tine
Cornell
THE
FREEDOM
OF
Nev York*
country.
It
has
but
a
You
well-informed
and
truthful
was
to
which might
beaten
for
Vice-Presidentin
Democratic
Convention,
Convention at
1844
47
at Bal-
nomi-
nated
207
tion,
beaten
for
12, 1857
of
Missouri
Oom'-
promisii
dolph
and
'89
204
Vice-
President
>
 
 
In
1856.
25
202
;
in
Convention
12
-Beaten
Free De-
Kansas OnxRASES, Report
Convention, 1856
King, William
1BB2
20
1832
11
ithe
Jefferson
Bil'thday
Festival
Also,
en
Presi-
MooRE, SoYDENHAM,
resdiutions
O'CoNOR, Charles,
. . .
Pillow,
i
Convention
at
Hat-iisburg,
1889}
First
Demo-
cratic
National
PIdtform,
1S40
12
Whig
National
Conven-
tion,
1848
16
6i)
Constitutional
58
of N.
58
House
refuses
Resolves
of
Resolves -of
90
Yeas
(14
W. Thompson,, of
Terri-
tory
73
Mr.
Douglas,
of
Illinois,
a Committee of Thir-
tion;
ad-
mit
KansaS'Under
126
—
James
Barbour,
for a
the Republican
to
which
pf
their preference of
eleven States,
of New-
in
nomination
received
128
electoral
In
1816,
the
Republican
Congressional
Caucus
of
in
1820,
find
nee
dency was,
dent
Mr.
caucus
candidate
his
only
1827.
In
1828,
acted
beyond
the
adoption
of
the
following
resolution
verbose
great
length
come a
of Gen. Jackson
Delegates
appeared
and
toolc
their
resolution
Hesolved,
to a
in the electoral colleges,
the
Con-
vention
various parts of
the
legations
Ad-
expedient.
:
Union for
the reach
to
,,which
this
of
the
friend.
By
avowing
his
approbation,
to
Congress
precisely
thfli
sama
the
measure
ments
the
which, were presented
.
to sacrifice
permanency
of
tlie
Re-
public.
that
is detri*
a
B, Johnson,
Harrison,
of
Ohio,
who
1839,
which
the
action
of
of the
U. 6.
nating candidates, for
of
Maine,
New-Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts,
Rhgde
to the
follow-
it wna
Finally,
the
delegatej.
who tlias
industry
to
the
of
another
portion
more
revenue
ought
to
to de-
fray the
0.
liesolvedy
That
Congress
United
States
try,
power,
under
the
;
judges
of
everything
pertaining
the
stability
In^titu-
of
the
the
land
of
the Bemo-
dates
for
opinion
represented
in
this
Convention,
therefore,
In
nomination,
Vice-President
of the
re-
:
R.M.Johnson.... 29
-^
1840,
law
for
States.
any
other
power
and
that
attempts to hold
most
revolting
manifestation
of
measure
conducive
to
Individual
and
but is
memorable
era,
and
Belying
a^ipUcation.
Heaolvedy That
slavery
should
Dever
existing
within
their
life, liberty
Idie
fundamental
without
due
Heaolved^
to the
MAN,
a
and offices,
of the
maintained
against natural
the
decision
of
the
tbe
State
of
PennsyiTania.
WHIG
NATIONAL
After
a
rather
stormy
Clay 97 86
the
first
ballot,
dates
for
tbe
This
resolution
met
of
the
Whig
of the Whig
proposed the fol-
lowing, expressing the
any wsi^ ipter-~
nevertheless has tha power
intiioduction
or,
any resolves haviag reference
political
destiny,
eeen sadly
on the
field of
the
nation
from
a
burden
of
ppai-
ttouas'a
Southwesiern
man,
reared
great
stream
wliose
tributaries,
of
the
varied dutiea
soil,
01-
the
wide
frontier,
on
that
he
to
IB
jliiBt
estimate
.of
him
^h,Q
j^
march iiito-
; New-Hampshire,
6
; Vir-
ginia,
IT
provoked
was commenced
pitiaen should have shown
morally
.
have
into the highest
Oonvention
of
on
those
eternal
by
side
in
; and
we
would
especially
wishes for
we
feel
ihatahigh
and
sacred
duty
is
devolved,
with
for
the
benefit
of the few at the expense of the many, and
by.
a
Tigila'Dt
the Union
warded
through
to
the
National
Convention
of
States-,
havefuMlled
the Union
may solicit
our surrender
his
nomination
and
election
in
1844,
has
been
in
his
retirement,
the
esteem,
respect,
and
admiration
as
the
candidate
of
which
and
productive
Blare
than to
Constitution,
power
has
forced
upon
us
answer
extensive domains
be kept
pressed
lands, seeking homes of
w^
the
introduction
of
Repre-
sentatives,
known
now exposed to
reokless hostility of
actual settlers,
making
settle-
usually
fully
resulting
public landSp
ways the in-
;
tional
a
tai
iff
to pay
annual instalments
Seadlvedf
on the ;i6th
Meioh)6d,
 
)
G-overnment
sustained
on
its
foreign
ground
gate our
forms of
the
Government,
respect
expenses
thereof,
in
criminatlon,
whereby
discrimination,
whereby
suitable
encouragement
from
navigable
protec-
tion
and
Seventh. I'he
with
reijuired
the
received and acquiesced in by the Whig party of the
United States
until time
the laws
abuse
settled,
as
dangerous
 to
our
peace,
and
will
discounte-
whenever, wherever, or however the attempt may be
made
Uie
nationality
of
the
Whig
party,
and
the
was
carried
by
a
supporters
of
fornt in the following
gent and-
patriotic body,
representing millions
of my
tion in amicable
word
not
a
bers, to signify what would be, at
the proper
time, the
substance of
more
anil
meas-
urus
barely suggest
the Union,
connection
with
Congress,
an* early
or
In
our
land
;
regard
to
qualifications
for
integrity, or in devotion
and the
any sedition,
the
Union
on
the land,
'always
to
than
the
known
1852,
Henry
Wilson,
Presi-
lowing
patriot-
Vt,
and the
endowed
by
their
can
be
deprived
by
valid
maintain
the
Sovereignty
of
the
States,
Union,
by
limited
Congress, in
infiexible
deter
nllnation.
and foreign
of the Ameri-
while the
Supreme
of
the
States
and
foreign
decisive
arbi-
ti'ations.
20.
both;
the support
The
overwhelm-
ing'triumph
of
have
given
those
for
him.
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION—
1856.
mously nominated.
William L.
bal-
lot
the United States,
Compro-
and Vice-
—Polygamy
and'Slavery.
Sesolved^
That
and violently
the rights of the
been infringed—
trial
by
dom of speech and
purpose
to
bring
the Union, with
and
that
the
States,
and
the
b^
preserved.
liesolved,
to the
the
Consti-
tution,
as
religious
liber-
ties,
American Indepen-
recognize
ical action.
between the
laws of
insolent
apd
cowurdly
JjravadO'
and
blundering
represented.
Ephrfwm
to
preside,
and.
the
Convention
no
authority
Territory
north
86'
made to proceed
when
Mr.
\
repealed,
present
Administration
in
tho
general
management
of
for
Yice-Ppesident,
and
Andrew
Jackson
Donelson,
of
Tennessee,
was
on
execution of
or impair
the
agitation
of
the
at-
tempt
down
in
the
Kentucky
and
Yifginia
and in the
teat
the
fidelity
Constitution
embroil the
purpose, if con-
principles
eirfpense
of
the
many,
highway,
would
be
secured
of
the
we have the right to claim. over it; and no
power on
its
progress
by
prepora>-
derance
in
the
adjustment
of.
commanding
pathize
great
outlets
raised
out
of
the
soil
and
in the face of violent
opposition, he has maintained the
laws
at
home,
FHIG
embittered
by
mutual
recriminations
of the United
^all
permanently
in
political
hos-
United
States
declare,
political faith,
Father
be artested at
ling is to support
geographical
sections
now
Convention
assembled,
jn
discharge
of
than
ever
before,
demand
with certain
governed,
is
essen-
tial
to
institutions
Rights
ai>d
this nation
for
we
congratulate
case of a
a
free
son, which it is the imperative duty of an indignant
Peo-
the
J
has far
sub-
force
the
infamous
property
in
persons
where, on land
the
a
cofffid-
ing
people.
the reckless
economy
and
the
syste-
matic
a dangerous
provisions
of
to
etTeci
15.
