The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-09-05
WHOLE NUMBER 992s

secessIsdI.l elndi5ate: / az ,hst lite 66,'
lions may b also tat 70 4h0ss t1nd|ftf1..
and that fou insist upon such franf un6 M
equIgoca Answers as hnre given
Nh. DOUGLAS Remember that NJ
Breckiuridae was homInsted on the theory.
that the electlon Or Linc6ln Mas pssieiskl5
Itotbatof Douglas. Now, no man d0d1lf
Ithaf II BFeckinfidge's friends bad nol Sso1t,
ed St Bsltimore. but had scq1iesced II tho
legitimate action OF ihe Convention, I would
hsve In this contest beaten Lincoln b. the
popular vote.
| A VoIcE -.Thsi,s 20
| Mr.. DoUGLxs-- Less thun one third 81 lho
| Convention seceded from the two shiffqon
the ground that Seuthern honor and South.
eru rights we're not sale In my hands. and
ih4t hence IL was necessary % divide the
party in every Stste Of the Union 90 that
Lincoln might hive chance Of running In
4 -kbetweeu the Democratic forces 81 the De.
mocrstic party and get elected by sminority
vote. $3.50,
A vorcE-"Tthst's so.n
Mr.. DouGLAs-The only ostensible and
true object sought in making Breekinridge
ticket in The Northern States was to divide
the Democratic party so as to give Lincoln
every one those States, 90 that tell you,
il Lincoln be elected President, Il will be
THE secessionists whom yor will have 70
blame for II.
A VoIcE-"Thot's So" si \.
Mr.. DouGLAs hiss no hope Of
being elected except through the efforts Of
the secessionists, who have divided the De.
mocratic party-supposing that Breckin-
ridge could carry every Southern State
though il now seems he is not geing to car.
ry single one by the people. Still, by di.
viding the North, he gives every one Of tho
States to Lincoln, thus allowing him to BE-
elected by the popular vote. Why, what
was the true aspect of the contest before the
secession Lincoln had no show whatever
for more than two States till the Breckin.
ridge division took place, and would have
beaten him 10 every State but Vermont and
Mass achusetts. As it is, think will beat
him in almost oil Of them yet. (Cheere.)
But should Lincoln be elected, the seces.
sionists, who nominated and now support
Breckenridge, will be entitled to the credit
Of it, and upon them will rest the response
biity OF having adopted the fatal policy, and
dreadng the result OF their own rash and
unpatrotic acts which gives to Lincoln
- CuuuCO VI uuGCCSS9 tucy OVuO tOt tWeso 1uS
! ask me if will help them to dissolve the
Union in the event Of Lincoln being raised
10 the Presidential chair. I tell them no.
: never on earth. (Cheers and cries Of
= "G Good'D am for putting down Northern
= AbolitionisEl, but am also for putting down
's Southern secessionists, and that. too, by the
y exercise OF the same constitutional power,
= ('Good.'')
L believe that the peace, the harmony and
2 the safety OF this country depend upon de-
= Y stroyiug both factions. (Cheers.) Both
+ parties, if parties they can be called, are al
q lies in common cause ! for however hostile
ot they may be to each other, however opposed
ne in purposes and objects, yet their course o
n action tends to the same deplorable result
ca and without msaning any disrespect or per
IS sonal uukindness, I believe that, in thl
p event OF the success of either paFtyy th
Ky success of Northern aboltionists or that Q
Southern secessionists, the Union and ou
's' glorious Constitution are alike. put in peri
"a and danger. Northern aboltionism c0ul,
Hs not exist for any length of time except ther'
a. was counterpoise dem anding the intefven
&c ton of the South. The Republicans de
mand Congressional interference agails
~, slavery, while the secessi0Hists demand tha
eu Congress shall interfere to protect and OK
er tend slavery. This is the pivot upon whicl
es both parties turn; this, my friends, i IL
x, whole state of the case those are the dan
ny gers to bc apprehendsd, aud, thus il devolve
a upon you to rally to the rescue, and BY yotini
ne the national Democratic ticket placed betor
U. the country by the Baltimore Convention
lst TO preserve this glorious Union. (Cheer
st and cries of"And we will do it.">
ls, His speech has made most favoFabl
- impression here 10 Norfolk. Numbers Q
rs Breckinridge men publicly proclaim thei
Is detection from that party and their adheE
rs ence to Douglas. The Bell and Everei
oe men stand fast to their colors. and are san
n guine of the success Of their men. The
~ will certainly cprry this State.
e., On Monday Mr.. Douglas viii, visit 81
o. Point Comfort, and thence proceed 70 Pe
te tersburgh. He will address the peopl
On there on Tuesday, and proceed 70 Raleig
ay to attend Convention to be held on Thurs
~ day next. He will speak there snd the
! proceed to Richmond. He halts there. On
id addresses public meeting on Friday"