Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-09
Douglas Demonstration In PhiIaJel-
phIa.


The Philadelphia Press of the 5th contains
the proceedings of an immense meeting of
the Douglas Democracy OF that city, held in
Concert Hall the night previous. The Press
estimates the number of persons present, in
and around the house, at ten thousand per-
sons Hon. RICHARD VAUx presided, assisted
by numerous Vice Presidents and Secretaries.
Resolutions were adopted in favor of the
nomination of DOUGLAS for the Presidency,
and denOuncing the sectionalism of the Re-
pnblicans and Yancey Seceders. Speeches
were made by Mr.. YAUx, W. E. LEHMAN, Esq,
Judge MARSHALL, of ILL.,, DAN'L DoUGuERTY,
Esq, and others. The devotion OF the
speakers to the cause of the Little Giant"
was intense. The following extract from
the remarks of Mr.. DoUGHERrY, will give the
reader an idea of the aninaus of the Phila-
delphia DOUGLAS men. He quoted an extract
from speech made in Philadelphia in 1856
by Gen. CAss, in which that distinguished
gentleman declared squatter sovereignty to be
1.-The very corner stone of the Kansas govern
ment: and he would be a rash man-not
merely bold one-who, upon the holy.
ground of freedom, made holy by its asso-
Citations, should deny the principle or con-
denim its practical application and then
Mr.. D. said
Why, my cOuntrymen. how else can the
rights of our Southern brethren be protected?
Look You, when Mr.. Seward entered the
Senate, not twelve years ago, he was the soli-
tary supporter of the Republican doctrines.
Now, his seat is surrounded by twenty-three
Senators, pledged TO the same political belief.
The majority of the Representatives in two
of the three last Congresses. look on him as
the chief. A powerful party are even now
marshaling for battle, prOclaiming as their
watchWord and war cry, No more Stare
States-the Territories must be free" Think
you. if the Republicans succeed, that they
will protect the rights of the people OF
Territory, if the Inhabitants should prefer
slavery? Give them the President and they
will remodel the Supreme Court, and what
then will become OF the rights of our
fellow-countrymen of the South? Why, they
will lie at the mercy of a political enemy
and the South. smarting under the burning
wrong, will repel the affront. and, rather than
submit, will welcome disunion. The Sc
ceders know this, child might see the con-
spiracy they are Matching. L proclaim their
object is to crush Douglas, to defeat the will
OF the people. 10 carry the canvass through
the House of Representatives into the Senate
and, failing in their efforts, to ''re the South
ern heart. precipitate revolution, and
let the Union slide.'' They vaunt their
atrocious doctrines even in the Senate.
L myself heard Mr.. Gancey, in this city, last
September, on an occasion far, far removed
| from politics, in violation of all prOpriety
| obtrude his political opinion. openly pro-
claim himself disunionist. and, in leaving
said, I'VE have met tonight as friends; when
4 frz-Ha
Heaven Wills And yet these men are to
be invited to resume their seats in the Con-
yention. Slidell, wEo says he would prefer
4 Republican 20 Douglas; Davis, who oppos-
ed the Compromise measures, and who saws
be will not support the nominee, unless you
name one that he likes, want the seeeders
back, and tell them that. if they a miserable
minority, cannot rule the Convention, they
can at least leave it again. Temporize with
these traitors, who are bent on DESTROYING
the Government, the last hope of suffering
mortals! Never, never. never. IApplausel
The day the Democratic party admits these
men to her councils her doom is scaled. and
she deserves TO die. No, let the miscreants
rave, and rave, and rave, and we will laugh
their threats To scorn; but if they dare COM
init one overt act of treason. hang them from
Oh the dome of the nations Capitol fapplause1
and teach their followers that The liberties of
the American people are too precious to re
trihed with by those who. rather than fail in
their unholy ambition, would deluge their
native land in fraternal blood.
There is no equiyocation in this. II is to
the point; no one can misunderstood it. Let
our democratic friends who are looking with
hope to the action of the Baltimore Conyen-
ton read and reflect upon it. Mr.. YANcEY.
and his Southern Seceders, are going to Bal
timore. They have had themselves reap
pointed to>seats in a body which they left in
disgust. Think you they will go there to
fraternize with men who declare that when |
they are admitted to the nc--~'rs OF the |
Democrats party It's doom Is sealed. and it |
deserves to die No, they will go to ruin, |
and, if they are not kicked out they will &C
cnmnlish their nurnose