Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-11-26

now, Is more OF MAN, III c'ciy oiI
cinaI and essential respect-in every
quality which dignifes manhood and
adorns human charactcr-than Hon.
Stephen a. Douglas. There ARE
differences among all men, among all
nations, and among all races, which
are mainly Interchangeable by law.
.2. This also is contrary to fact, as
thousands of proofs from the Rcvolu-
tionary era might be adduced to show.
"The dominant race of white men, was
the Anglo Saxon, but Douglas rule
would also exclude not only the Ne
gro, the Indian, and the Chinaman,
but also the IRISH, the WEIGH, the
GERMAN, the SWISS, the FRENCH, and
every "racc" but the Anglo-Saxon.
This is worse than the most ultra
Know Nothingism. So, to Arnold
Douglas first belongs the honor of
running for the Presidency in oPposi-
ton to the Illustrations" of the]
Declaration Of fIndependence-a docu-
ment, we suppose, hereafter TO be
secuted by the Douglas Democracy
as BLACK Republican" affair.
8. Another gross error. Africans
WERE considered citizens by many if
not most of those who signed the De-
claration, and who formed the c Consti-
tuition. They fought nobly in the
Revolution, and at New Orleans.
They voted in several even of the
Slave States. They ARE citizens in
New York, in Massachusetts,, and
others as proud, as prosperous. and as
happy States as Illinois AND HOW IS
DouGLAs TO PREVENT IT?....Indians,
Africans, minors, aliens, women, &C.,
may not have ALL the franchises OF
citizenship" and yet "ALL have the
inalienable RIGHTS of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness"
4. Not entirely so. Oil and water
can not unite, nor can so antagonistic
natures as Freedom and Oppression
be commingled. The real source OF
most if not all of our National trou'
bles and dangers, is, Slavery. Every
day observation, in church and in
state, disproves the HARMONIOUS CO.
existence" Of utterly opposite and hos
tile Institutions. Antagonistic in
they do and will contend with each
other until one is victorious.
Equality of fright is Natures plan,
Aud following Natures is the march Of man."
Douglas may shut his eyes, and swear
the Sun does not shine, but it WILL
shine, even though "the Democracy
of Illinois" may back him up in his
position.
5. Douglas does NOT contest "thc
authority of the Federal Government
to discriminate against" FREEDOM. 1t
is only the Slavery interest he volun-
teers to protect: not word for the
protection of human rights, Of the
dominant race" or any other.
6. Here is the same idea in another
form. There is to be NO "non-inter-
vention" between the Government
and the FREE States. The Slave
States are to be sovreign-but the
Free States are to be under the con-
troll of the Slavery-ruled General
Government!
7. This plank is the stumbling
block. 1t will be seen that Douglas
has here altered it from the Southern
form-which is there explained to
prevent either Congress or Terri
torial Legislature from interfering
with Slavery-to suit Northern
cline, where it will be interpreted to
mean that a Territorial Legislature
MAY abolish Slavery !....But it is most
amusing to witness the doleful confes-
sion that even "Democracy"-dough-
faced, strengthening Democracy
-"have no remedy, and are not RE-
sPoNsrBLE," if Territory Qike Kan
sas) ~iN kick out slavery in spite of
Democracy, Presidents, Dred Scott
decisions, Border Ruffians, fire, and
sword! Really, this is the first ad,
mission we ever saw that "Democra-
cy" could not do everything! Dou-
glas groans-but submits to dire ne
cessity! Even Democracy, for sla-
very, "can do no morep
s. Aye! you uphold all the rights
of the SOUTH" again, but not a
word Of the RIGHTS OF THE NORTH
The South-the slave States-win all
your afIection-claim your undivided
support. There are your poorly clad,
hardly-worked negroes, and planta'
ton, obtained with your late wife,
now deceased: and where the treasure