Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-08-09

The Democratic VI 1ss Meeting.
On last Saturday the Democracy
of Randolph and adjacent Counties"
assembled in this place to glorify over
the nomination of Douglas anil John
son. and to hear speeches from the
Hons. c. l.. Durham. William a.
Bickle, and a Sei.lenstickcr. Ger
man speaker. Their meeting was a
decided success. There were probably
1000 persons present. men. women.
children, Republicans and all. There
was nc small degree of enthusiasm
manifested. The excitement ran so
high that one man gave three vocifer-
Gus cheers for Douglas. and cursed the
balance of his company because they
dill not unite with him. Tho "inrin.
cib,es" of Jackson Township were on
hand. having riggcd an extensive
wagon.bcd for the occasion.
At l o'clock the speaking COM
menccd. the Hon. G.. l.. Durham oc.
enpying . stand inside Of the Court
House. at tho north window on the
east side. lie is the big gun OF the
Douglas Democracy in Indiana. aud,
by the way. quito good speaker.
Hc commenced his speech by max
Ing a trip to Charleston AMI Bal,i.
more in search of the principle OF pop
Mar sovereignty and tho Democratic
organization. Having found the prin-
eiplo in Douglas and the organization
in the rump Convention at Baltimore
he next began to expounl the princi
ple. lie complained terribly OF the
slavery agitation. He asked the
question, "!Nhat have we been talk
ing about for tho last ten years.
Nothing bat Niger. niger" Said
he had heard the niger talked about
so nuch that he felt OF his head some.
times to see If it was not getting
kinky.
Mr.. Durham is tho last man who
should complain OF agitation on this
subject. AID after reading numerous
extracts from his speech made in Con.
grcss 5th of June. 1850. on the ad-
mission Of California, we can not
wonder that he entertains fears that
hi, heal may yet get "kinky." Read
what he says to the South about the
agitation of this Slavery question:
"Sir. ! wish TO reeur again. for a
moment. TO this agitation upon the
subject OF slavery at tho North. which
occasions so much complaint ut the
South. Why should the people OF the
Soath complain of this. ii they believe
IN the truth of that great political
maxim put forth by the immortal JET
fcrson, that error may be tolerated so
long as truth Is left free to combat it
If they also believe that this institu-
sion. as some Of them assert. is civil,
moral anil religious blessing--a bless
ing alike TO the master and the slave!
This will. il true. only be the more APP
parent the more it Is agitated and dis
cussed. Truth is like the diamond. the
more it is polished the brighter. it will
glow. Besides. sir. we cannot sup
press this or any other agitation il we
would. As we'll might we attempt to
liam up the mighty Mississippi
For a moment we might check It's on-
ward I, trent. but cniy for moment.
until it should gather sufficient head
TO break away our feeble barrier. when
il wouli pour its accumulated flood
with redoubled fury upon the plains
below. These attempts arbitrarily to
chsck this agitation. have given II It's
present strength and violence. and the
continued efforts to do 81 will bu, aug
ment that strength. Sir. we would
not stop it If We coull. because the
South have no right to complain of it.
so long as it spends itself in discus
zion among ourselves elsewhere We
are not responsible for it. and be-
canss. If we should curteil the liberty
al speech and of the press upon this
subject. We should soon he called nron
to place . similar limit upon another;
and SO on until this bniwark OF our
liberties would Ls swept away. and
not a vestige left. It's only safety
consists in maintaining it unimpaired
ani inviolate.'
DID not Mr.. Durham teach us both
By precspt AMI example to "Agitate"
this question:
Next he talked about the "gur-rest
pur.rinciple'' of popular sovereignty
-sa'ke.l sbont the PEE .le in each
County and Township having the
RICH; 20 regulate their own affairs. and
thanked the fathers and mothers
areund him for making Indiana . Free
State.
This demagoguery appeared to
please tho Democracy wonderfully
II State fully organized AMI divided
into Counties. they into Townships.
stand in the same relation to the gen
eraI Government that an unorganizei
or sn organized Territory does, then
there woull h. some show of reason In