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4 SWIFT WITNESS.
n. And the following in Senator Douglas
retent campaign speech a. Boston: |
ID tev xasrs tho who,e time Of CerEress h4s
,,cvrd Il TIT discussion Of ths slavery question to
.-,,on of the porant bu,lnss Affecting the whole
-.,r~ ~ whsrera yer sst yuaf representatives, why
d;a no, rs,ss the sas@ n urdeF 10 det7y
-. efshs eov%snfaul without borrowing twenty
,ou, OF Aorssa yeas, they tell you they had not time.
~. whole time va occupied In the discussion Of s1vy.
I'M thefe wi nc lime raise money 70 pay your houet
droa, q, whn you ask your representatives, Why
In, the racnc Railroad ha4 not been made. you va told
khas thsss ~as 1s-tHe eeerse tat Xhy61 qaesaoa ~
soebed he entire scss1ou of Congresa ~ When soo
vpar representatives why It thAt the mill e1san ~ '
as,p refasrn.d and crrtsd with vtZor e
ooua,zJ 5nu told thas ths blu VA lo Tor VAN
~ When You xat why Is thsi you hAEe no o'csA1a
,.i ruu.e tn thu rscbc nd lines yua afe IONA
rhs. 1he SLAVERY question occupied tho whols so 400
xhn hhsvesr lost fr uftma. 90 1huA yen nno otoA
iii The s1es. .essusea which Affect the COMMERCIAL
1he shpppx !uterests the manufacturing soe m
usutaa iuseres Of the country. hAve BEN 'o sns
tsms a. M ftnov e3,trena there neSsE VII % tet"
pef,u, Tho tuea for VII hch the government ~ naoe
nles Ypu bsnlah forever the slavery Qas.on fom 'ne
has Of Coakress and remand to hs psope .! eaea
.nd x,eh Tr11osy according to The platform OF %he ps
cratic p4ru."
Mr.. Douglas is a swife witness 70 h'' o"u
condemnation. His remarks constitute one Oh
the best Republican arguments that mas oeen
mt forth since the nomination Of Lincoln
ye nrocaed to notice them in the order In
which they are numbered above.
I "Thenever you ask your representa-
+;yes wby they did not revise the revenue
zrs.e1a1 In or:o5: to hastayshis expenses Of the
Government, withou: borrowing twenty nn.
1;ons Of dollars year, they tell you they haa
no, time, The whole time Fas occupied II
II. discussion Of slavery" Al the last Session
of Congress the Republicans in the i1ouse ~
Representatives did revise the revenue sssle"
in order to defray the. expenses ot the 1os'
eminent without borrowing twenty "all'o17
cs do,1ars year, but Senator Douglas was too
busy ds cussing the slavery question % give
.;a influence or even his vote for the measure!
The bill passed the House by q large major
itv and was defeated By the Democrats in the
sanate-by the opposition Of some, and by
the pre-occupatiou Of others with tho nleger
question, Mr. Douglas was found in the latter
category. He could "find no time" to attend
to the revenue system.
II. -"Then you ask your representatives
vby it is that the Pacific Railroad has not
bean made, you were told that there was nc
time, because the slavery question had ap
aorbed the entire session Of Congress- Ihf
Republicans IN the House Of Representatives
did essay, earnestly and manfully, to pass
Pacific Railroad bill at the last session OF con
uess. They were thwarted at every polnt .!
the Democracy, some Of whom were MI
Deuglaa' peculiar friends! Did Douglas hum
self display any zeal tor the measure7 No
He was too busy discussing sedition La"
and the various phases Of the slavery ques
ton.
Ill "When you ask your representative
why it is that your mail system las not bee
reformed and carried On with vigor through
out the country, you are told that the bill va
lost for the want Of time" Good again.
4.The bill" which Nj. Douglas talks OF va
prepared and carried through The House
REPRESENTATIVES By the Republicans. IN opp
si.ion to the rotes Of The fpe Douglas "1eraoe'
from IQinoisl Mr. Douglas was too much o.
cupied discussing the slavery question to g1'
il auv assistance, and all his friends vote
squarely against it. 1t was finally de'eate
bv Democratic votes in the senate-Donglt
himself not voting for it at ALL He ri
doubtless preparing new speech or nagazl
article On the "everlasting nigger question:
". aWhen you ask why tits that you ha'
nm overland mail route to the Pacific, and
atesu lines, you are told that the slave
question occupied the whole session and th
The bills were lost for want Of time" Bo
measures were carried through the House
thu Republicans and were defeated By
Democracy in the Senate. Ar. Douglas y
30 busy discussing the slavery question.
Y. aThus you find that all the great me-
rras which affect the commercial interests,
shippiug interests, the manufacturing int
es,s, the industrial interests Of the coun
have been lost for want Of time" This
rather the coolest thing Of all 4 single
bate On the slavery question, initiated by J
Douglas On the 232 Of February and mos
carried on by himself filled forty columns
the Ghbs. Another speech Of his in u
occupied two days in delivery. Another
the Ssdition Law consumed the better part
two different days. Another, {his wanton q
.a;eran,,,ah}a attack on Senator Seward fl
six or eight columns Of the Glode. In sht
he occupied about three tines as mach Of
public attention in discussing the slav
question during the last session Of Cong1
as any other member!
VI my fellow citizens, there never VII
time to perform the duties Tor which the
ernment vns made, unless you Danish fore
The slavery question from the halls Of
gress and remand it to the people Of
State and enc, Territory according to
platform Of the Democratic party" In
the platform Of the Democratic party declf
that they would "resist ali attempts at ren
sing in Congress or out Of it, tie agltatc
the slavery question, under whatever 81
aor col the attempt may be made"
wear and half after the adoption Of the
form, this Douglas ret about repeating
Missouri Compromise, md by that act lai'
foundation Of all the slavery agitation II
has followed. Was there ever impudence
this, which he now puts on before the
people Of Boston7 Where else is it