, 1860-07-30

people sra represented aecordiuc (, ~ N,-..
In '',e Senate thu States are rer: eec..-1 urc.r.
y. - ms without regard to po,ulA'ion Each
stat ;!aa tho same number Of teuatnrs. The
State Of Dsfa. .atu with less ,han = hundred
thousand people havo Just as many Senators as
the great Stale Of New York, with more than
three millions. hi,i can become 4 law
until it recatves inf the PEOPLE IN its
favor through the Il n Repre- santatires, !
majority ri the S:at:s '"pl seated iu the Sen
ate, and then the appreciation Of the President.
Do ycn not see that this ia not popular ssE-
ercignty government.
THIS Constitution Of the United States is 50
fixed that it esunor be changed by majority Of
1he people, There Lone cIatike in the Constl-
tuition which provides that it never thail % al.
tered 50 US to deprtye any Sta}e of it's equs! suf-
fringe in the Senate, without iii consent. Thus
you see that The thirty millions Of people in the
United States to. day cannot al!er tpis clause OF
the Eoustitution, ishout The consent Of tue lit
tie. Stute Of Delaware. That is the kind OF
government you are living under. L. govern.
meut Of checks and balances, with written
Constitution adopted fo- the very purpose Of
preventing the tyranny Of the majority. Are
Iou now going to abandon The people OF the
ATerritories TO do just they please, without any
Constitution Perhaps you will say, yoo ex-
them. Dy what right! If you are for mn ill.,
teryentiou aud dself:gosernment, what right have
yuu to extend tue Constitution over them? Tel
me TINT.
That Constitution contains many restrictions.
Il says that freedom Of speech and freedom Of
the press shall NOS be ab idged. II the people
Of Kansas want to Interfere with freedom Of
speech ind freedom ot the press, Why do you
not let them do it: You say It 1s their busi.
ness, not yours. Do Jou not see HAT you are
none of you in favur Of such doctsluesf
What are you for? For placing some restfic-
tions upon, and exercising sumo interference
with, the people Of a Territory. You did inter
bill. Tten the question is, ho~ far is it proper
to interfrref We Republicans say interfere on
this subject of Slavery just as far a. the fathers
did. We say Slavery IL al eFll-2 great wrong !;
it is better not to have it ia 1l[inoi., where we
now live, ind better not to huve it in Kansas,
where some of III expect 10 10 to live; and AZ
long as we have control OF kansas. We will not
ALLOW It 10 70 there, but preserve that country
for the habltatson Of ire men, and not OF sayt j..
Loud applause.] That is all the Republicans
ask.
Toe Democrats cay no; We will just leave
Kansas to take care Of itself. We will turn it
out and give it no Eoyefnmtnt- We will let
them tight if they will. just as they did in the
settlement of that Territory. First one party
in power and then another. Let them have
anarchy. II they want to fight 1et them tight,
it Is their own business, not ours. You see the
consequence of abandoning our fellow citizens.
These people who went to hanaas were our
brothers. sisters, children md friends. ".
owed TO them The same protection we owed to
those who remained here whle that country.
acquired By our toll, blood and money remsina
under CUR control- We WILL for the best good Of
that people and for the best good Of the whole
country keep it free. II there anyshing wrong
IN thats Tnere is nothing wrong in it, if The
existence Of s|aver%ia an evil. and take it Tor
granted tfIat you all admit that.
We present before yon to carry out these
views Abraham Lincoln as our candidate Tou
know him it is unnecessary that s1ould de-
tain you in speaking Of his qualifications and
character. lie is known to be an able man, :.
sincere man, au eminent man. believe every
body admits him to be an htnest MN. We wan,
somebody 70 take possession Of this G lverument
who will administer it nesIly. The whole
people want it. Outside Of the negro question
you want the abuses in the administration OF
the Government reformed. You want its ex-
penses reduced. lou want it to be admins
tered upon different priuc ples in other respects
besides in regard to the slavery question: but
abore all sou want it administered in the in.
terest Of freedom aud not merely for The spread
and .. rprtnation Of slavery. We believe that
Air. Lincoln is The man 10 do this. We hare
confidence that be will do this. The coun.
try demands the charge and The signs of the
times are that We are to have ehunge.
shalt not hava time to speak at aay length
in regard to Mr- Ham!in. But be is 4 man oi
man~-coming pp from the laboripg classes Of
-oiety-sympathi4ing with labor, because be
himself knows wlnt labor IL in his own per.
