Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-08-21

Them, if he prove himself equnl to bis day and
auccessful 10 wiping out the record Of his per
ddy, and showing clean hands. we are inclined
to believe that ae will find sn ample Geld fol
the exercise Of ali the gisut qualities Tor which
he has had credit In addition to the Are o.
Mr.. LIxcoLu the Republican candidate, Mr.
Douglas colleague. Judge Trumbnll has taker
the field, and the two are making sad work with
the prospects Of the Little Giant Jndgs
TrumbulI 10 our opinion, is a man Of superior
stretch aud grasp Of intellect Indeed, from a
brief acquaintance with him, formed during 0
recent visit at the capitol and from exhibitions
Of bis intellectual strength, witnessed on that
occasion, we could not avoid the conclusion
that he has ne supctiors iu the U. s. Senate
He is al any rate not a very desirable competi-
tor in argument. IIeisa close accurate observ-
or aud the results OF bis observation arc readily
uvailublc. lie deals with facts with an aecura-
cy and nueucy, which the Little Giant will find
it more difficult 10 meet than when dropped
from the quivering lips Of the Senator from
PENNSYLVANIA. lie cannot but prove an over
match for Senator Douglas on bis favoritc squat
ter sovereignty theme when hc impales bis vic
tim after the fashion set forth in the following
extract:
In process Of time it was supposed that
Kansas would wish to be admitted into the
Union as State Her people, you remem-
Der, had formed one Constitution" known
as the Topeka Constitution" establishing
free State 1t was necessary TO meet this
with something, aud bill was prepared in
the Senate Of the United States by Mr..
Douglas authorizing the people of Kansas
to hold convention and form conStitu-
ton. Several amendments were offered to
that bill Among Others an amendment
was offered by Mr.. Toombs, of Georgia,
and that bill subsequently passed the Sen
ate Now, fellow citizens, ! make the dis
tinct charge, that there was preconccrted
arrangement and plot entered into by the
very men who now claim credit for opposing
constitution not submitted to the people,
to have constitution formed aud put in
force without giving the people any oppor-
tunity to pass upon it. (Great applause
This, my friends, is serious charge but /
charge it tonight, that the very men who
traverse the country, under banners pro
claiming popular sovereignty, by design
coDcocted bill on purpose TO force a con
stitution on the people. / hare brought
along with me the evidence to prove the
charge make-(applause )-because a
charge OF serious character like this might |
be controverted by the men who Claim ere
dit for popular sovereignty, unless brought
the evidence with me. hold in my hands
the bill brought into the Senate Of the
United States by Mr. Toombs on the 25th
June, 1856, containing clause requiring
the constitution which the convention should
form to be submitted to the people for their
ratification or rejection. That bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Territories in
the Senate of the United States, Of which
Judge Douglas is Chairman. Judge Doug
las five days afterwards reported back the
bill hold in my hand, making various al
terations in it; am0sg Others striking ou.
the claasc requiring is Submission 10 tie pco-
pie. He stated that on consultation scith Mr..
ToomJs, he had made these alterations.
Tremendous applause.)
A yoice-To whom did he make the
statement
Mr.. TrumbuII-He made II in The Senate
of the United States and 1t Is reported an |
he Congressional Globe; and, SIR, IT, yOw
are Douglas moa-
Same voice-I am, sir.
And you want to satisfy yourself that be
was in the plot to force constitution upon
that people, l will satisfy you. (Cries of
good, good; hit him again, and cheers.)
will cram the truth down any honest mans
throat, until he cannot deny it. (Renewed
cheers And to the man that does deny
IL, viii cram the lie down his throat, till
be shall cry cnongh. (Trcmcndous cheer
ing.) 1t is preposterous-it is the most
damnablc effrontery that man ever put on,
to conceal scheme to defraud and cheat
people out of their rights and then claim
credit for it, (Cries Of "hurrah for Trum-
bull-hit him again-down with all such |
men.") That is not all, my Douglas friend,
that is not all. ], myself, humble as am,
and making no pretensions other than to
have performed my duty to the best of my
ability to the State that has honored me by
placing me in the Senate, pointed this out
two years ago. Three cheers for Trulnbull |
were given with great enthusiasm / sta
ted that it was little too mnch to call a
convention in Kansas before knowing what
was the wish of the people, and then allow
the ffty-two men which were to compose
the convention, according to that BILL to
pnt any sort of constitution upon the peo-
pie without allowing them to vote upon it.
A voice What did Douglas say to it 2
Mr.. Trumbull-W What did he say He
was silent as the grave, and voted for the
bill. (Applause) II passed the Senate,
but was defeated in the House. Mind you
now, this was before the Presidential cleo
tion (Cheers aod laughter.) 1t was be-
fore the thunders OF the Freemont vote had
rolled down to Washington, and frightened
the men that we're there. (Applausc) 1t
was before the free people of Illinois had
swept the planderers from the state capitol
nnd installed in their places free men, and
The frieads of free men. (Renewed ap-
olause.) 1t wonld not do to risk that po-
icy much longer Laughter and APP
,Iause.
ADVANTAGES OF THE CABLE.-The New
York Trfbasue refers IN hisfoFicaI fact |