New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-19
EEW-JERSEY FOR THE WAR.
A DEMOCRAT TRUE TO DEMOCRACY
DEFENSE CT TIE GOVERNMENT.
e,eccb Of san.cs -. scovel,

,, &c the Con mittee on Federal relations. II no
touper bslisyc1 IN Cod or II bad ceased 10 love my
conntry. nignt be heard Ia advocacy OF tho peace
resolutions offered and sustai ed by the dominant
porty in both HOus s OF this legislature. Mr.
Sneaker know that this Is not q tine fer private
0Iiefs. bur 10 am charged with having renouuced
The part, with which formerly aoted, i may be
allowed briefly 10 nirho my defence against the accu
saoi,. | aiu content TO submit myself TO the aeper'
ies and calumules If pohuCs. In TIE language OF
Lord BOingoroke, :" have not renounced my
country my friends; and iy my fricurs mean
oil those and tLcss alone who are such 10 the'r
country, by whatever name they have or may oe
sun Distinguished aud though In that number ioere
should he nec OF whose past Insratlude, Id
OF malice mi,ht complain Oh my own account NI'''
the greatest reason. These will never renounoe'
IN their prosperity they shall never bear oi rae
in their adversely always" The sincerity anu .e-
pacSy witt which | followed the fortunes VI CIV
phen A. Douglas are known to al VINO Mo" nc ~.
/ was n witness at Baltimore ol ino snun''iee !,
travail OF the statesman of Illinois II ne had serNeu
III, Son;h loo fsi hfullv be had bitter canse 10 re-
pept of that service. When truest 10 the enosen
measnre of the SOUTH mean tie doctrine OF
non interference with Slavery-he was oispIa0eu
by Jefferson Davis from his position AZ CDSlIiiian
al tie Committee ON Territories. When ialshlei AZ
Charleston to the tradltions end the primer
PIES of his parry, be was then betrayed aliu
Inc BETRAYAL made complete, lew months
later. at tie City Of baltimore. II was
I'm iS4S tie Democratic Convention was o.
opinion THAT to couuten any interference with
slavery by Congress was dar geroub 10 the peace
and harmony of the country. We live history so
fust that il well, sn occasion Ike tins. when
tbe heart OF every patriot is remuous with anxiety
Er The safety OF the Repubiic, to 90 back and ex-
anime tie past, even though we shoulu ueau Oh
"ashes thiIiy covering fires" In the great speech
OF Mr. Douglas, delivered i'll the Senate May I5-io,
1860, from which have read the extract from the
Stevens letter, he says speaking OF Mr. Yancey :
desire for the interference wlih Slavery Oy congress
I" shrink with horror from the consequences 10
which his principles would lead the Republic
Well might he Say this, Tor none knew better than
he wDat urce the South would exact for their fsAll
60 the Union. With his faults, aud these were the
foils ~ tet off his virtues, lie WIS, Ill power and
magnanii0ity, tire peer OF any mlA Ia America snu
il n one of The proudest collections OF political
career, AID one l shalt hear with me 10 The ia'es!
hour of my liIe that followed, VITA slnihelty and
seadfsstness bis waning fortunes, and stood by the
banner OF Douglas till 1t waved above bis grave.
lie sleeps now on the shores Of Lake Michigan,
where ootrOding cares canLot reach HIN, napily re-
moved from any participation III thesc the saaaeet
scenes that ever marked with gloom the SLOW but
triumphant advance OF human Liberty. Let Ut
compOee tbe pail firmly ana decentiy over the fea-
lures OF this patriot statesman. who amid the PaLgs
oil dissolution INST ucted his children To be true 10
the Coisti atou and the Government OF their cOJh-
try. Would 10 God ,hat his warning voice could
reach bis country nen who have abandoned his teach
ngs. HIS productions verified. ln March.
1850 the President Of COnfeIeFacy over every loot
OF which Tie OLD tag Will YET float, offered resoiu-
Gon in the SENATE, among otaer things WHICH d9
clared
That neither Congress. Territorial legislature
whether By diTee ts.son or leg,son 81 az non &c, an
upsrendl, to emu! or itnish ~
OF cizeR Of tho United STAT 10 tek
"a siy thr ,sins whi tn. condition :eains
lJeh. DAVIS. Speech Oh Relations OF States.
