Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-21
TIE WHIG" ON STEPHEN a. DoUGLA!

THE WING" ON STEPHEN a. poo"i'A''
The people of the South must 10 ihcapaoie vi any
,en.rous impulse il they feel ne gratitude 20 inc De'
nocracy of the North for their gallant defence OIL 'e
Constitution in this trying emergency NO n"''er
wbs, the odds arrayed against them; no matter 10"
,esistless the storm Of anatcism which sweeps over
the Northern States; no matter now hopeless Tue
prospect of success they yielded or wavered III
their support OF the rights OF the South. Dsua'h'hg
n conpromse with the spirit Of aLoiitionisn, they
even assume ground on the subject oil slavery
abreast of the public opinion OF The South. Their
feelings and position we'll Illustrated by the s'gn
fcant tnct that while in the recent canvass IN Pcnn'
sylvaa, the Opposition imported orators IRON Mas
sacbp,etts and Ohio the Democracy invited speakers
from the South and appauded their sentiments.
TIN. netr;o,;so of the Northern Democracy appeals
to the people Of the South with an effect when the
Ith;y vainly attempts to impair by an attack on Inc
consistency and fidelity Of Stephen a. Douglas. Inc
character Of that intrepid patriot inaccessible 10 Inc
shafts Of captious criticism. His claim to the con-
hdence of tie South Is established by record OF ser
vices which the Wing cannot dsparage, and which
We cannot magnify beyond its merit. His course IN
this canvass, SO far from betrayng any subserrency
10 the an,slavery sentiment of the North exhibits
the ruust scornful defiance of Black Republcansm
with all i,s Wanted power. In attcstnton OF his
courage ard fidelity, We append single esrsc; from
a speech which he delivered in Springfield, the 18th
of September-a speech which, though addressed to
a Northern constituency, will command the assent
and admiration of every true Southern heart
1t is now the sovereign right Of Illinois to establish
the system if she p!eases But don't want slaves
if 80. did we'd have EN- III spite Of opposition from
any quarter whatever! Bst Illinois is free OF her
own will, not as We have been sometimes told, by the
action of Congress- On the contrary, held slaves
Will. Congress prohibited The INSTITUTION in the Ter
ri,ory. and abolished involuntary servi'ude on the
very day that she withdrew the prohibit on by con-
SEEMING to our admission AZ STATE: II might not
have Seen So had we been situated one thousand
miles further South, in a climate favorable to the
production of rice cotton and sugar where me White
nan caunut labor. In such climates OUT lot negro
labor the soil must be left wilderness anu there
go for the negro in preference to tue aiilEaof rs m
NOR, Northern latudes prefer the white 10 the me-
gro. =, a.,
But l do not believe in the fanatica Abolition doc
trine--of the equality OF the whites and blacks. DE
-ve that the laws of nature und OF God, have liked
dividing line between them, aud wish never 10 see
the doctrine recognized Of the community OF white anu
black. Ii is here that come to the dividing me
between AbOlitiuniss and the National Democracy.
God never intended the negro for my equal, or my
brother. | not in favor of negro Jurors, nor "i
Inducing them into Office nor "f that afectonac law
which allows q negro TO marry white woman. And
vet if you will sten any Fremont speaker you will
hear this talk about the equality of white and black.
Wby my old friend Alb. Lincoln takes this ground and
protesting TO quote from the Declaration Of lndepen
d-nce will pronounce all men free ard equa' or their
right to be. Doesn't he talk in that way' and hence
be arpu.s that aug Law that deSrades the negro vic
in,s. y fundamental principle of the Constitution!
Now il so happens that the word "free" is not there
in the Declaration. l suppose, however that he IL
like hs ccndiutor ia the cause. Burngame-he want'
good Abolition constitution. BnrtnSame wants an
amazing project Of this political campaign Of thu
Black Republicans. is to change the whole, the Ion
a,turion God and the Bible. by the election OF JOINT
c. Fremont! llaughter) And the signs nt TIE i,iine'
Indicate tpat Greeley is to DO the apostle and high