, 1860-09-13


tend to lose-atl are gon:-
POSITION or PAa1lzs.
Now, -Ren:l:m=o, bow do the parties stand
Who il for despotism7 Who is sga.nst it! II
there Is any tneu here who has outiised tho Re-
punitc-~ho betietes that ali these free inst'tu-
tons arc atallscy-that despoiisn after II ,ts the
best form Of goTerulnent-whob believes wish the
Snuahern leaders tlat slavery ia better than
liberty--that the capitalist ought to own the
iaoorer--tbat the Declaration Of Independence
u aseif.esldrnt iic-rho is duposed to return
to tbs cast CT rags Of despotism, Us the hog re-
tutns 10 MA wa1low, or the dog 70 hrs vot1it;
then let him laT aside the desecrated und pollu.
It'd name OF Democracy, let him so over at
once TO the kitg aud stand on ths Brtctinridge
plAttefr1 which declares that the G0nAttutton
Is q slavery document-that It carr1ea tiayerJ,
aud, ef course, t3s siAve, with II, wherever the
Htar-lpanRled punEer Ware8-thAt there is no
power II The people Of the territories OF States
10 refuse ad mission 10 alavrry under tho DFed
scott decision. Gail yourselves Ge7rge the
o7er 70 eespotism st once. Go for: Breckiaridge
who s.had enough; or for Bell, Who is stlil
worse. lLaugaler.} You must ethsr 90 there
or Jon must 20 to MAJ WHO Is even w0rse-
steehea A. Douglas Of 1lll2oz iGreat laugh
| ter Oh. how l hats to cal that name !
tr.l l Al*ays 10! thu. my ehance ,or futuse
! salvation Is letsened when / psoaouace the
| mama OF Stephen. {Hreat laughter.] Ystthere
are men, msre 10 the pity, WIN hear me to day,
Who attend 10 vote for him. Yes" Yes."}
!! zee It in their counteuances; melancholy aua
despair are written there, as ii by the finger Of
Goo. :[Laughter aud cheers] But l pledge
when stripped Of his sophistry and fraud, and
misrepresentation and falsshood, exatt'y on tho
| same pIattt I'm with Hrectioridge and B:sI
then lxilt do that tbe wh en- Of ali things poti-
| cal shsuld most hste to do,which couid hardly
| Do and lire, vote for Step4en myself. Threat
| DOUGLAS AND HIS RECORD.
In the first place, whero is Stephen on This
| question: \ fucg lima sgo he stood jus. vhGre
We do, in favor O: the thirty millions Of white
mea. xnd Tor preventing tho ex:ens1na OF slav.
cry into the Territories. Yes. my Democratic
friend, and follower Of Douglas. he went fur.
ther; he asserted the poser Of Congress to
prevent the existence Of slavery in tie S:ases
is that true, CT is it q lie1 II lis le, say 50
noH. DO not Wait until 20 away Where did
he do it. aad when. In 1915. on the 25:h day
Of Janu:U, Ar. Douga*s proposed aud The
| Hou:e adopted. as an s1enumenr to the ioiut
resolution enne1iag Texas, this provision =
"Aud in such S:at4 o. i9;1tes as n.df b formed
ous Of said Territory, uorth Of sad Miesour
tude-exeept for crime-shali be prohibited n
That is new part OF ,he laws Of your corn.
try. 1t il upon Joar State back to day; + Ia
ia oil your lioraraes-pIsccd there on The no
tion Of Stephen L. Douxlaa- c., Janes Atisn
and Nr. douglas, aud ali FOUR followers, aud
Aboiisionis:s indeedi Why that is tbs Abol,.
tlon doctrine par tx:x}itaot-for Congress ia
determine the question Of slavery, nut only in
/ regard to thn Territories. but in the States.
That is ur. Douglas enactment. Now, are sou
not asnamed Of yourselves! ycu impujeot feI.
lo"a! Lsush:ez] To rtproach " as Ahoii
t.o"is.s, who himriy talk Of preventing it in
who w;nt 50 With Jou aad Douglas ID prohibit.
ing slavery IN the Stases, TLauyhter.1
In 1s43 he votet, with the Illinois Legislature
ras.f .fu;1 IL, fer the Niluot Pfosiso, rnl. Wa.
= msa-uFe 10 prevent the extension Of slavery
l,to the sarris6rY aclalred frJm Mexico; and ID
that this landmark between freedom and alsvs
| rE-the Missouri Compromise Was q sacred
thicg, akin to the Constitution itself, AID b
iEvsk.d the curse Of heaven oa the head Of the
man who, with irapious arm, should dare IA
strike 1t down. ("l heard him say i'."l Then
lie goen up into tue seEa tf tas United Sat s.
acd in 1864, IS chairman Of tho Committee on
Territories, he brings ID the irss karssa bill
f1 II pracsica"y 1eiteI ated tie Same sentiment
These, gentlemen, ara tbe auteced=1ts Of Ste
phen A. Daug'as up 10 ISL
| BIS AMBITION 70 De PRESIDENT.
