The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-13
DOyT WANT A "JUG-HANDLE" PRESIDENT.--THE
GOLD RANGER" OF ILLINOIS IN THE FIELD


GOLD RANGER" OF ILLINOIS IN THE FIELD.
On the 2eh of July Ex-Governor Reynolds addressed
MACS meeting Of his fellow-czens in St. Clair county IL
pOis in favor Of Buchanan and democracy The old vet
cram who has served his State and country for half CEN
nry but whose heart has the warmth and whose foot
the buoyancy Of youth has left the retirement and So
Ieusion Of his literary closet bucked his armor and
with those potent weapons truth and argument which he
Yields so we'll he is charging upon the fusion squads
Illinois headed by Fremont and Bisse and putting
Ithem to utter rout We make few extracts from his
speech;
The great fundamental principle in the Nebraska act
of Congress which much admire the power and au
hoy for the people Of the Territory of Kansas to enjoy
all the privileges OF eeen, as far as the constitution of
the United States and the organic law will permit The
act this subject presents the following grand noble
sentiment; IL being the true intent and meaning Of this
not to legslae slavery into any Territory State
exclude 1t herefro but to leave the people thereof per-
ecy free TO form and regulate their domestic nsttu-
Sons their own way subject only to the constitution of
the United States
"As it said Of old, will build my house on this
rock and win defy all the rains and storms that the abo
itionsts can raise to beat II down.
After showing the identity of the republican and abo
ton parties, he says;
This same abolition party organized aid societies in
control the elections
Of those sent there by the aid societies voted in the Terrific
Try and returned home the day, Five millions of dol
lars was raised to corrupt the elections in Kansas and
we hear this same party cry out against the frauds and
crimes committed in the Territory, and the repeal of the
Compromise yet they themselves by their wild anacism
have committed the first frauds and the greatest crimes
This same hendish spirit has extended west by the
class OF ianatcs and in late meeting at Buffalo New
York, Gerrit Smith, notorious aboitonst acted con-
scuousy One hundred thousand dollars were agreed to
be raised and placed IN the hands Of the abolition party
arrest the progress of the democrats.
=" At Chicago money also voted and firearms pre-
sented to mob the laws of Kansas. Who can act with
party that openly money corrupt the balot-box
and provide arms to be raised in against the laws of
the country?
This abolition party, in their malignant ZEAL has
committed the greatest ouages in Kansas and the black
est crimes.
Many wanton and cruel murders were perpetrated by
the abotoniss in the Territory peaceabe citizens and
the cuprits protected Jones' the sheriff shot but
covered The aboionsts of Kansas openly resolved to
oppose the laws OF the Territory, and receive and
men from the abotonists in New England to effect the
object With great dupcity and fraud they erected
fort IN Lawrence In the guse of hotel and filled it with
arms to resist the laws of the land.
These outrages and crimes committed by the abolition
lists are not many perpeaed that dangerous
sect OF anatcs and after ALL they charge the democrats
with the very same crimes they have committed them
ssves
The aboonists charge the democrats with the ouages
in Kansas and in Congress- when they have commenced
the crimes themselves. The execution of the law would
Nebraska If the aboonists had nerfered in Kansas
The blame is with themselves and they must abide by it.
due to the truth to state that the democrats are as
much disposed to respect and preserve peace and order in
the country as the other party and regret and condemn the
ouages in Kansas as much and more perhaps thar the
ebolitionists do.
"Now, appeal to my Friends and ask you to reflect on
your situation You and other citizens have the desnies
OF this mighty republic in your hands, and the
election WELD It for veal or for Is it right sustain
party 10 the North who are disposed BY higher law
abolish slavery in all the slave States dissolve the
This the same natcal spirit that hung witches in oden
times In New England and sold the Indians into slavery
They also exiled Roger Williams and in more modern
times destroyed many Catholic institutions. Are you will
ling to aid and assist party who Will destroy the coun
try with its wild anaicism2
The abolitioniss are attempting to Fremont as
tool to carry out their wicked schemes of disunion FIRE.
mont jughande candidate he does expect to
get southern vote elected his cabinet would be Cid
dings and other fanatics of the North and southern
man in bis councils God preserve the country from
Jug-hande PresidentW