Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-07-28
REMARKS OF JUDGE, DOUGLAS.
DeliUered in Boston, ,Julv IL. 1860.

4eEhAnhO Of JODOG OOOUbhO.
DeliCered in Boston, July IT.. 1860.
FELLOW CrzENs;-This vast sea of human faces
warns me that it is impossible for mr. voice to make
itself heard understood by this vast assemblage
am overwhelmed with the honor that you have
conferred upon me, by this spontaneous assemblage
of countless thousands to pay homage, not to me,
individually, but to that great principle of constitu
tional liberty, sefgovernment which underlies all
our free institutions. Applause.
! am informed that now have the honor to speak
from the same balcony from which your godike
Webster, in 1850, Tgreat cheering, defended his
ton in support of the principle of non-interventon
by Congress with slavery in the Territories, az
frmed in the Legislation of that year. Renewed
cheering The knowledge Of the fact that speak
from the same balcony in defence of the same prin-
ciple that the immortal Massachusetts statesman
indicated the GROWING act Of his life is sufficient
to account for this unparalleled sssemblage of the
national men of Massachusetts,. [Applause]
The history of Massachusetts, is the history of
constitutional liberty. In Massachusetts, have free
institutions had their birth. Cries of Coco" -
"Thats SOL The battles of the Revolution were
all fought in defence of the right of the people, of
colonies and provinces and territories, well of
sovereign States, to manage their own affairs and
establish their own institutions. Loud hurrahs.
1t is NATURAL therefore, that the people of New Eng
land the descendants of those revolutionary sages
and patriots who established our form of govern
ment, should now stand firmly in defence of the
principle upon which our entire political system
rests [" Good" "good."] The liberties of this
country put in peril by sectional parties,
appealing to sectional passion, section prejudice,
and sectional ambition against the peace and har-
mony of the whole country That's so.
On the one hand, you find great Northern section
al party appealing to the North against the South.
A voice-"That's So" Another" Never" On
the other hand you find sectional party Southwark,
appealing to the preudices of the South against the
North The Republican party demand possession Of
the Federal Government in order that its power may
be welded far the prohibition of slavery where the
people want 1t. Voices-"Thats the talk, !" that's
So" OTHERS They are right. The Southern
sectional party demand possession Of the Federal
Government in order that the whole power of the
Government may be welded for the defence and
maintenance Of slavery where the people don't want
it. Laughter and cheering.l These two sectional
parties in direct conflict with each other and
producing that "irrepressible conflict" which can
be rcconciled until you to the doctrine
that Congress shall not interfere with the domestic
institutions Of the people any achere. Enthusiastic
applause
For the last few years, the whole time Of Congress
has been employed in the discussion of the slavery
question: to the exclusion Of the important business
affecting the whole country. VOICE" That's So"
That's good Whenever you ask your represen-
tatives why they did not revise the revenue system
in order to defray the expenses of the Government
twenty ulllllOilS vi
they tell you they had not time. Laughter. The
whole time occupied in the discussion of slavery
and there was no time to raise money to pay your
honest debts +" Good Good" and applause.
When you asked your representatives why it was
that the Pacifice Railroad had not been made you
were told that there was no time, because the Sla
very question absorbed the entire session of Con-
gress When you ask your representatives why it
is that the mail system has not been reformed and
carried on with vigor throughout the country, you
are told that the bill was lost for want OF time
Laughter. When you ask why it is that you have
no overland mail route to the Pacific, and no steam
lines you told that the slavery question occupied
the whole session, and the bills were lost for want
of time. Renewed laughter. Thus you find that
all the great measures which affect the commercial
interests the shipping interests, the manufacturing
interests the industrial interests of the country
have been lost for want of time. Laughter and
applause and cries of GoodI'1 Ny fellow-citzens,
there never will be time to perform the duties for
which the government made unless you Danish
forever the slavery question from the halls of Con-
gress and remand 1t to the people Of each State and
each Territory, according to the platform of the
Democratic party. Prolonged and vociferous cheer
ing This great principle of non.interference by
the Federal Government and popular sovereignty in
the States and Territories is not peculiar to the
Democratic party. 1t was affirmed in the Com
promise measures of 1850; it affirmed in the
Wing platform Of 1852; we'll as in that of the
Democrats; it was affirmed by all national men III
those days. and should be sustained by all national,
conservative, Union-lovng men in the present day.
Loud applause
My fellow citizens, l return to you my profound
Acknowledgements for the kindness which has as
sembed you together and for the respectful atten-
ton with which this vast assemblage has listened to
my desutory rcmarks-[loud cries of " Go on" Ego
on" and again renewing to you my thanks, beg
to take ny leave of you. bidding you good night
Loud and long continued checring.l