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Remarks of Edward Noble, Esq.,
On the Electoral question, delivered in
the House of Repprscnlatives, Dcccmr>
i o r r
wc# u, iouui
I desire very briefly, Mr. Chairman, to
, give my views upon this question, whieh
has certainly been for a lon<^ time debated
... in the Legislature, but very jittlo among tinpeople.
I think the reason is obvious, why
**. " the popular mind has not taken hold of
i. this question, and manifested with regard to
it the same peculiarities it has upon oilier
questions of a popular character. Since
V -- *ny recollection, South Carolina has been
immersed in federal polities, has had one
sole great issue to occupy her attention.
^#pb>ch issue was of that absorbing kind, that
"j "- lilfcr^ed into itself all mere State politics.
1 confess to have entered heartily in this
magnifying one issne at the expanse of all
- Others, although, from the first, I was in
favor of giving this election to the people.
*''.t As long, therefore, as the question with us
: - was union or disunion, there was a palpable
absurdity in agitating for this ebahge.
I asked the gentlemen who has just taken
his seat, (Mr. Dantzler,) to withdraw his
motion, as the bill wo are now discussing
_ is the one I advocate. Until 1845, there
was no necessity ior a cuangc in the time.
'*' mode or manner of electing electors, but
that year Congress brought on this election
earlier than our Legislature could constitutionally
convene. In this state of affairs,
it becomes necessary for us to do one of
two thtagR, either to give this election to
the people, or to alter the Constitution, so
as to meet the emergency. --By
the peculiarities of our State constitution
representative power has been distributed
acoordihor to a throo kwiIiaJ
- n ? ?
. according to..population, taxation and geor
graphical divifiiona of the'State into districts
. and parishes. As to these territorial aubdi-visions
it is well known what, importance
_ the lower^country derives from; thence. I
believe there are at least five members on
-- this floor, having their duplicates in the
Senate, who?hola their places by virtue of
that'^rucle of the constitution which gives
> : . a representative and Senator to each district
v?nd riamtl withnlit' rdfowmnn />
.vwivuv/V>V rw,,UUH.U?l j
3>" V" -or taxation.. In the State the five parisli
' y district*, Charleston^ Colleton, Beaufort,
Georgetown And Orangeburg, have twenty
Fpo* ^Senators, leaving, for the remaining
v. wtweqty-fonrdistricta but. twenty-four Senn
tore. By comparing the two sections toieth'&Ht
will be fouhd that the large majority.
of members from the lower taction
I -^l^iTCBcnt taxed and more^ artificial subdt^
visions of territory, while the large majority
v rv trom W upper 'se<#on repi'eseot* popnla
v? ttJoTj,, matters n6W stand 1% , lower
-Motion,assisted by Richland and Abbeville,
v * ^-constitutes ? clear majority of tbe Legl?la
tturefind is able to elect elector^, represent)
' . ^8hg oiily an aggregate population of about
^85,000, of whlph neaHy^^00,000 of two
* slaTes. :vOn theTOfter band, the,
" ^ " <upper sectioo, excluding Richland and
- Abbeviljet '^n all twe'niy districts, with a
;4 of-'about 28.8,009, half being
'"'.'tfjiite. *<M?cl-;l<i?lf Wacjc,-?>.in & minority Irt
on joint l^lot. I* thete
Federal representation is bu^cd solely 01
population, the whites being enumerate
per capita and every five slaves counting
tliree. Population is the basis of tin
one, nnd of the other the basis is population
taxation and artificial divisions of territory
What right, I ask, has a section to detnaiu
for her taxes and parishes a disproportion}!
influence in the selection of the ehief execu
tivp. innfrwtmfo ftf (lm ITninn mil"" tin '
=> "> "J ""
federal constitution influence and power ii
federal elections arc directed to be distribu
ted in proportion to population ?
