The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-10
\ FINDLAY, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1860.


9 tercst he had rnse his own, found
if all the sympathiesd Mr.. Dougla,
d extended to his oppoants, and him
O self treated as an enemyand offcast
/ II we would respect the Aemory O
4 Broderick we can never ,uppor
@ Douglas, it would be o mark o,base
e ness and servility. lfever there va
: true son of the North, inhumari'
= broken in spirit, and who had reaso
# to exclaim save me from my friends
z that man was David o. Brodericl
= Had Stephen A. Douglas but ui
: charged the duty he sacredly owe
= him, he would have gained victor
3 for freedom in California, and woul
, to-day, in my opinion, be living j
/ the land, and acknowledged as on
of the foremost men in the republic
! He laid down his lie to attest hi
sincerity; many who professed t
, love him we'll in wild revel an,
! reckless exultation, utter the nam,
, OF him who could not find time o
, opportunity to speak word in eulogy
over the grave Of the departed vota
, ~. lnscribe the name of Broderich
in fiery characters upon your ban
ners - he was your chanpion-and
you at least can afford to do him
Justice. lie rests in peace on the
heights of the proud city of the
Pacific, where no ingratitulc can
longer wound him, relieved from
the warfare between heartless fact
ions, and where his ashes will remain
an eternal mementu Of his faith and
his confidence in the ultimate tri-
umph of a down trodden humanity
These references have been made
for single purpose to satisfy, il
doubts exist, that in the great strug
gle between the South and the North
to secure the long-lost equality OF
the latter, Mr.. Douglas is against us.
Should more recent evidences be
demanded, then let an examination
be made OF the Congressional Gi0be,
containing the ballots for Speaker
and Clerk during the last session
of the House Of Representatives. -
Ascertain what the action Of the
Illinois, Western, and North West
crn Democracy was, during the
Irntractcd contest Tor an organZa.
tion. Every vote thai Mr.. Douglas
could influence was invariably cast
for such candidates rs the South
presented. iuclnlins those Of the
most rx'rcuac AN! revolutionary
character. He could afford no as
Sistanco to any one not recognized
by tho piopagandists AS orthodox
upon all qrrstiors which concerned
them. And very well remember
whch the name of Colonel Forney
was mentioned in connection with
the office he now occupies, and his
fate was To be decided, how dill.
gently the great advocate Of popular
sovereignty laborcd for his doicat;
every dcvotec OF Mr. Douglas voting
against him, with one exception
Mr.. Morris, of Illinois. in whom |
have very great confidence, declined
to vote at all. Colonel Forney, who
never hcsitatel to advance the for
tunes OF Mr.. Douglas, when he
could properly do 50, WAS elected in
spite OF Mr.. Douglas. Colonel For.
ney, | presume, was not endorsed
/ by the Democracy who swear by the
I peculiar institution. Others may
choose to forget all this, and | will
not crimina'c them for doing so. but
| promise never 10 forget il. | am
for my friends, and against those
who oppose my friends. IT | am
wrong in this, let charity be extend
ed to mel cannot help it.
have said all | d d,sre to say o.
the representatives Of the two Demo
cracles. There is preference be
tween them. The one is out-spoker
and evident; the other is concealed
and tricky. OF the two | mucl
, prefer MIR. Frcckinridgo, and yet
cannot imagine the circumstance,
under which | could ba induced I,
support him. lie asserts the Su
prcmc Court has decided that slave
ry ia an existing constitutional in
s,itntion in all our territories, an,
, that it is the duty OF the government
to sustain il where il Thus lcgall'
exists. Mr.. Douglas contends til,
, Courts have not yet 50 decided, bu
| if they shall do 90, it will then be
0 come the duty of all good citizens l.
= respect the decision, and Of ever,
! branch Of the Federal Government
Q TO enforce it with promptness an,
: fidelity. This is his Platform,
C the Federal Court has not alread
given n decision in accordance wit
!. the notions of Mr.. Brcckinridge, II
g one doubts it will do 30 AS soon Il
i the question shall DO brought di'
If tinctly before it. So at bcst, Ill
3 only point OF Disagreement betwee
/. these rival candidates, ia that OF tim
r only. II, in the language OF til
At resolution adopted by tho conventio
Of placing Mr.. Douglas in nomination
le and just partly quoted, it become
r. the duty of all good citizcns to respec
m and OF every branch Of the Fcder
ly Government to enforce, q iuiici
in decision determining the constit
is tional existence OF slavery in o.
se territories, what becomes OF tn
ly other theory Of Mr.. Douglas, tina
h. no matter what the Supreme Cou
,g may decide, slavery may be exclude
lis from territory by uniriendly leg
OF lationa
he Those advocating the claims
,ss Mr.. Bell would please everybody
III, promising nothing. They compo
le, the party of extreme faith. Til