Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-28

and armies marsnaieo, 70 e1ciuQe IOfeNll eF- i
sry settler therefrom who will not bow down i
before the black god Of bis idolatrous wOr-
ship. l appeal 70 you, freemen, to know |
whether this Is the democracy OF Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe and Jackson. | appeal 70 |
you to know whether you have ever found
anything in the annals Of parties 50 Insulting
to the understanding, until within the life
time of the youth who has reached his ma
iority. / appeal to you TO know whether
the honesty, intelligence and unmixed blood
of the offspring Of nothern mothers can ever
accept an excuse for those who would endeav-
or 10 fasten such ruler upon Us. But we
may congratulate ourselves that even official
zeal can perceive no chance for Mr.. Brecken-
ridges election. If there had ever been any
any, the recent stump speech Of Mr.. Buchan-
an would have efectually disposed of IL NO
amount Ofpopularity would be able to stand
against the encomium Of such an advocate.--
His midnight appeal can only be accounted
for by supposing the Gold public flnctiona-
ryn was unable TO obliterate his animosities
towards the ''young gentleman OF Kentucky,
and that his well known craft suggested
speech as the readiest and least offensive
means Of destruction. Such suggestions are
more reasonable as ii is not to be imagined
that the pyved tenant of the White House
should for moment believe, after the inVes-
LEGATIONS which have been had, and the ex-
posures which have been made, such tssti-
mony as he volunteered could be otherwise
than ruinOus to any cause. The daring
eyinced by him on this occasion was only
eoualled By his lack of self-respect, and bis
utter disregard Of the circumstances by
which he was was surrounded, and which
should have restrained him.
Whatever conclusion may be drawn as to
my estimate Of Mr.. Breckenridge's character
as a politician, can only say that my es-
tenn for him is profound when brought into
comparison with that which l entertain OF
his Democratic competitor. There are few,
IL any, living men concerning whom more
has been said, and less really known than
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. There are
thousands. by far too many thousands, now
sustaining him under the mistaken and de-
lusive idea that he is directing his efforts TO
| counteract the plans of the Southern Demo-
cracy. This is a frightful hallucination, Dut
a natural one, when we take into consider
alton the humiliating fact that all that oeYo-
ton could do has been done, by those surround
inc his person, to distort true record, ana to
stamp counterfeit character for him on the
public mind. Viewing him as one of the mos
unsafe and treacherOus leaders, you will par
don me certain statements which 1t now
seems necessary should be made, and the cor
rectness of which presume will not be i'm
pugned. have not yet forgotten when, II
j the Winter of 1856, during the trst ses
sion of the Thirty-fourth Congress, the resi-
dents of Kansas, asseveratlng that the cardl
nal principle of the Nebraska-Kansas act ha'
been wantonly and wickedly nullihed, tina
/ fraud and violence, concocted in the blu
LODGE of Missouri, had invaded their home
: and imposed a foreign rule upon them 70
| the purpose of forcing upon them institution
= which they abhorred, and invoking the inter
: position of Congress in their behalf, tn
!, prided father of ''untrammeled popular SOY
! ereignty" turned his back upon the violate
: child, and closed his ear as in death, to com
: plants of outrage almost without parable
: in the civilization of the century. These de
= spoiled pioneers, who had taken up the
e abode in the Territory under the most solem
T guarantee Of selfgoTernment only asked
prove their accusation, and to be relieve
= from oppression. In other words, they d
S clared they had never been able to enJo
e self-eovernment, that they were ruled by II
/ yaders, and demanded the sovereignty col
n ferred by law upen them. Mr.. Dough-
y should have been the first man to fly to the
n relief; and if he had been as completely de-
= icated to tho principles of his bill, as son
% would have US believe, be would have urge
p investigation and carried it. ,lf fSfr SEfrJ fre tE5
1r having done So he ftdstile to an exp3Sg16R19 xpg61
'H and apolOgist Of those engaged in the wOl
lie of forcing Slavery upon an unwilling peOpl
D. He enjoyed at the same time the full con
N dence Of the South, and his Democracy W
le orthOdox-because he was loyal to his tasl
y masters; willing to do battle for their mo
T. extravagant demands. He was then Chai
re man of the Committee on Territories, and
OF call attention to his report as such, ma
8. March 18th, 1856, as conclusive upon
st point have stated. In that paper he cOu
le find nothing to say against foreign couspir
y cies to invade the soil of Kansas and contr
le elections, but he had much to offer in col
Is demnatiOn of Eastern associations to encou
h age removal thither. He could discover !
sr irregularities in the return of Mr.. Whitfield
c the Pro-SlaYery Delegate to the House
IS Representatives, but he clearly discerned th
g the Territorial Legislature was legally-ele
IS ted body, with perfect authority to enact t
Of most cruel and arbitrary slave codes, and th
ID the complaints of fraud and force were e
n up merely to stimulate and excite Northel
Of emigration At the time of which spea
there was no one in Congress or out of Coz
e gress, in Office or out of Office, who exertC
= himself more untiringly to perpetuate tn
r reign Of terror inaugurated to insure the q
a mission of Kansas into the Union as Sla'
1t State. I fear there are many now bearing
e the banner inscribed with the name of th
10 Senator, who never have fully understood,
+ who have forgotten, this tarnished page in
; history. If there has ever been more d
e termined foe to the growth of freedom in Kal
t sas. or to the principles of the Kansas-Nebra
n ka bill, than Stephen A. Douglas, he hi
+ been able to keep himself very much und
1 cover. It is gratifying, however, to make
d single remark in his favor it is this: tn
y he seems as willing as the most ardent of h
n friends to divert attention from this perio
# in his career. l am not aware that in eth,
= essay or address, he has ventured to recur
n I; but, on the contrary, he seems disposed
If eat it as blank in his life.
u Whilst these proceedings were progressin
5 in the Senate, the other branch OF Congre
g carried resolutions of investigation under
6 close division of parties, and sent a Selet
7 Committee to the Territory. The consequent
J was such an exposure as satisfied the countT
e not only of the truth of everything charges
e but of existing cOnspiracies beyond anythin
n that had been imagined. The published eY
e dence efectually revealed the intentions
: the South, and made deep impression upo
u the North. It was then established thl
+ neither law nor proprieties were to be allowe
u to stand in the way Of Slavery extension
s and we are almost driven to the conclusio
5 that the repeal of the Missouri Restrietio
g was but part Of general and well mature
: plan Of operations, at the head Of which stoo
q the selfcrowned chief Of popular territoril
: government. Mr. Douglas term of Office wa
: now approaching its close. 1t is not unlikel
: that desire for a reelection, and a knowl
e edge Of the conviction forced upon his Stat
; by the examination alluded to, induced hir
! to look with different eyes upon Kansas, an
!, | creafnd an anxiety on his mart IN take nm fh