That
appropriations
imperatively
efficient
forth our distinctive
12 1
180
22
24f
2811
from
Ohio,
of
age.
16
votes.
and
to
change
the
18
votes
changed
their
votes.
dent.
128;
second
ballot,
12*?.
The
nomination
of
and the
example and
lish
posterity.
at Charleston,
April,
1860,
with
State
in
Convention which
Va.,
Vice-
also reported
not
only
power to
right of
Slave
Law
are
high
seas,
tion extends,
the Government of
the
ticable
moment.
States,
and
ted
into
the
sylvania, moved that
instructions
to
cratic party at Cincinnati
Is provisional and
Pacific
States
and
Government
construction
of
a
railroad
the acquisition of the Island of Cuba, on such terms
aa
to^defeat the faithful
Law,.are hostile
Consti-
tution,
a compromise a
subject,
he
withdrew
taken
152
to
151;
property in the
Terrltoiies,
and
whierever
admission
Into
recognizes
the
institu-
swiYx terms 'as shall'
same extent as
South want,
committee
propose
Imay entertain
North
,ad~.,
vocate
the
shaUbeif^
.equivOca^
said
Plat-
Democratic
hi rcj^pecttp, Afri-
iEor this
they claim
Sovereignty was
was
admitted
subimssidn
Platfbirm
*'
people and
Thc.«
where
hour, to show
in
November.
I
respecting
domes-
ples
declared
eaisi
witldn
Stephens,
of
which the
in the
people
domestic
institutions.
In
his
speech,
rightful
subjects
And, if
im-
bill pro-
poses to
am
be
left
by
tba
Delaware.*'
not
a
single
statesman
who
recommend
Inasmuch as differences of opinion exist
In the
of the powers
within
of the
3. Sesolved,
coast,
to
this
tJhair
six hundred
(Applause.)
,^
the members
disorder, and that is for your
'residing
by
minority
on
Slavery in
by a
the amendment
moved by
plettform as to
to Sla'^erj,
rosolution
1S56,
as
yet
ganized.
meetand clear away all
the
General
Government,
by
all
proper
legislation,
to
secure
ciijzcns
every State
property recognized
of the United States
hibit its
Slavery,
pair by unfriendly legislation the
security and full
ries in
exercise pfalawfulauihorl-
admission
the JJred
«.ny
maintain
it
Just
and
Convention
foregoing
resolutions;
Convention shall
embraced
of this
duly it slvaU be, in the event that our delegates
with-
to the 10th
day to consider what is best to be
done.
Dnder
we
the
naiionaiity
accept,
as
of the Commit-
ted. See
the Northern
in-
stitution
such.
Slavery; and
we assert
Government,
issue between
body.
—
the floor
of the
These
a
majority
here
ready
guar-
antees
which
we
us
and
fight
our own battle.
Republicans
Uke
should state
us to vote
butowing^
to
Mr. Glenn, of
floor,
concerned.
We
have
of life
must rest and
the North, not to
be
ask
racy.
what
was
another.
Kitiier
we
or you were wuong. We came here to you
which
was
Charles
E,
Stuart,
of
one
of^
who
then
to
protect
that
same
distinguished fi'ielid,
center
 of
the
Union.
There
slumbers
to save
We
if a
beg_leaTe
re-
spectfully
either
of
the
Federal
against property
in slaves,
tion
palpably
and
intentionally
their
constituents,
to
from.
S.
on
North
occasion.
Ithasbeen a^ed,time
higher
to say that
of
Pennsylvania.
(Cheers.)
While
we
have
you
have
hardened
your
theTights
of
confess,
in
all
frankness,
that
I
deem
the
resolution
wholly
in here to
Cincin-
Territories—
of the people
J. B.
nl
said
the
land
ol
cated
a South
Church, the
Southern
Democrats,
really
the majority
and other
States, who
rise
have been at
continue
to
ad-
here to and abide by the principles and doctrines of
the
take his
slaves, into the
the States
GoDstitation.
Neither
Supreme
the
proteption
and
preservation
every
in-
fringement
of
this principle
legislate
all
the
our
irrepressible
conflict
between
declare'
that
their
ours,-but, if
withdraw, leaving no one authorizedto cast the vote of the
State
Stock-
Ochiltree, M.
ARKANSAS
RETIRES.
Mr.
assem-
ed
on
the
233
April,
and
statement
them
to
retire
Arkansas,
convened
at
April,
1860,pa3sed
among
contained
the
olfer
nate
a
candidaie
party of t&e United States, a^eed upon and
reported
to
tliis
recognizing the
principle contained
equal
in the
in
strict
accordance,
States
were
same, and Cause it to
be
carried
the
of
the
and
that
has invariably been
party
by
changing or
our traditional policy,
to
fully
platform,
and
the
population
naming
the
the
platform.
That
many
States
candidate
equality of
usages and customs of the party.
If
thus
States of tlieir
time
all
the
established usage,
conclusion
that
we
Territories,
and
the Federal
the prin-
to
nor
from the State
of Geor^a.
as Chairman
to
leave
the
Convention
Union
by the
On
my conclusion, and
we
Jtiigh
con-
sultation.
Mr.
be
be
broken
vouring waves,
Southern man. Yes, sir,
believe the
which
supports
my
Is
LoiUsiana,
in
withdrawing
from
to the
States whose
have
been
embodied
in
the
States
the fundamental principles
sense of duty,
to withdraw from
Whilst
-we
and
of
which, in
justice to
desiring
our
of
the
majority.
J.
A.
McHatton,
:
I
duty,
interests put
together. I
Govern-
ment
our
that
to
make
the
following
that
the
be and
con-
our
new
Territories
with
you
will
be
obliged
to
disintegrate
and
dismember
the
believe that Ihe
upon
the
maintenance
i& no
trouble for
knights.
It
with which they have to contend. I
view
in
these
men
types
of
all
that
is patriotic and noble ; and, for one, I am not willing^to
cut loose
—late in the evening.
to present
I am
not willing
to disintegrate,
ask my
proper
to give us all our rights,
and take off the ruthless restrictions
which cut off the
As a
the Democracy
believe they
Kave the
right in
of time to join
a camel. Now,
The President.—The
time of the
should bethe object
of the South
morning,
the great
sets. I warn you, seceders, if
your
of
darkies, and I
|i,000 to
honorably
despair
oi
the
Republic.
Ea>
cess
to
Convention
proceeded
from
upon
a
majority
of
at the
the
Convention
may
call
a later day, if
adjourned
to
the
following
meet
and
on the
adojjtion of
After the
3d, 4th
made
motion of reconsid-
the putting of
those motions having
the repoi't of the
majority as amended by
there remained
the
Electoral College of tha
to-day,
It
Md., on Mondb-y, the
Democratic
party
perceive th&t
plying
delegation
to
thii
preparatory arrangements
question.
Mr.
Russell.—
:I
read for
of Pa., took
his hands
presented
of
Tennessee,
in
be-
The Chair
fact to the Conven-
unmo-
lested
by
iiiTty
other
property;
opinion
States
are
pledged
President
and
gen-
tlemen,
the
is
such
pledge
(applause
and
Tuesday
morning.
action of this
both
which
man
fi'om
Bridges, N.
Morrow, K.en
place
on Credentials.
The memoi-ial
&om
the
A. Jorr
Thomas
H.
power to
cast one
of
said
dele-
gates
be entitled
fifth
congress-
seat
has as-
entitled
thereto.
Hanson,
Thos.
M.
Matthews,
andNorbert
'
is
chairman
aa
dele-
Tenn.,
John
H.
conclusions
of
following
resolutions
Resolved^
Committee
on
Missouri,
the
vote
was
taken
tl^e original
ad-
nutting.
hia colleagues
(the contestant's)
of
delegates
refuse
A
division
President
the whole
a
^vision.
