New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-01
sERENADE TO SENATOR DOUGLAS.
SPEECH FROM TIE BALCONY OF THE
ECFREfT HOIISE

Dcugiss abBoapced to take place at Vcl cx a; tue
| Everett q. u.e. was Rven large cDSd OF otzens,
nuDbe rg al Loudrecs mbod II froot Of the
hotel and awaited the oon'emplsted demon tratioa-
Between an. O'Clock a large auOber Of gsn,leDes
| called upon Jsege D,uglas in his parlor. At
| eo'clock DodwoIths Band coma en- ed their music
II front Of his pslor and room after Mr. Douglas him
self appeared on th. bslcooy, accompanied by ALI.
8rsoiey, Ctsrmsn Of tie SPECIAL Com0ittee of tue
| Common Ccuncil. His appear Ance was hailed vita
| loud cheering.
When this tenoustrston of applsuse had sub.ided,
AID Bradley introducec Mr. Douglas 10 the assembly.
| He proceeded to speak as follows:
SPEECH OF SENATOR DOUGLAS.
FELLow-Cr1zHss OF N.w-YoRK have not the
cou msrd of language adequate to express 70 you my
gra,tuce for these rpested evidences Of your kind
pess and confidence. You have literally overwhelmed
ue With kindIess since my arrival, aud Can do no
ess than TO make my appearance AID return the eI.
prssons Of my gratitude, although au sure that yoa
will not expect anything Ike speech the pubic
topics Of tie day tonight. The incleuency Of the
weather, the aiduous struggles through which have
passed. and the supersbuhdance Of -peakog that has
fallen to my lot, would oertaiol, b. suficent
for ny sileloe on this OCCASION Yet have not tne
per nal vary to suppose that these denonstr a,ions
are iuteLo merely for my individual compliment. l
firmly believe ard rejoice 10 the viction that ii is
demonstration If your attachment Ia the great pfin
Cipe OF selt ent which declares the right Of
each State each Territory Of this Laion 10 forn
and reg ulate its institutions 10 its own w.y.
That great piLc pie undeIlles our complex
y,.m I :TS Tas all cs Ua, rEs,,
ard the perpetuy vi tie Republic dcpeed upon mais
tanning tnst pIbcp IL voiate, as 1t s.s vindcate
by Our Revolutionary fathers. au r joioed to kno~
that ttir greet city, the metropolis OF tue Nes World
10 fair representative ot the patriotism sod os tue
love Of coun'iy of this whole Uroo. Yoa belsos -
Cion. Wtie your LEGALITY Ia within the Il mts Ut toe
Euphe Safe yet tbis CITY fspte,etts the lion, aoi
DO, ia. att i New York. 1t is the uesrt of tue Re-
public; s the center Of oommerce aud OF taauce, ~
Which oil Of cur mmercsl transactions ceoter and
from &bith in torn they aest all emansts. You have
right to he seCtonal you tave right to belong ~
he North nor to South TO the East t. the
West. Y,u bound to msiutn'n that represent atve
cus,scer that is ost to su sections IT tue Republic
Let these geat princP.s OF State rshts ana OF PPi-
sr Sovereignty De naptaired tho rgnL OF each SAFE
to ,te its osnsff.irs the same rgot TO be
rd. u each TtritoI. theo preserve the COnsti.a
ton iDv late, and this ULion ex.t Tor oaS
fathers mace II, OF Tlded IT into Free aud avV
States, sU long as esch State chooses t. m.at SIN
Slavery. Ch-srs. You, o' Nex. York regulate yolr
douas sic Institutions to suit yoursoive. and pc rmt no
ce abroad Having sd too. right
sccOrdrg to yCur sovereign pie asore you must a~ari
the right and protect the ane privilege TO every
tb.I s. ate tr do it peases ~ithin its own mit-
Loud Coeers lfthess grestPriaciples Gao bs main
steadily exp,Do AID increase as our P"fu!aton To-
cresses uitil it shall the entire CO..inelt. 1t
nay TO said With auth, that we have nO territory
en-, Ugh. We hsc enough when the Declaration vi
Ipdeu. pdence was made sten the tty of peace
EogisLd ives signed when the Co s1tatioa was
yet each successive snort period, t1e iLcre $40
of population created necessity for he increase OF
Territory. CIeers This is . youag, vigorous. aod
growing ratIon. We must OBEY tae la9 OF toe Scrip
ture by iLcrsssog sod multiplying. 'heers ard
aoghtti Increas is the Law of our existence. and
opr Territory mutt expand. You cannot resist this
Law of our existence If you try. He is uuwiss sac
voluutsIIy plscss hi nself Ia the pain OF Anencaa
destioy Next ssttliog tbess do nestic Questions
establish sOord wise, liberal and Il u foreign poll ~.
