Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-23

THE ILL1Sots CAxPAIaN-Douq and 1l7tu4.
bull-Douglas Beeouses Roused. Those of our
readers who are wide awake to the political
news of the day, willrecollect that few morn.
ings ago we published an extract from Senator
Trumbull's Chicago speech, which bore very
hard upon Douglas popular sovereignty ante:
cedents In the extract which we published
occurred this paragraph:
1 hold in my hand the bill brought into the
Senate of the United States by Mr.. Toombs, on
the 18th June, 1856, containing clause requir-
ling the constitution which the convention should
form, to be'submitted tothe people for theirrat-
LITIGATION rejectioRs That bill twas referred. to-
the COMMITTEES on Territories in the Senate of
the United States of which Judge Douglas IS
chairman: Judge Douglas, five days after.
wards, reported back the bin L hold in my
hand, making various alterations in the bill
| and hea stated that, on consultation with Mr.
Toombs, he had made thess alterations
Mr.: TrnmbuII, in addition to this, said he
would cram the lie down any mans throat that
denied .this-and further added:
It's preposterous-it is;the most damnable
etfrontery that man ever put on to conceal 9
scheme to defraud and cheat people out Of
their rights, and then claim credit for it u.
We'll, a few days afterwards, Douglas, in. the
course of his political tramp over theState, gets
hold ola copy of Trumbull's speech, and We
find in the report Of what he said at Bardstown,
that he paid his respects to the Republican
Senator as follows, after reading to the crowd
the charge which wehave quoted: 5-E
| Suchsis the enorrnity of the charge and the
coarse and vulgar language in WFics it is cloth
ed. He knew at the time he naGie.it that it
was false, and that had branded it as false:
HOOD even when made in terms SO mild as not
to involVe moral trupitude. (Shalne) He cram
the lie down the throat OF, any man who denies
IitS cole will have good time of it,' and
laughter.) l deny it, and brand the author Of
ii as an Infamous liar. C'That's the talk
Hurrah for Douglas and immense applause
| Let him attempt whenever he dares to cram his
lies down my throat The miserable craven.
hearted wretch would sooner have had both his
ears cut off than to have used such language in
my presence. CHE can't help it; it's his nature
to lie and cheat" and cheers.) He thinks he
can now make such false and infamous charges
lwith immunity, because am candidate before
the people, and engaged in other parts of the
State discussing questions against my combined
enemies. His only object in making such
lcharges is to draw me into personal contr0ver.
sizes, With the hope thereby of concealihg from
the public the enormity of the doctrines "a
which Lincoln and his party stand committed
| That's IT'D shall not allow much of my time
in this canvass to be occupied in noticing these
personal assaults; Thaye none to make against
Mr.. Lincoln, or Mr.. Trumhull, or any other
Itpolitical opponent. If cannot stand ON nv
own public record, C'syou can,'0 on my own
private and public character as history will re
cord it, | will not attempt to rise by traducine
the character of other men. (Immense cheer.
ingl. will brand any falsehood uttered against
me as it deserves, and will meet the responsi
bity face to face, Chats the talk notwithstand
1 .k..,11N ~ '
Broad Sword exploits in former times; Cgrea
laughter, and three cheers,) but will not make
BLACKBOARD of myself by initiating the course
they have pursued towards me-