Terre Haute Daily Union, Volume 1, Number 297, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 December 1857 — Page 2

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I. X. BROWS, Editor. T. B«XO?(Gf A»«»6iaie Editor.

"rte IIRK-H A OTK

'THURSDAY MORNING DEC. 24, '57.

.is.-'ii V"' a O & a The editor's room is now loratcl on tlu teroml fl'jor of the Rottiltdge build\ng- ^Kidkincf on Market xln-H, first door north of Corinthian Hutt, and first ~Hoor at the head of the slain. lievmnier tkist and you will tave .• j*U

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roub'e hunting the room. fMr. Douglas* Speech. (**, i.UDP.l.) 1 X««if for

Onftel Stales tetf» iw, ip bis

»ii"s*agof^iH it he hftd tinv^MiilM^sny opinions, fmtltt fornrof 40* fractions to Governor »*. .1 •qiming tbattTto constitution \ya« to he fcdbtfiitie# to thepeejdeCur ratification. When wo look into Governor Walker*® letter of aceptaooe of the office of Governor, we find that ho staled rxpresaly that ho accepted it with the understanding that the President and his whole Cabinet concurred, with him '|hat the copfftitationf: wbon-formed, Wi* f* bo subtil tt^fd peojjle fur fM^jfta^on. Thijiijloot into the inhtrucftorris ^i*eji by^ttlre President oC the iI«tUi4 •Stall)*, tbrongh (Jensral Cass tho Secretary of State, to («ovrfrnor Walker, and yetrrtforeifinlI: tjiat the Governor jVttwlmcjeil, tq he military jmwer' to protect the Vol I when the constitutiou shall bo 45fbruittod to tho people of Kansas tor their froo accepts a cc or rejection. Trace the history a little further, and ybu •will find that Governor Walker went to Kansas and .proclaimed, iu his oinangirral and in lire spoochcs atTopcka ,#and elwewhcro, that it wan tho distinct understanding, not only of himself, hut of thoao higher in power than himself—meaning tho President and his 'abinut—that tho constitution wan to bo submitted to tho people for their free acceptance or rcje.tion, and (lint ho would ttso all tho power At hi* commmd to defeat its acfeqit.fni-o by

Congrest, if it wore not thus subafit4o |*t -dHrvotraf'the p^Oplor^

Mr. Provident, I #|u bM troin#™4o **i»top and inquire how far tho NVdirh^a bill, ^bieh woKniw peopleihonM be left perfectly free to I'm in thort tution for themsolvO'i, authorised the

President? or the Cabinet, or f3*Varnor Walker, or any other territorial omp'er, to interfere aad-^teil tho V'om'enlion of Kansas whrt'ier -they shtfiibfor should not submit the question to lite pctydc. I am not going to «top to inquire how tfur thy were autbnriswil to do that, it being my opinion thai th? Iho Sebrahka bill reyuuud it 40' tie do no. It is aunicfent for my pnrpofb that tho Aduiinistration of tho Federal iiovernmcut unanitnonsly, (Ji/n the ndniiniiitration of (ho. territorial^foy^rninent, in All its pnrts, tinuiiiti^isiy ,«odarcjtood tho territorial law- urtH^r which Iho convention v.u atisorublod to menif that' the Con^tillttion'lo bo toryuyl by thrtt o»MvveiUiou ahuuld bo BiibimUed to the-peoplo for rotiiierthon or r«iaetiou, antl. if not conHrni«d b't a iWajority of tin people, should be null an I void, without tpiuing to Congress for .approval. ':A

Not only did tiio Nntion^l Goveftimont tKo territorial governmcVA fc# onder^taud the law at ike time, but an have already stated the people of iiift'libftitorr 'ao* omlwstbod it.

further cv dtvR«t on. thai pbuit„h Inig uninbftr, if not a in »jii!y, of the d«1egtt 1 were instrncie I in th nominating convention* to sfihniit the oojtMitntinri to tho j[«o^1« f»r ratiHcrftion,1.! Huow that tho tlelcga'jeVifrom I) ingles-coun-ty, eight in number, Mr. prusidont of the convention, bcMij* uiopg them, were not only instructed thus to submit the question, but they (tigned and published, white candidates, a written plidge that th?y wonld oubniit it to thopeoplofur ratitication. 1 know I hat tuerij high in authority and in tho confidence of.theterritorial and National Oovcrnmeisi,' canvassed every part Kansas during the ete$« tiea of dele|r^toi. ahdbfieh oi»i

