Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-30
The Campaign in Illinois.
Mr. DOUGLAS At CHICAGO


Mr.. Douglas, still at swords points with
the Buchanan Administration, on the vital
question Of" popular sovereignty" Tor pop
ular despo,ism,) has taken tho stump for
the Senate and is found fighting for dear
life. lie has taken the Republican ground
Of Territorial Freedom but still chooses to
Fight in what he Is pleased TO call toe Dem
ocra,ic Organization. Their position Is en-
,irely false in fact, and produces ,riangu.
lar political contest viz \ Republican
pariy--an Administration party and a
Douglas party Dougla, maintains tho
fight valiAntly as will DO seen by the follow
ing remarks in his s'cOch ut Chicago; aud
by ,hoso quotations 1t will be seen that he
still approves his former course and is till
hostile to Buchanan. lie said
When found an effort being made du.
ring the reccn. session OF Congress to force
n constitution upon the people Of Kansas
against their will. and 20 force that state
into the Union with constitution which
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every consideration Of duty, Of fidelity and
OF patriotism 10 resist 10 the utmost OF my
power, the eonsumation Of that fr'ud.
We did resist il succcs ssfully, until tho
a,temp, was abandoned. We forced them
to refer that constitution hack 10 the people
OF hAnsh, 70 "e acveP'eu oI 'rJ,o,Vu, w
they shouiu uec'u. ~ an cieo',on' ""'0,
hHed Tor mo lIs' Mohuay W august
true that tho mode OF reference ana VIC
iorm o' submission were not sn'h Hsi eou'u
sanction win my 'o"' LOT 'ho reason wa,
!. u''cr'h'h''ed p ',,, 'rSe ''"''' anu
slave s"'ss-p'o''u'ng 'nA' !, 'ney came ~,
win the Lecoinp'on CONSTITUTION 'hey c1ulu
10 received WIN S''"Vu' out II 'hey onoso
10 demand Hho'hc' 'ons''u"on uno'e oou'
s'si'nt with Their sentiments ana 'helr 'es''
lngs' they shonIo NOT % receiver mo 'ns
Union until they had 'd''-u inhabitants
Cheers
do not eons'uer unA' inoie OF SUBMISSION
fair, Tor Tue reason 'hA any election Is
mockcry which !. not Iree. any election
fraud upon the rishts OF tue people "hl'h
holds out Inducements ior Athrina',e votes
and penalties TOT negative No'r' ,nccr'
Hut while Was NOT sa'Ishen WIN 'ne Woue
ofsuhm's.'on, while resisted that motion
to the last, demanding lar just a Tree
mode OF submission ne resisted tha'
mode TO 'he la'' usthhhp'ns Is'r, " y"',' u
Tree mole OF submission 'u' when VIC Jaw
passed u has p'aeod u "i'h,h we power o,
people OF hans''' AZ tha' eIecNon; T" I'Jy''
the lrcomp'on constitution, anu 'nch i"AA'
out another ~ harmony wan thtir oplhioh
and their prine'ples instead 90 not De-
licyc that either the penalties on the ono
hand or the indictment, on The Other are
going % force that people 10 accept com
stitution 10 which they are irrecone'hhly
opposed. All | can say -, that II their
votes can bc controlled by such considera'
tion., all thesympaIhy that has been otpen-
ded upon them has been misplaced. and all
the efforts made IN defence OF their rights
Of seli.rovcrnrnen were made in an unwor-
thy cause. II they are 10 be influenced in tho
result By these considerations.
Hence, my friends, regard that 10.
compton battle as having been fought and
the victory won, because the arrogant de-
mAni for the admission under tho Lecomp-
ton constitution. unconditlonally, whether
the people want It or not. was abandoned
and the principle which recognizes the right
Of the people 10 decide cor themselves was
substituted in its place. Ny friends while
devoted my bcs, enOrcics--all my energies
mental and physicial-to the yindIcation
Of that great principle and while is result
has been such as will enable that pcople To
come luto the Union with such conssiiu-
ton "a. they desire. yet tho credit OF this
great moral victory Is to 10 divided among
u large number OF men ot various ana df,
ieteh' po"''a' '''' l.uS."I ,''.,'
when found IN ih'' great eon'e,'' TIE
Republican party coming up Haninhy anu
sustaining Tie prihe'p'e 'ha' 'ho l'otie OF
each territory when coming lntn Tue = mon
hAu ~ - S,,'Io ~ 80, 80.
er slavery should or should not exist WITHIN
their limits -, ,,-...
The Cii''yhueh o''I "'s q, 'A', an POI.
ton OF We uoe.l.I' ~, pu'a, 80, ~ s"'s
~ cou'u " 'a',, ", ~. :! I"' ~, -
ever ,'lscu' 'hH " wv '"V
compton constitution oaoA W 'ne pc"P'o "
kansas WIN ths tisn' 20 Seeer' nor frycS'
!! as they pleased AZ . iA'r e',c''oh' 70 .,
held in pursuance OF Jaw ana IN event they
rejected 1t ana formed another IN us s'eau'
then they oecan.e a state under tue eoh.',,
tuition OF which iley approved Inc bII
was just IN all us PROVISIONS. J gave u my
eornia, suplo,'' S"u vi a.. IL. y ID D.
found in"' u nlu IN'''u ''T iIou,e " ,.p-
re'en,It,',' anu iIr . u'no en' ,t 'nO
hope 'hAt u Souii NV ll.su .ug S.'H'' =,
! regard therefore, 'ne sre', rrInrip,e o'
popular sovereignty w. having 'Teu ,'nul'''
ted ana maue ulutn l',Ah' 10 'n'' lanI "a u
permanent RUE OF Tue admission VI DC"
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In connection win 'hls 'uoy'e' perhaps
a, yiil not be imprOner Tor me on this OCCA-