The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-29

Judge Douglas and the Germans.
Judge DOUGLAS was waited upon recent.
ly, in Chicago, by large deputation Of the
Germans Of that city, and in response to
the address Of their spokesman, he made the
following, among other remarks:
am Obliged to you for your kind allusiou
to my efforts to strike down that proscrip.
tive policy which attempted, few years
ago, to invade the social, civil, and religious
freedom OF this country. made tie first
speech erer pronounced on the Amer,ean con.
ttnen against that prosoiptipe s,sten rh,ch
proposed 10 strike men do,ca on account Of
their birthplace or their religion. Immense
enthusiasm) OF all the acts of injustice
ever attempted to be perpetrated, the great.
est was to make the birthplace or the rcli-
gious creed Q political test in the exercise OF
the elective franchise. (Cheers.)
hold that this government was estab-
lished by the white men Of the continent
men Of European birth or European descent
then on the continent. Ii was established
for the benefit OF white men, to be admins
tered by white men, on the white basis.
Spain and France, in their colonies on the
American continent, admitted the negro and
Indian to citizenship with the white man. on
an equality. In the colonies from which
this nation sprung, the political rights were
confined to the white men not merely to
Englishmen, or Germans, or Swcdes, or
Swiss, but to all white men, all men of Eu-
ropean birth and posterity. Say what you
please, the experience Of the world proves
that there is such thing as superior and
inferior races. The experience OF the world
in all ages proves that the negro is incapa-
BILE OF self government in all climes. (Cheers.)
For this reason our fathers, in making our
institutions, confined the governing power
to the white race, excluding no white man,
but making no mixed basis either with the
Indians or negroes. Look at the difference
between the Spanish American colonies,
and the French American colonies, and the
colonies of which this country was original
ly composed. Their political amalgamation
has produced domestic amalgamation, and
decentralization and degradation below the
point of capacity for self government has
been the result in every instance here the
white basis has been preserved, and VIZ find
the highest messal physical, moral, and 50.
cial development that the world has ever
witnessed.-(' Bravo and cheers)
Gentlemen, our duty is, by a stern and
inhexible adherence to this great principle
Of stlf-government, by elevating our race
and preserving the pure principles of gov
ern.nent upon which all our institutions rest,
to go forward in the mission which the Al.
mighty has confided to us. We are engaged
in a fierce political contest in this State q
conflict involving great political principles
at which have just glanced. but which it
will be my purpose in every part Of the
State, during the ensuing summer, to discuss
freely before the people in candid and frank
manner, in order to take their verdict upon my
acts as their representative in the Senate Of
the United States. 1t will be my pleasure and
| trust it will be yours, to meet you and all
our German fellow citizens, and discuss these
questions and such others as may be brought
into the contest, freely and frankly, in spir-
it of candor and franknesS.
desire to be heard, because my opinions
and political acts have been msrepreseDted
desire that You shall understand them, and
then if ] am right, sustain me; if am
wrong, then select man who will carry
out your principles better than myself I'VE
could not find one, and cheers) IL MIR.
Lincoln will sustain the honor and advance
the prosperity OF Illinois more than myself,
it is your duty-a duty that You owe to
yourselves and to your childrcn-to sustain
him in preference to me. ("Never," etc.
II, on the contrary, you approve the princ.
pies advocate, and have confidence that
will carry them out in good faith, and with
that degree OF ability you desire and have
a right TO expect in the national councils, !
shall be extremely happy 10 receive the ap-
proval that your votes will convey, at the
next eleetion. ("iou shall receive them, =
and cheers.) again thank you, gentlemen,
for this mark Of your friendship.