The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-09

laces. Ihey are the mcanest oi the msan
the most despicable Of all traitors, for they
sell themselves for Southern favor, des.
pising the honest plaudiis which they
might earn from freemen at home! Il is
these Northern doughfaces that throttle
your free representatives. Sir, the Dem.
cracy OF to-day is no. that which Thomas
Jefferson founded; no, indeed, they know
him not. They follow not in his illustr.
GUS footsteps, but have taken anew course
in the political heavens, like some erratic,
meteor, dashiDg from it's present source.
soon to be lost in oblivion. Do you ever
see resolution passed in their meetings
now, in which the name Of Thomas JefIer-
son appears2 Never! never Do their
orators ever mention it, dwelling upon
his glorious principles. and pointing to
his course as the guiding stae of their
political aetion2 No sir! mol You may
look in vain through the speeches of their
members Of Congress for the two years.
to lind single reference to his name, -
unless il be to revile the measure TO which
he gave the sanction Of his political life,
10 scoff at his ideas as glittering
generalities, and false philanthropy. The
whole Of their legislation, for the last FIVE
years, has been in direct variance with
the primary principles Of the Democrat.
ic party. There is but one way known
under heaven and among men, to change
the legislature OF this country, aud wrest
the government from the miserable cor.
tupt set Of men who now hold it; that is
by grasping the Territories, and planting
upon their soil the spirit Of Republican
liberty. that it may rear race of freemen
instead of breed Of slaves.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY TO EXCLUDE SLAVERY.
Emphatically think the Constitution
has full power to regulate oil The affairs
of the Territories, that it has full power
to prohibit slavery within their limits
Applause. lstill firmly believe in the
doctrine of Popular Sovereignty also, not
Douglas Sovereignty, which means one
thing north OF Mason d Dixon's line, and
still another south of n-but that which
have preached in Congress and out ofit.-
That kind of sovereignty which delegated
to the hands Of free Northern men--in.
spired with the energy which our emf
grants always take with them in their pill
grimages to the praires OF the far West =
shall forever give those broad acres to
freedom and freedoms sons, in spite of
Southern disunionists and Northern IA
natics in league with them. Sir, this
great North, with her thousands Of toll
ing sons, ready at any moment 10 shoul.
der their knapsacks for better field in
which to ply their various vocations. can
not fail to possess herself Of those smiling
Western lands and plant upon them the
standard of the freed Applause
The South can not compete with the
North in settling these Western wilds.
The North is superior to them in ell re-
qaisite qualifications to subdue them, ,and
make them to ''smile as the rose" know
that the minute the Territories are open
TO emigration from the North, they will
be peopled by our freedom loving eli.
zens, and soon will be dotted by our school
houses and churches-fit emblems Of our
greatness and power.
1t is impossible that slavery can com.
pete with freedom, if ii is not protected by
the Federal bayonct; and even under such
adverse circumstances, the strong arm of
freedom has driven back the bloodhounds
of the South, and planted her glorious
colors on the. blood bought fields OF Kan.
sas. Sii, when we see freedom triumph.
ant under such difficulties, may we not
trust that regime under which such sig.
nal triumph has been achieyed2 Ii Is for
this reason that believe in its efficacy
in the cause Of ficedom. i..ss. Is .,-
HOW DOUGLAs TRIED TO EXTEND SLAVERY
..F AND DlDN'EE s'
Stephen A. Douglss, knowing full we'll
hs,design of his Southern masters, eh-
tered upon his traiiorous work with the
zeal ofauy whipped cur. They tried the
plan under the most advantageous cir.
cutnsances, TO them, but as we have
seen, they signally failed But you have
drawn up the bond, signed IL and sealed
Iit-and we all the whilepfotssttng agains,
'iit-now that it works so cbarmingly fol
us, we are bound to hold you to the deed
Applause. The compact is your own
! unhallowed work: we would have YOU
taste the bitter fruits of retribution 70
! HICKMAN NEVER A DOUGLAS MAN.
I Inever have been Douglas man, for
have always despired his political prin.
ciples--if he ever had shy--l say there il
no man 10 the Democrat party Of the
borough of West Chester, or il the cuun,
ty OF Chester, who has ever heard me say
a word Of praise for the person ofStephei
A. Douglas. | have privately and pub
licly denounced him, have spoken agains
him consistently and persislently for ter
years. For 1 known him well, having
: watched his course closely, l have no
) been deceived. ( know that lie is not tt
! be trusted, even when you have your eyes
, upon him. w s...5 80
I HOLD THE SOUTH TO THE KANSAS NEBRASKA
We have in the Kansas Nebraska bill
a solemn law; hold the South to it. They
made US swallow it with many other nau
seous doses--tbe Missouri Compromise
the most bitter Of all-let us return thC
compliment.
, Again, say. if popular sovereignty
fails, then l am in favor Of the presen
. doctrine ofthe South, Congressional inter
: vantioh. and intarvantinn too that "a n