Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-12-14

SENATOR DoUGLAs's SPEECH, on Wednesday
last, on the Kanzas policy of the administration,
was published in full in the New York Times Of
Friday, and the Boston Journal Of Saturday. 1t
is one OF the abest speeches we have perused for
long time, and thorough and exeoriating in its
showing up of the untenable ground on which the
President stands We give the concluding por-
tion of the speech, in which Senator Douglas an
nounces emphatieally his determination to adhere
to his present course, lead to what consequence
it might, as to party connection, or severance
from old party ties
Sir, my honor is pledged; and before it shall
be furnished, | will take whatever consequences
personal to myself may come; but never ask me
to do an act which the President, IN his message,
has said is a forfeiture of faith a violation of
honor, and that merely for the expedieney of
saving the party. l will 90 as far as any of you
to save the party. have as much heart in the
great cause that binds US together as party as
any man living will sacrifice anything short
of principle and honor for the peace of the party;
but if the party will not stand by its principles,
its faith its pledges, l will stand there and abide
whatever consequences may result from the posi-
ton. Let ask you why force this consitu
ton down the throats of the people of Kanzas,
in opposition to their wishes. and in violation of
our pledges What great object is to be attain
ed Chi b0nof What are you to gain by it g.?
Will YOU sustain the party BY violating its prn-
ciples Doyou propose to keep the party united
by forcing a division? Stand by The doctrine
that leaves the people perfectly free to form and
regulate their Institutions for themselves in their
own way, and your party will be united and ire
sistible in power Abandon that great principle,
and the party is not worth saving and cannot be
saved, alter it shall be violated. trust we are
not to be rushed upon this question. Why shall
it be done? Who is to be benefited? Is the
South to be the gamer? Is the North to be the
gamer? Neither the North nor the South has
the right to gain sectional advantage by trick
cry or fraud
Bat am beseeched to wait until | hear from
the elect on the 2lst of December. l am told
that perhaps that will put it all right, and will
the whole difficulty. How can it? Perhaps
there may be large vote. There may be large
vote returned. (Laughter) But deny that it
is possible to have fair vote on the slavery
clause; and l say that it is not possible to have
any vote on the constitution. Why wait for the
mockery of an election, when it is provided I'M
alterably that the people cannot vote--when the
majority disfIanchised2
Sir, am opposed to that concern, because it
looks to me like system of tfickery and ug-
glery to defeat the fair expression of the will of
the people. There is no necessity for crowding
this measure, so unfair, so uninst, so unjust as
it is in all lis aspects upon u.s. Whycan we not
now do what we proposed to do in the last Con-
gress We then voted through the Senate an
to be JUST and fair in all its provisions pronounced
to be almost perfect by the Senator from New
Hampshire (Mr. Hale, only he did not like the
man then President Of the United States who
would have TO make the appointments. Why
can we not take that bill, and, out of comp liment
to the President add to it clause taken from the
Minnesota act, which he thinks should be gen.
eral rule, requiring the Constitution to be sub.
mitted to the peonle, and pass thati That
unites the party. You all voted with me for that
Of he 10 4 y. Al
same bill now! Ignore Lecompton, ignore Topeka,
treat both those party movements as irregular
aha void: pass fair bl--the one we framed our
sIiVes wheIi sse were acting a unit-have fair
elee.oh, ana you VIII have peace in the demo-
cratic party, and peace throughout the country in
ninety days. The people want fair vote. They
will never be satisfied without it. They never
should be satisfied without fair vote on the Con-
stitution.
If the Toombs bill does not suit nv friends.
take the Minnesota bill of the last session-the
one so much commended by the President, in his
message, as model Let us pass that as an
enabling act, and allow the people Of all parties
to come together and have fair vote, and / will
go for It. Frame any other bill that secures
far, honest vote to men of all parties and carries
out the pledge that the people shall be left free to
decide on their domestic institutions for them
selves, and will 60 with you with pleasure, and
with all the energy | may possess. But if this
Constitution is to be forced down our tbroats
IN violation of the fundamental principle OF free
government, under mode of submission that is
mockery and insult, painful as it will be to ms,
must break all associations or connections rather
than forfeit my principles. l have no fear of any
party associations being severed should regret
to see social and political ties severed; but If it
must be-if cannot act with you and preserve
my faith and my honor-I will stand on the great
principle OF popular sovereignty, which declares
the right OF all people to be left perfectly free to
form and regulate their domestic institutions in
their own way will follow that principle
wherever Its legal and logical consequences may
take me, and viii endeavor to defend it against
assault from any and all quarters No mortal
man shall be responsible for my action but my.
self. BY my action will compromit no man.