The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-26

that we pledge ourselves as party TO defend
you against your State or my State. and ev
cry State, against foreign invasion in the
Territories. OF course if we are homes: in
one purpose, we are honest in the other, and
we cannot be honest in that avowal if we are
dishonest in the first imputation.
Sixth. "To abolish Slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia" l need not read on,
platform again. but defy any man to find
any such a clause in it.
Seventh. ITO abolish it in the forts, arse
nails, dock yards and other places in the South
where Congress has exclusive jurisdiction. p
There is no such clause as that in the plat.
form Of 1856. or the call of 1860.
Eighth. ITO abolish the internal and coast
wise trade" There is no such clause as .ha,
in either.
Ninth. ITO limit. harras and frown upon
the institution in every mode of political ac-
ton, and by every form of public opinion
We make directly opposite avowal- So far
from that, we not only are compelled by the
necessity Of the case, but we propose in car
rylng out in good faith this associated broth
erhood of confederated States, not to take
Emanci pationsts alone upon our platform,
not simply to appoint them to Offices. but We
propose and invite Shareholders to act in con
junction with us, and to assist US in carrying
out the Government, which we shall in all
probability SO soon control. How can this
be trueo How can we then intend to harass
the institution by every mode of political &C
ton? Why. gentlemen, the thing is impos-
sible in the nature of things, and unless you
have proof that we are dishonest, there is no
believing that we can or desire TO monop-
olize all the offices in the country. This al
legation cannot lie against US, therefore it
falls still born at our feet
While have been projecting these notes
to-day, received copy OF the Cincinnati
Gazette, one Of the leading Republican pa
pers in the Union. and probably the foremost
paper in the West, and which probably has
the largest aggregate circulation.-and l find
it says that we are willing to go Crittendep,
Bolts, Bell or any other stakeholder for Pres
ident, if he be the choice of the Convention.
Does that look like excluding you from the
Presidency or any other office? Old John j.
Crittenden, man that | have always loved
and admired. man, who if he had been left
to his own noble inspirations, would
have stood where / stand, where we. of the
Republican party standby the old Henry
Clay Wing ground, against the extension Of
Slavery. Let me here read what Henry
Clay says upon that subject, . sentiment
which Crittenden no doubt has endorsed
through long life. The Democrats have
got wonderfully in love with Henry Clay of
ate. The old man they abused and SANDER
ID all his life. but now they come to us and
Jay we will defend old Henry from your as
'aults. The man who was prosecuted for a
ife time, the man who went to his grave in
'orrow under the imputations made against
lin by these same Democrats, is now taken
Up and they call upon old line Whigs-old
Clay Wings to come out and crush out the
who stand by the doctrine of
hat same Clay, in favor Of the non-extension
If Slavery. Henry Clay said in the last year
If his life, in his last term of public service.
IN his grey haired old age:
Coming as 1 do from slave State, it is
my solemn, deliberate and we'll matured de-
Termination that no power. no earthly power,
shall compel me to vote for the positive in
troduc Of Slavery either North or South
Of that line
Oh. for shame, Democrats, to claim to be
the protectors Of the fame and glory of Hen
~ Clay and of his principles. when there,
by the last will and testament that he pub.
licly made before the nation, be plants him
self fairly and squarely upon the Republican
platform. That sentiment | stand here to-
night to vindicate, and the followers Of Mr..
Crttenden would stand up to defend it if
they had full bent for their honest incllna.
TONS God grant that he himself may stand
up to it, and that they may change. for as
God is, would not sooner vote for any 9TH
er man than John J. Crttenden, for every
word that comes from his mouth is John }.
Crittenden himself, the man that says that
the ground that is good to stand on Is good
to fall on. Yet we are accused of all these
purposes.
am pretty nearly through, gentlemen
II is not very often that get chance to speak
to you, and when do, l want to say as much
a. can. can't get even to talk to you
through the press. establish press here
and there, and when old Cass. Clay gets
away. they jump upon my followers and put
it down. and l can't speak through the post
office, for a letter of mine is eight days on an
hours Journey, or it never reaches its desti-
nation.
ACCUSATIONS WITH INTEREST.
Now "what is sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander.' Laughter. My distin-
yuished friend, John G. breckenridge, has
all his allegations answered by the record
not Cassius Clay says SO. But he has in
dulged in speculation and differences. and l
intend to turn the tables on him little in
that way. Laughter. That is sol 1t is
so very late. however. that | cannot possibly
comment upon these var Gus clauses; | will
therefore omit discussion.
In turn, l accuse Gov. Msgofin, Vice Pres.
ident Breckenridge, and the Democratic par
tv. on the following counts. seventeen of
them, that is principle with interest at about
= ba rate of Sayanty cent
lst Of obtaining and using power under
false pretences. Read their last platforms.
Cd OF false pre,ences, Democratic
party claiming TO be the special guardians
and conservstors of the liberty of the peo-
pie and cancelling them by the overthrow OF
the grea, common law guards of tree men.
which secure them from the Illegal search of
the persons. papers and homes. Witness,
gentlemen, all the reported cases of outrage
made through all the Slave States from the
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