I will not occupy the time of the com
inittee by enlarging on this poi. t. To m<
mind, it is plain, the compromises of tin
Stale constitution have no reference to tin
federal might each section should have ii
federal elections, but were entirely confine*
to the distribution of power in reference t<
State atiairs. This, the main objection
being disposed of, I will consider the other
that by the change the people would b<
corrupted, the unanimity of the State lost
and the St'ite driven into the vortex of nu
tiiifisil nrJir?i?e T ? ?? /? ?" ...K
.... |/viuivo< & mil wnu ui IUUM3 n il*
believe the people of the South to ItCcapa
hie of exercising all the rights of frceniei
directly, and without intervention of utr
agency. Why should not South Carolinian
elect electors i In all other cases they an
one degree removed from the choice of tin
Inchest functionaries of government. Then
is but one body between them, and tin
choice of governor, judges nnd Unitec
States Senators; and why is it a second bodj
should l?e interposed between them and tin
choice of the President? Is ill ere any neceu
sity for this difference in the mode of a-teer
taining the popular will? We, in tin
South, should not dread popular eleetious
Slavery with us is a powerful clement o
conservatism, sufficient of itself to keep ii
check all dangerous tendencies among ni
towards expansive and explosive radicalism
The citizen with us belongs to a privilege*
or\l=r in society?to a privileged clas*
More than half of our population is servile
disfranchised anil debarred from over attain
[ ing to freurluin. Universal suffrage, ihere
fore, can reach to less than one-half of otn
population, not a tit he of whom live ir
cities or villages, but are agriculturists scl
jdom going beyond their neighborhoods
and of all classes in society tin* hardest tr
arouse to anything like general excitement
Such a people cannot he corrupted by elections;
they may become too ignorant ol
politics to exercise intelligently tlu-ir right;
by persuading them to take no interest in
public affairs.
In the ancient republics ritizenshin
confined to the inhabitants of the citic, and
the voters attended the elections in vasl
throngs, surrounded by every inducement
to turbulence and anarchy, and it was nc
wonder the population benamo licentious
and tyrannical. In South Carolina, outside
of the cities, I believe there are hut feu
election boxes where the number of vote;
polled is greater than in the Legislature or
a joint ballot. Were I speaking for New
York or Massachusetts, I might well f??ai
the results of adding to the nnnnlur
r i
ments or characteristics of tlie government
for in each of those States tho poptilni
strength is already too much unchecked l>v
the conservative part of society. Their
liberty is fast running the career of the an
eient commonwealths, nfter the people had
seized hold of the reins of government.
This election has not corrupted or wenk
ened the unanimity of the people of Ala
baina or Mississippi. The people of thos<
States are as consistent Democrats as w<
i are, are no more corrupted than we are
i and afford us an example of what we should
be, were the election of electors ,for Presi
i.dent and Vice-Presid6nt to be given to th<
people. There the ablest men of the StaU
i are electors, ana visit every county to dis
cuss the great principles of their party
This is what we want in 8nuth Carolina. As
wo are now situated, but two flections o
any political character belong to. th<
peopled'"Those who run for the Legislatnn
I are tmrttly unprepared and un6t to jliscuw
| the great questions of State which entei
[into every Presidential canvas*. We want
our ablfst. men, our orators and statesmen
upon'these great occariogs, to go among
tjtjo people-.and instruct, excite and arouse
them upon the iseucrt between the parties
Iff Urn way we^.will have enlightenment
political - knowledge anil intelligence sowr
b^oadeaat over -the land. " Sooner or later
in my judgment, we wiH.^iye this eledtipf
to the people, not because it is j^ivinp: lo ttil
upper country its iunt proportion of pohti
cat poMe$ bnt because itwifl be.found wis<
and neoewary aift^heme or'piiblio.enlight
entnent, as the only 8eheme ?h#reby .politi
cal knowledge" can be imported ttf. tin
1 j Senator Evans on the Cincinnati Conj
vention.
5 Washington., Feb. 24, 'CO.
a Mv Dear Sir : I have had various api
plications from ucwspaper editors to know
. my opinion of the Cincinnati Convention.
1 These I have declined to answer, because I
| presume the object was to give publicity
. through the pnpers. The subject is a grave
u one, to be decided by argument and not by
. iim :.,fl -e 1
j miv iiiij\i<;iilu vi IV V JJUblllOIl Ill'lO
. docs not enable me to form better opinions
than may be formed by others al home ; but
- I have on this, as on most other questions,
f mi opinion which has never been withheld
u from my private friends; and such .'is it is,
i? I have uo hesitation in giving it to you.
i There are many objections to such assem]
blies, the greatest of which is the. mode of
j organization. If they could be constituted
it so as to reflect truly public opinion, I do not
see any very great objection. But this is
u not so. In the primary assemblies tlic ohiel
actors are intriguing politicians, who look
. to the distribution of the immense patronj
age of the government inore than the great
. principles of the party. The great object
, .should be to select the man who is the best
; exponent of the principles of the par^y to
s which we belong, excluding entirely all selfi>
ish considerations. But whilst man's nature
. is unchanged we shall never realize this,
u The worst symptoms of the limes- is the
e numerous herd of office-hunters. The qties]
lion with them is not who will best carry
out the great principles of the Constitution,
,. but from whom are they most likely to ob
nun mi nmre.
