The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-11-20
NO. %.

4 And here may repeat what have said in every
speech have made in Illinois that fought the Le-
compton constitution TO It's DEATH not because Of the
the slavery clause in it, but because It was not the act
and deed OF the people Of Kansas said then in Con
grcss ana say now, that II the people of Kansas
want slave state, they have right 10 have Il. If
they wanted the Lecompon constitution they have q
right TO have It, was opposed to that constitution
because did not believe that IL was the act and deed
of the people. but on the contrary the act of a small
ptiful minority acting In the name of a majority
When at last il was determined to send that constu-
ton back 10 the people, aud accordingly in August
last the question ofadmisson under il was submitted
to popular vote the citizens rejected IL By nearly
ten to one, thus showing conclusivcly, that / was
right when slid that the Lecompton constitution
was not the act and decd Of the people of Kansas
and did not embody their will. [Chccrs.l
hold that there is no power on earth, under our
system Of government, which has the right to forces
constitution upon an unwilling people. That's SOL
suppose there had been majority of ten to one in
favor OF slavery in Kansas and suppose there had
been an abolition President and an abolition admin
istration, and by means the abolitioniss sue
ceeded N forcing an abolition constitution on these
slave-holding people. would the people Of the south
have submitted TO the act one instant? no. no. +
Well if you Of the south would not have submitted
to II day. how can you, " fair honorable and hon
est men, insist On putting slave constitution on a
people who desire free state ['That's so.' and
cheers] Your safety and ours depends upon both
OF us acting in good faith aud in living up to that
great principle which asserts the right Of every peo-
pie to form and regulate their domestic institutions
70 suit themselves subject only to the Constitution of
the United States. ['Ihats the doctrine" and i'm
mense appause]
Most Of the men who denounced my course on the
Lecompton question, objected to it not because was
not right, but because they thought ii cxpedient ut
that time, for the sake of keeping the party to-
gether, to do wrong. [Cheers.l | never knew the
Democratic party to violate any one Of its principles
out Of policy expedicncy. that it did not pay the
debt with sorrow. There il safety or success for
our party unless We always do right, and trust the
consequences TO God and the people. chose not to
depart from principle for the sake Of eypedency on
the Lecompon question, and never intend to do it
on that or any other question. [Good]
But am told that | would have been all right If
had only voted for the English bill after Lccompton
was killed Laughter and cheers.) You know
general pardon was granted to all political offenders
on the Lecompton question provided they would on
y vote for the English bill. | did not accept the
benefits Of that pardon, Tor the that had been
right in the course bad pursued. and thence did not
require any forgiveness Let US see how the result
lerring the Lccompton Constitution back to the peo-
pie with the provision that If WAS rejected Kansas
should be kept out OF the Union until She had the full
ratio Of population required for member of Con-
gres, thus in effect declaring that If the people of
Kansas would only consent to come into the Union
under the Lecompton Constitution and have a slave
state when they did not want IT, they should be ad-
mitted with population OF 1000. but that if they
In itl L.
constitution as hcy thought best and to desire adnis
sion as rce state then thry shoald be kent ont m
I'll they had g3 42D Inhabitants then said and
now rapea To Won that VIII apyer Kansas has neonlc
cnonpI for slave state she uu. peono enouoh for
free state. r.Thnt's The doctrine ali over" Uurah
for Douglas = was and am willing TO adopt the
rule that no state shall ever come notbe Union until
She has the full ratio of upg ltit for 4 member of
Congress provided that rule is mac unif1 M giade
that pron6sitiop in The Senate last wIater bat 4 ma
iorty Of The Senators would not agrec to il: auu
then said TO them if Won will not adopt the general
rule will not consent to make an execution Of Kan
suS
hold that IL is violation ortle Fundamental prn-
cplcg of this government to throw the weight Of Fed
cral power into the scale either in favor Of the free
or the slave states Equality among all the St tns of
this Union Il Fundamental! principle in on, aaligical
system. We have no more right to throw tHe ,ht
Of the Federal Government into the scale In favor
of the saye-hUling than tie free states and last of
all should our friends in The south consent for mo-
nent that Congress should withhold III powers either
way when they know that there IS a majority against
them in both Houses of Congress
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