The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-09-09

men, we who act with Mr.. Haskin, we
who follow the flag borne by these great
heroes of the day-those immortal chief
tains, Henry A. Wise and Stephen A.
Douglas--sre constantly twitted with
combining with what are politely called
Black Republicans. Laughter But
have you Americans who are present Wit
messed the efforts of the Administration
to make union with you! The Admin
lstration can combine with the Americans
Il believe you are called Know -Nothings
sometimes) and that is all right. Or if a
Black Republican comes out for Lecomp-
ton, be is Immediately washed clean and
wiped. Laughter.] Why. gentlemen,
the principles that We fought for in 1856
are now reduced to--Leeompton. We
may be as true as the North Pole upon
every principle, but if We don't 20 for
Lecompton, we are Id indeed. Laugh
ter. But if the Republican or the Amer
lean becomes Lecomptouized, he is not
only speedily forgiven, but he is elevated
to the highest seat in the synagogue, and
be is pointed at as brand rescued from
the burning Laughter The Admin
istration is pledged, recollect, to a plat
form of hostility to secret political socie-
ties. He is pledged in its platform to
those who speak with rich Irish brogue
or sweet German accent. But gentlemen
you Americans and you forei Z ners and
adopted citizens are not to recollect when
an American becomes Lecomptonized ,
only those are infamous who unite With
Republicans and Americans to viudicate
principle. lApplausc.] Then you are
out Of the party and are excluded from
decent society, aud heneeforth and forey-
er you are never to be forgiven unless at
the last moment you come forward and
say: "Praise unto thee John Calhoun and
Lecompton." Laughter.1 l have been
toilng in the Democratic party since
was boy, and | am not now quite al
years of age. never voted any but
straight out Dem ocratic ticket. My ex.
celleut friend Sam'l j. Randall, who was
very good American, and who was e.
lected to the Senate OF our State, Sam
said to me: II am freshly in the party,
and you are freshly out of il" Thus [
find myself turned out of the Democratic
party if | will consent to it, and because
[ will not consent to leave Deocratic prin-
ciples. Laughter This is an age of
newspapers and telegraphs on the land and
through the sea. Cheers. And when
these things traDspre there would be no God
| in Heaven if the ballot box did not damn
such party in October next. [Chcers +
| And you in New York, who think the Dem
ocratic party is sold body and breeches to
this official despotIsm, take care lest when
November comes you do not find that the
Democrats think more oftbeir principles than
they do of their organization. For nv part,
speaking for Pennsylvania, on the 18th Of
October, hen you open The y. \. TRIBUNE
| Herald and Times, you will see under the
teiegraphc head figures something like this:
100000 majority against the Lecompton
candidate" Cheers. That is the way We
will make our mark Ihere-yes, we will do
more, we will stand by John Hickman. we
will stand by Montgomery, and whenever
becomptonite is trotted out we will try to
defeat him regularly nominated or not |
am not to be terrified by this Chinese thun-
der OF organization. Laughter. | am will
! ling to combine with any good man, no mat
ter what is his name who combines with me
| 10 rescue the American name from this odium,
and this disgrace. Why, gentlemen, in 1856,
not to go blck to that but for an instant, we
would never have got the Republican vote we
did for Buchanan 1T we had not pledged our
selves over head and heels for this doctrine
| Now let me say q word IN conclusion on the
subject OF popular sovereignty. You Repub-
/ licans are coming To il, and, gentlemen, you
will come to it. Now mark; there Is but one
way for il, I saw the other day speech
made by distinguished New York iournai-
Ist-and i~speak OF him as distinguished for
many things, though we have differed for
many years. mean Mr.. Greeley. tCheers.
/ tie pointed the way 10 the coming time. He
has been denouRcing popular sovereignty as
humbug. Ii would have been II all the
/ Democrats cooperating with him had sur
rendered TO the Administration. Ii is not a
humoug--it Is living principle. Tell me
this is lluSory-that people to the number
OF $4,000 have been strong enough in their
own will and their own way to put down the
army ot the United States, and beat the slave
holders minority, with about S70000,00 Of
patronage, overrun with Federal officers, with
'"S SCHdtS IlOuSc dSaIuSJ lOeUl--WltO
the President betraying his trust-tell me
that they, armed as they have been by the
simple, naked principle of Popular Sovereign
ty-:hat this principle is humbug! Why,
what does, such wonders must be real, must
be right. Come to it gentlemen, the men
who are for Congressional Intervention here
are Lecomptonites men whom you despise,
and they are constantly telling you, day af-
ter day, that they despise you. We Offer 10
you the principle of popular sovereignty bro't
from the fair fields of Kansas, covered aFE
over with glory. We have proved that We
stand by il: we have turned our backs upon
The Administration we have rejected its pa
tronage; We have laughed at it's blandish-
ments-no light thing 10 do any time, and
particularly at time like the present, when
our country has been swept by such whirl-
wind. Believe in us; stand by Haskiu in his
noble conduct; vindicate the principle i'm
VOWED in his election; cease your differences
as TO names; give US the principle, and the
name will be little. That which applies TO
the Republican applies with significant force