Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-08-25
BRATTLEBORO, VT: AUG. 25, 1860.

party. told him that they would crush him.
and they have done it. They decapitated him
for the chaiimanship of the Committee on Ter
rltories, and Senator Green substituted in his
place. ! thought then he would take my ad-
vice, but was chagrined to find that he didn't
meet this outrage as | would have done. You
saw just after that act that Douglas went crawl
ing back into Senatorial caucus as a Demo-
crat-whereas he had only little while before
been kicked out for not being Democrat. The
next we saw was that he was willing to take the
Charleston nomination if he could get it harmo-
nlously, upon almost any terms, and at Balti-
more you saw that he took nomination on a
ticket with Senator Fitzpatrck-a Lccompton-
lite, who had voted in the teeth of Douglas on
every question affecting the Lecompton Consti-
tuition. Again, in Douglas letter excepting
the nomination, there was not word about
Kansas or her wrongs, about which Douglas
has himself repeatedly Denounced. There new
or was an act that called for denunciation loud
er by political conventions. The Douglas par
ty, the Breckinridgc, the Bell and Everett par
ty, and the Sam Houston party, all omitted to
say anything of these frauds--ihe Republican
Convention was the only convention to say any
thing on that point.
Gentlemen, ask your attention to this point
particularly, as | feel that having always lived
in Southern State, it is necessary for me to
explain why am now advocating Lincoln and
Hamlln. 1t is because another party has dared
to say anything against the outrages which
were inflicted on the people of Kansas by the
Administration, and doing Justice to the part
was called on to act in that contest. 1t NAV be
a personal consideration, but | feel that the
honor of the whole country is involved in this
matter. But these conventions, emitting this
subject from their platforms, have shown Il
want of interest in the rights of a sovereign
people and have given no cause for political
action. Every man who has had an interest in
the doings on the plains of Kansas, ought to
feel an interest in this thing. Because the Re
publican party has denounced this thing, feel
in honor bound and in Justice to myself to give
them a support. Gentlemen, think of the
thing. In 1857, when the Lecompton Consti-
tuition was sent to Congress- it was that because
she would have been slave State. Well in
1899, when she presented fair constitution
created without f'aud, and when her population
had largely increased, and vet while the whole
Democratic party sought to bring her in under
the LecomptOn constitution, almost the whole
party voted against her admission under the
Wyandotte constitution. 1t is true that the
Republican House of Representatives, by n
majority of 80 voted to admit her, but the Seu-
ate controlled by the Davises, and Pitches, and
Gwns, postponed it, DO YOU think, gentle
men, that l. citizen of Kansas, am to stand
10y and see these outrdgos committed without
raising vote against them. Why, twelve
weeks ago the Douglas Democracy called on
me to attend their Convention and assist them
TO organize their party. | said yes, if they
would cut loose from the administration and
stand forth in your principles. They said "no,"
they would be silent on that point; they would
say nothing about Lecompton, but would talk
altogether about Democracy. ] told them that
this was not the Democracy Of Jefferson and
Jackson. That they never kept their mouths
closed, and how could |, who had seen these
monstrous wrongs in Kansas Applause As
stranger in this city, have no right to inter
fere with your local institutions. I cannot
speak on slavery in this city, but in Kansas
can speak OF it. ! have said that | went to
Kansas with all my early prejudices on the sub.
long | discovered that it would be best for
Kansas to exclude it. 1t is common in the
South to think that slavery is the best form of
institution for State-l don't believe ii. |
believe freedom is better than slavery, and that
if the 100000 negroes were exchanged for l0O,-
600 freemcn, that it would be better for this
State.
Mr.. Stanton closed By exhortng the voters
present to exert themselves at the coming cleo
ton. This election eXcites more attention to-
day than any in the land. The triumph of
Frank Blair will vindicate the purity of the
ballot box, and do much to contribute to what
we all so earnestly desre-the election of Lin-
coin and Hamliu. IGreat appause.]