The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-30
yANCEY,S SPEECH.

night as referred to the nomination OF Douglas
After repeliing the charge made against him
self personally by Douglas in the Senate, he said:
BY a rule adopted at Charleston which has
been called the unit rule, mere minority of the
Democracy has been enabled to control the votes
of a majority; 1870 votes only have been quoted
upon the record az being from $50 to 1921 and
the principle of Democracy unanimously report
ed to you to-day, and unanimously adopted by
this body was voted down by means OF the effect
of that same rule, by vote Of los to 1873;
whereas the real sentiments OF the Democracy 1t
Charleston were $50 for those resolutions to i4l
against them.
Not only, therefore, did he come before the
country as receiving majority of the votes of
the Democracy but the principles of Democra-
cy we're voted down by the minority in that body.
And pray tell me what other name can be given
to body thus constituted, with such designs,
who profess to be Democratic, and only wishing
to exercise equal rights, who were-by means Of
a trick, as my friend from California boldly as
serted it WIS acknowledged TO him by the Hill
nois delegation. enabled to elevate themselves
into the position Of majority which they do not
and never did have, and thus control the dcliher-
ati.ns of the Democratic party, Tell me, say,
what name shall give them, for wish 10 give
them only the name which properly belongs to
them, and not to speak for the sake of being Of
! IeHslNt All ny iioSNS's
give them any other name than that by which
they will yet he damned into immortality, that OF
political fiction? Applanse.l
Bat pass f.om III u. That distinguished Sen
ator from Illinois has lust been nominated ut the
other end of this city, How? How? Eight
Southern States were driven out of your body at
Charles.on--cight Democratic States-by repu-
| citation of Democratic, principles. They went
| out not TO disrupt you. They went out for no
:, I.,
forth because great constitutional principles had
been trampled under foot. as they believed, by a
| factions majority, factiously in the majority.
They went home to their people. That peo-
/ ME said to them in their Convention assembled,
| that they had done WE'LL and approved their ac-
tion, and Endorsed their principles; and yet in
spirit OF harmony and brothcriy love, desired
them tn return to this body because they did not
| desire that the differences which had been thus
parpetuated 1T Charleston, should te closed for
ever against harmonious cancellation, but desir-
ed that one opportunity might be given the
sober second thought or the National State Rights
Democracy, that one more effort might be given
| them, by. which you and themselves, and the
country, and tie Union, so far as i: depended on
| the Democracy, might be preserved
We came here in good faith for that purpose.
IApplause.l We tarried ut Richmond long
enough simply to organize this body, and not
even iteratcd in organic form our principles, for
| fear that the sensitive nature Of some OF our
| friends here might take the alarm and tie fear
that We might CON, to dictate that platform to
| them or retire.
! Hence il was that in spirit of safe and wise
providence and conciliatory moderation, the
Richmond Convention reiterated no platform. but
Organized and adjourned TO meet their Demo-
| cratic brethren.
We came here, and how were We receyed!-
How did that faction receive us They gained
fac,iolsly a majority upon the Committee on
Credentials, by reason Of eight Southern States
having retired, leaving only twenty-five States
represented in that Committee, and not only that
number, but organized practically against the
principles urged by every spirit Of truth, OF JUS
tice. OF fairness and of Democratic usage. Not
only that, but against the principles they them
selves had adopted to guide th IN in certain cases.
against those very principles they reported in OPP
d ,sitiou 10 other eases, all of which stood upon
the same identical principle for adjudication, and
the result of their labors was 20 shut out twenty
nti.Douglas votes and to admit twenty Douglas
votes from Democratic and Anti-Douglas States
The Sun, emo Court Of Mississippi has affirm
ed the validity Of the law making Il penal for re
tailcrs to sell liquor to q drunken man. and de
claring that the owner Of the establishment Is re
hllf.
1t IN stated that twenty thousand Swedes ant
Norwegians are preparing to embark. early In tn
coming snmmes for the United States They vii
bring much wealth with them, but WHAT better
being sober, moral and Industrious race, the.
vIIl bring with them habits Of industry and mo
rslity. which viii render them most valuable citi
zenA a&
most magnificent cave has been discovers
, | In Eld0rado county, California. several iarg
:. ,.n. :. r. found in Il several hundred feet i
ionath ~ nearly ~ many broad, and like. tn
lertent Of which il jet unknown. The floor, q
vell q stalactitcs, are oil Of beautiful, whit
. iervstalixed marble, -
The last srriya. Of Mormon emlgransa for 9
; eeeson came to New York. last Wednesday,
, the barqus Tapscott, from Liverpool, some ~
7 strong. No snosc are expected tns ysa a =
j tbs sanlrraps books close up on come 1000 ne
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