Bayard
and
in
the
Massachusetts
delegation
contested
by
Mr.
to
be
proposition^ had been taken.
tbem^
seats,
the
remaining
delegate^
oh.
Cre-
thirty-fire rotes
reconsideration of
on
admitted
to
seats.
VIRGINIA
WITHDRAWS.
Mr.
various
questions
arising
out
of
the
reports
from
the
with their convictions of duty to participate longer in its
deliberations.
(Loud
the
galleries,
to obviate
this neces-
delegations
to
of
hi3,coUeague9
North
Convention to
Ized
by
regard
the first blood
of the irrepresi^blft conflict w^ shed, a district which sent
fifteen
and New-Jersey, we
grand old
Democratic party,
the Constitution and to care for the Republic
for more
than sixty years, until it now seems aa if you were going
to
substitute
order.)
to say that tiie
a
majority
created by the operation of a teclinical i^t rule imposed
upon the Convention contrary to Democratic precedent
and usage
districts
deprived of their rights, until, in our opinion, it is no longer
consistent
with our honor or our rights, or the rights of
our constituents,
liave done
no
occasion
tell you that
our lot is cast
the delegates from
by
assassins
(Loud
great
confusion^,)
DELAWARE
WITHDRAWS.
State had
and
continue
to
do
so.
I
delegation
to.
leave
the
questign
constituents
after
Uieir
briefly addressed
least,
Bhould
of
can-
half of
entirely
harmonious
desire the
are
who desire for
Convention.
withdraw
desires to be
may
dictate.
delegation
be
the
Convention.
Mr.
Hill,
with
Vice-Z'residen:ts„
with,
stood up in that
i
know
Conven*
tion,
States.
Mr.
to say
what I
think will
that,
may,
par-
me
to
not:
templated,
notwithstanding
simple^
i
a
from
IJew-York,
offered
the
following
of
the
State
of
Benj.-Fitzpatrick, of
Mr.
Payne,
of
Hesolved,
44
.Texas.
for their
invasions were
Holland, a comparatively
new tralOBo
its human
own
venture induced
lived
to
per-
ritory
in
ders, is probably
benighted
race
and their
kindred
assumption
during the intense
from England, and ought
famous
native
of
England,
and
there
in-
services, and
being
infidels,
the
King's
Bench
(1697,)
ruling
that
ter's claim.
outside
of
the
proper
and
natural
em-
ployed
in
United
States,
whensoever
following manner, as
and
southwardly
by
parallels
of
latitude,
so
south to north, two degrees
of
latitude,
thirty-one
degrees
north
ol
shall make part
the Ohio on
meridian on
shall,
Congi'ess, receive autliority
4)ose of establishing
to
tion
of
force i^i
due proof thereof to
representatives to
establish a
di
the
according to the
to be a
5.
guilty.
That
of
free
the
consent
Confederation. Until such admission
1
tory,
including
that
completion of forty-five
Ohio, the Wabash, the
the Sandusky rivers,
and
Wa^limgton.
confluences
of
seal of the United
within which such alteration
this form
absence
of
one
delegate
its passage, the
stipulation for the
in
and
recorded,
that
Douglas
ia
the
Congress
prior
to
the
United
States
aid
citizens,
labor
regulation
against
invasion
; and
on
application
of
the
in
pursuance
thereof,
Constitution
notwithstanding.
The
as hear-
the
Revolu-
1799
present
limits
2nd, 1790)
had the power
2nd,
1802)
the
territories
lying
west
of
and
MississipjJi.
Anrtng
the
the
13th day of
States
was
opening
settlements
in
the
wilderness,
new
efforts
to
procure
a
relaxation
great
body
of
that
the
labor
;
—
frontier.
benevo-
Indi-
ana
will,
emigra-
tion.
ed
R*>soh>ed^
the
States
the
of
years,
twenty-one
years.
The
by the
they are
a limited
almost
univer-
memorialists.
Congress, which convened Oct.
for
government
their remonstrance,
until their
population shaij
ing settlements, mainly in its southeastern
quar-
of
Louisiana
from Missouri
Territory, and
was Admitted
quences.
To
guard
against
such
 
any of the
not
hitherto
been
restrained
war
civil
blood ?
its
impending
dangers,
have
already
arriv
not
safe
legislation, what vil'l be tl^e result when it is
spread'
Is
he prevented,
of
the
which
it is
States
have
here-
condi-
the
United
the land
 
people
of those points
its attainment
the principles
independence
the
Constitution,
which
declared
that
power
to
possession of all
expressly given in
the
over
limitations and conditions beyond this, was so much po^fei
unwarrantably assumed. In
by the late President
superintending government' ought
sub-
are guaranteed
except
and
immunities
of
had in
House,
had
convinced
gentlemen
of
his
the
;
the
objects,
which
under
consideration
detain the
House to
formed
out
do,
at
a
time
when
but
few,
age,
as
was
competent
for
to
tiieir
Constitution
as
to
allow
the
and State
the terms
latterinstru-
on
the
a
Constitution
for
themselves.
the Federal Constitution,
your
taxes,
and
from
the
South,
not
of
Mr. Scott
he
left
his
prehension
excited
by
too
gentleman
there
and Mary-
swamps
: ,
Slavery
or
invoiuntaipy
absent
or
eilent.]
the
twb
posed State of Missouri,
Mr. Tay-
lor, of
twenty-five years
of age,
providing
On
the inhabitants of
House
happiness
of
and
Messrs.
claims of the
that
the
existing
its
j
act of
It possesses,
any Statre Legisla-
seem to
the undersigned
can look on
As between
the original
market
for
a
suqti
a
course,
the laws derive
support from the
under
the
per-
mission
of
Government,
denounced
traffic is deemed
ity.
We
ask
her
force?
We
have
cumstances
consequences
of the eviL
courage
faith,
ligion
and
humanity,
owe
to
themselves,
has a right to
the,
priociples
of
the
Federal
upon^tte
or impor-
tation of
Constitu-
tion,
they
ougihti
tional
Qf
the
Uni-
ted
Stales.
PENNSYLVANIA.
humanity
Mississipplto
the
veneration
which
they
entertain
for
^he
memory
of
the
founders
of
evil
a
State with
Common-
the
them to
answer the
were calculated
several
States
be among
of
human
which
.formed.no
a
European
the
Union
at
the
discretion
Septem-
in
the
Sta,tes
the
ex-l-
tensive
the
regions
of
the
West
to
a
the
reauffled
the
State
Senate,
Dr.
Daniel
the
Democratic
That
introductiou of
regai'd to the
of
the
(^ther
from
the Union,
suc^ States should
the
prosperity
admitted into the
Sovereign
State,
may
Missouri into
stitution,
on
the
bill
to
letter
of
as
Thomas, just
of
of
that
&nd
laid upon it
28.
[20
from
Slave
States
North
Carolina
and
Mississippi.
The
more
moderate
opponents
97
North
j
Baldwin
of
Pa.,
Bloomfield
of
N.
divisioa. The
Messrs.
Holmes
of
the
cotnbina-
Nathaniel Upham—
ton, Jeremiah Nelson,
west
of
Missouri
being from
the South).
by
plan of proffering in-
for
it.
presenting
herself
to
States, or from
persons
of.the
insulting,
and
quoted
as
every State.
a
exceedingly
fertile
and'
terms
also
covered
of
both
sections,
which
was
owed our
this
country,
geographical
relinquished, in consideration of a cession of
Florida
by
Spain
to
Col.
Benton,
and
known
that
the
Slavery
but general,
of tlie
27tli Con-
gi-ess, feel
a portion
by
this
assistance
of our
is not the
of this Union, in aid of the Texan Revolution the
Intrusion of
dent, far
iijto the
from
fomenting
Indian
of, and
of
the
to
adopt
warrantable aggressions
enlisted,
organized
and
officered
py
a
Congi-ess,
the
almost all
Representatives
during
the
of
the
measure
public speech
its recognition, become
Abolition; and
for piiblic
uusundersiood.
fanatics, and
the opinions
interests
of
exposing the
been
de^
feiTcd
for
a
be
is
aherished
by
oar
cession by
said,
favor
of
crowds,
from
of
a century, the
Western Otjean. JFe-Aod
;
was all in vain
might as
they would
 
rushing
on,
till
ten^ples they
the people of
Govern-
ment
the libera-
standard
of
in-
surrecblon
is
raised
at once to
'
they
from
Virginia,
and
formerly
terior to the Pacific,
Tliere
is,
to
in his
speech on
of Louisiana
and, in
and
nefarious project—
Union
in
views on this
best
calculated
ta
ifp by Hon. Seth
Manymore than
the above
or necessity
slaveholdlng country ; and
a great moml) social, and political'
evil, I only
he has i-ead
of complaint.
effort to
founda-
tion.
