, 1860-08-04
THE TURNING POINT.
ErfTaefz fsom Aps<eh or Hon. Joha Hfekz-
mari - Rssfek'sssr, I'a., On FRIDAY,

u ls Impossible that slavery Gnu compete
WIN freedom, IT It is not protected BY the Fed
eIal oayonet; md even under such adverse
The strong arm Of freedom has
oslsen oaeE The elood'hounds OF the South, and
planteu her glorious co'ora on the blood. bought
helds o. Kansas. Sir, when We see freedom
triumphant under such difficulties, may we not
trust tha: regime nnder which such signal tri.
nmph has betn achieved? 1t 'a for this reason
that believe in lts efficacy in the cause Of free
dom. sir, the South forcedpopular sovereignty
npon the unwilling North: They Thought It
"ou!d re1ult IN giving the Terrlso'es Of Kansas
and Nebraska to slavery. They hoped by their
proximity to Missouri, to be abe to pour such
iegtons OF tue m'n,ons OF the South !nto her
borders as to preclude the possibility Of her be-
coming Tree soil; but they found 1t too late to re-
trieve thelr error, how little they understood The
strength OF free-soil North. They forced it
upon US by Stephen a. Douglas; aud be, Know
ing tu!! well the design Of his Southern masters:
enteFt upon bis tEaitorous Work with the zeal
ol "happed cur lhey tr1ed Tue pan unoef
the most advantageous circumstances, 70 them,
but as we hare aeen, they s'gnalS failed. But
you hare drawn up the bond, signed 1t aad
sealed lt-and We ALI the while proteatlng
aga1nst 1-no" that It VOTES 30 charn'ngly Tor
us, We are pound to mold you to the deea; lap,
p'ause.j The compactis Jour own unhatlowed
work, We would have son taste the bitter fruits
Another, and potent reason why would hold
them TO II t--they want to be released. tell
you, the Democratic party, for the last five
years, have lever run froLl an7 thing bad there
fore, this must be good, or no fear OF running:
so long as you do that which the sham Democ:.
racy OF today will nor 90. Applause and
lau,hter.J This has decided me to stick 10 pop
guided by this principle here IN the North acd
W. oHe It to tbs maslaEe that ne hare Been 50
terribly hlmil!ated. When fhey asttd for the
Compromise OF ls.'>, we hsIped them pass 1t; In
1851, when they ask fer its repeal, we h<lp them
repeat it. When they asked for popular snve-
relsatT, We helped them to Obtain It and at the
demand we helped them Est rid OF 1t. Thus it
able OF all wlnds-she Democratic party. Like
the iond motser, when the child cries Tor cake,
We aaSe elseo CAKE aaa "nen tne ST IS cnansea
10 canay: We hase. VITA a'acfity. the behests OF
tue oontn' Aaa INC cry Is Still tor more, aau
WIZ ceshinne 20 1as1 Us ions US We numor me
fl'''lsu eu'tt. ! nave spoken tnhs muca per-
schai TO myself. fdfueular Fales nase heen
taken 10 say thas haa turned trailer to my
io' t1er rpro!esa:ons-and abandoned stephen a.
douglas l have never aoanaoned any OF my
pollt'cal doctrines: ma meier tods LoHytls
man. lApplause.l
want u'en 10 kno" Just where stand-1
"ant tue "of1u 70 Auo" al1 aocut ne-ina. IS
potiileal!J-tor 1he1e a1e some thlnRs WHICH l
xoua not nase opened 10 tne curious Rtzs OF
tae "ot'd-. mus hlaAe t'tls pn"ac deca1aton
ena sepe4sa-1 mare never oeen NoaRlas
man, lor na1e a"a5s aesplseo MS p'hucAl
ptinelpes-n 4e ever naa aoJ-t sag mere Is
no ~ maa III TUE Democfalic parry OF 1ue borough
Vi "es' eheste1'". III 1he count? o. Caes1eF,
VINO na5 ever neata me -! q "ofo ol Praise 1or
me person Of otephea d. douglas; hase ph'
sat9!y aea paohelY denounced h'm; nave
emily for ten years. For know hin well, haT-
ing watcaed Ills course closely. nave not
oeen deeelseo. l Know tfat ne - NOT 10 De
ttu'aen, even "hen you nave your eyes upon
MIN: lHfeat app1ause-J
t71nk naEe gone a. Tar IN dong th,s as a
maa cou'd 90 hnslnR personal regard Tor nm
sel1. | mare sa'a teat would fa.hsf Eote ior
ne Is Infinitely tne better man. l have never
found h'n tIue to h1s own principles, and lhase
said 50 a. all times. have said so to his 1nt'-
mate friends, to his private secretary: have
known him for years to be political m:ante-
bank, schenling tricksteE, who recognizes the
interests OF but one person in the United states,
and that one is .S.tpatn Il. Iougkas himstI. |
propose to help tzrgfr interest than that,
have higher Interests than the elevation OF such
man to the Presidency. We have in the Kun
5as. Aebrask4 Bl,l Z solemn iaT-hold The South
to it. They mae us swallow it with many
other uauseous doses-the Missouri compro-
mise the most bitter Of all-let us return the
Bat, it popular sovereignty fail to gain our
ends. then am in favor Of Congressional inter-
ven.ion to make the Territories free. hare
always said that Congress hud full poEer to leg
islate Tor tie Territories. In pressing the KIM
sas and Nebraska Bill, the majority which voted
for it showed that they believed Congress had
control Of the subject; tor, in that act, it dele
ind $trv &f
ask, how could it confer power which it did
not po ssess itselt7 preposterous idea: They
knew they Lad the power to give the power.
