Gazette and sentinel., 1860-09-22

was, but it was a confidential letter, and not
intended for publication. ldon't think that
mends the matter much. | don't think that
makes the case much better. Much Oettcrhad
ii been written for publication than rs Il cohh-
Dental letter. Don't you think so, men oi
Kentucky. MANY voices" eS.)
But let me come to the fact. l have other
THINGS to do than to consume my time with
such confidential things. | come to the fact.
The only time | know of when the question oil
emancipation was ever raised in hentuCkv III
nv dav, was in 1S49, when we were electihS
delegates to the Convention to form a new
Constitution for the State. DR.. Brecklhridge
and Mr.. Shy were the Emancipationist candl-
dates. and Mr.. Wicklifie and Mr.. Dudley were
the candidates of the pro-slavery party. L was
the candidate upon the ticket for the Legisla-
ture opposed to emancipation. These facts are
well known to you all. | canvaSsed the coun-
ty to the best of my ability in opposition to
the scheme of emancipation, believing the IN
~terests of both races in the commonwealth
would be promoted by the continuance OF their
present relation. And at the polls DR.. Dreck-
inridge voted against me, and L voted against
him. (applause,) because we were representing
opnosite PRINCIPLES. Just SO We would DO again
under similar circumstances. (Renewed APP
plause.) So much for that charge.
Gentlemen, ! have seen pamphlets published
and circulated all over the Union for the pur-
pose of proving that l was n Know Nothing
in the year 1855, in the State OF Kentucky.
daughter l have no doubt that a very con
siderable proportion of those who are now lis
tening TO me were members of that in order that
year. There is no doubt about that Ifthere Isl
man among You that belonged to the order,
who ever saw me in one of your lodges, who
did not know that / was recognized rs one OF
the most Incorporating opponents, let him
be good enough to say so now.
"a voice sshe amt here.") / believe | was
the first man in the Houseof Representatives,
and perhaps in Congress, that declared my
opposition TO the order and took position
against it. (Some applause.) When l re-
turned in the spring of 1856, it was making
great progress in the Commonwealth, and
although l was Withdrawn from public life, to
attend my private affairs, | returned again t.
the stump and opposed it in political speeche.
in all parts of my district.
This statement may not be very acceptable
to some gentlemen in the sound of my voice,
but | do not want TO deceive any man. Istand
upon my principles, and, am willing to avow
them without the slightest regard to conse,
q%uences. l am represented TO have said that
other things being equal, l would make Il diff
| ltItICc tIbilllCutl VI ihN wv -
gious belief. and one of another creed, and be.
tween all naturalized and American born citi.
zens. l never utter uttered sucha sentiment
Voics, good" and applause.) The under
lying principle with me was always this: Thai
the condition of citizenship being once oh.
tanned. no question, either of religion or birth,
should be allowed to commingle with political
} considerations (Applause.)
/ deem it only necessary TO make these state
ments here succinctly, and pass on, because !
am speaking to assembled thousands who know
how unjust these charges are.
But, fellow-citizens, to come to more ex
tended topics, it has been asserted that |, ana
, the political organization with which | am Us
sociated, have abandoned the ground on which
we stood in regard to the territorial question
; in 1854 and 1856; that We then occupied
position which is now occupied by the friend
and supporters of Mr.. Douglas, and b,
that eminent gentleman himself. L deny that
t and shall proceed to prove my denial, both a
to myself and to the Constitutional Democ
racy.
You nave heard a good deal of what is callel
my Tippecanoe speech. Well, gentlemen,
t went over to the States of Indiana, Michigan
and Pennsylvania, and made politicalspeches
t in the autumn of 1856. None of thosespeeche
r were ever written out, none of them wer
E prepared by me, except by the briefes
: notes. The reports which various person
: chose to make were never revised by me, o
a written out in full. l have been amused +
4 see the various versions of what they call tn
! Tippecanoe speech, which were simply tn
t divers reports of the reporters which the,
chose to make for different papers, ut variou
. times. l have in my hand Il report whic
reads as follows:
.sUI, -,ap1n. 81 Tho TarritnrsaC ftp1ar tha Lov
t sas-N Nebraska act, having the full right to abolis
e or prohibit slavery as a State, which principle
as old as Republican Government ITSELF
Not only did L never utter such a sentiment q
G that. but until a few days | never had reason I
: believe any one believed that any one thought
: uttered it.
n But, gentlemen, | have a very high accuser W
s on that subject. ] have not time TO waste upO
: the p~ropriety or delicacy Of a gentleman who
4 before the country as a candidate for the Office
President. introducing the name of one who
? also a candidate with him, and delivering his pc
= sonal testimony as to that gentleman. ] wi
2 waste no time in the discussion of the p~ropriety
/ such a case, but | will meet the accusation. (Al
plause.)
In the course Of a series of public addresses, III
, Hon. S. A. Douglas, recently at Concord, in Ne
Hampshire, declares that | occupied the SAN
i ground with him on the doctrine of Popular Soy
: ereignty in 1856. l will give you his own lal
u guage. e.. .u
u There is not an honest man in all America,
, says Mr.. Douglas, ''that will deny that Jam
S Buchanan and John c. Breckenridge, in 1856
o were pledged to the doctrine Of non-interventi
e by Congress with slaverp in the Territories
Mark the word, as ii is here, 'HnOn-intervention.
IS Il made speeches from the same stump with J. {
Breckenridge in. 1856. when he was advocatin
Y his own claims for the Yice-Presidency, and hear
him go to the extreme length in favor Of Popul:
If sovereignty in the Territories" Popular So
y ~ereignty. That is the word used here. Then,
speaking of other gentlemen from the South WI