The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-10-16
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WHO IS SIDNEY BREESE /?

Sydney Breese. Senator Douglas thus gives
his anteccdcnts in a late speech
Touching the attempt of the unholy and
unnatural alliance Of the bolters and black re.
publicans, led by anti-Jacksen Breese, and the
aid of the Jackson abusing Union to read him
out Of or reinstate him in the democracy, the
Judge very opporunely showed who those
parties were and how their lives had been
chiefly devoted to knock every body else ont
Of the party as well us himself-in fact, to
break mp the party. He asks, Who are
these mem" and answers
"'They are men who have hardly yet crawl.
ed ont Of the Abolition camp--men who have
never been democrats in their lives, bnt who,
protesting at times to be, have betrayed the
party on important questions trying tile faith
Of men, and have only sneaked back when they
found that they could not destroy the party
\ (That'S true.) For instance, who now il lead
ing this crusade in Illinois against me il the
name Of the national Administration and the
national Democracy Sidney Breese, that 81.
mon-pure Democrat He published letter
the other day in which he stated that he had
been a Democrat, working for the party for
twenty-five years 1t is Just twenty-five years
since came to the State, and to my certain
knowledge he was then the most violent anti
jackson man in the State You know that,
Judge Pearson.
Judge Pearson Yes sir, it is true.
Senator Douglas. He is the man who
brought the coffin handbills into this State and
circulated them broadcast over our praries
(It's true, shame on him, we all know it, &c
But, let US come down to later period. Four
years ago, whcn returned from Washington
and took the stump in vindcaton of the prin-
ciplps The knnsas-Ncbraska bill, | met Il fear.
fn opposition from hostile elements united to-
Gcthcr IN one common cause to break down the
Democratic party in Illinois And who were
they? Abraham Lincoln and Lyman Trum-
bull headed the combination, the one Wing
and the otIcr q Democrat; and Lincoln had
with him such men ms Drowning, Archie Will.
iams, Judge Logan, Washbnrne and other old
line Wings, whilst acting with Trumbnll was
Sidney Brresc, Joan REYNOLDS John Dougher
ty John Wcntworth, Ebenezer Peck, Norman
Judd Tom Turnr and other worthy Demo-
crots Of the same stamp. Great laughter
and cheers
81 went down to Springfield on the 5th of
October. 1854 to attend the State fair and
met most Of these gentlemen there consulting
how best to AholitioniZe the old Wing party
and the old Democratic party and transfer
their numbers to the Abolition camp, aud thus
break down the Democracy in the State of IL
limos found I.oyejoy and Lincoln, Trum-
bull and BrrcSe, making speeches from the same
stand IN The same cause, against the Democ-
ratio party (They are at it yet And yet
BrecSc Il u national Democrat, and wants to
read me ont Of the Democratic party (Great
laughter. Old John Reynolds and John
Donghcrty, who have been nominated by the
party ofwhich BreeSe is the leader--thc one
for superintendent Of the public schools, and
the other for State treaSurcr-were both anti
Nebraska men in 1854, and united in the COM
bination to defeat Gen Shield and elect Ly-
man Trumbull to the Senate four years ago.
They then said was not Democrat and be-
cause was not Democrat, they joined hands
with Loycjoy Farnsworth, Fred Douglas, Lin.
coin 'rumbnli, & Go. (Trpmendons shouts
of laughter and appIause.) They said that the
Democratic organization had abandoned Dem
ocratic principles. They say the same thing
now. These pretended national Democrats
like Brcosc, Reynolds, and Dongherty--areth the
same mcn who four years ago formed an all-
ance with the Abolitonists in this State toI
break Gown the Democratic party, and they
are now in another secret alliance with theI
A DoIItonets for the same purpose.
"lhat alliance has become so well known
that it is almost useless to bring any proof in
confirmation Of it. Reynolds made a speech
az Springfield the other day in which he de-
clared himself for Abnham Lincoln or against
me; and he made the same declaration in an.
other speechat Ccntrala. Dongherty has made
speech after speech Of the same kind. Carpen-
ter is out now making speeches against me, his
expenses being paid by the subscriptions of
Ebonezer Peck and other Black Republicans
Of Ohcoeo (give it to them;l and at Cherles
ton, last Saturday after Lincoln and I had con-
cluded onr joint discussion, the Black Repub-
can marshal, DR., Chambers, announced from
the stand that he had received letter from
Carpenter, requesting him to announce that he
(Carpenter) would make speech there against
Senator Douglas on the Wednesday following.
which was the day before yesterday These
few rencgadcs from the Democratic party, and
the Black Republicans are in concert every day
Who furnishes the money to pint these DANTE
papers that are started but Black Repuh' /.
cans ~