The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-14
VOL. XIV. NO. 12s.
THE DEMONSTRATION AT SPRINGFIELD,
s ~ ILLINOIS
The NOMINATION or JOHN Z. RecOgYELL FOR
EVE rIEs CONGRESS- ttHEA I+
SPEECH OF HENRY S. FITCH. Esq.


meeting livery county ia the district largely repre-
sented, and the greatest enth uas prevailed. The ~t
ing was organized by the aPpointuent q B. Z burke
president Al G. Hertldon Morris Lindsay and Angus
taz Hays q Sangaop vice presidents JAlnes j. Clark
son and Thomas Grafton, OF sAngamon, and Thomas H.
Carter, OF Cass secretaries Whilst the committee APP
pointed to daught resolutions absent John l. Nc
ConneI nominated for congIe1s The resolutions
reported follows, then unsninously and ethIs
ssticaly adopted M -3I f
9esopad, That reAirm adherence 10 the prnci-
pies Of the national democratic party adopted in the Gin
cinnau platform
Rsaed That we hereby renew our expressions of con-
hdence in the purity, integrity, and democracy of the
tional administration of James Buchanan and hereby
declare our approval of his policy. particularly with Ts
RGsopad, That refuse national democrats az
qiesoe in approve of the action OF Stephen Doug
las in his unjnsIhahe towards the national de-
nperac IN Congress last winter deemng IL unworthy Of
his exalted position and his consistency democrat
R-sord That wholly repudiste the hereses attempt
ed to be forced by senator, A. Douglas the de-
nocraey Of Illinois, aid particularly those prola
in his recent fTeePort speech. Believing the be
anti-democratc and einently calculated if design
ed the Illinois democracy fr0 the dernocrar
Of the Union and 10 demoralize aud finally overthrow It,
Eesoead, That hereby declare unqualified con
demnation OF the arrogant and npndent assumption of
stephen A. Douglas in forcing himself upon ihe atten
ton Of the public the democratic candidate or the
United States Senate when in fact he is nominated
but an uninvted. selfoonstituted candidate.
A telegraYhic despatch read from Hon Daniel s
Dickinson, Of New York egrettng that he could be
present. but sending thousand greetings foz the
uonal democracy. Speeehes made by Hon John
Reynolds, H. S, Fitch, james J. Neagle DR.. Leib, p b
Shepherd and Col Mcconnell We make room for the
able speech OF MI. Fitch a
Nh PEEsIDEST FErL0w-cITIzESs You must expect
no long speech from me. never made one and shall
viii endeayor to make my remarks pertinent
however, If they are brief
The democratic party in Illinois Is in singular and
embarrassing position On the right have the repub
hcas with their phlanthrop Intolerance and their sent
mental rnevolence charging with being the advo
Gates of human bondage traickers in human hcsh and
a dozen other interesting ennployInents- in word the
very missionaries OF slavery and the devil On the left
have the followers Of Douglas irnpeaching US as here
tics the democratic faith allies Of the abolitionss and
abetsors Of Abe Lincoln The truth Is we are neither
satanic republican and think little Of Air Lincoln
/ as we do Of Mr.. Douglas
We opposed to tie republican party with is COM
passionate bowels scptEral accents and nuble
Martyrs being only the embodiment Of great pop
Elar can't whose platform Il sandwichei between two
prayers and every has fraction cf theology in it.
Fan door of sletiy which turns the public nostls
verentiaiy upwards. Cheers We look upon its
leaders devout consFirators full Of pety and love Of
pIuhder endeayoring construct hypocitica avenue
10 the plslc treasury Cheers The only principle OF
the party ideal antsaFery whiInper which but
short ti1aeago was the harmless hoIby of few fanatics
serving only give the piquancy Of the
secret charm of bold bad words itinerant lecturers
and notorious elegymvn but has become the gloomy
Z
must do the republicans however the credit to say that
/ they are as much opposed to TO them In
f they practically teach that 10 cut proslavery
throat the shortest salvation and to Jerk demo
under the fifth NIB going fer towards enouncing the
world the flesh and the devil lIaughter1 A to our
democratic President they cannot abuse him rondy
Do he may, he has the consolation Of knowing that he
can be injured by either their support or their
praise. Roderck Raywood tells us that he was once
whipped for having been bitten by bakers dog and
az another time for having narrowly escaped being
drowned IN similar sirit the republicans treat Mr..
