Worcester daily spy., 1860-10-20

natural ana ulVlne dnlag0nlSm, tue 1rSt spark
of the fame Is it possible that in the year
1860, after discussing for so many years this
question Of the virtue of prohibition, and espe-
cially OF the ordinance OF 1877, we are going to
accept the doctrines Of Stephen A. Douglas in
preference to those of Thomas jefferson, and
OF Eli Ihayer instead of Nathan Dane?
Second, Mr.. Thayer denies the duty of "leg-
lslatIon." He expressly says, 81 called inter
ventlon by congress humbug. And | call it
so now 1t cannot of course be the duty of a
party TO exist for the purpose of carrying out
humbugs.
Third Mr.. Thayer, by refusing to sanction
congressional Legislation and by expressing his
Willingness to have the people of a territory
decide the question of slavery as they please,
IS directly at issue with the Chicago platform,
winch denies the authority of a territorial leg
stature, or OF individuals, as well as of con-
gress, TO give legal existence to slavery in anv
territory. Mr. Thayer is surely not so dis
honest as after stimulating contest between
free and slave labor, to reserve, in case slave
labor trlumphs, the plea that the people have
no right so to decide. Mr.. Thayer therefore
stands at issue with the republican platform on
this point of congressional prohibition of slave
ry. Let me go one step farther. Abraham
Lincoln, suppose, is good authority, on the
principles Of the republican party He is a
man OF quite as much intelligence and quite as
much knowledge of political history as Mr..
Ihayer. During the Illiifos senatorial de-
bate, Mr. Douglas propounded to him the fol.
lowing question -
81 desire to know whether he stands pledged
to prohibit slavery in all the territories of the
United States, north as well as south of the
Missouri compromise line"
MIR. Lincoln replied =
;, ~ am inpSiedLy, if not expressly pledged to a
belief IN the right and duty of congress to PRO
HIBIT SLAVERY an all the United States terrific.
ries"
Does anybody doubt how Abraham Lincoln
would have voted on Mr..Bingham's bill to
repeal the New Mexican slave code
have shown that Mr. Thayer is not only
at issue with the republican platform, but with
the republican candidate for president. re-
fer to the votes of the republican members of
the house on Crows territorial bills, and Bing-
hams New Mexican bill, for evidence that
very large majority, about ten to one, 1 think,
OF their number, voted in accordance with
these principles, while the Hon. Eli Thayer,
consorting with BarksdaIe and Houston and
the whole south the New England, Worces.
ter county aboitionist and the Shareholder
IRON the Carolinas the Puritan and the black
leg; Blii and Black George; voted, almost
alone, against his political associates. But l
Shall have occasion to refer to those votes
again.
One more proof l shall adduce that Mr..
Ihayer is not republican. And that is con-
tanned in the history and inherent natnro of
the republican party What called II into bo.
ing? An anti-sIavorv Marty of cons;doroLIo
strength and of GREAT anerGy and obility NV
listed prior tn 1874 Inf = uas ,o+ s..o,,,.
enouoh to contest tho nnssossion "a +I,o on,,,i
try' 1t was not the party which supported
Fremont in 1856 and supports Lincoln in 1860.
though its purnoses and nrincinies ,yare .in,;'
lar The rennbIican nartv ot ID, is tLo
fruit of the raneal of thr MiSsonri ron,1rnr,isn
II was established to rorrert tbn o,ii. trnbt
bv that act Of LEGISLATION and to r9niSl IT,
perfdious apthors II Mr. Tbavorr ri,,''yii is raht
its existance is a stnnii bIrnd"1 a,,d ;astsonI3I
of uniting to punsh the foith.hroal,ars Of 1954
the anti.sIaverv men ouoht to have snng nmans
to their corv and ,ent thon, in ot,i,1 60
Is If NOT soq What ,cos tha MisIn,,r; ro.tr;o
ton of 1820 which Dono1as anJ Piarno a,'a
tho democratic nartv and tbo oot1arn ,n i',a1
broke downq Pro5;b;tjon If ] sjarerN above -
certain degree of latitude nothing more: no.
thing less. If prohibition Of slavery is folly
and stupidity, then whoever defeats it is wor.
thy of all praise and admiration. Stephen A.
Douglas, on this tn ,ory, is the great political
philosopher OF the 18th century, and Franklin
Pierce ought to be canonzed instead of cursed
Pierce, alas is out of the way of politics and
can only receive the homage of our gratitude
but Douglas is still before the people. He
asks our suffrages, on the express ground that
he has broken down the doctrine ands practice
Of prohibition He is fighting against two
great parties. Breckenridge represents inter
vention for slavery Lincoln represents inter.
vention against slavery Douglas represents
indifference and non-action by congress. The
republicans can elect him if they will. They
can give HIM every one of the one hundred
and eghty-three northern electoral votes, if
they will. Why don't they do it? If he is
right it is their duty to do it, and not to see
him ground to powder between the two inter
vention millstones. Where is the chivalric
MI Ihayer! lie can ask a reelection for
himself, on Douglas, squatter sovereignty
grounds Why can he not yield his support
to Douglas, who occupies the same ground
Will lie look out for Eli Thayer and not only
allow Mr.. Douglas to be sacrificed but help
sacrifice him? Fie sir! he
Mr. Tbavar avnrossos tl,, o,i,;,,, .I,,. A..
rennbIican: viii dnn,o rr',,, e'as me ne
and Nv Indoal ba ,,ot',,1 ' p'@tiol"I "
are there now Inst oa e,st W. W. IT, tI9 'ii"' 5 aey
mon if it is their Jnt, t isbd SG SQ ooiile
earthly uso is port - " l''''
and senators are ovoT ,,c;l, -
to doq DOCS Mr. TbeSane ere ~ nv .1,. any tnine
frht tbo i't9s,.a,ti1,:y 81 say th"l IL must
he has rennstedIv SoJ,ho 40 idea NO
tbronoh every o,, f hi; r'i nos
that # ia of no I,io W ilI sPee'nes' oene!e'
tervantion;sts ,vith ont NV pto,o'"1eiy III
Tho S~nra, CO W. intervention
tnrn wbataver lou ''u ir's 'oIo' Us, VIII over
enart nrno wa sto',iS "5''.st & slavery we may
The interwe,tinUst UIu Io' piake any Jaw.
nra onamia. of ,Ln Ut "Glusare Ine nat
V@rv we'll thnn ''re Iou'ei' Iot nlervehlohlstS'