Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-01
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY By
EDGAR sNOWDEN.
ALEXANDRIA,:
MONDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER l, 1855

mONDA1 MOkNlNO. NOV EMBER L, 1000
SENATOR DOUGLAS lately made speech at
Alton. Illinois, which is reported at length,
and extensively published. From this speech
We make the following extract: -
"If had only done as the anti-Lecomp-
ton men who voted for the English bill in
Congress, pledging themselves to refuse to
admit Kansas if she refused to become q
slave State until she had a population Of
SO ,420, and then returned to their people,
forfeited their pledge, and made new
pledge to admit Kansas at any time she ap-
piled. without regard to population, l would
have had no trouble. You saw the whole
power and patronage of the federal govern
ment welded in Indiana. Ohio, and Penn
sylvsnis to re-slect anti Lecompton men to
Congress who voted against Lecompton, then
voted for the English bill, and then denoun-
oed the English bill, aud pledged themselves
to their people to disregard it. Good My
sin consists in not having given pledge,
il. For that reason. 10 this State, every
postmaster, every route egeot. every coliec
tor of the ports, and every federal Ofhce.hol-
uCTt lUElcilo uCuu tuC uC SAPiV'-
ses preference for the Democratic caudi.
dates against Lincoln aud bis Abolition
associates. Chats 30, and cheers.) A
Democratic Administration which We helped
10 bring into power, deems it consistent with
its fidelity to principle and its regard to
duty, to WELD its power 10 this State 10 be-
half of the Republican Abolition candidates
10 every county, and every Congressional
district, against the Democratic party. All
/ have to say in reference to the matter is,
that if that Administration have not regard
enough for principle, if they are not sufi-
ciently attached to the creed Of the Demo
cratic party, to bury forever their personal
hostiities, in order to succeed in carry g
out our glorious princi pies, have. Good,
good, and cheers.) have no persona! dill
culties With Mr.. Buchanan OF his cabinet
He chose to make certain recommendations
to Congress, as he had right to dc, on the
Leoompton question. | could not vote in ia.
vor Of them. had as much right to Judge
for myself how should vote, as be had bow
be should recommend. He undertook to say
to me, if you do not vote as tell you, | will
take of the heads Of your friends. Laugh
teri Ireplied to him, "You do not elect
LhcS i TcpkOo0ut obN i ous oSSoN'N-
bic to IlliDois as my constituency, aud to
God. bu, not to the President, Or to auy 9th
or power on earth" Good, good, AID 7oci-
ferrous applause.
And now this warfare is made on me be-
cause l would not surrender my convictions
Of duty, because / would not abandon my
constituency, and receive the orders Of the
executive authorities bow should vote IN
the Senate of the United S:a:es. ("Ncyer do
it." "three CHEERS" &C., hold that an at
tempt to control the Senate on the part Of
the Executive is subversive Of the principles
of our constitution. ("Thats right" The
Executive department. is independent of the
Senate, and the Senate is independent of the
President. In matters of Legislation the
President has o veto on the action CT the
Senate, and in appointments and treaties the
Seoate has q veto on the President Lie has
no more right to tell ne how | shall vote on
bis appointments than l have to tell hin
whether he shall veto or approve bill that
the Senate has passed. Whenever you re-
coeuixe the right of the Executive to say to
q Senator, do this. or / will take Of the
heads Of your friends" you convert this 60
verument from republic into desrotsn.
(Hear, bear, and cheers.) Whenever you
recognize the right of q President to say to
Q member Of Congress-. vote as / tell YOU
or will bring power to bear against you
at home which will crush you" you destroy
the independence Of the nomenclature, and
convert him into tool Of Executive power.
THAT'S co." and spplause.) resisted this
Invasion of the constitutional rights OF a
Senator, and 1 interd to resist it as long as
l have q voice to speak, or vcte to S'Ve.--
Yet, Mr.. Buchanan cannot provoke me 10
abandon one iota of Democratic principles
out of revenge or hostility to bis course
("Good, good, three cheers for Douglas: l
stand by the platform of the Democratic par
~, and by its organization, aud support Its
nominaaa.n