, 1860-07-27

ton. Othera may choose to forget all this. and
will not criminnte them for doing 80. but
promise never to forget it. am for my friends
and against those who opposs my friends. If l
a1n wrong IN this, let charity be extended to ME
1havs ssid Ill desire to say Of the Repre-.
sentaiives of tho two Democracies. There u =
preference between them The one Is out
spoken aud evident ths Other il conesaled and
sricEy. OF the two much prefer Mr. breck-
s.anets under .ohiea Ieould b induced to sup
port him. He asserts that the Supreme Court
has decided that slavery is an existing consti,,
tutional institution in all our territories, and
that it is the duty Of the government to
sustain it wberr it thus legally exists.
kr. Douglas contends tho Courts have nos Jet
50 decided, but it they shall do 30. it will taen
the decision. and Of every branch Of the fedora!
government to enforce It with promptnsss sna
hdelity- This is his platform. II our Federal
Court has not already given decision IN ac'
cordauce With the notions of Mr. Breckinridge-
no oae doubts !. tcA do 70 a. soon a Me qu@.t'o'
the only point OF disagreement between these
rival candidates, il Ghat Of tims only. II in the
language Of the resolution adopted by the Con.
vention placing Mr. Douglas in nomination, it
becomes the duty of all good citizans TO respect,
and Of every branch Of the federal government
~ e'YV'Iep JA4lElA uGCkhWu uGkE1uHQuL Tue
constitutional existence of slavery in our Terri.
tories, what becomes of that other theory Of
Mr. Douglas. that no matter what the Supreme
Court may decide. slAye-y may be excluded
from territory BY unfriendiy legisiationr
Those advocating the claims Of Ar. Bell would
please everybody By promising nothing. They
compose the party Of extreme fai.i. They
stand upon Consultation without in,erpreta-
t'on, and upon an endangered Union without
Announcing the means by which it can be saved.
Let us not be deceived! Ta<r< orr 6us tro
Documents det0fen s1hch ne c1rs eAoose tcAen +re
eota< to dt'o'I our 6allos. One Is, that the
Constitution favors slavery as fully as freedom;
that utither has advantage over the other; that
they must travel together and exist together,
under equal protection, until the territory shall
be clothed with state sovereignty; and that
both alike are national. The other is, that the
Constitution treats slavery as local municipal
institution; does not gi7e to it single astri-
butte of at:onality that it has not an equal
s<atus with freedom; and that its extension is
to be discouraged How shall we act be-
tween these opposing views? I answer the in
quiry! Our kab7+ing ckasses destrss at the IN
Southern seas<snsn rtgard them AZ .oAits slast.:
Ut not surrender them to sueA "mtrci<s a. Me
o,oatrs Of chattke ka6or teoutd tzt*ad to them.
Our farmers and manufacturers have long been
cut ef from all the bounties oflegisa.ion, By the
force Of Southern prejudice; we should enlist
on thtlE side Our country bus suffered much
in the estimation Of mankind, fro4l our mani
tested attachment to q eystem, notoriousty in
conntcrac1ion 10 the princirles upon which our
government was founded; considerations of
morality, expediency, and consistency, sh2uld
incline US to do al that we lawtuly may do, to
save ourselves from further imputatious.
Slavery within the States stands bebind I'M
pregnaable defenses, but it holds no charter to
travel without restraint. 1t has long labored
for, but has not Jet reached, position Of ab-
soiutlsm. It grasps for empire, NJ it il the ONLY
means by whlrh tyranny can ever save itse&f.
our danger is imminent, but we can yet over
come it, It We alla" reason, FATHER than preju-
ints rpEeteA bT thnae !ondcst in the profession
oil and almo1t monopolizng its name, no long
sr means tAe watlof tAs majority i: oontemnst tl<
n11ssts; hokfs no axsocsItioa rlth ktb5r and Ut.
ttTsno wora Of Encouragement n the toor. Its
professions are npostur6s, and must soon fail
10 deceive 1t has become worEe than the ally
a. slavery; 1t Is its plant aad prostituted toof
Wisdom and propr.ety must alike repudlate It.
unless speedily regeaeza.ed.
onr true policy IS that Of resistance to the |
extravagant and uuconst tutioual demands of |
the South. We can Only make it eGectual ia |
one way-8r rue SUPPORT OF Mr. L1xco1x. He |
is honest aud capable, aud attached to he nrin-
ciples Of the Constitution, and lis election viii
assign limits to sectional otigarchy, and mske |
laoo. honorable ana remuneratve.
the question. in its true aspect, il il not as to
hlch candidate should be elected by 1he peo
pic; 1t Is this-shall Mr. Lincoln be elected,
7 the one hundred md twenty electora! votes Of
me South will bs divided mainly. if not exclu-
s'velS, between s1F. Bell and Sir. Dreckicrid.e.
and their support will be almost. II
not entirely, coCtioed to that SECTION. Such
affective force as r. Douglas mar porsess. il ia
'ho North bt. his most saa guiae friends a,ini.
lot only that his election IS lcposslb!e but that
!e cInnot carry over twu or three |
states. The body Of tie Northern vote will b..
,lsen to Nr. Lincoln. III. Dougias' supporters
:an do nothing for AiM ;: the only significant r.
ut they can possibly produce, viii be to vith.
lrax enough strength from ,lr. 1..ncoio to throx
he election into the House. This done, and
. tas 'oould certainly ID cAe4ea b. tAe .staat.-
5e condition Of parties in the uAus= being such
5 to prevent ma jorisy Of the Suites axreeInv
either Of the candidates. Resting on tbese
for they are accepted universally.
re discover that tetry e0ts yirtn t. Nr. Lou,,Its
su's fead to The tle5asfoa of L1n<, who, possess
og neither educatlon. experience. nor executive
oltlty, has been selected to enable The South
, make the most out uf m accident in case Il
bal! occur To Lane Lane in npostacy tn
be North, and in crouching, fawning subser-
lency to the South, need not be attempted by
ae most ambisions in that line--not esen by a |
;deEal oillce holder. Er4n u coaM b<iiege
az As leopard coaM change Au srots. aa4 II,
lo"y!as do tie North 1u4tice. +oakd not sustain
w uAdkr ne circanskdHcts ioAicA surrokad u
nd dm14 The periL* soAie4 sow tnriron ~