8.
MARSHALL.
WOODWARD & MARSHALL,
TTORNKYS AND COUNSELORS AT
Law, G'-ueral Land Agentuud Notaries
Public, Imlependcnce, Htichanan county, Iowa.
Will practice in the different Courts of this
State. Also attend promptly U SECURING
CLAIMS, Making Collections, Paying Taxes,
Conveyancing, fec. [2-10
A TTORNKYS AND corNSKI
OKS AT
JJMJJ which "i shall deal this evening are main-, h*bit slavery" in tho Federal Territory
35 00 lv old and familiar nor is there anything
*)!oo new in the general use I shall make of Plo
ices to the citizens of Independence and
surrounding country. Office on Main Street,
in Union Block, with W. C. Morris, where—
or at his Residence, on Court Street, opposite question jnsfc as well, and even better than we
C. K. Leavitt's—he will answer calls at all do now."
(wars of the day or night. [ap!4'S9-ly
last autumn, at Columbus, Ohio, as re- Statc|,
ported in tho New York Times, Senator!ei1
Our fathers when they framed the Govern
ment under which we live, understood this
A. Law,''(Jeiierai Lund A^ent and Notaries I suppose the thirty-nine" who signed Congress organized tho Territory of.
the original instrument may be fairly Mississippi. lu the act of organization^
called our fathers who framed that parti they prohibited the bringing of slaves intoj
ot the present Government. It is al-j the Territory, from any place without the
most exactly true to say they framed it. I'nited States, by line, and giving free
aud it is altogether true to 6ay they fair-1 dom to slaves so brought. This act
a. LETJ-IH. JY represented the opinion and sentiment passed both branches of Congress with
of the whole nation at that time. Their I out yeas and nays. In that Congress
strict attention to securing claims, making and repeated. I take these thirty-nine," —John Langdon, George Read and Abra
forwarding collections, paying taxes, exninin- for the present, as being our fathers ham Baldwin. They all probably voted
ing titles, and all other business entrusted to,
w]10
now
1
4
or a,,
Feb. 17, 1855) (2-19 question and if they did, how they act- city. There were other considerable!
«1 upon it—how they expressed that bet-! towns and settlements, aud slavery was!
M. D. WELBOURN, ter understanding. In 171M, three years extensively and thoroughly intermingled1
INFORM THE CITIZENS OF then owning the Northwestern Territory,! ihe Territorial act, prohibit slavery but|
Buchanan county that h« has again and no other, tho Congress of the Con-! they did interfere with it—take control
commenced business, and may be found one federation had before them the question of it—iu a more marked and extensive,
of hibilin|{ s|av,rJ.
l^'ese»
I i i n a n u W i i a s o n v o e o
fitting and well-made Garment, should their understanding, no line dividing lo-
a*rm**is
Jun» 13, i860. (Gin
e
s y e w i e w i u a a n e e o i v e s a i s V i o
ffcelion.
Rppairinir done witk Dispatch.
names, being familiar to nearly all, and were three of the "thirty-nine" who fram
accessible to quite all, need not now be od the original Constitution. They were 1
framed the Government under which for it. Certainly they would have placed
we live. What is the question which, their opposition to it upon record, if, in!
according to the text, those fathers un-: their understanding, any line dividing
derstood just as well, and even better,' local from Federal authority, or anything
than we do now It is this: Does the in the Constitution, properly forbade the!
proper division of local from Federal
authority, or anything in the Constitu
tion, forbid our Federal Government to
control as to slavery in our Federal Ter
ritories Upon this Douglas holds the
affirmative, aud Republicans the negative.
This affirmative and denial form an issue
and this issue, this question, is precisely
what the text declares our fathers under
stood better than we. Cheers.] Let us
R«»ger Sherman, i hos.
