Red Wing sentinel., 1860-06-06
DOUGLAS, SPEECH.

been more open and bitter in their warfare
on Judge Douglas than ever before. One
after An another, they have risen in Their
places in the United States Senate, and de
nounced him with all the ability which they
were masters Of The debate being on the
slave code resolutions. the Republicans join
ed also in the attack. With the exception
Of one hacker, the gallant Pugh, Of Ohio
Douglas stood alona, with all the talent o
the Senate arrayed against him. The i'm
petuous Toombs, the ingenious Benjamin
the embittered Davis, and all the othe1
able and eloquent men Of the South, nd
vancea 10 the attack, and Hale and Wilson
ct id omne genus cheered them on. tIe re
ceiyed their shots unmoved, and then ros,
to " fire at them in flock ;" he then tow
cred to gigantic proportions, and the worlt
says "hc is more than their match the,
are great mon, but he is the peer ofthem ALL ,
Mr. Douglas speech succeeded that o
Davis Of Mississippi. He occupied tw,
days in its delivery, and it is UNIVERSAL,
allowed to be the ablest speech fits charac
ter ever made in the United States Senate
1t is not brilliant and dazzling oratio,
on the original principles Of government
rs Hamilton would deliver. It is not a.
grand as Webter's, or as stirring as Cal
houn's speeches; nor is it worded with tn
elegance or rounded off with the Macaulial
hourishes that characterize the essay lik,
productions of Seward. 1t is a ditferen
kind Of speech it is defence Of persona
consistency and personal position in which
party history furnis .es the basis Of the ar
guments, and the evidences Of right; and q
such. we arc free to say ttat it is the ablss
and most powerful effort recorded in tn.
English language. .....
Its temper too is the most courteous
and gentlemanly imaginable. His opponent.
had yielded to their passions and disobeyet
the dictates Of that politeness which gencr
ALLY governs their action. They had usee
expressions and insinuations unworthy o
Them as Senators and gentlemen. and yet
Douglas, who has been vilely misreprescnted
little better than blackguard, did not al
low himself to be provoked into returning
the scurrility there he did we'll, for the
superior tone oi his remarks, must have
been the bitte1est rebuke to the discourtesy
Of his revilers. lie disturbs no mans
record, except when justice to his party and
himself renders it imperatively necessary,
and then does it with q consideration and
forbearance that deserves all honor. lie
never palavers, however, but il all the time
bold, firm and defiant. He is not arrogant,
yet IS he reviews his course, and identifies
It with the history Of Democracy, ho dis
plays an honest, manly pride, that becomes
him we'll. There is little touch Of the
triumphant. too, in his tone, as he cites the
full endorsement Of his position by the ma
tional convention Of his party but no vain
boasts, or pompous threats. IS in the speech
es Of his opponents, disigure the fair
proportions Of his manly self-respect.
The whole history Of the docriue Of non-
intervention, and the Identification Herewith
Of the Democracy and its leaders, as we'll
as its support by Henry Clay, and endorse.
ment BY tho Wing Convention Of so, is
presented. The entire ground is covered
nothing left out. The records Of individuals
and States, Congresses and Conventions, are
all brought up to strengthen his position
every thing is explained-eyery charge
cleared up; and yet this speech, with the
amount Of facts set forth and refer:
ences made, numerous records reviewed
and inconsistencies detected, premises laid
down and conclusions arrived at, numerous
beyond comparison with any speech we
have ever read, is-so beautiful is its ar
and SO naturally do the argu-
ments follow each other--as clear and plain,
as easy to digest and remember, as though
it were but = single paragraph devoted to
the elucidation Of a single idea. l lfa
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