There an; (in nil tlie North and West,
, and (somewhat at the South,) theaeiive politieinus
who manage to get themselves apf
pointed dek-gates, with a view to make the
j lust bargain for themselves. The jnania of
5 olflce-sceking has as yet but little influence
on the people of our State, and it may be
I that this is owing, in some degree to our
avoiding such Conventions. But it seem*
to me, there are limes and occasions which
justify a departure from former usages.
Party is inseparable from popular goverur
ments. Since the days of Washington, no
, man has stood out so promineully that all
eyes were turned towar-ls him. Ever}' section
has its favorite, mid if each seetiou voJ
ted without concert for its first choice, they
would he beaten hy unity of action in the
' opposition, or every elector would go into
r the IIousc of Representatives to select from
, the three highest. Some pre-concert seems,
: therefore, to be nec.esarv for the success of
the party? The first mode was a Coiigres,
sional caucus, but this was broken down in
1824. The present mode was substituted
L after Gen. Jackson's time, nnd has been
, acted on ever since. The greatest objection
( to it is, as I have before slated, that it repPOCnntfi
ihn 5t?f ' *
...I. .junig, 0V??ll pulliu-iaiis, illHl
, not the unbiased and hogcst views of the
' masses. Such an assembly will meet others,
. and will designate who is to bo the candi,
date of the Democratic party, whether \^o
, are represented or not. It is equally cerr
tain that South Carolina will vote for the
. nominee. The choice will he between him
. and the nominee pf the Know. Nothings,
. and the nominee of the Abolitionists, or
Black Republican?, as tiley are called.'
. President Pierce is a man after our own
. hearts. Both in words and in deeds, he
I comes nearer to onr opinions than nny man
who 1ms preceded him for llie last thirty
. years. Our vote may give him the nomina.
tion, and my best judgment is that'we
, ought to join in the. aeteo^on. Whether
, we shall do so in future, rmny depend on
circumstances. .?&% .
I I would not give the. delegates positive
. instruetions to vote ,fbr-^O.other, but they
, should be distinctly in^yrp<^a tl?flt he is not
j to be given up unti|^Fchab??,of Bu?:ess<
. tails. I certainly -preTtf^l^^tO;. all other"
metv but there are -otljci?..from r Which we
, may expect good, but' theyjijwe not given,
f as yet, the evidenced Tne CTeat impedi
j meat in the way fo Mr. Pierce^an*es, I fear,
? from the cause before statec}.>. His re-elecr
, tion will disappoint tlie nyisses of the osr
pi rants for office, as it is ndtwTbe expected
t tlmt lie will turn out bis own appointees, to
put in new men of tire Ba|D% party. It is.
r ?aid the offices ii* the gift qf the President
| are.worth eight millions of dollaro for the
four yean. For -a share .of these spoils
t there nre fifty thousand aspirghta at least,
i If thcre'iB nn entire change o?.party, this
immense sum is the 6take.]*> be won, And
J. the influence of the immoi?e"numheif is
} brought directly fo .-bear njraio&ttbe D.irtv
jp power, 8nd partly ftaaiitattho^rr.inHfion
5 ,inci1n>kent ^Ur
Washington Correspondence of the Gbai
leaton Mercury.
"Washington, March 10, 1850.
Afessrs. Editors: Abolitionism hasfairl
sprung its rattle in both Houses. For te
days past the Senate has buen full}' exei
ciscd upon the Kansas question, and h?
been the theatre of some rich scenes. 'T
sriii that in secret session Messrs. Johnsoi
of VVeller, of California, an
Pugh, of Ohio, administered a handsom
castisralion to Mr. Wilson. nf \fnRaui'lii?o.?t
Tli<i Navy Board has also drawn off soin
of the declamatory fury of tlic Senat
Judge* Biuler lias made a capital speech o
each of these subjects.
IIh speech on the Kansas question, nti
in defence of General Atchison, we tliin
the finest effort which the Judge, has mad
for some years.
