Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-07-18
The Standard.
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parativs Silence s.iast soanShqed Fellow citizens
-(hisses3 5Ayoos must be a little quiet for have
Not ySics enodgh to speak to all this crowd unless
SSo ,lu viii be quiet {Renewed tiiihuit voice
'"Be quiet " Give HE your attention for one MN
S,te gentlemen. Cheers for Brecksnr,dge) It Is
not my purpose to speak-to soaeFake % max hsya
maj should not enter the canvass with the view OF
,snaking sbeSches, "a few cheersO and indeed my
6eing here tonight was more accidental than other
wise bit I cannot forego the pleasure (Hisscs y
II canhot foreso the pleasure, gentlemen, Cheers,
!ses aad confusion) that this opportunity affords
me Of expressing my qualification ct seeing 50 many
Of here tonight ! saf d;SeW 70 have
this opportunity Of seeing 80 many Of the gooe pee
Gle Of Philsdel phia UPON this OCCASION. Anorttef
storm Of Kisses Sid applause, ihterrlptfhg The
speaker for some moments) Fellow citizens, peace
I am = man of peace. "a voice" Never mind
Them General; 60 on.'') Fellow citizens, Che ex-
citement was now renewed 6y the removal OF some
out EN- out,") General Lane ito the crowd, sway
INF 10 and fro amid the excftehent) Stand firm,
;rentlemen-1never uhna "A vSce-"Go on Lane"
ANOTHER voice-"Its only squatter sovereignty
fight") Now, ge,,tfsaen, that Convention that Col
Wright has given you so true, so accurate and SO
good history Of did me the honor Of placing me
on the ticket with that young, noble gallant gifted
Kehtuckisn, j. C. Breckenridge, and Of whom all
admit there is not more trustworthy, conservative.
Union loving man on the face Of the earth than D.
g. Breckinridge. He is in all respects worthy your
votes; and think you will join me in saying that
YOU can do nothing better for the country than to
elect John c. Breckenridge President Of the United
States. CHEERS and Kisses. Voice" He can't 60
in") In his hands, my friends, the country will De
safe: the Union will be preserved; the constitution
will be maintained in its purity, in its letter and
spirit equality will prevail among the States your
rights will be protected the rights of old Pennsyl
vania will be secured and of every other State in
this Union. There is no sectionasm in that ticket;
none in the hsert Of John C. Breckenridge and none
in the heart Of your humble servant No man
knows this country better than no man has seen
more of it; no man would rush sooner to the main
tenance of her honor her character and her dignity
than the gentlemen you have placed upon the ticket
p that YOU have been so admirably invoked to con-
slider favorably. This is time, my friends, when
every patriot when every man that loves the coun-
try. when every nan that appreciates the blessings
of the institutions under which we live, should
diyest himself of all partiality and of all prejudice,
Of all malice, Of all i'll WILL and 60 to the balatbox
with the view Of securing the election of man in
whose hands you know this country will be safe.
(Hurrsh for Dougas.) The National Democratic
Convention have presented you that man. Voices
Don't call it national" That's good joke J.
You find him in the person Of j. c. Breckenridge
ono no; Douglas is the man") Then, my friends
let me invite you to that ticket; for as said be-
fore. I care not for my life and ask nothing for
SELF am not an Office seeker. have been in pub
lie service all my life, and did not come here to
beg votes position, for it is proud privilege for
me to be humble private in the ranks of the demo-
cracy battling for the equality and constitutional
rights of every State and Of every man of every
State in this Union-a few cheers only Of the
Pennsylvania born citizen but of those born in 9TH
or States, and of those that were born in foreign
countries and have come among us and constitute a
portion Of us. know their good conduct know
their attachment to our country, and know that
they are trustworthy. There are many of them in
this State am always proud to meet them. Up
on many battle field, ! have seen the Pennsyl-
vania native born soldier and the soldiers of other
States Of the Union, side by side with the gallant
Irishman and the German-(chee and laughter; q
voice Don't barney us with the rich Irish
brogue,"3 bearing forward that glorious emblem,
the stars and stripes to battle and to vctory-hat
emblem of our constitution that emblem of protec-
ton to American citizens wheresoeveI they be. My
friends, since you have named "squatter sovereign
IT," allow me to say that the people Of this coun-
try haye equal rights in the Territories. CHEERS
for popular sovereignty and for Douglas.) The peo.
pie Of Pennsylvania have right to go to the Terri
tories and take their property and there enjoy it;
for it is commA territory it is the property of our
common country and it belongs as much to you as
to any other people as to the people Of any other
State, but no more. 1t is the price of the common
blood and treasure of entire country, and every
of every State Of this Union has that equal right
to go to the Territory while it is in Territorial
condition. and take with him that which is property
in the State from whence he goes, and enjoy it
there with others, upon the same principles and
terms Of equality that you have right to go and
enjoy your property. Squatter sovereignty as un.
derstood, my friends, and preached 5y some people
in this country, is hersey. {" No no) 1t is q
great fundamental error It never ought to have
got into the democratic party; but it has crawled
into it and trust the day is not distant not far off
indeed, when every man in the nation will hold ia
the sound constitutional doctrine, that fundamental
principle, that the Territory is common property
and every man from every State has an equal right
to 60 and enjoy his property while in Territorial
condition. For that right my friends, would rush
the very moment the property of Pennsylvania
in Territory would be violated invalidated or in
frnged by unfriendy unconstitutional Legislation
to his prejudice would rush to the and sex
that. Pennsylvanian protected in his property
(derssive cheers)-and so would the citizen o
every other State Of this Union.
Gentlemen, this our common country; it is tn,
common heritage of all; and I thank God-for an
not going to speak, have said much more than
intended to, for don't intend to enter this canvass
but will say, my friends, that if we will MAINTAIN
this UEion-and it is worth more than all the gov
ernments on the face of the earth-if We will pre-
serve this Union, we must maintain the constitu
ton; We must preserve the constitutional rights
all, the equality Of all. Be just tell the truth an
fear not and victory will perch upon our banners
Faint applause) "a voice" How did Linco1
vote in the time Of the Mexican wary) Gen. Ian
IN tell you. While your humble servant wa
having bis almost shattered to pieces, and Will
other good soldiers Of this State were battling in d.
fence Of your country's honor, our friend Lincol
was over in Washington voting against supplies fe
the army. Qanghtsr) didn't say friend" di
II I'll take that back, for it was you alluded t.