rol,then\

pledged hiaiMolf to tin peopb that no

to the peoidtf for «t»ceptnnce or reiQ£tidliyUiallt W *t»"Wl'4«Ws^wwwaa done that tho Administration would apum *«d «cm» it as a ^fl^' tion of the priociplea on which it camo into poWev. ana that a Dcnuvcratlc Coogreas would hurl it from their pre® cat* as an insult to Democrats who *tood pledgtnl to «e« tho people left frejr to fprrn thoi)i 4&taealicJfMfUtuUv«$ toi tblAiWlvei, ^pt oaly th^t, Me. b*t «p to^the tithe when thfl eonvontion a«a«mblod. on .the 1 *t at Sepkwnbrr. «o far as I can leant, it was undergo I everywhere that tha odmati&itioa to be submitted for ratiRcation or rtjiretioti. Tber mat, however, on tho !at of September, and adjoumed until after tha Oi^ober election. I think it was wkta and prudaot that they ahcmld thnt bare adjourned. dW- ^ot any qu«tio into that eWctioa whicii would divide tha D«raocrAtie partyi and weftko»o oar chan.^e.4 of l» the el^wn. I w*» Ttjdi^ whm I a*w th*i tbe* did aJjaora^a| to abo# l*i3r liiiwil im lay4 «i that drfi«te aad «!»tr*4

That would bo aa Hiir an election a« some of the enemies of Napolem attributed to him when he was e'.^^tM First.,Consul. Ifo is eaid to have called outhis troops and had theiu reviewed by his oHicerii with a sp^ceh, patriotic ami fair in its profe^iqrj^ tn wl\iuh b^-^id t^th(jm: *'Now,'my ioldiers, yo'ii are io go tu tho election and vote freely just as you please. If you voto for Napoleon, all id well vote against him, and you are to bo instantly shot." That was a fairielootion. fj Laughter.] This cjectiou is bo equally fair. All.rtictt ia. favor of tho constitut ion may voto for it-— all men against it shall not vote at alt Why 1(Att^yotb ayaiast ft ?1 giesu»«»j you,havo asVcd niaay 4 this qtoetitio(iK .1 havo jiskod a -very ikrgo nnmbefi»f the""^oTitlulften who ftamod tha consiitttfion^^ute a number of delegates, atjd a still lai|f^ numbor of person* *ko are their frioud^ and. 1 h.ive rocoived'the same «IWW' frortf ev«»-y

^nap jua«?met.t waa to le t«kenH tltAt il«o«pto^mtm!tnat that cft^littttiott tha *©!*iituUatu ta bo «bkttfiUl ^oiiidttwkat *oV$ diawi^ *f itlb«n Urn for rtr rftioa- HllUoJ to til® pQOple. I believo it wOUldvhAvo "boea Votbl. Towa by a majority of fonr to one. ata iofantt* e«^ by inea woll poa«ad thcr«—Demo*

that recess, while ths convention was' their protest/ with a knowledge of the a A to a 7 a a a

a ijoorn^S, Governor ^jRansora. I Dumocratic candidate YorXong e. Muaning igainsfc the. jr.'seni Delegate {froin tMt Territory, was Icanva&aing |ey4iy pa|t of Ivau^as in "favor pf the Ldot*tr.ij*«4} fs«b ju 11 ng haaonst SlitiaQ to the people, declaring that ths Dcm•ocralio party were in ktor of sa-.-h submj^iwB, anil tliat it was a sender of th« TSfatk Republieans to intiaiaW the cliaogo that the Democratic part* dfd not intend to carry out that pie ige in good faith. Thus, up to the tune of the meeting of the conventidn, rrr

Cctober last, the pretcnce was k^pt %p, ilie prpfe^ipn wds opeiiryrmaUC and believeI by me, and I tlrvroglH 1«5lieved by t'aciu," tlut the convention iutcml$£ to submit a constitution too ths pcojde, and not to attempt to put govern men in ofjeratioit -wubout K«eh submi^Kirfn. fjiio eTe -tion being over, -the Democratic party being defeated by in ovenrfieJming vote^ the opposition hating trininphed, ffndgot pofls^kion of b"dTt|| branches'' 6f the Legislature, aiul having electetl their territorial Delegate, the convention" assembled, and then proceeded to complete their work.

