The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-03
SENATOR DOUGLAS IN NEW YORK


Mr.. Douglas received his friends on Friday at the
City Hall, and for an hour there was constant
stream ofmen moving past him shaking hands, con-
graduating him, &c. When at last no more pre-
sented themselves, those present gave him parting
compliment in three heavy cheers. Many persons
thinking the reception did not commence till two
O'Clock, came after Mr.. Douglas had gone, and ex-
pressed great regret.
At night he serenaded at the Everett House
by Dodsworth's Band, and Notwithstanding heavy
rain, large crowd was present
The Senator was introduced by Alderman Brad
ley, Chairman of the reception Committee, and
said:
FELLow-CITIzENs: l have not the command of lam
guage adequate to express to you my gratitude for
these repeated evidences of your friendship and con-
hdence. Y on have literally overwhelmed me with
kindness since my arrival. could not, therefore, do
less than make my appearance and return the ex-
preston of my gratitude, although l am sure you
do not expect tonight anything like speech on
the public topics of the day. The inclemency of
the weather, the arduous struggle through which
L have passed, the superabundance of speaking
which has fallen to my lot, would certainly be su-
Gent excuse for my silence this occasion. Yet
have not the vanity to suppose that these demon
strations are intended personal compliment to
me. prefer to believe, and rejoice in the convic-
ton, that this is demonstration of your attach
ment to that great principle of sef-government
which declares it to be the right of the people of
each State, and of each territory of this Union to
form and regulate their domestic institutions in
their own way. [Cheers.l That great principle
underlies our complex system of government All
of our political institutions rest upon it. The peace
the harmony, the perpetuity of this Republic de-
pend upon the maintaining of that principle nvio-
late, as it was indicated by our Revolutionary
fathers [Cheers.
l am rejoiced to know that this great City, the
metropolis of the New World, is fair representative
OF the patriotism and of the love of country which
| hole tn pha1n IT..
section; your City is within the limits of the EN-
pire State, and while it is it represents the Union
and not the State of New York. [Cheers.1 1t is
the heart of the Republic; it is the heart of com
merce and of finance. In it all the commercial
transactions of the country CENTRE and from it they
must all emanate. You have no right, therefore
to be sectional. [Appause.l You have no right
to belong to the North or to the South to the East
or to the West; but you are bound to maintain the
representative character which is just to all sections
of the country. Cheers. A Voice-Why don't
you pitch into the Administration Let this great
be maintained-the right of each State to regulate
its own affairs and let it be accorded to the Terrific
ries, and then preserve the Constitution of the Uni
ted States inviolate, and the Union exist for
ever our fathers made it, divided into Free and
| Slave, so large as any State may choose to main
| tain Slavery. Loud applause. You of New
Y ork regulate your domestic institutions to suit
| yourselves. Permit no interference from abroad
| Having exercised that right according to your
sovereign pleasure, you must award the same right
to and protect the same privilege in every other
State. [Cheers If this great principle can be
maintained, this Union may last forever, and can
constantly and steadily expand and increase as its
population expands and increases, until it shall
cover the entire Continent.
1t may be said with truth that we have now ter
| ritory enough-that we had enough when the Dec
laration of Independence was made, when the trea-
| ty of peace with Eng was signed, and when the
Constitution was adopted Yet in every success
i've short period an increase of population created
a necessity for an increase of territory This is
glorious and vigorous nation. We must obey the
| Scriptural law by increasing and multiplying
Laughter and cheers. Increase is the law of our
existence-of our safety. just as fast our popu-
cannot arrest this law. He is unwise who would
voluntarily place himself in the path of American
destiny. [Cheers Next to settling this question
on hrmer, conservative, constitutional basis, we
must establish sound wise, liberal, firm foreign
policy. On that point am free to say to you that
| have held the doctrine, since have been in pub
| lie life, that the United States should never BY
treaty with any European power, pledge their
faith not to do that which interest and our des-
tiny may compel us in the future to do TsGood. ~
On that principle resisted the ratification of the
Claytonn,Bulw Treaty: [Applause.] 1 resisted
we would never, in the future, colonize annex or
exercise any dominion over any portion of Central
| America.
They asked me, then, what | wanted with Cen
trail America? | told them that did not want it
then, and that did not know that the time would
arrive in my day that we should want it, but that
l did know that in the time of my children
we would be compelled to have it, whether we
wanted it or not. [Cheers and laughter And
why should the United States tie up its hands by
pledging its faith that it would never in all future
time, do that on the American Continent which its
destiny, Its sattey, its interest might require it to
do. Cheers The argument urged by the British
Minister at that time that the Clayton Bulwer
treaty was fair and just between us and England
| because Ii was reciprocal. told Sir Henry Bull
! / tot tact r..
an amendment of two words, so that the clause
would read that neither England nor the United
States would ever occupy or colonize any part of
Central America ''or Asia" "Oh but ;" said he,
"you have colonies in Asia" 'No" said /,
"nor have you in Central America" Laughter
"But," said he, "you can't establish your Govern
ment there" "NO,' | replied, ''nor do we intend
that you shall plant your Government in Central
America" [Great cheering.l l took the ground
then that the question relating to Central America,
Mexico, or any part of the Continent, is Ameri-
can question, about which European Power has
DO you go for Cuba p
When all Europe was assembled in war council
against Russia, few years ago. the United States
was not represented in Council. Its voice was NOT
heard nor was its advice asked for the that
America too far off to have sufficient interest
in European questions. | trust, therefore, that
when questions in regard to Cuba or Mexico, or
Central America shall arise, Europe will be held too
far off to have right to be consulted about them
lCheers. The few feeble powers of America are
our natural allies, and naturally dependent
upon us for protection. We have greater interest
terested in seeing that they shall have firm and
stable governments. Our policy should look to our
destiny and be in harmony with what is to come in
the future. do not say that we ought at one blow
to acquire vast amount of new territory. On the
contrary, let proceed slowly, gradually, steadily
Americanizing first and annexing afterwards
Laughter and cheers. Let our foreign policy bt
! consistent with our future duty, and hence let VI