The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-10

don't come up to them, | don't your nomination
Appause Ii Douglas had been of the one serving
men, he would have kept his counsel himself but he
had the manliness to declare that he would stand upon
the platform of no other Mr. Douglas had that magma
nimty which belongs TO him, and, though small in
stature is towering in genius and does not want the Pres
ldency unless he can receive it on principle. am willing
to accord to all difference of opinion if honestly enter
tanned and the Democratic party really thought advis
able to change its name it had right do If the De-
mocacy in 1856 was not right then let it meet in Con-
Nention ard so decide They did meet, and they reaf
hrmed the Cincinnati platform. There large ma
Joy in favor of that and eloquent President has
told you, who heard of the minority having the in
soehce and impudence to ask the majority to come to
them. (Laughter.l
This minority a minority of one-thrd at Charles
ton ana yet this miserable minority attempt to govern
the other twothirds and up an organization and an
peal people of the United States to sunnort em in
their secession When you look into their and
acts that this arises
hostility. We have heard of how Mr.. Yancey (whom I
esteem as man of ability, and to whom want do
States into a ruinous dissolution. The who nomi-
mated Beckinridge and Lane utterly wanting the
Union loving principles Of our party
Mr. Yancey who is at the head of this secession
ment wants to precptate the cotton States into
luton At Charleston he went out with very few
but by his eoquence and persuasive manners, in
deayoring to make them believe that Mr.. Douglas
true to the principles of the Union has succeeded in
drawing off onethrd Of the members of the Convention
"lf had the power would dissolve this Union in ten
minutes. Hartford, of Alabama "Break up and dis
solve this rotten government"-Mr Williams another
distinguished seceder. LET the Union rip said anoth-
er OF that distinguished band Tell me the company you
keep and will tell you what you are and if Breck-
nrdge and Lane the pure they have been
sened they in Internally bad company. daughter
But, gentlemen, you have been taught believe that
this last Convention which nominated Breckenridge and
Lane, did for the purpose of peculiarly protect
ing your rights and presiding over them Caleb Cushing
the President Seceder Convention voted against
the admission of Arkansas into this Union when old
John Adams the head of the Republican party said they
We're bound to admit that State into the Union.
l would trembe if Southern rights committed to
the keeping of such Caleb Cushing and Benjamin
Butler of Massachusetts 1t all suberfuge their talk
about nominating candidates for the peculiar protection
of the South The fact is these seceders don't desire
any Democrat elected. They know that if the De-
mocracy of this country united upon one candidate
that Black Republicanism will go to the wall,
question, the Speaker said that the Senate e'G, of
the United States, instead of passing the ap
preparation pro and other bills for this country, went
anu naue platform for the purpose of throwing out Mr
pgas-notwithstanding the Cincinnati platform EN-
praced this they must have something more. They
nate of the United States Territorial Committee
from which Mr. Douglas elected because he was moi
sound particularly endorsed this doctrine of non inter
vention.
The doctrine of non Intervention is Southern one
The South finding themselves in minority, and know
ing that they would have no protection, thought that
they would let the people of the territories decide
themselves this matter of carrying slavery into Kansas
But when they were beaten, and they saw the game
going against them, they wanted another shake of the
hat daughter
There is not man. neither Democrat Know Nothing
or Black Republican, that point his finger to
single act ofMr Douglas which the people the Uni
ted States can take any exception lie has been for
twenty five years the untrng and devoted champion Of
the people and of the Democratic principle and he
said pertinently in very few remarks made
at New York. this the only Democratic Fight
has been Il of age in which he has not taken
part What right have you in Maryland, what right
slavery shall GO to Kansas New Mexico? The
who have got live there and cultivate the soil are the
parties TO decide such question.
When got into Congress in 1874, I represented the
farthest off district in the United States of the
party voted for the admission of Texas Democratic
measure and others of the party opposed it, 1t uti
matey aScerained that that could be
ried unless three Whig could be obtained by tn
Senate. few relied upon Mr. Merrck of MARYLAND
and the vote of johnson of my State and Foster
Tennessee being necessary carry the admission
Texas was much interested in that question any
My people wanted have a slave State it, And on
this question consulted by Mr.. Douglas. 1t was
found necessary to have caucus, to ascertain who
would vote for it. and to prepare bill that would he
acceptable to ALL When Mr. Foster there he said,
instructed by my legislature for the admission
of Texas into this Union and if the bill can be made
ceptabe to me, will vote for it, but will vote for
bill that does not give slavery to Texas rose and said
that ! would put slavery upon no people unless they
wanted it, and the consequence was, that the
voted down Mr. Fosters proposition unanimously
(Applause.)