You
than
combination
of
poUtical
the leading
rules, to
printed
and
Committed.
the
United
States
time
to
Gongi-ess
doth
carff-
the existing
admitted
as
questions
of
boundary
governments
Texas, shall
be trans-
navy-
yards,
other
property
public
defense,
the
vacant
unappropriated
of
said
and liabilities, to be disposed
of
and liabilities
four in number, in addition to said State
of
Texas,
and
monly known
without Slavery,
as the
admission may
as
shall
be
formed
'eas,
113
the annexed country
except
for
crime,
whereof
the
Committee,
reading by
S.
Wiley,
Hezekiah
Williams—
4.
New-Yohk.
PesNSVLVAHii.T-Eichard Brodhead,
4.
Ohio.—
William
K'ennon,
5.
favor
of
ritorial
read.
as to
Territories
of the
Uuited States.)
Provided, lioweieer, That no law,
regulation,
or
act
title
and
de^
cided
by
regard
exist.
Court
cre-
ated
any judge tliereof,
habeas
corpus,
to
be
directed
to
with th|
do lie on
of.
October
4
(Bell,
Dodge
of
ported their
inability to
dozen from the
reported his
bill to
latitude, ifnbwn
hereafter
should
be,
acquired,
of
•
that it be
opposed,
behalf
of
chosen Speaker of
ported to
March
of
Mr.
and declared
Message,
apply for the
tution be conformable
applica-
in accordance
submitted
order
daries,
by
Congress
of
boundaries.
2.
acquired
part
boun-
daries
adoption
on the
without
the
con-
sent
of
6. Mut
merchandise,
be
made
by
stitution, for the restitution
8. Hesolvedy That
Congress has no
slaveholding
States,
whole
the
present
States,
Territories,
or
District,
pointy
commonly known as the Missotiri
Compromise
line,
shall
asking admission may desire
faith be
compliance with
cession
of which
implied or
require.
in
the new
State contemplated
a
State,
upon
latitu(4e,
and
recedtly
formei^
by
the
conformity with the spWfc
resolutions.
and
briefly
following.
Slavery
to be introduced
into
this
Senate,
until
now,
owners.
it-to truth,
existed,
from.
a
Slave
State,
tured
deteriiiination
that
no
power'—
Slavery either
citizens of those
has a
State
their
people
 We ask
ted
by
the
any-
where.
Sir,.Ib6li,6Te
thene. We
hiave no
my
life,
my
astonishment
1
I considei* this compromise
cah
having formed
existing,
a
slaveholdrng
a^ it
is, with
certain
that
of
g ve to
retjuire. I shall
March
25.
and
of Texas
to be
Btatos.
2.
boundaries of
prompt
delivery
of
Which was
parallel
of
of
35°
30'
be
the
southern
acquisition
by
the
citizen of
the Unlt^
void.
Well as
Very
the;
bill
orgaijiziug
had
come
to
be
i
admission
of
and
the
Com-^-
promise
Measures
of
1880,
that
the
adoption
of
Restriction. We
Senatorai
v/ho
mises,,
nor
of
a
Territory
From that, Committee,
out of
tion than the State of
Missouri.
say
that In half a century w^n^hecome a State,
lies
Immediately
west
beginning of the
as much
prominence
to
any
subject
of active: intelUl
gence, tli£ past'can
beacons,'
a
closed
bvei*
tall,
who
tlicyear 18^0
augniehtatioli
of
territory,
devptjon -to
repose
favoriable action of
qrgaoi^af
whose
possessions
them,
be
imposed.
Therefore,
was contended,
as they
did not
conflict with
force, and, consequently,
that Slavery was
the pointy
for ttie
Oompror
as a eardioal
the
the avowed
opinions of
thftt
adjust-
the same
their constitution may pre-
Mr. Dixon
Senate,
or
Sec.
ih&ir
 
,'
of
notify
tlieir own
Legis-
lature
the
Legislature
May,
1855.
over
them.
events.
For
myself,
the
interests and ambition
ests awaken, at least
it
has:
beep
doubtfiil
whether
it
would
be
the
cause
of
passage
(tf
this
bill.
.may
from
^ave States
for.be
ope
not
an
boon
; and
the
Free
States
are
^eedy pa^
by
fricnda,
in
rather tiian to
measure
—
of Representatives,
the othec^ a decision
for
even
if
the
Imiard
no-
go to l^e eovsntiy before
a
fihal
decision
in Congress,
sist
that it
They
not erroneous, not
.and
of
onsuchanissue?
f'ede-
you make to
it
principles
of
society
in
country.
there are some who
Coiistitutipn of
Consti-
tution,
found-
parent of
existing
consent, but it
Slavery
has
also
other
filled from
labor and life as fast as any one of the
slarehlel^ng States ean supply
it;
and
and it is rea-
part
emigration
of
latter
tide
is
were
a
thousand European
too much moderation.
I
met
twelve
thousand
of
these
emigrants
Slavery but of Liberty. I also thank
God fiheir escape,
toward
extraordinary—they
immigration from
from Norway, and
hundred thousand souls in
swelling
Islands
the House
there
Kaneasj
and
in
right.
they
dom.
mookery
are
What
mankind
of
establish Constitutions-
of Freedom
than
i
a^
general
1^
either
good
or
bad,
way., You
any
power
and-
equal
liberty
to
and
Freedom
arise, luilavor
of one
or the
of
two
Houses'
of
the
efforts
to
escape
the
the
Political
with
breakiri^, that
last the vote
Us title declared
the
Territories
of
at
the
lust
session
(leav-
to
move
a quorum
prevailed by
a tWo-thirdS,'majority—
iS.
on the
pi'e^ious
fhe
opponents
pf
the
measure
expected
for
the
clause
admitting
JonSSi
Williata^.
KurU,
ajbomM
A.
Hendricks,
James
Hjfiiinei
SiBiMi
Soffln,
Henry
'
M.
Pmmingtan,
Challes
Skol-
Iton,
Nathan
Nbw-Yobk.—
<?w.
W.
G/ioe*,
STRUGGLE, 8T
the'
I
eighth
section
of
the
act
\
force
hundred
and
thirty-third
ballot
for
speaker,
Nathaniel
P.
Banks,
jr.
(anti-Nebraska)
la
fame
of
the
States,
otherwise
patriotic
by
tlie
perversion
social
organiza-
ti'on
per-
celving'thart
ivi^pectwaslneradi-
general
force
&
the 'same
iqtQ a
abd
other
relating to Kansas
Mebraslca, was designed to
the
same,
he
gress,
(page
100.)
culiar advantages over
mark o^t
aetual
and cpiaxdifir-
the
fhimsettUhitrin
the
order.tqinstire
pro?,
after
the
arrival
of
inflammatory appeals to
KS-nsas
Teirltory,
la
mass
meeting
assembled,
an
Immediate
State
into
the
Union
to
Of proceedhiga
bent
month,
m
established
constitu-
ted
authorities
of
organic
instance
the
by
change
the
organic
law,
made
in
IJhode
Island
some
years
the
ib
the
principles
uppn
to their organio
liiio p(£6sed
colUsipnsand difQcul-
in evasion
of the
It now
message.' They
are'il^uUows:
tion of
delegates, duly
assemble
gratitude
and
pride.
and
dia-
excitement
and
oX
effectual
festations and development,
uncoi'recte^
and
ume-
moved.
in Kan-
,',
the
and been
independent
States?
leaving
it in any one bf those cases to be a subject q£ con-
'troversy
of the
same power
laws,
aod
in
the
Constitution,
in
property
belong-
subjectof Sl»very
ex-
ercise,
of
power
with
unin-
terrupted
the
Union
a
State.
assemblmg of
The
peace,
pursuit of
adaptation and
local utility.
diaraoter ofitsinstitutions.
