Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-03

and say Cassius Clay told an internal lie. {
Much laughter and great applause.
Such was the platform and action Of
the democratic party to 1856. Now ,
new era is about to come up. What do
they propose now? Do they propose to
repent and amend for the past 2 Is that i
what Douglas proposes A man asked
about Breckenridge; Twill talk Of him
directly. No, sir; no repentance is to
be made; no stakes are to be given up
the southern pro-slavery men have lost,
and must find some new way of beading
W labor. The idea of popular SOW
IN the territories had failed
Instead Of making slave state on the
borders of Missouri, they made a free
state and then they found out that the
people must have nothing to do with it.
and they go and dig out Of bis grave al I
most. Mr.. Taney. and they get up a sort /
of quasi decision. that no matter whether
the people want slavery or freedom in
the territories, they must have slavery, |
because the constitution carries it there.
That is the Dred Scott decision as they |
call it. There is where Mr.. Breckin- |
ridge stands. As understand, Douglas, |
as bad as he is, cannot go that. Ap-
plause and laguhtes.] Douglas said be
was going to stand by @squatter sover-
eighty and be is going to do it. Some
cheering for Douglas. He said the
bOrse was sixteen hands high, and be is
going to stand by it. That is pretty
good for old Douglas. Laughter and
applause.l / don't wonder the demo-
Gratis of the North had too much pride
to give way-they were a majority of the
party. 1t is tEue they lost the power
and the soul of the party in doing 30, but
it was a glorious sacrifice Of principle
over expediency.
Well, now, where is friend Breckin-
ridge? Why, sirs, I met him over in
the free states, and where do you think
be was then? Why, he was right along
side of Cass. Clay. Laughter.1 He
was as good free-soiler as Cass. Clay.
Applause.1 He had one method of
making Kansas free, and had another
that was all the difference. He was
for non-intervention, and was looked upon
as Douglas rigbt-band man. Away off
in Pennsylvania, the old keystone state,
where the Declaration Of Independence
was passed-what did We see there p
On the democratic banners was inscribed
& James Buchanan and free Kansas"
That was it. They were just as much
in favor Of making Kansas free state
as was, and when l had come there l
was nothing but mad old whig, and of
course they closed their ears to my pre-
dictson when / told them be dared not
do as be had promised to do. Where
now is friend Breckinridge, with all bis
popularity in Indiana and Pennsylvania
Why, he has backed right square ont Of
the field of battle, and has gone in this
dark cave that slavery goes wherever
! the constitution rules. Much applause. J
Well, 1 am sorry for John. Much
:, laughter and renewed applause John
is good fellow, John is very sharp in
seeing the wind; John is very sharp a
seeing which way the popular sentiment
!, goes; but we think he is badly mistaker
at last in this. We think that his stai
has set--that bis destiny is fixed. I'm
j, mense applause.
ri Voices-Hurrah for Bell! Hurral
I for Douglas!
ii A voice-Oh, Clay, go it, Hit hin
again [Prolonged cheering and laugh
ter
is Mr.. Clay-Good for Old Abe.
IT A voice-Good for you. Laughter.
at What is the pro-slavery, southern, dem
ID ocratic John C. Breckenridge ground
n That is wha: we want to get at. Wei
OF nov, it is nothing more than this, that
as every state in this Union declares tha
a. slavery shall cease to exist in the Dor
= ders Of all these states, and if all th
al states shall so decide, except South Cal
ID olina, where no nan can 90 tq the legis
ld lature and vote for president unless
ID owns so many negroes single ma
81 Senator Hammond, for instance, wh
fs says that the free laborers Of the land ar
- the . AIud-siIls Of society can preyer
5a ii. Suppose the whole thirty millions {
rs the people Of the United States decide
u against slavery, what does Breckinridg
q, say that be can DO? If am wrong,
a. want you 70 answer me to night. and o,
be 70 away and say am damned liar.
lat rBreckinridge,s doctrine prevails, that i
- ,o-.e4;t,,4s,,., .e~wsa= eI.ra~zy av-a-~..l..,