Gentlemen, there other distinguished speakers
here better able to address you than for whom will
make way will not do so before telling YOU that YOU
may rely upon the largest majority for Douglas in Loui
siana in November next that my State has given
to any one. (Applause.l There~is but one National
Union loving Democratic nominee before you, and have
doubt that the Democratic portion of you here, in
my State will give overwhelming majority for Dou
Gen. W. p MAULSBY OF Frederick was next introduced
to the meeting who said
Fellow citzens-The circumstances under which this
Presidential has been inaugurated not less
extraordinary than momentous For several years past
the attention of this nation has been attracted to the att
tude of portion of the people of the Northern States
This body has ultimately resolved itself into party OF
great and imposing power. This inaugura-
ted by the nomination Of candidate for the Presidency
under which promised well for its success
and struck the patriotic Union loving heart of the
try with awe and alarm This followed up
by Democratic o
on by its presentation of its platform of principles, and
its candidates standing upon the platform Applause
Now, countrymen that platform familiar to all
ofus. 1t platform which has been cOnsecraed in
the affections of the Democracy of this nation There
about it nothing new or strange 1t was the ancient ban
under which we had fought and achieved victory in
the past.
1t substantially that doctrine under which the De-
mocratc party of this nation fought its fight in 1913 and
'52-through its representatives in C0ngress-on that
known the Kansas and Nebraska Bill OF 1854
and which was finally consummaed in It's forms by the
Democratic Convention Of 1856 SO that the Democracy
appears in this canvass before this nation, under
banner. The platform of the Convention of
1860 is simply the Cincinnati platform; but nasmuch
differences Of opinion had arisen in the Democratic
party-diterences of opinion declared by James Blu
chanan, last standard bearer in his inaugural ad
dress-to be- however, Of vital consequence, it
would not be of importance whether the doctrine Of
intervention to apply at the formation and organi
zaton Of the Territory whether to apply at the
time of the creation by that Territory of Constitution
preparatory to its admission State-I say
then, lnasmuch as differences had arisen-thus
declared by the last authoritative expounder Of the
those differences did exist the Democratic Convention of
1860 resolved the Democracy of this Union thereby
pledged itself to abide by such determination of all ques
tons touching slavery as naton as should be made by
the Supreme Court the constitutional expounder of all
constitutional questions Such then fellow citizens
with the Cincinnati platform and an additional pledge to
abide by the decision of the Supreme Court upon all
questions arising under it-such the banner
which the Democracy Of this nation but a
few weeks since unfurled to the gaze of the
democrats of each State in the Union What the
next act in this drama9 Scarcely was that banner un
had O
platform and selected its standard bearer than body
of gentlemen claiming to be Democrats seeded from
that Convention and proceeded in the language Of the
gentleman who has addressed you to another building
in this city, and attempted to get up platform and
new expositions of the democratic creed
Now ask and call your attention to this first cOnsid
eraton The gentlemen thus seceding-thu setting VI
and banefu doctrines claimed believe their gift by
nature to he the true Democracy of the country Wha
then. The first point to which desire and invite you
in the remarks shall address to be
it to be understood that am addressing myself eXcll
svey those who claim to be members of the Democrat
party, that point is this.
By concession of ALL the Democracy of this nation
united by the strongest gaments of its pow
er ha been concentrated the extent to which
under the most favorable circumstances it capable
still the contest with the Black Republican enemy would
have been hot and uncertain 1t one int,
which each of us would have entered with determined
wl that our success in that struggle depended the
well being of this loved land and the union of thes
glorious States (Applause.) But, whatever deter
mined will may have entered it, it known to eacf
among that at the best the result doubtful
Now feow-ctZens under these circums tances witt
these facts staring all full in the face with those par
ties calling themselves Democrats making another nomi
nation in the of the Democracy, undertaking t.
adopt another platform and to make another nomination
i ask you c1,i bono, ask did it occur to any VIII
engaged in that unholy wOrk-dd it to an,
individual OF them that, in the action they were the
taking they contributing the arm of thi
nation in its contest with the Black Republican party
| the North
They might have meant aught else, but did they no
mean to divide and distract the Democratic party?
ask the inevitable effect of this to divide AM
weaken the Democratic party and thereby render it
| easier prey to the sectionaliss of the North?
What next? am not willing to attribute to the Demo
who have fought sled for % years. the motive
of dstracting the party Yet is not the effect of it the
promotion of the election of Abraham Lincoln?
The so-called Southern parythey call themselves the
National Democrats: "a by any other would
smell as sweet perfectly am unconcerned, that will
not refer to wolf which has stolen the lions skin
have yet learn what right the gentlemen had who met on
that Saturday night to recommend candidate to distract
the Democratic party. 1t assumption of power
They undertook nominate candidates for oicetO lay
down platform, the prominent feature of which was
Congressional Intervention IN contradlsncuon TO non
Intervention. The Brecknrdge party have naugurated
the principle of Congressional Intervention. There was
no party fad vocating the principle.
The national Democracy-the Democracy of each and
all the Sates-have conquered the prlnclT OF non
intervention The Black Republicans claimed nterven-
ton exclude slavery. The Democracy fought them on
this principle defeated them and ronntervention
was the doctrine of the Democracy.
This Breckinridge party-this faction-this splinter
which has sloughed itself off from the national Democracy
have announced this doctrine of Intervention lnterven
ton for the exclusion of slavery the doctrine Of the
Black Republicans and intervention for the intro
duction of slavery the doctrine the fragment of
party If love the Unionif you the lber
ties bequeahed to you by your fathers and which
bought by their bloodclng to the doctrine of noninter
vention.
The remarks which make are intended for those who
know no other rule save the action of the party
There are some who are searching after strange