The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-07-11
Douglass Speech.
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y ii'hois ara other Baltimore delegates, VIII
were accompanied by the great Weste-l
o Band, and came by special train. They re
b paired TO the residence Of Mr. Douglas, On,
complinenled him with a serenade and huz
zas. Ia acknowledging these evidences Of
}. their friendship he said
!. Fellow citizens: | thank you for This
! manifestation Of your kindness and enthusi
ssm. The circumstances under which this
vast crowd has assembled spontaneously
and without previous notice, demonstrates
. an intenseRess Of feeling which fills my
heart with gratitude to bc The chosen stand.
ard bearer Of the only political orgauiza ton
thati Is conservative enough 10 save the coun.
t.y from aboliiionism and dsunion. 1t is
indeed an honor OF which any citizen may be
proud | am fully impressed with the re-
sponslbiliiy Of the position, and trust that
Divine Providence will lmpart 10 me the
strength and wisdom 10 comply with the re
lquremenis- Applausel Our beloved coun-
Try is threatened with fearful sectional an.
,agonism, which places Tie Union itsef in
imminent peril. This an,agonism is pro.
duced by the effort OF one section Of the
Union to use The federal government for the
purpose Of restraining aud o5olishng
slavery; and a corresponding effort in the
other section for The purpose OF forcing slave
Try into those regions where The people DO mol
want il. lCsics Of that's true. The ultra
men in each section demand Congressional
Intervention upon The snliect Of the terrific
and duty Of the federal government TO con-
troll the question, and differ only rs TO the
mcde Of exercising the power. One demands
The Intervention OF The federal government
Tor slavery, and the other against il. Each
appeals 20 the passions and prejudices Of his
section, sgainst the peace and harmony oil
the whole country; (cries of that's so); on|
The other hand the position Of all conserva-
tive and union loving men is, Or at least ough,
10 be, that Of non-nteryenlion OF Congress-
with slavery 10 the territories. (Cries oi THAT'S
The true doctrine. Applause } This was the
position Of the Democratic party in The con
tests Of 1862 and 1856; this was the position
which Clay, w cbs,er, Cass. and The friends Of
the Union, and all political ailiniIies Of that
day esta bhshed the Compromise Of 1850 up.
IN. This common ground Of nor inlerven-
zion they contended with. aud put 10 flight
The Abuliiionists u the North, and The Sc
cessionists Of the South ia that memorabl
contest. (Cries Of wen do IL again, and
three cheers) II was on this common
ground Of noninieven,on that Wings and
Democrats rgreed TO stand IN their resPec.
tive platforms " 1852. and each party adj
hered faithfully 70 this principle, SO long a.
its organza ion was maintained, and the
Democrats still maintain 1t as the key
stone Of the arch witch binds the Fedora
Union together, and TO this cardinal princi.
pie OF non-interventioR has the Dcmocr attic
party renewed the pledge D! its faith at
Charleston and Baltimore. (Cheers, and
cries Of wen keep the faiih) As the cho
sen representative Of that great body, il is
my fixed purpose TO keep the faith aud re-
deem that pledge at slI hazards and under all
(Three cheers for Doug glas.)
The safety Il the Union depends upon the
strict sdh,rence TO the doctrine Of non-inier-
venton. Intervention, whether by The north
or by the south; whether for or againsl slave
ry, tends directly TO disunion, upon this sec
lionsl question are attempts now being made
TO destroy the Democratic party, because the
minority OF interventioDists could not intim.
idate the maturity into an abandonment Of
'he doctrin OF non-interyention. They
have seeded from the organization Of the
Democracy and are endeavoring 10 form
new party 10 hostility to IL. [Cries Of let them
20. We can whip the disunionists North and
South. Secession from the Democratic party
means secession from the Federal Consiitu.
ion. [Cries that's so--spplsuse.1 Those who
snlis, under the secession banner now will
be expected on the 4th Of March next 10
take Up arms against the constituted author.
tiles 10 certain contingencies. We are told /,
IA I certain event the South must forcibly (
resist tho Inauguration Of the President elect.
v lille We find those who are oudest In their /
threats 10 divide and destroy the Democrat