The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-10-25

which liberty is to be preserved in this
country, he seems to have studied the
means by which people are enslaved
there. Not in England, but in France
and Russia, he found much to admire.
Il don't know whether he visited Aus
tria and Naples.) He basked in the
isunshlne OF the Gar Nicholas. The
smiles of despot sank deeply into his
heart, and this conspiracy bill grew out
Of it.
And this is yonr greatest of living
statesmen" Ifthis is the ruling states.
manship of our days, then good night,
dearly bought liberties good night
bright American Republic good night
great beacon Of struggling humanity
1t it is craftsmanship to subvert the
principles of the Constitution, under
mine the liberties of the people, to
place the security of the individual al
the mercy of the centralized Govern
ment, then, indeed, he is one of the
greatest, and his statue deserves to be
erected side by side with that of the
illustrious Cataline of Rome and the
patriotic Stafford of England. 1 do
not fear that the man who made the
infamous attempt will be elevated to
the highest trust in this Republic, for a
just fate has already irrevocably
decreed against him but l do fear that
there may be thousands of men who
will n IT have spirit enough to stigma
tize him with their reputation. ap-
peal to you, American freemen. Your
hearts cannot harbor the sincere feeling
of gratitude for the heroes and sages
who gave liberty to this land, if you do
not harbor curse for the man who
attempts to destroy it with his insidi-
Gus schemes.
DOUGLAS ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE PEo-
PILE.
But as to Judge Douglas, here
stand up before the great jury of the
sovereign people, and bring in my bill
of Indictment.
l arraign him for having changed his
position in regard to the Missouri re-
striction, time and again, according to
the interests of slavery.
/ arraign him for having broken the
plighted faith of the people by the re-
peal of the compromise of 1920.
| arraign him for having upheld the
most strocious violations Of the ballot
box; for having trampled upon our
most sacred rights of the people of
Kansas, so long as the struggle be-
tween freedom and slavery was doubt
full.
/ arraign him for having committed
a fraud upon the people by forging and
adulterating the principle of popular
sovereignty, and making it the machine
of slavery propagandism.
/ arrai gn him for having deserted the
cause of free Kansas, when the people,
having complied with all reasonable
conditions, applied for admission into
the Union.
| arraign him for having repeatedly
made the attempt to disturb the system
of constitutional checks and balances,
by placing the war-making power into
the hands of the President.
/ arraign him, lastly, for having at
tempted to pass off upon the people the
doctrine of political philosophy, which
is an insult to the popular understand
ing. No, beg your pardon. | do
not arraign him for that, for this is
free country, where everybody has a
right to make himself as Ridiculous as
be pleases, "subject only to the Consti-
tuition of the United States" Loud
laughter. And yet, l arraign him for
that also, for protest that he has no
right to made the republic ridiculous
with him.
Here is the charge. lis for the peo-
pie to give the verdict.
DOUGLAS AS CANDIDATE FOR THE PRES
IDENCY.
Gentlemen will you have patience
enough to listen to few remarks about
Douglas "the Presidential candidate p
Well after these exploits, he thought he
was fit to be Democratic candidate
for the Presidency, and so his nama
went before the Charleston Conven-
tion. But, wonderful to tell, the whole
Southern Democracy seemed to be
united against him; and | honestly de-
clare / think the Slave Power did
wrong. 1t might have found a more
abject and less exacting tool, but it
could hardly expect to find more dar
ing, reckless, and uDscrupulous one.
What was the reason of their opposi-
ton The true reason show that Mr..
Douglas never had sagacity enough to
understand his own position. The
szave pocer yiU sometimes, for eepedi
sncy's sake. .condescendt to make a North
ern man President, if he consents to be
its unconditional tool, bast 1T aciH meUer
elevate one aoho aspires to be or become
u leader Of the party. Mr. Douglas
ought to have understood that. There
was his mistake. However willing he
may have been to serve them, he had
TO serve them, not in his, but in their
own way. He effected independence
and he fell. / think the South acted
against their own interest, for in Judge |
Douglas they would have had a man
in the Presidential Chair who would |
have shrunk from nothing to regain
their favor. 1t is my conviction that
be would have been a more Ultra pro-
slavery President than Breckenridge,
Or Jefferson Davis, or Slidell, and /
wish they would still conclude to take