The Richmond palladium., 1860-07-19
Speech by a Douglas Man.

Speech by n Douglas Man.
Ma. GouLDEN. of Georgia. in the Baltimore
Convention, after declaring himself in favor
of the nomination and election of Mr.. Doug
las. said:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention: l come here from The State of
Georgia. indorsed by that State Convention
and by the Convention a. Charleston. This
ought surely to give me right TO be heard
before you; and though have not Joined
M fortunes in the State of Georgia either
to the House of York or Rouse OF Lsncas
ter, feel that have right here to speak
t" the great Democratic party Of the United
States In seeing the elements of disrup
ton and disorganization which seem TO pre-
vail in the midst of this most intelligent as
sembly, | have felt that the experiment OF
the capability of man for self government
was about to prove failure here, and that
the genius of liberty was about shrieking
to leave the world but trust this may be
the darkest hour just before the day. and
that from these elements Of discord, the rep
resentatises Of the intelligent American pco-
pile here assembled may be able to devise a
plan upon which the great Democratic party
of the United States may be united; and
that we will yet add another victory 10 the
many we have already achieved.
DEMOCRATIC INTEGRITY.
! am an advocate for maintaining the in
tegrity Of the national Democratic party.
| AN EXTREME MAN.
l belong to the extreme South; am a
Pro-Slavery man in every sense of the word
e.
Applause and lsughter.l
WHAT SLAVERY HAS DONE.
| This institution OF slavery. as | have said
elsew here, has done more TO advance the
prosperity and intelligence OF the white
race and of the human race than all else
together. l believe it to be founded upon
the law of Nature and upon the law OF God;
I believe it would be a blessing to all races
l believe that liberty woald not truly exist
in the Western world except by maintaining
the integrity of the great national Demo
cratic party. Applause. As FOR this ir,
repressib!e conflict party, with their serried
ranks now ready to march down upon US,
, l have no faith in il. because 1t Is founded
in anarchy, in everything that Is opposed to
human progress; while l understand the
idea Of the great National Democratic party
to be non.interven;ion in lis broadest sense.
[Applause,
| CANNOT Do MUCH IN GEORGIA.
Now, my Northern friends, l do not know
that can do much in Georgia TO reconcile
these matters. but whatever can do l will
Applause.
/ say thai our friends in Georgia who are
crying out for protection of Slavery in the
| Territories are advocating 4 mere theory, a
mere abstraction. thing that is not and
cannot be; they would demand protection
from the General Government, and have a
line of police established along the borders
of the slave Sea.es to catch and hang the
thieving Aboli,ionists who are stealing our
nisgers. Laughter and applause
t That is a means OF protection, and why2
Bec,iuse it is practical. Renewed laughter
and applause
SLAVE BREEDrNG.
Here is my old native State OF Virginia,
the slave trading and slave breeding State
of Virginia Lsug hter.
Delegate from Val call the gentleman
to order He casts imputatiou upon Vir-
pinia by calling her the slave breeding Stale
Of Virginia.
Mr.. G,ulden-Well. will say the slave
breeding State of Georgia then l glory IL
being slave breeder myself Loud laugh
teri l will face the music myself, and
have IS many negroes as any man from
Virginia. As l invited the gentleman oil
this Convention a. Charleston to visit my
plantation, I will say again. if they will
come to see me, will show them As 6ne a
lot Of uegroes, and the pure African too. a.
they can find any " here; and | will sho =
them as handsome set of little children as
can be seen. [laug ghter. and any quantit,
too; [renewed laughter. and l wish thai
Virginia may be as good slave trading
and breeding State as Georgia. aud in say
ing tha,. do not mean TO be disrespectfn
to Virginia. but do not mean 10 dodge tn.
question at all
NON INfERyESTIoN.
Now, want 10 Office; / never asked TO
any; did not ask the State Convention Il
send me here: but am here to tell tn.
truth to you all. and this is my idea of non
intervention; want the State of Virginia
iif she has negroes. to have as many as sh.
'plsases; if YOU want slavery in Massacha
lsetts. want you to have it; if you want i
lin Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota