The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-06
speech OF Hon. John HIcktti am.
CONCLUDED.

South and the North, to secure the long lost
equality of the latter, Mr.. Douglas is against
US. Should moro recent evidences be de-
manded, then let an examination be made
of the Congressional Globe containing the
ballots for Speaker and CLERK during the
last session of the House of Representatives.
Ascertain what the action of the Illinois,
Western and North western Democracy was
during the protracted contest for an organi
cation. Every vote that Mr.. Douglas could
influence was invariably cast for such can
didates as the South presented, including
those of the most extreme and revolution
airy character. He could afford no assis-
lance to any one not recognized by the
propagandists as orthodox upon all ques-
lions which concerned them. And | very
we'll remember when the name of Col. For
ney was mentioned in connection with the
Office he now occupies, and his fate was to
be decided, how diligently % the great adVo-
cate of Popular Sovereignty y labored for
defeat; every devotee Of AIR. Douglas vot-
ing against him with one exception. Mr..
Morris of Illinois, in whom l have very
| great confidence, declined to vote at all.
Col. Forney who never hesitated to advance
the fortunes of Mr. Douglas when he could
properly do so, was elected in spite of Mr..
4 Douglas. Col. Forney presume, was not
Endorsed by the Democracy who swear by
the peculiar institution. Others may choose
/ to forget all this and I will not criminate
them for doing so, but promise never to
forget it. l am for my friends and against
those who oppose my friends. If | am
wrong in this, let charity be extended to me
Il cannot help it. a
| l have said all desire to say of the Rep
resentatives of the two Democracies. There
| is a preference between them. The one is
out5poken and evident; the other is con-
ceaied and tricky. OF the two much pre-
fer Mr.. Breckenridge, and yet / cannot i'm
agine the circumstances under which could
be induced to support him. He asserts the
Supreme Court has decided that slavery is
an existing constitutional institution in all
4 our Territories, and that it is the duty of
the Government to sustain it where it thus
| legally exists Mr. Douglas contends the
1 courts have not yet so decided but, if they
shall do so, it will then become the duty of
all good citizens to respect the decision, and
of every branch of the Federal Government
to enforce it with promptness and fidelity.
! This is his platform. If our Federal Court
has not already given decision in accord
ance with the notions of Mr.. Breckenridge,
no one doubts it will do so as soon as the
question shall be brought distinctly before
it. So at best the only point of disagree
ment between these rival candidates is that
of time only. If, in the language of the
resolution adopted by the Convention plac-
ing Mr.. Douglas in nomination and jIst
partly quoted it becomes the duty OF all
good citizens to respect, and Of every branch
of the Federal Government TO enforce, a
judicial decision determining the constitu-
tional existence OF slavery III our Terrific
ries, what becomes of that other theory of
/ Mr.. Douglas, that no matter what the Su-
preme Court may decide slavery may be
excluded from Territory by unfrendly le-
1 gslation?
! Those advocating the claims of Mr.. Bell,
would please everybody by promising moth
ing. They compose the party of extreme
faith. They stand upon a Constitution
without Interpretation, and upon an en-
dangered Union without announcing the
means by whichit can be saved.
Let US not be deceived /? There are but
two doctrines between which we can choose
when we come to deposit our ballots. One
is, that the Constitution favors Slavery as
well as freedom that neither has the adj
vantage over the other; that they must
travel together and exist together, under
equal protection, until the territory shall be
clothed with State Sovereignty and that
both alike are national. The other is that
IL
municipal institution does not give to 1t
a single attribute of nationality that it has
not equal status with freedom and that
its extension is to be discouraged. How
shall we act between these opposing views
/ | answer the inquiry Our laboring
classes deserve all the encouragement and
protection we can give them Southern
statesmen regard them as white slaves let
us not surrender them to such mercies as
the owners of chattel labor would extend to
them. Our farmers and manufacturers
have long been cut off from all the bounties
of legislation by the force of Southern pre-
JUDGE we should enlist on their side Our
country has suffered much in the estimation
of mankind, from our manifested attachment
to a system, VIGOROUSLY in counteraction to
the principles upon which our Government
! was founded considerations of morality,
expediency, and consistency should incline
US to do all that we lawfully may do, to
save ourselves from further imputations
Slavery within the States stands behind i'm
pregnable defenses but it holds no charter
to travel without restraint. 1t has long
laborej for but has not yet reached a posi-
ton of absolutism. 1t grasps for empire as
f it is the only means by which tyranny can
ever save ITSELF Our danger is imminent
but we can yet overcome it, if we allow
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efforts. Democracy as now interpreted by
those loudest in the profession of it and al
most monopolizing its name, no longer
means the will of the majority it con-
tennis the masses, holds no association with
labor, and utters no word of encouragement
to the poor. Its professions are impostures
add must soon fail to deceive. 1t has be-
come worse than the ally of Slavery-it is its
plant and prostituted tool Wisdom and
propriety must alike repudiate it, unless
speedily regenerated.
Our true policy is that. of resistance to the
: extravagant and unconstitutional demands
of the South. We can only make it effrctu-
al in one way-by the support of Mr. Lin
coin He is honest and capable, and attach
: ed the principles of the Constitution aud
his election will assign limits to sectional
oligarchy, and make labor honorable aud
remunerative.