Buchanan. They constantly peeTing around II
he doing anything that they tsadue him for If be
ehanoes to be doing nothing at all they cali him ty1ast
and tel hin. not 70 do it again Laughter
do not think-with one OF two exceptions that the
republicans have amy boast Of the intellectual
character Of their Champions Like the ingenious
penier In Horace who, out Of log unfit even for
bench manufactured god they through their
ming slavery schemes continually elevating TO
positions ii public honor eninenty fitted only for
private he lt s- but two years ago that witnessed
them supporting for t igheGt office in the republic
candidate whose only claim hs psiti on the side
Of public cant We Aave Ike exainpe IN th4s stats
Mr. Abraham Ldncoln. Mr.. l. has already lived half 3
Century and yet done little for the political honor of
Lil,aois and it is doubtful whether he cond do much
more we're Aa 70 reach the age Of patriarch True,
he proposes in tina event Of his election perform
several hercuean feat such ~ IL repeal Of the Ded
Scott decision and the reformation OF .e SUPREME
CouJt But if Mr Lincoln possesses the ability 70 do
the one-thoa@sndth palt Of all this he viii not only
Mr. Douglas draws fearful consequences fsnrn these
schemes OF Mr. L. such the dissolution os tbs Union
and the defeat Of Stephen A. Douglas. The national de-
nlocracy however, simply give him the credit cf having
ppefratsd very innocent piece of theoretical nonsense
The Charge Of Jadse Douglas that supportn Mr
Lincoln, is of those ssTrptic ebrlhtions Of bile
which doubtless relief 70 the senator's ~rath- II net
very creaitable his yer2city Mr. Douglas will es
hundred republican votes where Mr. Lincoln will get
democratic. MI. Douglas espents republican supporters
He daes. and pets and fondles these philaBtrDiao gen
tlemen in most touching 1t j. true he fur
bishes up elaborate inyectiyes foT Mr.. Lncon
more elaborate than eleganta fact however 10 he al
.buted rather unreecting rage than any want Of
diznifed courtesy in our polished senator bat he has
the most purrng Tebuke and the getlest dapprobation
fr the republicans in IL is TO them he speaks IF
lis noble repgh sn fnenGs in the late congressional
wAr-o them he relates Lis geaoprs rebellion TO the
denlofats paItyio them be displays the fFes @ hues
I Of bis anti -LeaSmpton Sa4ss r. That's So BE Nanrs
the voices Of those shos in consideration Of the
services he performed r the reuban patty last winter
are willing to vote for his reelection a...
Let examine with how much grace this charge OF
alliance comes fIom Douglas. Saying nothing Of his
political loye-feasts With tessenden and Wade, passing
over his asgnntions with Seward aDd Hale al
u6ing but slightly 30 hs lobby hdson with Sreeley and
Weed lei US oonfne ourselves 20 ts senator intrgues
with the fra republicans Of Illinois Who Tsse forth
tO mset him with open and aectionate words of
welcome bis return to Chicago Charles Walker one
Of the leapng rePublOans of that city Whom DO she
Douglas men, in the fulnsss of the.s Fspghlll heart
purpose running fg representative from south Chgo1
Hugh r. Dickey and kEanris q, sherman delicate pair
OF free soil gentlemen with pOugias teniellces Whom
have they proposed for cngzeAnen Ia tbs tird district
T. l. Dickey ambitious attorney at Ottawa who haS