Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-01-14
Mr. Douglas in Philadelphia.

somewhat more pungently than usual to
the political positions which he has late
ly sustained, we copy the following para
graphs:
Il need not remind ysu that our faith
ers understood, when they framed this
government, that the laws and institutions
which were adapted TO the green noun
tains of Vermont were lily suited to the
rice plantations of South Carolina
(Cheers.) Our fathers knew that that
system of laws and domestic institutions
which were well suited to the coal fields
the iron mountains, and the rich and fer
tile valleys of Pennsylvania, were IN
suited to the cotton plantations of Geor-
gia. Our fathers knew that in a country
as broad and extensive as this, with such
q variety of climate and soil and inter-
est, there must, necessarily be a cores
ponding variety in the local laws and
domestic institutions of each State, adapt |
ed to the wants, interests and necessities
of each of them, different as they were
in every STATE of the Union. (Cheers.)
The great difference between US and
our opponents is, that they assert that
there shoIld be uniformity in the domes-
tic institutions OF the various States. and
we asser the principle of State rights
and Statesovereignty, which secures just
such loca laws and domestic institutions
in every State as the people therein may
desire, without reference to this princi-
pie of uniformity. Upon this great prin-
ciple I appealed to the people of Illinois
in the lac struggle. / maintained the
, Constitution, as our fathers made it, to
be the supreme law. ] asserted the SOW
. ereignright Of every State to decide its
domestic institutions to suit itself, and l
declared that that principle ought to ap-
ply to Territories as well as to States, the
same as cur fathers, in the beginning Of
the Revolution, demanded that it ought to
e apply To provinces as well as TO Terrific
+ Iies, tCheers.) appealed to the peo-
Il ple-to the conservative and patriotic
= people Of Illinois-to stand by the prin.
e ciple of popular sovereignty, to follow i
!e wherever its logical consequences nigh
y carry them, and to fight all men who op
L posed it, and shake hands with all mel
Is who sustained it. (Cheers.I
1t unnecessary for ne to tell you th
result. The result is we'll known to you
You have assembled tonight to pay HON
age to that great principle, and to rejoic
no over its triumph. e Hurrah for Doug
r las and cbeers.) claim no more cre1i
'e than you Of Pennsylvania. We hav
been fighting IN q common cause.
u Illinois, had the Democratic organic,
81 ton with me in every county, and in tt
Ne State; and in Illinois the enemies of po
~ ular sovereignty boiled the regular nor
nations, and attempted to destroy ii
ne organization Of the Democratic part
- That example set by our enemies in II
=. nois of boiling regular nominations, COT
- PEELED you to rebuke prescription by fc
o -, lowing their example. Three cheer;
" IF any men are disposed to complain
,'' party disorganization in Pennsylvan
80 in New York, or in any other State,
., them reflect that it is the result of t
~ example set by themselves in Illinois.
-1l (Great applause.) Prescription has be
: rebuked, and Irejoice in that rebuI
{ Hurrah for DOuglasP Three che
for the GiantP'
not Gentlemen, Go on, judge w
,em listen all night We want to hear y,
ana &1c.] one word upon this everlasting
-;.fv gro question. I hope that we are alb
,br done discussing the question; I hi
non heard false sympathy and false phil
lass thropy enough upon the subject in
.ass nois. We have taken the true grou
mall that this Government was created VI
few the white basis-that it is Governm
liant of white men (cheers), made by "
men, to be administered by white II
geon and nobody else. (Great applause.)
Sal am aware that one portion of our p
Hack ical opponents tell US that the Decl
-eons ton Of Independence declares oil me
Task be created equal, and then ask whe
lIet the negro Is not man, and if so, VIII
Kusk er he is not declared to be equal to
once white man. My answer is, that y
ghed those patriotic ssges who assemble
two Independence Hall put forth that
trine, they had no reference to neg
ABOUT or any other inferior race. 1mm
- 20 o. applause.) They were speaking of v
slant men, of men of European birth and
and ropesn descent, when they said tha
|een men were created equal. (Three chs
, The history Of the country proves