In no
who might
And though,
wiienever tne
people of
six
of
Congress,
while
Territoiies,
:
controversy and discus-'
lying
north
of
86
I
Tttis
€km^r&mi86.\
was
made
a
Territory
the
Kansas
djldso under
law against
Stavery in
It is the,
ttds novel
Thus
Kansas,
and
by
Was
tournament vrould be listened
Did
It relate to a subject on which the people f^ere cool
or
indiJSerent
this
country
in
part
abstract a bles8iflg,-iit
exist
together;
while
others
highest
cannot,
with
safety
pecv-
of
Kansas,
a
large
body
On
the
day
of the
aside
such,
and
thQ
fruUs.of
<^f their
organio law,.
the
IJ.nited
States
Constitution,
,
of
the
Terfiitoriftl
numeivous instaneesJn
and
the
intended
to
with
tbe-view
to
present
the
meet-
usurpation could maJce
it
fbrce
by
measures ot
which
effected
thetiatinn,'
without
retracing
steps
or
continuing
violence,
or
foreign
force
and
that
rigbt
to
demand
of
fill~
people without redi'ess,
is
matter
purpose^
The
case
requires
some
.quieting,
kind
and
prudent
treat-
ment
do jnstice »ad sa^fy
the
ofatien.
are
rpeaoefolly
relying
power to ad-
^be
legislature
itself,
and
empower said
comi^iitte^'
fe^send
th^
laws
of
said
in-
vestigation;
and
.said
places
and
times,
they
have
leave
aid
them
neglect of duty
fprnja
consecutive
history
of
events
in
19th
to.
When
the
act
to
organize
a
a
fi'ee
excitement. If
Into
it.
A
law
.passed,
every
A.
H.
a
union
in the Ter-
the Territory,
to elect none to
vi&ws.. Tlda dangerous
was
altogether
the
forays.
and
no
.
'
the
It was
appointed for
the 29th?
i3-ovemor
divided
the
Territory
into
seventeen
Election-Districts
go^ drunk,
were recognized
hour.
trict,^the
vote
to
to
vote,
Missouri^ns retui-ned
the
most
of
them
with
their
aa chose
resident voters
ia'arenaote
settiement,
at the
fconversed
come
with
the
of a
'
the jtidges,
then
Toiea were cast
held at
Judges were
rightof non-rdsidents
was
the€ity At-
of
discussion.
Judge
Leonard,
a
elected
Territory.
It
thevotingpro{;eed«d;but
triot
Outiof
158,
pavtieer, in
and the
names of
who
declared
to
be
February
following.
testimony that
leav-
ing
at
worth. It
four
Ther«.
citiaens
their
own
provision
and
were
then
could
One resident atlsmptied:to
his
him
down
NOV.
29,
18M.
1
facta elicited.
1st District
into this
before
and
1000
men
Lawrence,
and
wagons—
of
which
there
were
over
with them;
the legality
of the
vote of
a Mr.
resi-
when asked if
was
to
all
election,
and
The
the
evening,,
that,
for
a
time,
they were
buil(urig>
where
the
election
was
made,
by
formed,
through
which
as<-
were
to
camp.
polls iii
some
of
off ttie bank
legal voters, and
the
if none but the actual
settlers
ing election
who
received
ths-
full stiength of the Pro-Slavery party., gob but 46 votes.
IId Distsigt—BloomihgtoN.
in.
the
riages, and
Claiborne^
guns,
rifles,
Blanton,
who
had
Claiborne
t.
to them
hooted. They
held a
one side., at htat:
to vote,
that they
there but
fla^e
mu^ules^
load
Jackson's
request,
 
was a log -house,
inches and let
,told there wei^e Pi
>-
this time, th@
would
give
took a party
back
a
prisoner.
After
Jones
the
and make them a speech
after
day
unless
he
Some of the
voted
there,
upon
attempting
to vote, were driven back by the mob, or
driven off. One of them, Mr. J. M. Macey, was asked if
he would take the
would
Ibe crowd awa^ from
outside
of
the
crowd,'
drawn
bowie-knives,
right to
and
and his
thft
voted.
The
ed to the
a
man,
nut, the
only judge
to induce
him to
of
to the
threats
be*jn re-
window
the
March was
leaving some thirty or
portion
of
them
dtd
Gorevnor. The
was
pre-
day
of
election
there a Free-StatA
majority was polled.
largely
votes cast,
of the
more
Yankees
brought
of leaders.
peacefully,
pre-'
it be-
ing known
souri to
trpUed
by
the
and allowed
them to
Xlllh Election
the place
of voting,
and the
California read.
'Sbilr Committed
wefC unable
the officer
hearing
into
for
the
only
Free-State
candidate
running.
was conducted
Territory,
judges,
said they did, they
of the residents
XIVth
District.
coming
oicer
to
men from
the
free of
bowie-
knives
moi'uing of
cheered
and
huirahed.
ticket, as was also
reason for
to vote,
the day
of election.
all for
After
the
Missourians
re-
had
provisions
and
to
all.
Doniphan
Frkcinct.
Missouri. The Fre?-
though
constituting
a
to make
b;^
the
census
\rsa
Some^ ranged
some
200
or
more
and
and
the
ft'ayt
before,
and
on
the
daypf
leleoUon,
offered
to
vote,
The testimony
liavery men, a
few days previous
GUaims but
was
the
examina-
adjoining
State.
'.The
sti-ikiag
made
peacefully
and
that
the
Constitu-
United
Territory
with
njaple
power
for
election
assume
or
nor should
num-
|;ht:re were material
wene set
because the
Territory
from
tire emigration
in March,
on
steamboats
up
the
them
IXtb
to
this
enumeration.
tJ^e day of
returns wer&
to the Territory,
the Ter-
a month :
time,
and was
both
vasion.
only four days
produced
subject of Slavery
and
quiet
ofthe
community,
of
Qorthern
faniaticB^
treason where
you may
hurl back
were,
by
certi-
ficates
sheriffalty
Rees,
a
member
offered
were
unanl*
mously
adopted
action
the
moral
perjurer.
that the
for that
purpose on
their enactments
the
proof,
the
nature
they
great
body
of
the
gene-
ral
the Missouri
code. To
to
transacting
county
assembly
; the
and
voters
elected.
&k6
first
held during
House
if
challenged,
required of every
Territory,
on the
the
Territory
elector
pei^ons
act,
quired,
oath
of
proper age who was in the Territory on the dE^ uf
elec-
tion,
who
vote
breakfasted
in
Missouri,
and
provision was inserted to prevent a full and fair expres-
sion of the popular
of
the
sheriff,
and
holding
right
to
hold
in
any
cause
slave property.
District,
Harrison
ill cldS'Sfes of the
justice. In the mgahttme, Coleman had
gone to
Johnson
He
wa.s
taken
^nto
custody
by
S.
or examinationhad. Oh the day of the
meeting
at
to
25
persons,
among
drew his pistol,
They all
mounted and
went to
through
.Hargous.
'Within
a'
fpiv
ctays,
the
direction'
of
Judge
X.
V.
Thbtiipson
broke
into
the
United,
wq,r
they
excuse,
Vp
that
town^
The
rescue
of
Branson
rescuers.
On
.party,
it
(to be
a Free State,
peace
of
opposing
time and inbney
persons were
was
and when
Dr. Cutter was quite^sick. They were compelled to go
to the
they
lyhich was
 
 
zens,
yoke while
plowing, and
sent to
United States,
disregarded.
The
and In no In-
Lawrence, under
be,
pro-
them had any
coUectecl
and
barity, unexampled
followed by
composed
chiefly
of
pending in the Territory. Nothing cati prevent so
great
a
calamity
expel
pertina-
of
witnesses,
detained while
from so doing. The
was
bunself
by
an
examination
subsequently stopped
of the Territory, and
there, our time
was but partially
and
producing
the
interference
by
the
I
matter.
^ears a citizen
a
military
fiord
erritory. His testimony
upon his
deemed it proper to examiine him ex-parte, and did so.
