, 1860-07-27

The extracts which We publish this morn
Ing from The recent speeches Of Hon. job,
Hickman Of Pennsylvania, and Hon. F. P
Stanton Of Kansas, cannot fail Of creating .
profound '.""nressiop upon the public mind
Comipc M tho eta,. ,.~auts embodied in these
extracts do. from two Of the s.... e''7s% sup
porters Of Ar. Douglas-gentlemen who w..,.
in his confidence, who were cognizant Of eyer
step taken by him in the various phases Of tie
Kansas Nebraska question--they have the i'm.
press Of authority, and will not be denied,
either by the Senator himself or by the most
unscrupulous Of his supporters
The testimony Of Nj. Hickman as to the mart
borne By Mr.. Douglas in sanctioning and en-.
couraging the Kansas outrages, is corrobora.
tive Of the hardest charges ever brought
against him BY his political opponents. III:
Hickman also alludes rather vaguely to the fact
that Douglas had made up his mind at one
time to support the English Bill, and that be
would have done 80 but for the resolution and
tlrnness Of The gallant Broderick,
The circumstances as related to US on good
authority, were these:
Tn the Sabbath before the final vote on that
bill, meeting Of Anti.Iecompton Democrats
Of both Houses was held at the rooms of Sen.
ator Bnoderick, to consult upon what course it
Was advisable for them to take In the emer~
gency. a number Of the weaker brethren. in
Guiding Senator Douglas, advised conciliatipc
Tue South by accepting the English Bill. Only
four or five held out against it. Among these
were Broderick Of Callornla, and Harris Of Irp.
Mr. Hickman says that when Douglas man.
tested willingness to yield, the gallant Har.
r1s ''shed tears Of anguish and gaye utterance
y to his despair" Mr. Broderick arose sol.
emnly to his feet, and pointing bis finger di.
rectly toward Nj. Douglas, and fastening bis
Keen flashing eye upon him, said, "You can
vote for the English substitute if yor will:
"hut should you do 80. as SURG as there is q
God Of Truth aod justice in Heaven, I will
" denounoe you upon the floor of the Senate
= for having traitorously deserted principle and
sold yourself to the Administration" This
We are informed, was the language to which
Ar. Hickman makes allusiop, and the use of
Th'ch, By Broderick, saved Douglas from fol-
owing his own craven desire to surrender.
1t will also be seen that Mr. Hickman makes
Avorable mention Of Hon. I. N. Norris Of this
State, as having had the manlineas to refuse
o follow the promptings Of Douglas to vote
against Col. Forcey for the C]erkship of the
House, at the last session Of Congress. Itisa
angular coincidence, that on The very next day
Iftar Morris had been thus complimented. he
Fas sacrificed By Douglas Congressional
Convention, and Col. Richardson, who never
'et refused to obey the orders Of his master.
nominated over him. This is characteristic
u Douglas treacherous, then seeking
evenge upon those less treacherous th%n him.
en!
Our friends will do we'll, after reading the
pecehes Of Il ckman aud Stanton, to hand |
bis paper to their Democratic ueiehbors.
aonest men cannot fail Of being enlightened By
heir Perusal as to the true character Of Doug
H. and as to his real position on the great |
l'sestsons now at issue, -:~= -~----~:.