New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-24
MIR. DOUGLAS IN SPRINGFIELD.
Fyon TIE Springfield RepubIioea, JEiyn u.

Fyon The Springfield RepubAoGa, JLyn
Mr. and Mrs Douglas came TO Springfield on Friday
noop ON their way from Boston TO the West, and
stopped till the evening tram for Albany There
were abundant signs the Mstsaso house tbat some
pans had been a en- by his political friends to be civil
10 bun ON this occasion and make amends for their for
ner neglect. John Madden WAS pnt out OF sight, and
Ody number Of the mott respectable leaders In tle
DtmCcI aIic party OF the city were on dny In clean
| clothes. Col. Hazard and Mayor Deaing were up
rum Conn. cticut Whiting Griswold and ). o. Lamb,
| ID. martyr editor, csme down from Grcenhed with
the Breckenridge Postmaster, 10 zee that they dd not
Do sny m,tcni.i; and the editor of The Ptseid Sun
and Fostmaster there, having very uneasy feeling
about tie n, ck with l.. ii. GaIn we'll, Thomas F. Plum
kett, ard other B-rkslie followers VI the little
reb,l appeared TO do honor their chief We missed
omt familiar Democratic faces; but 1t was about time
for distributing the nss, and then there men who
FIST being regularly vt their meals, let who viii
cone OF what will happen. The presence Of MIR.
Douglrs and u speech from hun having been adver-
i.ed couple of thousand people, at the outside, gath
cred about the Massas 1t II, use and pc maps QUE or
hundred of them gre eted his appearance upon the
bacouy with cheers. Mr.. Beach introduced HIN with
mis- us grace, and Mr.. Douglas proceeded TO make
the oi p.st and cev speech of his tour in New
Epgl.d II vas combination Of the best parts Of MA
Uafper 9 Magazine discussion of Popular Sovereignty,
aud bis Boston Revere-iiouse speech, nicely dove
tai together and ike ambitious almanac, tspe-
&" eally ,oapted to 'hs meridian. The facines 1or
reporting were of the beet, but we present pretty
full skech the speech which occupied about malt AL
hour in the delivery:
MR.. DOUGLASS SPEECH.
Mr. Douglas thanked the crowd Tor It's enthusiastic
reception him, saying be hAd accepted the invitation
TO remain over this ume, because OF his regret that,
in passing through the cy ie~ Gay since, more time
WA be bad for this purpose lie felt proud that
wherever he went fIOm STA 10 State and from city
~ city, there were gad voices " welcome MIN Tor
TIE sake Of the great principles which undsris our
Government which principles n was his honor and the
honor of his party ~ repreent. Par.u rly did he
feel proud ut the coruiasy Of his welcome III Masesa
chust MassacL Dees earliest OF the colonies, ana
first declare sno fret To practically Introduce upon
her own SOIL the great principle of self government In
III townsh organization Of Massachusetts ana New
England, he germ Of IT, republican form OF gov
ern n. ut under which We live. Jefferson draw his
most valuable ideas from these distinct and independent
town meetngs but while he enlarged upon the plan TO
the extent Of whole government he failed 10 INTRO
ouee il ia its detail even Into HE Sn State OF virginia
The principle however Iemalned-the rBht OF tue peo-
pe to govern themselves; and his was MOI the turn
pp point of our politics It's application TO the Terri
iuies. The dogma that the citizen OF Territory de-
ri, es his ow Congress is .he old Tory idea that
the citizens Of the gDa colonies derived their yer
from the crown We ca plvded this idea in the war Of
the keyout. L; and the principle of Popular S,ve-
reipty was born. We hold therefore, that the citizen
does OF derive power from Congress- for he bas already
derived it FROM God mighty; VINO are The people
Il the Territoriesl They the emgrants from Mas
ebu, etts Vermont and the other great States North
o. South. AT hone they were capable OF selfgoy-
eminent, and man sought to deny them the right
an, here. When did they lose this capacity aud
right Was the passage Of the Missouri River into
Kausas fatal to tie emgrAnt of Massachusetts 10 this
respectl But here rises party and says the Terrific
r.s may lesa'e Any thing and everything OF local
interest but Slavery Inc people OF tne Ielr"o
