The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-03-08

| trust the man who says: "GentlemeD.
l don't believe that Slavery is a divine
institution, that it is any source of polisi-
cal, social and moral good. but believe
you had better try all the chemical pow.
er Of Heaven and in the winds, the steam
power of the waters. than to hold the AT.
rican 10 bondage, because, after all 1t is
bunder 10 an economical point Of view,
and although We are determined to stand
by your institutions, don't ask US to deny
the life which We live out in living letters,
so that ell the nations of the earth can
read. We not only believe liberty is
preferable, but We believe that Slavery is
a curse to the white and black" That is
the man for you to trust
: | am here to day and gone tomorrow,
but | tell you if ever the tune does come
when the Shareholders need aid to protect
them from the violence of slaves rising for
freedom, that aid will come from the men
that are opposed to the Northern Democ-
racy, and not from the Democracy of the
North themselves, because there is not
logical argument on Gods earth that can
bring them to the conclusion which they
prete nd to draw. Therefore it was that
Stephen A. Douglas was ready to beat
you in 1878, when you were attempting
to force slavery upon Kansas. He has
backed down beyond doubt to-day, but if
you had not elected him Senator, he would
bave been in the Republican ranks
You are right when you say you can't
trust these. Ca Voioe-"We didn t say
SOY You did say so. | appeal to the
reports of the convention to bear me out.
This was said "ii they would not march
up to that line set down, let them 90. -
Why let them gol Because you don't
trust them of course. If you trust them
you will want them to stand By you; if
they are yogr friends you will want them
ALL Mr. Silver tooth said that Stephen
A. Douglass was outside of the Democrat
ic party already Whyl Because be
stands upon the Democratic platform of
1856.
A Voice in the crowd-Did the Con-
vention coincide with that viewl
Mr.. Clay-Mr. Graves's resolutions
were voted down, which I understood to
coincide with Douglass view.
A Voice = Was be named
MIR. Clay-If you vote down the doc
trine and the man that makes a speech,
you don't leave much of the man. Laugh
ter II tell you Douglas stands no chance
You have already degraded bim from the
Craftsmanship Of the Com nittee on Terri
tories in the United States Senate-are
you going to take him up again! Your
own Senators won't trust him; can you
believe 10 a man whose masters are con-
tinually watching him, pistol and bowie
knife in hand Breckinridge is the boy,
/ believe. Guthrie is an honest man-as
honest man as the Democratic party has
built up for number of years-and that
is not saying much.
Fillibustering.
6. I charge the Democratic party with
Gllibu.tering. You all know what that
means. Going out with armed bands of
uen from the United States. Extending
the area of freedom;" performing John
Brown raids, entering upon general inVa-
sions to set humanity right, when the gal
liant old tar, Commodore Pau!ding, re-
ceived iDstructisns, il he caught Walker
to bring him home. The old fellow thought
the President of the United States meant
wbst be said. and be went out. ordered
bis marines out, and brought home the
individual, and what did the President
sayl Why, said be, Il have great no.
ton to dismiss you from the service. You
are a dsmn'd old fool" Laughter. i
"Did I not tell you. Comm odore, at Os-
tend, before became candidate of the
Southern Democracy, that we wanted Gu
ba and we would buy it if We could, and
if Spain would not sell it we would take
it in any way; and do you suppose that
when We say We don't mean to have
Nicaragua we don't want to have it =
You are an old fool" Therefore, say
as those men are not punished, but as
Wslker goes to visit the President of the
United States, that you are guilty of 6lli-
clustering. If be had been taken at sea
by any Government of sufficient power a.
broad that dare execute the law contra
ry to your sympathy, be would have been
hung until be was dead, dead, dead. and
there would have been the last of Billy
the blue eyed man Of destiny.
7. You have established censorship
of the press. by a Post Office usurpatioD.
8. Of violation of the Constitution,
which provides that tho citizens of each
State shall be entitled to all privileges
and immunities of citizens 10 the several
States.
9, Ofsympstizing with foreign despots,
as Russia against Hungary.
10. Of violating the compromise mea-
sures of 1850.
IL. OF violating the compromises OF
1920.
IL. OF the usurpasion Of the Supreme
Court of political power in the Dred Scott
case, where they undertake to overthrow
the decisions of ell the State Courts, and
the acts of all the Presidents who lived
in the days of the Revolution, and in the