The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-01-15

, cratic organization with me in every count
and in the State; and in Illinois the ene,nie
of popular sovereignty bolted the regula
J nominations, and attempted to destroy tn
organization Of the Democratic party. Tha
example set by our enemies in Illinois o
boiling regular nominations, compelled 30
to rebuke prescription by following thei
example. (Ihree cheers If any men ar
disposed to complain Of party disorganizatio
IN Pennsylvania, in New York, or in am
other State, let them reflect that it is the re
suit OF the example set by themselves in II
llnols. (Great applause.) Prescription ha
been rebukcd, aud rejoice in that rebuke
(Hurrah for Douglas! Three cheers for thl
GiantD
Gentlemen, ("Go on Judge" Wen lis
ten all night" 1--WE want to hear you," &c
one word upon this everlasting negro ques
| ton. l hope that we are about done dis
cussing that question; | have heard false
| sympathy and false philanthropy enough
| upon the subjec. in Illinois. We have taken
| the true ground, that this government was
created upon the white basis-that it is a
government Of white men, CHEERS, ) made by
white men, to be administered by white
men and nobody else. Great applause J.
am aware that one portion of our political
opponents tell us that the Declaration of In
dependence declares all men to be created
equal, and then ask whether the negro is
not man, and if so, whether he is not de
ciared to be equal TO the white man. Ny
answer is, t.at when those patriotic sages
who assemble in Independence Hall put
forth that doctrine, they had no reference 10
negroes or any other inferior race. 0m-
mense applause.) They were speaking of
ri n. Of f,ir III md
European descent, when they said that all
men were created equal. Three checr.)--
The history Of this country proves this fact.
Bear in mind that when the Declaration Of
Independence was put forth. every one OF
the colonies was a slaveholding colony
Bear in mind that every man who signed
that Declaration represented slavehoiding
constituency and, remembering these facts,
tell me if you believe the signers Of the De-
claration Of Independence were such hypo-
critics as to declare the negro their equal by
Divine right, and then to hold him in slave
ry the balance Of their lives. c'No, To-
Cheers tor Douglass | repeat that they
were speaking of white men, and they form
ID a Government on the white basis. Let
US preserve the purity Of that government on
the basis on which our fathers made it
Merely because the negro is not a citizen.
and because he ought not to be citizen, it
does not follow by any means that nc ought
TO be slave. On the contrary, ii does fol-
low that the negro, and every ether race
which is dependant On the waite man, ought
20 have and enjoy all the rights, all the pri-
vileges, and all the imnunities which can be
extended TO them consistent with the safety
of the society where they exist (CheerS.p
presume none Of you are prepared TO deny
the correctness of that principle. l''Sognd
doctrine, "Hurrah for Douglas 81 II
you ask me what are the rights and pri7i-
legrs which the negro aud other Dependant,
that is a question for the people of each
State to decide for themselves. (IhTee
cheers
/, may be safe and proper in PennSy,van-
ia, where there are but few negross, to ex-
tend to them rights and privileges which it
would DC unsafe and improper TO give them
in South Carolina, where the negro race is
largely 1T the majority. ("That's So and
cheers) Your interests may require differ
ent legislation on tina. subject. You have
decided the negro question for yourselves.
You tried slavery; you were . s'avehn,djnC
colony at the Declaration OF Independence
was made; you were a s,ayeho'ding State
when the Constitution was made. and yon
have since abolished slavery without asking
the consent Of Congress or Of any other
State. Ca what principal was Pennsy yivania
converted from ! slavrhcldinr 10 free
State. II wss under the operation Of the
great principal of popular sovereignty.
which asserts the right Of every State to DO
as it desires. (Cheers) Now my friends,
if YOU people OF Pennsylvania claim the un-
deniabie right 10 decide the slavery ques-
-.
long as you chose, and to abolish it when
YOU please, how can yOu deny that right TO
every other State in tfe Federal Union =
CGood," that's the way to put it, and
cheers) II you will, in good faith, allow
the people of every State, old rnd new, and
of every Territory becoming a State, TO cxcr-
else the same privilege which you claim
that oi deciding for themselvcS--,here can
be peace and harmony between all the
States Of this Union. There is no other ba-
sis on which this Unien can be preserved.
The Union was made on that basis, and il
can only be preserved by adherinS in good
faith to those principals on which it was
founded, 1t can only be maintained by
keeping inviolate the constitution as the
compact that binds ms together. Tho Union
with the constitution invlolate, is the great
est blessing that has ever been conferred
upon free people; the Union, without the
constitution, is not worth preserving, II IT
were possible to preserve it. (ChCerS y
Then, my friends, let Us man' ain the feder
al constitution, and by that constitution the
American Union forever. That principal
carried out in good faith and America can
perform that mission on earth which Provi
dencc has marked out for Us. We can fill
up and cultivate our vacant soil, we can
the countries adjoining us, and
as fas. as we can Americanize them we can
annex them; and we can spread over the
American continent until we make this an
ocean bound Republic, and strengthen the
Union by the process. (Cheers.) 1t is our
destiny thus to expand. We must progress
and acquire steadily, firmly, and constantly,
vet by the voluntary act of the people, as
fast rs they shall be assimilated 80 ourselves.
Let us, then, adopt our foreign and domes-
tic policy in harmony with our destiny. and
glorious victory awaits US. My friends, in
my orinisn, it is the duty of all sood ciii-
zens to rally under our natlona, banner
that good old banner that has led US TO 20
many glorious victories; under which Lou;
isiana, Florida, Texas, and California were
acquired, under which peace can be pre-
served, and under which the North, South,
East, anu w est, can I'VE Together III ptdCe,
harmony, and fraternity, forever. Such is
my prayer, and such am sure is the pray
er Of the Old Keystone State.
Pennsylvania now occupies as proud and
controlling a position in the confederacy as
she did when the Union was formed. She
fronts upon Atlantic's waters; she stretches
great lengths; she occupies middle posi-
ton, turning back the tide of noathern and
eastern fanaticism, and rolling back the
heresiers Of southern ultraism and disunion
Pennsylvania is an empire within herself
She has resources for a great empire, but
she deserves and must have the other States
and Territories for her markets. Hence
Pennsylvania is national. is universal, is lib
eral in all her interests, in all her resources,