Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-04-30
The Voice offs Patriot.
SPEECH OF S. A. DOUGLAS.

when his country is in danger, cur distin-
guished Senator complied with the invita-
ton, and addressed both branches of the
legislature and an immense audience of the
citizens Of Springfield, in the Hall of Rep
resentatises, in most eloquent and patri-
otto manner. We commend the following
Noble and patriotic sentiments from his
speech to the consideration of every true
friend Of the Union:
The FIRST duty Of an American citizen. or
of citizen of any constitutional govern
ment, is obedience TO the constitution and /
laws Of his counting Applause ] have
nc apprehension Ihat any man Ia Illinois ,
or beyond the limits Of our own beloved |
State, will misconstrue or misunderstood |
my motive. So far as any Of the partisan |
questions are concerned, stand in equal, 1
eternal and undying opposition to the Re- |
publicaus and the seccssiunists. Ian |
plause You all know that / am good |
partzan fighter in partisan times
Laughter aud cheers And You will
find me equally good patriot when the
country Is In danger. ICheers
Now permit me to say to the assembled
representatives aud Senators of our good
old State, composed Of men of both poIiti-
cal parties, in my opinion it is your duty
TO lay aside your party creeds and party
platforms to lay aside your party organ
nations aud partisan appeals; TO forget
that you were divided until Won have res
cued the government and the country from
their assaiants. Then resume your parti-
san positions, according TO your wishes
Applause. Give me country FIRST. that
my children may live in peace, aud then
we will have a theatre for our party organ
izaligns to operate upon.
We are called upon to fold our arms.
allow the national capital to be seized by a
military t0Ice under foreign resolution
airy flag; to see the archives # the gov
eminent in the hands OF a peorle who af-
! feet to despise the flag and government Of
/ the United States. | am unwilling TO ly
/ from the federal capital. 1t has been nv
( daily avocatiOn, six months In the year. for
/ eighteen years, to walk into that marble
building and from its portico to survey a
country at the north and that living south
OF the Potomac. | believe | NAV with
confidence appeal TO the people Of every
section OF the country to bear testimony
that have been thoroughly national as
1 any man that aslived ia nav day. IAN
| plause. And believe if | should make
an apr cal TO the people Of Illinois, or of
the Northern States, to their imnartiaJ
verdict, they would say that whatever er-
rors have committed have been in loau>
ing too far to the ScathcTn section Of iho
Union against my own. Applause |
/ think can appeal TO friend and f,,e-I use
/ II IN political sense, and trust use the
word foe IN past sense. Much an
| pause l can appeal TO them With cor
hdenee that have never rendered Ia the
/ prejudice Of passion IF my section against
/ tue minority section If this Utinr aud |
Will say t. you now, with all { a kf.ess and
IN all sincerity, that will never sanction
nor acquiesce in any warfare whatever.
| upon the constitutional rights or domestic.
institutions Of the people Of the S. uthern
States. Applause Ga the Contrary. if
there was an attempt to invade those
fiShts; 10 STIR up seryiie instruction
aEo"g their people, would rush TO their
rescue ana lnterpose with whatever Of
/ strength J might possess tn defend tb,n,
from such a calamity. Applause While
/ l viii never invade them: vtJle NH
never 81! to dei,rd and r,r, ter 'f.c;r r;..i,,s
TO tie iuiI extent thar "a fair and IIar,l
construction ct the Cans,ilutinu On, nv.
them, they must distinctly understand
VIII never acqui,,cr IL tins Iuya.i ID Of ,u-
constitutional rights.
A. l. crime against the inaIiershia aud
lndetef sable righ'- Of every American ct.
zen to attempt 20 destroy the gov. r..n,e.,'
under which 9 e were D. IN. / isartif,.
against cnustitGi!uual freedom AID ,ba
h"les OF the friends IT irecduri tl-ru.-li. TO-
TIE WIDE world o. attempt 20 DO, f,t th.
United States from the mao Crri.t..-
luin. J et this Utt' mVt D. g. W h,i..,, mad.
Inc government Il our ts.ihers I. =, I.
overthrown and DESTROYED Tho c,,.i.,i
that bears tue name nf the Fttl.r g,ii.
country Ii to TO blmharied and laveI.i >.
TIE earth nninrS the rubbish ard tie DIN
"i things that arc past. The ferr-l. 90
your government are to be scattered ?, tfr
i'ur wirds Of heaven TIE c.r.,i,,t,s
authorities. placed there l,v the Same bi.,b
authority that riacei Wu@.iin.,i n AID
jefferson, ard AadIsl n, and J c.s.iu y,
tle CHAR, are O. he captured and carried
On, 60 become ty-wrId ard a sc,rn T.,
err! N'
You may think that am drawing \ MIC.
tufe That Is nyerwrousht, and not des,Iib
He !aet. n" man who slent the las,
week Ia the city OF Washington will Ie-
i'etS 'nat nave done justice 10 IL. Yau
'--' Na'N N4IiaAttsA- OF Tire i FeffgsM raTFtfrr
uoh surrounding the capital now. and
threatening it with it's tremnrs n, nI'i,
Is MS Constitutional goverpmett 40 J..
sTlcken down; not only is our flag I, be
bi"tted out, bus the very fuundati[,s q
SOCIAL order are 10 be UNDERMINED or5 A.
tFOyed the demon destruction is 20 bs h,
loose over the face Of the land a reisn 90
terror and mob law is 70 prevail in eoct
section oil the Union, and the man ~.
Cafes to plead for the cause of ins.iee o,,5
moderation IN either section, Is Z, be NIT
ed down as traitor to his section II ,bis
state ul things Is allowed 20 90 ON. how
long before you will have the guillo,ine in
active operation! ."
appeal to you, my eOuntrymen-men
OF all parties-nOt to allow your passio,'s
to get the better Of your Judgments 10
not allow your vengeance upOD the au,b
ors OF this great iniquity to lead Won ;n,o.
rash and cruel, and desperate octs M
those vino may differ with YOU in oninion
Let the spirit Of moderation ard NJ ins,;oo
prevail. You cannot expect within so few
weeks alter an excited POLITICAL canvoss
that every man can rise t. the level If f,r~
getting his partisan prejudiccs and sacTi-
ice everything upon the altar of his conr,.
try; but allow me to say to YOU whom I
have opposed and warned against with o.
energy you will respect, allow me 70 s.v %
you, you Will not be true to your cun1trv
d you ever attempt to manufacture n,rtisay,
capital out OF the miseries of your counIrv
Much applause When calling nm
democrats to rally to the tented field leav
ing wife, child, father and mother babrnd
them to rush to the rescue Of the President
mat you elected, do not make war n,','
them and try to manufacture partisan can
l'ai out OF struggle in which thew are
engaged from the holiest and purest IF
motives. Renewed applause
Then 1 appeal to you my owa Democra..