, 1860-08-13
Opening Of the Campaign by the "Cor-
cern over the Way"

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Opening Of the Campaign by the "Cor-
Germ over the Way."
speeches bv Hon. Thofnp4on Camrbeli
nnd Henry :. Fitch.
I'm Saturday evening The Ureckinridge fac
'sou Of tic Democracy held the meeting in Me.
tropulitan Eal1, which las been adscsti.cd for
sauue tass pas, ia tie sat"us city papers. THE
bal! was utout half full wl.en the speaking com
n.enced, but it filled up quite rapidly uhcr
tight o'clock. aud the "a demonstration was On
'h.. whole quite n spirited afIGr. The first
business in order, after the appointment Of F.
II. Cutting, E.q., temporary chairman, was the
organization OF shc" Hickory Club Of Chicago"
which WAS effected by the election Of The fol-
lowing ctiicers:
Viz !re ,de1t-.t.G 6 arseE Alamr. c?l. II. Eaton.
i il; L nsss ss'ss ssy Il :st k p:kr.on.
% "rfest- st-i.tinc s+c',.ary--s1crsea T. livs1Ees.
l:t~cut.s. co,nnll.,e-sarstl A.n: o. Gu sirrani4y
''s' f1r tro~Han. &C. M"sr''. l;obrrt Rsa.
lion. h. S. Fitch, c. \. Pine and J. J. O'Sul-
1i.an were appointed committee TO report
c,ns tuition and by-!aws.
srEEcu OF HUN. THOMPSON CAMPBELL.
lion. Thompson Campbell! was tIen catled for
End took tue s!and I1c spoke as follows:
Hlo", ,tti=tns: As this is tue first meeting
Vi tic Aa.inIat democracy Of Chicago, as no
EXTRA mraus, such as music and flaming huMd-
bills, hare been 1e.ortcd to-tfis meeting,
although not large, fully Genes up 10 my ex-
reel III, / Al t,nr rfr,r rSfy 9th
will not holl out during the length Of time
WHICH /. necessary IL prrsent iuY views on tile
d:il :rcu, quersions which purpose TO d,scuts.
| have a favor to nsk oil this audieEce-that il
That they will hcnr me 10 the end with patience,
Applause 1ud cries OF Ego ou.
1t is not to b: expected in an assetnb!uge
like this, that We a.t afl Of Tho same political
o.'iciocs, end in !he course Of tue discussion,
into which I iEtrnd IT. er.ef, foubtless 1nuuv
tinrs wi be said tllat will nut be palatable t.,
Ill, but trust that in tie remarks I make l
N I'll ul.avs he found within the rules OF pro.
rriety ind eccorum.
Fellow citizens, g}pear before you this eve
nn, as une Of the electors q! large FIR the Ssate
ii l,liuo1s, IN the eis ctnral ticket ct John G.
Breckenridge Of Ky., aud Joseph e. Asue uf Or
r.uu tLnui anu urlnEel cuc'ts Tor Dreckfn-
ridge ana Lale.} The position 1now occupy
have xelt considered. aad know and deeply
fe4l thAt Am separating ulysel. from many po-
li'ica1 aud personal irtends with whom it has
he.a m: pleasure and my pride to act IN this
S:a:c t,r I,urlod Vi tin,r now approaching up
90 quarter Of century. There is no nan
WHO deplures uore titan ! do tlle unfortunate
division winch EoT exists in the Democratic
party If this nation; and there is no man WIN
IL willing to go further than au, for the pur-
pose Of Ecsl,ug that division, provided it can
b. done 1ithout too great IL sacrifice either ot
rotica. rrinciPae or personal honof. tChcers
Tie causes which hare produced tlIIs uniog.
tunLte division, and the measures which have
led 10 tl,s disruption If the Democratic party,
nu~ pvuI,oxe to DISCUSS; uud whlic ] chano'
tnak+. ta, kind Of IN entertaining speech thns
could When was much younger than ! atn ii
the present time, tits is nut Tue tiuie when we
should indulge IN :t,:okty "r in de;.nhciaion
t;.ave urgu.,leIt AID rave consideration IL dut
ID tic important questions Which nre now he
tore lhc American people; and SO fur HI m.
ability goes lnlcud to give these question
that Kind Of serious consideration winch in n.
lu tI7nent their Importance and the especial i'm
10, lauce attached 10 sl:em at the present tim
4snI.erxsiv.ly dcuua1sl. lApplaune.
