The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-25
serenade to Mr.. Douglas--His Speech i'm Res


WASHINGTON, June Palate last night pro-
cession was formed at the Douglas head quarters
: in this city, which has been illuminated in honor
OF the nomination, and the procession proceeded to
the railroad station to receive the Illinois and other
Baltimore Convention delegates, who were accom-
panied here by the great Western band, and came
by special rain. Immediately on arriving the pro
cesSion repaired to the residence of Mr.. Douglas
/ ana complimented him with serenade and re-
peated huzzas In acknowledging these evidences
OF their friendship, Mr.. Douglas spoke as follows:
felloW-cltizens thank you for this manifesto
ton OF your Kindness and of your enthusiasm The
! circumstances under which this vast crowd have
assembled spontaneously, and without previous no.
uce, demonstrates an earnestness of feeling which
! fills my heart with gratitude To be the chosen
staodard-bearer OF the only political organization
which is conservative and powerful enough to save
| the country from Abolitionism and dsunion is in
! deed an honor of which any citizen NAV be proud
am fully impressed with the responsibility of the
position, and trust that Divine Providence will i'm
part to me the strength and wisdom to comply with
all its requirements. (Applause.) Our beloved
country is threatened with fearful sectional an
! tagOnism which places the Union itself in immi.
nent peril This antagonism is produced by the
effort in one section of the Union to use the Fede
raj Government for the purpose of restricting and
abolishing slavery, and corresponding effort in
the other section for the purpose of extending sla
very into those regions where the people do moi
want it. (Cries OF CHATS true.") The ultra men
in each section demand Congressional Intervention
upon the subject of slavery in the territories
They agree in respect to the power aud duty of the
Federal Government to control the question, and
differ on as to the mode of exercising the power
The demands the intervention of the Federal
Government for SLAVERY, and the other against it
Each appeals to the passions and prejudces of his
| own section against the peace and harmony of the
whole country. (Cries of "Thats so" and APP
| plauSe.l
On the other hand, the position of all conserva.
tive and Union-lOving is, or at least ought to
be, that OF intervention by Congress with sa-
very In the Territories, (cres of 'thats the true
doctrine" and applause This was the position of
the ID Democratic party in the Presidential contest
| OF lS4S and 1852 and 1856 This was the position
upon which Henry Clay Mr.. Webster, Mr.. Cass
and the friends of the Union, of all political aini
ties at that day, established the COMPROMISE mea-
of non-intervention, they contend and put to flight
the aboitiOnists of the North and secessionsts of
| the South in that memorable contest (Cries of
| "we'll do it again." and three cheers
1t was on this common ground of s'non-interven-
| ton that the Wings and Democrats agreed to
stand on their respective party platforms Of 1852.
cipe so long as its organization was maintained;
and the Democratic party still retains it as the
Keystone of the political arch which binds the
Federal Union together. (Applause0 To this
cardinal principle of non-intervention has the Dem
ocratic party renewed the pledge of its faith at
Charleston and Baltimore. CHEERS and cries OF
"wel keep the faith.")
AS the chosen representative of that great party,
it is my fixed purpose to keep the faith and redeem
that pledge at all hazards and under all crcum.
| stances. (Three cheers for Douglas
! The safety Of the Union depends upon a strict
| adherence to the doctrine of non-ntervention.-
| Intervention means disunion! Intervention, whe-
ther by the North or by the SOuth-whether for or
against slavery-tends directly to disuni0n. Upon
this identical question an attempt is being
made to divide and destroy the Democratic party
because the minority of the nterventionists could
| not intimidate the majority into an abandonment
OF the doctrine of non-intervention. They have
seeded from the organization of the Democratic
party, and are endeavoring to form newsparty in
| hostility to it. (Cries of "Let them go. We can
whip the DiSuniOnists North and South.')
| Secession is dlsuRiom. Secession from the Demo
cratic party means secession from the Federal
| Union. (''That's So" and applause Those who
enlist under the secession banner now will be ex-
pected on the 4th of March next to take up arms
against the constituted authorities in certain con-
| tingencies. We have been told that in certain
! event the South must iercely resist the Inaugural.
| ton of the President elect While we find those
who Oudest in their threats of such resistance
| engaged in the scheme to divide and destroy the
Democratic party and thereby secure the election
of the Republican candidate-does not this hue of
| cannot be effected" ETC.
Intelligent men must be presumed to understand
| the tendency and consequences of their own ac-
tons Can the seceders fail to perceive that their
efforts to divide and defeat the Democratic party
If successful must lead directly to the secession o
the Southern States? trust that they will sec
what must be the result of such policy and re
turn to them-tO the organization and platform o
the party before it is too late to the country
applause.
The Union must be preserved. CHEERS Thu
Constitution must be maintained iuviolate. IRE
newed cheering.) And it is our mission unde
Divine Providence, as believe, to save the Consti
tuition and the Union from the assaults of Northern
abolltlonlsts and Southern disuniOnists (Enthusi
astic applause and three cheers for Douglas
My friends, have detained you too long, and |
VIII close by renewing the expression of my sin
cere thanks. Many voices ego on ego on.")
MIR. Douglas-No, it is nearly Sabbath morning
a voice-''we will listen to you for a year judge
and merely made my appearance to acknowledge
the compliment you have paid me by so large
meeting at this late hour of the night. | recog
nize among you the faces of many of my old friend
from Illinois as well as others from almost ever,
State In the Union. | only regret my house is no
large enough to enable me to invite you in ant
take you individually by the hand. CA voice
your heart is big enough" and ''three times
three cheers for Stephen A Douglas, the mex
President of the United States''
The procession next proceeded to the quarter
OF Governor Fitzpatrick, and afforded him an op
portunity to Judge of the quality of the music 0
the Chicago band. But as the nominee for tn
Vice Presidency had retired to bed, representativ,
Cox, at his instance, returned his thanks for tn
political and musical compliments. Representa-
tive MClernand of Illinois, pledged the Northwes
to Mr.. Douglas.
1t may here be stated, as a matter of fact tina
both wings of the Democratic party are delighte
with their respective nominees. and are alike conf
dent of success, the one over the other. Messrs
Breckenridge and Lane will accept, it is said, con
sidering it to be their duty to do so for the sake
the country as well as the Democracy.
Arrival OF the Saratoga
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-The United State
sloop-oi-war Saratoga has arrived, from Vera Cru
on the I'd inst