No statesman. previous 10 ITS, ever denied
the power Of Congress ever tue SUBJECT. All
territorial legislation was done with direct ref
e,cnce to this power. When the "W,lmot
ro.iso" was before Congress, the South never
said it was Unconstitutional, bu, only argued
thn: il was unjust to their rights-not q bro,k-
erly act.
a2a,u, I sav, Il popular sovereignty fails-
then aln in fayor of the present doctrine of TIE
Congressional terveution, aud inter-
vention, too, tha: is OF the right kind driving
slavery forever from every foot Of the United
States Territories.
stand bY the published doctrines Of The1n-
as Jefferson, rather than By those Lew lights Of
modern democracy. which does not heid one
Single pol'tieat sentiment thas II oih b'teeh
years ago. Inc whole lssaes tAen' IN LUIS eon-
sts!, - narrowed no"u 70 tue natFo"ess u CIT
e.es: Inc homestead bsli msaas Eo'hlue-tae
Iarli means no'.lns-.hey are not worm me
breath We use IN talH'ns aoout tnefa. l CO not
say tn" 'nSs eon.atn ma 10 pr.ue'Ies M o. snus 10
us - na1:oa, ont ~ .ue ltsscus eon.ess 'ues
re Eos Tue ISSUES, peca1se tney a's mol avaaa-
~ ute oaes. ~ als 7 tseu ~ icsa.I ~
tnea' foF 'us 1ena'e WIZ uestloy Tue ~. u
youF t'use - rI0 ~ ."plu5 %
.nss a-e".'t'''sa ~ ;,n-.an. 80. e"s 'e
way 10 conle u. 'nesc 1.npo.lant wants h ol Gus
hatoh: acquire t1s le'En1ies ~ poPu'aE
my otnes lawful means, cans 1na .hey "l!i oeas
these eosetea ifu'ts. 4nese erlnories VIII give
you tne seiate' NV t'c os"a,e ooce 5ouss,
honlesteao nlliJ' tatlus, ana 81 o'ae1 proper
leRls'a'lon WIN pe we lu.uaeu1ate fesull; inase
sPoken 10 you as .on.n t,n, Sn' w. ~ lu'
"isn ~ 49, o IT,, S',,t, r"n, 49,, saa1 - 1 IN
H. l'hns !.ol. .A9 ,ta.t f,pe;.m;n ~ ae
Win cahes a'it Ianu'1 1neM "e n.us' ses!s1
toslh II taeS "H' not pe"ase 1ue''se'sesi tes's-
lance Is me ~osd-1es'staaee ~ 70 a'l ;hci1 en-
cfoacnmentS on OUT siEnts. 4h's VIII R''c US
the victory but We WI oe maenanlmons ~, and
oot tfeas the'n as tnes nave tlcaseu us: ECU
give them all their rsats' and.l' anything, 1T
tie more.
They are weaker than us, much weaker, and
few yeurs more will teach them that we not
only possess the elements Of material prospect.
r in q much greater degree than they DO, but
that in the councils Of the nation they will be
inferior in intellectual ability OF their represent
tasires. Freedom fosters intellectually, while
slavery debascs the ply steal manhood AID en-.
ervates and destroys The mind of The master,
WHO associates from his childhood with the
miserable plantation sIavcs. lift be the desire
OF the people of the United States that re
should acquire territory for the white man in
preference to the negro slave. you can attain
that end By voting for Breckenridge, for bis