Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-24

We commend the following pi,hy
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We commend the following pithy
speech made by Mr.. Douglas on the &C.
casion ofhis recent reception in Boston
rkLLow CITIZENS OF MAssACHusErrs:-This
sea OF human faces fore warns me that il is i,n-
possible for any human voice 10 make iteeii
heard to the extent Of this vast sssemblsge =
am overwhelmed With the hoDor thst you
have conferred upon me by this spontaneous
gathering Of countless thousands. to pay honi-
age, not TO me, undoubtedly. but 10 that great
principle Of constitutional liberty and self gov
eminent which underlies al our free instit utions
TCheers.l lam informed that now have the
honor 10 speak from the same balcony IRON
which your god-like Webster cheers in 1854 i.
defended Lis action ia support Of the principle
of non -nterve ntion. by Congress, with slavery
in the Territories. as affirmed in the legislation
Of taat year. [Renewed cheering.
The knowledge OF the fact that speak from
the same balcony in defence OF the same prin-
cple that the immortal Massachusetts states
man Wind Gated the GROWING act OF his life, Is
sufficient TO account for this unparalleled a.
semblage of the national men Of Massachusetts,,
Applause The history Of Massachusetts, lie
the history Of constitutional liberty. Ia Mass
achusetts our tree institutions had their birth
The battles OF the Revolution were all fought
in defence Of the right Of the people Of colo
MES and provinces aud Territories, as we'll as
sovereign states, to manage their own affairs
establish and Their own institutions 1t is natL-
raj, therefore. that the people OF New England
the descendents Of those Revolutionary. sag-s
and patriots who established our !or IN Of govern
ment, should now stand firmly in defence o
the principle upon which our entire system
rests Good Good
The liberties Of this country are now put in
peril by sectional parties. appealing to section
al preudice and -ctionsl ambition, a. Dst the
ne ace and harmony Of the whole county,
[Applnuse1 On the one hand you find great
northern sectional party, appealing to the
North against the South. On the other hand
YOU find a sectional party southwark, appeal
inv to the prejudices Of the South against the
North. The Republican party demands the
possession # the Federal Government, in order
that its entire power may be welded for the
d -ohibi,ion of slavery where the people want
it, The Southern Sectional party demands the
possession OF the Federal Government, in order
that the whole power Of the Government may
lie welded Tor the defence and maintenance
of slavery where the people don't wart it -
Applause. These two 8. ctionai pa, ties are
10 dir ect conflict with each oti er, nd are pro-
ducing that 'irrepreesiblc conflict" which can
never he rec Bciled until you recur to the doc
trine that Co gress shall not int f.re with the
do me tic Institutions of the people ans where.
Cheers
For the last few years, all the time Of Con.
eress has teen employed in the discussion OF
the slavery question, to the exclusion OF i'm
por,ant business, affecting the whole Of the
country. Whenever you ask your Represent
a,,ves Why it was that they did not revise the
revenue system, in order to defray the expens-
es of the government without borrowing TWEEN
" millions of doilars q year, they hadn't time
the whole time was employed in the discus
sion Of slavery, and there WAS no time to raise
the money to ray your honest debts. Ap
plau.e When you ask your Representatives
why it Is that the Pacific railroad has not been
made, you are told that there was no time, be-
cause he slavery quest on absorbed the entire
session of Congress. When YOU ask your Rep
re, e,tatives Why 1t is that the mail system has
not been reformed and carried on with Wig, r
throughout the country. YOU are told that the
bin was lost for want of time. When you ask
WHY it is that you have no overland mail route
to the Pacific, and no steam line, You are told
that the slavery question occupied the whole
session, and the bills were lost for want oil
time Laughter.
Thus you find that all the great measures
which affect the commercial interests, the
m nufacturingiintere-;s-th industrial inter
ests- of the country are lost for want OF time.
NV fellow citizens, there never will be time
I"Ihere will it you are elected to perform
the duties for which the government was
made unless you Danish forever the slavery
question from the halls Of Congress, and re-
mand it to the people Of each State and each
Territory. according to the platform Of the
Den ocratic party. Three cheers This
great principle Of non interference by the Fed
era! Government. and popular sovereignty in
the States and Territories. is rot peculiar to
the D~uoc-atic party. 1t was affirmed in the
Compromise measures OF 1850. 1t was affirmed
in the Wing platform Of 1852. a. well as III.
Democratic It was affirmed by all rational
men, in those days, and should be sustained by
all national, conservative, Union loving mer
in the present day. Cheers.
Nv fellow citizens, return to you my pro
found acknowledgment for the kindness
which has brought you here together, and 70,
that respectful attention with which this vast
assent lage has listened to my desultory re-
marks. go on! Again renewing to you
my thanks, have the honor to take leave OF
you. and lid you good night.
Mr.. Douglas retired amid great cheering.