Now let us «top^e^nq«irs how they redeemed the pledge to sabmtt the coantitutioii to the,people. •t'lheyiSrwt go on and make* ronwiitutiou. Then fchfcy inake a^ciiedttlc, 'in which tlrftr pro viil thAt,! ho, .(jon's ii tulion, ou the

i^se[cV^oaft W

M. ^.'^rdSs°Lc

ter/-tiife

diy, TV^Iwr^^^ticeptance'' bfjajection, in the.following manner, to fvit •arknpvvleiiging 'tfmt they were iioutiU'to mibrnit it to the Will of the people, Cou.cediug il»at they had no right to put'it into opciation without Submitting it to the people, providihg in tl*o ici3tfiuaeAt t'itt shrm7rlAt«ko effect from and nfter the date of its ratification, and not before showing that tho constitution derives its vitality, in their estimation, not from the authority of the convention, but from that vote of the people to which it was to ba submitted for their froo accept? ance or rejection. How is it to.be submitted It shall bo subuiiiitod in this form Constitution with slav* erys, or constitution with no slavery. All misn must vote lor the constitution, whether nicjr/Hkfe,^^it ^r'Wot, in order to bo pormitte 1 to'*voto fo„r. o-r rfgairist Hlavery. Thus a constitution made by a fnveiBti"n that hod autl'iority to as«cmblo and petition for a redress ef grievances, but li^qt to. estab•1 i«h a. .goverii'i»enbr?~ a conetitiition made under a pledge of honor that "it should be submitted to the people tie-1 foro it took efTect a constitution which provides on its face, that itshall'l/avO irt) validity except what it derives from mifh •submisftidn—is submitted to the jojoplo atjnn election where all men are at liberty to Come forward freely tvitli5i»t liindranco and vote for it, but uo man ia ^permitted to rocord a vote against it.

j6ncr

cr4ts—that it would voted down by tea to one some say by twenty to one. -•'i

But is it a good reason why yoo should declare it la forco, without boi«f submitted to the people, because it would bar® i^n to down by five to one if yon liad iu roiU«4 it \ifeat doe« tj^t. .^ajct, prove1? Doos#ni.t abow^'a kdenialdy that au overwhelming njaj:riiy of tlut

for i»V tyrairiy, tbit tlwy would bo soi ob&|ajBate and so pet|rerse,«a4i to vote doiM the 6ou^titution ijf I hat giv-^ cn Mem .ih oppbriafaity 'tlb %e consolt-j e^laliPout-H-? -v _Birt I deny yonr right or mine to rnqnire of these people what their objegtio^s. to thatfC^nj^itfltioiii aret They. ii^ve a right to judge for themsclvt's

uTako

grf tbem. I

nevfcr rtfieived any other answer, aud 1 presume wo never shall got any other answer. What is that They say if thoy allowed a negative rota the constitution would havo been voted down by an 'overwhelming majority, aad heiico the fellows shall not be abloved to te1rf^l%i*llv,, [I,atugliTbf^

'Mr. President, that may ba trucf— It ia uatpurpase to deop the 'pfe^leWihiftfBat

rub-

upon tbera wtider tb^jplea of leaving tbeta peifc#ly'f3H&Wforrtt *n^ fiegft* lute instittttJoni Id IMKI' own way! Is that tb« moi-sis whkb If am called apon to ciuj out tho priaciple of s?lf-gov»rmnent *nil PQP* a a 2 ihajfbr,* a couatitation on iho people

^eoploof Kansas are inaaiterabiy op* ^o$«d to that constidotlOn Wif! yot force ^mitisi jtltt w|U *ittiply because they would hava votcd It dowa if yo« bfcd «oftialt^i them lit ^rttad ttJ'^^C!v^'Hud If you will, are you g^ing to foroe ifflieti by the ptJo^Wof -f»r-

-Dttfing against Uwir will, in opp«sttk»& not i^«!idhiE£c

Hmldues

Uif.v shali bo. .0 "\VliHo Tiiavo nb? right to c^p6ct t& bo consulted on that point, I do hold tlyit the peoplo of Kansas have the F'glit to be consnltcd and to decide it, and you have no rightful authority to deprivajhem^pf-that privilege. It i\s no justiiication. in my mind, to say that tho providioas /or tha eligibility fijrtlie ofiiccc of Governor and Lieutenant Governor require twenty years' cUUe^bi^4n tho,-Uuitod States. If itrefi thfft^i0should vote 6PH.^p/ltcd u^tirjia^as beon horb twenty years they have a Yight to think so aud it a majority ofthe pco pie of Kansas think that 110 mfan of af foi*eign birth should vote. osr, hoWoSid -unless ho has lived there-twenty ySDars, rig^c .'to sity »p,' iibd 1 ba^.h03^ght tointodci0 with them it is their business, not mine but if-1 lived thoro 1 shonidTtot bo willing to havo that provision,in thoHon&itutiou wUhoiit.baiug hoanl upon thosubjeot, and allowed "ta refiord my protest agai,ti«l-it.• have nothing to/say about their system of taxation, iu which ihey have gofjg bauk and resorted to thp ,oltl exploded system that wo tried in- -Illi--cioia, but. abaa'tlonod because wo did ^n«t lit(c if they wish "tojry it idad get lired of it and abandon it, ba it so but'if I were a citizen of Kansas I wo'. jd profit by the experience of Illinois on that subjeet, and defeat it if 1 could. Y$t, I, haVo no objefttion to t'.oir I aving it if th?y want it it,is their bjisines*, not mino. ,S.(r ft Is iri fegard to tho %ea ncgroea. Thoy provide that no freo negro shall bo permitted to livo in Kansas. I suppose they have a right to sky so theychooso^Jut if I lived there I should wnnt to voto on that qne^tijQn We, in lllinotfi,' pfovidb that 11$ more shall 'ootoo thore. W6 aay to tho ^oth,e~ Stales

