, 1857-08-21
REMABKS or
HON. S. A. DOUGLAS.
Da''cs5u@ IN tie S'aie Tiouse al Sgriacfel3.
H., On Me l2h Jggr, 1851.

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Ir. PlesiAegi C4Fae o,J Geo1s,-,,
l appear before you to.aight. at the re
quest Of the grand iury In attendance unor
the u. S. Court far The nnrnose Of sub
hitting my views uuon certain touirs mo,
which they have expressed desire to heal
my opinion 1t was not my purpose wher
arrived among You, to have engaged il
any public or political discussion but
when called upon by body of gentlemen
so intelligent and respcctablo. coming from
all parts of the State, and connected with
the administration of pnlllic iustice. | do
not feel at liberty to Withhold a ull and
frank expression Of nv opinion unon the
subjects to which they have referred and
which now cngrosses SO large n share of
the public attention.
The points which am reouestcd TO dis
cusS are a .
Ist. The present condition and prosnects
of Kansas
%. The principles affirmed bv the Su.
preue Conrt of thc Un;tad States in tbc
Dred Scott case ...
+ 0u, llg cOudItl1n of tliuUg in Ttah
and tho or,ro,,r, ~, ,.,,,,,,l;,a r.. o,.i,tia.'
evils '''''0 '''''N''''' ''' ''''''"e .
Oc tho Kons,, o,.u,;oa H.. nan. ...1
ho saiJ ot tSo 49,, .'tUm tia o'S w i,'''e "'S" sa
y,;i;,r rith t5o b;.,,n or III a. ="
INV connoation ri i " ern,,,s ~ "sos'o", 1lN
ion bas strenorbo,ad on5 aoIsnn'.1 F9ms Inc ~
convic,ions IN tho aonrinos, @ J,'l't oF ti ,,'c
nIcs ond ,ho oorro,.t,oso oe tho - '''>i
bo,,o raIt - ~, 80 =, Uo.'',I
snhioot Ton, ui' ot W pt,'so a.,i uISn Gu tuu' h
~ tIr6art I, Jsto " siO"A .T' nc.
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ri [ bnI;aro ,bnt tho I I'M ISo ho ra,, " nVPe
Sororot,S % ond % in,,aS,ioI,, @ % axac"tnd .I' y y u"
- ""~ ,n,i 49, 1e JSsS, ialSt:, . % ~
sroo al ard vi o;s oG"' 81 N to oIoot;n s .no
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~ d;s,a,t S,i1,.s al,,n 49, - oieN..s
IJIemseiyes- Jroini.thc Tfsi ptils and WITHHOLD
their votes with 4 view of leaving the free
State Democrats in minority. and tbns
securing a. l,roslhrery constitution in oppo-
sitionsto the wishes of majority of The
Deople living under if. let the responsibility
rest on those who. for partisan purposes
will sacrifice the PRINCIPLES they profess to
cherish and promote. Upon ieia and up-
on tie political party for whose benefit aud
under the direction of whose leaders they
act, let the blame be visited OF fastening
upon the people of new State. instita,
tions rebugnant to their feelings and 10 vio-
lation of their wishes. The organic act
secures TO the people of Kansas the sole
and exclusive right Of forming and regula-
ting their domestic institutions to snit
themselves, subject To no other limitation
than that w;hichuthc Constitutions of the
United States1imposes The Democratic
party is determined TO see the great fanda.
Inental,principles of the organicact chrried
ont in good faith. Tho present election
law in Kansas is Acknowledged to be fair
and just--the rights of the voters are clear
iy dehned-and the exercise OF those rights
Will be efficiently and scrnpniously protect
ed. Hence, II the majority OF the people
OF Kansas desire TO nave it a Tree state,
Sand We are told by the Republican party
that nne-tenths op'the people OF that.Her-
rltory are Tree state mem, theEe is no OBJ
staele IN The. way Of bridging Kansas into
tue ! pton as free Stately the Yopes and
voice OF her own people, aud in conformity
with the great principles OF the Kansas
Nebraska act provided oil the free State
men will go to the polls, aud vote their
principles ia accordance with their profess
ions. If such Is not the result, let the con
sequences be visited ppon the heads OF
tnoSe whose pGhcy 4 = y PIpuuce slIi'a, ii.
anlarcny nno piootsHgu 'lSel y Aaps1s' tHA' %
!heiF Party may ptoht oy sea'e!y ', ISl.At'o'
~ ~ tne N2Ilnefn ,o'ateS q tnls Dnlon,--
ues ine pgiiioSl1'S Y h4lls,s1 1 ".il perform