Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-24


domestic institutions to suit itself. Cheers
Let that great principle of popular sovereign
by, which underiies onr republican institu-
tons be carried ont in good faith in the
States and Territories alike Cbeers.) Let
Illinois regulate her own affairs, model her
institutions according to her own wishes.
and mind her own business. permitting every
other State to do the same thing. (cheers4 and
there viii then be concord and fraternal
feeling among the different States of the
Union. (Renewed cheering)
We must discard forever that fatal heresy
which breaches that this Union, divided into
free. and slave States. as our fathers made it,
cannot endure.-that false teaching which
says that these States must all become free,
or all BECOME slave-that they must become
all one thing or all the other. should be
forgotten forever: (applauser and the great
principle OF popular sovereignty, OF State
rights and State sovereignty should prevail.
declaring the right of the people of each
State and each territory o manage their OVID
affairs in their own way. subject only to the
constitution. Three eheers.) When that
principle shall be recognized and proclaimed
Nv all the American people. North and South.
there will then be peace, and harmony, and
fraternity among all the States of this con-
federacy; (good and applause) but so long
as that monstrons political heresy shall pre-
+ vail that the North must combine against
the Soufh to abolish slavery everywhere, and
that the Sanfh must combine against the
North to establish it everywhere-that there
must be sectional strife between the North
and the South for the ascendancy. so long
there viii be discord. strife and hatred be-
tween the different sections of the Union
c'That's it." and applause). That great
issue was directly and distinctly submitted
TO the people of Illinois at the r, cent election.
and thank God. the principles of the con-
stitution and the Union have triumphed--
Ummense applause.) Illinois now stands as
she has ever stood. faithful to the Consiitu-
tion and the Union; Illinois now stands as
she has ever stood. immova5le, upon Demo
cratic principles maintaining the Democratic
organization. (Six cheers.) Every other free
State in this Union at some time has wheeled
out of line, except gallant Illinois. Gre
Inendous applanse.) From the day that Hi
nois entered this confederacy, up to this
honr, she has cast her vote for Democratic
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency at every succeeding election
(Renewed appau-e.) And yet you have been
told that the only State that has never failed
10 stand by the Democratic organic 'tion. and
vote for the Democratic cand dates for Presi-
dent, is now to be read out of that party by
those States which have all gone Abolition
When this dark cloud of fauaticism. which
has spread over the New E igland States
rolled over New York, completely over
whelmcd Pennsylvania. Indiana, Ohio, and
reached in its course the Wabash river, ii
was there met by the gallant, united Demo
cracy of Illinois. who turned back the It'd
and kept the flag of the constitution and the
Union floating over their beloved State
(Cheers.) $50
The victory you are now celebrating is one
never to be forgotten, for it is the triumph OF
Union, constitutional men over fanaticism,
sectiOna1ism and disuniOn. Great APP
plause.) When the old sectional parties united
against the federal constitution and Union.
the national men. whether Wings or Demo
Gratis, or by whatever other name they might
be called, united TO maintain that consiitu-
ton. to preserve the Union. and drive back
the dark, fatal cloud of sectional animosity.
(''Sound doctrine" and applause.) Illinois
now occupies the prord position of having
fought the good fight; Illinois is now greeted
all over the UniOn-nOrth and south, east
and west-as the only north.rn State that
was not overwhelmed in the recent elections.
(Cheers.) To what cause do the Democracy
of Illinois owe this triumph? 1t is due to
fidelity to principle. (Applause.) In Hi
nOis the true principle of popular sovereignty
has been sustained; in Illinois the Cincinnati
platform has been strictly adher, to; in Hi
nois the Democratic organization has been
maintained (Six cheers and long continued
enthusiasm) In Illinois there has been no
new tests interpOlated into the Democratic
platform. (applause); in Illinois Democrats
have never been prosecuted because of
differences Of opinion, provided they remain
ed inside of the Democratic party. and ahided
the uSages of its organize zion (cheers); in
Illinois, a liberal, tolerant, just and g,n'rous
policy has prevailed. and in Illinois glori-
Gus triumph has reward d that policy. Gap
plause)
Now. my friends. the result in this State
cnntraSted with the disasters in others. furn-
ishes a l,ssOn. Let the bitterness that has
been excited, let the angry passions that have
been aroused b. buried with the contest out
of which they arose. Good" and cheers.)
Let us meet our fellow-citiZens who differed
with us in politics the same as If there had
been no angry feeling engend,r red. 1t is our
duty now TO consolidate the party, TO begin
to combine our forces for the future in order
that we may present full. united. invineible
front to Abolitonism and all its allied armies.
(Cheers.) If wise and patriotic counsrls now
prevail, the great battle Ct Popular SOve-
rcignty has been fought and the victory won
forever. (Cheers) If we expect to maintain
our liberties as our fathers transmitted them
to US, we must be vigilant and watchfnl. pre-
serving our organization, and ever ready to
common enemy wherever he makes his APP
pearance. (Cheers)
NV friends. | will now renew to you my
grateful aud profound Acknowledgements for
the magnificent demonstration which you have
m de tonight. When arrived home on the
I0th of July last, and was welcomed by such
multitudes. | never expected again
to see such. crowd. (..This is not half what
We can do" await till 1860" &c.) The battle
is over now, and the victory won, and again |
see crowd before me even larger than that
which greetrd me on my return home. ] con-
fess that that was SO large that | never ex-
pected to zee another. t''We are all for Doug
las and cheers) | have not ventured to
suppose that this celebration is intended as u
pleasant compliment to me. CIT IL. = lit is
and applause, i feel more pride and salts
faction in the belief that il is your heartfelt
offerings Of devotion to those great consttu-
IiOnal principles with which my life is insep-
Irahly connected. | again return you my
grateful thanks.
A. to the manner in which this speech was
received, the Chicago Times remarks:
When the distinguished speaker concluded, |
shout upon shout rose from the entire gather
ny until the roar of applause was tremcnd- |
,us: music was given by The bands employed |
and wha, with the firing of cannon and tn |
discharge Of roman candirs and rockets. there |
was made up scene that will never be for |
gotten by any person who witnessed it-one |
hat will always be remembered with a feeling |
# enthusiastic satisfaction.