1860 Campaign Speeches - Republicans

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for
full
operation,
two
radically
different
political
systems
it
de-
nies
faciUties
for
employment,
and
whom
it
expels
from
the
merchandise also.
the
systems, that
other,
they
based
the
For
of the
the
power
which
elects
of all the
the North
its con-
of
strength
lies
in
the
vote
the
policy
of
Slavery.
It
has
been
the
Demo-
party,
we
may
concede
its
claim
to
date
from
put
a
slaveholder
a
bill
Dis-r
slaves,
won,
the
Democratic
party
unnecessarily,
within
that
part
of
left
Pacific
Ocean,
under
slave
law
earth.
Men
unequaled
men keep a
condition
of
is
the.
occurrence
which
secure
anything
unjust
or
unreasonable
in
the
and
wealth pouring into
this
be
It
connection with
imjust;
we
God,
perhaps
I
might
be
prepared
—
races
principles of
and
incapable
perfect
political
very temperate
our
the
;
ventured
to
express
myself
thus
of explanation.
have
state
of
rightly
under-
stood,
I
say
that
it
is
of
the
white
of
interest
in
enforcing
them
to
the
to
devolve
intend
publishing
should
long
endure.
Where
mental
enhghtenment
abounds,
where
morahty
is
professed
by
all,
Union
midst,
possessing
po-
into
by
Grod
and
Nature,
we
cannot
lawfully
so
hold
perish.
the
State
$7
per
hundred.
REGISTRY
BOOKS,
FOR
INSPECTORS
OF
ELECTION—
Indispensable
for
appeals
to
passion
and
prejudice,
it
is
always
safe
to
submit
solid
truth
cessity of
States,
because
condition
of
society,
and,
in
the
main,
Avith
th(;
spirit
of
the
age.
The
States.
It
was
i)urely
and
simply
a
national
question
whether
the
how
truly,
that
the
Union
reeled
ment
which
has
proved
to
be
not
a
final
one;
and
which,
as
natural
loyalty
to
the
Union,
while
the
capital
States
have
a
natural
facility
for
alarming
that
loyalty
year
period
filled
with
anx-
iety
and
apprehension.
A
successful
Hardly,
the na-
tional harp
Compromise
of
1850,
promise,
and
found,
with
tlie
cause
goes
on,
the
ennobling science of political
hensiuiis
admonish
them
that
authority
maintain
the
Government,
but
or for any
in-
duced
loss
of
always to be
when
them as a lordly scourge, not as a free government.
The
Republican
country
considered
the
Admi-
nistration
and
Congress
con-
formity
with
great
oceans.
part
dissevered
by
one
of
the
is
a
recruit you
kings
and
princes,
to
no-
bles
and
thority to annul or impair
this vested right.
ernment
chamber and in
it is
reli^'ion deplored
Virginia.
Republic
; to
to
scourge
and
to
banish
American
citizens
for
entertaining,
cherishing
and
uttering
the
sentiments
of
the
great
statesmen
are
forever
asso-
ciated
with
Virginia, grew
of
and queens, lords and commons, judges
and
attorneys-general
Royal
the coasts
of Africa
their importation,
check
the
in
1785,
thus
When the Convention assembled
Potomac,
freedom
was
on
their
brows,
and
our
Constitu-
the
future
of
their
slavery
would
soon
pass
away
under
the
from
hilior
were
then
importance,
while
the
authoritywholly
part,
and
degrading
submission
on
the
New
York,
the
right of
aire in America,
the most
Fitzhugh,
one
of
judgment,
freedom
of
speech,
freedom
of
the
Post-Office De-
partment, in
public
sentiment
the
Reiiulilic
of the
vu'tue
of
the
Constitution,
Accepting
officials veto tlieir
Democratic Legi.-^Iature
ing
the
that if.
Government
is
a
fail-
ure.
