Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
Der, of the several Departments and the

ly named by these brokers and their client.
as the prices of dry goods are named be
tween dealer in these articles and hi;
customers. Fraud rules the Cabinet. and
and the Senate. The Lecompton fraud
has become another molten calf, and Ihose
who have set it up for worship have corrupt
ed themselves"
If any article like that is reprinted in the
Douglas papers all over the State, from
the acknowledged organ of Judge Doug
las himself, charging Democratic Presi-
dent not only with fraud and bribery and
alleging corruption in every part of the
government-if we are required to go into
Convention with men proclaiming such
things as that, in the name of God, what
is Democracy worth? Applause. And
yet this man claims to belong to this par
ty! cannot understand how man, un-
less he wants to make himself out thief
should call his party set of thieves. !
can understand it in this way; they are
strangers to the commonwealth of Democ-
racy, alienated from all its. glorious coven-
ants.
But this question has been decided, and
as Judge Douglas believes in decisions, /
suppose he will abide by this one, and come
back TO his fathers house, where there is
more bread than he will ever get out Of
it. Laughter.
Hon. John Douhgerty of Jonesboro,
candidate for State Treasurer, was next in
lroduced to the audience. He spoke for
nearly two hours, in defense of the Nation
al Demo, rats, the President and the Le-
compton bill. He reviewed the past and
present positions of Judge Douglas in de-
tail, and charged him with betraying the
Democracy that he might promote his own
ambition. He was loudly applauded by
the Nationals" and interrupted by the
Douglasites.
Henry S. Fitch ridiculed the Douglas
demonstrations. He said they (the Bu-
chanan men) had not the taste, nor the
training, nor the trickery, TO substitute for
the merits of this controversy melange of
fireworks and sophistry. The theteric of
rockets and logic of Roman lights are the
political patents of Douglas. He would
leave him to the enjoyment of his persua-
sive pyrotechnics." He denounced Doug
las as an affiliator with the Republicans and
disorganizer of the Democracy. He spoke
of .'tte entire absence of all egotistcal and
complaceut allusious to self, to all boastful
platitudes and personal vanities' which
characterize his speeches, and said that his
Popular Sovereignty was a very limited
sovereignty, without the power of appoint
ing authorized representatives to act as
their agents in constituting their Stale
Government; That his great Popular Sow
ereignty was a very lame and important
Sovereignty, requiring an Enabling Act to
enable them TO do anything; laughter
and applause that the grand, fuudament-
al principle which underlies our free in
stitutions, of which the Judge is the orig
inal discoverer, and to which he has de-
voted his past life and pledges his future.
practically clothed the people Of a Terrific
ry only with those humble rights now in
berant in them by the Constitution of the
United Siates-to petition for redress of
grievances. A very prayerful and suppli-
eating sort of Sovereignty, for which the
people of Kansas ought to be very thank
full! Laughter.
He said:
The vassals of man who refused TO sub
nit to the usages of his party, and desert
ed it in an hour of great peril; man who
did do, and is still doing more to distract
the Democratic organization, than any 9TH
er leader since the day of Van Buren, they
yet have the graceless assurance to talk
about the friends of the Administration
within this State being boilers. The DEM
ocratic party is not confined to this State;
but belongs TO the whole Union, and a
majority of its members in the Union reg
ulale the character of its creed. Its ortho-
doxy is not embodied in Mr.. Douglas. nor
its principles dependent upon his whims,
grievously as that gentleman may labor un-
der that delusion. Mr.. Douglas has the
right TO pursue such course as pleases him,
and adop, such views as pleases him; but
he has no right to claim that his pleasure
is Democracy. Applause, and cries of
good, good.
Again:
The charge that the Federal ofice-hold-
ers belong to the National Democratic par,
ty, is noasensically true. Whom would
the Judge have in Office? Republicans
l hope not. Douglas mens Ofcourse the
Judge would not push his stainless follow
ers into these dens oftemptation! Itmust
be gratifying to the Judge to know with
what little labor he is able to save stainless
from the earthly taint of Federal patronage
his immaculate followers. There are class
ot office holders, however, whom the Judge
commands men who have the happy
temper and flexible principle to agree with
both parties-who are SO well stocked with
opinions that they have one set fol
the street and one for their office laughter
who have that largeness of soul, that
they can cheer for Mir. Douglas and draw
their salary from Mr.. Buchanan-l[grea'
lauohter-men who can file affidavits oi
their devotion to the Administration, ant
grow profane in their zeal for its enemies
shouts of "hit 'em again." and who car
acclimate themselves with the utmost readi
ness alike to the atmosphere of Washing
ton and Chicago-men who have not tht
courage to be rebels, SO strong is theil
avarice, nor the honor to be Democrats, SC
strong is their tendency to apostacy. lAp
plause. These are the few "bonerabl'
men" alluded to by the Senator. Laugh
ter
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nsa Il