Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-01

Two or three days since, the Bulletin,
the organ of the Breckenridge party in
this State, placed in the editorial column
of that paper, with all the ad. antage OF
bold type, and staring capitals, an arti-
Gle exulting over what it asserted as a
fact, that Alex. II. Stephen. had aban-
doncd the Democratic or Douglas party
and declared for Mr.. Breckenridge. 1t
first expressed some surprise at the fail
ure of Mr.. Stephens to be in Centralia
on Monday last, and then went on to ex.
plain the reason why he was not there.
1t proceeded to give what every casual
reader supposed to be speech or letter
from Mr.. Stephens, in which was set
forth the reasons lmpcling him to aban-
don Douglas and to proclaim for Breck-
| inridge and the South in the present con
test for the Presidency. 1t was intend
ed to satisfy all readers of that paper
that everything it contained was an
abominable lie. The speech, or letter,
or whatever it pretended to be, was a
vile fabrication, and men have been sent
to the penitentiary for less crime. Care
was taken to give no locality TO this
speech, or letter, and this being the case,
1t justly belongs to the organ of the Dis
unionists in this State, and there let the
brand rest.
SO far from Mr.. Stephens having
abandoned Mr.. Douglas and gone over
to the support of the Disunion candl.
date, he made speech at Lexington
Ca, last "Wednesday week, to crowd
of twelve hundred persons. Toombs
bad, two or three days before, made a
speech 10 favor Of dlsunion shoald Lin
coin be elected. "When the time ap-
preached for Stephens to speak, (says a
correspondent Of the Augusta ConStitu-
tionaltst,) men of all parties, and all
ages, were crowded IN the court house
AS densely as they could stand, besides
large crowds who were compelled to re-
main outside He was received with
great enthusiasm, and addressed the
people for three hours, with deep earn
estncss and eloquence which touched the
hearts of all present. Many eyes were
wet with tears, and many bosoms heav-
ed with deep emotion as this great
statesman proceeded to depict, almost
with superhuman power and eloquence,
the dangers which h.eatened the coun-
try, the causes that produced them, and
the remedies for them. The tears were
seen to steal silently down the cheeks Of
the old, the grey headed and the young.
There was spread over this great crowd
of faces an expression of deep feeling
and carnestness that is seldom seen St
political gatherings. This was not con-
fined to any one party, but men of all par
ties felt that they were listening to the
admonitions of wisdom as they fell from
the lips of statesman pure and uncor-
rupted, who has the confidence and af.
tectIons OF men Of all parties of Ogle.
thorpe
Ills defense Of Judge Douglas " a. most tri
uhP"aht. lie showed, beyond all question tina {
nc was ae sound on the slavery question az an '
" No''n ot south, and rebukei, with an elo-
duehce scathing and crushing. the ingrsiitu1.
OF those men in the South who how. ,nado :.
J ."e'r business Tor the last three mo,,l. - A.
{ "ouiee nun lie compared the war against h, IN
l" Tue south, 10 the stab in the back IL at Rru,n.
gave Caesar, ana unless hi. tortituaa ma a-''.
. "o'e 'aah hltnan, az he turned bis
YES """' ehe Abolition hosts In the front
whose sn1'ts ana darts were falling thick and
neaVy' 10 tue upitted arm Of southern friends
as' .o"' AZ .ach sight, might turn sick at
heart, and like great Caesar. ialI He ia ~
nad rather tie buried deep in the DO y Ella Of ~ =
earth than 70 be engaged in such work md
that he would defend, to the last, this prsa,
champion OF the Constitution it mattered no,
who deserted him. The effect of his speech VA,
very great. It's praises were on the lips of al
parties One OF the leaders of the Breckiarilps
party remarked otit, that it was the Creates,
political speech he ever heard, and that had i,
been made in the county early IN tn. canvass
there would not have been twenty-five Brock
inridge men left. Bell men said to me tina,
they regretted that they were SO strongly
committed to Bell that they could not consist.
emily vote for Douglas. for they desired to dc
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HE. (Mr. Stephens) said he was against rev.
oiuuon 1t Lincoln was elected. and endorse.
ane answers OF Judge Douglas to the Norf.l TX
questions. He said Judge Douglas did not cav
ne was tor whipping the South into the U nion
OUT tnst ne did not think Lincoln's election q
cause Tor d'sanon. and that he would sustain
MIN 10 the discharge Of all constitutional du.
tiea This was the substance of bis an.vsr.
and he stood with him on these pos,ion,. and
stood with him ALSO when he said II Lincoln
violated the Constitution, he would help hang
him % high % Haman. He sxhorted the 49,.
pie to take sides upon this issue immediatelv =.
for they would have it to do in lsss than tbr ee
months. that Brsekinridgs Wa mum and would