Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

| " i"Ni S'iuSHcN u MS great anu sIlEle ihluu-
ed patriotism. Applause OF what con-
sequence, l ask, is it now? Nay, how rdi-
culous It must appear to every sincere man,
that, amid the clash Of armies when every
thing we prize or hold dear on earth 10 con
nection with government is at stake, the
party in charge of the Government, aud its
leaders, should elevate a miserable political
! dogna-a dogma | will say in the spirit Of
| liUerality-of the most questionable charac-
ter up above these great issues that are upon
| us. You canpot deduce, frOgl the manner in
which that party are making their contest in
! this State any other conclusion than that
! they seek the offices connected with the Gov
| ernmsnt, and that they seize upon the popu-
lar sentiment of the present time. for the
| purpose of converting the virtuOus Union
/ sentiment of the people to their own political
aud personal uses. Applause. Is it not so ?
+" Yes yes that's all they are after" and
] applause If they cared nothing about the
offices to be filled, why did they not, for the
time being, as their party has done in the
Atlantic States sink their miserable party
dogmas aud sinl their party machinery
All, they say, we are not ready to a!eet
them Who are "weY Are not 1--WE ~
the people? Do not we constitute their
| body ? | think the election will demonstrate
that. Cheers Without u.s. admitting them
to be sincere, what kind of figure would
! they cut at the present time in maintaining
the Goyernmen? Why, our people. or peo-
pie representing opinions identical with ours,
! are engsged at this moment in fighting the
battles OF their country. They have filled
the serlied ranks Of its armee. 1"Thus so. !"
and cheers. They have gone forth to the
| lattle and as sure as there is God IN Hea-
ven, those great Democratic masses will yet
90 forth to victory. Cheers. We do not
claim, let me say to our Republican friends,
all the patriotism OF this land We simply
claim TO be earnest citizens, devoted to the
| preservation Of the existence of this Gov
eminent, looking to its protection over and
above all ether considerations and we give
evidence Of that in all our acts. We support
them, undertake to say, as they would not
support US ii the circumstances were changed
a voice" No, they would let the Union
slide Yes, there are many, very many. of
those who desire that the Union should
" slide" Why? Because it is unmis-
taxable fact that IA great portion of their
party is imbued with bat Que single opinion
1t rises in their minds superior to all other
cons sderalions. even that of the existence of
the union of these Sta es; and that is in re-
lation to the question of negro slavery. APP
plause. " Give it to them. They are coa-
POSED | say, to very great extent of men
who believe, or profess to believe, and | con
cede That they are in earnest, that slavery, as
a system. is great evil and Il great wrong
and that it not to he continued. Very WELL
We would scarcely wish to quarrel with
about this belief, if they did not wish to
carry it further We are more toerent of
opinion differing ours if it should differ, than
,,it L., 81, Il -, f.
excellence, the free speech party, evidences
are not wanting, amp that AeiY recently, too
that they have shown disposition TO sup
press free speech. Now, felow-cil2ens, that
may suit the temper Of the times, but for
myself | never yet saw the time VI hen, in
my Judgment, il was not wise to permit
every expression Of opinion. Il the Secession
party desire to hold meetings throughout the
state, ifthey desire to submit their candidates
for public Office to the public Judgment, |
sap, in Gods name let them II there is
not viriHe enough in this people to detect
their miserable sophi tries. and the nature
and crimiuality Of their oifenses, then indeed
do we deserve to 20 down. fApplause Let
them talk, | say let them if they can, re-
commend their miserable dognas before the
people But there is vast difference be-
tween permitting that and permitting them
to commit overt acts of treason. These can-
not be permitted and they will not he per
mit;od {" No, sir Applause | like to
hear thew, and waut TO hear them. want
the Hon Chas T. Bolts to have the privilege
of issuing aud circulating his pamphlets on
secession and coercion p" Yes, let lin kill
himself Laughter Let the people under
stand who they are that hold thesc doctrines;
there is no danger that can come to an intel
Hlfent people from free discussion h" \ ii
Bit But let me 60 back, now, to this par
Gcular element, and AZ extensive one it is,
that holds an opinion antagonistic o slavery,
and guided solely by that, and mcrgicg all
other political considerations in that one, are
willing TO sacrifice every other condition and
consideration to that alone Let me reason
with those men for moment, Suppose You
entertain the belief that slavery is an evil
how are you going to correct tY How, and
in what way will you deny to that system or
institution such guarantees and such protec-
ton as the fathers Of this Government ex-
tended to it in the formation CT the system
of Government? If YOU do that, you are
necessarily enemies of the present form of
Government. No, yoa say, YOU DO not. You
fay you only wish to resist the agressions
made in favor Of that institution. But Task
yob, why do you not stop there p? When
established, maintained and protected in the
Territories by law, why were you not sati-
fed with opposing negative to these propo-
stions in a practical manner? Why did you
organize yourselves against slavery SO as to
be the eqnal-so as to be the exact negative
equivalenl to that party in onr country
And why did yon adoptthe miserable dogma
that there should he no more slave State, that
Congressional Introduction of slavery in the
Territories should be the policy Of this Gov
ernment? | ask these questions now for
some of You pretend to claim that when this
war shall be ended and these difficulties
settled, that the war must be ended, and the
settlement made upon the basis Of the ChicR
90 Platform of no further extension of slave
ry. ! ask, in all reason, do you expect,
though we shGull compel submission on the
part OF the rebellious States, that they will
ever consent to be partners in Union in
which they are denied what they were en-
titled to under the original Constitution of
the Governmentt [AppIauso and Good"
But there is one other question ! would
like to say few words upon, and it is the
question of the Common Schools Applause
That's what want to herr This Re-
publican press and these Republican orators
Quietly wherever they could), have taken it
upon themselves to point me out, as.tLe ean-
didIte of my party, as opposed to the inter
ests and to the rights Of a portion Of my fe-
low citizens upon this question of public
education Now, let me premise the few re-
marks shall have 10 make upon this subject,
10y saying that for what have believed upon