The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-14


the platform at Cincinnati came here by the joint inyi
taons OF the hards and so because they had dissolved
all their differences aud united to the country from
the whirlpool Of contentious dscord and ss OF all
that distracted the republic refused for four years
speak at any meeting Of the democracy, because would
not recognise Its divisions But now when they united
In the cause when the time has arrived that the
democracy again unit that il has blotted out all
membrance of past differences and presents glorious
future, ready to extend the hand Of friendship TO
then the New York democracy, who their march TO
glorious victory and will carry those principles
which ready TO meet the enemy and give him bat
tie Two years ago the black republicans out and
deed the democracy to resist them the Issues OF rcstor
ing the Missouri Compromise repeating the fngve-saye
law aboshing slavery in the District OF Columbia and
savetrading between the slave States and destruction to
every who voted for the Kansas and Nebraska bill.
But the Cincinnati Convention has negatved all their
propositions and for doing received the appreciation OF
every democrat in America matter where he comes from.
Who say that the democracy not the national
party Of this country? They have laid down their politi-
cal creed clearly that every understand IT,
And that ask for the Judgment and verdict OF the
American people But your enemies have abandoned the
creed they out with. by Of abotonisln free
sosm and every other ism which they could enlist in their
service they enabled to send majority to Congress
which gave them the control OF it, and Banks, Name
quor-law man and abolitionis appointed Speaker
and he appointed all the committees men OF his own
complexion and what excuse they have for not
redeemng their promises to the people2 And yet they
have dared to bring in bill to the Missouri
Compromise the ugvesaye law TO abolish slavery in
the District Of Columbia to prohibit the slave trade in
ises to the people ask you you put faith in who
have violated every principle and forfeited every promise
which honorable would do2 What can they
offer for not carrying out their principles What hon
est would do what be had pledged himself to
But they feared that they did II would nure them at
the election and they wish to retain their present positions
and to play the game the next election They made
very many promises but they dare carry out their
principles when they had power to do so IN Congress
What assurances them can moral honest people have to
trust them again? Instead Of carrying out their prnci
they bav tax
and made up side issues the Kansas bill They tell
you that it has caused civil and boodshed in Kan
Nebraska and gave it the rights and privileges
it did to Kansas and notwithstanding peace, harmony,
quiet, goodwill, and everything which can cheer the
heart of the patriot exist in Nebraska But in Kansas
murder bloodshed and every crime that dsgraces hui
manty What has caused this difference in the acts of the
men in and Nebrsska2 Because in Nebraska the
people were left to regulate their own affairs unmoested
BY foreign influence In Nebraska selfgovernmen under
the constitution had r play, end wherever that fair play
Ia given the people will be at peace But in kansas the
peoples rights nterfered with BY foreign influence,
create civil war dissenson and bloodshed among the
people in Kansas and for that bopdshed Kansas those
black republicans are responsible i was part Of their
of it, and promote the election of their candidates
What they find for their conduct in the laws of
their territorial legislature? They are contained in
cumbrous volume of many pages and relative to almost
every relation of life and yetn that long list of laws there
only short enactmens said to be unjust
other to elections And it should be forgotten that
no has arisen under either OF thlss two lays NO
writ has been issued any act of violence arisen under
these two obnoxious laws What excuse then have the
black republicans send their agents there to create strife
and bloodshed make their churches places of meeting
their plans Of sending out Sharpes rifles instead
Of the Scriptures And they speak Of border rufans af
sending their agents TO murder people in Kansas
When the sheriff goes they shoot
him down, and then talk Of the effects of the Nebraska
bill. Everything done in Kansas, whether house is
n.,rdn hraar rhaft
peaceeverythng is attributed to the by the
black republicans in order TO protect their agents from the
effects Of their grimes But the question s whether the
shall prevail rebellion iriumph1 We asked TO
do something to make peace. would willingly do so
but be done only by making the criminals subject TO
the awby putting the bouse-breaker into the peniten-
tary, hanging the murderer and protecting the rights OF
the people Of Kansas as we protect the rights Of the people
here.
Mr. Douglas then aluded to the fact that Mr. Buchanan
and himself bad abored together for the admission Of
that they united in support Of the Missouri
line, Of the compromise Of 1850 and that they
stood together when the democratic party adopted those
natl platform was, bad been stated Douglas platform
II was also Buchanan platform [Appanse He pro-
ceeded to pay high tribute to the whg party which had
ALEC advocated the principles of the Compromise and
which occupied the platform with the democracy In
recognising the reserved rights OF the States and all the
requirements Of the constitutions differing with the demo-
cratic party only upon questions ofe1pedency Mr. Doug
las then eloquenty vndcated the OF the
Nebraska bill and efuted the charge Of the black repub
that it southern measure lie appealed to all
men, irrespective Of former party ties who believed that
the constitution the supreme law OF the land rally
TO the support Of the Cincinnati nominations He
did say that there democrats who had proved
reant to their creed and he called upon all honest wings
70 come forward and fll their places. who
whg In 1882 only preserve his consistency by becoming
democrat in 1856 Every whig who votes Tor James Bu-
chanan oyal to his principles and faithful to his pledges Of
1882 The speaker then denounced the nothngs and
black republicans parties who false the each
ings the examples and the history OF the great whg
party The democratic party the only organza-
whose creed covered the whole country. The black
republicans dare the Potomac with their princ
pies emblazoned their banners Their doctrines were
sectional and would tend father against son and
brother against brother to subvert the constitution and
finally to prostrate the Union rise again Revert
ing to the knownohings he said that there such
doctrine In the days Of ashngton There know
nothing lodges In the times OF the revolution WashnUton
welcomed al foreigners 70 this country who were willing
TO support laws Win you repudiste the teachings ol
your fathers Will you deny the great principles Of self
government Tremendous cries Of aNo, no. II not
unite in rayng about standardbearers forgetting ali
past dissensons and let whoever would excite strife
among you be regarded alien to the great cause In
which we engaged Immense applausel lie oordi-
ally congratulated the democracy Of New York upon the
reunion which had taken place. The Empire State had
again assumed her proud position among her sister States
Her democracy united, and invncble because
they united. In the next election New York be
confident would show that In times past she was wor-
thy of the consideration which she has always received
from the democracy of the Union. Loud and
cheering1
The Chairman then introduced Hon. Howell Cobb oi
Georgia, who received with thunders Of applause
Mr. Cobb said that it with overowinr heart that
OF New York. who, forgetting past differences now gave
to their fellow democrats throughout the Union a pledge