The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-10
s. A. SPEAR, Proprietor.]
Hon. John Hickman's Great Speech -
FOIIOws DOugINs with MShnrn Siicks 3,


Follows Douglas with "Sharp Sticks.
The allabsorbing question no
presented to the American citizel
for what will prove to be his ultima,
} decision, | have watched harrowl
/ as it has risen into importance fror
year to year, and think know I'll
opinions OF the several Presidentia
candidates respecting it.
| am not aware that the support
, ers Of Mr.. Breckinridge attempt an
concealment as to his designs in cas-
OF his success. Iftbey should desir
to resort to prevarication, they hav
placed it entirely without their pow
er by tho frankness and boldness
and | had ALMOST said the reckless
ness, of their declarations. He ha
been brought forth prominently
alike in speech and Platform, as til,
Achilles Of the armies of the South
and as the determined foe of fre,
soil, free speech, and free men. II,
stands upon no single Democrat,
sentiment, unless, indeed, what wer,
regarded by all statesmen within th,
last fifteen years as the pretentiou.
heresies Of John O. Calhoun can bC
80 regarded. He 80 reads the teach
lings of the sages OF the past, and
their primary law, as to make il
fruitless to attempt an exclusion o
his peculiar and favorite institution
from the organized territories, and
so as to make it indispensable that
Congress, Courts, and Presidents
shonld exercise all their ingenuity,
and all their powers, to fortify and
sustain it there. Legislative action
is to be invoked, judicial DEGREES
had, executive fats pronounced
navies equipped, and armies mar
shaled, to exclude forever every set
tier thereirom who will not bow
down before tho black god Of his
idolatrous worship. lappcal to you,
freemen, to know whether this is the
Democracy of Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, and Jackson. | appeal to
you to know whether you have ever
found anything in the annals Of par
tics so insulting to the understanding,
until within the lifetime Of the youth
who has not reached his majority
| appeal 70 you to know whether the
honesty, Intelligence, and nnmixed
blood OF tho offspring of Northern
mothers can ever accept an excuse
for those who would cndeavur To
iasten snch ruler upon ia. But
We may congratulate ourselves that
even official zeal can perceive no
chance tor Mr.. Breckinridgc's elect
ion. lfihrrc had ever been ANY, the
recent -tnnr speech ol MIR. liuchau
AN would have cllrctuaIly disposed
OF it. No amount of popularity
would he able to stand against the
encOinlum1 OF such an advocate.--
His midnight appeal can only he
accounted Tor 10y supposing the old
public iunctiunnry' was unable to
oblitcrate his animosities towards
the young gentleman, OF Kentucky,
and that his we'll known craft sug
Gested speech rs the readiost and
least offensive means of destruction.
Such suggestions are the more rea-
sonable as it is not to be imagined
that the gyved tenant OF the White
House should for moment believe
after the investigations which have
been had, and the exposures which
have been made, such testimony as
he volunt' cred could be otherwise
than ruinous to any cause. The
daring evinced by him on the occa.
sion was only equalled by his lack oI
scli-respect, and his utter disregard
Of the circumstances by which ho
was surrounded. and which should
have restrained him.
Whatever conclusions may be
drawn as to my estimate of Mr.
Breckinridge's character as a poiti
clan, can only say that my esteem
tor him is profound when brough
into comparison with that which
entertain for his Democratic com
petitor. There are few, ifany, livins
men concerning whom moro has
been said and less really known
than Stephen A. Douglas, Of lllinoi )
/ There are thousands, by Tar to'
many thousands, sustaining hin
under the mistaken and delusiv,
idea that he is directing his effort
to counteract the plans of the South
ern Democracy. This is frightiu
: hallucnation, but natural one
j. when we take into consideration th
Il humilating fact that all that devo
; ton could do has been done, by thos
: surrounding his person to distort
: true record, and to stamp counter
|. I felt character for him on the publ
d mind. Viewing him as one of tn
most unsafe and trescherous OF leac
ers, you will pardon me certai
y statements which it now seems NJ
= cessary should be made, and tho co
d rectness Of which, | presume, wi
\ not be impugned. l have,not y
" forgotten, when, in the Winter
H. 1856, during the first session
g. tho thirty fourth Congress, the res
y dents of Kansas, asservating that Il
81 cardinal principle of the Kansa
Nebraska act had been wantonly al
CO wickedly nullificd, that fraud al
~ violence, concocted in the Bl
s. Lodges of Missouri, had invad,
IN IN their homes and imposed foreiI
:" rule upon Them for the purpose
forcing upon them institutions viii
ia they abhorred, and invoked the i
:, terposition Of Congress in their b
half, the prided father of 'untra,
. melled popular sovereignty turn
re his back upon his violated Chi