care of your free nogroo

and wo' will take caro of ours.'*— ri6t aay that tho negroes n'W ihojra shall not bo permitted to live'in Illinois and I think thospeo p!c of Kansas oughj to havo tho right to say wbother they will allow them to live there, and if they are not going to do wyfabw thoy aro to dispose p(, them, .j

So you may go on with all the. different clauses ofthe constitution. Thay may bo they i?tay bo all tvroug. That ia a question on which my opinion ia worth cothing. Tho opinion of the wise and patriotic Chief igjstfate.of tho Uuttod Statea is not ji orth ann^ing against that of the fHtoiiio. 'or,l^Hi4iig*jroE, thoy Jufcye aright to judge forfiUioii^We*i and'^ncither Prca^l$|it«, ,«^r of Repn^s44a{ives «or apy othor power ouihido &f' K&asifift,- bur right to judge for thorn. UjmctLit i» no jnatk tication, ib^y^ irtlhd,' for Ifc£ violation of a greatv ^jritkipli? of. ment to.«ay Uiat thO'OonstUatioa you are forcing on them Is aot particularly obfioiioos, or is eicellait ia it« pro •itions.

jp«s as tba Bitik» a# boif a$ th« comnuttidnetrtSf ret w« would act fcoa«k

suance oftHe

Ok veokl ~lwt» bttm

«no3 cep:iooabJG. I do noi know I «o not care. oo bar* bo right to lores an ttaUttpdiaaabk caaHitnuoo 00 a people. It does net mitigate the eVil, it doe* wot .liminish tbe insalt, ii

I aui nfit afeWhiolj| would do^lf I lit*

&4.V!

w',«th« thej like or dwlika It.' sincerely oT the

answer to tell ma that ?he coa,stitU|iS»i isTa'good 6m .ahi i^«)b}^cti^iii ble. It not'sst'tisfaetory to me to it.ive tho President say iu his menage {hit the coastituti-on is an adtEirable «ne,'ince all the coastftutioas of the uevr^.Sutes th*t havja bo^n recently f6rtifal. Whether good pr bad, wliethor obnoxious or not, is no no tf u»v bunir.o8S'anl nt»no of yours. It-is their business and not ours. -I carc not-^'hajt they haro in their con4t tu-

HOTTW .Wit it. Mtritod ,, cn „,,inst UTSopnot violate the Constitution of the

Ciiitjwl* Stages and tbtf fundamental puueiptes of"" -liberty upon which our. institutions rest. I am uot-goitig'to argoe tho question"whethor the banking fiys'.cV.t estaljfisbed in'that consiittUioais -\viiiii^or yinwisc. 41 says thore fcball be.no iuonQpoUi»s,biU tberaiiljall, bourneJtiajik,of di^ount in tho S'.ate, with two branch®!i AIM have W-siyi on that point is, if they want a:b.itik-j&Qgj«Jejt^dcyhon-^awllraftttey not.ws^tdt let tlioai iprohibU it, Ifs .tlf&y^nt«: bank with, two brahclltis. bo it so if they want twenty it is mine of my business, mid it mattera not to whether one of tbem shall "be pri |llbjbo|i-l^stde jandS/thoi other on: tbj# konth side of the Kaw river^ or where

Ju»lM and act "'far ^|t *|fe" ca|B I as^rt that th6if is ^V&ti the $1*very bliftis# ^cation to maj tty' tbij^ i|lo cMnpo! TioMronofpopularngbts"Tn Kansas, 15«ts cotisci^n^etlT

HiltU iarJJieJ?resiJcat of the-Luitcd srely dl Iniorf.lthlf t¥o/i»14*'|ri. ci|us|

pose 1 wero a citizeo of Kansas, and sbottld go tsp "to the polls and say, I desire to vote to make Kansas a slave state: here is my ballot." Thn' reply to.jbe,

