Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-08-23

4 IibNtlN WidNu ~ tuC kNhflidUN o.
Mr. Douglass fame. Ills admirer,
have acted wisely. and it has pre-, ent
ed, doubtless, many unpleasant sur
m'ses AMI suggestions. 10 that bold
est, AMI truest. ant greatest of all tn,
warriors in the battle for the right
David G.. Broderick, is Mr. Dougla-
indebted for his rescue from whirl
pool which would certainly have en-
gulici him-lrom a stain which would
have obliteraied his hcroiSm In con
nection with the cause 10 which he ha'
so ostentatiously professed to devot,
himself. l withhold the words IN
which the Scathng rebuke was cloth
ed And yet this noblest ami most
self sacrificing OF men, Mr. Douglas :
protector, the martyr to truth, who in
the fullness OF his heart and on his dy-
ing couch exclaimed. They have killed
me, they have murdered me, because
was opposed TO the extension of sla-
very AMI a corrupt administration,
upon his return home, and In the hour
OF his sternest trial, when fighting
like Spartacus, pom his bended knees.
against the penSioned hordeS of the
present dynasty, and at a time when
he had a right to expect all posi-
/ Die aid from the man whose interest lac
had made his own, found all the sym
pathieS Of Mr. Douglas extended TO his
/ opponents, and himself treated as au
enemy and an olfcast. If we would
respect the memory of Broderick we
can never support Douglas; it would
Ii ever there was a true son of the
North, inhumanly broken in spilit.
and who had reason to exclaim, save
me from my friends, that man was
David &. Broderick. Had Stephen \.
Douglas bat discharged the duty he
sacredly owed him. he would have
gained victory Cor freedom in Califor-
MIA, and would to-day, in my opinion.
be living in the land, and acknowl-
edged as one of the foremost men in
the Republic. lie laid down his life
to attest his sincerity; many who pro-
fessed to love him will, in wild revel
and reckless exultation, utter the name
OF him who could not find time or op-
portunity to speak word in eulogy
over the grave OF the departed votary
lnscribe the name BRoDERICk in tie. V
characters upon your banners-he was
your champion-and you at least can
afford to DO him Justice. lie rests In
peace on the hights OF the proud city
of the Pacific, where no ingratitudc
can longer wound him, relieved from
the warfare between heartlesS factions,
and where his ashes will remain an
eternal memento of his faith and conf
dence in the ultimate triumph of a
down-trodden humanity.
These references have been made for
single purpose-to satisfy, ii doubts
exist, that IN the struggle between the
South and the North, to secure the
long lost equality of the latter, Mr..
Douglas is against us. Should more
recent evidences be demanded. then let
an examination be made OF the Con
greseional Globe containing the bal
lots for Speaker and Clerk during the
last session of the House of Represent
atives. Ascertain what the action OF
the Illinois, Western and North west
ern Democracy was during the pro-
tracted contest for an organization.-
Every vote that Douglas could inhu-
ence was invariably east for such can
didates as the South presented, inclu-
ding those of the most extreme and
revolutionary character. lie could af-
ford no assistance to any one not rec
ognized 10y the propagandists as Or
thodox upon all questions which con
cerned them. And very well re
member when the namo of Col. For
ney was mentioned in connection with
the office he now occupies. and his
fate was to be decided, how diligently
the great advocate of popular soycr-
eighty labored for his defeat; every
devotcc OF Mr.. Douglas voting against
him with one exception. Mr.. Morris,
of Illinois, in whom | have very great
confidence, declined to vote at ALL Col
Forney, who never hesitated to advance
the fortunes Of Mr.. Douglas. whcr
he could properly do so, was selected
in spite of Mr.. Douglrs. Col. For.
ney, | presume, was not indorSel by
the Democracy who swear by the pc
} culiar institution. Others may choose
to forget all this, and | will not Grim.
mate them for doing SO. but | promis,
never to forget it. am for my
friends and against those who oppOs,
my friends. If | am wrong in this,
let charity be extended 10 mel car
not help it.
, ! have said all | desire to say &
the Representatives Of the two De
mocracies. There is preference be
: tween them. The one Is outspCkcI
and evident; the other is conceals'
: and tricky. Oi the two | much pre-
fer Mr. Breckenridge. and vet ! cal
} not imagine the circun stances unde
, which | could be induced 10 surpDr
: him. lie asserts the Supreme Cour
| has decided that slavery is an existing
constitutional institution in all on
Territories. and that it is the duty o
! the Government 10 sustain il when
it thus legally exists Mr. Dougla
contends the courts have not yet deci
e ded. but, if they shall do 30. it wil
then become the duty af all good citi
I zens TO respect the decision. and O
+. every branch of the Federal Govern
a ment TO enforce it with promptnes
e and fidelity. This j, hi, platform
! If our Federal Court has not alread.
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