Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-02-03


contained in the organic laws establishing
Kansas and Nebraska Territories, as en-
bodying the only safe and sound solution of
the "Slavery question:" upon which the
great national idea of the people of this
whole country can repose in its determined
conservatism Of the Union-Non-interve
ton by Congress in State or Territory, or
in the District Of Columbial
Obi Mr.. Graves, where are your resolu-
tions? There, gentlemen, is your declara-
ton, and to it you would not even allude
to-day, and under the affectation of renew
ing the old Democratic platform Of 1856,
you entirely overlooked and ignore that
clause which bound you not directly or in
directly to interfere with Slavery, in State
or Territory. What have you declared to-
dayi That Mr. Douglas, if not willing to
90 along with you is outside the Democrat
ic party; that he is guilty of treason
That may be all right; they say that fool
never changes his opinion, and that wise
man does, but you ought to tell it out when
you make such a charge as that.
THE UNMADE ISSUE.
Well, now gentlemen, lam going to give
you a clause, that if they had adopted to-
day, il would have put the thing 50 plain,
that if you gave us Douglas we would catch
you; if you gave US Toombs we would catch
you, and if you offered Breckenridge we
would catch you. You did not intend the
Democratic party to know there was such
a clause. AS man up our way, preacher
a man of great good sense, but little or nc
education, would say, when reading the
Bible, "Well brethren, that is one of
you please this is--this is bad place ant
we will skip it." The Democratic party
to-day found it was hard place and skip
ped it, (applause) so that it is no wonder
they did not want me to go into that samt
hall and that the lights were out and it wa
all dark Here is what they did. The Re
publican nor Abolition party, nor the olC
Wing party, nor the American party, no
: the Democratic party have ever made a
issue upon the resolution passed to-day, an
which was in the platform of 1856, it
simply as to the power Of a people whe
they become State. 1t is a self eviden
truth and they intend you to go home witt
it, with the thought that you bagged til
game, but you will'find that the lion ha
! gone and that you have put but the asse
skin into your pouch.
"ReSolved, That we recognize the rigt
of the people of the Territories, includin
Kansas and Nebraska, acting through tt
4 legally and fairly expressed will Of majo
: ity of actual residents, and whenever Il
4 number of their inhabitants justifies it,
- form a Constitution, with or without d
mestic slavery, and be admitted into tt
. Union upon terms of perfect equality wit
= the other States"
- Lord how frank that is "with or witt
out domestic Slavery, and be admitted I'M
the Union upon terms of perfect equali
! with the other States" Who ever denic
;, that9 I challenge Mr.. Silvertooth, cha
lenge Oscar Turner, or even Mr.. Speak
;, Merriweather to point me out single re
olution from the foundation of our Cover
ment to this day, in any portion of the Ur
!, ted States, where such has been denied
}" If there is such, my reading has been of
y account.
= THE KANSAS NEBRASKA BILL.
IN Take the case now. l have read Il
N platforms and shown that they are incons
," tent. But let me tell you what was Il
.v clause in the Kansas Nebraska bill whi
r they affirmed again and again. 1t stat
ID that the Democratic party determine
n- 0neithert to legislate slavery into those Ter
10 tories"-oh, no of course not-'nor to {
r. clude it therefrom." What are you to Z
to then ?-"but to leave the people perfect
o. free to form and regulate their domes
rs. to the Constitution of the United State
Ie Now, what do you think of that? Did I
IS intend to legisate slavery into Kansas, Il
ne to exclude it; but did intend to leave
m people perfectly free to form and regulf
NJ their own way. Is that your doctrine
$50 day? Editor of the Yeoman, are you
O. ing to publish it that way to-day, that I
ar. object of the Nebraska bill was intend
Ie- to leave the people perfectly free to reg
of late their own domestic institutions in tn
re- own way! You say to-day in the reso
ov tious you have adopted, that the peo
shall not do any such thing, and if Doug
ist goes for any such doctrine, we will see h
or damned if he remains in tho Democra
as. party; and Mr.. Silvertooth declares he
at already out of the pale Of the Democra
church. A voice-"the whole Democrs
M party is not responsible for him"
= course not God forbid they should be
TO- Laughter and applause. The great m
is of the Republican party is of the Der
all cratic party, but they are of the good
ont American gold with the stamp of '46,
ion the bogus Democratic stamp of 1854 :
be 1856. They are with us now, and will
ere with us hereafter, and therefore I st'
es- here and the lights are put out. The d'
ca ness will not keep you, however, from kn
ita- ing that they are incompetent to admins
No the government that the whole party is
sponsible for.
, of THE SNAKE AND ITS SKIN.
ia Let us trace the consequences like
of snake; yearly they shed their skin, but t
sla- never 90 back into the old one; beautifr
) Of is at first but immediately returns to {
the and ashes. Let us look at the conseqt
ain ces. Here was the formation of the 81
ex- lodges" in Mo-, according TO the Congr
lost ioual report remember l don't intend
nar- give any statement upon my own say s.
hat appeal to history to substantiate all s.
re- You march under your Missouri horde: