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found all College Green crowded jammed with people
as find Monument square tonight. But it was rainy
dark and gloomy day. stood in that rain addressing
those people for three mortal Eours, and drenched in
rain, during which expounded the principle of non+n
teryentlon and popular sovereignty, have explained
them to you tonight Breckinridge stood by my side
patted me on the back. (Cheers.)
AT any important part of the speech he called for three
on for three hours The consequence attack
of bronchitis which laid up for four months until my
friends lost hope that would speak again on any
subject much less this dogma.
However, in the of the next February recovered
e session then wrote the celebrated report from te
Committee Territories against Abotionism and rebel
lion in Kansas-puting down rebellion and supporting
1886
When the Cincinnati Convention assembled, Breckin-
ridge became one of the Democratic nominees upon a
platform containing that very dogma which he de
nounces John c. Breckenridge became the nominee Tor
Vice President on the same platform.
NOW, II you doubt whether Buchanan understood the
platform as now do just read his letter of acceptance
In that letter you will find that he not only accepted the
nomination on the Cincinnati platform but he told you
what the dogma meant. He said that the meaning
i Will use his own language"that the people of ter
ory, as we'll as those of State shall decide for them
selves whether slavery shall or shall not exist within
their limits.n (Cries of ''That's so) That Buchan
ans language, and never stated the dogma stronger
cid Bauck was elected with that construction of the
dogma Breckenridge returned to Lexington, think it
was on June the 9th SO, and made speech, in which
he accepted the nomination of Vice President
In that speech he defined the dogma in the same Ian
uage-atubstantialy the same-as Mr.. Buchanan. But
unfortu nately about this time the AbotiOniss of the
North and especially Governor Chase of Ohio, started
the story that the Southern Democracy did not under
stand the dogma just as we Northern Democrats did
We'll, we find that the charge advanced that the
people OF territory could not like those of State de-
eide the question of slavery in the territory for them
selves.
What do you think did to refute such a SANDER?
Why, we sent invitations to Brecknrdge asking him to
come and canvass the Northwest and tell the aboonists
there what Internal lie it that there any differ
ence OF opinion that uuestiOn, We also invited
prominent Southern men from the different States to
people all in favor the dogma as expounded by
Buchanan and Breckinridge in their letters of accept
ance. Breckinridge came out in the Northwest met
him at Tppecanoe-On that famous battle ground, in No
vember, 1856
We made speeches from the same stand. He, having
priority of me as candidate, spoke first and when he
came to eXpound this doctrine of
right OF the people to govern themselves in the terrific
ries-i was so delighted with his arguments that got
right behind him. capped him the back and told him
to go 1t" (Great laughter) tell you the sQuatter
soVeregns out there were all delighted and when he got
through he introduced the author of the dogma
sembed by the acre
On all the telling points, when was giving the aboli-
tionists particular Jesse" ard bringing the Democrats
up to the point, Breckinridge would stand my back
clap me on the back and endorse nv sentiments as,
sure you did not at that time doubt but that Breckn
ridge was sound on the dogma We then went to Maine
leaving Iippecanoe, in company with General Cass-ra
yelled through Maine, making speeches. from the stand
and complimenng the old General the author of the
Nicholson letter. and of the original doctrine of the dog
lonS before bouBlaS WIS tnOught oil. lCneerS ana
laughter
Hence, never doubted Breckinridge's soundness But
again. we Northern men were not content alone with
thls preston, OF kentucky, relative OF Brecknrdges
came and made speeches in Illinois identcally the
same ground. Cobb, of Georgia, also came AMI made
speeches to show that the people of Territory like thos
of State, could exclude slavery by their legislatures
either by non action, unfriendly legislation. If you
doubt this read Cobbs speech made at West chester in
Pennsylvania in September 1856 and for which Buchan
an made him Secretary of the Treasury. Benjamin. of
Louisiana went all the way TO Maine to explain TO the
aof
was sound upon this dogma, and every Southern man
that rod upon Northern soil that year. far as could
ascertain, the pledge to the people and to the
country. (Cheersl
now ask you, citizens of Maryland whether you be-
i iieve these men were Perpetrang upon us at that
time deliberate fraud? If they not honest then,
they trying to cheat and swnde the people out Of
their votes. (Cries Of "Thats sol' WeNorthern Dem
ocrats entered into solemn compact with you Southern
Democrats, that would stand by this doctrine of
by Congress with the question of slavery in
the Territories We are ready to stand by that
now and forever. We have redeemed that pledge, and
now we are hunted down by the veiy who ele
waited to power upon pledge Of adherence to the same
principles "a voice, "What about Stevens, of Geor-
gia?r)
have not quoted my friend Stephens of Georgia, for
the reason that like honest man. he stands by the
piedge, as he made II then. (CEeers l could name
many other noble and true who have redeem ed their
faith and preserved their honor in like manner. l be
eVe the masses OF the people are going to do the same
thing. Cries Of ''we are.nl But Breckinridge has
chosen to tell the people in his stumrspeech that am
not the regular nominee for the Presidency and there
fore. he right in running against me You all know
how the facts stand. Twohds of the Convention were
for third against me That one-third when they
found that they could not control the twohirds bolt
and broke up the Convention. Brecknrdge takes the
nomination from onethrd and claims that am not the
regular nominee.
have only to say l yet descended low
enough take the nomination from onethrd of my par
ty. In 1856, when the telegraph announced that Blu
chanan at Cincinnati had received the majority
that had the next highest number-more than third
nearly half sent messags, quick lightning could
larry IT. "lharwins my name upon the ground that
scorned nomination while majority of my countrymcn
were against me. Should even go Convention and
fail to get nomination, will not say how I would re
gard myself should be guilty of the dsonor of running
against the nominee of my party.
