Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-07
The speeehes, Tnesday Nisht.

Baker preceded Mr.. McKibbin, whereas Mr..
MeKibbin spoke first. lie remarked, by way
Of accounting for his appearance upon a Re
/ publican stand, that he was there by invita-
tion and the courtesy of his Republican oppo-
ncnts, and that he had made mp his mind to
address the people upon every occasion which
afforded him the opportunity. whether from
a Lecompton, Anti.Lecompton or Republican
stand
I lie then went on to discnss the issues
which had divided the opinions Of the peo
pie within the last few years, and drew the
lines OF distinction between the Lecompton
and Anti Lecompton parties with quite a
mastery hand InthisporIion of his speech,
however, he let fall some observations which
laid himself liable to misconstruction BY
some unaccountable, and, we must say, Who'll
ly inexcusable carelessness of speech in a pub
lie speaker, he declared himself to be acting
agu;ast the Democratic party, meaning there
1 by, no doubt the so.callcd Democratic party
The observation surprised many members of
the Douglas party, who are o little more par
ticular in their phascology, when speaking
of the Lccompton organization, butit was
attributed to a iapsas Hnguo, and SO passed
over. That it was lapsus lingnc we are
certain. We're it otherwise which we know
it was not, we should simply say to Mr..
MeKibL:n:
{" You may consider yourself outside Of the
Democratic party Bat ~o are insidc of it,
and we intend to remain there. We claim
that we have the principles of the party with
us-that we have the regular organization
in a majority of the States of the Union, and
| If YOU think that you are oNt Of the Demo
cratic party, we wish you distinctly to under
stand that the line of your course is no
parallel of ours. We claim that where the
principles of the party are, there is theporty,
and as the Douglas organization is based up
on the Kansas-N ebraska doctrine, the Gin
cinnati Platform, Non Intervention and Popu
lar Sovereignty, WE, who stand upon this
basic, arc The Democratic party Of this Ma
tioN"
We have thought it necessary to say thus
much, in reference to this slip Of the tongue
of Mr.. McKibbin, because, the inadyertence
has given an opportunity TO our enemies to
! seize handle against us which they are al
ways delighted to make use Of The base
/ hypoerites and notorious demogogues will
apply all the weapons of distortion or mis-
construction against u.s. and, falsely inter
preting the language of our orators on the
stump, hold the party responsible for the
mercst inadvcrtenees ofspeech. True enough
il Is, that no public speaker should so far
forget himself as to lay himself thus liable,
but 1t is not always that Homer can be Homer
or Cicero Cicero.
The lcnunciation of the Administration of
that old time-serying Federalist, James Bu-
ehanan, was admirably conceived and forci-
bly, delivered Accusation upon accusation,
proven and established, was piled like Ossa
upon lelion, until the orator seemed to be a |
very Nemesian personation of the outraged |
spirit of an indignant country. The speech
had marked eject upon the audience.
- Col L. D. Baker followed in his usual elo-
quent and felicitous manner That he was
eloquent and felicitous surprised no one. for
he is undoubtedly the finest orator upon the
Pacific Coast, nor in point of true eloquenee,
behind any public speaker in the limits of the
United States 1t was pleasure to listen to
him, and we saw the more intellectual por-
tion of the assemblage Leeompton and Anti
Lecompton as well as Republican, vehement
~ applaud him. lie proclaimed himself in
favor of free labor as against slave labor as
preferring the admission of free States, in
stead Of slave States into the Union; but, at
the same time, declared himself in favor Of !
the principle of Popular Sovereignty in the
Territories, because he thought that it would
operate in favor of free States instead of slave
States. The only difference, therefore, be :
tween the advocacy of Popular Sovereignty
10y Col Baker and the advocacy Of it by the
Douglas Democracy is this, thathe advocates
ii as long as it operates in favor of free
States, while re advocate it whether it ope-
rates in favor of free States or slave States.
As for his attacks upon an infamous and
corrupt Administration, simply because it is
infamous and corrupt, and not that it pre-
tends to be Democratic, no sane man win
undertake to refute the charges which he has
made. Determined TO have all sides repre-
scented, it was on the spur Of the moment ar
ranged that Zach Montgomery should say
something in favor of the Administration
Inasmuch as an Anti.Lecc mpton Democrat
had addressed the people from the same ros-
trum it was nothing more than fair that
Leeompton $50 called Democrat should also
speak from Republican stand. He did so,
and, no doubt, to the satisfaction of the very
few Lecompton lockers on who were present.
After short harangue by Mr. Montgomery
in his usual vehement style, Col, Baker again
took the stand, and, for few minutes, deyo
ted himself to the business of peppering Old
Zach with considerable quantity of hot
shot. Old Zach returned to the charge, and
probably satisfied his friends, although the
larger portion of the audience seemed tc
think that Col. Baker had rather used him
up Old Zach hardly did himself justice foI
we have seen him do better on many oeca
sions We must admit, however, that his
anecdoto of the welded horses was pretty
good, provided st had been applicable
At a late hour, the meeting adjourned, all