GOOD the prohibition—thus showing that, in
led f,„m Federal au.l.oriu-, „or»„v.Sing i
Over (Wall $ Clem s Grocery Store, else, properly forbade the Federal Gov- i
Opposit*'tl»e Moutour House, Main street. In- ernment to control as lo slavery in Fed- Ihird. That no slave should be car-,
dependence, Iowa. ie, itory. The other of the four, riad into it except by the owner, and for,
amos
he thought it improper to vote for it.— (the law, aud Ucedom to the slu\e. [I i'o
In 17s7, atill before the Constitution, but longed cheers.
while the Convention was in sessiou: This act also was passed without yeas
framing it, and while the Norlhwestern 'and nays. In tho Congress which pass-'
Territory still was tho only Territory ed it, there were two of the thirty-nine."
rnvnod by tho United States, the same! They were Abraham Baldwin and Jona-'
question of prohibiting slavery iu the than Dayton. As stated iu the case of Mis-[
Territory again came before ihe Congress sisfaippi, it is probable they both voi«d tor
of the Confederation and three more of it. Tliev would not have allowed it to
uiaiui 4ii tijq i n I IWI ivu ovruia uut
1 ,Rve been
T' 'w'l tjon which framed the original Consii
And is now prepared to do any work in her |Uti'n and hence it is not recorded
lia«, on short notice, and invites
the Ladies of .. .. .. ,, ,,
Tndt pendence and vicinity to call anl exniuine thlltV nine, or any of them,
her g*hl» before purchasing, as she flatvrs her i while engaged on that instrument, ex
self that sh.« can plenso tlioso who may favor' prcs&ed au opinion on lhat precise ques
tion. In 1789, by the first Congress
framed tho original Constitution. They
wore—John Latigdou, Nicholas Gilmau,
William S. Johnson, Roger Sherman,
Robert Morris, George Clymer, Thomas
Fitzsimmons, William Few, Abraham
Baldwin, llufus King, William Patteson,
Richard Bassett, George Read, Pierce
Butler, Daniel Carroll, and James Mad
ison.
This shows that, in their understand
ing, no line dividing local from Federal
authority, nor anything in the Constitu
tion, properly forbade Congress to pro-
e so
I fully endorse this, and I adopt it as eral territory. [Loud applause.] No
T~FINNEGAJT, a text for this discourse. (Applause.] great while after the adoption of the or
because it furnishes a pre-
a discussion between Republicans and try now, constituting the Stale of Ten
that wing of the Democracy headed by nesseo and a few years later, Georgia]
Senator Douglas. It simply leaves the' ceded that which now constitutes the
inquiry, What was the understanding, States of Mississippi and Alabama. In'
those fathers had of the question men-1 both deeds of cessiou it was made a con
tiotied What is the frame of govern- dition by the ceding States, that the Fed-:
ment under which we live The answer I eral Government should not prohibit!
must be, the Constitution of the United slavery in the ceded country. Besides
'States. That Constitution consists of! this, Slavery was then actually in the
the original, framed in 1787, (and under ceded country. Under these circtim-!
which the present Government first went I stances, Congress, oil taking charge of'
into operation,) and twelve subsequently-1 these countries, did not absolutely pro
framed amendments, tho first ten of! hibit slavery within them. But they
which were framed in 17B0. Who were {did interfere with it—take control of it'
their fidelity to correct princi-
antl tluiir oatl110
^.,)u them. If there shall be any novelty, it' tuiion, would have constrained them to
will be in the mode of presenting the oppose the prohibition. Again George
facts, and the inferences and observations i ashington, another of the thirty
following that presentation. In his speech
,line
a.nd.
lh
Douglas said ....
