, 1860-08-07
GREAT MEETING At SULLIVAN.
Correspondence Ct the P1et' and TKbuns.]


- esE1ivAx. August 1850.
The meeting here to-day was The largest eEer
held in this county. Many persons Estimated
the multitude at 5,o00-I will say 5000, and
leave margin. The grand procession was
over two miles long. There we're in it three
large wagons with thirty y.three young ladies in |
each; Gne brass band. and three or four mli:
tary bands; several wzEonB with ratt:sp1ttteFs;
nearly hundred flags aud bauners; many good
devices-and the whole led by huge wagon
drawn by twenty. .ssven yoks Of o1en; and con-
tanning orer. 100 men representing al the indus
trial pdrsutts- 1hav9 seen nothing equal 10 1t
up to this time. The DouklAsites were struck
dumb by the demonstration.
Mr. Dromwell spoke first / did not hear his
remarks; but learn that .he nsde powerful
and convincing speech. The applause was
rerY distinctly heard al over The town. Re.
pu6licans down here hare sound lungs and
rood voices; and~when they feel glad they
know how to use them. They. are, in truth, the
'11ost h0pefu1 set'of Republicans e<er saw.
Mr. DromVel is at home among them. LIE "
don't talk at them, but to them.
Mr. TnuxprLL-r am told that some Demo-
crata denY the power Of Congress to prohibit
'slayery in tic Territories. There ase two ways
Of determining this point-frst, by examination
Of the Constitution itself; and secondly, by ns-
ceriaining The practice Of those who admins
tered the government IN the eafly dnys Of the
Federal compact. Now, the Constitution itself.
saYs that the Congress shall hare power 10 make
ali needful rules ind regulations for the Terri
tories. Bear in mind, al needlul rnle1 and.
regulations. What are needtui rules and reXu-
1Ations! Msnifcsty, such as may be deemed ~
Congress necessary for the welfare and best 1n-
-c Tar in fkor
resentatiye Of the whole people Of the United
States. The people Of all the States,
then. shall. through their representa-
tives, make al neediul rules and .rezu-
lations for the territory which belongs to the
whole confederacy. Msrk, the Constitution
rules and regulations for the States; nor does
j. give The Supreme Court power to make rules
for Territories. Suppose The people OF this
country deem it essential to their pesce and
weIl-being, that one necessary rule IN the soT~
eminent Of Territories shall be the prohibition
of slavery, would you not think, bY the plain
reading Of the Constitution, that their instruct
cd representatives. had power t. enact tuch pro-
hibi.ionf ["Certa:nly We would. But, Mr.
Douglas denies neutrality-suspicious. oftheCorstitu.
ton means any such thing; and he il unabteto
tell Us what else it does mean: The common
understanding Of mankind will interpret It as
| the Republicans do; and there il 10 other
earthly tribunal 50 high. (Cheers
Now, what hiss been the: practice and inter
| probation of our Fathersf The Ordinance Of
l7S7 became imperative by the adoption cf the
| Constitution. 1twas so decided By the Supreme
Court Congress Immediately passed the same
ordinance, aa one Of the needtul rules Tor the
government Of the Northwestern Territory.
| There was but single negative Tote. and in
| this Congress sat nen who had helped to make
| the Constitution. Can Mr. Douglas know more
about the intent and meaning Of th instrument
than those who framed it q Creat laughter
| Does not Congress NOW assume the right to
| limit and check the sovereignty OF the people
| in Territories? They can't elect their oWn gov
ernor, nor judges, nor Eheri1s, nor territorial
officers. Is not this direct interference with
their "perfect freedom to regulate their own
domestic institutions in their own wayt' Now,
the SIMPLE truth Of the whole matter is this
tie power Of Congress and the President over
the Territories is the same as that Of the State
governments and the Federal governments
combined, over the States. And there is not q
sane man in the whole country who believes
that people in the Territories should have The
power to do as they please. lCheers.
The douglas men dare noi argue the proPraety
Of prohibiting slavery in the Territories, and
80 they attempt to deny the power OF Congress.
On the first point, they would be condemned by
the facts: Are we not better off IN Illinois
without slAEery than with il! We hare here
freedom of speech and Of the press. We are
| not Ea1keQ ouk 10 p6tIGt A4 A1Euk AuA EuAiu VuI
homes against the attacks Of q degraded race.
have myself done patrol duty for came
IRON slave State, and know what slavery is.
Shall We do less for posterity than our fathers
did usa (Applause.1 Are any Of you sorry
that elarerv was kept out Of The Northwest?
mo, MOL Well. your children, when our pres
ent Territories become States, will in tuln blees
yon for prohibiting Territorial slavery now.
| (Cheers.l
Mr. Douglas aa5s that the Dred Scott decision
4ave TO the slave owner power to carry his
slayes into the Territories and hold them there
IS property; he says again that the people OF
Territory may exclude slavery by unfrlead'y
legislation; and Jet again be declares that the
decisions Of the Supreme Court must be itnplic-
lily obeyed! DO You understand such logic as
thisf Roars Of lauGhter.1
Many Southern people hate tue Republicans.
Do you know why? Not because Of anything
in our platform for there is nothing olen live
to them IN it. Not because Of any old reckon
ings; for we have never Injured them. Well,
! then, why? Because Northern demagcsues
have deeelved Them and made them believe VIC
are their sworn enemed. a Southern oenntor,
| threats against Vi, confessed to me personally,
when Questioned him, tha, ne had never read
| our platform. Laughter urd cheers. tbs
election of aba Lincoln will dispel This pFeju-
dice. Southern men will soon lind out tlIt We
! intend to do only what is right; uud then will
| II
our fathe1s, when shareholders declared in Con-
gress that slavery was an eVi, and voted for its
prohibition in the Territories. [cheers.l Drive
I'LL these Northern me,csnary tulside1s cut If
place and power, and the work is done. [Great
applause.
Farmer Cunningham closed with one Of his
own peculiar, telling speeches. ! think l eau
see In him resemblance to old Major schwartz,
Of Pennsylvania; and if Jim Robinson don't
come out Of this contest as j. Clancy Jotes did,
shall BE- much disappointed that's all. The
district say they will elect their man.
There was large and enthusiastic meeting in
the evening, which, am told. was far larger
than any Douglas meeting held here this season.
"Ay great principle" is about played out. Re-
publicans Of Northern Illinois, DO your share,
and The little political ragrant will bs beaten in
the State $4,000. We sail gain largely in
Moultrie county. J. e. u.