Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-09-06

| W. tnlOICtus DuJ tllS Suilc lIillt, Dt IL
remembered, it is the duty of every citi-
zen of every State, and every public func.
tionary, to preserve, maintain and vindi-
cate the rights of every citizen and the
rights Of every State in the Union.
hold that constitution has remedy for
every grievance that may arise within the
limits of the Union. | am very frank in
answering these questions. ! am not in
favor of any policy which would tend to
give rise to complaints or murmurings,
much less, to such as would call for resist
ance from any quarter. | acknowed the
inherent and inalienabe right to revolu-
tion whenever grievance becomes too
burdensome to be borne. ! acknowledge
the right of every man to rebel and change
the form Of government underwhich he
lives whenever it proves destructive to the
ends for which it was established. That
is right, however, never to be resorted
to until the operations of the government
become more grievous than the conse-
qucnce of revolution. And therefore ]
say that the mere Inauguration of Pres
ident of the United States whose political
opinions were in my judgment hostile to
the constitution and safety Of the Union,
without an over act on his part, without
striking blow at our constitution or
our rights, is not such grievance as
would Justify revolution or secession,--
(Cheers.) Hence | say, whoever may
be elected President Of the United States,
he must be sustained in the exercise of all
his Just constitutional prerogatives and
powers Ii he transcends them, we will
punish him with all the rigor of the law,
as you punished John Brown when he vio-
lated your laws. "A storm of applause. J
| for one will sustain with all my energy
the President whenever he may be in tne
exercise OF all the powers enforced upon
him by the constitution, but | would take
just as much pleasure in hanging him if
he has transcribed those powers, as |
feel pleasure in knowing that you hanged
John Brown when he was guilty of mur-
der and treason against the State of Vir-
ginia. (lfenewal of storm. ! am law
abiding man, Union loving man, and |
believe the Union eau be maintained by
a faithful observance of the constitution,
but | insist in eXacting tho fuiilment in
good faith every provision of that consti-
tuition; ] insist on line of policy which
will place all the people OF all the States
in an exact equality, and maintain and
protect them in their just rights, but
which will also compel obedience to the
constitution and the constituted authori-
ties of the country. Now, these questions
put to me the first day | landed on Nir-
gnia soil, having emenated from the
friends of the secessionist candidate, |
ask that like questions may be also put
to those candidates, and that you insist
upon such frank and unequivocal ansv ers
as | have given.
A "They could not do it
square,"
Mr.. DOUGLAS - Remember that Mr.
i Breckenridge was nominated on the theo
ry that the election of Lincoln was prefer
d able to that Of Douglas. Now, no mai
doubts that if Breckenridge's friends hac
not seeded at Baltimore, but bad acqui
csced in the legitimate action Of the Con
vention, | would have in this contest
beaten Lincoln by the popular vote.
a NoICE-that's So
: Mr.. DGUGLAs-Less than one-third o
the Convention seeded from the two
thirds on the ground that Southern homo,
and Southern rights were not safe in my
hands, and that hence, it was necessary
n to divide the party in every State of TIA,
y Union so that Lincoln might have ,
$ chance of running in between the divided
forces of the democratic party and ge
t elected by n minority vote.
l. a VOICE." That's So"
It Mr.. DoUGLAs-Tho only ostensible anC
" true object sought in makinga II BIecken
ridge ticket in the Northern States wa'
J. to divide the Democratic party so as tC
1t give Lincoln every one of those States, 50
that / tell you if Lincoln be elected Pres
It ilent, it will be the sccessionists whom
d you will have to blame for it.
r. A VoIcE-"That's So"
@ Mr.. DouGLAs--Lncoln has no hope o
y being elected except through the efforts o
the secessionsts, who have divided tn
# Democratic party-supposingt that Breck
It enridgo could carry every Southern Stat
though it seems he is not going t,
e carry single one by the people. Still b.
dividing the North, he gives Lincoln
is hope OF carrying every Northern State
n thus allowing him chance to be clecte,
, by the popular vote, Why, what wa
IS the true aspect of the contest before tn
h secession? Lincoln had no show what
ii ever for more than two States till tn
Breckenridge division took place, and
l. would have beaten him in every State
d but Vermont and Massachusetts,. AS i
j. is, think | will beat him in almost al
OF them yet (Checrs) But should Lin
So coin be elected, the secessionists, win
N nominated and now support Breekonridg
10 will be entitled to the credit of it, an,
he upon them will rest the fatal responsible
T. ty of having adopted the fatal policy; am
l. drcading the result of their own rash an
ii unpatriotic acts, which give to Lncol
.r u chance Of success. they come iorwar
and ask me ii will hel p them to dissolv
es the Union in the event of Lincoln bein
a. raised to the Presidential chair | tel
A. them no-never on earth. (Cheers an
u cries of 'Good') am for putting dow
to Northern abolitionism. but am also TO
putting down Southern secessionistS, an
10 that, too, by the exercise of the sam
constitutional power. ('GoodD | be
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