St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-10-18

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| Britain have betrayed him, In how many
Wars would bss sensation policy hs]e in~ olved
uss within thel last fev yearsaN Wjhnslje bleed
eaY yoa1 Sons, you5wenlA have paid lhetpr ieSiof
indiseretions., Letgthe, Fresilent hRye the pow
fer MI. douglas demands for him, and tie qpes.
tion OF peace of war Of prosperity Of dasolaTion
wilt depend upon tho temper ofs y singl indi-
Eymv.ls aHut llr: Douglas1 in ,thss Pu:sidsntial
ehair. and giys hiW. ~ he dsmands. ihe spoNer
Of the French Emperor. and he; will furnish
not ths p5uderce' bu'7 cel.aih'y the 'artrari
f. But: beleontenas that our. Executive must
Ehaye that power, because the Executive ofeyery
other nation has lit: rIndeel!;y loes he know
tixt just there is the diference between. our
I system Of governmen, and / hose ot otlier coun-
tries?s Did it ever toccuf7te hinthat tlte es
ftshlishmene'Of lDperial 0Werainl tins. Republic
would require ths, entire Over.hrpw OF, Our sEs
tenn Of checks and balances?. " Does he know
that even In the hands Of : British Premier.
ftlis power is less formslable tl:sn it would ',e
ID The hands'6 Presidenl, since the British
Premier is subject to the in.nediste control OF
/. parliamentary, parf majority. and liable .to be vo-
I ted down and di.missed at any moment. which
fthe President and his Secretary Of Slate arc
n t? u Uh, greatest or living statesmen" if
J thou dust NOT know thxt; every sweet little
school boy can TIL thee But there yon see
him. ''in, the ftlness ef. his ignorance of this
7 vast subject, in the maturity Of his incapacay
y :J' Il comprehend i;s merits, as Lord Broug CHAM
wouly stylei attempting 70 trsmple down the
constitutional safeguards: which surround the
Ibes1ies dFsecurities Of the nation Such ig
n nnorance il dangerous when, coupled with such
pretensons, Let the '.greate est OF living states
men study awhile the peculiar features Which
distinguish the republican government :. Of
/ they oil world. Give him an opportu nifty TO
learn that an American President or Secretary
Of State was never intended to be- \ British
i'remier or y French Emperor" let him learn
Is appreciate that system of9 nice balances of
power in our Constitution, which is the princi-
pal safsguard Of our; freedom: :anl security
But do n"t speak OF placing him such as he il,
in !he office Of highest responsibility. II. you
want safe man 70 administer your laws. Sc
lect him from among those who unde, stand
their spirit not ole. whormeanssto cushion his
llasesiasn.isleehsira.i.heiapsr;elsPe~erss and
exhqs kexhqs EeuhtT t.ks deiiE'* ,Yish plying ike a
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I>,Tl:; :,oraLAs' INV! sEp1rr,,os IAws II /
toJShn Dtown hsl made3 Els in.urrectionary
At, empt in Virgini,. The Republicans openly
disappproved Of the act, and .lenounce every
interference with the laws and institutions Of
other States, as viola,ioIi efthe 81 irit%of our
institutions, which furnish for every evil a
lawful remedy. But the South was exc;te.',
and Dough,s saw chance: for himself. He
pouneedg upon it With al lost indecent eager
ness, rbidly anxious to anticipate the action
of the Committee on the Harpers Ferry affair,
which was expected to offer propositions ap-
plicable t. the case. On the I'D of January.
1860. he introduced the following sresoiation
into the Senate:
| 'Resolred,s That the committee on the Judic-
iary be- instructed to rsport + bill for the pro
teclion .of each State and Territory i'm the
unios 'sgainst invasion by the authorities or
Inhabitants Of Jany other State or! Territory.
and for the suppression and punishmeht Of
EYehHory with intent to. invade, assail OF mo
lest the governmtnsy property, Or institutions,
Of any other State or Territory Of the Union" !"
! Here follow some extracts from Douglas
speech III dsfence Of his proposition, wherein
he chargex The sHarpef's Ferry outbreak to the
doctrines and teaohings2. ofSs the Republican
party, their presses and speakers, on which
idea the distinguished orator proceeds :i1o
81 confess vAensl read that speech. and the
resolution in defence ef, which it. WAS male,
stood ~hdrror=struck-not as though | had
fdefenerate is to pass such a Law but because
. Senator had been. found who had th- effront-
cry to advocate iteln the open halls Of an
American Legislature. 10 This is mot p mere
figure OF speech. l do not exaggera,e. Only
look at it. AStreasonah1e attempt has been
committed. The "ferdsrs are punished. Mr.
Douglas Introduces 1 prop0sition Or 4: law in
ftedded 10 preve, III repetition q the attempt
he pfetends 70 discover The origin Of the .rea-
sonahle attempt in tbejopiniohs apd doctrines
Of . great national party. He charges that
parry with 7wagpg I. ..sectipnal. :, warfare and
crusade against the institutions, Of some of the
:, r.ed on by speeches. pamphlets. books. and
partisan presses-by, ideas being poured into
the minds Of ths op.ople. III Pe declares that
there eau be no peacea long as those causes
= Which produced the treahsoaablee attempt re-
main maln 10 ac1iye operation "a proposes to
! open prison cells f'ro them, wherein to drag
: out : miserable ne q. This is the proposition
submitted to the Senate 81 tl.e .american Re-
public NOT BY The King Of Naples. not BY The
Vizier ofthe Turkish Sultan, not the Chief Of
Police ofthe Russian 'zar. uot II one oDf the
Territories of the rench Keyolution--- -bnt by
Ian American Senator, On fhe 23h Of July,
t1s5o Twill not s."op @ defend tie 'Reraoi.
can party against these ,aes,.s.ioni: .:'rhey'
are Of 50 rdiculous'y preposis isrous nature, az
mn. .7TF4sSs y IL III l!iE* iii !. ~ =
Thsre MAY MAY " some aass Old man among us Who
xemsmbsxs, the tipe xAen. The 3 SSsdllian Nv
vas snac;ed he will tell you that tho same
fae, which wayS intended 10 ffevent ii sfssnulfsc-
tion, led peeias aPoni u sssy brink of an in
slrrection; 9 he whit you that patriots. hor
Ez,ded aesshat altsmP. sae.instE.he qiihersies Of
SD revolution The '';s1eitemen;s qSs thaseI
days has left its moasmsns i1 .hea hiy,oEy, OF
this couptry-,hat monument is the ntucky
aud Virgins resolutions, drawn W fJeEerson
aud d .liseus ~ Thsss gIeselueisns 1, xers; the