The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-07-18

ent times. piven with IS many variations as
Ole Bull plays Yankee, Doodle. lie attempts
to be facetious at the expense of Republican
officers. and saws the Democrats have but
few candidates for office. Let the Republic
can party be true to its high mission, end the
Democrats will always be troubled to find
men ready to accept the empty henor OF their
nominations. The Judges talk about being
opposed to slavery, is like the talk OF some
people on the subject Contemporaries. They
are opposed to incompetence, but ask them to
vote for Maine law, and they say no."the
evil must be overcome by moral means. Ask
them to support i:cence law ; no. that would
be a COMPROMISE with sin. Ask them to sign
a pledge of total abstinence no. they can take
care of themselves. Ask them what they will
do, and they will take drink So ask the
Democrat opposed to slavery what he will do
and he viii vote the proelavery ticket. The
Judge does not like our way OF restricting he
spread of slavery, but he never tells rs OF
better one. He hints darkly at Popular
Sovereignty, which according to Douglas,
must be limited bv the decisions of the SUI
preme Court. That Court has decided that
the Constitution recognize property in man,
and that any citizen of the United States can
hold slave in any territory. What then
means Douglas talk of "unfriendly legisla-
ton" If il means anything it is that the
people can law fully violate an existing law
TIE only phase Of Popular Sovereignty is
the right of State TO receive Or reject
Slavery-a question upon which there is no
ISSUE
like the tl.ie jei,eto hoe ts.1syn-.v-
ferring hack to the fundamental principles
which underlie the party structure. l love
the Republican party Because it asserts the
dignity and rights of every man of every ma
ton, creed, color, and cline Douglas tells US
that the assertion Of rights III the Declaration
of Independence, referred only to British sub
iects. What hope in this for the toiling mill
ions of earth. who have looked to that immor-
tai Declaration rs the glorious harbinger of a
better Political day. 1t is only arstocratic
men. secure in their own position. who cIa--
acterise that great Magma Chalta of ht man
rights, as band! of "glittering generalities -
The speaker here explained how the system
Of slavery, was foised upon this nation, aud
became rooted in Southern SOIL vindicatpd
the action of the Fathers Of the Republic, and
closed with a graphic dgliniation of the
enormous barbarities ofthe code of laws, at
tempted 10 be forced upon Kansas.
J. G, Burton followed with a speech,
too lengthy to report in our columns
The speeches were interspersed with ex-
celent music by the Prescott Brass Band,
and stirring songs 10y the River Fall G!ee
Club. The Douglas force of Prescott,
(mostly boys, of course lowered around
outside the building, and gave feeble
shouts for the Little Giant" and dismal
sroans over lis dispairing prospects. In
the evening the Club met again, and
speeches were made by P. V. WISE and
others, but we were not present at the
evening meeting. and have received no
report of it. The members of the Club
were handsomely entertained by the Re
publcaus of Prescott. The Club nd
journcd to meet at Trimbelle, Saturday,
July 2Sth.