, 1860-07-27

entertainment Of the company.
As to the prospects Of the party, it needs oa'
to be addedtba we sre under the personal c4'
Of J. B. Austin, Esq, Of :he Land Departme,
of the Illinois Central Railroad, to assure OF
friends that nothing will be wanting 10 cur c,
tertaiuulent aud comfort. The number OF ba
kets and attachments thereunto belonging ,h'
can be observed snugly packed away in certai
corner, give sure promise TINT for all our want
| an abundance Is provided 3.
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Hon. F. Il, Stan1on---Ili. Op.nton @
Douglas.
The Republicans Of st. Louis held rousin
meeting ON Monday evening last. Among th
speakers WAS Hon. F. +. Stanton, lats Terrific
ria! Secretary Of Kansas. In the course ef hi
remarks, he gave history Of lis experience i
Kansas, the efforts OF the Democracy to max
elave State Of it in opposition to the wishes Q
the people. the Oxford frauds. and finally Of hi
uncercmonious expulsion from Office. for refus
ing to be q part. to the pro,slavery conspiracy
Whep," said Mr.. Stanton, ~ found mysel
ab bandoned BY everybody in my own party,
Of allowing the people to manage their Own at
fairs. Then fund every body there-lhe Re
publicans Of Kansas working with me, and To-
| the first time found myself working in concer
with the Republican party, for the preservation
Of the Liberties OF the people, i was in Con
guess in 1854. and voted for the ka4sus. Nebras
ka bill. made a speech. however, on that bill
stating my belief that slavery nerer wnuld G
| IL Kan -, as, indeed, it never has attempted
| to be carried there, excepting by few men o.
yonr borders. and other mischievous men it
the South. It has been gotten up for politica
| benefits.
Now, gentlemen, this is fundamental prin
s,ple 9f our government. t1at the people Of {
| State have right To form their own constitu
tion. Yet here WAS q constitution. anu con
! tested by the entire people Of Kansas. that wa.
| sought to be forced on Kansas By the Demo
cratic party. ID so doing the Democratic party
surrendered its own prime pies. These sre
some Of tile reasons why Left the Democratic
! party, and why would now, If had not been
vote for Lincoln and Ilamlin. [Appiauae.1 /
found myself in Kansas Republican, and
worked with them. The effort was then to Sc.
cue the just aud honest administration Of th-
lar in Kansas The fault was not with the Law.
1t Was with sir. Buchanan and the Democratic
Leeompt,nism on the people. That was
fortunately defeated, but the English "puz-
z!e'' WAS passed. 1t forms all extraordinary
chapter in our politics. It shows tha,
the Administration WIS engaged in tryinR
to purchase votes to make u slare Siutf
Yes. 10000 soent IN the department Of public
printing to co::::nat Congress-. il It strungc
that fraud should be committed here alter the
spectacle presented in Washington? When
thrills the whole country, and Whenever fraud
Is praciiced it may be char ed upon the Admin
istration. This ID another reason Rhy | shal:
I;e,ts against the present Administration aud
those who atGSiii:a!e with it. Knowing what do
Of its corruptions, coui1 I'll suppress my
voice against them OF repress nr iuu,gnas..~.. ~..
against tue djgaita,ies Of this republic Lcay-
ing ou, all other questions, when see mr. coun-
try's escutcheon stained, it bcomes the dutY OF
erery man to cast bis vote against them. and d.
it in tue most rffectuul manner. This il r,ass-
age in our history nereS to be forgotten. Ia 4lt
the pages Of history from ls76 to 1850 nothin..
like it has ever been seek III our country. Think
ot that h5pocrite saying to the people Of Pitts
burg that money was used to cusry elections,
when he vas using public money to force a con.
stitution on Kansas obnoxious to her people,
You are all aware that in company with Coz.
Walker and myself there were others who sus
tanned us throughout, and known generally as
auti.Lecompton Democrats led on By Douglas
haven't al unkind word against him, but I
shall not vote tor him. admire him t. some
extent for the position h. occan:es. believe
popular sovereignty to be correct, but moi l.:
--h"died in the Kansas Nebraska bill, because
e1u. kaus.s had 10 chance to assert
the people o. 90 -nsralnsa them for I:
their majority. Doug.ao So ''-a hA sus-
while, but be has fallen from If. nuu
tanned that position would not now lie adyo-
eating Lincoln aud Hamlin :or the Presidency.