What is Convention worth, unless the delega who
go to it, consider themselves bodnd by honor to abide the
resu2 Is he an honorable who would go the Con-
venton with the understanding that if he wsn he would
take the stakes but if he lost he would payP CHEERS
In 1857 when Pierce got the majority vote for the Pres
dency and was the next highest, the telegraph
nounced despatch from me- declining in favor of Pierce
before the result of the vote officially recorded And
gentlemen, have never yet descended low enough to
desire to he the candidate of my party when not
the first choice of the majority. Nor do come before
you tonight to urge claims much less to
word against a competitor.
should not have referred Major Breckinridee but
Tor the fact that in his speech yesterday he assaled
without provocation The report that he went far
as TO say at had broken faith in regard to the decision
OF the Court on this question Broken faith hold that
any honest man bound by the decisions the Supreme
Court OF the ned states in all questions within their in
risdctOn loud cheers In reference to the bred scott
case have made speeches in its defence than anv
hNng man Every point contained i'll the that
think the Court decided But whether right or
wrongt being the highest tribunal earth decision
nal,an every good citizen is bound by it whether
In the first place, the Court decided that negro,
descended from African parents who brought
and sold as slave, is not citizen and cannot be-
| agree with the Court upon that point. (Cheers.)
hold that negro is not citizen and ought to he
one. (Cheers) hold that this is white mans gov
ernment-made by white men, for the benefit of white
men-to be administered by white men, and nobody else
forever Cheers hold that every State and territory
must take care OF their own negroes and let their neigh
bors, alone. In reference to the other queston-hat
the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
said, and have only now to say, that it is in
act accordance with the dogma of nonnerventon But
the point which we agreed to leave to the country was
that the slavery question had been banshed from
transmitted to the people of the Territory to do with
they pleased so long they did not violate the Con
stitution, But if anybody felt aggreved by legislative
action in the Territories they might make a case and
have an appeal to the Supreme Court Of the United
States and if the Court decided that the Territorial Law
constitutional, then it to stand.
If unconstitutional then it void, and there was
an end of it, That then was the point referred to the
Court defy Breckinridge or any living man to show
that any other voting for the Nebraska bill,
understood the Law in any other way care not under
what pretext they fall back the record snstans and
convicts them Hence am ready to-day stand by
the decision of the Court under the territorial law when
ever a shall arise. has yet arisen II Mr.
Brecknrdge desires to try the case, why does he no
| make one and bring under the Nebraska bill pro
hbiting slavery to the Court, and let the Court de
| eide it2
If Mr. Lincoln desires TO try the case why does he moi
make under the slave code of New Mexico and bring
II before the Court and let the Court decide it
part ready to maintain the authority of the Cour
in both cases. and to denOunce all interference the
of Congress in either case. loud cheers i
| | have said that any man in Congress who
voted for the Nebraska bill understood that this point
with reference to the slavery question to be decided
! by the Court, just as now explain it.
There solitary Democrat from Virginia who
| opposed the Nebraska bill That General Mill
SON from the Norfolk district He opposed it because
liable bear the construction which give to
it, and if you want to know how Gen. Milson stands
with reference to the Presidential election ha(
better inquire of himself He the question
actly as l do now, and he opposed the bill
| then because he not willing to have m,
| construction put upon it. But the North hav
it, Gen Mllson is too honorable net to stand b,
the pledge which his State then Now, let ask
what does any Democrat-what does any Southern MAJ
hope gain, by dividing the Democratic party and thu
elecng Lincoln president2 Should Lincoln be elected
no man can doubt but that he shall his election
the Southern boilers and secessOnist tCres of that
so) Every intelligent knows that if they had
| Union except Vermont and Massachusetts.
The secesonists thought it lesser evil to divide
the party and elect Lincoln than to stand by the nominee
of the time hOnored platform Of the party and allow hin
to be elected. They must be presumed to have designed
which the necessary result of their conduct
The only tendency their conduct il successful was
elect Lincoln. And now, when speaking at Norfolk tn
other night the head of the BreCKrndge electoral cke
for Virginia, anticipating Lincons election, put ques
ton to me, whether did not think the Inauguration
Lincoln without act hostile to Southern rights
and would justify the South in receding and dssolv
inp the Union They first pursue policy calculated
elect incon and then they kindly ask if l will no
help them dissolve the Union should they succeed il
eIecting Lincoln. l told them, No. Never earth.
said then, what say to you tonight, that the eleC
ton any man. matter who, by the people, according
forms of the Constitution for breaking
up this government. Applause.) should deplore the
election of Lincoln as great calamity am prepared
to do all in my power to prevent it. But say you
that it. unfortunately, he should be elected he must be
naugurated according to the terms of the Constitution