The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-26

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may be made
Z Oh yesI VIII resist That IS the Demo
|cratic doctrine in 1856 in Cincinnati-did
Iyou allude to it to day? Yes, you voted the
| doctrine down, and yet here it is, '.that the
Democratic party will resist all attempts al
| renewing IN Congress, out of IL, the agIta-
ton Of the slavery question, under whatever
! shape or color the attempt may be made
What do you say to that? There is the Gin
cinnati platform which You eschewed to-day.
/ You denounced reasonable any attempt
! to renew that agitation, under any shape
whatever; let me, however, turn to another
i clause.
! a. THAT by the uniform application OF
this Democratic principle to the organiza-
ton of Territories, and to the admission Of
new States. with or without domestic sla
very. as they may elect: the equal rights 0
all the States will be preserved intact; the
original compacts of the Constitution main
tanned inyiolate; and the perpetuity and ex-
passion of the Union insured 10 its utmost
capacity of EN- 3racing, IN peace and harmo
ny every future American State that may be
constituted or annexed with republican
form of government
But you omit:
5. Resolved that claim OF fellowship
with and desiring the co operation OF ali who
regard the preservation OF the Union, under
the Constitution, the paramount issue, and
representing all parties and platforms con-
corning domestic slavery, which seek to en-
broil the States, and incite TO treason and arm
ed resistance to law in the Territories, and
whose avowed purpose if consummated, must
end in civil war and dissolution--the Amer
lean democracy recognize and adopt the prln
ciples in the organic laws establishing Kan
sas and Nebraska Territories, and embody-
ing the only sound ard safe solution of the
slavery question, upon which the great ma
tional ide; of the people of this whole coun-
try may repose III its determined conserva-
tism of the Union--non- Intervention by Con
gress in State Territory, or in the District
of Columbia.
o, Air. Graves, where are your resolutions?
There, gentlemen, is your declaration, and
TO 1t you would not even allude to-day. and
under the affcctation OF renewing the old de-
mocratic pla,torm OF 1856, yon entirely over
looked and Ignored that clause winch bound
You not directly or indirectly to interfere WITH
slavery in a State or Territory. What have
YOU declared to- day? That Mr. Douglas,
not willing 10 go along with you, IS outside
of the Democratic party ; that he IS guilty
of treason. That may be all right; they say
a fool never chenges his opinion, and that a
wise man does. but you ought to tell 1t on!
when you make such a change as that.
THE USMADE ISSUE
Well. now. gentlemen, am going to give
YOU a clause, that if they had adopted to day
f would have put the thing so plain, thatif you
, gave US Douglas, we would catch you, ii yor
Gave us Toombs. we would catch you, and
YOU offered Breckenridge, we would catci
YOU. You did not intend the Democratic
, oartv to know there was such clause. AS
I aknr an I,F rpct
good sense but no education, would say wheI
reading the Bible: We'll, brethren, that is
; one off YOU please this is--this is bad
---;}t ct;r, II - TIL n,nroorratie
, party to day found 1t YVES a hard place, anC
skipped it. (applause) so that it is no wonder
they did not want me TO go into that SAINT
. Hail. and that the lights were out and it was
all dark Here is what they did. The Re
publican. not Abolition party, nor tbs old
WING party, nor the American party, nol
the Democratic party have ever made an is
sue upon the resolution passed to day, anC
which was in the platform Of 1856. 1t is sim
ply as to the power Of the people when they
become State. It is self evident truth
and they intend you to go home with it, witt
the thought that you bagged the game, bu
you will find that the lion has gone and yor
have put but the ASS skin into your pouch.
Resolved That we recognize the rights
the people of the Territories, including Kan
sas and Nebraska, acting throug h the legal
iy and fairly expressed will of majority
actual residents, and whenever the number
of their inhabitants iustifes it, to form a Con
stitution with or without domestic slavery.
and be admitted into the Union upon terms;
Of perfect equality with the other States"
1 Lord how frank that is, with or without
domestic slavery. and be admitted into Il
/ Union upon terms of perfect equality with
the other States Who ever denied that
l challenge Mr. Silvertoolh, | challenge Os
car Turner, or even Mr. Speaker Merriweth
er to point me out a single resolution iror
the foundation of our Government 10 this
day, in any portion of the United States
where such has been denied. If there Is
such my reading has been of no account.
THE KANSAS EBRAsKA BILL,
Take the case now. | have read the plat
forms, and shown that they are Inconsistent
, But let me tell YOU what was the clause in III.
Kansas Nebraska bill which they affirmed
again and again. L states that the Democrat
lie party determined neither TO legisla'e sla
very into those Territories oh, no. of course
not-.'nor to exclude it tberesrcm' = villa
are YOU TO do, theu--'bu, 10 leave the PEG
pie perfectly Tree to form and regulate thei,
domestic institutions in their own way, sub
iect only To the Constitution of tie Unite
States Now, what do you think Of that.
Did not intend 10 lesislate slavery into Kan
sas. nor to exclude II, but intend to leave til
people perfectly free to form and regulate thei
, own way.l Is thas your doctrine to-day
Editor Of the 1eoman, you going to pub
lish it that way day, that the object Of Ii
Nebraska bill was intended TO leave the PEG
pie perfectly free 70 regulate their own do
nestle institutions in their own way? 70
say to day in the resolutions you have adopt
ed. tha. the people shall Go no such thing,
aud ii Douglas goes fer any such doctrine,
!. We will see him damned if be remains in th
Democratic party; and Mr.. Silyertooth de
clares that lie is already out The pale Of th
, Democratic church, \ voice-"she Who'll