Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-12-25

never changed an opinion. Sn5
matter Of qualification 10 me that feel
zach year that | am little wiser than ! 1
was tho year before; and / do not know
that month has ever passed over my
head In which have not modified some
opinion IN some degree. but am always
frank enough to avow IL. Still, IL Is fair
for any man to hold me 10 former
opinion until | have expressed contrary
one.
DOUGLAS BEsEEcHED TO WAIT.
But am beseeched to wait until hear
from the election on the 21st OF Decem-
Der. am told that perhaps that viii put
il all right, and will save the whole diff
Guilty. How can Il? Perhaps there may
be large vote. There may BE- a large
vote returned. [Laughter] But deny
that Il is possible TO have a fair vo.e on
the slavery clause; and say that II is not
possible to have any vote on the Constitu.
ton. Why wait for the mockery Of an
election, when it Is provided unalterably
that the people cannot vote--when the
majority are DISTINGUISHED.
But am told on all sides. "Oh, Just
wait; the pro-slavery clause will be voted
down." That does not obviate any OF
my objections; II does not diminish any
Of them. Yon have no more right 20
force a free-State Constitution on Kansas
than slave-State Constitution. II Kan
sas wants slaves State Constitution she
has right 10 IL; II she wants frce-State
DAnaffftsftfr. a.. H.. rt..hf t. -
none Of my business which way the
slavery clause is decided. ! care not
whether il is voted down or voted up
Do you suppose, after the pledges Of my
honor that | would 90 for that principle.
and leave the people to vote US they
choose, that would now degrade myself
by voting one way II the slavery clause
be voted down, and another way If Il be
voted up2 care not how that vote may
stand. take il for granted that II will
be voted out think have seen enough
in the last three days % make IL certain
that it will be returned out, no matter how
the vote may stand. Laughter.1
WELL, WHAT ARE YoU GOING TO DO ABOUT
| 1T? WHAT DOUGLAS WOULD DO.
| Sir, ! am opposed to that concern be-
cause IL looks TO me like system OF
trickery and jugglery to defeat the fair
expression Of the will Of the people,
There Is no necessity Tor crowding TINS
measure, so unfair so unjust as II is IN all
its aspects, upon us. Why can we not
now do what we proposed to do in the
last Congress ? We then voted through
the Senate an enaohng act, called the
Ioomos Dill, oeiie'ed 10 DC just ana iaii
IN all Its provisions, pronounced 10 o'
almost Periec. oy tne senator rom Ne"
hampshire Mr; n"is'J 0uiy ne u'u no
IKE the man, tnen tue Ireslueht oi en'
on tea states VINO MOULD nave 70 max
the appointments why can VIC NOT tah'
that bull and out OF compliment 10 ,n'
rreslaehs auu W IL CLAUSE 'aAen ho,'
the Minnesota act, winch nc THINKS shoul'
be general rule, requiring the constitu
ton TO be submitted 10 the people, an'
: pass that ih"t ehites .no party io
all voted, Win me, ior thae oiii, ~ VA
last Congress. why not stand oy IN
> same bill now Ignore Lecompton, y
more Topeka, treat both those party move
= ments as irregular and void pass a la
y bill-the one that We framed ourselye
!. when we were acting as unit; have la
~ election, aud you VIII have peace IN IN
Democratic party, and peace throughou
the country, IN ninety days. The peopl
" want iair vote. Ihey wiil never
sausneu Without iAir vote Oh 'he'r oo'
! sututon- -,
I, IL the ioomos Dill does not suit ~
:, irends' take the Minnesota Dill oil the Ia
ls sss' D,Sa., que ~ Hull eoas"u a.ed
Al ,"v $500 SUI ,h - 40 '.s nsS,na .n' ~
n Lei W pass 'u's 10 an eHsDn"s "e', ~
% allow the peop'e ol an parties " 9ou ~.
= 'ososHo. "'is nas' : 'al. 800 %, 49, -, '"
Al 800, ~ f.i, hans.s 80 v Y.s - man 1 as :, !,
% ,,a,,i.s and carries ont tho nIedge th
b. -, - .hsIl ha ,s,, eras ~ ssc,,,,,
II th.ir domestic institutions for themselye
% and will o, with Won win pleasure. Al,
Ia with ali the energies that possess. Is,
IA n this constitution N to be- forced dow
4 our throats. In violation of the luuaaInen
W al pnnciple Of nee government, under
mode vi Submission that isa movhc'
aud an insult, painful AS Il will be 10 me,
., must break all associations or connecuo
~ rather than forfeit my principles. ha
~ no lear OF any party associations bel,
\. .overed. | SHOULD regret 70 see social a,
~ =, litcal ties seve. cd, but II It must be
- cannot act with you and preserva !,
~ 18th aud my honor, / will slAud nm !
% nat princ,ple OF popular sovsreian,
" sklch declares the night of All me-
"a w 10 be- LETT s..lectly free l., g., -
PIE late their POI stlc instit,t', 'o.'" =
s' 'su way. III follow tha, ns,na 49,
ST. own YER ia wiz mi losic,i I"s p''"V'l
&c. ces may take me, and will endeavor
ed defend Nagainst Assault "om any and
'er quarters NO mortal shaii 90 respo
49, .,,li oo,,s,r,,,,;, no nm
of At the conclusion of the honorable g
Id tleman's speech loud applause ana c's
im Phs y, 'Us '0''N"NSN '"0"e"
al Mn MAsoNwI ask that the CALLER
re- may be clesred. The offenders agail
at the peace and decorum of the Sem
I'VE should DC expelled. move tna' the 8
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