rits then, may enact their own laws to regulate
| the relations OF husband and wife, OF landlord and
tenant, of guardian and ward of employer and EN-
ploy ed but they may not iegsaie about the single
relation Of and feryaDt a. II that OF all others
war the mort important. This party a Northern Sec
topa parry claims that Cong has the right TO leg
slate Slavery out Of the Territories, aud another,
Southern coDa party. claims that Congress has the
rj bit TO leg1slste Slavery into the Territories aud be-
tv cen tie two occupying the SAFE conservative mid
die ground slanos great National Democratic party
demanding that The people themselves shall settle TINS
qucstion Tor themselves. In ether words, one party
claims the right to deny Slavery where 1t Is wanted,
and the other to foce it wrere 1t Is not wanled For
ten years the of words upon This division has pre-
vailed necessarily Ill the halls OF Congress, between
men who have never the soil they are talking
about No other busine has been attended TO than
TO talk Slavery down or up. tariff bill Is wanted
to guard our from unjust combinations against
it, ard to protect and foster our Industrial interests
ard YOU atk your representative why 1t was not
passed he will answer, for want OF time. Inc
honest creditor Of the Government IN service rem
dered money lent ojures received, asks his repre-.
sentative ny his bill Of redress failed for want OF
| time" No good thing bias been done during these
wears Of heated strife all for want of time" The
Northern member consumes long hours in demonstrst-
ing that Slavery ought not to go Into New Mexico;
the Southern member Is equally anxious to prove that
Slavery belongs of right IN Kansas. And yet, the
people of Kansas have proclaimed in trumpet tones
itat Slavery shall not exist among them Cneersl,
while the people of New-Mexico, with entire uaa,
| aimity, have adopted siave-code. Faint cheers
| Aud am willing il shalt be 3d. As TO kausas, there
is not the power in this Confederacy that can force
| Slavery upon unwilling people Loud cheers ana
as New Mexico, if there be any benefits Ia Slavery,
ain willing they should enjoy them, or II any evils,
they slone must besr them. lisa fundamental princi-
pie of our Government that Congress shall not inter-
,ene in the affairs of the State. When the compact
formed Massachusetts alone OF the thirteen colo
nes had abolished Slavery, and the Union war, there
fore, one of twelve tlave1oldiDg colonies, with one
ehodiDg Mass achusetts feared she might be
outvot.d by her twelve sisters, were the Slavery
question Left the power Of Congress- and 30 the nde
pdeu sovereignty Of each Of the States in this matter
was establisl ed and recognized. And again in 1850,
those great statesmen Webster Clay, and Cas-, recog
pizing the justice and necessity Of this principle
further ordained il ia order to give peace to the
country l well know that MassAchusetts coldly re-
,evtd her distinguished Senator on his return from
Washington after his 7th of March speech, bat be-
leve that the time will be, If il has not already come
when that speech ~ that settlement shall be looked
| upon rs the proudest act Of his life.
In conclusion, gcntiemeD for have already detained
You TOO lorg and have been amost betrayed INTO max
ing political speech Laughter and cries Of " go on,
will ray aeaiI, that the Democratic principle is that
| Of sefgoverument ia States Territories, subject
only 10 The lims If the Fecer Constitution. On any
other principle then this the Union could not stand
moment. With this basi- Of national action, IN
the future in the past The perpetnity OF tie Union
need not be feared Why cannot We of the North and
South iosether, in tbs earlier days of the Re
public Why SHOULD appeals be made 10 Northern
prejudice or Southern passion Let us live IN bar,
uony Together, Oh the basls Of the Union formed ana
| bequcaiitd by our fathers, remembering that they
stood tide by aide in all the battles Of the revolution
shedding their common blood for the sake CT beqaeaih
ing comm u union 10 our common posterity' 81,
| A locoDo i've coming along at this moment win u
Iea, deal of smoke and noise Mr.. Douglas said he