Rejecting
the
dogmas
in.y, with the Republican fathers, that slavery
cannot
It
appeals,
battle
-WITH
AVARICE
AND
nppKLOssioN,
the
once
powerful
chiefs
of
the
Well might
rotten
been
played.
^\ hen
the
Republican
party
sprung
as
that
is
highest,
the
Government,
arrest
of
disunion,
ruin
that if
Fremont should
to
his
of
the
Government:''
[Applause.]
These
vote, sustained
hackicurd
to
1856
the
that^
addressed
letters
au-
in
18fi0,
where
is
for
tlie
impeachment
of
Virginia, who,
Harper's
Ferry,
is
now
looking
with
hungry
eye
to
the
Cliarleston
Con-
Let tlie real friends
and
make
))een won
lished it
is
re-
uiisiu)iasst(l by
now
witliheld
from
us
by
the
voice
and
votes
had
the
control
of
South tlie
until
those who
the
South;
but
one
slavery;
and
and conflicting
its
preservation
by
Union,
with
territory,
for
the
good
l)ehavior
of
our
conquered
people—
from
California
[.Mr.
I'epublican President to
and that
the election
common ruin.
solved
are
in
the
majority,
the
secession
of members of
evidently
indulges
his
Capi-
tol
to
inflame
the
t ie Senator
the philoso-
phy of
the exiirency
So
mucli
for
the
peojile
of
the
sons
who
the
Democratic
smiles,
the
Democratic
nods,
take
possession
of
the
army,
the
navy,
and
all
the
powers
i)0\vers
?
would
re-
sist,
even
to
the
extent
of
going
out
of
the
Union,
the
inau-
by
far
the
most
c
omprehensive
and
philosophical
presentation
New
York
[Mr.
Confederacy
to-
gether.
carefully-prepared
speech,
the
election
of
a
President
by
the
Republican
party
the election
myself and
dent,
I
have
this
lost all hope in
independence for-
the time will
ple
of
Georgia—
that
judgment,
will
consi'ier
wiiile it would
Union
blood
of
our
citizens,
we
are
asked
to
elect
President
of
the
event
may
be,
others
may
differ;
but
Virginia,
in
advance
He says
any
fight inside of this
of
connection
which
binds
be.
those views,
— never
never
never
message
to
the
Legislature
South
if
I
did
not
declare
that
the
direction of
broadcast over
State
ot
Alabama
Hence, I hardly think it is just to the
American
of
the
gentleman's own
of
the
Southern
Opposi-
to
show
to
the
Senate
and
maligning
their
manhood,
and,
per-
or
privi-
bloody
slave
code
humanity.
the
African
the condition of men.
betrayal
Aggeessiok^s
these
arguments,
Republican
National
Con-
speech
I
tliem
wisely,
but
tribute
of
respect,
and
I
often,
in
public
and
fidelity
to
to
the
slave
sentiments
the
disciples
frankly
mean. I
mean the
'J'he holding
have
developed
state
twenty-five years.
the
right
of
petition
was
the other
in Charleston,
and civil-
have
been
the
cost
of
life
great contest,
for
it.
When
the
territories
gave to
it was
Texas
we gave her
by the
the
men
who
a
and then the
the old bargain.
That is the
less.
the
ballot-boxes;
come in as a
which
he
refers
master
nounce
United
States.
will
not
hang
his
head.
We
have
sought
the
acquisition
of
and fifty million
country, instead
the
south
of
on
this
ex-
harbors
vessel,
he
shall
vocates
forcibly expelled
a
law
was
passed,
imposing
the
highest
penalties
if
any
person
came
into
tliat
State
for
the
purpose
of
ol)structing
that
materially modified.
their way of
point,
has
been
so
protect
ourselves
against
interference
with
our
rights
claim
for
a
negro
from
from
South
Carolina
to
the
precise
and
exact
issue.
In
Mas-
sachusetts,
and
in
several
of
our
States,
the
colored
men
are
regarded,
the
Revolution.
him
; atid
although
send
us
a
commissioner
but
for
an
incendiary
purpose?
