Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-02


county-a tall young man, with black hair,
dark colored mustache-a young gentleman
who dressed eXquistely, and who was con
stantly at the house of DIR. Gwin. This gen
tleman saw fit to abuse me wherever he went.
and he thought that he could strengthen him.
self in Mr.. Kings favor by srealing disre
spectfully of me. He was mistaken. Eel
low citizens, the G win family smiled upon
that young man. and he was crazed laugh
ter no doubt he conscientiously believed
that he owed it as a duty to his patronizers
to traduce me. He thought that if this de.
sired appropriation did not pass that he could
charge the defeat of it upon me. | am here
to state and to prove by the record, which
may be found in the Congressional Globe,
that did everything in my power for this
claim, and had its passage been in my power.
you would have had its benefits to day. |
was openly and earnestly and persistently in
favor of it, | did not seek the Presidents
opinion upon il, as did DR.. G win, before he
voted for the College Bill. Before Senator
Morrill's bill passed Congress, it was known
to many members of Congress that it could
never become a law, that the President would
veto it; then in steps DIR. Gwin and votes for
ii at the eleventh hour | will fow alude to
one or two extracts from Mr. Lathams speech
made in this city short time since He said
"Mr. Douglas, in his contest in Illinois had
the party organization. Let me say here in
answer to the cry made that Mr.. Buchanan
tried, at that time, to crush and degrade him,
that John G. Breckenridge, Vice President of
the United States Jones' of Tennessee, and
James S. Green, of Missouri, the conceded ad.
vocates of the President during all the lie
compton struggle, went into Illinois and stood
10y him (Douglas) in his contest with the Re.
publicans; maintaining that the Democratic
party owed it to themselves to elect him.
Applause. This | consider perfect confu.
tation of the charge that Mr. Buchanan stro~e
to defeat Douglas In Illinois What does Mr..
Douglas himself say? In a speech made at
Chicago, on the 9th of July, he speaks as fol
lows: 81 stand by the same platform that
have so often proclaimed to you and the peo-
pie of Illinois heretofore. | stand by the
Democratic organization; yield obedience to
its usages, and support its regular nominees" ."
| would state that neither Mr. Brecken
ridge nor Mr.. Green wentinto Illinois during
Douglass canvass; and they are both his po-
ltical enemies My fellow citizens, Senator
Green was chosen Chairman of the Commit
tee on Territories, when the Administration
Senators attempted to disgrace Mr. Douglas
by removing him from the position which he
had held for eight years. Mr. Breckenridge
| believe, made no speech during that cam
paign; certainly he made no speeches in
Douglass favor, in Illinois. The other gen.
teman mentioned, Mr. Jones, is a determin-
ed and bitter enemy of this Administration,
and he is now strmping the State of Ten
nessee in opposition to the nominee of the
Federal Administration. There is another
remark to which | wish to call your utten-
ton. Speaking of the Know Nothing party,
he used this language:
1t swept like an avalanche over the country,
and threatened to break down and destroy the
great Democratic party. 1t would have done so
II the people of the country had not been awaken
ed by the party organs to the fact that our fathers
and forafatheTs were emigrants from foreign
countries that through our veins flowed English,
Irish and Scottish blood that this party, when
waging war upon foreigners, were walking over
the dead ashes of the grandfathers and grand
mothers Of the country that they were insulting
the Deity who created us all equal, as possessing
white features and the same complexion.
| wish to address myself to the foreigners
of whom be has just spoken. Have you read
i speak now more particularly to natural.
lied citizens-have you read the recent let
ter Of Gen. Cass to Mr. lie Clerc? If you
have not, | would urge you to peruse it, and
reflect upon it. 1t makes slaves of YOU all
no other construction can be put upon it.
"Once a subject, always a suhiect"-once a
stare, ARRAYS stare. Now, tell me the diff
ference. You. who have come to this boast
ed land of liberty, who have come here to
find and make home, consider the matter.
and show the distinction. if you can Have
YOU no resentment for this indignity, this
great wrong Of tizen-dscrimination viii
put forth such doctrine as this T"No!
never neverpl If you will, you do not de
served to be citizens of the United States
T"That's soWl You should tear your natu-
ralization papers to pieces and become quiet
tools in the hands of your employers.
Cheers You should not attempt to place
yourselves on an equality with native born
citizens, if you are such cravens as to support
the authors of this most un-American doc
trne "Good."l OF all acquiescence that
would be the basest which would be iudca-
ted 10y your support of James buchanan and
his Secretary of State. You must observe
that this letter is indcrsed by the entire Ad-
ministVation press of this State. Some If
them undertake to limit the reference of this
letter to deserters and criminals fleeing from
Justice We have eXtraditiOn laws, by which
felons, or parties accused of high crimes, and
escaping from one nation to another, NAV
be apprehended and brought to full punish
ment in his own place. In the German States,
believe, each able bodied subject owes a
protracted service in the army to his country
he is liable to be called upon for that service
at any period between maturity and old age
So in other countries. But even this limita-
tion so called, will not answer. The doctrine
laid down in the Cass letter is too broad for
such construction, though that construction
could have no practical effect in helping you
in foreign country, in your native country
tell you frankly, if you subscribe to this
doctrine, 10y giving your support to this Ad-
ministraton, you are unfit to be American
citizens. [APpause.
Mr. BRoDERIoK spoke of his connection
with the Overland Mail ills and the bill for
the construction of a Pacific Railroad.
In conclusion he said: Before leave the
stand | would state here, as | have stated
everywhere, that | court an investigation Of
my public acts since | have been your rep
resentative, and seek discussion of princi-
pies involved in this election. GCheers
Mr. CABINEss (irom the crowd)-I would
like to ask you few questions.
Mr. BRoDERIcK-I will answer them with
pleasure.
Mr. CABlNEss.-Do you believe that the
people under a Territorial Government, or in
a Conventional Legislature, have the same
power to pass laws eiTecting property that
they have when living under State Cousci.
tuition, or declaring their will in Conven-
tion assembled to frame a State Constitution
Mr. BRoDERIcK-Well sir the public
speakers who have addressed you have
sought to evade an answer to that question;
| will give you one Cheers contend
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