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WEEKLY BUGLE.
WEDNESDAY, rEBRuAsY, d. 1853.
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AMa KANSAS QaUsa lem
Messrs, Ems. la has always bean
pleasure for me TO support the Democrat
10 party aud never moEs 70 than now.--
have always supported the position O
the Bnglss and I shall continue 20 do .
with pleasure az long as yoa continue il
the straightforward course you have
aad are now pursuing, and Ia nona morl
40 than in defending Popular Sovereign,
ty as laid down in the 0incinaasi Plat.
form, and also a. exPoundsd By Ssnasol
Douglas il bis great speech In dsfenoe
Of the same. / cannot say, with eGr-
tain distinguished politician og Nebras.
IA, taas ! approve only Of . portion Of
shat great speech ! but ] can say sha& {
give 1t my full appreciation and support
uaressrvedly. Mr.. ]. goes On TO say thas
Mr. D. did fall into as great an error as
he aseribes TO the President. All that
have to say upon this point 10, that il
MK. D. did permit himself to fall into
an error, ii was TO save the consistency,
and moEe particularly, the principles Of
the President. Now had Mr.. B. adopted
his present "views and principles" be-
fore the last Presidential slsctien, OF Rs
the time, be would not now be President
Of the United States. Mr.. ]. says Of the
President; "Although himself as q eit-
asen Is IN favor Of submitting the entire
constitution to a direes vote Of the peo-
Pile" ask in the name Of common
sense, Why not, as President, be in favor
Of submitting the entire constitution to
the direct vote Of the people for spproy-
al or rejection, instead Of anlv Snhaait.
King the slavery clause when hs was elee-
ted upon a platform that had provis-
I0n upon this very point. And I think
the Cincinnati Platform is broad enough
for any consistent Democrat to stand
upon, and shall contend that Mfr. B. as
a citizen and Democrat cannot consis-
tentIy accept the Lecompton swindle, for
il is q fraud upon the people of Kansas
and an iniquiy upon the principles Of
the Cincinnati platform. Mr. j., in re-
gard 10 the vote to be gtEen by Senator
Douglas in tbs premises, ''hs is respon-
sible 70 his constituents Of Illinois or
his sctiou, thea the President Is respon-
bic to the people and more especially to
the Democratic people Of the Union for
his action. His is a far greater respon-
sibility, and object for ons, to Sen. D.
OF any one else endeavoring to place the
President in false lighs, or attEibuting
to him positioRs which he doss NOT oo-
eupy." Mr.. D. never placed him in .
false Light, nor did hs endeavor TO do so,
for the President Was IN the dark aceor-
ding to my conception OF Democratic
principles as laid down in the Cincinnati
platform nor either vas it Senator DPS
intention to place him false position,
for be was already in that position With
ous being placed IN it. He shows con-
oIusively that he is willing to receive
the Lscompton Constitution, whsthE shs
comes in according to the Kansas Ne
braskn bill or otherwise. He ooeapiss
a position now that is act sonsonant
with the platform upon which he was
elected, and unless he shift his position,
he wall be held responsible to the peo-
pie, and more especially TO the DenO-
cratic people Of the Union:
BIZ. J. goes on to say, eff Senator d.
expects to make any capital cut Of the
fact Of raising al issue with the Presi-
dent on this point, ETC., (of not submit
ting ths entire constitution TO airsCi
vote Of tbs people, he is in error" |
contend that Mr, D. did not make &his
issue for the mere sake of becoming pop.
ular with the masses, for political pur-
poses. His cause was far more noble.
He raised this issue because he saw the
great fundamental principles Of popuiaE
sovereignty infringed uPsR--a prinsiple
upon which the Democratic party ~ tbs
last Presidential sleetion gained aeei.
sivs and glorious victory principles
which made s nation broshars-psiRoi.
ples that smethered the flames Of eivi
war, and rolled bask the mighty ware d
fsnatieign and che maniAe ahriaks d
Black Republicanism, which threAteneG
to destroy this glorious heritage Of oar
the Union, Il was nos fog The sake o
capital that the issas was raised bn
oaly for ths defence Of principles tha
every American citizen holds mosa ss
cred the night Of self -geyegnmsns.
These are anong che causes whici
prompted Mr.. Douglas'to make an issss
wi4h chs Administration, aad I bslisv
a large majority u tho Democracy vii
cordially sHppors him In making said ia
sue vita the Preaidans. do naA halisss
in the krst place, shas shs Lesompso
Constitution ought to reesiys any eoun
tsnanas from sha Democratic passy 70
it never sEasnased from the psopls, b
only from minority, fron shs aaes "a
only fifteen counties wsEs represented /
the convention that formed aald esnssi
tuition, when thers ahoaId hare hasashi
ty-four. On references 10 thA Tsrssaasl
a Law, under wafeh shs ssnssnsi0a -
assemblsd, shirsy-fOar ssgnlaTly osgss
iasd counties wsse nAmea = sssessa
districts for delsgssss = he saasanssol
In cash oae o. aAasa counties Ii was II
quirsd shat . ssasaa ahoala b. sskaa q