If
she
wished
there
Mr. Wilson.
teacher
from
I
say
here,
to-day,
might
have
em-
ployed
lawyers
in
sachusetts
did
endeavor
to
engage
lawyers
in
Charleston
to
take
this
obtain
a
lawyer
in
Charleston
to South
her
most
distinguished
men
on
the
bench
of
the
Supreme
Court
pro-
nounced
unconstitutional.
the
State
of
Virginia,
ex-
which
Senator; but
I will
mistake
of
terms.
?
er, and tax
of
the
Southern
States
who
are
travelling
upon
denounced
those
laws
aa
a
proposition
around me will
many of the
this
at
to
go
out
of
the
Union,
could hardly
she was
New Eng-
declara-
tions,
who are
;
Republican Party,
delivered in
Doolittle,
of
Wisconsin.
State
the hearts of
us
safely
through
hatred
of
oppression,
whatever
no man
by
the
price
organiza-
has
Democracy
has
a
selfish
and
groveling
ambition
with
us
slave,
makes right.
porary policy
of the
liberty;
which
institution
Vir-
ginia,
at
the
being
the
first
she
has
glided
clares
'-thou
shalt
of
the
land
of
am
asked,
make
rights,
and
sustained
only
with
desolation,
met
with
P<~>
resi)onse
from
Washington.
Worse
tl;an
Chivalry,
face
of
all
the
South.
There
could
reduce
the
Governor's
letters
from
six
solid
colutnns
chill of
the
rush
of
mighty
to make ten New Englands
—
free
thought,
free
behind
impels
us
we will
is the
of it
upon the free men
to
its propagand-
and
and official robbery
the
has
been
alists, and
who is
Slavery
I
traitors
and
conspirators
struggle
as
we
The
danger,
then,
party
under
whose
control
this
love this
involves
from
the
State
sovereignties
variance with
to take
nor
anything
Constitution,
was
vio-
lated
by
which
the
text
acted upon
them
to
be
suffi-
cient
violates
; and,
identical,
same
individual
men
with them.
slave-
who
have
that
he
under-
stands
?
us,
then,
were
possible
that
some-
thing
may
be
said
on
our
side.
Do
you
accept
in the
revolution
in
Hayti
was
not
an
exception
to
it,
but
rather than
the
Judges,
of
fact
meaning.
mode
without
basing
it
kiU you, and then
robber
demanded
of
me—
my
money
part to have
we
know
by
ex-
perience,
is
no
easy
task.
We
enacted
in politics
case
precisely
left
to
resist
the
demand.
It
is
nothing
to
the
contrary,
that
they
do
not
demand
the
whole
stand
by
United
peals,
precise
point
at
unconstitutional, the
constitutional,
Wisconsin was wrong.
United
States
that in any
of
which
passion
and
declamation
the
hearing
juris-
diction
of
the
court
to
slaves
or
slavery
ever
existed.
A
habeas
corpus
case
is
inquired
into
Wisconsin
had
compe-
tent
jurisdiction.
What
a
solecism
I
All
the
of
the
a
the
citizen.
Is
not
that
a
be
subject
States?
Mr.
in
1854,
for
under
the
act
because
the
found
in
the
opinions,
of
bad
faith,
or
corruption
in
office,
to legislate
his
own
State,
and
by
his
own
Many
when
was
to
decide
an imperial court, and which had asserted
this
Slave
Territory
after its
I
am
rahsts
and
New
England
men
were
always
wrong,
saying
that
the
Con-
stitution
of
the
United
States
all. A
a
purchaser.
I do
not
Senator Seward,
heart
there
aris-
tocrat.
The
history
Europe, and
by the
one
side,
and
that
equal
to
the
and
left
weltering
on
her
plains
St.
