Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-01-21
REMARKS OF HON. S. A. DOUGLAS,
al the Dinner Of the jackson Democratic -7SS0e'"'''
Jonuory 6, 1852.


January g. 1852.
The following toast having oee' leio' 'O
Uow SrrpuFs A. DOUGLAS; noble sPecihen
of the Young democracy-ihe aIc"i!ec: W ~
fortune. he never will forget first prime
Mr. DOUGLAS rose, and was greene" WIN '
applause He spoke as iUEo"s WI, 7 sov
az Pr,In,on what shall ! say w hat can S"l
after our ilIustrous guest has eNnauSseu . from,
If The subject, and my distinguished fFeha iloii rom
Mcbigan has said all that vas appropriately oe eu
mon lie other. Yet we have aSstiho'eu h'lo ~,
nioht on an occasion that inspires every ue"'oc"'
with feelings of pride in connection win th"t g'e"'
,,oi,;caI nartv in this country with which we are
identified The day not only presents 10 me l'"u
great event in the annals OF our national ""
Srinosbefcre US more Immediately the character e' Tue
man who has made greater impress upon our ms
,r,ion. than any man who has ever lived, II We eA
cent the Father of his Country. lCireal c"eel's.J
No man has existed upon the American 49,,
rent since the days of Jefferson VINO was ;" i|a
and truthful an exponent Of democratic Prc'p'eS DIS
,,os Andrew Jackson. Cheers. ne was s'e"t
military man. The battle OF New orleans Pio'eu
him TO be hero; but his acts as statesman He,e
far superior TO anything that ne ever 49,
The GeId oC battle as the is more brilliant ah me
,noonI 1Cheers II is Andrew Jackson as pom
,ician, Andrew Jackson as statesman An ni
Jackson as democrat that we nave asSe"'ol'u "I'
this night for the purpose OF hoHof.hE, ""o w. 49,
inc fresh in our memories all the attIinuVs "h' per
1ained TO him in that character. But, geh't'heh'
/ am not going TO detan you win cu'osy uPo"
Andrew Jackson. Let his own history DC "I'''e"'
and no man will be able to write al eu'02! upon
him. Cheers.
Gen,iemen, this is festival Of the Democratic
Association. 1t is moi out of place, therefore, upon
This occasion TO indulge in remarks when may De
considered of partisan nature. et Wouiu say
nothinr that could not be verified by the truth OF his
,ory The distinguished gentleman from Michigan
has said truly that every acquisition la' mas DttH
,nade TO the United States has been accomplished Oy
lae democratic party under democratic adHlnstfa-
I M.
ifornia-every inch of ground that we have acquired
has been the result not only OF the prncries nG' o.
the action of the democratic party. lCheers.I f1dch
and all of those measures were stTenuousiy oPposeu
by our political opponents upon pFlhcIPIe-ueE Ia
king The ground distinctly that cur territory IS al
ready too large for any one system OF government.
Their policy seems TO have been always In perfect
harmony with the principles Of their party-hat Is
retroorading instead of progressing for they assumed
the ground that the country too large, and there
fore no additions should be made to it, MI MadI-
son, in defence OF the constitution OF the United
States said that coHntFy too large 10 be EN-
braced under one republic, which would enable ;he
representatives 10 assemble perform their Ctcial du-
ties, their constituents, and after arranging
their private affairs resume their public duties du'
ring the same year. Rapid as has been our growth,
and wide as has been our expansion, yet the advance
of science, Of the mechanic arts the means OF Inter
communication the spread Of intelligence have been
far more rapid than has been increase either oI
territory or population! Great applause. Dung
as am, as your toast would Indicate. have seen
the time when congratulated myself upon making
a very quick trip if | could 60 from Washington 10
my residence in three weeks; and now lament my
misfortune if it takes ME foul days 10 accomiis' the
same Journey Al the time Of the adoption OF the
constitution, you could make the trip to Georgia IN
about forty days; it takes nearly two-hirds Of
that time 60 TO California and when railroad
shall have been made direct TO the Pacific, as IL Will
be under democratic administration, it will take
nearly five days to make the trip fApPlause.] |
aude the progress in science and the mechanic
arts in connection with the means OF communication
for the purpose of showing that mailer how rapid
may be our growth, or how wide Inlay be the expan-
sion of territory our country Ill meyer be too
large for republic, if we should include the
entire continent. Great applause.] find that in
my expressions l have been rather loose and vague.
When l speak of country being well adapted
ocean-bound republic, of course mean TO include
the islands on this side of the main channel OF the
two great seas. Tremendous appPause.
Mr.. President, our system of government is as
we'll adapted to the entire continent as ii TO the
space occupied by the org final thirteen States, pro-
Tided democratic principles strictly and reli-
gously observed in the administration of the gov
eminent. The great conservative and renovatng
principle in institutions is the rights of the States
If State rights observed and respecled-if the
federal government is confined within its legitimate
lnits-if the reserved rights of the States and the
people held sacred-there be danger re-
sulting from the indefinite extension and Increase
of these States. Great applause. Why, sir my
friend before (Mr. Cass) well recoecis when
mere was no Sale west OF Inc range oil the Aegdny
mountains; and the prevailing sentiment was, that
that range constituted such barrier that it was i'm
possible even for Ohio and New York TO belong to
the same confederation. And yet every State that
has been added 10 this Union in the northwest has
been band o iron 10 hold the States together. APP
plause.
am by means certain but that the sectional
strlfe jealousy anc ambition engendcred between the
North and the South would this have dissolved
this G orious Union had it been for the Grea!
West. There she stands with an intelligent and pa.
triotic population, born in about equal numbers in
each Of the great geog aphical divisions of the Union
with her trade flowing down the Mississippi 10 the
Gulf of Mexico, and down the great chair of lakes
and over the lines of railroads and canals
10 the Atlantic, and with her fefvent affection for
friends. for kindred and for native land binding her
with equal tenacily TO the North and to the South
lApplauSe How can such Union ever be dis
solved! Tremendous aPPlause.] The North and
South may quarrel and wrange about a question
which should never enter the halls of Congress- but
the West will say to the South, You must not
leave and to the North y on must faithfully OBJ
serve the constitulion-wth all its COMPROMISES
CContinued applause.
MIR. President, repeat, therefore, that every new
state ADDED TO the U mon, and every one which shall
be admitted into its bosom, adds new guarantees for
the peIpetuty of the Union, so long as the consttu.
ton Is faithfully Observed and the rights of the States
are protected under the guardianship of democratic
administrations. Great applause.
MIR. President, we have much TO do. The democ-
Tacy have mission to perform. 1t is the great mis-
sion of progress in and the scences-in the sci
ence OF politics and goveTnmen-in the DEVELOPMENT
and advancement of human rights throughout the
whole world. [Applanse.l We have mission 10
perform IN developing correct principles here; for al
ha hQUn dana