The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-09-27

said would make difference between one OF
my own religious belief aud between an unnat-
uralized citizen, and that would make pclt-
ical difference. never uttered such seuti-
ment. lGrcat applause.] The underlying pvir-
ciple with me was this: that the condition of
citizenship being once ohtaiuel, no question,
either Of religion or BIRTH should ba allowed
to commingle with political considerations
lApplause.l
deem ii only necessary to make these state
mcnts here succinctly aud pass on. because
am speaking to assembled Thousands who know
this injustice; but. tGllow-uitiacns. to come to
more extended topics. Ithas been asserted that
l. and the political organization with which ]
am connected, have abandoned the ground OH
which we stood in regard to the Territorial
question in 1854 md 1856 ; Chat We then ocon-
pied position which is now occupied 10y thc
friends and supporters Of Mr., Douglas, aud thnt
eminent gentleman himself Idcny il, ard shall
now proceed to prove it, both as to myself and
the party. You have heard the issue Involved.
There was u body to whom we could refer the
question. and We thought il unnecessary fur
tllcr 10 debate, each party agreeing to acqui-
csce in the decision of the Supreme Conrt, all
persons on each side entertained their own
opinions We in the south held that the Terri
toral Legislature did not have the power Mr..
Douglas and his friends held that the Territori-
pended that question. and referred by bill to
the Supreme Court OF the United States to de-
terminc the Constitutional question.
good deal has been said Of what is called
my 1'ippccanoc speech. Well, gentlemen, |
went over to the States of Indiana, Michigan
and Pennsylvania, to make political speeches
in 1856
No one of those speeches was ever written
out, aud no one of them prepared by Inc except
by the briefest notes and tho reports which
various persons chose to make, never was sin
gle report Of those reviewed by me or written
out in fall. l have been amused to see various
portions of what they call the Tippcoanoe
speech, and the divers reports of the reporters,
which they chose to make for the different pa
pers at different times. have in my hands IL
report which reads MS follows. in reference to
tho Territorial question: Z" The people of the
Territories, under the kansasNebraskn Act,
have the full right to establish or prohibit sla-
very. which principle is us old as the Rrpuhli-
can Government itself" Not only did never
utter such sentiment, but have no reason to
believe anybody thought | uttered it. ] have
never seen it in any newspaper anywhere. But
have no time to waste on comments, on the
propriety or dclicacy of gent who il before
the country for the Office of President, in intro
ducing the name of one who is also n candidate
with me, and giving his personal testimony.
As to that gents opinions shall waste no time
in the discussion Of the propricty Of such II
course. wish to meet the accusation of the
bn has hccn re,j;nr In y,r,nn. S,n,ns .,'1 ,,.,,
,oont'u,, Nv ~ r,,"'i n Nv, ',",. "i" .sen
h;s AVN ,nr~naro :. Thoro ;a m"t -, 49,, S,au
o non 9' w al, mar;o. M n Wv. "" ."Mes. ,
,y;i, innw ,hat Io,mn, p,,ohon.n ~, w
Drcckluridge, in 1856, we're pledged to the doc
,me y; " M m,..itnn n a. ,u' m.," s'a ).
.e,y ~ 'uo ivi,l.o'.eS. . """ '"' WV" "s ~
- 'n,le' iol-ih.t, Ne',.'"h. =,
,, n maze m sPeecnes IRON IN .he same stump "ith
'onn ~ nIech'.i'uSc Ill 0'o, "nrh nc was ha-
'ocaunG nls own claims ior t'le Vicc-frcsidell-
~, anu neura MN 20 10 lhe extreme scnSln n
"a, so1 VI 'Pu'".so.cir'S"ty in lnc terr''or''H.
'm iheh N spGak'ns o. o,ner genllemen ron INC
nua'" ,t' WHY WHY h'l JUN eAplGSs'ns lheh'se''rs ~
'ne hor'', n' snys in' eNu'y Que OF 'h'
tp"te"cs ;p:, lucy uuso,a'en l"av''r-"o'e''Eh'y
,. :" ,,s ,T;uest I;"ns susn n''ru III .hn fl'so o'
.M.f' wv. i'nIs, you see l,le "otus ho"'lh'crVrI'
s1o"' VIZ 'iop"."'-soseieishsy q"t''et-so'cr.gnty
a,, n', ..,'enly INV womSey''s ;n. SUNG 'n'a''ins.
nrt Wv 'soo''''c vi 1on.',''lNeh,.on ~ ~ was
1laS'h",s "nnI' s'ou n" 'na'".'" '"," VI,
aa ,,b.s,a'oa ~ "1 'n' county lehc'eHl us Wlil
r'.u'u y" I''" "e ',S 'n "',o,e' M po1',ol
y. " ~! ~! I,' ~. Nv '.'''v W. ",s!NF
, ~. wi, a. s."ue"v .''"I y" "e',",e ~ ioo"
aa o' ao ,a, n",1 s,"p na "uvocn'" e
noo.,". ','.' '-us's".u',H 'ha ~ ,''
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l,"as, ala n,or n,a",,, m ,,,,. i' , '" ."!
% th,t m"rr;nri,I Ion;,a," ~ ",rI. Wv n.y. pl''ro
n,at;n, nr Z, S,,ta rons,;t,'ia i,n w. ,l, W.. IVY
to cycludc slave nronrrIv rrnm tho ,"r cop nv"v'
Terrilorics Of thc IJnpn Never, N'"'""'
No authentic uttcrancc of mine can be found
that substantatcs the charge. will lust read
to you an article which never saw until to
day--tln irresponsible statement never seen and
never revised by me- Twill show YOU lust N,
uttorance
Here would appcal to the reporlora
have suffered good deal in my time by incor
rect reports. don't know but il would h,
well for us out West to adopt the habit of zen
tcmen in the East land write out bciorcl,au,
the speeches we make.
never do IL; speak as ! feel moved
would say to The reporters here that trust the,
will give me an opportunity to revise what ,hcy
may put down--not that doubt their Gdclit,
or capacity, but it very frequently happens ii
the warmth of debates, one substitutes a wort
when he would choose another, or tho reporter
may not exactly catch or understand the mean
ing attempted 10 be conveyed. II Is wonder.
ful this does not more frequently occur
am going to lctain you IA briefly ns NAV
b, by an exposition of the attitude of partic,
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