'^fr. IJouglas, .jast vote

forHhat constitatou first,ifyou please." "Oh* no!"' I unswer, "I cannot for that constitution conscientiously. 1 wliicb yo« «rta«i railroads iu sucii a way as to sacrifice my coantry-anil irej- part of tbe Btflte. I atn opposed to this Know Nothing or American el'auso -tho constitution about the qualification foe office ll,canttofc -VOto for it." Then thoy answer, "You cannot vot#^Jn- trffltiriigilt ayav^Kta'e." I thtfn say" 'I tvaht to make it a fi%d State/' They repiy -',vV'0te f0T that constitution first, 'i»nd thcn^yon ca^i" voto to tnako It a free State otliorvyise you cannot." Thus tlwy disqualify ev-r ery free-State man'who will not Urst vote for the constitutlbnr they disqualify e\ ery slaverState man wlio win not first vote for the constitution. No matter .whether or not tho votehs state that they-cannot conscientiously vote, fox -those provisions, they reply, "You cannot yota t'oT of'ft^aiost slavery -here. Take the cortstitution wo havo made it? take tho'ciecU ve frau-chisO»»s-iva^have ^tahlishod ft take khb banking system'as'V& hava dictated it ty^ie^the railroads as wo have "ocatcd them take the judiiiiary as we have formed it take it all as we h&vo fixed it4o «nit ourselw»j a.nd kste no qucstidD#, .but vota for it, or yon hall trot vote cither for a slav,.e or free-State." In other words, the legal efloct or the schadule is this: all ^thos who aro iu favor of this constiiutioo may voto for or agaiust slavery, thby please but all those who are against this constitUtiou«re disfranchis-, cd, and shall not voto at all. That is the mode in which tho si a vary proposition is aubE verv tnau opposed to th6 co nit Nation is ifisfraot-hised on the slavery ciauso. How many are tbtaf? Thoy tell you tfierc is a raajorty, for thoy 'say the constitution "Will bo voted down instantly by an ovcrwhelmifi^ tnajority^ if you allow anogativeJJVote. Thiij shows that a majority are against it. Thoy disqualify and disfranchise every man who is agai^t' jC,! thus rcfering tho slavery claiiaia iv!9,iitin9rit^.- pf ^lio people of Kansas-, and i^arit%v that tninbul^:, fr^e to .vot(j n'r or a^aadstuhh slavory clause, as thcyehooso.

IjDtrtn ff.'al kr V«W 'tliat*1 ir ft if motfe tffsubnjiltiug tho alavcry c1u.ua©? Denis that motlo o^ submitting that articular clause leavo tho J)copb perfectly fjjee to voto for or against slavery as they choose? Am I frt6 to vote as I choose on tho slavery question, if yon toll mo I shall not voto 'on ituntill I voto for the Maine liqubr law? Am I free to voto on the slavery question, ifyou toll me I shall not voto either way nntil I voto for a bank? Is it freedom bf election to make yoftr right to voto upon one question depend upon the mode ia which ytfti aro goiog^ on somo Other question which has no connection with it? Is that freedom of election Is that tho great fundamental principle^ of sfelf-govcrhment, for which w%~ ccfSxbi&ed and «8trt?g-. glod, ia .this body and throughout tbe oonntry, to establish as tho rule of action in all time to come?

The President of the United States has made sosao remarks in his mcs-: sago wbich it strikes roe it woald rory appropriate to read in tbis conpoetioii. He says: :4??— "The-frwttdt and Rnpportors of the Nebraska atfd Emsa?acl^i^s£%

JVeoraska atfd Kawsam accTwftefi'Stnigspo idm* its wise provisions -before the great oFtlii' A\Tnerieaalp6dplfl bb^k

tribunal

Perhaps, wr, the same thing might' er differed be said of tha calebrated Topeka cqustitution. I do not recollect it^ peculiar pfOviftifens. I know one thing tw Ddmocrata, wo Nebraska ntea, wou'tl uoteven look into 1t to #ec what its p/orMons wcra. Why Iicc*n$c w# #ai»r it was made by a. po* Ktieal paity, and not by tb# people tllat^u««« in 4e&utoe of the

