Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-08-03

how this may have been. only state sud
den and miraculous change came over him,
and for While he seemed to glory in the name
Of rebel" He OPPOSED the admission Of
Kansas Under the Lecompton constitution
with seeming seriousficss, and then dnnoun-
ced his determination to cote for the greater
iniquity, the English BiN." 1t was then
the honored and heroic Harris, who now
sleeps in death, shed tears Of anguish, and
gave utterance to his despair Over this
gain the veil has been carefully and closely
drawn by the guardians of Mr. Douglas fame.
His admirers have acted wisely, as it has pre-
vented, doubtless, many unpleasant surmises
and suggestions.
To that boldest, truest and greatest, of all
the warriors in the battle for the right. David
G. Broderick, is Mr.. Douglas indebted for his
rescue from whirlpool which would certain
ly have engulped him-from a stain which
would have Obliteratcd his heroism in con-
nectiOn with the cause to which he has so
ostentatiously professed to devote himself
| withhold the words in which the scathinp
rebuke was clothed And yet this noblest
and most self-sacrifcing of men, Mr.. Douglas
protector, the martyr to truth, who in the
fullness of his heart and on his dying couch
exclaimed, they have killed me, they have
murdered me, because was opposed to the
cxtention of slavery and a corrupt administra-
tiOn," upon his return home, and in the hour
of his sternest trial, when fighting like Spar
tacus upon his Bonded knees, against the pen
stoned hordes Of the present dynasty, and at a
time when he had right to expect all posi-
bic aid from the man whose interest he had
made his own, found all the sympathies of
MIR. Douglas extended to his oppo tents, and
himself treated as'an enemy and an offcast.
If we would respect the memory of Broderick
we can never support Douglas; it would be
mark Of baseness and servility. If there
was ever true son of the North, inhumanly
broken in spirit, and who had reason to ex-
claim, save me from my friends" that man
was David G.. Broderick. Had Stephen A.
Douglas but discharged the duty he sacredly
owed him, he would have gained victory
for freedom in California, and would, to-day,
in my opinion, be living in the land and ac-
knowledged as one of the foremost men in the
Republic. He laid down his life to attest his
sincerity many who protested to love him
will, in wild revel and reckless exultation,
utter the name Of him, who could not find
time nor opportunity to speak word in eu-
logy over the grave of the departed votary.
Inscribe the name Broderick in fiery colors
upon your banncrs--he was your champion
and you at least can afford to do him jus.
tice. He rests in peace OH the heights of the
proud city of the Pacific, where no ingrati-
tudc can longer wound him, relieved from the
warfare of heartless factions, and where his
ashes will remain an eternal memento of his
faith and his confidence in the ultimate tri.
umph of a downtrodden humanity.
These references have been made for 4
single purpose-to satisfy, ifdoubts exist, that
in the great struggle between the South and
the North, to secure the long lost equality of
the latter, Mr.. Douglas Is against ". Should
more recent evidences be demanded, then let
an examination be made of the Congressional
Globe containing the ballots for Speaker and
Clerk during the last session of the House of
Representatives. Ascertain what the action
of the Illinois, Western, and Northwestern
Democracy was during the protracted contest
for an organization. Erery cote that Mr..
DoatgId$could influence ,cds Invariably cast
for such candidates as the South prsented, IN
GLIDING those Of the most extreme and revolt
tionary character. lie could afford no assist
ance to any one not recognized by the pro-
pagandists as orthodox upon all questions
which concerned them. And very well re-
member when the name Of Col. Forney was
mentioned in connection with the office he
now occupies, and his fate was to be decided,
how diligently the great advocate of popular
sovereignty labored for his defeat; ecery
decotee Of Mr.. Douglas roting against him
Vith one exception. Mr.. Norris, Of Illinois
in 'ehon I hare gerry great on,fdencs, declined
to rote at all.
Col. Forney, who never hesitated to advance
the fortunes Of Mr. Douglas when he could
properly do so, was elected in spite of Mr.
Douglas. Col. Forney, presume, was not
endorsed by the Democracy who swear by
the peculiar institution. Others may choose
to forget all this, and will not criminate
them for doing so, but promise never to for
get it. ! I'm for my friends, and against
those who oppose my friends. If l am wrong
in this, let charity be extended to mel can.
not help it.
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