The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-27
THE ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN.

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ME-. Douglas On the Kansas Qusstion-He
.nd the Epgiish Compromiss-Hs Gioriaes
Mr. CHittsn0en, ahe CEittensasn. Montgomery !
Bal. ana al Hands s.pPH. . Ing y; and
All lhe Way Throuea.
[From the Chicago Daily Nmes.l
SPEECH OF HON. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS AT BLOOM |
NGTON, JULY l6, 1858.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FxILow CrnzESs or MCLEAN COUNT
TO say that am profoundly touched by the hearty
complimentary sentiments you have expressed towards
me Is but feeble expression Of the feelings Of my heart
c.ne the course which have fe il my duty to pursue
in The sepste OF the United States upon the great public
aSsSessea ySu sm aware tia. my senatorial course has
been arraisned not Only BY political foes. but By lev
men pretending 70 beore 70 the democrasc party and
VET acting in ALTAR CO with the enemies Of that party,
for the purpose Of electng republicans TO Congress
in this state place OF the present democratic deesa
siop desire your attention whilst address you, and
theu will ask your verdict, whether bave not IN ali
things acted entire good faith and honestly carried out
s h1s we nssasUs previous to ny going to tho
Senate Da,g the last session OF Congress- tne great
question Of controversy hiss been the admission Oh
ico the Uncr rpder the Lecomptor constitution need
NOT inform you tat from The begnntng 70 The end TOOK
bold determined, and unreening ground IN cpponaon %
thct Lecompon constitution. My feason for that course IS
contoin the fact that that instrument 'ods not hs dd
and deed of the people q Kansas and d'd not enooay neu
all free goverrmens-a principle asserted IN me
Tee Ts'ion CT Independence, and unoervns .ne
crnsiiiu.tn Of the United States as well as the con.
stuuou OF every State tho Unicn-thE every people
oueh, the right to FORM ADOPT and resy tue CON
stu,icn under which they are 70 live e. Good, good
aud shrse cheers) WAen intyoduced ts Nebraska bh
~ he Semoe Of the United States in 1854, Incorporated IN
the frtrisio that the t,ue intent and meaning 81
the tl not 10 lt9cte sloreay into any Territory State,
or to ereuds IL srefro but leare the people thereof per-
fciy to fom ana regulate their oo' domestic snau.
lions in hsr GO" ooy, subject Only 70 ne co"'nser
plecec distinctly nads sba! the people oi kansas
shca be eit NOT only tree, but perfectly ee TO form
sslvss snc he question ehsn tbs Lecompton con-
s,u,,op ihto Congress, ana the admission or
Kansas only ssked but attempted to be forced under
IT, wptiher or lot s,ut the free act and
deed O. lbs peopis or kspsAs No men pfetends toa
tutCSie will Every man IN America sno~s toath
wss rejected by .ne people of Kspsss by rnsor,y OF
,noussrd before the attempt was nade in Con-
ses force tbs Territory into the Cpion rncer toa' cen
s,nron rts:std, therefore. The LeccmIn contaaticn,
because ttcidtie, 81 the greet 7rfneipeF seF.
oors,rn,a: yfan ,ohch all ,'s,ut,ors rest do not
web ,ais.red yta, or 10 leave yer IN DOUBT as toe
motives Of ny actor ! iid not Oppose the Lecompiop
cor iuv0n The RrcUod OF the slavery clause cor
tanned mt Esc6 NY sgssca eSains! rDa; instrument
bs;rt. sks the siAsor5 clause Az the
time made Il ola not ktow ~ustnes ffst Clause would
re v,tco 10 or It would be icciuded 10
ctslihn or from 1t and mace M difference
trh that the result " the rste o fer TIE redses uas
zoos sstndirg fr prncrtS amer whica you adre no
qus chf 10 foTce free State pefpis ootnS their
.t tenn eou fo5ce s!ops Sate spn tm o1hout
mir consent (Gr-s, ehihUs;- sml ihe error COO.
hisec st,emi;tr 30 consra tee free scon OF
,te a., ~. OF KAsss n auy rsspsc. sha,eveT Il is
srCe with ssy runt aucr aud rvh cAtse OF
the Lt,cie--iLh ySc
~ J. aus,ser % cns.lueDcs vhctoer ION 10 iuinots
seWy c,anse m It's ksnsze coastauun or not 1t IL not
quts,cs tor you, ou, IL Ii qassih of sue people OF
Krts s, rhey bevs the riebt Z, nsle c,cs2e'on N
~ltb tceit oNG wistte, sed oi % not lge
it, YOU b.nrd Ia go there std 1--we under II. We
IN Ilros srtusoo % sl'' ourselves, aud
~e thi.k nave t5ers0y gDoa ons bet snethe- ~e
bsve or 10, Is zoology nusnss. but our osn II tue
pso5e IN Kentucky do Ike a. they as-d 10. come
hare TO i've uanet ~ II sne % vile Ip1ssa aAts
Geo with It, ua'iera N 20 ,st W., son We alone,
nsvs ~ W. an N VOICE IN IN ado lou OF rsre.ion Res.