understanding, no line dividing local
from Federal authority, nor anything in I
support the Consti-
was then Presideut of the United
as such, approved and sign-
bill—thus completing its validity
as a law, and thus showing that, in his
Constitution, forbade the Federal Gov-j
ernment to control as to slavery in Fed-:
iginal Constitution, North Carolina ced
ed to the Federal Government the coun-
fathers that framed the Constitution? even there, to a certain extent. In 1798,
Federal Government to control as to sla
very in Federal territory. [Applause.] In
llio ?, the Federal Government purchased
the Louisiana country. Our former ter
ritorial acquisitions came from certain yf
our own Slates, but this Louisiana coun
try was acquired from a from a foreign
nation, lu 1804, Congress gave a Ter
ritorial organization to that part of it
which now constitutes the
jnqUjre whether the thirty nine," isiana, New Orleaus, lying within that
i .i
y them, ever acted upon this part, was an old and comparatively large
T-A-ILOIEt, before the Constitution, tho United States] with the people. Congress did not, in
i„ t|1Bt '1'eii itory way tlun they did in the case of Missis- i
and four of the thirty-nine" who after- eippi. The substance of the provision
wards framed the Constitution were in: therein made in relation to slaves, was—
that Congress, and voted oil that ques-
First
(e
w
.. thirty-nine" who afterwards signed imss witJiout recording iheir opposition
i the Constitution were in that Congress, to it, if, iu their understanding, it viola-!
i and voted on the question. Thev were
1
i William Blount, William Few, ami Abra-, cal from Federal authority or any pro
ham Baldwin and they all voted for the vision of the Constituiiou. In 1(119 and,
prohibition—thus shovtiug that, iu their 1^20 came and passed tho Missoui i ques
understanding, no line dividing local lion. Many votes were taken, by yeas
from I'edeial authority, nor anything aud nays, in both branches of Congress.:
else, properly forbade the Federal (iov-j upon tho \aiious pluses of the general
ernment to control as to slavery in Fed- question. Two of ihe thirty-nine"—j
eral territory. This time, tho prohibi- Rufus Kiug and Charles Tinckney—j
tion became a law, being a part of what were members of that Congress. Mr.
is now well known as ihe ordinance of Kinir steaddv voted for slavery prohibi-1
i 1787. The question of Federal control
'of Slavery in the Territories seems not
directly before the Coiiven-
which sat under the Constituiiou, an aot
was passed to enforce tlie ordinance of
17117, including the prohibition of slavery cient reason for opposing such prohibi
in the NorihweMorn Territory. The bill lion in lhat case. The cases 1 have men
for this act was reported by one of the* lioned are the ouly acts of the thirty
thirty-nine," Thomas Fitzsimmons,! nine," or of any of them, upon tho di
than a member of the H"iise of Kepre- rect issue, which 1 have been able to dis
sentatives from Peniisvlvania. It went1 cover. To enumerate the persons who
through all iis staoes without a word of thus acted, as being four iu 17U4, tlnee
op{KJoiiition, and finally passed both in 17B7, seventeen iu 1789, three iu 179B,
branches without yeas aud nays, which two iu 1804, and two in 1819-'2U—
is equivalent to a unanimous passage.— there would bo thirty-one of them. But
[Cheers. In this congress ihere were this would bo counting John Langdon,
sixteen of the ihii ty-niiie" fathers who I Roger Sherman, William Few, Rufus
S a u o u
9
That no slave should be impor-1
into the Territory from foreign parts, i
S e o n 1 a n o s a v e s o u e a r-
ttf
l',c
McHenry, volel against tho pro-' «se as a settler the penally ir.
hibition—showing that, for some cause, I"11
L"i«d hUWa Ml. the tret dqr «lj
a li,l u w llie
violator of(
ted either the line properly dividing lo-
King steadily voted for slavery pr
lion, and against all compromises, while
Mr. i'inckuey as steadily voted against!
slavery prohibition and against all com
promUes. [Cheers. By this, Mr. King
shewed that, iu his understanding, no|
lino dividing local from Federal author
ily, nor anvii.iiig in the Constitution,!
was violatedCongress prohibiting,
slavery iu Federal territory while Mr.
