Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-10

cbattel labor w01td extend to them. Oar far
mers and manufacturers have long been cut of
from all the beaaties Of legislation, by the
force of Southern prejudice; we should enlist
ga their side. Oar country has suffered much
in the estimation o mankind, from our mani
tested attachment 10 system, VIGOROUSLY IL
counteraction TO the principles upon which our
/ Government was founded considerations of
morality, expedieHcy, and consistency should
incline Us to do all that we lawfully may do
j TO save ourselves from further impositions.-
Slavery within the States stands behind i'm
pregnabie dcf-nsps; but ii holds no charter to
travel without restraint. 1t has long labored
for but has not yet reached position Of abso-
lutisr2. 1t grasps for empire, as it is the only
means by which tyranny can ever save itself
OuT danger Is eminent, but we can yet over
. come it. il we allow reason, rather than preiu-
dicc TO shape eur efforts. Democracy, IS now
interpreted by those loudest in the profession
of it and almost m0no9oIizing its naBie, no
longer means the will Of the majority; ii con
temns the masses, holds no association with la
bor and utters 10 word Of encouragement TO
the poor. lis professions are impostutes, and
must soon fail 10 deceive. 1t has become
worse than the ally of S!avery-it is its plant
and prostituteed tool Wisdom and propriety
mast alike repudiate 1t, un!ess speedily ragen-
Grated.
Our true policy is that of resistance TO the
extravagant and uacoa situtio- al demands Of
the South. We con only make it effectual in
one way-by the support Of Mr. Lincoln. He
IS honest aud capable, and attached to the
principles Of the Constitution, and his election
viii assign limits to the sectional oiigarchy,
and make labor honorable and reinucnera-
tive.
The question, in its true aspect, is not as te
which candidate should be elected by the peo-
pie; it is this: shall Mr.. Lincoln bs elected
The one hundred aud twenty Electoral votes
Of the South viii be davided mainly if not ex-
clusiveiy, between Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Brcciin-
ridge, and their support viii be almost, if not
entirely, confined 10 to that section Such ef
fective force as Mr.. Douglas may possess. is in
the North; but his most sanguine friends ad-
NIT not only that his election is impossible.
but that he cannot carry over two or three
States. The body Of the Northern vote will
be given to Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Douglas sup
porters can d. nothing for him the only sig
niGcant result they can possibly produce, will
be to withdraw enough strength from Mr., Lin
coin to throw the election into The House
This Done and Lane wonid certainly be chosen
by the Scnate-the condition of parties in the
House being such as to prevent majority eff
the States agreeing to either of the candidates
Resting on these admissions for they are ac-
ceptcd universally, we discover that every vote
given to Mr. Douglas, must tend to the eleva
tion Of Lane. who, possessing neither eGucation
experience, nor executive ability, has been Sc
leeted to enable the South to make the most
out Of an accidant in case it shall occur. To
outLaue Lane in apostacy to the North. and
in crouching, fawning subserviency to the
-utlt, need mot e attempted by the most am
biious in that line-Hot even by Federal
stakeholder Even if l could believe that the
leopard could change bis spots and Mr.. Doug
las do the North justice, would not sustain
him under the circumstances which surround
Us, and amid the peri!s which now environ
as
I have not attempted speech My pur-
pose has been to talk plainly. l may have
been unfortunate in succeeding too well III
this respect. Feeling as | do, aud knowing
the vast Importance of the canvass upon which
we are just entering, could not be less dis
tinct in my expressions Immense, ipappre-
ciable consequences depend upon the decision
we are about to make Ne should tremble
when we fear that those most interested in The
present and il the future, the frugal artisan
and laborer, may fail TO comprehend them
But let us hope, citizens, that we are 80 far
right as 10 be able TO expect the farer.ef
Almighty God throughout our trials, and that
He viii continue 10 bless the republic until
it shall become q proper example to the ma
tions Of the earth, and blessing to universal
mau.
At the conclusion Of the address, George 4.
Caaay, Esq, offered the following resolutions
which were adopted with mach enthusiasm:
Res9lred, That the unanimous and hearty
thanks of this meeting are owing aud are here
bv presented to the Hon j ohm Hickman, for
lis ucid, powerful and unanswerab!e cxposi-
ton and defense Of the principles and positions
Of the two millions of voters who are bearing
y braham Lincoln and Hannibal Hanilin to
the highest Office of the Union.
Resoioed, That we cordially welcome John
Hickman into the ranks Of those vast Repub-
lican Hosts which are gathering and advanc-
ing to vin'iicate the Liberty. Justice and Wei
fare which are announced in the Declaration
of Independence, and embodied int he Consti-
tuition of the United States.