American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-01

1t for Fatf6cation or rejection. Wren they
were allowed to vote. they were delrauded
cut OF their vote by false returns. In the
rst place, nineteen counties were disfran>
chised.
Chat sin't true,' cried Toombs.
1t is true, responded Mr.. Douglas; 'it
has been proved conclu.ively.'
Mr.. Hammond here again interposed,
and said that SlavebOlding majority
would have submitted even under these
circumstances.
They would have submitted, did you
say?' inquired Douglas. in tone Of aston
ishmen.
Yes replied Hammond.
Then all can say is, rejoined Doug
las. that they are the most Submissive
OF men,
The audience laughed al this. and the
galleries spplauded the manner in which it
was uttered. Mr.. Mason. of Virginia,
arose 10 great wrath, aud said if the Of
fense was repeated the galleries should be
cleared. To which Mr.. Brown, of Miss
lissippi. Indignantly added, The Senate is
not theater.'
M. Hammond presently again interpos-
ed with his insane notion about submission
but Nj. Douglas told him with some impa.
tience that he was too i'll to waste strength
and voice in replying to questions that had
Just bsen answered twice already.
Mr. Douglas next launched forth into a
most searching and scathIng exposition OF
John Calhoun and his returns. and espe.
ci4llv his late letter to the editor Of the
{ Washington Star, declaring that he should
issue TIE certificate 10 the free State candi-
dates. This part Of his speech was ter.
ribe specimen of invective and sarcasm,
an completely carried the audience with
it, so that the chamber rosounded with
laughter. in spite Of the frowns and men,
a ing glances of Mr.. Mason.
Dropping John Calhoun after shaking
, him sulficieu ly. Mr.. Douglas resorted to
the purely Slavery aspect Of the question
Ifit were not for Slavery. would there be
any attempt to force this Constitution up
, on Kansas? II it were not for Slavery,
would there BE- in eli her House Single OBJ
lection to sending this Constitution ~ the
/ people Of Kansas for fair voter.
3 Turning his atten ion next toNhe Wash
ington Union he said that paper for some
months past had been every other day
, reading him out OF the Democratic party,
calling him renegade, a deserter, trait.
or. The course Of the Union was deter.
q mined by personal hatged. He had re.
t fuesd t. vote for the confirmation Of the
) editor Of the Uaion as Public EIinter, and
5 hence his~animosity.
Al the request Of Mr.. Douglas. Mr.
: Stuart Of Michigan, who sat next to him
: read silly and abusive article from thu
Union Of S.ptemb' last. containing, a
, mong other nonsens an assertion that thu
Y abolition of Slavery in New York, Penn
g sylvania. ami other States, was unconstitu
tional Upon these and other monstrou
3 propositions Of the Government organ, Mr.
i DJu Eas commented with great severity
= The article. he said, was printed in tn,
q Union on the 18th Of September. On tn,
: 18Th was the first article giving in the ad
: esion OF the Union TO the Lecomptor
! swindle. The same paper and the same
s man that upheld the Lecompton outrage
g might well maintain that the Emancipation
A It's of New York, and New Jerse,
n AMI other states we're void. and that thos
!, States were not perfectly free to form thei
o institutions in their own way.
If Il recognize said Mr.. D., the right o
n the Slaveholding States 10 regulate the
u own domestic institutions: but do not ad
n mit-I cannot admit-that the right o
d property IN slaves is higher than any Stat
Constitution. or that the State cannot a
, bolsh it. But such is the doctrine Of thu
o Washington Union such is the doc,rin
+ of the Lecompton Constitution. Tha
doctrine, if acoepte is fatal blow to tn
principles Of our government. l felt i! t
r, be such when first saw it, and hence
u refused TO vote for the editor ofthc Union.
e Mr.. Douglas then read from the Cincin
!, matt Platform various propositions upol
q sav+ry, to each of which he gave his as
=. sent. saying that he stood upon them las
:. ysar. and stoo1 upon them sill. The re
u lated chiefly, as did his differences from
them, to the proposition that each State
} must decide tor itself upon the status o.
s condition of 'ts negro population. wihou
n inference from Congress. The right o
each State to regulate its own institution
! he dwelt upon with much earnestness, a
* the cardinal principle Of our Government
W The proposition that property in slaves wa
n above all law, was a mOnstrous PROPOSE
ton. against which he protested. in hi
d own name and in the name OF his constit
'r uents.
l. may remark, by the way, that thi
e part Of Mr.. Douglas speech was evident
< y intended TO lay the ground. work for
rs future radical position on the slavery ques
!. lion.
ID Mr. Douglas next spoke in reference /
10 mis- relation to the Democratic party. Wa
I'd the L-compton measure party measure
" He did not find it in the party platform -
, 0 but, he was told. il was an hdminstra
Iy ton measure. All yes! but that did nc
At make it party measure, Johu Tylsr in
III troduced Administration measures int
s Congress, but that did not make them par
re- ty measures, Was the modification Of til
in neutrality law party measure? Why
Dr then, were not the "recreants and rene
Of gades" on those measures read out of III
party as we'll as himself? "Mr, Presiden
he do not recognize the right Of any Presi
81 dent or any Cabinet officer to tell me or I
= presvrihe TO me nv duties rs a Senator i
ct this chamber. They have no right to pre-