SOU. Both Of the&s men DIRE IRON the commop
walks Of life. Both know how to sympatbize
with the laboriug masses OF the country. who
constituts the great proportion Of our popula
nou.
tl.e.,,3 T., VIC ~.,, },,r, . 49,.
didate. Mr. Linco1n's views are know. and
fixed. Can my Of yon tell me what Mr. Doug.
las views aref He has expressed upon all
sides Of almost every question. Some Of you
will say that be is for popular sovereignty. /
just now read you the resolutions from The plat
1orm on which lie stands, which reuudiates pop
ular sovereignty. LIZ says be has got no opin.
ions at all on the quest,oas ot slavery in the
territories. but looks to the cnurs to teach YOU
what the rights Of the s!ayehuders are in The
territories. Unlike the jackson Democracy Of
old, when asked him in the Senate Of the Uni
ted States whether the people Of q territory had
the right to exclude slavery, what do you think
hs saidf He said it was ajudicial question.
Laughter Jost what the Convention said
~ Baltimore. Was that ,he wsy The cid
Jackson Democracy used to talks Did
,her not ks.ve the boldness to express
their opinions upon ali questions. Look
into the ClucirnAti Platform, and you will fed
they tad no difficulty there in expressing their
opinion on the United States Bank, which is h
constitutional question. They understand ev-
cry thing but tbs negro question. THE Supreme
Court declared that Uoited States bauk was
but the Convention had no hcsi.
tation in declaring it unconstitutional. How
did they find lhat out2 Thas'a q Judicial ques.
tioa. They said Il. ste N Of Interp5l Improve
neuts By Federal Government was unconsi-
lutional. They declared, too, that it was IN. I
for the Federal Government 10
4ssum- the debts Of the States. They have 10
difficulty in understanding the Constitution |
,poa ali .heee questions. but when you come
Is the negro question, they dodge around the
judiciary, and nave no opinion ct all rs to what
he Constitution u,eaus. | am informed thai |
nv time is out.
The speaker retired amid great applause.
HON. JAS. c. ALIENS REILLY.
Col. Allen, on being introduced by Dr.. Roe |
IS the Democratic candidate for Governor
poke ns follows:
Ny FtAou Citizens-I an proud that have
be privilege TO day Of appearing before 70
many Of the citizens Of Mclean Couaty tn snD
,sge with the Senator who has Just addressed |
lou in the discussion Of the que.tions that moo
tsitate the public mind. It has already hasn
to Jou that ! am candidate for
Governor. II was the p:asure Of the Demo
'ra,ic party, to which I belong. to select me- ss
heir standard bearer during tie present puber'
aafo7ial contest, aud IN accordance with the
:ustoa, that has prevailed for y number of vears
] our State and ia various other States Il ths
Northwest. appear before my fellow citizens
or the turpose OF presenting INV views unon
be questions which diside ths pub!c mind
In relation TO nv candidacy Tor the Goyernor,
hip, hare but this to sas: We are now a n,,yh,v
'tate. the fourth in population. intelligence and
zenith, and in all that goes to mike up the
reatness Of State, il The Union. Ait its
seat aud varied interests, agricultural, ME
haoicai and educational, require the foster.
~ care of the Legislature Of ynur 'Stata
nd should II be your good pleasure
0 confer upon me the Office which now seek,
have only to say that SO far al may have The
over aud ability, I have the will to do al that
can to prnmote all those great common inter
SITS. Not to detaiu you, however, tn reference
, questions Of State policy, since know of
one now at issue between my c3mpetltor and !
,ys-lf, for believe 1t has been his custom as
has been my own, in addressing our fellow.
itizens, to discuss the questions which divide
,e great national parties Of the couutrv-I |
anll address myself to the consideration o(
ome great national questions, and aball briefly
otice rome Of the points made BY the Senator
tbe ur-e Of his r. marks.
] be,on. to what understand, nv fellow
tzenr, II be the National Democratic par1v Of
lis country. be1ongto hat wing Of the he.
ocracy. if ron will, which | think represents
le great heart Of the Democratic party-to
lat wing Of the Democracy, which, in its re-
mt Nationnt Convension, laid down its plat.
rm in accordance With what understand 10 l
ave ben for years tho doctrine of the Demo.
attic party, and upon that platform placed our I
lllant stafetman, the Hon. Stephen A. Doug
=, rs their standard bearer in this natioua,
ntest. {Applause.
My fellow, citizens, I, do not belong to that !
Ass OF Democrats, or to that wing OF the {,e~ :