The daily Butte record., 1858-08-07

HON. JOHN Is HAsKIN.-Forney's Press
says the friends and constituents of the Hon.
John b. Haskin, Of New York, gave him
quite an ovation by way Of reception on his
return from Washing on. In the course OF
his eloquent response to the welcome ex.
tended to him, Mr.. Haskins made n manly
defence Of the stand which he mainiaired
with such signal ability upon the Lecompton
issue. In asserting his entire fidelity to
mocratic principles and lle1ges in the
votes which he gave upon the question, he
said
| Sire, what did the representatives of the
Democratic party do at Cincinnati! They
adopted code Of principles. and, 50 far a.
the Presidential election was cincerned. n
platform was adopted which was TO the Dem.
ocrntic party what the ID calogre is to the
Christian. Not long after Cjngress assem.
h'ed we fonnl the 2 esideDt of the United
states ending to Congress the Lecom pton
COnsiitution---an instrument conceived in
:rau6 and brought forth in iniquity urg;ng
t at body to accept that Constitution, and
! TO admit Kansas "a State gnder IT, f |.
low. citizens, the Convention which framed
hat Constitution directed j hn Ca houn its
President, to transmit il TO Congress. They
| did not direct him to transmit il to the Pres.
| ident, and have the President send an edirt
to us. the free Representatives "f the people
Did the President Of the United State.
send sJecial message to Congress asking
f'r and urging the admission { Oregon y
No. sirs Did he send long special mes.
sage TO Congress asking for and urging the
admission of Minnesota No. sirs The
people Of these States adopted free Cons.itu.
'ions in a free AMI honest wny,in strict nc
cordnDce with the tru. appelati0n If the
doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty and there
was no necessi,v in these cases for the Pres
ident Of the United States to bring the
mighty power of this government--
through the dispensation of it's patronage
to bear upon the free representatives, of tie
people IN Congress. Now fellow citizens.
contend that every vote that was cast in
e ngress by men who are called ami lie
compton Democrats, j. in the ST. ic est accor.
dance with the princil les Of the d IN cratic
r"r'y ard the PRINCIPLES which elected Mr..
Buchanan. tApplause ] contend that the
votes which were g'vrn--with a practical
generosity which su rri>ed me--hy tie Re
publican party in Congress, and nv n por
ton Of that party which is now called the
American party. each and every one Of them
was emphatically Dem cratic They were
in accordance with the provisions Of the Gin
cinnati platform. [Cheers and applause ]
And who, pray YOU. voted in Congress in op.
| posiiion to the Cincinnati Platform Those
men, every one of them. who sui ported thar
Infamous Lccop pton Constitution They
are not Denoc' ats Democracy is not n
nome! There must be something suhstan.
tiSl there. Why, sire, those men who. to
propiiiate the threats tf Southern fire-eat.
ers. voted tor the Lee mpton Co Institution.
are monarchists. Cheers aud applause -
fe mona chists What is monarchy! Ii
is when the sovereign will is in the SOW.
ereign; and. so tar Ms the votes rf those men
are concerned upon the Lecomrton Cousttu-
'ion. they are the will If the President; and
seeking to carry out that will by u bargain
made after the election but so far NJ | nm
concerned, was not n Iartv to the bnrgtin.
and spurn the reward. [Great applause
aud chcers.l