Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-03
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friends. Arnong them noticed c. Jones, Hon. r.
B r. Dt Est-, and others
Judge Douglas introduced the audience BY Gov. Jones
LADIE EzTKaS: Ny pleasant apd agreeable duty is to
to the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, OF illinois,
eheer ID addition to that pleasu have t higher pleasure
Of saying that be is here address you the great political
questions that agiate the oouniry of him it is not necessary
that should speak he has shown himself able TO speak Tor
himself
The Judge On rising was greeted with shouts applause but
quiet being restored and he having mounted chair that he
might be better esAna beard proceeded to speak as follows
attempting make political speech day Iaye had quite
much experience 10 public discussions during this year as was
upon a speech after the election is over
Pending contest when the passion and sentiments and the pa
mate hin and 70 induce ito himself to present his senti
in clear Light his audience. We have Just passed
vital pers Of this Union aud to the and
harmony Of the different sections Of the Republic Wooe het
To-Day yeld 70 me request 10 address yon Dul or ~
desire to whether Democrats the same in Tennessee as
they in Illinois. We have had in Illinois during the sum
ner, GeF. Jones ana orr Democrats say maj he
doctrine 70 them, which hold to be orthodox in our own com
mon Constitution, any political Greco he proclaimed
wherever that constitution the supreme Law OF the land must
Tennessee as in Illinois The same New York
the same in South Carolina as in Massachusetts the same Eer
the American Tag the American soil creed OF
one political party in this country which cannot mus DC
In Illinois it has teen my place fight against political
gnizaon, character, sectional in its prncpe
sectional il policy sectional in its organization The
all the the Democracy. There that party is neeessar
" sectional appealing Northern passions Northern pride and
ambition tCries Of That's s) had occasion
this many stump in Illinois this year, that they dare
not the Ohio River and carry their principles win te
Can any political organization be sound or safe which eondaed
TO section and derives its entire strength by stimulating pas
sion. prejudice and hostility against another section
"a guing address you day IS am in the habit Of al
dressing Illinois audiences LIDO not expect 70 say anything nt
that have said over and over again during e ae ~
my In Illinois, Mr. Lincoln, as the nominee the
ing prominent in his platform are two articles
namely divided against itself cannot stand that
they all become r. ali slayeal become one thing
"a smother otherwise this Government could not perpenay
proposition that he advanced crusade
against Supreme the United States because Of the
bred Scott decision Under those Two propositions took abod,
erect expIcit and unequvoca issue maintained that this
forever divided into free and slave States
fathers each retaining the sovereign to pro
ect slavery Just as long chooses and abolish whenever it
pleses [Chersl It fatal resy thar the local and
domestic institutions Of the various States must be uaoh ana
equal Uniformity pthe local and domestic institutions is Lei
ther possible desirable There are many individuals So9
and South who think because particular Is 5enehcal
their locality, thst therefore it must necessarily he wise
useful throughout the whole republic for ore believe that
uniformity among the different institutions Of the different
States ON the contrary, fathers kneg as we'll as we know
mat ~ republic as large ana Dreae as nus, WIN SUI. 'ay
Of climate, soil and productions there must necessarily be cor
different States, each adapted the interests ana wants Ut each
locality Cur fathers knew hat the institutions adapted 20 the
granite hills Of New Hmpshe unsuted to the rice grow
ing i III we've we'll 5ai to Inc Tic and fertile plains
Of Illinois, unsuted the mining districa Of California
They that variety Of climate so and production nece
sariy created corresponding variety interest," requiring
dsimlary institutions and laws adapted to the wants and
interests Of each,
Hence does not follow because African slavery good in
for you in Tennessee that it is wise in Vermont OF
Hampshire All that point is this That this Re
public vas founded on the principle Of states Rights
Cheers When the Constitution made the Republic
sisted Of thirteen States twelve Of which wereaYe holding and
onefree The doctrine OF uniformity did net men prevails as
had occasion May times to But suppose this doctrine Of
uniformity prevailed in the convention that framed the
suon, and when they about to sign it had risen and said
divided aganst itself cannot stand Ths Union
divided into free and slave States cannot endure they must all
be free slave" Suppose they had announced to the fra
er that assumptions what would have been
voted the other twelve savehodng States and slavery
everywhere On the contrary would not the twelve slave
holding ouod the free State, and established
slavery by reTocse provision Of the constitution every
foot Of the American continent Great cheering and ap
Thus you see if this doctrine OF uniformity prevailed when
the constitution mad would have led to the result h
recy the opposite wishes Of those who proclaim the
II then recognized as sound policy that eaet
domestic affairs within limits should its separate
legislature with the right make such laws and constitutions
should be adapted 10 its interests from
other state the Federal Government Under the
In the progress Of events Northern
than the South until the North have majority in th'
ment Government, With the power elect President
by Northern votes, without assistance from slave hodng
The question now arises will that North which has
cured its power the operation Of this great principle
So Rbts and Sate soverpioDtv tn about the moment If
gets control Of the Government and exercise act Of
patton the minority that would have submitted to
when majority For think that the propo
s9n merely because they have got majority to exercise it over
minority to control their local and domestic nsutuhons Is
reasonable proposition. nen. II IS confession that
intend administer THIS dOTeru
upon the principles upon which fathers made it.