| loud cheersl. Oa this point, ! am free 70
ssy to you ttat l have ever held to the
Doctrine stree | have been in public hfs that the
United etstes should never by Treaty ~i,h say Earo-
penn po~tI pledge tsef not to do that aicn oar Ia
terest and destDy msy compel us IN tue future to do
| lCtee's, al a cry Of bcieve VOC. old man, fol-
loved b, laughter On that pr,nciOle Resisted the
ru,idcstop q the Clayton Bolwsr Treaty. Cries OF
"GoOorl | resisted especially that cause which
arsuteed the faith Of this nation that We never
would in efuture coonSs snaeI OF exercise donia
ION over ely portion Of Central America
| Prolonged cheers. They asked me then what |
waited of Central America. told them didn't wait
il then; didn't know that the time would arrive in
my day that ever woult want 1t; but | did know
that in the tine Of NY children should be compelled
| to have il, ~hether wanted it BOT; and shy
should the United States tie ITS hands by pedgng It's
faith that lever in all future tine, will 1t d. on the
ADericaR coutiIept sha its destiny and its safety and
its interest may require it to do. The argu urged
by the British Minister at that time that the Clay
ob. Bulwer treaty fair and just between Us aud
III gland, because it vas reciprocal was reciprocal
because the pledge was that neither the United
States Bor Great Britain would coloIize or
Occupy the country. told Sir Henry Balser that
/ Should Like to test his principles by an
amendment VI two words, 30 that II should read
that neither England dor the United States should
occupy or colouze or exercise dominion over any
any part Of Central America or Asia. Loud laugh
ter 80, said lie, You have no cololies 10 Asia
NO" said l. land you have none in Central Amer
ics." tRepewed lsug ghter. "But," said he you
can established any IN Ahis. Certainly, SAID l,
Central Ams,ica. Cheers ard lang hter.l Tne whole
point of the question this every question relating
to Central America, Mexico or to ally part OF America
lie Au rican oeston in which the Eoropeac powe
have 10 right 70 be consulted. tCneers Wnsn all
Europe was Assembled in war against
kussls, q few years ago, the Uaited Stakes was
Rot represented in her coutcls-her Voice
vas net heard her aovics not asked for the
recon that America far of TO have sufti-
ci.Lt interest 10 the Eastern QUESTION: trast that
wien tee question Of Cubs, or Mexico, or Central
America shall arse, Eur, Pc viii be too far of 70 nave
sufficient ioterest 70 be Consulted. Loud Cheers.l
Toese seak and feeble powers adjoining Us 10 America
natural alice and yet are Naturally dePeadsnt
upon ne for Prvtec ion We have greater interests 10
them than sny foreign power. We have "a Interest
thar they shall have q k.m ara stable G. G,vernmen,.
noby With what 10 to csme II the future. DO not
say that we ooghs a. one eio~ o acquire
vast amoGnt ef new terrltosyi On
the contrary, let rs proceed slowly gradually st.s-
di'y. Americans ng fret, snnexns and s:IsTxards.
iCheerr.l And kt toreign policy DO cons;st nt
with our future duties. Hence, never make q treaty
with France, ~nh England, with any foreign power,
tysg our banda the fature io opposition 20 what
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