Clair
enun-
Alexander HamiU
lead
offered
up
on
the
altar
and the free,
and
on
the
dominant
race,
and
the
blight
of
all
progressive
tendenci
s
and
of
EVENING JOURNAL
AT
SPEINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS,
JUKE
16,
1858,
and how
well adopted
basis
of
any
and both
Nebraska bill
by
the
of
lengths
a
state
SiS
well
as
territory,
were
to
be
left
lumiied
together,
and
law
that
our
grsctt
doings and of the views which guided us in our
course.
We
have
faithfully
endeavored
to
do
it,
was
not
only
how
defeats
by
joining
the
Republican
organiza-
tion,
not
one
conscience
in
inscribing
our
names
by
found
out
that
the
Republican
party
is
essentially
the
up slave
labor within
by
the
Homestead
bill,
and
to
promote
free
He fought
paid.
I
need
hardly,
say,
sir,
that
when
statesman
not with
duties,
or
third
whose
hands
of
Mr.
the
he
nothing.
Let
long as
18th of
June, the
the
best
policy,
for
all
honest
men
who
mean
to
do
I
cannot
or
in
the
narrow
structed
to
insert,
in
any
bill
they
may
report
for
the
all
after
the
word
its
choice
States
is
greater
by
about
one-third
than
that
despair
and
destruc-
tion.
Please
reconcile
some
of
these
contra-
dictions.
If
the
North
has,
mage from us, so
their
black
generations
have
fled
Senator
from
G-eorgia
[Mr.
Toombs]
seems
to
have
he
would,
for
that
cause
to
of
a
coward
among
them
all,
where
duty
calls?
Sir,
we
Mr.
(and
I
was
alluding
especially
to
the
Eepubli-
can
party,)
people
either
by
to meet
They place great reliance on this arm of the Black
Eepublican phalanx
name and behalf of my constituents I extend to them
a
cordial
invitation
to
their reputation
pleases.
Mr.
WADE.
I
accept
the
gentleman's
con-
honor,
but
lur
he ac-
her
motion.
One
general
charge
with
opinion that the
law had no
the
idea
that
it
is
unconstitutional
sion
in
an induce-
as
you
generally
deceive
you,
my
friends.
I
tell
you
Out
see
that
be,
of
who
sought
to
upon
the
statute.
law
of
the
United
States
made
I
confess,
is
true.
broken down every
as I
a
pension
for
life
case
may
be,
but
its
getting-up
concur-
rence
of
circumstances
that
very
rarely
happen
of
believe,
a
fatal
prior
the
power
in
the
Constitution
told
him,
at
the
Constitution
or reason.
centuries.
We,
at
must
rior race,
Whence
this
tremulous
;
stand firmer
than ever
such
thing.
Why
North-
my
constituents
ask
North
justice of
could do it
States,
I
do it,
only
departed
because
your
philosophy
;
poor,
a
nucleus
being
formed,
they
will
go
home
with
the
been
labor in the Territories.
Mr.
Fillmore,
Democratic
candidates.
face:
In
them,
able
and
worthy
as
they
are,
the
hour
and
the
men
for
success
do
not
meet.
Nobody
beheves,
no
sane
I
and
a
fitting
men
may
make
a
President
1850.
It
makes
Baltimore
Union
party.
it
unsafe
for
him
carefully,
and
as
good
Did
in
Character
of
to body
Constitution,
and
right. Look at
son,
his
industry,
Maryland
thus
indirectly
animals
of
any
public
orbits,
and
like
change
this
indefeasible
God-given
the
air,
and
over
every
living
Evil,
sacrament is respect-
ed, and no
eth-
cacy.
It
held under
slave
before
the
sitting
was
$67,773,477
setts alone
greater than
States.
And
spaces on
the
common
nature
of
that
part
memory
of
the indignation
Master.
TLTOIAN,
should
plead
for
it:''
Then
comes
this cruel
tisement
a
scar
on
the
right
side
of
his
forehead
the
toe-nails
to the
petty
kingdom,
not
geon
ajar. But,
re-
mains
his
Life
of
Patrick
Henry
by
Ettrick Forest.*
law that men
by
man
enters
into
and
becomes
shame. With-
out these
provocations to
of Christianity
on the
lips, becomes
Cain-like. And
the
because of
oliicial
language.