Fiuckney, by his voles, showed that, iu
his undeiKlanding, there was some sufft-i
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and, foi the same reason, I havp also
omitted whatever understanding may
have been manifested by any of the
thirty-nine" even, ou any other phase
of the general question of slavery If
we should look into their acts and declar-
aiiotis on those otheri phases, as the for-1
eiirn slave trade, and morality
policy of slavery generally, it would ap
f!"' ?.
e«|
not one now known to have
tution twenty one—a ear majority of|
thorilv, nor any part of the Constitution,
framed the original Conslituiion and
the text uthruos that tl ey understood the
question better than we. Uughter and
cheers
whom I have shown to have acted upon
the question, which, by the text, they Not only was it the same Congress but.
understood better than we, is twenty- they were the identical, same individual
TT
Here,
Hon which the text aflirms they un-! duced before and passed after the act of
derstood just as well, and even better, enforcing the ordinance of 1787 so that
Two of the twenty-three voted against!
Congressional prohibition of slavery in
the Federal Territories, in the instances:
But for what reasons they so voted is not
known. They may have done so because
not have appeared ditlerenl from that of. ral Territories. To those who now so
their twenty-three compeers, had it been| declare ,I give, notouly "our fathers who
manifested at all. framed the Government under which we
For the purpose of adhering rigidly to! live," but with them all other living
the text, 1 have purposely omitted what-, men within the century in which it
ever understanding may havo been man-! was framed, among whom to search, and
ifested by any person, however distin-! they shall not be able to tind ihe evidence
guished, other than the thirty-nine lath-: of a single man agreeable with them,
ers who framed the original Constitution Now
three, leaving sixteen not shown to have men who, at the same session, at the same ,• ,.. c. i i
acted upon it in any way. Here, then, time within the session, had under con- i i
i I i i i
we have twenty-three of our thirty-: sideration, and in progress toward ma-
thirty-1 sideration, an
nine" fathers, who framed the Govern-1 turity, these constitutional amendments
e, who have,
upon their official resp"nsi
ment under which we live who have, and this act prohibiting slavery in ali the,
?sp-nsibility and their territory the nation then owned. 1
he
corporal oatlis, acted'upon ll,
every quca-1 constitutional amendments were intto-.
than we do now and twenty-one of I during the whole pendency of the act to
them a clear majority of the whole i enforce the ordinance, the constitutional
"thirty-nine"—so acting upon it as to amendments were also pending. That
make them guilty of gross political im-| Congress, consisting in all of seventy-six'
propriety and willful perjury, if, in their! members, including sixteen of the fram
understanding, any proper division be-{ ers of the original Constitution, as before
tween local and Federal authority, or: slated, were pre eminently our fatheis
anything in the Constitution they had who framed that part of the Government
made themselves and sworn to support, under which we live, which is now claim-1
forbade tho F'ederal Government to con- ed as forbidding the Federal Government!
trol as to slavery in the Federal Terri- to control slavery in the Federal Territo
tories. [Cheers.] Thus the twenty- ries. Is it not a little presumptuous in
one acled and as actions speak louder. any one at this day to affirm that the two
than words, so actions under such res- things which that Congress deliberately
ponsibility speak still louder. i framed and carried to maturity at the
sam
a
i
ll8
curren
rank I in, cheers Alexander Hamilton, division of local from Federal au- i
the who e-certa.u y understood that no ,tfsg
proper division of local from Federal au-
King, and George Read, each twice, and that these amendments were framed by' Let all the guaranties those fathera gave pnr-rinoiple'? [laughter] that "if ono
Abraham Baldwin four times, Ap-the first Congress which sat under (he it be not grudgingly, but fully and fairly man would enslave another, no third man
A
plause.] lie was a Georgian, too. [Re-j Constitution—tho identical Congress maintained. Fortius Republicans con- should object," fantastically called p
newed applause and laughter.] The true which passed the act already mentioned, tend, and with this, so far as I know orjular sovereignty'—[renewed Clghter
number of those of the thirty-nine enforcing the prohibition of slavery in believe, they will be content. [Ap-1 and applause]—but never a man among
you in favor of Federal prohibition of
slavery in tho Federal Territories, accor
ding to the practice of our fathers who
framed the Government under which we
live. Not one of all your various plans
enforcing the prohibition of slavery in believe, they
n the Northwestern Territory. [Applause.] plause
e time are absolutely inconsistent with
eac 1
atlun
,e
two
ihey thought a proper division of local derstood whether they really were incon- p,
from Federal authority, or some provis- better than we better than ^e
ion or principle of the Constitution, stood ^v'u
in the 'way or they may, without any Applause and great merriment.]