Ar. Canrbclrs speech was of great lengtl
occupying over ,h,ce luurs ia delivery, MI
heuce we III etlifed to condense it very mnte
rudy. LIE proceeded tu resic~ the liatory {
the Halsim:r- Convention, going into the 4ue'
,.en Of ,be regularity and legitimacy Of til
double delegations tron, Alabama aud Lou's'an
A,d declaring thut Douglas received only Il
genuine southern votes, while Lincoln, In Il
Chicago Convention, 1ec.iree ISL SoutIles
Votes ..Ilu.," enid 1h- sl'eaSer, " Mr. Dou;
lax lsc1s just 70 votea oi belug US national
c4ndiuate ~ Liuccn." Shouts Of l4uHhtt
AID upplausc.i Th:s, he continued, ncccuu
10 rome u,t:nure fur The dauble.faccd pial!or
,ln;...d hy the Douglas Convention. Tue nea1'
they raa hug 10 lIepub!cAu principles and II
ltcpubiican platform, the better cnancc tht
Il. ff,ur f,.rt. tnF kif THtESt II
charge tilut III. Cont en1ion witch nominate
John &. lireckiu1idge aud Joseph l.a1
bolttrs, was IN unqualified ials
l,o,M wlic. would bc exposed and rc:ust
it1r Campaign. Nr. Douglas satd in effect
Baltimore, IL will force you, seventeen Dem
cra,,c States, to lake me, the cufdadate OF Ii
teen lleyubiican Slases, with tt platform tran'
To eu:t tho tastes ol tire tilsero Republics
Suites, whether YOU likc it or not" The We
cn.ecn Deuocratlc States took the only po:
tivn Of detens. Ie;s open to them, and that pos
t,on once tskeo, will he maintained to degr
which will len.e douglas without single elc
loral vote. As he Las made his bed, let hi
resolution Of The Duurlas Consenti
was a cheat OF tue baldest descripsio
holding uut 10 the South tue hupe that the Ur
Sco,t decision would be maintained and exec
I'D, and to tic North the hope that it would
uulii!ied and overthrow. And is any ,nAu
be trusted By either North or south who stan
On such pla,foTmy 1t il alleged that eve
vote cast 1or Erecki::ridSe ia the free States
avote ior Lincoln. Precisely The reverse "
true. because Ereckinrldke WAS 1le only cam
date claisn.nK TO be democrat who stoo1
rllost Ut u chance uf titc:iou. Loud :
p!auee.] Aud, ercn it were u'.t SO,
will uot endorse Il fraud and lie. esen
bave The Democratic party 1he nominate
II Fitzpatrick fer Vice President, who b
p1aced on record his adherence oi Doug
3>Gn. r$stsFf frsY NuI
tor Davis Resolutions. WIS 6ti,ng adjunct
tie W,ckLt1e reso u,iou. But Ar. Fltzpat1
could not be u.td to carTy out tue tfHud.
could be put up to play pro-hiavcry ut
Soutt while douglas was playing ant''slass
At The North Laughter. Whercupon {
Utr8ch4 Y. JubnhUn-Ee hare heard OF II
scbcl who wss d great astronomer, and #
liertcl.t does not bee sturs-l the retna
der Of the s+nt+nce was lost ia an npr'
If laughter and applause. Nr. johnson y
nominated in II dining.,ootn by dtzca II
T. ,s psarie pi'"at se DC Sao aoy,hiag. Aud Il is
..ol.nhon and the supporters Of Mr. johps
'9'hontn, who prate 10 Democrats about r
aisIi.y. Ne do not cAim regularity for
nom'1a'lon* ns'ah Of John e. breckenridge and
I,1;1,; pn a.1oe: w claim that it was only by III
taa NOMINATION % IN The manner in which they Fl
placed before tie American peonie Il
e., s.apehaous ffaud could be resist
W. Mhef.e1 ~ Ief1i*5 or not ii contains
Mr. Campbell proceeded viii u rcyrw .v s'oF' W
Douglas doctrine Of "unfr1eodIv i.e;.,.,;c ~ -
regarded as constitutional priucn,c r .,a -,
asserting that his lu.est dodge. reor;e,ss rus'
questions affecting tue s.asrs 9. properly ~ ~
Territories TO bs brought before lie Sunr4
Court without regard to its value, w.s r, ~ ;
nally IN amendment Of John r. uale's to
NebraskA bill!
70 old line Whiss end friends of A.nr, {
Inn nn1o n31FnrnH fhn EfRfh nf Jttir