By
were
unrepresented
be-
and your
best
by
organized
invasions
vajld
have not, as
be
regarded
be regarded
different
bill,
census
of
the
inhabitants
aild,legal
vote,rs,
therefrom,
but
N'ays :
Scott
Harrison,
a
reconsideration
of
ol
the
and in
passing on their
not
citizens
of
be
made
letters thus
barity, unexampled
followed
by
lence led to
Missouri,
were
was
prevented
by
pending in
a
calamity
expel
lawless men
from so
upon
them,
was
himself
time by an
pa-
by
cer of the Committee,
by the
matter.
He
leave the
m^ority of
deemed it proper to exandne him ex-parte, and did so.
By
reason
Committee
were
required
conclu-
held under
carried
by
organized
as a general
property and to
Four^. That the election under which
the sitting Dele-
pursuance of any valid
It
should
be
regarded
only
as
of the resident
Eighth. That the various
allow;
event which
Sec.
of
the
Union,
approved
Sfarch
6,
1820,
own way,
subject only
States
tion
March,
1820,
either
protecting,
bill was
97
; Nays,
100
99;
the motion to
Clayton,
against
Gov.
Seward's
under her
motions
to
adjourn.
Messrs.
vote
decided
above
proviso
was
stricken
out
hard
and infamous
laws that
were passed
any election, or be
swears to support
support the
Fugitive Slave
just
. .
day. There are
band,
for
an
now
is,
ferring to
;
dtixens,
whatevei
ligence
for-
eign
attempt'of a
aggression, the
by
restrictive
geo-
luraphical
whs.
proposed
by
new
North, persistently viofating
the North or
occasion
of
the
ad-
domestic relation in
remains oni
citls&ns.
stituted an
companying
anything
wlficti
make
such
a-
charge
as
tions and
they had
seoure
a
a
majority.
The
course
which
iQ^ssage.
^prefbrined
In
his
erro-
neous
have
Jij^
,
jhaye
enjoyed.
States
where
North
Congre^
has'a
right
avows
its
deter-
have
gotten
are
maintaining
evpr
avowed-
of
this
'^^
.
'
sneaking
the
In
the
reSpfect *ro
(Here the gecr'etaiT
ftgain^ those who
'time of
previous,
the
Territorial
legis-
hej to
put down
the lawful
Bnflii? it
Kansas, '*when>
'^^be'^e-
lileeted to
finally to
decide the
tend,
tion
n
the
deed.tbis
to
ttfadirect
vtSte.'
How
wise,
i^ai^ble'vpill
and Kan-
sas act,
on
thi^
subject
glavei-y
question'
where they
a cohsUtutJLon
vf\\)i
)ipon
terms
•called
togfethff'by'
Tiftue
of
selves
of
No-
vember.
, But
littje
except
cjn
the
^iibject
of
general
excellertt,
that
sion
into
mitting the
Besides, there,
nor
indeed,
,
,;,.(
 
from
a
TerTitorial
to,
a
State
government^
the
question
the Union
eieciiori
the contrary, there shall
'
be peace-
author^
be
more
clearly
ar
present momept.
SbP^ld.
this opportunity
be rejected,
she may
up
the
again reach the
ibis should
When once admitted
Slavery, the
speedily pass
first time,
manage her own
on the sub-
subject, be
displeasli^g
to a
human
power
can
prevent
wl^ole opuntry
are not of
in
Kaqsas.
been
Anally
country
have
says,
u^ now,
sure,
directly
or
Mr.
ernor
they
should
theyiWere
to be done.
understood the Territorial
people
if they
do ndt
no
rrghtfSl
no 'rt^bt Sb
in Kansgs. I
on the
justification.
particularly obfl<ixlOus,
its
provi-
sions
were.
that
or
it^,
]>ut
'
as
some
freely, just as
tion is to be
the consti-
tution may
you
have
asked
riiany
a
man
this
question,
t
asked,
a
very
large
ititution,
quite
a
number
larger
number
of,
Shili
pure as
do
sincerely
has
l.-een
fairly
and
Impartially
submitted
to
the'free
acceptance
or
as
that
was
the
excitipg
FOTct 1860.
flon^.
Let
iQe
iniited,
ao,
7
£?up-
Railroad
lines
as
•System
as
we
:
the
slavery
pro-
position
is
submitted.
of submitting
your right to
you are
you
to
gain
by
benefited?
Is
the
or
fraud.
But
I
am
be8eeched,to
wait
till
a Free-Stata
it
foj,
granted
Calhoun,
dated
at
Lecompton,
on
ii
^ngle
to
the
Senate.
thfs
very .
moment,
any
of i'the Unitea
first
dispatch
to
the
Secretary
Lawrence,
ttiat he had'received
authentite' intelligence, verified
nor'S'dtSpatch
insurrection throughout
majority, Lawrence is
this
Territory.
It
is
the
eitendtii'dughout the-Territbry.'^
instigated, as
by HaStern So-
continned preseolce
of Gen.
Harney is.
Gen. Lane, under the
refuse enrolments -The pro-
August,
of
a
new.
ijaltion.
Gen.
'
to overthrow^
present
ejxisting government
Territory.
They
for
the
priiiciple; if carried
question
'of
to
removed
the
Qon-
this, not
part
of
the
government
authorized
people?
Were
they
necessary
measure
to
estab-
Constitution
the
has
the
and
absentees
are
as
much
where there
self-government
and
had
Just
completed,his
ie:m
of
seeraeth
good
in
his
ov^
eyes,
our
thfiy
thiiik.proper.
constituents, the
people on the
of the
Topeka
Constitution,
if
they
were
the
majority,
to
decide
a wiser and
of
Congress,
This
havq,
by
every
State
constitution
rights
that
tHe
equality
the States,
majority
of
the
people .-.
desire
it,
eairlefl
into
subiAttted
'to
TeiTitory
Ha^
engrossed
aid
safety Of the Utaion.
wlthdralv
them on
kept
there
G-overunient, and sfecurfe the execution
tit
the
laws.
He
considered
this
purpose.
'Acting
down the rebellion
heavy Expenses
to the
Government.' KasrisiB
a peaceful
and pros-
be'r^ected,
I greatly
increase
is
the
saitte,
shall
jury.
shall
of
Congressional delegate
elect, further
force
 after
its
ratification
by
and
(its
if
to
deprive
the,
the
Territory
bl
Kansas,
.bWII
Oiily
or^Terriiofies
honafide property of
(im,ta
the
Unicm,
presented
in
the
Sm,at6
by
Mr.iGremii
of
Jfitsowii,
front,.
iAe
Committte
.western,
boundary
States,
withiii
the
propositiions
.or
claims
(He
'HoilSe.
iujd
fobt-
'iiig
with
dispnt^a
whether the
' coiidkSbh'
given,
niajority'of
the
Com-
of
tho
be by
 
majority
of
votes
being
cast
are hereby
according to' the
said State
ilow or
Isi.ASD;-^Mlen'.
thafi,'the electionb author-
and
tlie
Secretai-y'
Legishiiure, namely
the
pollB to
l^e
several
requh'e
the
BheriA
of
the
Sjame
puri)os.e
to
a
that day. The' said
elections
hereby
When
so
assembled,
the
Ooavention
shall
State
to
schools. Seacmfl,
lature
of
ia
each, shall
eeleiited
by
the
Admissibh
of
q^
such'
Legislature
shall
direct
or which may
by
this
article
be
of all
public lands
lyin^ within
dteducting
all
same,
shall
be
paid
roads
direct
of
Kansas
shall
pro-
interfere
with
any regulations
Congress may
,£amiworlh,
Lorejoy,
Mehole,
Mott,
Coolierill,
ffarfan,
SUmton,
Hall,
fof
the
proTioius
question
aiid thai) a
stis^is,
Burroa;gh3,
Oaimpbell, .
