, 1859-10-29
The CanyaSS in the Sixth District.
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fcor.e poooence of the Illinois s.ae Jaursal.1
lrrcnr1r1p, Montgomery Co. oa, - ,s:a.
Eos. JoruSAL:-Quite considerable audience
wa. gathered here Today to hear the two candi~
du.cs fur Congress- "tsR lol1tics."
Judge Palmer opened tho discussion by call,
ing attention to The tforts which h.u uean ,,uls
during this whole s:aycsr ngitation to ptniudire
:...e Republican party before ths people by cal;
frSm Arkansas, who had always been good
Democrat, aud who told him that he never roted
the Democratic ticket down in Arkansas, be-
cause thcro in his ncighborhood the Democrats
MI went by Lie name Of "pi11erinctums"-
zeriuctum." Up here ia Illinois the Deuocrats.
having no better arguments against Republican
doctrines, aud knowing that many people DIS
like to be called "Abolitionists,' attempt to
sudd'e the Republicans with that term Ut re-
proacb. and even Col. McCleruaud, with all bis
learning, and cloquence and dignity, ia the
weakness Of his political doctrines, found it nc
cessary, day after day to resort TO the silly, mis-
cradle aud dirty 'pizzerincium' argument to
sustain himself
Enlargiog Oh his theme, Palmer appealed to
Ills auditors, not as partlsans, but as American
citizens, to judge whether the object Of the Re.
| publican partr-the protection Of our Terrific
ries from The inroad OF slarery-that dark, omi-
nous cloud in the South SO prcgnant with danger
| 10 tue rnion-shou1d be d;ppantly characterized
Us 'agitation,' 'fanntc1sM,' or 'abolltiouisu,,'
and whether it was not. on the contrary, fanatl-
cal and absurb TO apply such terms to that party,
which had just swept The States Of Pepnsylva-
mia, Ohio, Iowa and Minnesota by such over
xhelming msjorities. It was precisely such
| speeches Us Col. Mccternaud aud his friends
we're making that inaamed southern sentiment,
md led directly to such Instructions As that OF
Haiper's Ferry. And what, after all, had b. en-
tue practical result OF this agitation let loose
| I thn fr,~t t,r hn,trfoR Nnfht1T asf
to persc1t the Consultation, aud to establish the
false doctrine that tue Constitution carries slayc
| r. into oil the Territories.
After Palmer had flushed, atcClernand got up
and i" said his piece" in reality the worst style
Of defamation be has yet exhibited. Or course
usual "pizxesiactuu,' argument, Which Falmcr
had predicted from him, and which Palmer
again took OF in ii most scathing reEicw in his
rtjoinder.
Tlese catch words Of " Atolitioui.m," sue
gro equality etc.. said Judge Palmer in sub.
deungogues who plunged the country into this
strife, to divert the attention Of the people from
their unhoiy and wicked designs. They had
served their purpose, and now that tue country
was perfectly nau:eated with their repetition,
had eveu by them been cast inside. It only re.
manned for s1nallpotato. one-horse politicians to
dress themselves up in the c.st.oT clothes o.
their masters, which but showed their pigmy
proportions in greater contrast, mud 20 struttiue
about the country in their borrowed peacock
6nery, crying, !" II bolition' :" abolition
olition" don't think ever saw raw hidt
manufactured as fast in my lie, as in this skin
| ming which the Col. got.
made another attempt here to palm of the .forgtt
ianphier. Resolution of 1851! Hut Palmer wa
ready for him. and read from Douglas speeci
his own denial and retrac,ion Of it, besides nd
ministering to the Col such lecture On III
honest courtesies Of the campaign, as will spik
that gnn Tor &c., he aso made str1Gg a.,
half of Frree Homesteads, Free Society, an
Free Schools, which, together With the detection
Of McClernnnd in his attempt TO repeat the res
o1usion-forgsry. will secure Palmer handsom
gain from the Democratic rote Of the town.