I abOht

:it^

ft^e,i«^n?dr^

is subject, Everywhere tbroftgb the aiqa they publicly jflddged tbeir faith and honor that they wo«h! cheerfully submit tho questioa of »uvery to tbe decmon of the. bona fide people of Kansas, withoot any rsnrie^ tk»n or q««lificatioa whatever. .AH

tattoos. ,-twi d%--^s fjm-.** «dr b« did

Mark ibisr It tbeb from any 4U|0t£r, that it wosdd bare Wa snfficient compliance with tbe faqari-* ^lUwwr nf'tbe org*n|c law for tbe meaffe^rs*8f «dat%gtlofl, it,ereafter to be elected, to witbboldtbe qneitioa of siavery fro® tbe people, and to aobjtitute their own WtU for tliat of a legall|- woerUuiftd majority of tbeix coaauioeets, this woaid bsve beew

iiiiiiiiss

rgffg.Tf!*

them^i Mr. sto dc^ fCbeen thi 1 ba

on Uw plea that the constHadon whirft !er to vote tju titc siarery clausa, not

Md',

sfttirly* amf nirpart ia ly^ Smuhfije"!

•isl iie I fc 0111 any by^thi, American uld Sift submitted (a aftfh a "aiausfer as v.n^f %4 at which

kb,\i rtie

yecuon

otf

the peoplelf Ksnsfts.* A«i ttiatf U|a5 ot$eh'*s thai Mis tt»i excithig in! paramount question, if they right to to*e as "they p'easo on that subject thcT ought to be Batisfiod mi possibly" it ipiglit be better if wo •pould aeWpt it, and put an end to the qn{i^n. *Let Ttie asic, sir, the clause fairly submitted, so thatlhe

But I am botci-ched to *w»it until 1 hear from trie election on the 21st of 'December. I am told t' perhaps that will put it all right, aud will saue "the whole difficulty, llow can it?

Perhaps thcro way be a hirgo vote. There may bs^a large votj returned. [Laufibi«r..j ^.Btit dejiy thiU it dsi poieUile io^iavc a fair vote a thfl slft'very clause apd I. eay ,t bat it ia not possible to.luiVc any Vote oi the confttitution, by wait for tho mocke:y ofan election, when it is provided unalterably that tho people cannot votc-r-whun tho majority are disfranchised? liut I am told on all fciden, '^Oh. just wait the pro-slavery clauso will bo voted down." That does not obviate any of my objections it does not diminish any .of thoiu. You havo. no moro right to lo.ee a frco-Stato constitution on Kansas tlian a slave-State constitution. If Kansas wants a slaveStats constitution she has a right to iu Itisnuadof my business which

way the slavery clahse is decided, care not whether- fi iirvotfti dotf^ 'oT voted up. -Da you mpposcr Af»*P ihe

pie JO vote a»hoy choose, Hi trt I(wduld now decade tnyvolf by voting oi«j way if ilie slavery clauss be voted down, and another way if it to voted up? 1 care not bow that vote tnajr stand,4 fafee It fdr granted1 that ii i*ill be voted out. 1 fhlnk Wkte netn «^ioiTrh-itt*the Jast three dai# to make itbertaiu ffiaf rit 4

it bertain blVeturt|^^^iL ao kWK»7^

•4r. I am oppo«ed to t5-\t,coacem pecaune itlooks to tae life a #**Um of trickery awt ''the- thisi mil Wto# Ik for crotpMSwg tm* rtjtajpirfe,'m tU 'Vftfeii'U tthi iwalt its asp^ctf/Mpcm as. Vfhy cab we bot *o» do *ht we proposed to al in the 1*d CoagreHl We then r©»8 tJirwijitft tbe

the' greati^en»teaa «aiMlai| act.ea!!#4 '^he Toa^ms

do^trin*' Ivf poular^«f4ga«y» wbicfi *fV* lifiatpfo

iht appf»inti«ent8. Whjr can we not take the

*«, which he iWntk# steaaM *w a jrewnH Hde, to fee wtUniJUed

wune

DvisajJci atiC candidate for ani ifl'pb tor It. F'nnnc ant othor the Presidency would h.ivo been re- 'h it sc«rftja f«ir houcsi vote t»» men .f

jectod 5"iid ercrysiaiii who backed him jjrwonld havo teeti tejt: :tod too.

il'he 1 resident toils us in his iuoh-

^e that the whole gmy pledged oar

tliafTji 1V- and \™ti£ the slavery ^^on-slffenirW ^Utbd to tW

the Pe0I''- without any restriction or qaal{Tlication wii,itev\:r. Does this sche ltile submit it without qualification it qualities it by. say :,' You may vote oa slangy it'you w.il vote for tho constitution: Irat yoTJ shnll uot do so without doiw thst. That is a very important nual. Boat ion— a qualification that coutiofs a 111:111*8 voto au 1 his itctiou and his cousciciico, if ho is Mi houe tni-u—a jualilicdiiou confessedly in violation ot our pUtform. Wo a told by tho Pjvsidtuit that our fiith an I our h'tfior are pledged that th slavery claus'o should be submitted without q«].}ll-k4tii»n i}f ,-ijiy kind what ever an 1 now am i'.to bo called uiftm to forfeit my faith and my honor-in