involves a confession that they would practice side
while minority and then assume another when they are
firmly believe there safety this Republlci there
be peace harmony between the North and the South
there be petuiy IN this government except y the ad
mnisbrin in good faith these principles, which
il made right of each State old new, free
80 I,sirs al let il reiabs alone fI1epse apDIauso +
was glad Mr.. Lincoln boldly svoWing his principles in
his opening speech desire make the fearful
in which was involved unles should settle perma
political When Mr.. Lincoln
position went heart aud soul into that contest in order to
ascertain whether there common platform upon
which Northern and Southern people may live in forever
undera common constitution. Appause) think doing
my opponent no injustice When say mat hal driven nan step
By step from almost plank in his platform Js at that
point Mr. Seward the great leader Of TIC hepuoan party
mp world the great creed that Mr. Lincoln about aan
dOnng plains Of Illinois. Mr.. Stewards Rochester speech
does not contain one new idea nor PPoon each ana every
taken from the debate the Illinois contest and hence
northern route Washington make speech in reply
Stewards version Of Lncons platform But it matters not
! By Lacon Seward the standard bearer. ..
ity between local domestic institutions shall prevail in this
e STATE 70 decide for ITSELF shan he maintained forever m ths
RsDnIiic IAnnIause We have Proposition which Mr. Linz
coin behalf o. the Republican Abolition party
on account OF the bred Scott decision Under that proposition
various points made First that the bred Scott decision is
unjust wicked and monous because it was Intended to de-
pve the negro the benefits Of that clause Of the Const
tuition United States which declares that the citizens
Of the citizens the States. In other words that
benefits Of citizenship then stated, as repeat such
was object legal effect Of the decision, the strongest
argument that could be urged in support Of its correctness
made by white for the benefit
white and their poster and 20 be administered by white
men, and none other that the negro not
citizen Of the United States. Cheersj
have had that proposition in every political
made for the last In reply
proposition the Republicans have set formula caechism.
have answered their speeches times could repeat the
They begin by quoting the Declaration of indie
pendencen these words I'VE hold these truths to be self evident,
that all men created free and equal and that they
nFf v the Creator with certain naenable rights among
life liberty and the pursuit Of happiness Then they
does say that all created free equal
man? If does not that declare that he is
equal to the white man? Doesit say equality confer
red divine power and that equality naienable7
they saw You reduce him condition nieriority
by human human institution" By that syOgm the Alb
children great old and quite weak
old men, process Of reasoning Is the whole capital
trade he Aboonist, and yet 1t is susceptible
ssned By the history OF the country, we'll
by the experience Of ma lkind.
IN the @ place the Declaration Of Independence de-
created equal had reference
negro; they talking Of thinking them;
we're speaking white Of European BIRTH European
descent struggling tie rights % this continent against
rnuy attempted be imposed them by the powers
Old world they spoke Of white that they
that subject will present that
which in the habit Of submitting to the Aboonists
of the North confirmation Of the Of this opinion
those AbOltousts that when the Declaration Of indie
pandence was every Of the thirteen colonies was
slave holding colony At that time who signed
Declaration Independence TeFeena slave holding const
uencv Appealing to these facts you prepared that
Thomas Jefferson great hpocrte suppose that
negro slaves his equals by divine right hold them
slavery balance oh life Are you prepared say that every
one Of those veneraed patriots who signed the Declaration
nence such great hyPocrte say that the negroes
EQUALS and emancipaed slave
political equality the those facts sufficient