American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-23


section Of Senator Douglas pretended
popular Soversignty doctrineD 1--WE
DOW give concluding portion. Of the
speech: G-at '4 WI
Bat one thing Mr.. Douglas does Htell
you: Il do not care, whether slavery be |
voted up or doWnl,' q Thsre is siben a hu-
man heart that does not care! Sin, look |
over this broad land where lhs struggle
has ragged Tor years; and across the two |
oceans, around the globe, to ibe point
whers the iar West meets the fer East;
over the teemine countries where the can
die OF mankind stood: and over the work
shops Of civilization in Europe, and loVtr
those mysterious regions aDdertbe tropi-
cal sun which have not emerged yet from
the night Of b6fbsrism to Che day light Of
civilized life; and then tell me bow many
hearts do you 6Ld that do not trsmble
with mortal anguish or exultant Joy as the
scale Of human freedom or human bon
dsge 20 up OF, down. Look over the his
tory, OF the world, from the lime when 10.
fanI mankind felt 10 its heart the first
lbrobbipgs Of sspiriog dignity, down 10
our days when the rightsioG msa have at
las. found q bold spd powerful champion
in agres, and mighty republic, where is
The page that is notspotted with blood and
tears shed in that all absorbing struggle?
wh ere tie chapter that does not tell the
tale Of jubil6nt triumph or heartbreaking
distress, as the scales Of freedom went up
or down? Loud applause, But to-day.
iu the midst Of the nilstheeplh- century, in
republic whose programme was laid
down in the Declaration OF Independence,
there comes q man to tell you with cypicai
coolnes', that be does not carel And te,
cause be does no, care. be claims the con
flspce Of his coun.rymer and the highest
donors Of tbe republic, Because be does
not care. be pretends TO BE- The representa-
tive States man of this age. .j,,.at ,s7, +
Sir, always thought he can be pc, true
statesman .whoss,ideas and conceptions are
not founded upon profeund moral conyic--
lions Of right and wrong. lApplaussl
What. then, shall We say Of him, who
bosstingly parades his indifference IS, 70
virtue! May We not dyop- the discussion
about his statesnanship. and ask: What
ishe worth as mani [ [Rapested cheers
Yes. he mistakes the motive power which
shapes the evssts OF history. ] find that
in the lie Of free nations mere legal dis
QUESTIONS never turned The. tide Of events,
and mere constitutional construc lions ney.
er determined ths tendency Of an age
The logic Of things goes its steady way;
immovabie 70 eloqnepce and deaf 20 argu-
ment Il shapes and changes laws and
constitutions according TO its immutsble
rules. and those adverse TO its onward
march In times of great conflicts, The
promptings end dicta es Of human con>
science are more potent thsu alltbe invent
, i've ingenuity Of the human brain. The
} conscience Of aIree people, when once
f,irlY ruling tire action Of the masses viii
never fail 10 make new laws when those
3 existing are contrary to its tendency, or
] II will put its own construction upon those
: that are there. Your disquistious and
a plausiblities may be used as weapons aud
stratagems in a fenciug match Of eontro,
i vsrsing parties. but powerless as they are
|, before che conscience Of man, pcsierity
! viii remember them only as mere second
/ ary incidents offs battle Of great principles
! 10 which the strongest motive powers o.
!. human nature were the true combatants,
: There is the slavery question, not q
! mere occasional quarrel between Two Soc
tions Of country, divided by a geogrsphir
3 csl line; not a mere contest between two
! economicalintsresls fortbe prepouderance;
= not mere wraugls between two political
parties for power aud spolls; bat the great
struggle between the. hun an. cogscience
and q, burning wrong, between advancing
. civilization and rstrestipg barbarismr be-
u tween two aulAgonistic systemsf Of socia
9 organization, ls (Chssrs.l In vain, viii
2 our important mocS-gisnts endeayor tc
make the test question Of our age turn or
! a ridiculous logical quibbls, or "a paltry
|, legal technicality, [applau. ell in vain viii
! they Invent small dodgesp and call them
"great principles, in vain will they, At
q q tempt to drag down the all absorbing con-
test to the level OF a mere potshouse guar
rel between two rival candidates for .
; Presidential nom nation. 4 Applause, II
I The wheel Of progressing eysnts will crust
2 them to atoms asit has ctushed so, many
!; abnormiiiss.[ cheers and future genera
J tion will perhaps read on Mr. Douglas
tomb ,slone the description: isHers llies the
queer sort ota statesman, who, when The
great battle Of slavery was bought bhss pre-
tsnded,to say that heodid not care whether
! slavery DO voted up )or voted down.
J. Cheers, Jsies1sda yGitif 1suoanE bae
.nBut as long as,the moral vitality SofTlhi'
! untion is not entirely exhausted s'eMr
I Douglas andlmsn like him william svah
! sndeavor To Esducs' the peopledtosthAtdis
b gushing slate Oh intolerance, (which Hihl
. himself is NOT ashamed TO sboastofseI a1.
eiinly protest that the American people sf
botst6 he, measured BY Mt.aDoHe Helas'sdOV
V m6raf standards Howevsrd degraded sbmj
= OF our politicians .may'bs, iths progrSsso
! the struggle will show sthat Ehe spOPdlsi
conscience iSsstillalvs, and thAtlpeoplsrD
IA oARB.sgE Long coutiaOed hpplanss;] . sai
I SAD % .-A--la-4a- -A-Sa- - -Sal-a a. "a
! sAWfMrGP PTtington sAys thai nothing De
!. spisSs her solmuchi toA sses people Mb
K ptofsss toaxpecs salVstiok golto ohurc
,vffA,S,,l, Ahhtr y,ssraHu alHhnn sDHVsed llaatin