The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-08-23

ono Of them your own representative
(Vocc--hc is not in town. I should say
the Same were he here. (Applause)
The South moulds the policy Of tho
Democratic party, and it is against that
policy for the Yves, to expand; they only
desire slavery extension, and for this poll
cy they oppose tho West and her interests.
AS long as tho Democracy lives you get
nothing, unless from God himself, who
planted tie gold at Pixies Peak, which has
been so oportuncly discovered to give Il
new State and central route to the Pa.
cific, for the defeat Of that party.
You must look elsewhere than to tho
Democratic party 70" all. Our interests as
State are opposed to the south in this
matter Missouri lies North Of the slave
States; she is surrounded 10y free States,
with which her interests arc idcn-
tical. (Hsscs and cheers. Cries of go
on, and turn him out,) | have not the
least idea Of stopping. (Applausc) Hi
nois lies on our eastern boundary, Iowa on
our northern, Kansas on our western, which
will soon be free State in spite Of lie.
compton and the administration, (applausc)
and Arkansas, weak and Of little conse-
qucuce to us, on tho south. l have some.
times noticed in papers that little bees.
wax and n few muskrat skins come from
there, which is the amount Of our interests
with Arkansas, (applausc) while our con.
nocton with the free States ia intimate
and extensive.
We must look in our national concerns.
to the real advantage Of tho State. l
told you | should speak freely Of slavery
it is the question Of the day, or you would
no. see gentlemen Of this section vote as
they do. AsI understand it, the Dred
Scott decision is the stand point of the De-
mocracy on slavery. Calhoun first promul
gated the doctrine that the Constitution,
per Sc, carried slavery into the Territories
You know what lis Democracy was in the
days Of Jackson-thcn no prominent states.
man thought Of agreeing with him. Voice
Calhoun was right) think not. He
was opposed to the doctrines Of Jefferson.
II YOU refuse Jefferson and take Calhoun,
do so boldly, and don't 'steal the livery
Of heaven 10 serve the devil ill.," AT tho
request of Monroe, Calhoun, when in his
cabinet, signed a writing asserting to the
Missouri compromise, and admitting It's
1t was an atter,thought
of Cahouns as the Democratic party, that
the Constitution carries slavery into the
Territories. ! but ask tho protesting De-
mocracy to deny tho namo they disgrace.
From the day Of Washington TO Pierce tho
Territories were hell to be under the con.
trol Of Congress. Now, ono STAKEHOLDER
with lis negro can 90 into Territory and
frame laws for az that follow--that is
squattcr sovereignty.
True, Douglas says tho people Of Ter
ritory may decide whether slavery may
exist there, but he admits the constitution
alty Of the Dred Scott decision, which
carries slavery into tho Territories by the
thus knocking squatter Sover.
eighty in the hcad--in this way Douglas
rides both sides Of the fence. ! hold, with
the fathers ofthc country, that the Ropub
lean party is right. (Applauso and his
scs--crios Of "ki,k him out.o Reply
("tEcro will be more than one to kick out.")
| shall be kicked ont in COOL company,
with Jefferson and Jackson--tho Democra-
cy would kick them ont if they dared.
find no fault with those WHO differ from
me, but how can any any one call himself
a Jefferson or Jackson Democrat and re.
coive into fellowship Toombs ani such men
who always abuse Jacksonl The scnti
mcnts uttered by Jackson and others arc
now called abolition; and for which any
orc woull he rca ont Of tho dem ocralic
party. Half Of your delegation, half Of the
Legislature and Of the democratic deloga
CATION from Georgia were old Wings and
Old Buck, tho FoIemls,s, at tho heal, n
worthy leader (applausc and hisscs) Of the
Federal hest he lcd wien charging at the
head of the Locompton column-ho didn't
need the black CO kaac 10 designate him.
| have said Congr, So ought to keep the
Territories for white men and not for slave
holders and their negroes, and this is call
ed abolilionism. Thank God have lived
long enough not TO caro- for names. This
struggle going on is the same as that fought
under Jacksou-thc combination Of capital
aSain,t labor; the bank, against OIL
A part of the shareholders in
the United States Bank, wanted the U. S.
deposits, often fifteen millions, to loan; for
this they proposed to regulate tha ex
changes and make n uniform currency
arc another lot Of capitalists,
who wish TO seize the Territories { them
selves an negroes, aHd throw out the poor
white mc:. The lea Is plausihle-simi.
lar to tho bank plea. But tho Territories
should be kept for the general good, and
not for few Shareholders. | 90 for keep.
ing these Territories for free white mcu,
for the good Of our State; TO build up rich
States west Of us, TO he tributaries to us.
opposes this does so against the
good Of Missouri. Applause and Kisses }
will revert to another parallcl-the
cont, st between the Gracchi and the pat.
ricians. Though the narrative comes from
writer's Of the oigareh, and they are call.
ed agrarians-thus giving them n bad
name, as am called an abolitionist: GIVE
4 dog bad name Ec. the Gracchi only
,laimcd that tho lands conquered by the
The Roman armies should be equally divid.
ed and not given to the patriciaus alone
and this is the question now; shall tho
Territories be diyi led by homestead bill