Douglas has not maintained his position tn the
end. After the Democratic party had abandon
Ell its principles, he ought not to hare gone In
Charleston at all. lie should hare hosfed the
standard Of true Democracy, and dcted ihe
Charleston Democracy; and this, gent cnen, is
what |, in my humble way, advised him 10 do.
lie thought different. and wished to purify tLc
and they have done it. They decapitatel hin.
for the Craftsmanship Of the Committee on Ter.
ritories, ind Senator t;reen substituted in his |
place. though ht then be would take MY sdvice,
but I WAS chagrined to find that lie didn't meet
this outrage as l would have done. lou san /
back into Senatorial CAUCUS as a Democrat |
whereas he bad only little while bcfore been |
kicked out for not being Democrat. The next
we saw was that he was willing to take tb.. |
Charleston nomination II be could get it harmo.
liously, upon almost any terms, and at Uultl. |
Ticket with Senator Fitzpa!rick-a Lecomptun.
lie, who had voted in the teeth of Douz zlss On |
every question affecting the Lccompton Const- |
tutioo. Again, in Douglas letter accepting the |
domination, there Was not a word about Kansas |
or her wrongs, about ~hlch Douglas has himself |
repeatedly denounced. There never was IN uct
That called for deuunciation louder bv rotitical |
TIE Douglas party, the breckin- |
ridge, the Bell and Everett psrty, and the Sam
Houston party, sll omitted to say any thing Of |
If these frauds-the Republican Conrention /
ras the only Convention to say anything on
hat point
Gentlemen, ask your attention to this point
uar1 fonf nf hArir ~ I
n a Southern State, It is necessary for me to
:xplain why am nov advocating Lincoln and
dam]iu. II is because no other party has dared
o say anything against the culraxe5 which
sere inflicted on the people of Kausas by the
Administration, aud doing justice 10 the part |
Fas called on TO act in that contest. It may b.
! personal consideration, but I feel that the
lonor OF the whole country is involved in this
natter. But these conventions. omittinE this
1bject from their platforms, hare shown want
II interest in the rights Of sovereign people
nd hare given no Cause for political action.
very man who has had IN interest in the do
ngs On the plains Of Kansas, ought to teel an
uterest in this thing. Because The Republican
arty has denounced this thing, ! feel in honor
'ound, and In justice 10 ny self TO gire them
support Gentlemen, think of this thing. 1n
s57, when the Lecompton Constitution was
ent to Congress-, it WINS attempted to bring Ham
Is into the Union against her will, aud the
|
ase been Stare State. Well. in 1859, when |
be presented fair constitution created With.
ut fraud, aud when aer population had LARGELY
:creased, and yet while the whole democratic !
arty sought to bring her in under the lie. |
omptou Constitution, almost the whole marty
oted against her admission under the WyAn-
otte Constitution. 1t is trus that the Repnbli
IN House Of Representatives, by majority Of
voted to admit her, but the Senate, controlled l.
: the Davises, and Pitches, and Gwins, post.
oued ii. DO you think, gentleman, That l. a
tizen Of Kansas, am to stand By aud see these
atrages committed without raisiag vo;ce
,ainat them. Why. twelve weeks ago the
ouglas Democracy called on me to attend their
onvention and assist them to organize their
arty. l asked if they would cut loose
ON the Administration and stand forth Oh your
:inc1ples. They said no." they would be silent
that point; tneT would s1y nothing about
but would tax altogether about De- +
ocracy. told them tla: this Was Dot the | q
emocfacy Of Jefferson and Jackson. That c
ey nerer kept their mouths closed, and how d
u1d /, who Lad seen these monstrous wrongs | :
Kansas. [Applause.l As stranger in this l
y. | have no tight to interfere with your local
cannot speak on slavery in this O
y, bur in Kansas can bpeak OF it. hare d
ID that went to Kansas with all nT. early d
ejndices on the sutject Of slavery; but before q
'ad been there long discovered thatt would 1
the South to think that tlayery is the best u
m Of institution for State-1 dou't believe A
| belieys freedom is better than slavery, o
that If the 100, 900 negroes Were exchanged Il
1oo, 900 fresmen, that it would b bsttar tor q
> State. G
Hayti. /
Advices from St. Domingo to the 9Th Inst, b
te that General Santa Anna was on the line q
tween Hapt; and Et f5nu1iupO. with GiH1 / n,