The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-12-13

are not the jus, consequence of the election Of .
President according to the forms of the Consti.
tuition. But We know those who woald rejoice.
| They are those who, for months and wears pass
have iabored TO ALLEVIATE the hearts OF this peo-
pie from each ether; who. for political parposeA
oy al The arts of defamation have poisoned tha
Southern mind against the North and sought to
array them 10 deadly hostility agains, each 9TH
er; who have broken Compromise and kept no
faith; who melted civil war in Kansas aud JUST
/ ned the attempted suhjugation OF a free people;
who. for political purposes have prophesed that
these things would follow Lncoln's election, and
are nov laooring TO fulfill the prophesy and 10
stead OF seeking TO a.lay the troubles IN the land
are exertiog all the means 10 their power to ag-
gravate the difficulty ard widen the breach -
They seem exceedingly envious 10 be able to tell
the people, IL told You so. See what yoa have
done by voting your sentiments, AMI for the man
| of your choice"
j. Ryan, beg leave to ask question:
| agree and endorse nearly everything that has
been said here TO night and TOO trust that if
South Carolina goes out Of the Union il will be
| at the point of the bayonet. " father and
mother are buried at Barn well in that State. and
should she secede from the Union / would go
and With my own hands dig up their bones and
bring them away. Bn, the question desire to
ask Is this: Whether hose questions were really
prepared By Democrat?
Much confusion ard excitement ensued for
+
ton of the audletce and said the q ,es,ions were
his aud bore his sgna.rre
Nr. Morton thea procee led: am not sur
prised that my friend. Mr.. Ryan who is a very
sensible gentleman, should regard it as incredi-
bic that auy Democrat should ask these ques-
tions.
The fourth question as you perceive, is quite
len gthy, and has consi ierable stump speech
injected into the body of it, My fiaud Gov
Lane, understands parliamentary law, aud ap-
peal to him whether | may not call for di-
vision of the question and consider it by sections.
fGov. Lane, who was sitting on the platform,
Eounced that the suggestion was in order) To
the first branch of the question l answer by de-
nying that we accept or expect to accept "the
very principle announced ard maintained by
Stephen A. D1uglas. Tie has principle -
He started out in 1854 with something like
Popular Sovereignty, and has ended by almt-
ting the doctrine that slave property stands up
on the same footing with all other property
This doctrine will carry slavery into all States
and Territories in defiance of the people ard
Popular Sovereignty.
10 the second branch Of the q7est on | an-
swer that we have not "sili6ed' Stephen A.
ID gas for his steadast advocacy of q prn-
cp'e for any other cause He has been upon
all sides Of the vexed qces'ion Within the
last twelve months he has undergone more
changes than,he moon He has advoc tied moth
ing steadfa>tly but Stephen A Douela
TO the third and last branch of the question
answer that We do not rejoice in he certainty
that an honest adherence to principles will
assure the sp cedy destruction of our country and
demonstrate tie failure OF Republican govern
ment to the world Ga the contrary We believe
our principles TO be those of the Constitu ton
and the Fathers. and that peace can only be re-
stored and the safety of our institutions secured,
by bringing back the government TO that ancient.
just and liberal policy upon which il found
ed, and administered for 50 many years.