The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-30


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Late.last night proccsion was formed u 4
II DonglH head quarters, and proceeded % q
RailrOad station u receive tie Ininois md 9TH
Baltimose Coavcntion delegates. Wh0 we're a
! eompanied By he Great Westems Band, ndDcan
BY special train. They repaired TO the rea
denee Of Nr DOnglae, and coinplimestcd biz
with sefenade md huzxaat II scknOwledgin
i thsss esideucee of their ffiendship, he Mid, e
low citizenA, Ifthank ron for this manifestation
Of your kindness and enthusiasm. The circun
stances under which this vast crowd has Assem-
bled, simultaneously and without previous nc
ticeA deAoneesAtes an earnestness OF feclin
Which 6lls my heart viii. gratitude, To- be th
chosen standard bearer Of the only political OF
4 ganixati0n that II conservative and powerful
\ enough 20 saSe the country from abolitionisn
and disunie0, is indeed an honor Of which an
citizen may be proud. am fully impressed will
the responsibility Of the position, and trust tia
Divine Providence win impart to me the strength
ard wisdom 20 comply with oil il requirements
tApplAase. y Our beloved country j. threatened
With fearful sectional an;agonism, which place
the Union itself in imminent pcfn. This antago
nism Is produced by the effort in one se ctiOn d
the Union to uss the Federal Government fol
the purpose Of restricting and abolishing slavery
! and corresponding effort in the other section
for the purpose Of forcing slavery into thost
regions where the people DO not want is (Crie.
| OF Mafs trse) The nltra men in each section de
mand Congressional interference upon the sub
ject in the territories. They agree in respect Il
the power and duty Of the Federal Government
| TO control the question and differ only ~ to the
mode Of fexercising the power. The one demand,
| the Intervention Of the Federal GoverAment fou
slavery, and the other against it. Each appeal.
to the passions and prejudices Of his section
against the peace and harmony Of the whole
coantry. Cries Of that's 50, and applause. On
the other hand, the position of all conservative
and Union loving men is or at least ought to he
that Of ronlintcrvention Of Congress with sla.
very In the territories. Cries Of that's the true
doctrine, and applause.
This was the position Of the Democratic party
in the Presidential contest Of As, '52 and '56.
This was the position upon which Clay, Webster,
Cass and the friends Of the Union of ell political
affinities Of that day established the Compro-
mise Of 1850 upon this common ground Of nom
intervention. They contended with and put to
flight the Abolitionists Of the North and the
Scceasionists of the South in that memorable
contest. lCries will do !. again" and three
cheers II was on this common ground Of non
Intervention that Wings and Democrats agreed
70 stand In thcir respective party platforms Of
1852, and eachj party adhered faithfully to this
principle SO long as its orGanization was main-
tanned, and the Democrats still maintain it as the
key stone Of the arch which binds the Federal
Union together, and 70 this cardinal principle Of
l0nsintervention has the Democratic marty re-
newed the pledge of its faith .. Charleston and
BALTIMORE [Cheers and cries Of "we'll keep
the faith.' As the chosen representative Of
that great party, it il my fixed purpose TO keep
the faith and redeem that pledge at all hazards
and under all circumstances Three cheers for
Douglas. The safety Of the Union depends
npon the strict adherence to the doctrine Of
non-intervention Intervention means disunion
Intervention whether by North or BY South
whether for or against slavery, tends directly to
disunion.
Upon this identical question are attempts now
being made to destroy the Democratic party, be-
cause the minority Of interventionists could not
intimidate the majority into an abandonment Of
the doctrine of non-interventi0n, They have SC,
ceded from the organization Of the Democratic
party and are endeavoring to form new party
in hostility to it. [Crics of 'slet them 20, we
can whip the disunionists, North and South"
&c, Secession from the Democratic party
means secession from the Federal Union. [Cries
Of "that's So and applause. Those who enlist
under the secession banner now will be expected
on the 4th Of March next to take up arms against
the constituted authorities in certain contingen-
cies We are told in certain event the South
must forcibly resist the inauguration Of the Pres
idcnt elect, while we find those who are loud.
est in their threats Of such resistance engaged
in the scheme to divide and destroy the Demo-
cratic party thereby securing the election Of the
Republican candidate. Does not this line Of
policy look to disanions [Cries Of .ycs"
Does not this line Of policy look to disunion;
(cries Of yes y it can't be cffectual. Intelligent
people must be presumed 10 understand the ten
dcncy and consequences of their own action; say
the Seceders fail to perceive that their Efforts to
divide and defeat the Democratic party, il sue
cessiul, must lead directly to the secession ofthe
Southern States. 4&
suit of such policy and return to the organiza-
ton and platform Of the party before it is too
late to save the country. Applause1 The
Union must be preserved. THE Constitution
must be maintained inviolatc, [renewd cheeringl
and it is our mission, under Divine Providence,
as | believe, TO save the Constitution and the
Union from the assaults of the Northern Aboli-
tionists and Southern Dislnionsts. [Enthusias
tic applause and three cheers for Douglas.
My friends, have detained you too long, and
will close by renewing the expression OF my sin
ccre thanks.
Many voices-Go on, 60 on!
Douglas-No. II is nearly the Sabbath morn
ing.
A voice-We win listen to you a year, Judge
Douglas merely made my appearance to ac-
knowledge the compliment paid me, by 20 large
netting at this late hour Of the night.
! recognize among you the faces Of many old
friends, and large number Of my immediate
neighbOfs from Illinois as well as Others from
almost every State in the Union. only regret
my house is not large enough to enable me to
invite YOU in and take ycn Individually by the
hand "a voice, your heart il big eno,lgh). 3
timcG cheers were given for Stephen A. Doug
las as the next President.
The procession next proccededed to the head
quarters Of Gov. Fitzpatrick, and fForde.l him
an opportunity to Judge Of the quality Of Chi
cago band As the Vice Presidential nominee
stance, returned thanks for the political and mu-
sicaf compliment.
Mr.. McClernand, Of ILL.,, pledged the North
west to Douglas.
1t may here be stated as fact that both beings
Of the Democratic party are delighted with their
respective nominees and are alike confident Of
success.
Breckenridge and Lane accept, considering il
their duty to do for the sake Of the country al
well as the lemocracy.i ea#
Washington, J0nc %.
Altogether contrary to previous indications
the Post Office Deficiency bill has become law.
It was saved from defeat by the House uncxpect-
cdly receding from the amendments until now
50 decidedly pcrseyered in providing for the
restoration with few exceptions Of the inland
service suspended on the 4th Of March, 1859,
apart from the appropriation for deficiencies.
II requires the Post Master General to advertise
for proposals and contract with the lowest re-
sponsible bidder or bidders for the Transports
tion Of the mails by steamships from Charleston
via Savannah to Key West and back twice q
month or oftener, from the LIST Of July next 10
the lst Of June, la64, inclusive, at such sum a.
he may think reasonable, NOT exceeding $50, 600
per annum. This and the act establishing mails
six times week from Sacramento TO Olympia
are the only. two special provisions enacted in
relation TO the mails. l4.
The Postal Committee Of the Senatei .rani
mously reported in favor Of Butter6elds line d
Mexican Gulf mail steamers the House Com