Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-09-01
The Speaking Wednesday Night.


 1, Hindman addressed the Breekinridge and Lane club on last Wednesday night, the regularly appointed speakers, Messrs. Pope and Hutchinson having given way for that purpose.
 We have not time now, to make any ex- tensive review of the speeches, but will merely note few of the most prominent points. Dr. Taylor showed that there had always existed in the South, spirit of con cession and submission to northern aggres- sion, which had brought us to the verge of ' ruin; that such spirit although admitted on all hands to be subversive of the equality of the States, and striking at the very foun- dation of independence, had become so con stant in its exercise, as at last to be en- gralted in the platform of party, as its leading distinctive feature; he showed that the cry of disunion against the dem ocratic party was unjust and unfounded, and that if there cere southern extremists and in discreet politicians who advocated the elec- tion of Breckinridge and Lane, they did not necessarily taint the party with their fanati- cal sentiments, any more than the black re- publican supporters of Bell and Everett, abolitionized their party in the South; the political status of men and parties was to be judged by their record, and their plat form
 Dr. Taylor adverted to the character of some who composed the convention that nominated the candidates of the so-called union party" about 40 of whom he said, were avowed black republicans, who cast their first votes for acknowledged leaders of that party, Mclean of Ohio, and others; and that after Bell and Everett were nomi mated, some of those same delegates went to Chicago and assisted in the nomination of Lincoln
 Col. Hindman spoke about two hours in his usual energetic and forcible style; he was listened to with interest, and his argu ments and appeals we'll received; he took up the question of the regular nomina- tion" of Stephen A. Douglas, and showed conclusively that his nomination was pro- cured by the most unfair, unjust, undemo- cratic, and fraudulent means that were ever resorted to, to accomplish an unholy pur- pose. Right here, we protest against our Nmional neighbor quoting the Old Line Democrat upon us in support of his argu- ment of irregular nomination n'-the for mer editor like all other men is fallible, and either admitted the regularity of Doug las nomination before posting himself on the subject, or was "just talking as poli- ticians frequently do in the heat of debate, without intending to be understood literal ly; however this may be, Col. Hindman proved conclusively that there was no regu- larity or justice in the nomination of Doug las. But even admitting against the most garing facts to the contrary that there IS no just cause of complaint, Col. II. argued that it was to the platform, the principles by which each candidate had announced he was to be governed, that devotees of the Constitution and the Union should look, and that all should unite on the representa- tives of those principles which are best cal culated to secure equal rights and the sta bility of our government; he then proceeded to show that Douglas and his platform, de- nied to the people of the South equal rights with the people of the North, that Douglas had broken his plighted faith in refusing to acknowledge the binding power of the de- cision of the supreme court, and that once proved faithless and unreliable, he should never more be trusted; that Cass, the Nestor of the Senate-as he had been called-had occupied the same position with Douglas, I.lst before the decision of the supreme court; that both had promised to recognize as authoritative and final such decision, whatever it might be; that the decision was made, and Cass true to his promise bowed in submission to it, while Doug las ignored his pledge and held the decis- ion of the court in contempt.
 The remarks of Col Hindman upon the platform of the Bell and Everett party were well timed, and his arguments to show that it was not such platform as should receive the support of lovers of the Consti- tuition and the Union, were irrefutable.-- The simply cry of Union without explana- tion or interpretation was but as sound ing brass and tinkling cymbal," meaning nothing, or perhaps even worse than noth- ing; he showed that the novel platform of the Bell and Everett party was open to any kind of construction, that southern ex- tremists and northern fanactics could stand side by side upon it, and doubtless it was framed and left thus undefned for such diff ferent and various constructions. The black republicans, who had originated the baseless charge of disunion against the con stitutional democratic party tossed their hats in the air, and cried out as Justify for Union, as the strongest supporter of Bell; that Lincoln was in favor of the consttu- tion as much as Bell, and that there was no substantial difference between them as to the enforcement of the laws.
 We have not time and space for a more extended notice of the speeches; the canvass is now fairly opened, and if pushed vigor- ously, glorious victory awaits us in Mo- vember,
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