Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-12

The Monticello Watchnsan and the
Newburg Telegraph, hitherto neutral
papers, published in New York, and
both old and influential journals, Lave
stepped boldly into the ranks, and are
now doing good service for Dooglas
and johnson.
E. S. JosYLS, aud allie lawyer, and
one of the best lawyers in Illinois, has
lately ran ahead of the Lincoln party,
and is now on the stump for Dougtas
and johnson.
SPEECH OF
71I M. ga MO ELS,
Democratic Candidate for Congress.
Fellow CITIZENS There are prop
ositions in morals, in physics and in
politics which admit of debate. There
are certain other principles and propo-
sitious which admit of no debate
propositions which no man can better
explain than by their mere statement.
Just so, with reference to a number Of
the most prominent propositions to
VIII Oh my friend has called your stten-
ton. There is no room tor controversy.
All he has endeavored 20 dos, to act
the part of certain fish, known among
naturaists as the "lnk fish" When II
is pursued BY others, it has the faculty
of casting from it's mouth liquid which
colors its track, and thus presents pur-
suit. Ny friend, by the very obscura-
ton Of some Of the points he has made
has rendered it extremely difficult for me
to follow him. Nevertheless, l will
endeavor to follow him so far as the
obscu,ity OF his track will permit, and |
ask you to mark chow plain tail shall
put him down."
My friend tells you, he borrowed
some of my rhetoric, giving me the
privilege of some Of his logic. | do not
accent the propositions, tor l think it
would be borrowing from broken bark,
aud in this respect, 'I'l "nei,her bor-
rover nor lender be-"
My friend has tied me to plank (the
Wickliffe resoluton), and instances Ma
zeppa, who, dashed to the back of wild
horse, which was let loose, to compass
bis destruction; but he does not COM
ple:c the history. Mazeppa's thongs
were cut, and he returned to crush those
who had wronged him. But / pass
these matters by. | do not care to in
dulge in anything that does not 90 legit-
ima,ely to establish the great principles
tor which we contend.
My friend is not entirely wanting in
the art of debate. On the contrary,
concede to him considerable ability.
lie has proceeded in such manner as he
hoped would occupy my time in reply.
| shall only reply to such Of his "points"
as are pertinent to the issue.
He starts out with the remark that the
doctrines of the Republican party were
coeval with the human race. This is
something new to me. thought that
Republican Institutions were OF modern
date. And such ideas would never
have got ont if it were not tor the TO-
sition the party occupies to-day. Co.
oval with the human race 1t will
not do to lay down such general
propositiols as the basis of the faith
that is within You. We want to know
little more about the principles of the
Republican party of the United States.
We want to know for what they are con-
tending when making such vigorous at
tacks upon the Democratic party.
No man denies that "non-inter-
vention" is fundamental principle with
MIR. Douglas, and when he says he may
not vote tor man who is in favor of a
U. 5. Bank, protective tariff, &C., he
does not say he will not vote but that
he may be compelled to do SO as q choice
Of evils. But does he surrender for q
moment his principles for either the one
or the other measure. Surely not.
Non-intervention is fundamental article
IN the Democratic creed. Non-interfe-
renee with slavery in the States, terrific
ries and the Distric, of Columbia. In
other words, it is carrying out the gold
en- rule, to ''do unto others as you would
have them do unto you"
But the gentleman SCOTS at the idea
that slave is property. Now you may
examine every dictionary in the land,
and you will find that slave is defined
to be property. The very fact that he
is slave fixes the principle that he is
property. The courts Of our country
long, long before this Republican party
had an existence, decided more than a
hundred times-more than FIVE hundred
.imes, that they sce-e property. 1t Is
lelt Tor some modern Solons to decide
that slaves are not property. am
aware that there were men known as
-Aoo@tsonssts-meD who have ALWAYS
denied that there was property in slaves.
or could be. Aud l do confess that #
the Republican party has. not ALREADY
reached, is rapidly approximating to the
position OF that Abolition party, which
taking the "Higher Law" as q text. would
precipitate the country into ANARCHY and
bloodshed, to abolish slavery.
NV friend SAYS the Democratic partv
adopted platform in 1856, declaring
the ,nexpedieucy Of legislation upon
this question. They adopted precisely
the same platform At Charleston and
Baltimore, with the addition of the res
oiutiou to which the gentleman kas rs-