There is some feeling here upon our foi
oign relations. The newsper correspotu
entfl, in pandering to a morbid appetlt
among our people for novelty and excit?
merit, have to some extent, jihirmed a iv?i
feeling in our country. 1 ho Various point
in controversy may easily Ue adjuster
TilllR will ROltlo llin nmtl ? .!?? -..I...
nal bungling can magnify the rest into su
ficient moment to involve us in a war.
think it quite likely that diplomatic intei
course will be suspended, but this will lie
be war, although it will- be an initiation c
soreness and restlessness between the tw
countries. The enlistment question is as
suming a form of chronic irritation, -am
will, unless managed with good feeling am
good temper on both sides, lead to baras<
ing entanglements. The war clamor wliiel
has beeto raised, is much to be deprecatec
as it fclirs up difficulties, and ruffles th
wings ot oommereo. 15ut we have domes
tic questions which now vex lis sorely, ntn
threaten to vex us still more. The VVhil
field Iieeder ease is" now up before 111
House, And is exercising the genius and rc
sources of that body.
Some watts ago the Committee of Elec
tions reported a resolution authorizing then
to send to Kansas for persons and papers
but, as they did not give any reasons fo
such an extraordinary proceeding, after
short tind ihai'p debate, it was referred bad
:j mem. Last 'vreefc they reported bad
their resolution, with a long report, in whicl
I ...w |<IUILOO lir jjlli; 1IIVII ruaauiiM >or UK
course indicated. Tlic minority, consisting
of Stephens,- of Georgia, Oliver, of Mis
souri, and Smith, of Alabama, hnv
made a minority report, which is hriel
hut ahlu and conclusive. The mi
norily report is accompanied with a lette
iroui l>en. W hit Held, which is lucid nn<
eminently satisfactory. Tlio Houge is nov
fairly launched upon the current of thi
discussion, and no one can tell when i
will stop. Reeder will not be ndmitted
though it is quite likely that'Whitfielu wil
he rejected. The fanaticism of the House
seems driving to this; but, should it thui
eventuate, it will involve' us in a striking
embarrassment.
The Bill organizing the Territories o
Kansas and Nebraska, orders the Goveruo
to take a census of tho population : to dis
tiibute tho number of Representatives a
inong the districts; to appoint the place:
and time for lxililinnr |li#> oli>r?ti^n nnrl n?>r
0 ? I'-sons
to superintend it; and then says tha
thereafter the whole power of the subjoc
shall be in the Territorial Legislature.
Thus you will set*, that the election hav
ing been held under the bill, all the powe
under it, in the hands of the Governor
has been exhausted. Now, if the liouw
pronounces the Kansas Legislature an ille
gal bodyj where is the power to order i
new election ? Not in the hands of tin
Governor. Where, then? In the hand>
of Congress. But, suppose the Senat<
nlinuM tl.? Ir?1 ?:~i-* >- -
...wM.v. vivviuu miu ivuioiia juu^iMrtluru (V l/\
a legal body; or suppose the I'residen
should so decide?and,- in fact," he has s<
decided?and either should refuse to pass 01
sign s new bill: what would be the condi
tion of things in the Territory ? Onfl o
aqareliy?profound confusion.. The aetioi
ofTlbe House hoay yet involve us in uttei
embarrassment. ' The
debate in tlio House upon this sub
ject has been a vGry able one. Mr. Boyce
of Soutli Carolina, made a superb speech
lie ia ofle of the very best aqd clearest eon
I. '* r-r ?
ouvuuuimi lawyers jn iue nouse. , tlisppio
jons always c^rrygreftt,.weight with them
His* discussion of the m?uy gravp_queatiopi
connected witji this eubject,. waBdurainoui
nod profound. He commanded, through
out liis argument, the unflagging attention
of- the House. This .is the bfitot lest of. f
member's standing in the House. Mr
Bwi* regarded here ns having exhale
1<n l^e controversy
$0 far as the friends of\ Whitfield are con
hfooe
r- The Duck.
Once I stood on the bridge and saw on
. the pond a large family of ducks. From
y theru I received instruction. After playing
n on the water n little while, one little duck
r- got mad. He went up to his mate aud
is said, or seemed to say, "Now, my lad, I
is am going to drown you." So he "took him
i, by his cap and pulled his head down und
der the water. But I perceived that in ore
der to drown his little brother, he was just
s. as likely to drown himself. lie seemed so
e intent on drowning his brother, that lie
e wns actually choking himself. When these
n two ducks could stand it no longer nnder
the water they came up. But the quarrel
d was not yet settled. Both were in a comic
plete rage. They went at each other with
e mouths open, trying: to get a crin at each
other's cap. One seized the other, nnd ft
r- third seized him; and then three heads
I- were under the water at once. And it was
e not long before the whole famil y were drawn
into the quarrel. They gripped, and hit,
ir and jerked, and choked, and strangled eoch
s other, till the whole poud was in a foam.
