, 1860-06-27
A DOUGLAS DELEGATE.
Model Speech on the Slave Trade,
REAL NON.INI IERVENTION.

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full the speech Of Mr. Gou1deu Of Georgia, in
the Baltimore Convention. Mr.. G. was one Of
the most earnest Of Mr.. Douglas friends. and
remained in the Coz Eention to vote for him On
both ballots. It is this speech to which Ir.
Butler, Of Massachusetts, alluded when be said
that he could not act with Convention in
which the re-opening Of the Slave Trade was
adsocated:
SPEECH OF NE. GOULpgN.
"Mr. President and Gentlemen n the Con-
venttoo I come here from the STATE Of 'ieorgia
indarsed By that State Conven,lGn an bY the
Convention at Cha.letton. This Gu. US surely
to give me rigbt. to b. beard before you; aud
though hara not joined my fortunes ii The
State Of Georgia either 10 the House If Yo.k
or The uAuse OF Lancaster, teel that tave
right Lere to speak to the great 0emncrutic
party of the United States. In seeing t Ie ele
meLts Of disruption aud disors saolz siou which
Seem to prevail in the midst Of this most inteI-
ligent assembly, ! have telt that the experiment
was about 10 prove failure here, aud TINT ttl+
genius OF ibrrty wus about shr1ekipg 10 icare
the world but trust this mar be the darkest
hanr jutt before The day, aud that from thes-
elements OF dsco'd. the representatives Of the
Intelligent American people here assembled
IN ~ be abte to devise plan upnu wLch the
great Democratic party OF the Uuited States
may be united; ard that We viii add unother
victory TO the many we have already aehicse.!.
DEMOCRATIC INTEGRITY.
am m advocate tor maintaining the integr:-
ty Of the nat.o aal Demt cratic parts.
An EXTREME MAN.
belong to the e1treme South: am pro
slavery man in every sense Of the word-aye
and an African slaTe.tEAde man. ApLlAu.e
and laughter.
WHAT SLAVERY HAS noSE-
The institution Of Slavery, 81 I have said
elsewhere. bas done more to udvauce the pros-
pesity aud lntelli Sence Of the white race and Of
the human race Than all else together. I be
leve it 10 be founded apon the law of Natu.e e
and upon the law cf God; believe it would be-
blessing to oil races; believe that liberty
would pot truly exist ,u this Western World
except hy maintaining tte integrity Of the sreat
national d. D'mocra'lc party. fappiausel A.
for Ibis lrEeprets'bfe conflict party, 9Th their
serrled ranks nov ready TO march down upon
us, hare DO fai il it, because it is founded ia
anarchy, in everysb bling that is opposed 10 Lu
man progress; while understand the idea Of
the great National Democratic party TO be non
Intervention In its broadest sense. [Appluusc. |
CANNOT DO MUCH IN GEORGIA.
Now, uay Northern friends, / do rot know
that can do any thing in Georgia to reconc,l,.
these nlat!e1s, but whaterer | can do will,
[Auplause
10y thai our friends in Georgia who are crg-
1ng out lnr protection to Slavery in the Terri
tories a1o auvochtinE mere theory, a mere ab
stEacsi"n, thing that is not mud cannot be E:
they would DO much better if they would de.
mand protection from the General Government
mud haye liDe Of police established uIonr tbe,
borders OF the STARE States TO catch and ham.
the tbieSlnE Abolitionists who are stealing cur
niEgers. Laughter und applause
That is a means Of protection. anil wbr ,
aud appiaEse.l
SLAVE BREEDING.
Here ID MY old nat re Suite of Virgins. The
slave trading and slaye breeding State Of }';r.
ginia- Laughter
Delegate tior Virginia. call the gentleman
to order. lie casts i'll lmpututioa Epon T,r
pinia! by calling her the slave breeding State Of
Mr: Goulden.-well. I will say the slave
breeding State Of Georgia then. glory in be
I will lace tie music myself, aud hare Us many
pegtoes as any tlan from Virginia. As il.
vited The Gentlemen Of this Convention at
Charleston to.yiait my plantation, will say
again, that il they will cusne to STE me, / viii
show Them Us fins alot Of negroes, aud the pure
African too, as they can find any where; and /
will show them as hand,ome set Of little
children there as can be seen, llau.lIter.} ard
my quantity OF tle11, 200; irene xed laughter,
and wish til t Virginia may he as good slaye
trad,tg aud slave breeding State rs Georsia.
and in ssy ing that, do not meau to be di,re
spec.iul - Virginia, but d. lot nleau to dodge
the question aE all.
soS.1SrEnvgx71ox.
Now, want no office: | never asked any. T
did not ask tue State Convention to send ne
bsre; butt am h+re to teiI the truth to you all.
and this is my idea Of fnoo-lnterrenton {: want
the State ct Virginia. if she has negroes, 10
have as many US she pieases; ifyou want Stare
r. IN Massachusette, l want you to huve it; If
You want il ia Indiana, Ohso, Wlsconein, AID
Minnesota, in Gad's name hare it. Ii is your
right to have saves, and just as mauv or n FEW
as you pleaae. ! will never Join partY which
desires to force slavery III, uhtre or keep it
irom any place. [Applause.] believe that il
is regulated by the Law Of God, Of nature'sG d.
nsk is, bauds olf-.eaye it to the peop G Of TIE
State. aad Territories to settle tnat mat1er FIR
themselves, under the Constitution Of the
United State [App'aose.l And now wh,ie i
am up want so out my Veto upon one thing
know that am not gong 10 be applauded in
"hat sly, but Cd sown in good time will
bring forih fruit, aud III ,u1h you mar ssy uow
that sm ~r INF, gel think shall live 10 see
The day when the doctrines adyocne to nivht
will be the doctrines Of Massachusetts and If
the North, for
Truth crushed 10 earth xll 1ise a~a.n
The eteE7 al yearr Ut G d are efa--
While eI1ur. wo nd.d, wsihcs lu pa.u
And dies anssd her wor L!,ess,
WANTS THE SLAVE TRADE.
Isay 60 for non-interveution in the broad.
est sense Of ths term. l say that this whole
thing should be tsken out OF tie hands of the
General Government. I say it is all wrong 10
be spending two or three millions Of dollars
annually from our pockets, and sacrificing thou-