The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-26

the wrongs perpetrated on the people Oh
Kansas, which we have not room to notice
at length. He also spoke of the systematic
outrages on ;he privacy of correspondence
perpetrated with the consent of Old Buch.
and P. NJ. Gen. Holt. But what could be
expected of an old bachelor--a man who
had never loved woman or child in his
life? (Cheers.)
The Constitution, he said, grants to citi-
zens of the several States all the immunities
of citizens of each particular State. Where
is the Northern man who can 60 South and
express his sentiments freely?
Yet Democracy uttered no protest to all
this outrage-Judge Law didn't. When a
person talks these things over he is called a
d Abolitionist.
In the monarchy of England men are
more free than in the South. The poor man 5
house there is his castle. Not in the South,
unless defended with pistols and bowie
knives.
Will you extend the institution or no
The fathers would not do it. They also put
down the slave trade. They made free all
the common territory. The word slave or
slavery is not IN the Constitution. The
Declaration said thatan men are born equal,
and were entitled to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. What was true in
1776 is true in 1860. The Republican plat
form SO declared. 1t allowed each State to
regulate its own institutions to suit itself,
without interference, but acted according to
fundamental truths in declaring in favor Of
the natural rights of man.
Mr.. Clay proceeded at some length to
prove that the Republicans are folio wing in
the footsteps of the Fathers. He gave the
Little Giant an awful dressing, making him
and his doctrines appear more odious than
Breckinridge and his doctrines.
The speaker said the North had always
yielded to the South-on Bank, Tariff, In
ternal Improvements. Everything that the
"spoiled child p" demanded had been done.
1t was time resistance was made to these
demands.
He denounced the Democracy for keeping
Kansas out, and said after Old Abe should
be elected she would come in. (Cheers.)
He next treated on the Dred Scott deci-
sion, and argued that the Democratic asser-
ton that it decides that the Constitution
carries slavery into the territories is not true.
Any opinion of that kind was mere Obiter
dicta-of no force.
An ingenious argument was made, prov
lug that slaves were not property like
horses and cows, as claimed by the Democ-
racy, and therefore can't be protected in the
territories. You would hang slave for
murder. Would You hang horse or COW?
There was a Fugitive Slave clause in the
Constitution, because slavery was against
common law-the slave was free when on
free soil without the clause. But why was
there not fugitive COW or horse clause
a slave is not property. The assertion is as
false as hell. Our Southern brethren can
take their property into the territories,
but not sell it there.
Trespass not on the rights of the Slave
States, nor allow them to trespass on ours.
This country is the home of free white men
NOT slaves this is the Republican plat
form.
The speaker delivered a splendid apostro-
phe to the glory Of our country, and, By way
of antithesis drew a picture of the corrup-
ton of this Administration. Diogenes
might hunt in vain amongst the national
rulers for an honest man. The masses are
honest, but because they are, they are not
in Office.
fine eulogy was passed on Honest Old
Abe Lincoln. He has the Jeffersoniau re-
quirements-honesty, faithfulness, capabil-
ity, God bless him (Cheers.) Ruin
threatens US. What shall we do to be saved
Change rulers. The body polite is dying.
We must change doctors.
After alluding to the manner in which
Lincoln had exposed the twistings of
Douglas, the speaker wound up by quoting
" The Union, it must be preserved " Lib
erty and Union, now and forever, one and
inseparable."
Three cheers were given for Abraham
Lincoln, and three for Cassius NJ Clay.
The Glee Club then sung two of their
cheering songs, and the assembly dispersed,
the Wide Awakes and Turner's moving off
together in procession.
TT Is impossible, at the late hour at which
we write, and with the limited space at our
disposal, to give fuller report of this ex-
cellent speech
s&g~ Yesterday evening, Mr.. J. B. Fickas
presented us with couple of the finest APP
pies we have seen this season. The two to-
gether weighed exactly two pounds, the
larger measuring twelve and half inches
in circumference. They were raised at the
residence of Mr. Fickas, at the corner of
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