such question, have voted against the
prohibition on what appeared to them to
be sufficient grounds of expecieney. No
become impudently absurd when
in which they acted upon the question. coupled with the other affirmation, from p]aus,, That makes an issue and the
things alleged to be inconsistent un-
aMrms
that they are inconsistent
tuiional measure, however expedient he ly called "our fathers who framed the you are, you will piobablv soon find that' .VoU l?Hve
constitutional, if, at the same time, he1 that any one of them ever in his whole! year. [Loud cheers] Vou will then!
constitutional, it, at the same tune, he that any one of them ever in his whole'year. [Loud cheers] Vou will then I
thoruv, or any part of the Constitution, i
lorbid
fair argument which
hafi Q0 ri lu
histul
slu v
jt i ,,
t|10
j-
tat|4, rj
forbade the Fetleral (iovernmont io con
trol slavery in the Federal Territories,
while all the rest probably had the same
understanding. Such, unquestionably, 1^ tfunwilt
was the understanding of our fathers who'
fathers, who framed the Government un
der which we live," were of the same
opinion—thus substituting falsehood and
'ptioti
foi tuui.tal endence and fair
[Applause lf any man al
this dav sincerely believes our fathers.
tj,iv
who
olher CHfiOS# NV Wwh hl h*Vv
derstand, they all fix upon provisions in J" fathers, who framed the Government
these amendatory articles, aud not in the under which we live, understood tin
oi iginal instrument. Tho Supreme Court, question just as well, and even better,
them to understand that a proper divi-,
But, so far, 1 have been considering sion of local from Federal authority, or i
ing it and, as I have already stated, the time brave the responsibility of declaring
the understanding of the quesliotT man- some part of the Constitution, forbids the' But you say you are consei v.ui ve
ifested by the liamers of ihe oi iginal -Federal Government to control as to
slav- eminently conservative—while we are
Constitution, lu and by the original in- ery in the Fedeial Territories, he is right revolutionary, destructive, or something
slruruent, a mode was provided for amend-, to say so. But he should at the mie of the sort. What is conservatism Is
upon I ho fifth a me n time nt. whidi
vules lhat no person shall be deprived 1 all Republicans ask—all Republicans? icy of the fathers. Some of you are for
of property without due process of law desire in relation lo slavery. As those reviving the foreign hl ivo trade some
while Senator Douglas and his peculiar i fathers marked it, so l*t it be again mark- for a Congressional slave code for the
adherents plant themselves upon the ed, as an evil not io bo extended, but to, Territories some for Congress forbid
And lf |h#y would
aupposo (1)0y wi1l n
.. -.i .i i i a tew words to .Southern people. I Laugh-
le,
-J
1
side
peop
nnl
do St,*onjv t0
nr at t|,e"best,
may think it but one may and ought to Government under which we live." And we have ceased to be sectioual, we I110°^' [Greal applause.] \ou need
vole against a measure which he deems! go assuming, 1 defy any man to show! shall get votes in your section this very
deems it inexpedient. Itthereloie would, lifo declared that, in his understanding, begin to discover, as the truth plainly is, ^iniply malicious slander,
be unsafe to set down even the two who: any proper division of local from Federal! that your proof does not touch the issue. °f 3"ou generously at
voted against the prohibition as having! authority, or any part of the Constitu- The tact that we get no votes in your i R^blican dc^gnedly aidei
done so because, in their understanding, lion, forbade the Federal Government to section is a fact of your making, and not
