, 1860-10-01


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tspeeal Dir atch to the Cnclanau conmeEstall
Hon. ". l.. Ya1cey spoke 1t haston, Nary
laud, yesterday, before an Immense auaaence,
bJ whom he was very enthusiastically feeelseo'
He said that he would have to cr*vu the indul-
Eence of his hearers, on account OF his broken
voice and jaded coudition--sho former haTioe
been injured BY his constant efforts 10 behalf Of
Breckenridge. He, however, asked their atten'
tion uhilu he endeavored 10 reason win them
rs one frank and honest man should WIN an
otner-appealny to no pre1naiees OF paaslous'
but rather to their higher aud better na;ufes.
lie would discuss the principles On ~hlcn sho
Government should be adminfstered, without
reference 10 pxrtizau auimosttles. There we're
alwa{s important questions Of foreign and inter
nal policy arising, but this contest rose LAT
above all ptecediog ones- Nowhefe from Aa'ne
to Florida, in the North Of 10 ne oous9' W. W.
there snore than one question discussed, aad
that retuted to the existence OF the Union and
the safety of the institution Of slavery.
There were but tTo bides to this controversy;
the one occupied By Ereckint!dEs and Lane,
and the other BY Lincoln and Aamiln. The
trends Of tie Senator from itl1no's might snink
there was third side, but there WAS not. He
fDuuclasl stood with Seward against the Con-
stltu,lon md thc principles On which the Gov
ernmeut had always been administered. Doug
las vent hey ond the Constitution and the com.
pact between the States, 10 derive bis SquatIer
Sovereignty power; and Llncoln appealed to
law higher than the Constitution. Doth there
fore claimed to derive power irom law h'&ner @
than The Corstitution-from divine law. Waa
S;epheu 4. Douglas competent to pronounce
upon what WIS divine laWf
In religious matters people differed, and re-
fused TO seek authority elsewhere than in the
Bible; Was Mr.. Dou9las better authority thAn
the Book Of God? By Douglass theory, runa.
bers, and not the Constitution: wsrs to 9stsr. @
mine The peoples rights and ta1s NILS Inc blaeK
RepubicIn IN doctrine.
There was arother party who would take
neither side. Tbey wished to run into power
between tho tHo sides, under loud cry for the
Union, but would not say what sort OF Union
they were cryi5g for. This WAS the Bell party,
who had their banner in The field, but no plat
form on which to plant it, and expected to tri-
umph by mere appea to prejudrets. They ask
to b. alI1xed to administer lne Government
stating that great tvils exist, but proposing 20
remedy they said the Uaion was IN danger,
but do nat eay how they proposed to save II.
Bell WAS not the candidate for IN Intelligent
people to vote for. How could they make their
inte;ligence available when tie Hell party. told
them nothing Of the views on which their judg-
ment could be bA.ed: All j. WAS necessary for
the people to have, say the Bill men, #as q
generous confidence in the man. II Le did
wrong. afterwards they could not blama him,
bu: only themselves. This WIS no time Tor the
reposo OF such confidence, when the Govern
ment seemed tot:ertng to ills fail. No one could
conecentione1y giv. vote without knowing the
principles Tor which be voted.
Under this state OF things, he would ask
their attention to the principles which uoderiie
the cauvass. lie stood there ~ the defender Of
the Constitution. Great applauee1 And also
to defend the South against the insane charge
that she sought to aggress on any section. She
proposed to take from no section the ieast ofity
rights. Shs ouly asked for hersslt what the
Constitution and the past action of the Govern
ment had conc >ded to her.
Mr: fsncey here examined a: length tie de.
maad Of the South in relation to the profession
Of property in the Territories, contendipy that
this was ia accordnrce with the Constitution
and the decision Of the Supreme Court. lie ID
bored to show, also, that the Noe:h had for
years received protection from Government,
which Was 50 much tribute iesied out Of The
pockets Of the Southern people, All tue South
now asked was protection against the 'robber
aud w:onAdoer, sud gratitude 1or fa7ors coaiey-
red should induce the North to grant 1t. All
that was asked wa5 protection for every species
OF properly, that the property Of the South
might De SAFE from legalizsd robbery, against
the Constitution and the decision OF the Sd
preme Court.
