The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15

that, when boy, he thought i
The valley where he was born the very Gen.
ter of civilization, and that beyond the Z
that bounded his horizon, there q
was nothing but barbarism and illibus. Z
tering. daughter. But an extended
observation of this great country will
show that diversity of views and opinions
is the natural result of the diversity Of
which prevails in the differ {
ent portions of our extended Union.
Upon the prairies Of Illinois you find the
Vermonter and the Virginian, the Cavalier
and the Puritan, and each one thinks has
institutions the best, and wishes to see
them established wherever he goes. But
this collision of opinion and habits finally /
begets moderation and charity, and when
the Vermonter marries his Virginia wife, +
and the Carolinian marries his Vermont
wife, they soon find in the multiplication
of kindred, and sympathies that both sec-
tions of the country are in harmony; and
when they go to visit the graves of their
grardfathers and grandmothers, one goes
Ito Vermont and the other to Virginia or
Carolina, and they begin to think there is
something dear to them in both Warm
applause Another element was that Old
Ireland and Old Germany sent their emf
grants to Illinois, and in the mixture the
period had arrived when it was difficult
to distinguish races in our homogeneous
population Tt was the boast of England
that the British is the superior race be-
cause of its cross of the Celtic, the Saxon,
the Danish, and our vanity, out West,
said the Judge, induce us to think we have
improved on the Yankee. The Cavalier
and the Puritan is mighty good cross!
Laughter and applause. We Of the
new States have stronger ties to bind us
to the Union than you of the old; the old
States are our natire land--the new are
not yours. o go Is
The Judge spoke of the vexed ques-
rion of slavery that alienates the North
and the South. In the West they could
not speak ef slavery as it was spoken of
here, without denouhcing fathers and
mothers, brothers and sisters. Hence
they learn charity, and to avoid the ex-
treme opinions of both, the North and
the South. They stood, he said, in the
middle ground, between the Abolitiouist
and the Secessionist. When you talk
about severing the Union to Illinois, you
,, talk about severing the cord that binds
themto the graves of their kindred
The Union must be preserved and shall
never be dissolved. CApplause. We
say to the South 'you shall never dissolve
the Union" The glories of Bunker Hill
of Bennington, Of Kings Bridge, of Eu
> taw Springs, of yorktown, are our glo
ries, We will have no dissolutiopl w,
will never consent to be obliged to ge
J passports and have them vise for q foreigl
: country when We wish to visit the grave
. of our fathers. Our commerce demand
: the "preservation of the Union" Chi
!. !, cago stands on the dividing ridge be
: tween the St. Lawrence and the Gulf 9
: Mexico. We own the springs and head
!, = waters of the Mississippi, and mean t
:. follow those waters to the ocean. CAp
- plause.1 Too much of interest and patr
- o.ism is at stake to permit of separs
y tion of these States. But in order t
oe their preservation in union, we must cult
y vate friendly relations with all parts {
~ the Union. The Government was M
founded on the principle of uniformi'
of institutions, nor was such unisormil
possible or desirable. Our Governmel
ne owed its origin to British interferen,
d. with the internal policy and affairs Of Il
1e colonies. The distinguished gen'lems
to (Mr. Saxe) who so eloquently introduc,
mt him (Judge D. had referred to the ear
to history of Vermont as an illustration
as Popular Sovereignty. That history W
Ter a proud and grand one. Vermont CO
to. tended against every thirg to secure b
i've independence. When herapplication {
lit. admission into the original Union "
nd rejected, she remained true to the eau
sx- and to liberty, and fought with one ha
'us the common enemy, and with the ott
ars the intolerable and arrogant claim of NJ
ir' York supremacy over her territory a
Or. pelling the British Lion and Brother Je
ng athan at the same time. TLaughter a
No applause The Green Mountain. be
,es established their own institutions, and {
ion it by what is called "Squatter Sov
the. .eignty"-they were the 6rst squaa
re, sovere;gns on the continent. Ethan
old len announced the doctrine at ,s.Old 7
the when be demanded that fort Gin the ma
so of the Great jehovah though it v
i'm. not. recognized by the Continental G.
vas gress. [Laughter.] The Judge disc
ned sed the principle of popular sovereign
ian, by argument and illustration, at so
vel length, alleging that Vermonter "
aid goes into q Territory is just IS capa
em. Of self government as when he remail
at home. He pointedly referred to>'
rye of his auditors Immediately before b
ing Henry Hale Esq, of Minnesota,) "
nts, be said, emigrated from Vermont, 4
cti- had to remain in Minnesota but b
any period before he sscertained that he J
to as good man there as be was in the CIR
Sc. Mountain State. Laughter and &
'giy plause. He (Judge D. } did not lose
lay capacity nor forfeit his rightfto self-g