New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31


restored, John NJ. Speed esq, introduced the dsnn-
xuisbed gentleman 10 bis audience in brief speech at
she oopclus;on of which Mr.. Bolts came forward and
addressed them as follows:
FELLow-CITIzENs: This being the first time / |
have had an opportunity of presenting myself to |
tbe people of Lynchburg it becomes me to return |
my Acknowledgements for the greeting have re-
ceiyed; although l must confess know not the
varty to which / am indebted for this fasterlng
reception for i stand here in rather new charac-
ter-that of representative Of the Democratic
PARTY. Laughter. If do not play my par
well il is not for the want of good will toward tina
party, for as you well know the kindred and mos
amable relations have always subsisted between us.
IRenewed laughter Yet do not know whether
1 shall come up to the expectations OF some OF my
Democratic frends for paper has been put into my
hands by which ascertain, with some surprise, that
h expected will make at least one thousand votss Tor
the Democratic party. Langnter'l but Tust taey
will be content, when have DONE and In a spirit OF
charity to compromise for half that number l'ireat
kughter.l But, in all seriousness, f1r have niue
time for preliminary remarks, trust shall be able 70
gain your attention, and that you VIII oe panen! WINE
deliver to YOU my views all The issues involved IN
the present Presidential campaign.
Fellow citizens not here in the char actsr that
have often occupied before in my younger days; am
not here as a partssn. l have passed the period OF
hfe when it becomes me- in my Judgment 10 play that
mart and no small share of experience IN political lie
hachts ne that have country to serve ana 10 save
Icsn which rises very far above all party consdera
cIt and hesitate not 70 say that tns were mere
patty contest for the defeat Of this party or for the tr
nnph Of that should leave it 10 younger and more
sstiys men. But when i saw dlsunion and treason,
with brazen 'front.' and with bold and deli ant tongue
staikiI through this glorious old Commonwealth oil
Virginia, felt had bO right 10 devote myself 10 re
srsDsDt-ihht my country was entideo 70 VIVA; IN.
Snepce might be able TO exert; and, casiog AL other
sLtideI ons ssde took the field with deternIna'
a,sn to sfeharge my shsre Of duty. lApplAuse.l In
tbs remarks propose TO submit ] beg leave to cay
shat do not aodrets myself 10 Sne young, the Thought
kss the ineonsidtra.e and the unreieeDg. propose
10 address NJ self 10 she calm reflections Of intelligent
Etn--nen who are capable Of approaching the atga-
I. nsnt which shall offer, aud who value the loeusu-
tisps Of he country. l know very well genlsmen,
that what shall soy will net be approved by ali l
know shall be, as have been heretofore, grossly
nhrepresented, Slllihed, and denounced. know
y saAu be called en- Ab0hnOnist.
A VOICE-Of course.
OF ccmse-sDd Why not 7 Because DO not vote the
Democratic ticket And yet, when reflect that such
men az Henry Clay, William Henry Harrison, Zachary
Taylor and Winfield Scotl, L natives Of ths proud
cd Commonwealth, have been he'd, by that party
With denOuncts me- Uns0und on ne Institution Of
N BayeIyss being, IN truth, Aboltonsts OF the dark
N est dye, and that such men MARTA Van Buren, Gen.
" Cas- Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan, only
10 be trusted on this question, must say am recon
Ssd 10 the dennpcston OF the party. laOoI uuder
peculiar dssdy Sutage IN taking the field, have
done aud that il, that when an misrepressnted am
obliged to submit for ! have median at home
through which can communicate with the public TO
correct such misrepresentation. have IN my pocket
1sw copy Of The Rckm0Re Enquirer, which pro-
tsses 70 con ain quotation iron ms-qute a
AJethJ quotston-fTom something l reported
20 have sad, rot one word OF which ever escaped my
Eps. For the want OF come medium through winch
tan correct it, am obliged 10 subnlt 10 H. IprCpoe
new 70 eater upon the discussion OF The questions in
relvtd IN the present canvass. very extraordinary
Sate OF things elIsts IL the country. We have not
only, for the first time in the history Of the Democratic
PATTY, two candidates presented TO the people bat
have threats Of dsuniOn, less 10 every South
erB State, depending upon certain contingencies. An
xnehsrltsble mind might come TO the consldsoD, per
kspe, that the Of the dlvfiOn had ars from
tie fact OF empty treasury for believe nobody
besrd Of division III the Democratic party as long az
shsre remained any money in the treasury that they
eoald appropriate TO themselves but having
epent eli 900 0O0 that the Treasury the time
they into power and created debt of so 900 600
more might be that they had divided for me purpose
of enabling as TO get into power that we might repen
ish it for them. Laughter and applause But think
there is another for it, which shall attemp;
make manifest When you get into conversation with
some of those gentlemen who talk in this way Of the
contingency to which refer, you will find they have
almost many reasons as there are persons you
counter and make inquiry Of IL you ask one Of the
Breckenridge portion Of the Democracy why they have
two candidates in the field, and why they could net
support Douglas, who the regular nominee OF the
National Democratic party, if such a party can be
supposed 10 exist, they tel you it was because
Douglas the advocate Of the doctrine of SQuatter
Sovereignty, and that he stands on platform they
cannot support notwithstanding the fact that in the
Charleston Convention they voted hfIy-seven times for
Mr.. Hunter-I mean the delegation from Virginia
upon the identical platform that Douglas occupies
But take issue with the gennemen, and deny that
Squaiter Sovereignty has anything TO do With the
question between the Breckenridge AID Douglas men.
deny ii because / make the assertion, broadly and
without qualification, that there was not Democrat
from the Southern States IN the Charleston Conven-
ton that cid not stand unqualfedly and overvhelm-
ngly committed to Squatter Sovereignty They we're
ali its advocates and they all assisted far they
could whether in Congress out of H. in establishing
that doctrine. What If the doctrine Of Squater
Sovereignty II is non Intervention. WHAT ia
- uop-ptsrvention IL is non-interference. NOn-in
tsrferenee on the part Of whom Non-interference
ON the part of Congress. On the part Of Congress with
whom With the people OF the Territories. And
during the discussion of the KsnsasNebraska BILL his
great fundamental feature OF the oil was specially
recommended by our Democratic representatives. from
the South TO their constituents thai especa. ground
and no other 1t would be DO very olncult task 70
take up TIE CONGRESSIONAL GiO6c and show That
there was not Southern representative who advocated
that BILL that did not put it upon the ground OF MONTH
PREVENTION, being the feature Of the bill which most
recommended il to The country. shall not undertake
70 DO ths but propose 70 submit authority that Will
be as conclusive on the subject as II were 70 READ
every speech Of those who addressed Congress on the
subject
, First Of all take Mr. Cass, the present Democratic
secretary of State and VIC find that day OF Two after
the passage of the bill, he said:
On the morning O ne passage g the e eonTsall:e the
cs0e for oongstuson Many have lsboIed long and
zesloufy for reception Of political freedom and nsd been
fore bi received o. the Senate which
fened greater freedom the Teftoe than hao ever before
perysory authority By Congress over their legislation,
iet est advance had been made in tie pgess o. free
principles"
There, then was the congrafula,ion Of one Of the
for ST az 1e rfy Y