(Me.), Wils«ji,
Gillis
with
Thayer,
Taylor
<Laj)
with
Eunlcel
(Ind.), AJexander
B. Stepbiens,
(Ga.), and
part of the
republican ;
« >sad^
'n^/f>er^a8t,a,t Ji^e7am( ,ti(a^an(i,p^ace,,8M4 ponve;i^lon,
did aclopt'an p'rdujance.
belo^g^
voting
at
an
Tnaft'the follo'tping^'prbpdsitiotife be,;and*fhfe
same are,
hereby offered
shall lye
lands
in
Edi^ be'
set apart
to
thd
approval'of
gcanted to
publid-buildlngs,
*
in
duals, shall
by- tbie
of all
brapched pf Its
the House of
those already established ;
such
of
the
nounce the same by
as
this
act.
and
to
direct
the
time
Btatfefe
without
QeTAy.
ritory,
yeait, who possess the
litovj) fqr
person
bhallVote
eiiacU^,
tli.e
next
census
fe^
Government
exercisM
securing
a
majority
in
the
Stataof
Missouri /
on,
cuts
off
the
Pike's
the
new
State
to
the
habitable
eastern-
.portion,
9fi,,the.
Terri-
tory,
embracing
an
area
of
some
sixt^
thousand
Senators,
tp
serve
two
years,
tte
is
entitled
to
vote.^
The
toat
gra.ut
Interest
frbm
ihe
general
(Eep.)
as
'  
'
the Bill, whi'ch
Mien, Allef,
Bingham,
Blair
(Pp.),
Blake,
TSrajfim,
BniGos,
BHffintOQt
.SitrcA,
Coch-
rajie,'
Cotwiiij
Hick-
Hoard,
Hutch-
so.,
a^spelate
dis-
atlon bins,' which
to
Interrupt
other
I<at&tnn (Dem.,
)
paired
off*,
showing
III.,
at
that
and
Judge
and
confi-
agitation has
constantly
further
each, was
passing through
requested the
constitution
ally-
exclude
hundred
thou-
as possible^,
to.
abide
by
came
finds
an^
this
ever been
on
sense, made by
he-
not
cares not
definition of the policy
losing
them
the chances of
against the
master. This point is
by
Dred Scott, in
the free State
in Illinois,
Auxiliary to
or voted up.
latter,
to
The
only to the
to do
enough now, it was
ple
voted
down
Why
Senator's in-
dividual opinion
out then would
election was to be
argument
tation'in
cautious
patting
tory to mounting him, when it is dreaded that he
may
give
of
framed
times and places,
the
pieces
exactly
to
a
to bring such
this
not a
any United
sought to
Nebraska bill—
of
precise idea, and*
occasion, his
restrained
the same
that
may, ere lon^, see
of the United States
Slavery from its limits.
shall gain upon the
be maintained when*
now lacks of being
soon
be
upon
the power
of that
who would
prevent that
that
Senator
have never
a
sacred
upon a
the
fli'st
blow
was
struck.
It
fully be
wiser to-day
have
assistance
from
hia
result.
Two
years
ago
the
Republicans
of
the
nation
tnustpred
over
thirteen
and
interrogatories
on
condition
only
dealing with
answer
any
an
opportiAiity
to
pledged
to
the
prohibition-
different
States?
A.
pro-
hibit
Slavery
in
think such
an
examina-
to
this,
of the
not now hesitate
the United
States, the
Slave Law,
fi-amed
from some of
much as we are
the
generaf
the
exceedingly sorry ever
to pass upon that
question., I should be
the
Territories
mlsaioa
do such
of
the
institijtion
among
thenii
The
fourth
of
to
see
Congress
abolish
In
regard
tion
that
myself
entirely
bound
by
it.
it if
I had
District
I desire that
is full and
suppose in
pro-
hibited (herein, my answer is such that I could add no-
thing by
I have
Judge has me, and he has
me
on
had flattered himself that I was
really entertaining
afraid
vast audience
of
Illinois,
which, if it
them enemies
framed them. I will
I
will
bring
they have the
formation
you
de-
cision
territory,
in
disregard
affect
I
really
know
of
the
pro-
ceedings
of
assemblage
of
men
there
that
or
affirming
whether
they
were
am
regard to
moun.
I
allude
tnat
oc-
casion
we consider
at all limited
M-
traordiTtizry
the
upon
has
attended
astonish-
ing
prosperity,
for it on
feature
of
the
made
have
said,
a
kave
dispo-
catechise
unless
interrogatories
because
of
possible
sxception.
Either
that
Mr.
Oregon
before
that
Mr.
Trumbull
will
against Kansas, even
the argument of Mr. Trumbull in the Senate, against the
admission
of
93,420
people,
that
question.
I
If he differs
argument
against
exclude
Slavery
eonstitution
? I
answer'
emphatically,
as
Mr.
Lincoln*
has
heard
tell-
ing
you
.about
parliamentary
the Constitution,
exception or limitation
as the Oonstit«-
Hk amendment
was to
bill to do both.
proposition and
yield. He offered it for the purpose
of
himself
small
people with it ;
carrying out
as
they
pleased,
beauti-
South, the
to
avow
my
Supreme
Court
such a
in-
whole
Black
Republican
side
Supreme Court of
a
thing
is
not
possible.
It
'
'The
fourth
such
acquisition
under any
stands
the platform of
.of acquiiing
the Union
our growth
and progress,
years*
must
between this
States, will
end
of fifteen years as well as now ? I tell you, increase,
and multiply,
ex-
istence.
You
cannot
must not
to prevenfiiis
him
result ?
Either
the
hoop
think
that
Fred
last
on an
of the
partisan
strife
and
sectional
free labor and slave labor, Free States and Slave States,
which
Increasing fury until
ing forces
naLioa
cotton
and
rice
fields
of
South
and
New-Tork
and
a crisis shall have been
reached
interpretation,
will
permit
for
not endure permanently
divided. It
wiH becom.e
other. Either
abolish it whenever
words :
Every
powe/r
and
compels
; and
differ
by the
an act
jjnppsing
and
Courts
and
Justices
of
Territorial Legisla-
action of
cordance
with
of the Imperial Govern-
ment of
with
a
ments,
Imperial Government
had any
privileges, and immunities of self-government in
respect
to
were
contending, not for independence
own
internal
Constitution
of
empire.
ina-
lienable
1699,
which
continued
a
ration
crown.
For
Virginia had
white inhabitants
of Virgi-
Indian
savages
which
surrounded
and restrain'a
be
brought
into
Virginia.
The
slave-trade,
regarding
this
legislation
£Ung
of
England
and
his
British colbnies
consideration
of
prayer
year 1699,
the
domestic
instltutlona
the Umit of
legislation,
Revolution,
governor had
period
trade of
have too
existence of your
But
none
depended
a
dependent
appreciate
was
the
birthright
to
their
internalpollty—
Again referring
appears
from
among the reasons
orders
to
slave
was to
value
of
the
slave.'
in
;
more slaves,
Wentworth
to give your assent to, or pass any law im-
posing
shire.
several colonies exhibits
shows conclusively
power of
years immediately
the hiatfory of
of
nor sell our commodities
with these
Colonies in their
by the
of
Inde-
pendence
press reservation to e^ch colony
of
Let us cite one of these
reservations as a
Unalienable right of local
ing
his
em-
Sower
our
majority of
le United
In
making
foreign
sures
as
shall
be
judgednecessaryforthe
preservation
this Con-
the
Legislature
of
'^Virginia
passed
to the northwest
formed shall be
having the same rights
Virginia Legislature,
United States in
United
States,
Mr. Jefferson, as
Chase of
submitted
 
a
assembled,
for
within
on the Statute
alter^ition,
Legislature,
point
themselves
State
Repre-
ment
they
contemplates
selves as
deed
and
shall
of the
shall keep
least
said original
government
federal
them, as
well as
unre-
tc
the
thesubject, when, on the 14th ^ay
of
May,
1T87,
Federal and
those political
convenience and in
of
a
Supreme
Court
and
confer upon the
Government ; and to reserve
to the States and
enjoyed and
people of
moment,
Congress
in all cases
it
was
the .
formed intc
the Revolution,
Americans, in
nature
single instance
less led
many persons
gress
trolling facts
understood
ments as
Oonatitution,
alone
that
Congress
derives
of theUoioa. But
sale of the
belonging to the United States
to be
fere
may
owned.
