Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-03
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Hen A. H. stephens On the stump Ger Mr..


AususrA, Ga, Sept. An immense audience
| Of ladies and gentlemen assembled AZ the CITY
| Hall Park to-day 20 hear Hon Mr. Stephens III
said he appeared before the people reluctantly,
but could not refuse the Invitation Of hs old con
| sttuents The signs Of the times. he said, portend
evil, and everything seems 10 be tending 20 ma
uonal disruption and general anarchy. Whether
| TINS tendency shall be arrested depends on the
virtue, intelligence and patriotism Of the people
crisis Of our history
He declared that he was I'm favor Of Messrs
sAs ana Johnson, the regular nominees Of the
Democratic party fie said that whether Mr..
Douglas received ,wc-thirds Of the electoral vote
OF nol aeoofding TO the usages Of the party, be
received two-tnirds OF the Convention The two
thirds rule was adopted upon the naylisment,,v
understanding, such as provided by the Cop.s,t,i
Gon, 10 pass law over the veto of the President
by two-thirds Of those present voting for m Any
other construction Of the Charleston ana n.Iy
more Conventions was an Interpolation and uronc
and whether Mr.. Douglas got 2l2 votes M sssertr1
on one side, or i5i, as alleged the other he re-
ceived more than two-thirds after the seceder.
left
He said he supported the Douglas ticket BEGAN.
IL was placed on the time honored platform 81
serve the Union. The objections urged against
Mr.. Douglas by the Seceders were that Mr.. Doug
las refused TO say that il the duty Of Congress
70 do what they would not do themselves Mr.
Douglas refused TO say IL was the duty of Con-
gress to pass laws to protect slavery in the Terri
tories Hence they oppose him and rsfuse 10 vote
such law themselves.
Mr.. Stephens defended Mr. Douglas against the
charge that be would not yield 10 the decision Of
the Supreme Court He said Mr.. Douglas agreed
with every principle decided by the bred Scott
case, but insisted that the point, bow sas terrific
rial legislature might oonstitutionally regulate
slavery had not been decided. No case involving
the principle had been before the court, Mr. Doug
las position being the perfect equality between
the citizens Of all the States with the lights Of
persons and property. He said that Mr. Douglas
believed territorial leg islature might, by sys-
TEN Of laws, virtually exclude slavery. He fMr.
StepEens) differed from Mr.. Douglas on this point.
but be said IL mott matter Of vital or exseDtisl
importance, because IL a majority Of the people Of
territory opposed slavery 10 would not 20 there.
He saw no injury 10 the South resulting from IL.
tie believed that slavery will 20 10 the extent Of
It's capacity. To expand beyond this no law CT
Congress Territorial legislatures extend II.
He dwelt upon the advantages Of the Union
and the importance Of preserving IL. IL was the
best Government in the world ever established,
and II II falls. we shall never the like again.
He concluded by calling on the patriots Of all
sections 70 usite to save It. He said the Union
had enemies at the North and al the South, but
he was not one OF them. He said be knew Mr..
Brec kinrdge's ability aud patriotism and would
have sustained him had he been nominated by
the National Democratic Convention, but be
would not sus ain him In his present position
which divides the party and increases the chances
Of the Republican candidate, 90 fearfully close
before He did not regard Mr.. Breckenridge
a disuniOnist, but his running endangert the
Union Notwithstanding, and he has no chance OF
an election before the people.