any proper division ot local from l-eder- control as to slavery in the Federal Ter-|ot ours. Aud if there be fault in that! that our doctriues aud declarations
al authority, or anything in the Consli- ritories. [Loud applause.] 1 go a step' fact, that fault is primarily yours, and re-, necessarily lead to such results. We do
tution, forbade the tedeial Government further. I defv anv olio to show thatauy mains so until you show that we-reptl
left no record ol their understanding up- century,) declare that, in his understand-1 have started—to discussion of the right} You never dealt fairly bv
on the direct question of ederal control, ing, any proper division of local from or wrong of our principle. JLuulap- tion to this atl'air. When
of slavery in the Federal territories. But, Federal authority, or any part of the plause.] If our principle, put in prac-'some important State elections were bear
there is much reason to believe that their Constitution, forbade the Federal Govern-'lice, wor'1
understanding upon that question would: ment to control as to slavery in the Fed-
anJ here ]ot m6 ft iu]e
being misuuderstood. 1 do not
mean to say wo are und to follow im
plicitly in whatever our fathers did.
do so would be to
all im ment
liscard all the lights ol
experience
policy of our fathers, iu anv case, we
Ue 30
H,,d
to reject all progress,
if WtJ Wi)ulJ 9Up|l!Hnt the O
leu
What 1 do sav ijT, that
('"icial
w™no
,,
!ls
inions anJ
TT nian. at this day, sincerely believes that a 1 ^oiuiwesusrn ierr.tory, ssl,
emb(jd
UIK'U
Government to cou-|
ito-
n^'fthe Go^eVnment undW which repudiate it
we livtJ UscJ md prit,ci.,Ul!jt itl
We
,eJ and
h,
V
,Mn,
listen—as I
^_
Wou
jj
a!l re3S
v
woulu say to them You con-
yourselves a reasonable and just1 e
3!e, and I consider that in the
inferior
denounce us as reptiles
You will grant a hearing to pirates or i J'011
murderers, but nothing like it to Black
Republicans. [Laughter.] In all your!
contentions with one another, each
seems to be an indispe
—license, so to speak
admitted or permitted to spe^ak at all.—|
to
other? And does not such affirm-
a,,(, sec.tiona]#
ter
00 aiu
ispensible prerequisite
?ak—among you, to be i
Now, can you or not be prevailed uoon
pause and to consider whether this is i
quite just to us, or even to yourselves
Bring forward your charges and specifr- i
\yr0 don v it. Loud ap- i
i
what
ar v n»i
vo es
"thirty-nine" framers of the original, should, without change
one who has sworn to support the Con- bers of the Congress which framed the cease to be sectional. [Groat merriment.] I
^itution can conscientiously vote for amendments thereto, taken altogether, do ou cannot escape this conclusion and
what he understands to be an unconsti- certainly include those who may be fair- vet are you willing to abide bv it
i
n VOUr
It is surely safe to assume that the! the issue If it does, then, iu case we
jf,
.. any part ot tlie C'onstitu* me iaci inai we get no votes iu your I "'T^nca" oc.-^gueuiy Huled or encour-
uld wrong your section for the at hand, and you were in evident gUe
benetu ot ours, or for any other object, with the belief that, by charging "the
then our principle, and we with it, are blame upon us, you could get an aJvan
seetional, and are justly opposed and de- tage of us iu those elections. The «dec*
uounced as such. Meet us then ou the lions came, and your expectations were
question of whether our principle, put. not fulfilled. [Laughter.] Vou did not
in practice, Would wrong your section sweep New York, und New Jersey and
and so meet it as if it were possible that Wisconsin, and Minnesota, precisely like
something may be said ou our .side.— fire sweeps over the prairie high wind.
