The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-09-05
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Wednesday, september 5, 1850

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Wednesday, September 5, 1850
Douglas Inception In the South.
Senator Douglas ON his way to North
Csroliua, stopped at Norfolk. Va. BY spe
eial Invitation. He was expected on Fsidsy
last, but the boat did not rssch The city un
Ill Saturday. a selegraPhic dispatch to The
New York Herald says: 6i4.,,s
"Hsd he arrived on Friday, az expected,
be would hsye had tremendous reception.
for on that day a large body Of electors had
formed in procession. who, with band o.
Il mnsic and a Cannon whose rude throAt was
intended % addrt tbe eWthtsisstfc ehssaciei
OF the welcome, awaited bic arrival. He did
not make his appearance. but the peopl,
Il cheered, however, the music played. end III,
cannon awakened the echoes Of the still re
gion all the same.
When the boat arrived on Saturday, theFs
wss still considerable crowd to receive
him, and, hastily, the music and the big gun
black men and white men, assembled "a
welcome him and escort him to his hotel
On landing, he expressed his thanks for
the unexpected warmth Of his welcome, and
for couple Of hours afterwards was occu.
pied In receiving his friends at the hotel.
During the day be visited Portsmouth. BY
invitation, and was escorted to the Ocean
House there, and underwent the inevitable
ceremony of reception.
! In the evening an immense c-otud gather.
ed on The streets OF Norfolk, bonfires were
lighted, bands played. and good time Of II
altogether was hsd, fermenting an enihusi-
asm foreign to the Norfolkites. A commit
tee Of arrangements was formed, and under
their directions the whole body of people
proceeded to the Court House ysrd.
Judge Douglas soon appeared, and taking
his stand on the topmost step OF the stone
! flight leading to the entrance OF the building
he proceeded at once to address the assem-.
blage, computed at six thousand people,
He spoke for nearly two hours, and made
one Of the most forcible of his popular soy
ereignty speeches.
In the middle Of his address slip Of pa
|. per was handed TO him. 1t was cut iron
the Norfolk Daily Argus, Breckiuridg
Disunion paper, and contained two polt
{. questions for Judge Douglas.
= Having ascertained the questions thu
F, propounded. helsaid thereon, am not in th
habit of answering questions propounded I
: me in the course of an address, but on th
Il occasion l will comply with the request an
10 respond very frankly and unequvocally I
y these two questions.
: The first question is, il Abraham Lincol
be elected President Of the United State
! will the Southern States be justified in 81
T. cedilg from THE UnioIk? >
d. To this l emphaticaliy answer no. (Gre
"A spplause,) The election OF mau to Il
Presidency by the American people, in co
u formity with the Cons nstitution of the Unit
NJ States, would not justify any attempt at d
he solving this glorious confederacy, "a
es plsuse.) Now will read to you the ne
question, and then answer it.
a. Question-If they. the Southern Statt
~ secede from the u MON upon the inaugur
I'd ton of Abraham Lincoln, before he comm
va an overt act against their constitution
rights, will you advise or vindicate resistan
y by force to their secession I?
a. Mr. Douglas-I answer emph4tically th
te it Is the duty OF the President of the Unit
as States, and all others in authority und
!, him, to enforce the laws of the United Stal
= as pissed by Congress and as the courts e
IL pound them. (Cheers) And /, as in du
bound by my oath OF fidelity to the constit
III tion, would do oil 10 my power to aid 4
- government of the United States in mai
tanning the supremacy OF the laws sgan
" all resistance to them, come from VIII
A. quarter it might. (Good) In other word
SO think the President of the United Site
IN whoever he may be, should treat all attemp
- to break up the Union, by resistance 10
20 laws, as Old Hickory treated the nallihe
er In 1882. (Applause.) The lave must
les enforced, but at the same time, be it remer
by bered, il is the duty OF every citizen Of eve
"a State, and every public .functionary, to pr
serve, maintain and viDdicate the rights
~ every citizen and the rights of every Sta
ef in the Uuion. / hold that the Constitute
has remedy for every grievance that mi
arise within the lfmits of the Union. o
2 very frank in answering these questions.
NJ am not ia favor of any policy which wou
tend to give rise TO complaints or murinu
= ings, much less to such ss would calf
~ resistance from any quarter. | acknos
a edge the inherent and inslienable righi-
en- revolution whenever . grievance becom
u too burdensome to be borne. | sckaov
edge the right Of every man to rebel a
~ change the form of government under whi
TX he lives whenever it proves destructive
ith the ends for which il was established. III
Ied is d right, however. never TO be resorted
until lhe operations OF the government
w come more grievons than the consequent
n,s of revolution,
INT Aud therefore / ssy that the mere In
to guration of President Of the United Sla
ich whose political opinions we're 10 my ju
ment hostile 70 the constitution and sat
~ OF the Union, without an overt oct on.
OO, part, without striking blow at our con
,uy tuition or Our rights, is not such grieva
Ger as would justify revolution or secession
Il (Cheers.) Hence 1 say whoever may
S elected. President OF the United States,
hce must be sustained in the exercise OF all
i'm just consiii0iionai preFogatives and pow,
tel4 Ii be lranscends them we will punish
with all the figoF Of the law, as you puni
Il ed John Brown when be violated your Ia
N "a storm Of applause. I lpr oae will !
NOT tain wilh alI nv energy the President VIII
ms. ever he may be- il The exercise u al
"a. powers conferred upon him by tie Eonst
4 3 tiun. but would take Just As much pleha
~ ID hanging him Il hs tfanscsnded sh0sa pI
- era, as Il tsel pleasure II knowing th9t
Why haneed John HfoWn when Ne svas euiilj
ory murder end treason against The SEzks d
einis. ReneWal d storm an Il
abiding msi,, md believe the u6i0n
be mointainoa 81 isiihinl ohsezesiise
and the censtis0ti6n hez inaiak u saaeling
or tulilIment IN 606a IAiln 6I svefy provis
dsa lotlhal cohstlllsi6H Insist % iini
3, paIiEy enich viii plaee Oh the people of
HE States lin "a 69zet equality, ana mainI