The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-10-11
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cbratcd speech Carl sohurz at Springfield,
Mass as reported in the Republican:
Tuln your eyes away from the sublime
spectacle OF l776, from that glorious galaxy
of men whose hearts were large enough for
all mankind, and let me call YOU to the sober
year OF 1851. There is Springfield, the cap
ilal Of Illinois. In the hall ol the Assembly
There sauds Mr. Douglas, who initiates an
eager crowd into the mysteries of popular
sovereignty. lie says
mo man can understand the character.
the nature and the conduct of the signers OF
the Declaration Of Independence, except on
the hypothesis that they referred to the white
rocc one and not the African, when they
declared all men to have been created free
and equal-that they were speaking of Brit
jsh subjects on this continent being equal TO
British subjects born and residing in Great
Britain, that thcy were entitled to the same
nalunblr rights,
There is your Declaration of Independence,
II diplomatic dodge adopted merely for the
purpose Of excusing the rebelous colonies i'll
the eyes uf civilized mankind. There is your
Declaration of independence, no longer the
sacred code ~ the rights of man, but a hypo-
critical piece of SPECIAL pleading, drawn up
by n batch Of artful pettiloggers who, when
speaking of the rights of man, meant but the
privileges OF n set ol arlstocratic Shareholders,
but sty led it "the rights ofman," in order to
throw dust in the eyes of the world, and to
inyegle noble hearted fools into lending them
aid and assistance. These are your boasted
revolutionary sires, no longer heroes and sa-
ges, but accomplished humbuggers and hyp-
ocrites who said one thing and meant an
other who passed counterfeit sentiments as
genuine, and obtained arms and money and
sympathy on false pretenses. There is your
great American Revolution, no longer the
great champion of universal principl s, but a
mean, Yankee trick-[bursts Of applause and
laughter wooden nutmeg--the impudent
imposition ever practced upon the whole
world"
That is the way Mr.. Douglas wants you to
read and understand the proudest pages of
American history That is the kind of his
tory, with which he finds it necessary to prop
his mongrel doctrine Of popular sovereignty
Thus he did not blush to SANDER Jefferson,
who when speaking of his country meant the
world, and when speaking of his fellow
citizens meant mankind ; and John Adams,
the representative of that state, which abol-
ished slavery within its limits with ore great
stroke of legislation; and Washington, who
declared it to be "his first wish to see slavery
abolished by law" and affixed to the Decla-
ration of independence the broad signature of
his sword
| The impudence of the Douglas organs is
found in publishing the third extract of the
above, and crediing it to Mr., Schulz as his
own sentiments, when every person, who is
not an absolute fool or knave, knows it is
simply reflection on the ''little suckers !"
construction of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence from a popular sovereignty point of
view. However, Republicans are generally
too well posted to be duped by such tricks of
transparent impo5iuons.
II. v. johnson and Northern Mechanics.
In the speech Of Mr.. Johnson, the Douglas
candiIa'e for Vice President, atPittsburg, ON
the eyeriag Of Sat, the e2d day of September,
be used the following language in reference to
the laborng men Of the North;
Spea king of slavery he sad:-"Look at the
slaves IN our own work-shopsl They are
irven to the polls at the beck of their mas
tcrs, under penalty of being discharged"
The crowd d,murreA to this by loud cries
Of ''Not sop "No sil!" "Nol No!' and in the
midst Of the confusion he W as asked, "What
about capital owning labor?" He answered;
81 do not believe one white man should
own another, as your manufacturers do you?"
This is the out-croppirg of The same sphit
hat brealhed in the 'mud sill" speech of sena-
tor Hammond. Its effect was to dampen the
ardor Of the audi Dry. Some ofIhem openly
declared their intention to leave a party, one
Of whose candidates uttered such sentiments
and seve, al democrats, tits stated, immediate
y rel aired to the Rel ubcan head quarters
nj enrolled their uames as members OF thS
club pa .