Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-03-23
politiitaI.

Speech Of Hon. s. A. Douglas,
In reply to Messrs Se1drd and qranbuu;
Delivered IN the Senate of the United
States, February 80, 1860.
fcoNcLUDED.
Mr.. Clark. Will the Senator pardon the
for interrupting him moment!
Mr.. Douglas. | will not give way for
speech; !! will for suggestion.
Mr.. Clark. / desire simply to make one
single suggestion In regard to what the Sen
ator from Illinois said in reference to the
condition Of the laboring classes in the fac
tories. I come from city whers there ara
three thousand operatives, and there never
was time when they were more contented
and better paid in the factories than now,
and when their business was better than at
this present time.
Mr.. Douglas. I was speaking Of the
scarcity Of labor growing up in our northern
manufacturing towns, as legitimate and
natufal consequence of the diminutioh Of the
demand for the manufactured article; and
then the question is, what cause has reduced
this demand. except the 'irrepfessible con-
Aict' that has turned the southern trade a.
way from northern cities into southern towns
and southern cities? Sir, the feeling among
the masses of the South we find typifed liz
the dress Of the Senator from Virginia, Mr..
Mason:) they are determined to wear the
homespun Of their own productions rather
than trade with the North That is the feel
ing which has produced this state of distress
in our manufacturing towns
The Senator from New York has also re-
ferred to the recent action Of The people of
New Mexico, in establishing code for the
protection of property in slaves, and he con-
graduates the country upon the final success
Of the advocates Of free institutions In Kan-
sas He could not fail, however, to say, in
order to preserve what he thought was a
striking antithesis, that popular sovereignty
in Kansas meant State sovereignty in Mis-
souri. No, sir; popular sovereignty in Kan
sas was stricken down by unholy combina-
ton in New England to ship men to Kan
sas-rowdies and vagabohds with the Bi-
BILE in one hand and Sharpe's rifle in the
other, to shoot down the friends Of self gov
eminent. Popular sovereignty in Kansas
was striker down by the combinations in the
northern States to carry elections under pre-
tence of emigrant aid societies In retalia-
ton, Missouri formed aid societies too; and
she, following your example, sent men into
Kansas and then occurred the conflict
Now, you throw the blame upon Missouri
merely because she followed your example
and attempted to resist its consequences =
condemn both; but condemn a thousand
fold more those that set the example and
struck the first blow that tn ose who thought
they would act upon the principle Of fighting
the devil with his own weapons. and resor-
ted to the same means that you had employ
ed
But, cir; Notwithstanding the efforts d
the emigrant aid societies, the people of Kan
sas have had their own way, and the people
of New Mexico have had their own way
Kansas has adopted free State; New Mex
leo has established slave Territory. am
content with both. If the people IF New
Mexico Want slavery, let them have it, end
never will vote to repeal their slave code.
If Kansas does not want slavery, [ will not
help anybody to force it on her. Let each
do as it plcases. When Kansas comes to the
conclusion that slavery will not suit her, and
promote her interest better than the prohi-
bition. let her pass her own slave codej I
will not pass it for her Whenever New
Mexico gets tired Of her code, she must re-
peal it for herself; will not repeal it for
her. Non intervention by Congress with
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which stand.
But l want to know why will not tie
Senator from New York carry out his prin-
ciples to their logical conclusions Wig is
there not man in that whole party, in this
body or the House of Representatives, bold
enough to redeem the pledges which that
party has made to the country believe
you said, in our Philadelphia platform, that
Congress had sovereign power ovet the Ter
ritories for their government, and that it
was the duty of Congress to prohibit, in all
the Territories, those twin relics of barba-
rism, slavery and polygamy. Why do you
not carry out your pledges /? Why do you
not introduce your bill The Senator from
New York says they have no new measures
to originate; no new movement to make; no
new bill to bring forward. Then what con-
6dence shall the American people repose III
your faith and sincerity, when, having the
power in one House, you do not bring for
ward bill to carry out your principles ?
The fact is, these principles are avowed to
get votes in the North, but not to be carried
into effect by acts Of Congress. You are a.
fraid of hurting your party if you bring in
your bill to repeal the slave code of New
hlexico3 afraid of driving off the conservative
men; you think it is wise to wait until after
the election. I SHOULD be glad to have con-
fidence enough in the sincerity Of the other
side of the Chamber to suppose that they had
sufficient courage to bring forward law to
carry out their principles to their logical
conclusions. End nothing of that. They
wish to agitate, to excite the people of the
Forth against the South to get votes for the
Presidential election; but they shrink from
carrying out their measures lest they might
throw off soltie conservative voters who dc
not like the Democratic party.
But, sir. if the Senator from New York
in the event that he is made President, In
tends to carry out his principles to their logi-
cal conclusions, let us see where they will
lead him. III the same speech Chat [ read
| from few minutes ago, fEa the follow.