The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-09
The Lincoln Fever Among the Democracy
of Pennsylvania.
John Hickman'S Welcome Home.
Popular Sovereignty Ms True Repablican
Free Sol Doctrine.
GREAT SENSATION.

Ohm HlC KHAN ON DEMoCRAC
From the Philadelphia Bulletin, Saturday July osth
We have just returned from West Ches.
ter, and shall attempt to give some sketch
Of the overwhelming demonstration there
yesterday. during both day and night
We never remember a meeting which
more glorlOusly established the fact that
whole county, Under the leadership Of
one of the 'bravest Of the brave" could
he induced to go as aunite to the polls
Chester county will lead the column o,
Lincoln counties in the Commonwealth
and John Hickman will be the next Con.
gresham from the Sixth District (f he
desires the Office just as certainly as that
election day will come. No reporting can
give any idea of the tremendous turnout
from all portions Of Chester and the aG
joining counties, norof the intense enthu.
siasrn of every man, woman and child who
crowded the pleasant streets of the town
The feeling, not only for Lincoln and tol
Cartin was glorious, but John Hickman
Wab Inc nero OF Tie DOur.
MIR. HICKMAN'S SPEECH.
We have room for only few extracts
from this speech;
THE DOCTRINE OF JEFFERSON TREASON NOW
What Democrat Of tho present day
dare utter the sentiments Of Thomas JEFF
ierson, and stay within the ranks of his
party? Who now ventures to refer to the
sentiments Of Thomas Jefferson, uttered
during his lifetimej While he was Prcsi
dent, after be was President, and before
he Sns President; after he framed the
Declaration, before he framed the Deolar.
alton, when he framed the Declaration
Who of the Democratic party can venture
10 assume the ground which lie assumed
Cries of "Not one."1
tell you that all that is required a
this hour ior man to blot out forever all
the honest Democracy in him. is for him
to say that he regards slavery as vice
and one that could not be extended. Ii
was lawful for the father of democracy to
denounce it as crime against God and
Nature, but no man Of the present day
dare say it. 81
THE SOUTH ON SLAVERY EXTENSION.
There is no difference in the two frag.
ments of the Democratic party in tile
South, They both regard slavery as the
highest type of civilization. and ilidispen
sable to human liberty. There Is no diff
ference between Douglas and Breckin
ridge. No one dare say in the South tha
slavery is wrong. Breckinridge saystha,
slavery must be protected Douglas cares
not whether it be voted up or voted down
Many will be deceived into voting fol
Douglas, supposing him to favor the ad
mission of free States. 1t is the determi
nation Of the South that slavery shall e
into all the Territories. They used every
means 10 force slavery on the unwilling
people Of Kansas. They will do the same
in those Territories much better adapted
to slavery. The Democratic party useC
to pride themselves on their uphoIding tht
laboriBg Glasses, now when do they ev
raise their voice against the wrongs in
fliCted on them? .f1fliv r,ae .-HsH
CHANGE IN raE PRINCIPLES OF THE DEMO
l.ls CRATIC Party.
The Democratic party does not hold one
political sentiment that held fifteen years
ago. iendeavor to keep straight ahead
II can't look over men to see principles
then ! will look through them. Ap
plause.
THE SLAVE TEST OF DEMOCRACY.
ventured, five years ago, in the lowe
Honse Of Congress, TO assert that / tho
we had the right to investigate the charg
es which had been brought against tn,
Democratic party, in regard 10 iOrcinl
slavery upon the people OF Kah5as in al
unwarrahtable and outrageous manner.
asserted the right to examine into tn
charges Of fraud which was brought a
gainst Southern hen.
/ proposed a committee to do this worl
of investigation, aud since then | hav
never been regarded as n sound Democrat
ItApplause. have been denounced a
a renegade and trnitor, and all because o
that single act. Now you may thin
there are other charges brought sgains
me, by which my Democracy has becom
suspected. But. sir, there are ,nonel On
such act is sufficient 10 damn any man i
the estimation Of these Southern Demo
crGts. fl should make every eonisssio
of repentance for this act, l would iievQ
be reinstated in the Democratic party.
man who once raises his hand agains
slavery. seals bis political life in that psr
ty, and is henceforth dead.
| THE TERRIRoRIEs.
That laboring man who, by his vote, d
lows Slavery to go into the Territories,
all enemy to bis own dearest interests, an
/ if not robbiug his own wife and childre
1 OF the means of subsistence, is at lea'
tearing hole in the bottom of his poke
I, But there is another trouble about th
Territories. The future power Of thi
country will. surely lie in the hands (
those who gain The ascendapcy in tie Tel
ritories. II the Democratic party, by 9
Ither Of It's branches, shall gam the E-ecr
tive Chair q do not now speak Of ind
viduals, for there are now many hcLeI
men supporting Douglas, supposing tba
by this action, they are really voting I
gainst tho admission Of slavery into Ii
Territories J then will the curse Of slav'
ry be fastened upon them. Isay il maxi
no difference whatever, which one