Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-31

The split IN the Democratic party has had
one good effect. 1t has made the Douglas
branch of the party strong Union men
whereas. before the split. if We may Judge from
their conduct during the protraeted struggle
over the speakership in the House last winter,
they were all at that time rank disunionists; for
threats were daily and hourly made By Demo
cratic members that the Union would be dis
solved if Sherman was made Speaker or Re
publican President elected, and the Ltreasona-
be utterances were not rebaked BY Northern
Democratic members nor By the Northern
Democratic press. Now the most serious
charge made by Douglas snd his followers
against the Breckinridgers is that they are
secessionista and disuuionists and 50 odious
is the charge even in the South, that Brock
nridge is suffering seriously from II and the
disunion sentiments contained in his speech at
Lexington last winter, and he is to make an
other speech at the same place on the 5th
September to explain his former effort and
prove that be is not disuuionist, The follow
ing dispat ch shows the present position of
Douglas
NEW YoRK. August 27.--Jadge Douglas
bad an enthusiastic reception at NEfolk, and
spoke in the presence of 5000 peopls.
In the middle Of his address slip of paper
was handed TO him. Ii was cut from the
Norfolk Daily Argus and contained two po
lite questions.
The first is: If Abraham Liacesa be elect
President of the United States woaid the
Southern States be justified inssss sna from
the Union. Mr.. Douglas said :7.s,f Ibis ] en-
pbaticaliy anewer, No [tireat applause. The
election of man to the Presidency by the
American people in conformity With the Con
stitution of the United States, would not jus
tify any attempt at dissolying thiazglorious
Confederacy. tAppause,l
Second question. If they, the Southern
States, secede from the Union upon the inau-
guration of Abraham Lincoln. before he com
mits an overt act againse their Constitutional
rights, will you advise OF vindicate resistance
by force to their secession?
answer emphatically thai it is the duty of
the President of the United States. and all
in authority under him, to enforce the laws of
the United States passed by Congress, and as
the courts expound them and I, as in duty
bound by my oath and fidelity to the Censti-
tuition, would do all in my power to aid the
Government of the United States in maintain
ing the supremacy of the laws against all re-
sistanee to them come from whatever source
it might.
In other words, l think the President of
the United States should treat all attempts
TO break up the Union by resistance to its
laws as Old Hickory treated the nuHifiers in
1882 Applause.
This is all very well bnt in order to ap-
pear propsrly on record he should see that his
Southern followers in the Cotton States oecu-
py the same position. Hear the Southern
Confcderacy, published at Atlanta, Georgia,
and the most prominent Douglas and John
son paper in that State, Il says:
:" But it the worst does come if Lincoln is
elected LET uS aelth one heart and mind forget
the past, AND GO OUT OF THE UNION
TOGETHER If we permit the blacks to
come into power, and allow them to govern
as, they will in four short yeaIs, intliet moral
sting upon slavery from which it will aeyer re-
cover. We must not permit IT,"
Hear also Ex-Governor WIssToS.- of Ala
bama, Douglas Electof. On the 7th Of No
vember, 1887, in his message to the Legs
lature he used the following language;
1t is only necessary for US to be>tEqe TO
ourselves. to preserve our institutions, aud to
be great and prosperous people. The e i1ofa
is not tcift as Of tse South !" poramount po-
ltieal good, however mnch We may, and do,
desire its eontiauence under a strict adhereaee
to Constitutional provisions and guurautees.-
When these can no longer be maintaned-or
tehess further aggression upon our rights is
proctscsd by dominant political power at the
North-WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO
GAIN AND NOTHING TO LOSE, F" BY
DISRUPTING EVERY TIE" THAT
BINDS Us TO THE CONFEDERACY."