The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-10-04

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divine. i
He assertetl that the Democratic idea o
tariff was the adya!orum duty, when he
knew the fact that the present Democratic
President in two OF his annual messages
pressed and urged upon the consideration
of Congress and the country tarlti OF
SPECIFIC duties.
lie had the audacity to charge "fraud
and corruption ana bribery" upon the
Republican party, when he knew tfat the
party to which he belonged was ured up
so deep in fraud and bribery and corrup-
lion. as 10 stash decency and put to
81 ame everything that had ever gone be-
fore, when lie knew that tho President of
the party with whom he stood i'd nti6ed
had been censured Wnd dlsgraced; stood
limpoached before the world for the cor
rupt and unholy use of the peoples mo,
n'y in carrying elections. lie said (ior
the purposes Of argument-for Il c mean
purpose Of carrying q meaner poinL that
the publican party as party took its or
Eigin in 1854, when he knew (ifhe has any
knowledge OF the history ofpariies in this
country that the Republican party as a
party had no political existence until
1886. lie held out the idea and hbored
TO convey the impression that The Repub-
ican party were in favor Of interfering
with slavery in the States, and Silly asked
the silly question, how hey could 'strbe
off lhe chains OF humsn bondage 10 the
States" when he knew that the Rcpub.i
can Iariy proposed 10 such thing; wher
he knew they were opposed TO the inter
i-rencc with slavery in the States.' liz
allie ssd that Congress lad no power 10 ex
ciude slavery in the territories, wien b,
had admitted in his great speech but
few months before, tlat the territorie
were not beyond the control and Just reg
ulation Of Congresa' That che hsor,
Of K,nsas abounded in wise and just il
ttrventiOn on ;lie part of Congress-"
IIeavcwCd the doctrine of popular soy
igniy-endorsed S. A. Douglas and hi
platform In the face Of the fact that tw,
years ago ho endorsed Mr.. Buchanan
m ard Mr.. Buclanans territorial policy
striking down as it does Mr.. Douglas
doctrine, and denying aS il did, the powe
of a territorial Legislature to excluj
slavery
lie asserted that tic people Of no terri
tory had ever established slavery, whel
Is- the fact is patent 10 the world ard admit
Mt ted by Judge Douglas, that the "peopl
-. ~ of New Mexico by the doctrine Of squa
r,s ter sovereignty have established SLAYER
in the whole Of that territory once free.
he lie admitted his vote against the rcpci
nj of the odIous, inhuman and baibarou
S. practice Of rolygamy in Utah, and just
ed frd it on the ground orequatter sovereign
ip ty. inierposing in part the pitiable pie
49, tia, the law could not le enforced, whe
u he knew that the whole power of the fec
Of eral government would lie brought TO bei
is uoou the enforcement of that law had
he been dsrf garded.
Co Procaiming the doctrine of non int
IL vention rs he did, urging the people
,e- mind their own business and let the pc
WI pie Of Utah regulate their domestic afai
he in lheir own way. lie had the hardihoC
,l. to say ((or the purpose of catching vote
ef that "iI the Republicans wanted ciIerti
Legislation to abolish polygamy in uII
ro' the Democratic party would give it
10. th.m.'
50 IIc admitted his vote for tie approx
n, of The barbprous and inhuman law Of u
Ina Legislature Of New Mexico by which po
20, white men were sold irto slavery for del
lf by which the employer was authorized
.he whip white men employed to do bis wor
provided it be not done "with clubs al
IN stripes" )" and justified it on the ground
"a. Humanity and popular sovereignty
=. Ilo claimed that the ordinance of "a
was Democratic measure, when he kne
%. that that ordinance legislatcd slavery o
h., OF every foot of territory that then b
.ao Ionged to the nation; when he knew III
od it was the very basis of Republicanisi
or and The worry opposite fthc Democrat
-. doctrine Of non intervention.
=, lie asserted that the Democratic par
"a had always aud uniformly admitted ne
"a, sacs into the Union applying for admi
,er sion with republican form Of COVER
D. menu, when lie knew the same party
49, last wiutor scoiied at the application
or Kansas. and refused her admission wi
IN an anti.Slavcry Constitution. and for
,od other reason Than that she would ha
ho come in Republican State:
,,, lie asserted that Abraham Lincoln h;
-. yoi 4 In withhold Iupplies from Moxic