Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-30
Speech of Scnnfnr Do,

0Fee'h OF senator Douglas on tbo p
question IS received with the warmest MSansas
oy me press OF the country. 1t is regarda5
mastery effort, one which is WORTHY &c as as most
name and position, and one which i1dioa his great
tinguished oratorical abilities We ronrV his dis
our inability 10 publish the speech at Iae sincerely
closing paragraph must suffice His tits = T., The
agtator are exquisite. '' The arch
Mr.. Douglas said
he Slack "Republican" party was o,...
founded on the fundamental princinIo 81 SIhlaed and
entire equality of rights and PRIVILEGES bp1igct and
negro ana the white man--an eouaIilv ."een the
guaranteed by law higher than The Co secured and
he United States. In your creed as Nro'on of
of any more slave Staes'' '"e admission
TO repeal the Fugitive Slave Iow
o abolish the slave trade hetwoon a. 9,
10 prohibit slavery in the Distrir, IS S S|I
TorestOre the prohibition on Kansas o GolHmbja;
ka; and ana Nehras
be first prohibited. slavery Shall
.r ms $, is your creed, auhorlatvey proclaimed
trust there is no evading or dodging the ;ss"''
lowering of the flag. Let each nartv tsI1GgS-nO
prlncipIes' ana The issues as You have prespntd = @
ana we have accepted them Let us have ecu 'nem
night before the people, and then let the .; oCd
pronounced. 'elu'ct be
Mr.. Seward-You will have it.
MT Dougas-l rejoice in this assurance 7 ,
line, and to hold them there trust there r " me
no lowering OF the fag-no abandonment or cb".U
OF the issues. There are rumors afoat that von ~
about TO strike your colors; that YOU nro1oSai 1s
surrender each of these issues not bpcaTsN u 10
40 not profess TO be right, but because Won ranDo
succeed IN , Ihe right; that you propose to throw
overheard all the men who distinguished themsnIUa"
IN your service in fighting the Anti Nebraska 6rb
ana 10 lake new man, who, in consequences of9nn1,
| beng committed 10 either side, will he enaba5.
cheat somebody by getting votes from both sides.
Rnmor says that all your veteran generals who h,o
received scars and wounds in the Anti eLrask,
campaign, are now considered unfit to command onS
are to be laid aside in order IN take nm eoa Civ
man who has not antagonized with the GREAT nr;nc;
pies OF eIt-goVeEnment and State equality Rpmnr
says That, IN pursuance of this line of noIirv Won
not allow your committees in the Honse IF Row.
SentaVes, to bring in bills 10 redeem YOUR pIedoes
and carry out your principles that there is to bo ~
OIL passed IN your fusion House to reueal the Kan
sas Nebraska act-nOne to abolish the slave trade
between the States-n0ne to abolish slavery in lha
DISTRICT OF Columbia-none 10 redeem anv one Of
your Pledges or carry out any one of your prncipps
upon winch you Sec red ma ority in the House by
fusion with Northern Know Nothingism RumGr
says that your committees were arranged with the
view OF keeping all these questions in the hack ground
until after the Presidential election in order that the
agitation may he e-opened with better prospects Of
success when power shall have been obtained under
the auspices of man, who has not been GRIN
pied IN the great battle, Would it not be a curious
spectacle to see this great Amt Nebraska or Black
" Republican" party--which less than eighteen
months ago proclaimed a war of determination in
which no quarter was to be granted or received and
no prisoners to be taken-s krmshing to avoid a
pitched battle and get an opportunity to retreat from
the face OF those whom they determined to hang and
burn and torture with all the refnements of cruelty
which their yengence could devise? Are the offices
and patronage of Government so much more impOF.
tant to you than your principles that you feel ii your
creed, and the identified with it, in order to get
power! Are you prepared 10 ignore the material
points at issue for fear that they will compromt you
IN the Presidential election
Mr.. Wade-We will whip you, then
Mr.. Douglas-That remains to be seen. We are
prepared to give you fair fight on the issues you
nave rendered. and we accept. Let the Presidential
contest be one of principle alone let the principles
involved be distinctly stated and boldly met, without
any attempts at concealmen or equiyocation lei
the result be verdict of approval dsapprova 50
emphatic that ii cannot be misunderstood One veal
ago you promised US a fair fight in open field upon
the principles Of the Kansas Nebraska qct Yol
then unturied your banner, and bore il aoft in thu
hands of your own favorite and tried leaders, will
your principles emblazoned upon it! Are you nOu
| prepared to {oWer your flag TO hrow oUerboGrd al
yo"r tired men pho hare rendered service IN yOu
cause, and issue search uarrant an hopes Of finding
1aeac man, 'cho has not antagOnieed aUtM anybody
and arhoSe principles are unknoaUn, for the purpose
cheating some6ody, by getting uotcs from all sorts q
| men? Let us haze an open and fair feht TAP
pIause in the galleries
| The Chair-The galleries will be cleared if these
demonstrations ere renewed.
Mr.. Douglas---I will not pursue the subject fur
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