This was the "Punio faith - of which Mr.. Ste
vens sleaks- Upon the bloody plains OF ksnsai
GAYS Jefferson Davis, eve have tried the docIrn
OF letting Slavery take care Of itself. Now Cor
gress must lake care OF 1t or we will take care {
the North ana Congress too since we are the masle
sxCe r. Surely Slavery Is Deeomins the Coiossu
wlscb bsslrides the world II Is true, II lndlahs
when Edward Hanpesau was elected United state
6enstor, and disgraced America at Berlin, ever
other Democratic candidate gave lis writer
pledge 10 the caucus OF bis party that d
opposed the extension of Slavery. 1t is tru
that Henry Clay had said that lie would never con
sent that the everlasting curse OF human condag
should set its foot upon Tree sNi but Jefferson D
Wis was about to change all tbls. John L. Dreck
inridge announced IN Dis leer Of acceptance tina
tho /" iuex0rable logic" OF his position was TIA
properly IL negroes should be pTOe eted in all I'd
Territories. TIE North begau to say Va Do not IL
tend 10 dictate tie Scum. but the South shall 10
dictate 30 us. For lhese u.any years Slavery la
beeu working evil under the suu. Bench and bal
and hall ana pu fit, and Counting room, ana iel
aud iresde, have Jeen tainted witn Is presence. 4
has tai peTed with public ano private honesty.
has dcbased degraded aud brutGliZed American
fieemeu, Marfing tier birthrght. II has tuine'
their beautiful garden INTO WILDERNESS. 10
ignorance mat Dig aess, toe wee that demofazes
the barrenI that lays waste tie South, art ali ~
work. i, las made our country tt stumbling block
4 bis.ing and by word TO tie nations. IL has IN
tT0duced disoord and brswbDg, insCi@nce, rapacitl
aud murder into our itiOn9l councils. Tue bite
hatred that tires the Souh sgain't Tie North IL al
ats doing. IL hes despOlieG Us OF our honor; 1t Ia
poisoned our fountains; &c has polluted our hoi,
Sh:ugs. The widespread treachery that has desc
lalea US like plague aud made us ieel Us II th
solid ground were failing beneath our feet, had IL
root and riss la it, Ia own State how has thi
evil worked Read the latest humiliation that la
fallen upon us. 1 refer 20 the election Of Senate
In New jersey. Aud while 1 know that the cup q
bitterness Is fuD ior those VINO would not fall dow
and worship EDe Colleen Image set up by the fons u
Essex l would not add another dTo2 20 Ils bite
waters. Would that tie gHco.rJ pen OF the las Q
ran could picture the scene. WAO is y that eE,er
with 90 gay step int0 h= Sc dloridl tOnrnay, ms
"Cohohs ell cleaning with purple and god'"
The contest inside the sts is betwce, BGiiion an
Brain and 30 tickle is the tate Of war thai Uniy
and Morris 20 down before tho charge that Dol
rider mads VITA helmet of gold. while Democrat,
shouu "long i've William OF Essex, aud the psopl
do lot respond amen. Bat, Mir, Speaker IN ap
Preaching The discussion OF tLeso resolutions, u /
well 10 inquire what are the cGu,es which led New
Jeroey 70 assume tue poI,ion OF hosuuIy 10 III
General GoyerDment. IL II Is denied TINT the DOM
naut party are in concert with the leaders OF Rebel
hon why lis II that yoar cannons are tired and urea
son preached at Temperance Hail in celebration o
che close Of the last Congress. parliament Of mel
who have shown no higher cesre thai
30 he the supporters OF good Govern
mont end the guardians OF public liberty
But these friends OF d monstrous rebellion agains
humanity and civilization must 10 taught that Tue
more genius, industry and spirit are EMPLOYED TO de.
sroy the harder the task OF saving our country be-
In such exigences 1t Is net enough tina. genins :,