It
was
in which
its
abominations.
moment
and
To
these
emphatic
words
I
explanation
can
never
regulator
and
delivery
of
a
venerable
citizen,
Joshua
R.
Giddings,
Geor-
from
his
seat
m
States.
In
Booton
Garrison,
pleading
for
the
Slave,
was
dragged
through
about
his
neck,
and
a
distance.
where a
of
and
who
Boswell's
Johnson,
all
the
inhabitants
taking
the
Slave
Question
in
Congress
when
it
was
sum-
moned
Congres-
sional
But
these
displays
of
Violence
petition,
which
Slave-
masters,
with
in
any
debate
upon
an
important
subject,
be
it
when
take
their
slaves
there continue
the
North.
And
here
I
inspired
by
the
assumption
of
fact
from
sight,
rather
be
but
one
response.
There
Sale
from
the
Almighty.
Nothing
short
of
this
impossible
link
whether
the
lights
of
religion,
history,
and
doubtless
experienced.
He
may,
perhaps,
set
a
;
that
the
Constitution
was
very
rights'
of
human
nature
privileges of States in their individual
capacities,
within
inspire
our
inter-
pretation
of
as
these
are
Constitution
the
idea
that
there
could
be
property
pretension
becomes
you
contri-
bute,
by
increase
the
devotees
others
to
give
the
Senate
and
also
a
Eepresentative
from
in
its
testimony
and
its
counsel,
variance with
our duty,
slavery
in
any
day,
had,
b}'-
a
unanimous
vote,
selected
me
be
faithfully
and
cordially
sustained.
Should the nomination, which I now
accept,
be
ratified
by
the
in
connection
with
the
doings
normal
advocate
whom you
be held in grateful remembrance by the busy and teemmg
millions
of
future
ages.
I
am,
very
those
who
gle which
evidently
gone
through
were rather
he does
grow
immi-
nent
danger,
the
is
equally
true
that
of
the
laws
State
which
attract
to
the
Territories
a
class
to the
strange
or
surprising
in
all
this
madness.
The
slave
power
is
impelled
by
the
irrepressible
pow-
er
of
necessity.
It
aggression
logic,
no
limits
but
those
pursuit
ex-
sun,
and
he
has
to
interrupt
and
harmonious
development
of
all
land, gives
[Loud
cheers.]
With
one
word,
Slavery
his
most
celebrated
speeches,
delivered
in
the
industry
was
found
out
that
of fiee
it
served
—
pass in

over
the
j
divisions
existing
silent
obedience
tract of
refreshing
to
your
strength
an additional
purpose of
see
tell
me,
even
in
pockets
1
Surrender
social
problems
wars,
of
sove-
reign
States.
Promotion
and
the tendency
of our
the
bloodless
body.
They
Slavery
question.
It
*?
products of
while to
the irresis-
an
institution
will
want
its
home
will
have
aggra-
inheritance
you
mean
the
duty
we
owe
to
following
declarations
organization and
of
the
governed
hold in
abhorrence all
schemes for
and
especially
the
right
of
each
State
to
Constitution
upon
the
protesting
people
of
Kansas
national
rights
New
Brunswick,
extending
Huw
natural
has
at
all
times
and
Human
Nature.
In-
social
state
are
the
chief
elements
and
are
not
only
held
to
allegiance
now
under
our
laws,
but
are
also
subjected
to
way
§t^tmi
riety to
;
taking
in
tributary
be
members
of
one
great
political
Pacific
coast,
of the republic
ma-
terials
all
to
construct
cannot
be
man,
had
to
take
the ideal before
and
equal,
yet
we
will
slavei-y.
flocks of sheep in
in
the
copper
dug
out
way.
Go
no
man
picture, and go into
native
the
question
whether
the
white
him.
No,
of
the
earth
where
ten
name and
merchandise.
