The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-09-27
Like Macbeth, he has believed Che

Of his nomination.
"Ifo cannot rs,
And, boar-liko, he must tight his course"
But as Birnam Wood marched to
Dunsinane, so the very fcnce.rails Of
Illinois are rushing down upon him,
tremendous laughter and cheors) and,
like Macduff, there rises against him
the spirit Of free labor, one whose
he has murdered and that is a
champion mot Of woman born. -
[ [Laughter.1 And now
CON MacduH.
And damned be he who FIRST cries hold--onough"
rBenewed laughter and oheers,7 Oh,
there is justice in history TChoers
The same betrayal of the Free Labor
Nebraska bill, which was to
be his stepping. stone to powor--proved
to be the abyss which engulfed his hon
or, his manhood, his strength and his
hopes There are those who mean to
reverse the judgment of history. Vain
undertaking. That man is marked by
the hand of eternal retribution. On
his very front stands the fatal touch.--
Do not attempt to arrest the hand of
supreme justice. You cannot save him
from his ruin. Why arc you so eager
to share his disgrace2 Leaders of the
Douglas Democracy, what means your
empty bravado of strength? You can
not deceive others; why arc you work
ing so hard to deceive yourselves? You
know that your orators are but endeav-
oring to galvanize dead body into arti-
fetal life. You are we'll aware that
your mass-meeting demonstrations are
but huge galvanic batteries at play
What means your desperate attempt to
glue your broken fortunes together with
those of other partios2 Do you think
this is the way to cheat destiny out Of
its dues2 Is it your ambition to have
your descendants read in the history of
our days there we're men living in 1860
with instincts so depravod that when
they could not accomplish that which
was evil, they endoavored, at least, to
prevent that which was good?
And you who are warned by this sa-
cred voice Of conscience that you are do
ing wrong in adhering to Douglas, and
yet obey the command, hear me- Is
this party drill so omnipotent an idol
that you would sacrifice upon its altar
your independence, your manhood, and
all that constitutes your moral worth?
And you who claim the exclusive
privilege of swearing by the Consttu-
ton and the laws, will you stamp the
evidences Of hypocrisy upon your brow
by indirectly indorsing him who has
done more than any other living man
to undermine the Constitution and per
vert the laws? win you permit your
political hucksterers to barter away not
only your votes, but your conscienccs
and your honor?
But let the cOnspirator5 come on; we
defy them. Go on with your coalitions,
which are made with the distinct under
standing that those who unite to-day
are to cheat each other tomorrow. Has
it become a ruling principle in your
parties that the crank and file have no
rights which the leaders are bound to
respect?" You will find out your mis-
take. Look around you. Do you see
thousands leaving your banners, un-
willing to submit to your treacherous
scheme to rob the people of their elec-
tions? Do You know what that means?
1t means that the man rises above the
partisan, 1t means the revival of con
science in our politics. 1t is the true
sovereignty of the people vindicating
itself Cheers
Now, build up your mole-hills, and
call them impregnable fortresses, 1t
seems you do not know how small they
are, The logic of things will roll
its massive will over them. Your puny
contrivances will leave no trace behind
to tell your doleful story.
Sir, only those whose hearts are un-
moved by great moral impulses, can
fail to see that we are in the midst Of a
great moral revolution. They cannot
prevent final victory; I firmly believe
they cannot rotard it. No, they are aid
ing it, in spite of themselves; for their
general rottenness demonstrates its ne
cessity. Douglas himself is powerfully
promoting its progress. He has taught
the people of America a great, sublime
lesson.
I think it was Senator Pugh who
once said that if Douglas were struck
down by the South, he would take his
bleeding corpse and show it to the youth
of the Northwest as an example of
Southern gratitude. Let that modern
Mark Antony come in with his dead
Caesar, (pardon me, it is neither Caesar
dead nor Mark Antony liying,) let him
bring in his bleeding corpse, and /
would suggest the funeral grafton. Let
him say to the youth of tho American
Republic. "This is Douglas Look at
him. For every wound the South in
ficted upon him, he has struck a blow
at the liberties of his countrymon. Let
him serve as a warning example that a
man may be traitor to liberty, and yet
not become a favorite Of the slave pow
er Mark him. BY false Popular Sow.
ereignty he tried to elevate himself a
true Popular Sovereignty strikes him
down" Loud applause.
If the youth Of America profit by this
lesson, then it may be said that even
Douglas has done sono service to his
country. daughter Then peace be
with him-his mission is fulfilled.
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