The Republicans said that as The p.inciple that
the msjorlty should rule was Ia fundamental
principe Ct the Government they would vote
down the minority, and keep out any more
slave States wherever the Government had
Jurisdiction they would piacs their ban On the
losri'utlu Of SarerJ, ref,rm the Judiciary, and
put Republicans on the Bench, who would de-
eide IN favor of the " "ir1eprt s.ible conflict"
doc.riae. They would also decide it cops:itu.
t'oual to eppoiut C commissioners tn value The
negree7, deprive lhtlr owners Of them ut the
valuation of the commissioners, which would
be paid OUT Of the pubic Treasury, from tho
proceeds arising from the sale Of lie public
lands.
air. Yaacey then proceeded to show tha. the
doctrine Of the supremacy Of mere numbers
would destroy t. G equality Of the Ststes, and
illustrated his argument Ut scme length The
Constitution, he held, was tie SHELF and pro-
lection Of the minority agaiass wrong a.d in
justice, @nd therefore they Of the South had
more interest in preserving the Constitution
than the stronger section had.
douglas had aaid be would use the Federal
bayouets TO put down the Southern resistance,
BECAUSE be b.longea to tie stronger secti,n.@
IL the North wanted to mako the Southern
people hewers Of wood and drawers Of water,
10 help hin1 God! he would not be one. {Gteat
epp!ause.l
1hA question was, should the South submit to
tile domioatiou Of numbers? 4 Douglas man
might ask what be had to do with that question.
lie would tell him that Seward and Douglas oc.
cupied the same position on the question of
numbers. Douglas said the people of the Ter
ritories had the power t. drive away slave prop.
erty from the ao1l which the Government brld
in trust for the people Of the States. LII said
this power Of Popular Sovereignty wa7 derived
from the Great Ruler of the Universe. The
rights Of the people It the South in the Terrific
ries, hccord'nx 10 Dauglas, were Eot then de-
pendent on the fixed AID i.n:'utab!e Law Of the
Constitution, bu: npon the aac1us.inx will of
the people, ~ expressed 4. the ballot box. In
fAcs, il closely contested elections, these Con.
stl:utional right nigh: dspena upon the Judi
cious distribution It i barrel Of b:uehecd whis-
ky. [Great !augbter.l NJ oaeunderstood bet
ter than his triead Doug'as how to distribute
whisky, but he huG the tau!t OF not doing it
equally. [prclougcd laughter aud spplause.l
Did thut lick like sta:ssmaLsalp to make their
rights ,hua depeuien. upon the mere will Of q
dlctuating and unsettled population? It the
whisky was bad they lost their rights; If good,
shev retained them. 1t Was the 1latesnanship
Of Douglas tnat the strong, haVing much, may
grasp At more the weak, havlsg little. ahsll
have nothing.
Mr.. Ya1csy concluded By stating that Bell
hao DO chance in any Southern Stases, except
Mary land and Missouri. lie once had possibly
some prospect OF SUCCESS III virginia, but alter
DouRius lad touched her soil and pronounced
her s'tatea' Rights doctrines myth, an1 had
threatened TO aid il coeEcinx her into subnls-
sion, be had beco:na de.estause, and the result
in that S.ste was beyond coubt.
In Maryland it became the people to guard
well themselves from danger AID trom the foul
party now rising in their midst, though it might
be no larger than mans hand.
Z. Johu Bell could not get forty electoral votes,
and il be received them, they would be torn
from The Democracy By tne treason OF Stephen
A. Douglas, who could hsln>eif uot ges one elec-
tor4l rote, and was ac!uAted soleiy by inoiiTes
Of revenge The only real issue "a' between
Breckenridge aad Lincoln,