I. and sent outit9 circles to its utmost extent,
i- Silly birds! thought I. In order to
i- drown others yon strangle yourselves. Yon
I will hold your own heads under the water
till you are half dead, hoping to drown
it your own brothers. Poor birds ! Ye were
>f made innocent. But here is a whole family
o in a quarrel.
v- Two things more I haveagainst the duck.
J She never feeds any other duck, not even
J her own Utile ones. All she cares for is to
> fill her own dear crop. She has not a partih
cle of benevolence. She will eat when she
I, is not hungry, for the sake of keeping away
o from even her ducklings. Shame on- her
for that 1 And when she can't eat nnv
J more, she will walk over her food, and soil
- it so nothing else can eat it.
? ino ouicr tiling I complain of is, tliat
the duck IiVC3 in low ground, generally in
the mud.
Wicked children are too much like the
ii duc ks. John .strikes his brother. Hismo!
tlier shames him, and his father whips him.
r Tell mo which gets the worse ducked, John
n or his brother ? Henry steals Mary's apple.
k Now Mary only looses a good apple, while
? Henry Loses a goo-J conscience, r. *gtx;d
li name, and a good friend. Now, my cliili
tlren, tell me which gels the worse ducked',
J Henry or his sister Mary ?
Pharaoh pnrsued the Hebrews. He core
nered them up at the Red Sea. He drove
P ? t.L ? - -
. mbui iinij mi: u(ki neiped the He
brews nil (nit on dry ground. Pharaoh and
r his hosts were all overthrown, and sunk like
1 a stone in the fold waters. But while they
1 were sinking and dying in the Rfd Sen,
3 the Hebrews stood on the .opposite banks
i singing the song of Mose-v?^^!* mo, little
? children, who Were the worst ducked, Phn'
raoh or*'Moses!
' As it is with diiek'9, so It is with wicked
s people. Every one for himself. A careless
J wicked man will-keep bia money, all ho ean
get. His children like littl? duok?, must
fj get their living if they can. IIo buys no
r I books ntrainst Ivincr no hn*?lra
n . J "~e?* -a,'-"-"' <uw,u
" ing, no books teaching love to one another.
* Tlicy live in iho mud. Their minds nro all
9! muddy. Every durk is for himself. If he
' j gets liis own crop full, it is all ho cares for.
t There is not one good bird among them
1 nil. They fight at nothing. Oue duck will
often draw the whole family into a quarrel.
* Not a good teacher among the whole tribe,
r 1^1. i
Surgery is Illinois.?Mr. Brown, of
3 Big Muddy, had his log crushed by a log.
- and had nil the doctors of Richmond, Clay
* and Jaspar, in attendance. -Not a fiet of
S Rlir/rical inistrnmonlo T.q ? '
n_ M...VMW WVM.V4 Ub IVWIJU?illiu
a amputation was imperative. A rusty Iditclis
er knife and butcher's saw were obtained?
a the saw rusty and greasy, was good enough,
t The incision w?9 made, and the flesh cut in
) professional style, the arteries taken up witli
r a crooked fork, and tied with basting thread
from one of the M. D.'s jackets; tho end
f of the bone was scraped with a case knife,
1 to get off the grease and rust left by the
r saw ; tjie flesh was'turned over the end of
the! bone, and a cotton rag stuck or) to the
- wound with shoemaker's wax. Eight ivch,
et o?cohimoti whiskey was put into the!
. pnuent oeroro me operation oommeuccd,
which made him oblivious. This is oon
sidered one of thggrentest triumphs of the
. sciem e of surgery extant, and' shows that
? money expended'for instruments is tlirbwn
? away.?- Olney Rep.
i Stotiy of a Ramrod.-?A Sr. Stout,
i of Iowa, having oec.nalon ua?j
. he failed to do aftfre*p)[^ffl|^rtR?n cap?,
>(Ta ?w I--'
Later from Europe.
Halifax, N. 9., March 12.
The British and North American Roynl
Mail Steamship Arabia haa arrived nt thin
port, with advices from Liverpool to the 1st
instant.
