The New York herald., 1860-09-09

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Senator Stewards Reception at
Kalamazoo.
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RIs Irrspresslbse Dsslre to vst Kansas, and
n Advice = Voters,
Mr. Douglas In Psnnsyivsnis.
HIS aEcxPrIoN AT READne-His sPHu0H oN9RDcK
NRIDGE, DIsuNIoN AND FUSION.
RsADlss, PA, sspA 3, lsan
Thsss y srsss eathwiasm m heading today, and
almost every other man one meets wears Douglas
badge.
Mr. Douglas' speech 70 day was great effort. An
nexed given the points Of his speech with reference 70
Brechnrdge, dsunion and fusion. In noticing
marks made by Mr. Hester, who introduced him 70 the
meeting, Judge Douglas sAid:-I wish TO God We had
General Jackson At this day in order that he might Crap
pie With Northern aboltiopism and Southern secession
ism, uampe them undsr foot, and bury both in
grave In referring 70 the Convention at Baltimore
be sad-I received majority Of the whole number Of
the Convention large number Of successive ballots
confess, after having Withdrawn my name from be-
fore the Convention in the years when Pierce, In 1852
and Buchanan In 1885, received the support Of tho mao
t expected that the candidates before the Charleston
and Baltimore Conventions would feel bound In honor 70
treat mo - l treated them on . former oocs.
sion. Inasmuch - had given J. c. Breckinridgs the
nomination in 1866, by Withdrawing my name, had .
right 70 expect that under precisely similar circumstances
he would have felt hnsef bound 10 be generous TO-
wards me = had been towards him. Inasmuch my
conduct bad made J. c. Brecknridge Vice President Of
A.
would have felt bound 70 pursue . similar
linz Of conduct towards me - that l adopted
Voluntarily towards him. II that course had
been pursued there would be division Of the party
today. And why had 10 not beea pursucds u happened
that rsssivsd moro votes In the Convention than al
the other candidates put ogstheramost two thirds Of
the whole number but when IL found that tho large
majority supporting could not be compelled 10 sue
csmb 70 the minority, the defeated candidates formed
combination 70 break up the party rather than permit the
majority 70 govern, under the two thirds rule In or.
er What does Breckinrdge make for break
Ing up the Conventioui Mr.. Brecknrdge, three days
EGO, made . stump speech In which hs tried 70 jus
t5y the breaking up Of the democratic party the
ground that The Convention which nomnatod me insisted
on . dogma In ~ platform. Foster was nominated In
Reading for Governor Of the State identicaly the
principles that was nominated at Baltimore Fos-
tor 10 thus pledged BY his nomination. TO the identical
principles 10 which am irrevocabiy committed. How
can man vote for the without supporting the other
he Processes to be governed by principlef l trust
every democrat in Pcnnsyivsnia viii rally zsAously,
cordially and heartily, round the banner Of Foster and
non Intervention. (Checrs) And when you shall have
done that how you refuse 70 sustain me on the same
platform the National Convsntons (Crics OF 1--WE can.
nnfA-"thsAas iAsl - - - - -nveskarsAws tails
thaf n
SGrary 70 reason and the constitution. n that be
true, you OF Reading, when you nominated Foster
adopted similar dogma, equally hostile 10 and
the constitution. free 70 say that the Nailonal
Conventon and the PennsylvAnia State platform
arc both In harmony with reason and the
constitution. But Brccknrdge has declared In his
stump speech, that not nominated according
usagcs OF the democratic party (crcs Of You wcre
suppose Breckinridge thinks so, or suppose ho would
have said But only shows his ignorance Of do
mocratc usages when be makes that declaration. Ire
ceived two thirds vote In the Convention after the bolt
but than two thirds vote Of the whole Convcntiop
hence was nominated In the way that Cass was &C
cordlng 10 the known uniform usages OF the party Bat
suppose Breckinrdge win himself for not re-
gardng the nomination Of CAss regular the ground
The time he did not belong 70 the democratic party and
hence he was NOT bond by It's usagcs You all know
tn&k IN 1871 bfcSknfiuktt ~ mcttihk LrNlnkDnt
where he made speech denounced tho democratic party
a. . corrupt faction, and came out In favor OF
General Taylor for the Presidency. Nov, sup.
pose, he win excuse himself for not being bound
BY tho regularity Of tho CAss nomination the
ground lha, he did not belong 70 ths democratic party
and further, the ground that he went hunting cleo
ton day would not vote (heen and aughter) But
my friend BrcckInrdge. In his Kentucky stump speech
while be acknowledges that he In favor Of Taylor In
isSf went hunting In ls4s and thus could noe vote r
CAss yet he asrts that be made speeches for oHs be
cause caa then represented his principles. Now A
have 70 do ID 70 and out what his principles were. We
have only 10 learn what Mr. o. IN favor Of and
have Breckinridge's principles. a voicefhc NchoI
son Icttern) Yes, my friend, you hit exactly. cass
had ust written the Nicholson letter. In which he assert
ed that Congress bad power 70 interfere with the slave
~ question In the Territories and Brccklnridge tells IN
that made speeches Tor cass although 70 tie publ
cation Of that letter he had been for Taylor bpt then
was he found out that oAn presented hts
principles. Here We nnd Breckinridgc again
boiling (Cbeers and laughcr Ny friends, never jet
bolssd The regular ticket Of my parsynevcr yet went
on, hunting on the day Of Presidential election In my
llfeand hence boiling against the regular orgHnlzs
tlon claim 70 democratic SUPPORT am entitled 70 no
credit upon that ground. But LET me ask you, fellow
democrats, what 10 be the consequence Of your sus
tanning thoss schemes Of seccssionism and bons How
would work Il your elections for Governor When one
man comes forward and ses two hundred votes in Con
veption FOR Governor and there are one hundred scatter
ins votes against him, all the minority man has 70 do
70 bolt against the that got the twothrds, and then
propose compromise, by way Of fusion. Then, again,
when you hold Congressional Convention 70 nominate
candidates and the regular democrat who never boited
An h lie gets two thirds vote, and one equvcca demo
crat who goes hunting election day gets but one
,hrd vote a his friends and himself have 70 do h 10
bolt, and thus run onehIrd candidate and then demand
oopromsc and fusion. rhen, again, when you come 70
nominate candidates for the legislature and one portion
,ne party ousvos the other BY two thirds a you have
70 DO 70 get the minority 70 bolt, and refuse 70 support
the regular ticket unless you divide with them and form
fusion by way Of compromise. (Cheers and laughter
ssk you, what win become Of The democratic orsanza-
siou, os that moral power which attaches ndciiiy 70
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