Such
would
annihilate
the
sovereignty
and
within their respective
ington, Nebraska,
Kanaa8,Utah, and
the
independence
against Federal
on
—
alike to
(be-
cause
it
or equivocal language;
 
(not exceeding
by
of the
be, for
legislation
any
possible
infringement
of
the
Convexition,
as
re-
as the
ra'.
powers
as
they
now
regulations
in the un-
same, clearly
the
District
posed authorize
seat of
it necessarily
6,
Ter-
principles,
tion;
altogether or axe
reserved to the
Constitution, the
ever, for
they are forbidden by
governmentto exercise Ihem.
here
speaking
Government, to control it bylaw
(and it will
Court
rights are
the States. )
between
a
there
are
those
be
exercised
,and be
and
therefore
by
law,
all the
opinion, upon a different-point, the right
ofproj^ertyinaBlare
Constltuuon. . .
distinction between that des-
cription of property and
States,
draVsuch a
distinction, or
deny to
visions and guaranties which have been
provided
for
the
pro-
in
plain
words—
too
&lam
is
%hMS
made
the
duty
property; in all future
plain
preted
ernment la axithorized,
; and in that
other
property
owned
the
rights pertaining to
or the
case.
Inasmuch
—
State
only
recognizes
the
in consequence of
laws
thereof,
nor
by
virtue
of
any
slaveholding States
the
institu-
of
property
tl^e
State
perr
fectly
pleased, and
unwilling
to
tected and regulated, extended
and controlled by Federal
defiance
tories.
For
United
States
confer
on
the do-
minion of
United States.
The word
lodal
author-
the
decision
of
the
Court,
that
another
Pending the
boundaty
was
made
chairman,
and
to'
which
in controversy,
which
prescribes
Ter-
ritories,
the
original
the
Territory
shall
regulations as
I did
insert the
present. It is
slaves
of Mi^issippl,
government
to
a
power
to
legislate
usurpation,
as
Now, sir, I only repeat what I have had occasion
to say
make
lo lay ofi the
on
(he
(he
one
exists shall
am
of
that
Now, sir, if our
may
have
been,
to the
Mr.
Chase,
of
Ohio,
offered
the
oppo-
.ition
;
decide
Ihe
question,
bftcaase
they
have ^
reported
from
the
Committee
strength
principle
those
sir,
South.
Upon
what number of
accrue to the people at
the moment they have enough to con-
Biitutc
a
are
people to enact theil-
Legislature
composed
right
to
are competent to
rent and
Slavery and
favor
offered for the
Constitution.
Now,
sir,
1
ask
you
what
just as well say that I am opposed to protecting
property in
r^al estate,
as to aay
that I am
opposed to protecting
this
ground,
so
that
the
the
Territorial
day^—August
the
and
of the
third
reading
without
a
divi-
sion
passed—Yeas,
tives,
Legislatures over
by
parties
divided,
as-
Territorial govern-
reported
the
bill
substi-
tute
modifications,
is
now
 
principles
Seitate, in
attested,
more comprehensive and
taken
by
yeas
and
nays
and
decided
with-
that it is,
 to all rightful
these words:
ITnited States
United
States,
to
the
tlon
by
Congress
Ivv^g;
country can
con-
lS5i—
and
without
Territory,
like
conclusively
OonaiUution
of
the
Oniied
States,
our
Federal
Territories ?
Upon
this,
Republi-
Let
us
now
United States
were in
th^t
They
were
Wlliiani
win; and they
from federal authority, nor
a law,
the
Slavery
in
the
Ter-
expressed
any
opinion
North-
reported
by
one
of
the
Pennsyl-
vania.
a
of
understanding,, no line
authority,
nor
anythibgin
the
T„ isns ?h
it
in
any
way.
Here,
then,
we
**^tMi*ijy-nine
anrauch
question,
have
rect
slavery
men
that
no
stated, the present frame
in
federal
temtories
vio-
lates
;
Senator
Bougtas
and
are reserved to
at the
sion, had under 'Cohsideratibn, and
in
progress
toward
then
division
between
local
and
federal
authority,
They
which
and
the
seventy-six
Slavery
federal
guard
a
little
sincerely
believea
But
he
has
no
access
thus
the
responsi-
understands
their
principles
act as they acted
—
actual presence among
were
hands, against
conservative
conservatism ? Is it not
^gainst
the
our
fathers
who
framed
the
Government
under
which
considerable
variety
unanimous
in
foreign
will
not,
I
would
address
a
few
words
qualities of reason and
whether your claim
could get an
Republican
man
knew
any intei'fereuce
you
to revolt.
True, we
do, in
live,
declare
our
belief
that
know
it
 power
to
direct
the
,
,
slave insurrection
that the slaves,
littl^
disprove
the
sameness,
the
use
feeling against
half of votes.
timent—by
breaking up
trary, deny
points
ruin in
a
mistaken
statement
of
fact—
the
pledge
their
judicial
opinion
that
tinctly,
pressly, that
If they
by
Implication,
It
would
neither
the
word
to
show,
by
man.
To
show
certain.
the Judges
shall be
brought to
Remembered that
live —the
as any
evidence is
left, without
statement
of
fiLCtS.
Under
really feel
at once
destroy the Union ;
having destroyed
?
shall kill you,
keep
It ;
but it was no more my own than my vote is my
own
be at peace,
it
nothing
much as
dp,
all their present complaints
against us, the Territories
Invasions and insurrections are the
rage now. Will it satisfy them if, In the future, we have
nothing to do
had anything
not exempt
them? Simply
we
easy
enacted and
or in
other sayings
agaiastit; aiid
It ts
do
not
for the reason they
socially
silenced, and swept
they cannot
right
they
are
not
as
let
to the
necessity arising
nation
but
Territories,
and
?
let us
stand by
us be
between the
right and
for
a
policy
of
men
do
care
and undo
our duty by
to do
protect the
.regret
answer It before
answer
it
before
that
utterly
impossi-
Eansas-llVe-
braska
bill.
it was
the right
of Congress
aided
bj^
most
opposite
riew
bill before
pi-ovisions),
law. They contended that the Constatution
did not
of all the
States may go
to
slaves. Ac-
any ques*
court
df
be bindbag
can-
vass
in
the
commonwealth
of
employ
the
Federal
Government
for
I denied
do-
ing
that
I'caat
no
reflection
to-night. (Ap-
which some-
make before
 (yUhout
pennit
of
 
prohibits a citizen
made
had
becom-
this
prohibition
is
Constitution
gives
on
could
established
was sustained,
that in
the
Constitution
itself,
or confiscate
anticipated that
doctrine of
United
they apply,
ConsUtutton. AU
judicial
decision?
in
sustain these de-
enforced
a
failure.
(Applause.)
I
trust
the
time
may
no evidence
nized
by
rence, our true
of
we
must
decided,
that
I say
no
existing
will sustain
our
rights,
and
Slavery could continue
Still,
and the principle, tiud
>fow
mark
Is at
peace and
whole domestic
Oonstdtu-
tion
our fugitives
it exists,
to
one-half,
perhaps,
of
it class*
polygamy.
SEWARD
QTJOTEIW
could
men. I
by
of
New-York,
wbo
ip
to-day
?
; tfhe one resting ov
the basis of s,ervile or ^ave labor, the other on the
basis
o»
Butitheyare more'than
Incon^ubus:
of
States.
only
out
to
their-
very
bordej-a,
was fid-
pressible
become
entirely
free-laboi*
nation.
Blther
the
cotton
for
legitimate
merchandise
pro-
duction
of
slaves,'
and
are the
are
all its
in the
any right
of our*
that we
States,
only
tion shall be
and
pe
pjo-
triictedi
assured
mr a short
of the
with impunity or
Constitution
turf over
there
is
of
the
Republican
party
itself,
around you,
were
about,
for
peace
by the
indorsed
people, this
Statra
has
decided
it.
It
indoraed,
I'
Admit,
excuse is
purpose is to make war, eternal war,, upon the institu-
tib&s'ofone
G-radually
we
approach
the
of
the
crime
fafnatieal' throw
Constitution
lican party
ginia, I do
men,
the
conservative
Hous^, in
say
of
These are the
honeyed and