A despatch received by Messrs. Brown <fc
cm.t:.. ? * - ' * "
Uinyi?.-J, IIIU uiri-ipuui Ageillfl OI 1110 *J0l*
lins lino of steamships, dated Glasgow, the
27th ult., fcnys that the steamship Eding-.-v,burg,
from New York, passed on the 7tu
ult., when five days out, in latitude 40 dc?
grees 30 seconds, ar.d longitude 49 degrees \
40 seconds, large quantities of broken ioe,
and.sawonita quantity of broken cabin
furniture, consisting of fine ornamental **
loora, with white or glass handles, a ladies'
work box, and other articles common in the
cabins of first cla-a steamships?it is. we
fear, too probable that these articles were
fragments from the wreck of the Pacific, M
the Arabia brings no intelligence of tbnt \
vessel.
In Paris three peaco Conferences Lave .
been held, but none of their proceedings
have been allowed to transpire. The geu- >A
eral impression is that matters, so far, hare
progressed favorably. It is believed that
immediately after peace has been signed, a
European Congress will meet to adjust (tie f>
balance of power. A rumor,. to which,
however, not much credence is given, is
afloat to tho effect that Russia concedes the V
required limitation*, but will not Rbandon ?\
her protpctornto ouor tho Greek Christians. \
Another rumor, somewhat alarming, bat ^ , >
believed to be a speculating ruse, says that '
Russia has stated objections which will .\
break up tho Coaference. *
An armistiofl lin? nnTmiin/?r?J ^
- ?I w i 1
Inst until tho end of March, but not to affect
the existing blockade, nnd lias been """ J
made known to the armies of thir Crimen.
Otnnr PanhaVroflignation has been accepted.
Russia,' the Allies and Sweden con- vlinue
to make active preparations for vrnr."'
The excitement in relation to the diffl- *
culty with the United States liad entirely
subsided in England. Mr. Buchanan had
dined with the Queen.
The Liverpool cotton market opened active,
but closed quiet. Tho snlw during tho -?
week ending the 28lh ult, comprised 06,
Q90 hales, of which epecalfltoxs took 13,000
and exporters 3,000 bales, leaving 50,000
bales of all descriptions to the trade. The - '
stock in port consisted of 400,000 bales,
including 270,000 American. .
The Liverpool Breadstuff's market hud
dw.linod nnd closed dull. -Wheat liad. de*
dined 3d., flour ls?? and corn Is. Ohio
flour wa9 worth'87s. 0d. per bb!. of 196
lbs.
? '? ?
Indiana Doctrine.
Gov. Wright, of Indiana^having. been
requested by the free-Stat# men ofKrtnsa$.
to urge the people of his State to interfere;:
in their quarrels with the Missouriana, has
written a replyv in ...
"Indiana, as a Statp, fins wisely sd&ted.
her own domestic policy. 8he is,willing to
givo her neighbors the same rigljt/Wdto
suppose them capable of choosing and de/ l.linn*
fnr - CJl? I?mA-?..?
- b .... ...MUiKiigr. kjuc ima.iievw girefl
any cause of, .complaint to any of her sister
States or Territories. And X do most sincerely
hope that none of her ,citiienfe will
so far forget the relation they sustain to
their neighbors, and the national compact,
as to take any part in the strifes and contentions
of others'who are openly violating tho .
laws of the land. * * _* There are
those wlio indulge in the use of hw4 oamet
and sectional phrases, such as sobeervieney
to Southern interest, doughfaces, and the
like, in order to influence thri t*i?hlu?
- ,4( - . ?" -.7- -?7 f .
and to arouse our people to a violation of
law. All this, however, .! ardently liope,
will not lend our people 'way from the
great principle that underliesnll porinrtiU??*
tions?tlid absolute'right of eaelrState arid
Territory to make itaown institutions, without
the influence of others.
' Upon this principle we can stiinil and ?
maintain tho peace .and. harmony V<>f the-|
Union with safety and honor, ;lti?vthe|
corner-stone upon which the peeurjty .ftnd
1 nernntnitv. /if llio TTni/?n ?* t. - *
"Havjripr the utmost con&j^noq?$it':,ijbe
people of Indiana will^not, " under anjr^fcir- .
ourn^tances, abandon high^ '
v IIoRRiBtB McRB#ft.rJrThe on t
the plantation of Mr. John 3, L*n>pkh>, i0
. Hwitofik- coq n t y Jm i*_ ^4 ?r_.*