Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-09-21
From the Daily "a ian4 State Sentinel.
Great Democratic Rally.

Great Demacra lie Rally.
On Tuesday evening the people
began to assemble in the city in an
tieipation Of the Gran d Rally Of yes
terday.
At l o'clock an immense crowd
assembled in the grove--not less than
10, 700, all anxious to hear Hon. S.
A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois,
and originator of the Nebraska meas
ure, and Ohio's young Sena tor, Hon,
George E. Pugh.
Mr.. D. said the first objection urged
everywhere and on all sides by the
fusionists, was the charge that the
object of the act is to legislate slave
ry into territories now free. Is it
not SO? tCries of yes, yes. He
asked, how do they attempt to sus-
tain this charge?> By refusing to
publish the act in question, and then
asking the people 10 lake their w0ru
for their own version. He declared
that any action, either to abolish or
establish would be a plain violation
of the bill. Cries of it would. ]
The democracy hold that they (the
people of the terrific ries) have the
right to do as they please. [Cries Of
right, right.
He proceeded to GILL attention to
one clause Of the bill, which no hbo-
lition paper ever daredtto7publish, viz:
the 18th section Of the act entitled
an act to organize the territories of
Kansas and Nebraska. Mr. Douglas
then read the section as follows:
"That the Constitution, and all
laws of the United States which are
not locally inappliea ole, shall have
the same force and effect within the
said Territory of Nebraska as else
where, within the United States, ex
cept the eighth section of the act
preparatory to the adm isson of Mis-
souri, into the Union, pproved March
9th, 1920, which being inconsistent
with the principles of non-interyen-
ton by Congress with slavery in the
States and Territories, as recognized
by the legislation Of 1850, commonly
called the compromise measures, is.
hereby declared imperative and void;
it being the true intent and meaning
of this act not to legislate slavery
into any Territory or State, nor to
exclude it therefrom, Ito lea We the
people thereof perfectly free to form
and regulate their domestic institu-
tons in their own way, subject only
to the Constitution Of the u. States. :,
He sad, this section gave the lie
to their assertions. He said, | will
now say that if you hear any fusion
list say it does legislate Slavery into
territory now free, slow Tim this sec
ton, and it will brand the assertion
rs false. MuItitudes Of sermons had
been preached, which, from their char
lcter, he had been forced to believe
heir authors had never re lad this sec /
ion, for he thought them, for the
most part, honest. So you see. he
said, chat it is not the tent of this
let to establish slavery, but leaves
he people OF the terrltor les free to
make such laws for their own gov
'rnment as they choose, subject, only,
0 the Constitution of the United $
States. He asked, have not the peo- ,
he the right to regulate their own t
Every opponent must |
axe the ground that the people have [
10 right TO make their own laws in 4
heir own way. We claim our right d
egulate our own affairs, and our op- {
onenis wish Congress to legislate for i
be territories. He asked, was this {
ight, to make laws when the people I
ad no voice? Cries of No! Mol c
It is not democratic doctrine, but Il
he contrary is democratic, a nd it was
democratic principle viii CHI gave
Sc to the Declaration of lndepen- o
ence; democratic principle, in de- ri
nee Of which, the battles of the 9
evolution were fought; a democrat o
principle, upon which the Consli- S,
ltion of the country was based r,
reat Britain claimed the right to a
AXE laws for the colonies, without Il
lefr consent, and our fathers rehelled CT
sainst it-protesting against legis- eel
ton without representation. This p,
rs insisted upon by the colonies III