s..a Den 90 N -
yrG;os'iru of the g'Ia; Dflnco'r iaVoivtas 'as
right OF ib- peCple OF each ssae auj eseo reir'
tars 10 form haI Iegusie their own co-ef'ic issii-
- sut rsev. subj CT O. 10 me ccpsaucoi
cor eounon country (AppisGsrl an rSoi':d -
TrUd he aartoiss - nc Lcayso. Instrument abln
Ca attempt Il inftctiaq vIvn ne peie % Kansas
trilsout first 9irtSg them 'ppEisniiy Of gec,i'g y
Wl.a ,cscerFel'sa ttep % 1b11dn tha sg h'y resosi
10 scheme 7sty oqyyco 10 TsfsT III; ottTion back 20
me Tsolsg Kansas ths concdfng 'he corrtotnsss 81 tae
Jrtnc,,le for uhich had coaitTdsd cnd grora9 az
had ossif,d yrlr6ed me mode Of thai reference ana the
mode n subai,. to Il. people had betn just far and
eciul. cia Lo' ccI der Toe mode % tuon,sion pro
weed ia wsai kLoxp a. the EoRsnN nli, fair sub
nlrion ard 'hr siu PIE reason, srong oihefs: ~
uro,l:s5 In m q u.S. y to people ofEatsas would
,er.rt re I,c.fawln csassilui'oc, ,hei they might
copa N viii 5cf0 iasaoe-E brt ion tsey rejected
n 10 oder that iaey .ngbt iefn aiia'isn syreeA-
ne % then one feelings sta confoi cspie - ae- oSa
prrayts tty shon.d TO; b. rec VEG aio ma uo;on
ut,i trey hSt % lc ithabsus Ia other <orcT, II Is
ssa % fie teopi, yOu viii core Toto The un,on SO
t'fvtcsp g Ssis sea shall 10 acuiilld siih s5rtO IN
tA6rsLN Ia, ,t'ss on oerg nee state you shall
u
30 slctr'ra.e between sa'ss an1 slave states In
'La coz eceikcT viii net put GresioiDn uSon slave
shat VOad TO- put upoa re SAFE an vii NJ
pcr-.h Icsp prevent u, aiesicaon ceing pat u?Dn
ire s.ie which not spYti vita ,he zoe ioice 10 los
,hy5solcirg States. (coser-) fquslts snots TIE
HAAS A. rAfcna aad funGE,1ecis ~ sclplc 10 our c)3
fece,cy ard be W. a.cs NJ h1ul oserurniog oar
lvtaa % fcytrUmert (cas-rs) Ituoe dcmsn1ea
ibs, zoe rec ss'et md tns slsytnol1ls fatss
ct,fT, tue constitution OF toe Coiisd States Dad
ti.cec than e. the Tc,p!e OF Kansas waoi
d 7 1-Hgf IL.
rsuI re eve ,bsy bsys i'ge' % Is; AMI h Is
ioi ne stepe " i-ols. or Mhs;ai o, New YORK or
Scl toosy plain xhs tts cccisoa OF tho peo-
PIC u KsIsAs ioay be dpoa that pint bn' snhe Vas
~, CO i,pt vh iG0 mo o. soerlssoc eSaaaei 10 he
H. ah oil aud yLu could not bsneioo alor tue reiioa
tpsts nv cpbou viostd toe grea, prieepe OF sqss,
is g. 1ps he encreb Ss,ee, vt wh'n bcrme th tdD
u ~, and, and urdr ne 'ea'cn 400, rgsIra oa,s %
fAs taTctJ bonas I'm hfr desispn al ~ rn,pn 70 Gc
MD GO Es net Monday an Apgan rsrf bovsd IN defe
1suce Gcaps, g.ouec oectsisr e es sal make q. maj
sbcion Hut ., final and o'7orsirs ne Tho'eqnesiin
gr tsogie o. Kspsss oro.y7iiioo soorntsd
ty ccusfs iron ,bst mameni ksrsSs ~ bssome sta
Il 10 rlrn, 49, taere DO way q ssep,g her on "
tsy ,boua fs ne &C. q srmiss.n scu tnon btcJDs
irrsrsaso,e: Ksbsss woii1 ne q state, a.d snefe
we.ld % :. epd ot the controversy. os tho other
hrre Il Q, that election TIE people u ksmas shsll
r,sct TIE p-oposit - a nov eensfsly 'hougit WI
b. INC eAse from thai r"snf he Leoog'n opastw"tioH
= dead ana ogsir th.Is ~ nd " ne oostrounsy
"a scg se ihsi either way The "a day Of Argust next
,s compton coorcv.rey cease ana terminates forever
stau a.terart 20 psy LscomDton game over sgs,n
BUt ms fellow cluzsrs, an vel Co1rbcsl tisi ma
ssue vii never be s,te All has ostn - soeuin-
~ uo thcrougBy refused datrg me lat sossSa o. Coo
et,ss t.si ALL 8nd buI few slvocaes ~ toe iurfs
tbe Pre- OF tbs Unted Ss'ss IN bis spnus ntssAge
rxrrcsy fscsu mepds that he xsmre % The HanesoA
csse .beisia ,osuCss reqGiret the cJss;uicu % ne
tubm.d 10 the vote o. toe people io' rsihe sasa or 70
lection snan followed IN an futuIo cases Zoos and
de- IA " sustai1 as ooe Gao fhst ro,omne1
oa,n pna Kssss co1iroveisy can never again arse
Nv frirrdp. I 90 1ci desite you to un1erstsnd rue
az olsp,.Dg for myself any special merit Tor tue
course I have pursued o, this question I simply
s,s rsv au,y-s sv,, soicioed by sseay by hooor by
ratr!otsm; \ rhch couh poth.,e shfuek FROM 10
nv opluian ssn1ui dsnonor and fH'asssnoses % my
COT stUents Resides ony aid what va 10 the power
of any ose Do. Taere sere Sihers-men OF emit
rsut affinity OF vide reputation, reoo wed all oser
Americs=b I'D The and entitled " the gresiest
shave on the crueit For7nast 1ngrp them all, Ne
Ned Gsif shoulders norc hs OIL tr1s keHiUcHs Wrnf
ava g,fan, sfaissmon Joea u .CstitsHd>n G. Cost
uar.i and cAses ~ hp course upon taS qassi n ~