Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-26
TELEGR A PHO.
sRRENAOE 10 JUOGE DOUGLAS
HIS SPEECH:
RRCEPTlON - DeLE0ATRs.

WAaaisopon Juss -.
Late lest night presssaaoa vas torn Cd ~
the illaoissssd Douglas headquarters and pro-
esedsd 10 the railroad station 10 receive the II.
lioois and other Bslti.nore Cow sntioe dele
gstss. ~ho ere assompsaisd BY the Great
weslern Band and came BY . spseisl trsin
They repaired 10 the residence Of Ar. Dousl.s
sni eomplimented him with . ssrsnads and
hurrahs. 10 segnov vIedgisg these evidences Of
t"sir fri.ndship. be said:
FE1Low CrTizE4y:-I thank you for this man
ifsstst on Of your kindness and enthusiasm.
The 81. i.cumstancss under which this vas'
crowd hss assembled, sp0nta nsously and With
out previous notice. demonstrates an earnest
ness Of feeling which file my hear With grsti-
tuds. To Be the eh:ssn standsrd-b arer &c The
only po itical organ sstion that 10 conservative
and powerful enough TO save the country from
Abohtionism and disLnion. IL indeed an honor
Of which any citxen may be proud. ! am
fully Impressed y tn the responsibility Of III.
position and trust that Divine Providence will
impart to me the strength and wisdom to COM
ply with all it, requirements. Applauss !
Our beloved country - threatened with . tear
tul sectional sntsgonism. which places the
Union it. eif 10 imminent peril. This aotsgo,
ism 10 produced W the Effort 10 on. section O.
the Union 70 use the Federal Government for
the purpo Of restricting and aboi'shing slave
~. and corresponding effort 10 the other Sec
,ion for tho pu,p, ,se Of forcing slavery into
[Cri~s Of chats true The ultra men ~
each section demand Congressional interven.
Il. upon the sui ject 10 the Territories; they
e % IN r~spect 10 the power and duty the
Federsl Government to control the qnssti"D
aud differ only ~ tn the mode Of exercising
The power. the ole demabds the interv sntiou
Vt the Federal Government for slavery and th~
other agAi, st it each appesis TO The pAssion-
aud prejudice Of bic eection against the pssoe
aud hsru ooy Of the y hole country. Cries oi
".hsts 90" and applause.
On the other hand ths position Of oil con.
servsiive and Union lovin; meu is. or ~ least
ought to be, that Of non-intsr vention Of Con.
grsss With slavery in the Territories. Cries ol
''thsts the true doctrins,' and applGus, TAis
wss the position Of the Democrrtic ps. ty Ia
the Presidential Q mpsixns Of 4s. 81 aud Sc
this vas the position upon which Clay, eb'
ster. Osss. and The frisuds Of the Union Of ali
political affinities II that day established the
comprom - Of 1850. Upon this common
ground Of non-in,~rvention they conteLdsd
with and put to fight the AhoIitn nists Of the
North and the Sec~ssonists Of the South iE
that memorable cont st. Cries Of "wsil do Il
sgain," and three cheers l., vas On this con-
mon ground of nOn-intsrvention that the
Wbigs and Democrats agreed to stand on theit
respective platforms Of 1852 and each party
adhered faithfully to this principle % long o.
,ts organiz. alton Was maintained and the Den .
Gratis still maintain the key stone Of the arch
which binds the FEDERAL ov.tnment together.
and TO this cardinal principle OF non interveu-
tion has the Democrscrstic party renewed the
pledge Ut its faith st Charleston and Baltimore.
Cheers and cries Of wen keep the faith. n
As the chosen representative OF thit gre.l
party, it 10 nv liked purpose to keep the filth
and redeem that pledge a. all hazards and un-
der all circumstances Three cheers FIR Doug
Iss The safety Of tho Uuion depends upo"
the strict sdh. renee TO the doctrine of non-in
terveotion. Intervention mesas disu nion-ii-
tervention whether by the North or by the
South-whether for or against slavery-tends
directly to disunion. Upon this identical ques-
tion are attempts now being made to destroy
the Democratic party. because the minority
Of interv-ntionists could not intimidste the
majority into an abandonment Of the doctrine
of oon-,n,erv. nt,ou they have seeded from
the Organization of the Dem .cratic party ao1
are ende4v"ring to form Q new psrty IN hosti,-
ity iOit. Cries of "let them 60" I've can
whip the ulsunionists North and South" dc
Secession from the Democratic party mean.
secession from the federal un on Cr,es Of
that's 90. and .ppl uae Secession banner.
aow will be expected oo the 4th u March mex
To take up arms against the cons itut+d au-
thorities In certain contingencies We are told
in certain event the South must iorcibly re-
sist the Inauguration of the President elect.
while We find those Who are loudest a their
threats Of such resistance, engaged 10 the
scheme to disorder and destroy the Democrat
10 rar,y. thereby securing the elections Of the
Republican candidate Does not this line 0,
Lolicy look to disunion? (Cries Of es