The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-08-30
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Douglas ON the Maine LaW..A Hu.
mOrOWS speech.

We take the tollo wing from the report in
the Boston Herald of Mr.. Douglas late
speech in Augusta, Maine The Hei aid
says:
His remarks upon the peculiar institutions
were highly entertaining. You in Maine.
said he. have some peculiar insti atoms
You have got Maine Liquor Law Laugh
ter. No doubt you think 1t a very good
law. But without interfering with that
/ question at all. SO long as | Am in Maine
intend to live up 10 1t strictly. Ii my
I Tennessee friend who is here with me don't
like the Maine Liquor Law. he had better
60 home Applause aod laughter. Al
ter pause, during whicn Perrin >pok t.
Mr.. Douglss.l He promises me he viii not
'violate" It. Now there is Il difference Re
tween You and US in Illinois fou have
got the Name Liquor Law; we have not
1t rs,av be in sor,se rJey~..~o~~>nry --,'sr,,
places, and there may be no necessity fol 1t
IN other places. Laughter. Nowi there
IS any thing in the peculiar climate or char
acter, or tastes of your people that renders
such law necessary, We are willing you
should have it. 1t is all right. We don't want
10 interfere When you sent some lecturers
out West. aud tried to get Illinois to adopt the
Maine Liquor Law. we referred it to Dem
ocratic Legislature, and they submitted ii
to the people. II was curious fact that in
those parts where it was needed they voted
for it. In the Republican Districts it had
large VOTE Down il Egypt. among ths
Democrats, where they were temper ate,
moral and religious. they had n necessity
TOR the law, and they didn't vote for It
L.ughter.] Hence the ate voted 1t down
ov fourteen thousand majority All have
got TO eay about it is this: ou men OF
Maine keep the Maine Liquor Law just as
long as you please. and repeal j, when you
ret ready. We chose under Democratic
administration in our State to allow. every
man to eat what he wants and drink what
he pleases, subject only to lis constitution.
Laughter.l He then applied this principle
10 the peculiar institution oil slavery, and
further illustrated it with reference to the
relations of Kentucky and Illinois
While Mr.. Douglas was remarking upon
,h, advantages of the West he said: We
have no booms there. no timber to nil them;
we have go. some rails. Voice--''And a
rai!-spli,ter."l Yes, we have go. a rail-
splitter, and we intend to split our own rails,
and We advise you to keep the rail-splitter
a, his old lsines.. We believe he is better
at rail splitting than he is at cabinet making.
Applause and laughter But don't think
he ever split rails enough to hurt him. l
have not q word to say against Mr.. Lincoln.
except that he is not in favor letting every
people mind their own business.
A noisy fellow 10 q wagon bawled out to
his com panion. and Mr. Douglas remarked
If that fellow would govern himself by tina,
principle We should get more quietly
Great applause.
He continued 10 enf force his doctrine, and
told the people that he wanted them to ap
nreciats the fact tha, if they should choos'
to elect him. and he should cpoose to &C
cent of the Office, he would be doing then
4 as much Of a favor they we're for him. fo
: the common good OF all l am wiling L
. make the sacrifice, said he. Laugh hter an,
. cheers.
In his speech At Brunswick he said:
' He continued TO speak upon the pfipcipl
: OF popular sovereignty Ia manner whic
seemed to carry MS sudience-composed
8 as be said. OF all ages, aad sexes, ane u
3 every politicx. organiza.ion--whn hin, Win
u out reserve He declared that the idea {
: the Republicans. thas the different Stale
l. held their rights from Congress. was no
d original with them. George the Third, Lor
Nor h and all Tories held TO the same do<
trines, with the substitution OF the Grow
OF EuelAnd for the Congress Of the Unite
o States. in the time Of the Rev olut,on- BIZ
l. our fathers said they held those rights froE
IS God Almighty, and they were ready to dc
II fsnd them With their lives. Applause J.
= If the right was we'll founded tsaen, II IA
!, veil founded now. ApplaoseI be sPot
l. further upon the rights OF the lsoPle. 10 nc
b rent in them in the Territories. We, q
t. said, Who have lived on the frontiers .
!. our lives, Who have goas to the prsirie'
l. made our own farms, built our own house.
It and split our own rails, [applause. belies
l. ws are eapabls OF governing ourselves, Isl