Then great change comes o'er the fpIrit ol
f'ls dream. Via: ro9 ~ Ihc matter? Wby
Stephen wants to be President Of the United
STATED. :" Du: he caa'e bel Ye. Stephen
thinks he wlll BE-, CO doubt the luGicrons
| pride and defusive smbitioa IF this man reuipd
large, ss:us, sensible, gaod.na!ursd MAJ, ta
youa.; Joha Howard. Il srea: Candy and near
relation Of Tom. Thta little pepiEiay was dis.
| p'e4sed at something Tom had said, AID he En5
l=d ur aud broke cur, Tan Patrick. 5ou xse
3 Id rItcal and lisr." Tom, lookins
do*n Of shs !s:1la ie)ioS with great tnazuau1n.:
II, and laughing, s;ia, in lts stuster;n g way
for he 8 u:ssred-"Sox, Johnny, ,.iha Al TIA that.
uoth.ug bnt yonr # fsoii,h ina ma u gina.
t:on-.s Roars Of lsugh.er.l
Yes, tor long nr, amJ1E his otEer foolish
asp'atlcns. hr. Douglas h=I a;tnci at tie Pre-.
rideuey- The clara po F.r THAI r,skes and un.
MAKES Presid .nts, knt y this, and y hen be mad.
to stand, the k,nE ssia: "S:ephen. We have
tesn ousstr pped iu this race bs:ween freedom
at.d slavery; althoug. we put up and put GowE
Presidents, control tbs torsign ana domestic
policy Of the goveGc meut, and nave aixa9s hat
s~ny in al thugs, ne c:e filling behind. It il
srue We hare fos f'orida, Louisiana, Missouri aae
Arkansas. and Te1as h4s beea re- annexed, witt
poGer 10 hrlu< in three mare slave States when
erer the k'rg s:all decree, aad we Lave bull
up Gu. Of the Territories Of the old ttave State,
these additional powsrs of Kentucky aud Tea
nes:es, and forth, yet the free ssa:es are leas
to pass irom our hauos. We must have thi:
free terTi:0ry. We r1u.t b; eak dawn this ;and
| mark Of free icn, and poput4te this country viii
s!ayes; therefore, Stephen. We, The Kin r, a.,
grea:ly displeased With your Report tae othe1
cay in the SENATE"
STEPHEN HAS VISION Ind REVELATION.
Then was Sterb n greatly troubled ia hi
mird. and it is said thst far three dasa sui
1'eh.s he refused to b: comfertsd-fastinr aut
mourning in sack kcfosh ana s~hss. (t.aeghtes
Thea be hecsme sutdenly picus; he Drayet
and he wrote to his good old mamma. TLaush
ter. Let us not reproeca her-sLe has t23 ca
lanIty enough in bringing in'o tee wcrld sucl
q aor. fLluyhter.l He nrote to his raan,
rlo, and q: length there was vauehsaFed an an
swtr 10 his petitions, aud he had u vision tina
cane and stood betase him, TO his eye st. in
distinct and ued:stir guisb 4i,Ie in form, aud i
said unto him, a. on Stepben where art thou z
And stephen bowing himself down, cried Gu.
ala! I am here; whp art thou, AID wh1
wcu.ds: ttoa haya ne to dor" Laughter
And i. rus sFered and said unto him. III UNI tht
Stare epo cer; am .ha Kieg. 1have mnde aot
century. knoT, ephen. that you wau: K
b. President, but | am sore di-plsased witt
your anteceieuts in this war between Iitert,
and slAvery. Ia word, | am Archie Dixon G
Kentucky, the Representative Of the tlav,
power. 1ou must re:rart Jour declarattor
that the Missouri Compromise isa sacred thing
change your report, and rereal taas la., o.
will be Pres dent instead Of you, Stephen.'
Then Stephen fell down upon his face. and cties
wit. loud voice, "Al1al il Allah! Glory I,
staveTyi There is no otter God but th e =
lLaushter.l Aai straigatway Stephen rnse up
went into the Senate and brought In the Kansa
Nebraska bill, breaking down The partition wal
I hafu Fe,ader1 q II sf.xsrv 1a& ~.
tory aaother such mls.rabiT tergyessution a
this?
he lSvESr5 An APOLOGY FOR MS APosrAcx.
Now, Stephen well knew that i. would mere
do for hun to come here to illinois aai tell thes
men Of large families aud small estates, VII
wished to move into Ksasas, aud ratlcr the ne
publican Homestead Law, tska possession C.
their birth right, ttat be had betrayed thei
trust, bartered away their interest, l'.rned thei
birta.ngnt 10 the shareholders, il order that b
might he Pr.adeat. Whist ihen car be do
| How ca1 be escape the popular Indignation
Why, he hstctes up this fraudulent popul4
sovereignty IS soE: Of parachute 10 break !; i
fall; .na he tacs hs did MT want the slaveho:d
ere 10 go int, Ksn-aS, acd did nos believe the
ever would gu thera; bns be waited 10 main
tain tie eq1s.;sy nf the Ststes. He did not wan
to pat badge OF inftsiority upon OUT Seu.her
) brxtarsn; bat let them tai their properly int
tie tefr.turJ purchased by the common b!oo
ani treasure. That seemed to h4vo soEe faii
ness in IT, 1t in true it reversed all the aatece
d:nss Of the fathers, and all the actioss snd de
c1:ra:iona Of the Democratic parry. TIE father
hua refused to Fus the word "~!avery" into th
Constitution; they had excluded It by Cen
gresaionRl enactment frou NI,rois aud all h
re.t of tue Tertiary which they owned the
had sanctioned this enactment BY succea:i, IL
ofdeeisions By all the tribunals sud 1ous serie
Of similar enactmsnss. Bat Stephen had fonu
cut that he WIS as Daniel come 10 judgnen.
-th4: those who made the Constitution did nd
understand is-that the Const,:usion WAS it.el
unconstitutional! ]Laugh:er and cheers
TUE Apology rRovks 70 DE 4 TRtro.
Well. We acquiss:ed-Gsd knows upon ~hn
; principle. Wa ven: into Kansas lntesd:ng i
god filth to carry out the will Of the peop!e
We from the slave States, who had tei: the IN