(Applause.
freedom
established
by
freedom
should
the
interposi-
tion
of
Divine
American people
determined to
none
becoming
just
as
consummate its
wise
and
United
Srates
resides
key-
kinder
States.
Now
lot
there
be
no
cavil
that
she
said
that
since
you
have
claws of
Pres-
ident,
Vice-President,
Secretary
head,
of
wheat
Boston
saying,
1
Not
one.
Pennsylvania
and
well
a
slave
slave to be
involuntary bondage,
of Iowa
nature
this nation
the
globe.
word from
that simple,
has
equal,
life,
liberty,
and
the
pursuit
of
inextinguishable
thought
of
human
nature
itself,
entertained
by
ing
along
turbid
and
Avith-
ers
and
disgust
from
the
not
She
says
it
is
because
men
love
a fearful
the
national
with safety.
to
home
to
keep
down
their
slaves,
to
our
fears
word
that
any
man
may
speak,
however
eloquent,
able,
truthful
or
of Judge
one's
country.
How
natuially
was
the
Union,
mistaking
the
claim
of
slavery
who
maintains
that
slavery
shall
not
be
prose-
cuted
by
such
means
of
position
in
Pennsylvania,
New
York,
the
Republican
full armed.
problematical.
country
at
once
the
stay
ting
an
adjournment,
[laughter],
but
I
always
found,
neveatheless,
that
it
was
a
creeds,
of conscience.
States
succeeded without them.
have
made
it
without
Irishmen
deteriorate fatally
Let
us
State
peopled
ex-
clusively
handful of
which would
I
have
no
hope
for
on the other
less
than
much
under
any
of
sufficient
resemblance
region
there
and I
am unable
wailing
of
mothers
to
bring
life,
and
years formation.
ho d
extend
Slavery
from
the
centre,
both
Introduce
slave
labor
sustain
send their
shall bring
only
their
minds,
born, and
after
the
year
of
Wide-
Awake
force.
Ten
rapidly
con-
federal Union—the
ment over
tombs
at
Quincy
and
Mount
and
York-
town.
Are
for
a
cause,
Cats-
kill
mountains
out
and
did
not
behave
risk
and
so
and the best, is
or any foot
rich,
sub-
ject
last
resort
to
defend
himself
and
his
liberty.
The
other
is
that
uhich
have
resided
there
we
must
bury
our
traditions,
emancipate
oar-
SEPTEMBER 26. 1860.
also,
upon
the
Constitution
Hall,
in
Topeka,
the
can
take
the
banner
all
for
they
saved
mined,
When
free-
men
want
to
make
a
Territory
free,
they
give
it
ballot
the
the
course
of
freemen
Missouri
This
was
the
reason
capitalists of
the
other
States,
can
believe
that
by
making
Missouri
a
free to
;
of
the
labor
of
the
preserving
freedom
soon as they
wisdom to da
is it
is
do
it.
Eccnor-
pge
aU
the
twink-
lirg
o '
an
eye.
I
lam
have
ve
StRtes,
and
enable
them
to
provide
th<^
cruntry.
They
for
np'
r'y
f'orty
ypf
r.s
not
regret
that
he
did
not
change
and
go
with
the
peoole
of
this
country
in
saving
themselves
from
a
fatal
calamity.
Besides,
were to
not
separated
and
isolated
in
all
the
glory
of
its
heart
warmed
with
the
impulses
of
patriotism,
for
the
town
t>erG
cotfes?,
ano
I
spe^
k
i^
nfv?ribelets.
with
reverence,
th
t
the
Scotch.,
jadg^d frcm
Nf-w
a
-nr-
fotne
bonus
upon
regsoes,
ard
ohere
i'?eie
footing
wiib
tbe
native
were
to
be
{-ractej
Tne
priz^-
of
port
v-hich
elone
was
adequate—
a
coiimercicl
New
follow-
a3
been
hitherto—
to
know what
tablish
the
iSouse
that : you
exactly
as
Now
system.
a
supply
for
slave
states.
