The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-10-04
Carl Schurz OH stephen A. Doug

Carl Schurz made 'ong speech in New
York Thursday night, in which he devo-
ted himself to the political record and per-
sonal p-etentions offs A. Douglas:
After saying that he considered Mr.,
Douglas lone of tho most over-estnated
mem in the country" and that his polite
al policy must spring either from the
profoundest ignorance of the principles
upon which the liberty of man is main
tained. or an inmate love of the principles
by which the liberty of men is subverted,
he went on to ridicule Mr.. Douglas ar
gument in favor of slavery on account Of
its furnishing variety of interests, and
thus being one Of the safe guards Of our
liberties.
In summing up the accounts in the in.
dictment against Mr. Douglas, the speaker
made out the following bill.
/ arraign him for having changed his
position 10 regard to the Missouri restri,.
tion, time and again, according to the in
terests Of slavery.
l arraign him for having broken the
plighttd faith of the people by the repeal
of the Compromise ofl850.
1 arraign him for having upheld the
most atrocious violations o. the ballot-box;
for having trampled upon the most sacred
rights Of the people Of Kansas, so long as
the struggle between Freedom and Sls-
very was doubtful.
l arraign HIM for having committed Il
fraud upon the people by forging and a.
dulteratiug the principle Of Popular Sow
ereignly, and making it the machine of
Slavery propagaudism
| arraign him for having deserted the
cause Of Free Kansas when the people
having complied with all reasonable con
diIions. applied for admission iutO the Un'
ion.
l alraign him for having repeatedly
made the attempt 10 disturb TIE sys'
tenn Of constitutional checks and balances
by placing the war-making power in the
hands Of the President. ....
arraign him for having attempted by
bis conspiracies. thing more outrageous
than the Sedi,ion Law of 1893, TO put the
liberties of speeches and Press at tue mer-
oy of political inquisition, and to make
the Judicial persecution of opinions stan
dard system OF policy.
arrsign him, lastly, for having attemt-
ed 10 pass off upon the people the doc
trines of political philosophy which are
an insult to the popular understanding
No, beg your pardon, do not arraigI
him for that, f,r this is free country,
where everybody has right 10 make him
self as ridiculous as he pleases, subject
only to the Constitution Of the United
States" Loud laughter And, yet, ar
raign him for that also. for protest tia
he has no right to make the Republic rid
iculous with him.
In conclusion Mr. Schurz said:
The time Ct the Baltimore Convention
arrived, and the struggle recommended
1t became at once manifest that Dougla
nomination could not be forced upon tn,
Democratic party without splitting tha
organization in twain, and he saw clearl,
enough that then his election would b
. an impossibility. The South was scccdin'
en- naaSse. and leaving tho rump Conven
ton to do as itplessed. Then Mr.. Doug
las. seeing a disgraceful defeat inevitable
|, wrote letter to bis friends in the con
vention, requesting them TO withdraw hi
! name if they found it in any way consis
, tent to do so. Aud declared, IF Doug
las was ever honest in anything he did o
r said, fbelieve he was honest then au
Q there.
Q But now the moment had arrived whe
D it became manifest that there is justice
history. Douglas position was DISCUS
-, Ting. but his punishment was sumblimt
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