Ortljr to enable a small minority of 1I19 people of Ivausas to defraud tho nia j.irity o"f that people o.tj'l ol their elect-

vo franchise"? Sir, my itoaor is.pledgi ed and before it shall bo tjiniivhovi, 1 1 viillaako w'jAtevcr cetl'i^qjionees p«er so ia[ to myself H!wy comb Urft hoV6r no act «'"bi6b thf dent, is hid 'thVsVa'gi*. ba? s,ai 1' U^a fop^ feit^wi:yf faUhj, a vjiola'ttan of hunor, and tliat,mjriiy for the ©Jlpotlioucy saving tha juuLy. I will go tts liar as any ofyon travel lrt party. 1 havo a^ much heatt, in tho fjreut cause tliat binds us togoiluir- as a party as any malt living.'

Trl

tJT, io ninety dsvs. t?. They w*,tl urr-

wiU^iat iu They never siKtukl yitUout $ f,ur vote on their con-

If the T^bs bill dies not snitroy friends of the Jjwt wsMon-

siot approve, iu or- f. 'C^^^hcbminemlej by the rrirsuleiit if in hw message iw a model. iUt«» imm ih«-

}as aiJ onibUn? 4nd a„ow tbe

roessAge a model. ttja:

11 -1 Hubtlng act, and allow the people of

1X0

h«H*n rfjoct- all W iPCHne aoft*}Kr aii har^) fnfr

all^ramcR, rks out tlu'iatHlge Uwl B» people sh ill be leA free to d«*:de ih» jcl..Vwill the enit I his constituUoa **w« «mr throat^itrvfoianlh ofthe fun iigitinu! principle t\X froo covemmtxkt 9ffserbn^j9tjp ^hat io & it ii pi roe, 1 «r.istl»r^ik all rtssociaqoias or connections rather thui for frit rav principles. I !i

pwj«*r Mnn icfi Ufc.Ue ou Jht mestic insdt.iiions for lliciiselvp^ gte with rou w» pieaiuir, a«d ^i hall j!

ed. I should reyrot,to sve soeinl *nd political ti«s sevw-4 b«t if it must bet if l,r*iuwt.*ct wuh ynu ami prt'sen my faith and my honor, I will st.iml on tlie {jreat principle of popular sovt-m^ntv, *i hich declines the right 4

a'^ Jk»ft»pcrfe-tlj'

One

of thfc

will sacritice anything

sdiort nP-"pritt«*plo"«tid hWnitftor the pcaoo of,fiio party btft if the party Will 0 ot stand- by -ite-p 1 iuoiji Lw, ijts tai Lh, its pledges, I will stand Uterc, and abido wii^tovw cotrsaqtisjuotja ^ny result from tho po#Uiou.

Li_«t iuo ask.yo4t, why forcO this otihBtitiuiou do\ya tl^ thro us,of tho peoj)W o,f Kansas, in bjSpositi'ou to their wishes,-and in violation of our pledgosvWhat grtjat objwt is to bo attained Cui bono? What tiro yoa to gain by it Will jou sustain tho party by violating its principles Do you promise bo keep liu party united by forcing a division Stand by the doctrine that leaves the .people perfectly freo jo form aud regulate their institutions for thomselves in their own way, and yout party will bo united and irresistible in power. Abandon that great principle, and the party is not worth saving, and cannot be, saved, alter it shali bt» violated, trnst we are not to be- riwhaJ upon tbiu qiioation. Wh^ shall it bo dono \Vrho is to bo Wnoiitt&l Is the &mtb t© bo the g.tinar 4b the North to bo tho gaitier Nfiibor the North nor the South has lift right to gain a actional advantage by irii-kery 01 fruud.

free to form

**4 .r^alst^ thfir d-»n» iic instiuniotM in I ill fulioW'iibMu^rlaciplo nncrever its iop11 .inti tc^iGftl con^cfjui*ikt4 lB.uy t.iku me, and I ill cm)ea* or to 1 vft\fcd it Against from any and all quarter*. No mortal man shall be responsible for fey aetityi hut raself. By my actiou I will coaipromit no man.