Tlie
opposition
is
founded
upon
this
state
our
state,
and
of
our
country.
And.
that
would
seem
to
end.
the
argument.
times
sooner
than
York.
I
told
him
that
he
langiiter.J
uuderstood
bafor?,
I
have
noli
learned
to decide it.
ways permit,
maker
mouMs
the
moister.ef
plasier.
to
it«
Free
and
vigorcn?,
and
lave
already
af er
effort snri
Breokenridge. I
Fellow
citizens,
it
is
time,
high
time,
thnt
we
a President.
Of those
sup-
port
Lincoln
and
Hamlin
for
the
Presidency
and
Vice-
Presidency
of
the
United
alternative
left
for
their
political
action.
I
am
of
its
Administration,
by
two
parties
in
the
shadow
of
one,
it
is
but
a
shadow,
its
substance
is
Douglas.
He
has
fact
or
any
sentiment,
but
to
present
my
views
of
the
questions
of
the
day
as
frankly
the
whole
group
party and
the
ill
the
glorious
sisterhood
of
the
Republic.
But
we
the
slavery
question,
it
her with
Tlie opposition
the
political deeps
territoiial
gov-
ernment
the
grave.
the
country
that of
any of
the Northern
opposition on
affirmative grounds.
porting
an
Abolitionist.
The
cry
of
mad
American
journal
position
is
entirely
and
confined
within
that
if,
administration
from
power.
the Senate, has
the
political
father
far
as
experiment
upon
the
public
morality
we
cannot
afford.
his
tool,
and
race
he
is
an
inferior
why
we
our
nature
admits,
we
should
arts.
The
embellishments
of
up
as
his
principal
claim
to
ZQP
30'.
Mark
continent
to
the
Missouri
Avas
admitted
and
frame
a
sure
to
denounce.
common
expression
to
the
collective
will.
which
we
are
contending
for.
But
is
this
what
Doug-
free
de-
fend
it.
That
act
of
question
to
reside,
the
cording to the
told
and
States,
would
law,
was
totally
of
deliberate
betrayal
enough
to
defend
im-
in
the
exercise
in
him
who
is
held
up
wherever
there
was
a
government, Mr.
upon their
when, in the
reasons
pur-
pose
mate-
rial
evidence
growing
out
of
his
past
career
and
present
situation.
violation of
of
Sir,
says
mestic
tranquillity
But in
willingly
authorize
with
legal
construc-
tion
in
regard
to
and
the
de-
of
the
court,
to
think
thy
belly
shalt
mous
?
means
by
which
people
bright
one
but we
he
can
boast
of
is
that
Slavery
refutation
of
the
Judge's
consolidate
now
on
account
are
domestic
be
suf-
ficient
for
establish
;
people
[meaning
the
the
great
doctrine
of

necessary for
he has
ple
attempted,
this
which you
that
pretence
? He
knew
it
well.
He
he ought
withdraw
his
name
if
they
the
idol
ted
in
his
bodily
existence.
[Prolonged
laughter
and
cheers.]
Not
nomination.
But
as
enough.
[Renewed
You
know
that
your
orators
are
but
artificial
Let
it
be
the
should
become
a
Slate.
This
Oregon
bill,
Constitutional right
Mississippi
de-
spaired
not think that I can possibly
be
mistaken—
voice
in
Douglas
continued
must
necessarily
form
the
It
would
loose.
My
opinions
Republic
of
Mexico.
MR.
DOUGLAS
RESPONDS
WOULD NOW
ment and
States
It is a
say that
the HONEST
Slave
Law,
Mr.
Doug-
It
has
Compro-
mise
repealed.
He
said
I
bill.
One
am
this
Union.
Yes,
me
years
hence. —
Corep'.
Qlobe,
Session
all.

