The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-21

New Haven Connecticut where they have converted their
churches into recruiting stations and arsenas aud men
protesting to be followers Of the meek aud ovy Jesus get
down their knees and utter the Lords prayer saying
Forgive Us our espassss as we forgive those that tres
pass against and then seize their Sharpes rifles and
put them into the hands of their eommunieants and tell
them 10 80 out TO Kansas and shoot down the border
Tudiansp Are such men true Christians Are they fol-
lowing the footsteps Of their iustrious Master, who tells
them, Love your enemies bless them thai curse YOU DO
good 10 them that hate you and Pray QE them which de-
Pefql use you and Perseeale ySn Even Their Master
stood upon Mount Calvary extended his hands TO heaven
and exclaimed Father forgive Them for they know not
saa they ysar aS
excite the passions Of the people with the full Knowledge
that II must result in bp9dshed. You may call them
Christians, If you will; but do not u8 Ae.luinyr
Fellowcitizens, where do we stand We are now enr
terng upen great contest But our opponents cannot
arrest the progress Of any more than
cipes are the principles Of truth and justice, They arg
make man what God intqnded that he should be-hs
nobest work. The equality Of the States onr corner
stone These 1.-THE principles my friends for which we
contend and in the coming contest who can doubt the
result? The convention have selected among the great
and distinguished men Of this country one tp Lead W who
has been long known ardent and deyoled democrat
they had placed that flag in the hands Of some other
man they had given to that man Of high moral GaGr-
Iage and iron will my friend sitting here upon my right
udge Douglas we would all have rallied 70 his support
for in his hands should have been Confident that our
Prncples would meyer haya been Sacrificed 80 It would
President. -.-.,.,It ,,fal,' 4,.,., It'll y
do not intend address you much longer for there ara
gentlemen hereho have ability to discuss these
questions than have, although none, perhaps who have
better lungs and this in crowd so imposing as this is a
very important matter. Laughter and cheers,
The excitement gotten in portion Of this Union can
not drive the democratic party from their timehonoed
principles If you will only agree not to cdae with State
affairs territorial affairs but only to take care of your
owEif you will all agree to observe the eleventh COM
nandment aithfully--we shall all go peaceably and
ouietly forever Now you may not all remember what the
eleventh commandment is anu az happen TO be inform
will gge tito yon tits this 1Fret not Thy gizzard
about the affairs OF thy ghbor bg attend thine own
Great laughter Now the domestic affairs of life how
much quarreng would be avoided IL every man would OBJ
serve that command the thrty-one States of this Union
have different local laws and different institutions the only
way to preserve peace and harmony between them Is Tor
each State to attend to ts own business and letts neigh
bors attend theirs How long do you think you could
preserve peace in family Of thiryone sisters if portion
them constantly sanderng and abusing Che others
There would be no peace at all and II so with sister
States If the people will only make up their minds TO attend
affairs and let their the country
will 90 aud increase and every year will grow stronger
than II s now MO one Can tell what viii be the sad
Our destiny be to cover the whole continent of Amer
ica We have deeply syInpathzed With our friends in
Central merca who endeavoring TO establish gov
ernmeu that will dispense the blessings Of liberty am
sure they have the most earnest apathes of my heart
their behalf and doubt not but they have yours But
bring these remarks to close Task you once more
tooor at the democratic platform You viii find that il
Contains the saee princpes for which you have
in years pasthe same principles which have given pros
perity to the country for than half century and
which will continue IL we arp faithful to bless 1t for years
come The Institutions which out hers gave their blood
10 have been handed down to and now they
IN your hands Thereis obligation resting on each and
every member of the democratic party TO that the go
GUS flag Of ours which has been disgrhced dis
honored shall proudly in November next Let each
man swear TO be true to bis country through veal and
through woe on .a that fsg and America viii
be governed by the democracy For one If TO take
my departure from this world would want to leave be-
hind prouder epaph TO be inscribed on my tobstone
than this 80 Here lies democrat whowas always TRUE and
loyal to the constitution Of his fstherT' Bat win no
longer respass upon patience others wish TO address
you Tonight Ihope that before the election takes place
shall have opportunity of discussing all these quesons
before the people Of Washington where know sound dem
ocratc principles will always find friends Feowezens
bid you goodnight [Cheers '' ."' ID.
! Speech qf Hon. s. A. Douglas. .,.. .u S..
| Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, in response to repeated and
enthusiastic calls appeared on the stand and spoke
/ follows; .- 49,. .,.s .. ..... .. ..l r..aa t.a ay
| Gentlemen, have declined responding to your kind
call before for the that apprehensse that the
condition Of my health, and especially OF my throat would
not enable me to be heard. You all know that am not
Indifferent in contest where the success OF the democ-
ncy s at stake and much less be indifferent in this
contest involving It doe the great fundamental prin
dples of constitutional government Of civil and religious
liberty Of the equality Of the States and the right of self
government in the States and Territories subject to the
Constitution, Allthat have at heart is CONDENSED into
an intensity Of feeling for the success of tho ticket and the
platform adopted at Cincinnati Cheers The platform
B worthy Of the democratic party and the candidates
I worthy Of the platform The democracy have more to
contend for more to animate their patriotism moro to
hope for the future in the Of this election than OF
any which has taken place under the constitution of
the United States, The combined enemyior it is
bnaton Of all the neongnous material Of all the factions
and isms that are arraJed in hostility to the democracy
the combined enemy are fighting with the form of
ticket; but they are without platform, without prnc-
pies without anything by which they be designated
except the enemies OF democracy. The telegraph in
forms that they have made nomination for the pres
dsncy by taking man who came getting the know
nothing nomination at New York. the abolition nomi-
nee at Philadelphia, And why should they not2 Abo-
honism and kpownothingism allies Everywhere in
the free States the know nohings abolitoniss aud
the abo onisis know-nothngs OF course none hut
knoY-nothing abolitionisb or an abolition know
nothing could be the nominee Of the black republicans at
Philadelphia tCheers u ,gt ts.,.4i ...ut tas .ta.r
The black republican army Is allied army composed
olknow notbngs abolitionsts freesolers, Mane-quor
law men, daughter, womans s-righs men, increased
apghcr] ant-reners antMasons and all the isms that
have been soughed of from all the honest parties in the
country and have made combination against the demoe
racy We have got TO fight this allied army and when
we get them into line IL s not material which of hem you
slay for they all belong TO the common enemy Cheers
Oar business is TO bury all the isms and all their allies in
common grave in November next Ia order to
are the enemies Of the Union for they the enemies Of
the constitution The Union was made through the
stituton il can be preserved by fidelity to the constu-
ton and 1t ought not TO be preserved in any other mode
for whenever the constitution the palladium OF our liberties
the only guarantee that have for the Union for n-
sutions for all that is dear and sacredwhenever that
constitution Ia Invaded with impunity that moment our
liberties are at an end But me northern man. 1t
matters not on which side Of the constitution the assault
of the enemy ID made If foreign army we're TO invade
the sacred soil of this republic would stop to inquire
whether the assault made upon the northern the