The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-16


ing to him, must be preserved by a
measure which is necessary to popular
liberty for if Slavery is not preserved
uniformity will ensue, and the liberties
of the people will be in danger In 9TH
er words, he tells us that the existence
Of Slavery is necessary for the preserva-
ton of our rights and liberties, and then
he tells us that measure undermining
our rights and liberties is necessary. for
the preservation of Slavery. The varie-
ty must be kept up for the purpose of
maintaining our liberties, and our liber-
ties must be put down for the purpose
of keeping the variety.
We are, indeed, greatly indebted to
Judge Douglas. At last we know what
Slavery is good for, and why its extinc-
ton is neither possible nor desirable
Even the black man, in his sutferngs,
will find soothing consolation IN the
Judges philosophy. When Sambo is
fogged down South, and the whip lacer-
ates his back, the benevolent Judge will
tell the poor fellow that he has got to
be whipped for the sake of variety and
Sambo will smile in the sweet Conscious
ness of being whipped for very great
principle. And when the Judges bill
has passed, he has opened for you the
prison cells wherein he blandly invites
you to drag out your miserable lives"
YOU will with pride remember the old
Roman proverb, "Dulce ct decorum est
patria mori;;" and improving upon the
text you will exclaim at is most sweet
and honorable to die for variely's
sake"
This, then, is Judge Douglass phi
losophy of government; Not an idea oc-
casionally dropped in a speech, but his
great original conception. This shallow,
ridiculous, childish nonsense is what he
emphatically proclaims to be the funda-
mental doctrine Of his whole political
wisdom Oh, Douglas Democrats, how
proud you must feel of your greatest
statesman alive" Permit me to offer
you, in the name of the Republican party
our sincerest congratulations.
Gentlemen You have accompanied
my remarks with some evidence of mer-
riment; and, indeed il canno; be denied
that there is some of the profundity OF
the illustrious Dogberry in Mr.. Douglas $
philosophical doctrines. But this is q
serious matter. Do you not see that to
some extent the honor Of the country is
involved in it? That gentleman stands
before us as candidate tor the Presiden-
- ha IN La al.
greatest American statesman" And
now, enlreat You, implore you solemn
ly-tor there is no man here who has the
reputation OF this country more deeply
at heart than | have-I implore you, do
not make this Republic ridiculous in the
eyes OF the whole world by attempting
10 crown that Dogberry statesmanship
with the highest honors of the Repub-
lie. am not jesting; am in deep aud
solemn earnest for II you look over the
list OF those men who. since the organi-
cation OF the Republic, have been deem
ed worthy Of a vote for the Presidency,
you will find not one among them who
has laid more insidious schemes 10 sub
vert the principles of the Constitu ton,
who did more TO debauch the consclences
of the people, more TO bring American
statesmanship into contempt than he
No, | will not wrong Judge Douglas ;
there was one | mean Aaron Burr
He was a more dangerous man, for he
united 10 IA deprayed heart far superior
understanding.
But as 10 Judge Douglas, here stand
up before the great jury of the sovereign
people and bring my bill of indictment.
arraign him for having changed his
position in regard TO the Missouri reslric.
uon, time and again, according TO the in
terests of Slavery.
| arraign him for having broken the
plghted faith of the people by the re-
peal of the compromise OF 1890.
| arraign him for having upheld the
most atrocous violations of the ballot
box; for having trampled upon the most
sacred rights OF the people Of Kansas, so
long as the struggle between Freedom
and Slavery was doubtful
| arraign him for having committed a
fraud upon the people by forging and
adulterating the principle Of Popular
Sovereignty, and making it the machine
of Slavery propagandism
| arraign him for having deserted the
cause of Free Kansas when the people.
having complied with all reasonable con
ditions, applied for admission into the
Union.
| arraign him for having repeatedly
made the attempt TO disturb the system
OF constitutional checks and balances. by
placing the war making power in tho
hands of the President.
arraign him for having attempted.
by his conspiracies, a thing more out
rageous than the Sedition Law Of 1898,
10 put the liberties of speech and press
at the mercy of u political inqusiton,
and to make the judicial persecution OF
opinions a standard system OF policy.
arraign him, lastly. for having at
tempted TO pass off upon the people the
doctrines of political philosophy, which
Is an insult to the popular understanding
No. beg your pardon, do not arrsigu
him for that. for this is free country
where everybody has a right to make
himself as ridiculous as he plesses. sub.
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