At th«j«Mi|*!usion of t^te honorable g£iiU«tn^rti's Speech Tftff*app!auV« ana ^lapp&gctf han8s resotuid^d tKrough the cro»tdc

leries.

best

Jgal-

Who has uot heard of iiocrdtajc's Hollatid Bitters. ""Siinple in its comjwsition, pleasant to tho taste, and truly woude. lul in ita etto»t, ic* populnritj cannot be wondered at. To inva: lids just reeoveiing strength, it is invaluat)l«^ cxwrcismRf#Sofhlns inttd.»«W 'o%vr tho iWrWwis jsy^tom, aiwl inijwtiring 'tiMf heafttf* Ifcd tone tti the stfimarh. so hny^edfor by the conVulescvut.''-—JDatiy EnUTpritt* ,, .«

articles of the present dar,

for purifyhig'tho blobtl,»nd imputing hoaltlij and invigoratiag tone to the human srstoin ia Mclxsiui's sti-enjfthinK Cordial and Ifflood Pnrtficr. We know it is, for we hav* tried is, See the adveriisementln another column.

Terre-Haute & Richmond R. RSkchktaat'S OKFICC,

Terre-IIame, lHe. 12, IH57.(

At a theptingof'the Board of DinTfirt «f' tho Tisrre-Hauto an Richmond RuiUo*d Company, held this day a dividend of six j\rr cent was disjlaml for the sit Months eriHn£ November 30. Payalil.' to tbe Western Stock*holders, at the Treasurer olliee hi T»yriellauto, on aud after Tue»duy, January, 1 lih.

ClIAti. WOOD, See.

Dec 21,wit

DRY GOODS" Emlroilon(»s

FANCY

CARR'

igaaw

.wosnptoo,

jCopt&a, i«ai both «bo»e jwnr mitemnal* wtifsrtiUr a»J ¥wi ps*» a C*tr bUi-r-l^e tWkt we fnini&i when we w"vr« act.

mxl

A I FOR

HOLIDAY PRESENTS..

Aro now daoly reocivdd at *f

RICE, EDSALL & CO,,^ At priccs to c0rrespoild wrth thelini#' opened this day. 50O JArkonet CollaiS froth ?Oti to $3, about half -tho-co«t of- U«^oH*tio»r' 150 Cambric Bands and flounciuq embracing somo very ult^snt design*, Ladies con fuv-1 from 3 to bunds aliko 75 Pairs Etubroinercd Sleeves awful

Cheap.

Embroiderod Setts from 76 to 812. Ejogant Mourning Setts with and without Bugles.

MoRruing CoPar*.

DIIESS GOODS Palmloaf, Ombre and Printed French Merino. Superfine at 85c por yank

Plain all wool Morino at 40 dents. Printed and Ombr6, wool DoLaines a 5 0 1 1 [Plain wool DcLainos at 3.1, cents

BcaurilW Merino Robes -Aisjuille ^o,ro. Plain French McrinOcnit greatSactilicS S00 yds. twilled Cftshmereii at 1 Beautiful DcLainea, :now design^ at ^0 cehis per yaH.

75 New Cloaks at T^anic Prices.

ipO Wool Long Shawls frotu #2,0.0 *. upwaids^ Onr Silk DcpartiiVottthlagoon subto an(Jtlicr ^reat rediietiotf. ."*?•

Coiuc carlv nn«i scetire a bargain. «3" RICE, EDSALL & CO, Xraor Mam and,Sixth St«.

Seeond Annual IfaSmblyT

11*

E in a N witx at

Johii A. Srtan.yT. W. fimitbvOj A- tfo«lwlit"•* J4hal» Robfe^Ai 'Ktor* temnntwwt 3* nrt/. t*

A. Ktnr» ^hoa. 4«wery# tt»t/«a«irt4rry

T. A. ^nn,J K. Harriogtnrt *,

J.*TnHe|G. 6. Kelson, J^ju Wilkina. Honorary niuiAi'm. at or PaUoMwi, Hon. W. K. ^hrttdii, T. Molilc, ^osepli Ci Yatflu, *n»" t- P• Marrar, Coanciliaen Toaiey nwf^«

E I I I O 5

T. W Samt, Oaataln:

Jod*. I). Bttt4Treaa. JWt j*hh

-rytti

P" Jk2 JM), JCr The metulxjf* of the Htii&tk* ms reqiMslcd to awmtu i» theirs r» niftrm*.-- •«••*$* f*

AX COST

"TITE fi^re I fine a^ortcoeat. of Toys'nf»w^«.^J »s irbk^ in dttwaM tuy 1. dot wt *t »**, mm* on. Ml ytm *ho ftl wjTOtof linimtttz of the kind,