Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-04
SPEECHES OF JUDGE DOUGLAS AND HON. HORACE
MAYNARD IN LYECHBURG.

From The VirginiGn Of the lst
These distinguished gentlemen arrived in this city by
the Tennessee train on Thursday evening Il having
been reported early in the day. that Mr. Douglas would
reach this city by the evening train, committee ap
pointed wait upon him. aud request him TO larry
night and address citizens. he acceded to the
quest and in few after his arrival the Nor
veil House. appeared upon the balcony, in response to
calls and commenced speaking to the listening
multitude that filled all the street below
We made notes OF the speech, and will not attempt
than the meres outline Of III promising that it
sound aud patriotic.
After thanking bis auditors for the kind partially
manifested in the attention paid him, the Judge
referred to the troubled and threatening condition OF
public affairs. He regretted the election Of Lincoln and
The success of sectional party, much as any man
could and this regret was not founded ia any result per-
sonal TO himself He believed that the continued exist
Of the Republican party, and the Inauguration Of
its policy, incompatible with the existence of
national Union, but he nothing in the simple election
Of Lincoln TO justify severance of the Union The
Republicans had elected President only and except for
the appropriation of few oflices-the victory
barren one and even in his appointments Lincoln would
be compelled to consult Senate which Is opposed to him.
without whose concurrence no appointments could be
made. II he should recommend unconstitutional meas
ure Congress would pass r. and if they should
the Supreme Court in which the public can have conf
dence would set it aside. Lincoln would be compelled
conne himself to the Constitution, or, instead of be-
ing President he would find himself prisoner under i'm
parchment Four years would soon roll around and il
this government holds together. il ought all will be
we'll. The Constitution aud Union are not dependent
upon any one man. Lincoln had been elected Dy one
third of the people, through the dssensons Of all that
opposed him aud his party, and therefore the
Oppoition TO blame.
We should be encouraged by the fact that he is the
representative Of a minority party. lie said that the
South complained Of the nou-enforcement Of the Fug
tive Slave Law. He knew that other laws had not been
enforced but all the laws including the Fugitive Slave
act ought % be enforced He believed that 10 nineteen
OF every twenty the act was enforced in his
own State and the twentieth is the only one we
ever hear about He cited the late Chicago case, show
ing that the parties engaged It, that had run of the fu
gve had been indicted; had lain in jail from May to
October had been fined thousand dollars each with the
costs Of suits aud been remanded 70 Jail until the utter
most rtbing should be p4id then, they could be COM
PEELED pay for the slave. This the third item in the
account Of which told. He said that j
the Constitution be the supreme law Of the land and
recognizes the right Of the slave States to demand the
return of fugitive slaves why may not Congress dsre
gard all personal liberty bills that may be passed to OBJ
its operations! He going to resume his place
in the Senate and prepared to battle for the COns
tuition the Union and the rights of all the States. lie
hoped that old Virginia would stand by aud save the
Union Us she had DONE
Mr. Douglas concluded, after having spoken about
half an hour,-during which he frequently applaud
ed By telling the audience, amidst cries Of go on that
he had frstate fellow with him, and If they wanted
good speech they should call for Maynard ofTennessee
In response to the call, Mr.. Maynard appeared aud
made most ielictous speech, endorsing all that Judge
Douglas bad said We have not space for any extended
notice OF Mr. Maynards effort except to remark that in
ausion to the threats Of Dsunion that agate the
country upon the apprehension that Lincoln may not
ecute the laws, Mr.. Maynard said that this had
long existed and if there valid for dis
solving the UniOn it should have been broken up long
since.
We sincerely trust that these two able speeches will
have good effect upon all who heard them, though we
have understood that some Of the Breckenridge men
quite disgruntled at Judge Douglas speech.