New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-29
4 SPEECH BY senator DOUGLAS.

Mr.. Dougias was serenaded a. the Planters House
in ST. Louis the evening OF the eAih ins, when he
made tie following speech;
GrsrLrNEs. | sm very much srs.ifei for this
marx of your appreciation. lon must De d 81 With
enthusiasm II you can come gu. and compliment
stranger on n night ike this appreciate exceedingly
this marx of your appreciation NJ my condact |
have ns, COM, through political contest 10 which
hay. had fierce war with Aboh,i0usn but on both
sides Of the river the Democrats tag stl.. waves In
triumph. Aboli,ionsm he's received iis death-olo"'
pre- demo cratic ples-the principles OF the Con-
,,;,r;or and of the lnon-are in the ascen liant, and
Will remain SO for years 70 come. Whatever may he
the fate of the Democratic party IN the other ffee
states won nav rest assured that Illinois can always
he counted on whenever Democracy comes m contact
With Abo,i,i0psm and fanatcism. II Is matter 0i
rrde a. well Of pleasure, with ali Deinotrsss tha'
we can syow our principles tue same IN Si'S2utl d
m Ilinois-the same in Kentucky as IN NeF-toih-
the same in Louisiana in Massachusetts,; where
ever the Constitution is recognized az the supreme
law of the land, there our faith is the same Nhetner
in the Free States OF the Slave states, Dem
oeratic principles can be proe.a'..sd XII
wherever the Anne rican flag waves on American s''i'
[Cheers In Illinois that fearful and fatal heresy WAS
kr.t proclaimed that this Union could not pernanc nty
endure divided into free aid slave state. a our H.
thers made il. Illinois has the credit Tor IT, II II ne
credit of procaimpg first to the world thar fatal her-
esv and Seward of Newhork, only copied from Lin-
coin when he repeated IL. We have met the eLealy,
have broken the back bone of the monster 10 the nht
that has Just taken place in lllnois-thai gausn sae
which never yet failed 10 sustain the Democratic n"-
itees for President and NicePresdent stands where
che ever has stoodtrue to tile party to lis prnepies
ard by the Constitution ami the Union. Cheers
We do not rejoice in the msfortunes ot other igec
states which have deserted the Democratic banner in
a presidential election. In our State the principles oi
rouular soytreignty-the right OF the poopn every
where 10 fpIm and regulate their domestic Institutions
10 suit themselves has been yndicated. In Illinois the
a.. 49,, .ha " a
yindcaed. There hold that the rights OF each oye
reign State whether it lie free OF whether II be slave
ere 10 be protected with equal ygOr and fidelity by
the constituted authoriiies Cheers.l Oar fsthers
made tlis Government divided into Free and Save
States each having sovereign power to regulate IFS
domestic institutions 10 emit itself. We intend TO
maintain that Constitution and those sovereign rights
Of the States old and new, as orr iatteT- made them
iCheers.l If you in Missouri will Just take care 0f
xour own negroes, manage your own affairs. regulate
your Own domestic CoEeerrs 10 su!t yourse.yes, and,
while mindirg your own business, let your neshooIs
alone. YOU will b. at peace with the whole World
"and the rest of mankind. IApplanse We ~ lA-
nois have done that very thing We hrst, VINE
Territory, adopted Slavery, maintained II Twelve
years ard then finding We could make no money ont
If il, II was not profitable in climate i was not
good for Us and our posterity, snd We aooshed say
cry as we had right to do You in Missouri Jast ioi-
low our example, by doing just as you please. II you
want IT, have il; II you do not want IT, abolish III
it is your business, not ours. lApplanse. Having
decided our Institutions 10 nut ourselves, we have
performed our whole duty under the Constitution,
and now We recognize the right Of every other
State TO do the same without interference from any
quarter whatever. Now, my friends, II these great
principles vi State rights and STATE sovereignty are re-
earGod, there is no reason why the North ami The
South the Eo and the Wcst sall not be friends ot
common Confcderacy. Let these si,at principle. be
guarded and our political system : usceptbe Of in
definite expansion. We then add TO onr Republic
steadily, eowly, craduay, ard iu,t Il; fast a needed
~ l. ILL. t..ft ny nj
iacent islands, without endangerng the Ccnederacy.
Great Applause. II is the mission OF Democracy 20
go and expand pread extend the area OF onr repnb
hcan institutions just fast rs We shall find that our
increased popuatonIequ additional territory. Iha
system o progress and expansion never be carried
on unless Congress afjurC the right to interfere with
local domestic Institutions Of the Territories az well as
Of the States and leave each free to decide for
Itself what their institutions may be. The De
mocracy has great mission before it, Look To
the past and you VIII find that whatever
j. historical is the act of the Democratic party The
Democracyis the only historical party III TINS country
If this Union il preserved, if We transmit our lnsttu-
lions unimparcd to our latest posterity, il must be
through the agency Of that Democratic National party
that maintains the rights OF the States and the Ill
e2rity Of the Constitution wherever the American
flag waves over American soil. My friends, | have
unconscousy been led into political speech, when
only pterded to return you my thanks for this mani
estaiion of your appreciation. have just come ont
Of contest in which had to fight the enemies of the
Constitution, and for the peace ard quiet of the Union.
am glad To find that the spirit of patriotism Is still
burning in svery American heart on this side, well
the other bank of the Mississippi River. Ii we
are iatl u to these great principles there Il brilliant
ntlrc waiting NJ in the times that are to come. In
times past, the Whgs and Democrats fought for the
Constitution and now, since sectional men lave united
for sectonsi warfare, let all nao.a men, whateyer
may have been their past creed, unite against Sec
tonalism aud in extending prosperity 10 the States
nnd peace 10 the unicn. Applause. Renewing 10
you ny thanks for this manifestation OF your kindness
/ HOW bii YOU night. Cheers
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