[Laughter.] Do you accept the chal- [Laughter.] You are still drumming at
lengc No. Ihen you really believe this idea. Go on with it. If you think
that the principle which our fathers who! you cau, by slandering a woman, make
trained the Government under which we' her los-e you, or bv vilifying a man, make
v4.v.. To
of ihe ..ve
subject, up to and at the very
moment he penned that warning and
about one year after he penned it, he
wrote Lafayette that he considered that
aud Pro'l'bilion a wise measure, expressing
•. ill llwa £1 m.i ii.Mi i .it 1,1. I. v.-v.» !...i ...
nt.kikiii*i It I »t.
pou
r.
eat,on
present frame of government under which that, iu his opinion, he understands their against the new and untried Wo^tick1 lu the piesent slate of thin's in tin Uiu
we live consists of lhat original, and priuciples bett.-r lhau they did them- to, contend for. the identical old policy ted States, 1 do uot thiuk general or
twelve amendatory articles framed and selves, [great laughter.] aud especially I on the point in controversy which was5 eveu a very extensive slave insurrection
adopted since. Those who now insist should ho uot slink that responsibility adopted by our fathers who framed the' is possible. The indispensable oonee
that Federal control of slavery in Fed-j by asserting that they "understood the Go\ernment under which we live, while of action cannot be attained. Thealavs
eral Territories violates the Constitution, question just as well, and even betu-r, i you with one accord reject and scout hate no means of rapid eaniniutiic.tti
poiut us to tho provisions which they than we do now." [Applause] But and spit upon lhat old policy, and in-! nor can incendiary free men, bU k
suppose it thus violates and, as I un-j enough. Let all who believe that our gist upon substituting something oew.j w hite, supply it. The exphnti
iu Ihe Died Scott case, plant themselves! lhan we do now," spoak as they spoke, tsitioua and p)an», bui you are unanimous said by Southern people about the atf.c
pro- and act as they acted.
UJK»U
I„.„.I
that warning a weapon in
against us. or in our hand* against vou
Could Washington himself speak, would
il lo vou, lojje'tl.cr\ith
le
right appl
(Applause.)
(it
it. This is in rejecting aud denouncing ihe old pol
tenth amendment, providing that the be tolerated and protected only because ding the Ten itones to pu-f ibit slavery the hfo a favorite master or mislre**,
itution ot, and So far as, iu actual tevnev within their limits some for maintain- would divulge u This is the rule
powers not granted by the Consli
are reserved to the States respectively.! among us makes that toleratbu and pro- ing slavery in the Territories through the etavo revolution in Hav
and to the people." Now, it so happens' lection a necessity. [L»ud applause] the judiciary ««me for the "gur-r*»at ex-'-'p'i^n t^ it b*it a ca~e"o
I
an sbow a
irener-!,nnment
tiveness
as no better than outlaws''
of
you deems an unconditional condemna-•so* V
tion of Black Republicanism" as the I
rdeJ
Precedent or an advocate
the contu
!7.
wul
1
which oar Gov-
originated. Consider, then,
i whether your claim of conservatism for
urselves, and your charge of destruc-
1
against «re based on the most
and stable
c,ear
an(*
sta jJe
sa-v
nore
U e
!110
foundations. Again
wo
h»ve
made the slavery qttes-
.promineiit than it formerly was
admu that it is more
prominent, but we deny that we made it
as
"!jl
we
J011
wl,
old
tirst thing to be attended to. [Lnu rh-1 ^Ve resisted, and still resist, your inno
ter.] Indeed, such condemnation of°us'
want of
llieno0
the
V
t,on
1 Uo
1 u
cations, and then be patient long enough !Pol,rC-V
to hear us deny or justify. You say we! You charge that we stir up insurrec-
l'on3
and
rnouth, that those who did the burden of proof is upon vou. 1 Lauvh-' '-v [Great laughter.] John Brown
and applause.] You" produce your [Renewed laughter.] John Brown was
is it? Why that our!
