Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-07

him peaceable man. Witness had talked poll
ties with Brown--thinks hei> an old line Wing,
holding the same opinions that Henry Clay did
in regard 10 slavery
iiy The ro$erution--WitueSS is from PcnnSyl
yau;a
NJ. Stuart thcn addressed the court urging that
the prisoner should bc held 10 bail 10 answer Tor
! mi>,icmcanor.
Mr.. Magruicr replied, discussing the whole ease
! in all lis bearings.
Mr.. Stuart responded advocating the side OF the
commonwealth and vindicatins himself.
The court discharged the prisoner.
And after some other business, the court at 81
o'clock, adjourned.
OPENING or TIE DOUGLAS CAMPAIGN
On Thursday night last, in Liberty Hall, the
Douglas Democracy opened the campaign IN
this city. The sole speaker of the occasion,
was Mr. Ellis Schnable, OF Penn, well
known politician, whose recent affair with
/ Attorney General Black will be remembered
bg all ol,r readers MIR. SchuatIc's address
was original cvincing much reflection upon
the topics of which it treated. In manner, 1t
was vigorous, entertaining and at times eio-
qucnt; winning early and holding long the
| undivided attention of the large assemDlage.
| The friends of Judge Dougla claim it as the
most powerful political speech made in the
city. since the celebrated address of Governor
| Wise in 1850
| Mr.. Schnable in opening, declared that the
| Democratic party was not divided upon prln-
| c;ple, but merely upon men and measures.
| The eXuouentS OF the TWO divlsions-DOug-
! las and Davis, reached the same p0ln- by dlt-
| iaring roads. Both admitted the Supreme
| Court TO he the final arbiter in the matter OF
| Territorial sovereignty, and differed only as
| the method OF bringing that question be-
| fore the Court Adopt Douglass plan: let the
| Territorial Legislature prohibit slavery. The
| Supreme Court would decide such law un-
constitutional and in 50 deciding declare the
enabling act giving such power, void. Thus
the question would be removed from Con-
grcss and settled as the South wanted it,
without compelling Northern Democrats to
| be swept away by the Black Republican
| Hordes. There were some questions which
! did not bear talking about. If the South
| could rot see this, she ought to hold her
tongue. The plan Of Davis reached the SUI
preme Court III last but by Il more clrcuItons
route, and one that kept the question N Com
gres>, and the coamtrv IN agitation longer,
| than that proposed by Douglas. There were
TOO classes Of men in this word-one of
reason and logic-the other Of passion and
| prejudice At the North, the men who re
| sisted the preiudice> of their section and
| looked to the whole country were democrats.
| The men who fell in with the popular clam
or were Black Republicans. In the South
those who rlang to reason and right, stood by
their Northern brethren Of the Democracy,
whilst those who were carried away by the
passions and prciudices Of their section went
oil with the ,eceder>. (AppIarse.)
| The Black Republicans. he said. held an
''irrrprcssible cnnhicg' between Tree and
slave labor. and they and other persons
wanted to prohibit The extension Of slavery.
| lie knew one. an old Alexandrian, Il college
mate, Mai. Mcitae, who was IN old line
| Wing, and said he wnGd never consent to
| extend slavery. The Black Republicans
| proclaimed an ''irrrpresSih!c con nict' be-
tween free labor and slave labor. There
was no $nch thing now, one species ct labor
was an adjunct to the other, So ordained in
| the providence Of '',d--fpr but for the slave
| labor, Is per cent. Of the operatives OF Mas
| sachuSetts would he without work to-day.
| Bat an irrepressible conflict might come
when Black Repuhicanl,m hemmed slavery
| in upon the Worn oat lands "a ilc Old State,
| I'LL population pressing unon the means ot
Subsistence" forced M emancipation, ana sect
! 1000 600 negroes to compete with the North
crn lai,urcr, ;tnI take the bread cut Of ms
mouth: Ia compete with the Southern labor
| er. and bv free competition reduce all sOcic-
| rY to a negro standard. Then nde"I would
| come 10 terror the conflict. to prevent which
| the Democracy had struggled 50 long and
| faithfully at the North, and none more faith
| fully than Stephen A. Douglass (Applause.)
The conflict might be prevented If the North
cut oil Southern pr0dncts-then tie old
| maids of Massachusetts would have no sugar
| or their tea. nu more rice pud,tn&. no more
ro;tnr, aud The next phrase Of the conflict
| would be for the Yankees to cut At u" head
of 'irrcpre=sh!,. conflict Seward; lie hal
tol the North this. III. was the only man
that ever vet had made n full bIooded fair
stand up nigger fight" (ApplauSc and
| iaughter) lie believed that in the great
economy Of God. cotton had been made a ne
ccsSitv. and the forced labor of the negro
necessity with it. The tropical plant re-
CURED the tropical laborer, and he must be
a slave before he wori work. Al creation
9bayed ti}e law ''bv the sweat OF thy brow
thou shall earn thy bread" Was The negro
70 be the ori> %~ns!emsn !oaier in the uni
verse, and that too ..hen I0,NHj.o0u Of per
pie wntct! cotton and the commerce O! the
world would lie blasted and civilization
throw3i iol#4 j'2y without it. Applause
it was a providence u Hod. and 10 resist his
evident law and let the negro free 70 leave
the worlds work un,iune, was sin a9ainrt
God. (Appiause.l
lie continued. contonding that if The
Union. remained, as it was, with Il .judic
Gus administration ii the government, Eng
land might, in u Short tin" be deprived Of
the trade q Asia. her ocean navigation tai
ken from hcr, and The naughty island rcdu-
ccd 10 Ter proper iimi,s rs a provincial
Workshop Even mere than that: under
protective system. when we ceased To import
the foreign goods, VIC commenced to inp"rt
the foreign mochunic. Thus, under the ia
ritI Of -, the mills Al Lowell, which had
been worked IS native hands were soon
G.lcd by foreign competitors, driven from
England ~ the hi III tariff rates Of tie mi
ted States, which closed this market 10 for
cicn fabrics. Then rs soon as this problem
was worked out and England driven from,
colnpctiiiuu. we would have the cotton field
and the cotton mill, we would have the world
for our customers. Then we might abolish
-ar;tfs n,tiralr-l.y direct taxes omen our