The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-07-22
VOL. 3

Douglas in his present position BY re-elec-
tion9 do not claim, gentlemen, to be un-
selfish, do not pretend that would not like
to 20 to the United States Senate, (iaughter,)
make no such hypocritical pretense, but l
do say to you that in this mighty issue, it is
nothing to you-nothing to the mass Of the
people Of the nation whether or not Judge
Douglas or myself shall ever be heard of after
this night, it may be trife to either Of ms,
but in eonnsctioC kith this mighty question,
upon which hang the destinies of the nation,
perhaps, it is absolutely nothing but where
will you be placed if you re-endorss Judge
Douglasp Don't you know how apt ne is
how exceedingly anxious he is al all times to
seize upon anything and everything to per-
suade you that something he has done yos did
yourselvesp Why, he tried to persuade you
last night that our Illinois Legislature instruct
ed him to introduce the Nebraska bill. There
was nobody IN that legislature ever thought Of
such thing and when he first introduced
the bill, he never thought Of it but still he
fights furiousiy for the proposition, and that
struction to our Senators to be always intro
ducing Nebraska bills. daughter and ap-
p:suse.) He tells you he is for the Cincin-
natl platform, he tells you he is for the bred
Scott decision. He tells you, not in his speech
last night, but substantially in a former speech
that he cares not il slavery is voted up or
down-he tells you the st -uggle upon Lecomp.
ton 10 past-it may come M again or not, and
If it does he stands where he stood when in
spite Of him and his opposition you built up
the Republican party. IF you endorse him
you tell him you do not care whether slavery
be voted up or down, and he will close, Or try
to close your mouths with his declaration re-
peated BY the day, the week, the month and
the year. Is that what you mean? (Cries Of
ono, Zone voice, eyes" Yes, have no
doubt you, who have always been for him, il
you mean that. No doubt Of that "a voice,
chit him sgain") soberly have said, and
repeat it, I think in the position in which
Judge Douglas stood In opposing the Lecomp-
ton Constitution hs was right, he does not
know that 1t will return, but If II does we may
know where to find him, and II It does not we
may know where to look for him, and that is
on the Cincinnati platform. Now could ask
the Republican party after all the hard names
that Judge Douglas has called them by-all
his repeated charges Of their inclination to
marry with and hug negroes-all his declare
lions OF Blackrepnblicanism-by the way we
are improving, the black has got rubbed off,
but with oil that, II he be endorsed by Repub-
lican votes. where do you stand? Plainly you
stand ready ssadled, bridled and harnessed
and waiting to be driven over to the slavery
extension camp Of the nation Ia voice, tive
will hang ourselves first,"]-just ready to be
driven over tied together in lotto be driven
over, every man with rope around his neck,
that halter being held by Judge Douglas
That 10 the question. If Republican men
have been in earnest in what they have done,
think they had better not do it, but I think
that :he Republican party is made up Of those
who, as far a. they can, peaceably, will op-
pose the extension Of slavery, and who will
hope for the ultimate extinction. n they be-
lieve it is wrong in grasping up the new lands
OF the continent, and keeping them from the
settlement Of free white laborers, who want
the land to bring up their families upon; if they
are in earnest, although they may make mis-
take, they will grow restless, and the time will
come when they will come back again and re-
organize, IL not by the same name, At least up
on the same principles as their party now has.
1t Is better, then, to save the work while it is
begun. You have done the labor; maintain it
-keepit. II men choose to ssrve you, 20
60 with them; but A. you have made up your
organization upon principle, stand BY il; for,
% surely as God rains over you, and has In
spired your minds, and given you sense Of
propriety, and continues to give you hope, so
surely you will still cling to these ideas, and
you will 1t last come back again after your
wanderings, merely to do your work over
again. loud applause.
We were often-nore than once at least
in the course Of Judge Douglas speech last
night, reminded that this government was made
for white men-that he believed that it was
made for white men. Well, that is putting it
into shape in which no one wants to deny
It, but the Judge then goes into his passion for
drawing differences That are not warranted
protest, now and forever, against that coun-
terfsit logic which 2resumes that because l
did not wsnt negro woman for slave, do
necessarily want her for . wife. daughter
and cheers.1 Ny understanding is that l do
not want her for either, but, q God made ns
separate, we can leave one another alone and
do ope another much good thereby. There
are white men enough to marry all the white
women, and enough black men to marry all
The black women, and in Gods name let them
BE- 20 married. The Judge regales us with the
terrible enormities that take place by the mix
ture Of races that the inferior race bears the
superior down. Why. Judge, il we do not let
them get together in the Territories they won't
mix there. (Immense applsuse.)
A vcice-ssThree cheers TO, Lincoln" (The
cheers were given with hearty good WILLY
Mr.. Lncoln--I should say at least that thai
is self evident truth.
Now, it happens that we meet together once
every year, sometime about the 4th Of July,
for some reason Or other. These 4th of July
gatherings suppose have their uses. II you
will indulee me- will state what sunpose TO