no
sec'ion The fact
dis-
Po!.\7
Va
1,0,1
of t!,e
~5"uUl'
fa,.lu'rs-
'wservatism
comc3
and
»rIeatcr P^minonee of
sUon
Would you have that qu«»s-
"3,1former
„n tion reduced to its proportions
1
re uoea
1
torn??r
hAck„V
?^voruorii
that old
Pol,c*-
U h:lt haa
Wl11 u,uler tlie Con
d'.tions.
1 il,u,,,s,'
t,'®.oI'J
0U wou iave oace
VT*'
,,Ta.d°pt
l1 ie
fP
t3 a,ul
the ld t,mKS A
rP
lrt
^J
among your slaves. We deny it
your proof Harper's Fer-
Republican, and you have to impli-
existence in your section cate a single Republican in hU Harper's
01 rY onU ,lse
gets no votes in your section. The fact: y enterprise. Loud applause. If
is subatiintially true but does it prove
:lM.v
ma
of principle, be-
Constitution, and the seventy-six mem- gin to get votes in your section, we should excusable to not designate the man and
Loud applause.
of'our party is guilty in
tter, you know it, or you do not
know it. If you do know it, you are in-
m,vo
li'^ facl' I'".V«u
ou
ilo not know it,
are inexcusable to assert it, and es-
pecially to persist in the assertion after
lried and
,jt ia
w
w
a l,je
no
clearly right as to adopt' him vote with you, go on and try it.
®nd,Jrse again and again, upon Boisterous laughter and prolonged" ap-
oaths, is, in fact, 6o clearly plause.] Every Republican man knew
demand your condemnation that, as to himself at least, your charge
without a moment s consideration. Ap- was a slander, and he was not much in
plause.] Some ot you delight to flaunt 'dined by it to cast his vote in vour fa
in our laces the warning against section-
Inch act
rnment
make the
persisting in a charge
hich one d*.»es not know to be true, is
[Applause
admit that n
"icn one does not know to
Ferry atfair, but still
^t-*''eve 'c* know we hold
us iu reta
il occurred
traiion*
pro
rer
Tour
com
mou with our fathers who framed the
Government umler which we live, de
clare our belief that slavery is wrong—
[applause]—but the slaves do not hear
us declare even this for anything we
say or do, the slaves would scarcely
know there is a Republican parly. 1 b«
charges ihe olher with sympaihv
Vut nandeH *.i ii i i» i ,*
wuh Black Iwpublicanism and then, to
,ve
IT"
Applause.)—
1 llus
he cast the blame of that Jectioiialism 'o dimply be insuirreetion.
upon in who sustain his policy, or upon
u
,U
thunder, among ihe slaves
[Boisterous laughter and
:la\e insurrectious are no
tl,e-v
Ihen, you disagree among yourselves as i *Is are evcr\ where in pared*.
to what lhat substitute shall be
applause
re common
eu
have considerable variety of new propo- dip4Misable «.naectin^ trnus. Much
V"fo,r"
to III® nu'lit»ppli- "'I ft
ced the Suthampton insurrection, twen
ty-eight years ago, in which al least
three tunes as many lives were lost as at
not adherence to ihe old and tried,1 by Black Republicanism. Liu-hter
Harper'* Ferry Vou can scarcely
stretch your Very elastic fancy lo the
onclusir.ii that Southampton was got up
tiou ol slaxes for their mis ers
-itiou
k or
mtve miter-
parcK but there
ou I neither are nor can be supplied tho ia-
and
mu­
tt esses and a part of it, at least, is true.
A pl"i for titi uprising could scarcely be
devUcd aud communicated to twenty in
dividuals, before some of them, to "*av»«
or
and
i was not an
.vurrbg uit-