The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-09-26

J who ever heard or knew Of my sympsthizln,
with the doctrines advanced by Rev. RI. Brsck
J inridgs. let him now speak. or forever hold hi
] peace. tcheers.] And when Hon. Georg
Robertson win produce one respectable man, 4
Jr out Of the county OF Fayette, who will SAY
he believed or suspected that was an emanci
pationist, viii even confess il was proper to
write that letter. [Cheers. II the gentleman
means that thsrs has always existed between
Rev. Mr.. Breckinridge and myself those rela.
tons Of cordiality. respect. and affection which
are natural and proper, the insnuation Is true
But that Is not the purpose Of the letter. 1t Is
In connection with the subject OF emancipation
that he was speaking, aad he would convey the
impression that had been suspected OF sy,npa
thy with my uncle upon that subject. Thas is
the meaning Of that letter. Judge Robertson
when called upon in regard to the authenticity
Of the letter. replied that it was genuine, bu,
that It was confidential letter." A voice
Confidential to be published."l don't think
that mends the case much. 1t would have been
even better to write il for the public, than as q
confidential letter. Don't you think so? "a
voice--"les."l -
But have other things to consume my time
to-day than such confidential" letters as that
(Laughter.l leone to the fact. The only
time that the question Of emancipation has been
ra sed in Kentucky in my day. was IN 1849
Z when we were electing delegates to the convcn.
tion to form new Constitution. Then Dr.
Breckinridge and Mr.. Shy were emancipation
candidates. l, as a candidate for the Legisla.
ture, eanvassed the county to the best OF my
ability in oppositouto emancipation. believing
the interests oiboth races in the Commonwealth
! would be promoted BY the continuance Of their
present relations, and on that issue, az you
know. was elected, At the polls DR.. Breck-
inridge voted againstme, and voted against
him, [cheersl because we were representing op.
lposite principles; and just so would it be again
under similar circumstances. So much for that
charge. t .E-.fa
I have seen pamphlets published and circula'
ted all over the Union, for the purpose OF pro
wing that was Know Nothing in the year
1856, in the State Of Kentucky. daughter. i
have no doubt that q very considerable pro-
portion at those listening to me were members
Of that order; and II there is a man among you
who belonged te that order, who ever saw me
in one Of your lodges, or who does not know
that was recognized from the beginning as
one of the most uncompromising opponents, let
him be good enough to say so now. A voice
"iio amt here."l Why, gentlemen, believe
! was one of the fEst.in Congress who took po
sition against the organization; and when re.
turned home to the State Of Kentucky, in the
spring Of 1855, finding it was making great pro.
gress in the Commonwealth, although had
withdrawn from public lie to attend to my
private affairs, opposed it in repeated speech.
es all over this part OF the state. ICheers =
This statement may not DO very acceptlble to
some gentlemen within the sound Of my voice;
but do not. want to deceive any man. stand
upon my principles, and am wiling 10 avow
them without the slightest regard TO consequen-
ces. (Applause.] s'
Gentlemen, am represented TO this dsy as
having decIsred that would make political
discrimination between one Of my own religious
belief and another, and between native and
naturalized citizen. | never uttered such q
sentiment Loud cheers.l a
The underlying principle with me was this
that the condition of citizenship being once
obtained. no question either Of birth or religion
should be allowed to mingle with political con.
sideration. Applause. | deem it only ne
cessary to make these statements here succnct-
ly, and pass on. because ] am speaking to assem-.
bled thousands who know the Injustice of the
charges. 18 81. 7ys iia 47
But. fellow citizens, to come to more extend
ed topics. II has been asserted that !, and
the political organization with which lam con.
nected. have abandoned the ground on which
we stood, in regard to the territorial question in
1854 and ls56--that We then occupied posi-.
ton which is now occupied by Mr.. Douglas and
his friends. deny ii; and shall now proceed
to prove II, both as to myself and as to the Con.
stitn,ional Democratic party.
| You have heard a good deal Of what is illed
my Tippecanoe speech. went to the States Of
Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and ad.
dressed the people in the suiumn ofls56,--
None Of these speeches were ever written out
beforehand. and no one Of them prepared by me.
sxcept by the briefest notes; and Of the reports
which various persons chose to make, not one
was ever revised or seen by me. ] have been o..
missed to see the various persons or what they
call the Tippstanos speech. For example,
have in my hand paper which represents me
as saying at Tippecaiaoc; "the people ofthe ter
|ritories, under the Kansas Nebraska act, have
the full right to abolish or prohibit slavery just
as a State Mould, which principle is as old as
republican government itself" Not only did
never utter such an opinion, but until recently,
I had no reason to believe anybody ever repre-
sented me ss having uttered 1t. II is only with,
IN o few weeks that remember to have seef II
in any newspaper. Rut have very high ac-
cuser on this subject--no less pereoh than the
eminent Senator from Illinois. I have no time
10 spare in comments upon the property or del-
icacy ofa gentleman who is before the country
for the office Of President, introducing the
name Of one who is also q candidate, and giving
his personal testimony as to that gen,lemans
opinions fshali waste no uine in the discus.