Asso-
ciate
Justices,
sign
it,
but
stitution
an
amendment—
to
insei't
immediately
'
it
therefrom,
their
own
way,
subject
only
property
estab-
pro-
perty,
us, it must
acting
article
of
prohibit
citizens
of
any
particular
cannot
exercise
any
more
authority
over
property
of
constitutional
and
experience—
and
beloved
for
the
spotless

all other
the
?
trol slavery
1859,
Mr.
Douglas
wrote
the
following
letter
to
J.
ination.
Before
Presidential
ter
slave-trade, or
could
not
be a
the lot if
ry, being in the Territories,
shall
can be
pro-
nounce
its
out
in
good
taith;
AND
ALL
Avhich I
and a
part of
Sena-
tor
referred
to,
I
correct
this
Union.
question.
that people.
only
be
made
by
sovereign
hitherto
missing
in
the
chain
Senate,
May
17,
1860,
Mr.
the
Senator.
I
would
ask
right
to
catechise
Senator has
with
Mr.
Douglas
be a faith-
proclaimed
and
understood
by
last
been
difficulties
surrounding
that
there
and it is my
under the
good,
have
of
Kansas,
when
formed,
for
election
for
the
adoption
of
the
Constitution,
shall
be
of
Toombs)
brought
forward
a
substitute
for
my
bill,
KICK
HIM
AS
WE
WOULD
of in-
President of the
and
page
546.
his
efforts
delegates assembled in convention to form a constitu-
tion, preparatory to her admission into the
Union
on
an
objects
inhabitants,
ventilated
his
views
of
tlie
Declaration
of
asserting
IN
EN-
under the
under-
stood.
That
by
others,
by
tion.' —^S'Aea^'ifm''*
IS
VOTED
DOWN
State
Con-
stitution.
If
Kansas
wants
a
business
which
Sena-
tor
Seward,
Globe,
the
authorities
or
inhabitants
shall
have
pow-
er
to
most of its
less
they
United
to
bring
the
hatred
thirty-two
wit-
nesses
from
various
parts
of
the
country,
and
it
the United States
of
the
1st
suppress
exercised
sense
country
the
army
such exist,
way of
there
as
equivalent
to
the
Wilmot
Proviso
; a
refusal
slavery
as
equivalent
but they
far his
House
of
YORK.
UN-
DER
the 29th
DOWN
THE
a
the first
again.
He
heard
me
the State
to
my
position
on
DUTIES—
J[
FACT
TO
TEEN
OR
TWENTY
THOUSAND
INHABITANTS,
DOES
it
will
be
suffra-
ges
are
asked
in
for
the
next
four
years
V
Now
as
something
quite
different
from
the
ordinary
posture
20
disputed, that the sentiments
with or
all
not
say
to
you,
is
the
Republican
party
as
hard
that
it
should
be
stigmatized
in
all
quarters
to
sacrifice
personal
of the
opposing
parties,
and
who
of
no
coun-
can
citizens
I don't
way,
and
had
to
choose
they
by the
adopt
more
devotion
try.
THE
BELL
does
not
seem
to
put
itself
upon
the
same
footing
in
these
regards
try,
and
it
our country
doctrine
horses,
—the
side
by
side
with
this
Pacific Ocean, did
is
It
is
deep,
per-
manent,
as
necessary
are
concerned,
it
is
a
question
whether
our
Ter-
little odd,
system
of
Slavery,
and
would
keep
the
slaves
out,
that
the
defeat
20
South
being
that
the
lad
the white man
that
the
whe-
ther
Carolina
used with
him to
suppose.
[Laughter.]
The
stripes
exhibited
to
its
bene-
known
that
there
was
the
same
indisposition
with
the
framers
of
these
resolutions
the
framers
of
the
Federal
Constitution.
They
de-
peeping
out
in
any
and
the Government
of a
Territory which
and
the
Republican
in
as it
shall
makes this
of
Liberty
and
Slavery
they said,
such
the
the
uni-
versality
The
interest
has
allowed
itself
this
senti-
ment,
and
domain
anything
that

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