The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-09-25

Speech e. Stephen A. Douglal
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Delivered as Chleago May lse. 1851
Twill not conceal my qualification At th'
uncontroveetsbis ssss this vast Audissce Pre-
senis--that whatever political di6ersnceAo
party questions may hHss divided NJ VI
you oil had . conviction that VIXEN ih,
country should be 10 danger. my loyalty
could be relied on. That the present dan
ger 10 imminsnt, no man can conceal. Il
war must come--if the bsyonet must b.
used to maintain tho Consti,ution--I car
say before God my conscience il clean. !
struggled long fos pesceful solution Of the
difficulty. ! have not only rendered those
States what was theirs Of right. but have
gone to thIfpy 0zstsms 4 nagn.nimity.
The rsttfh We receive is war. armies mar
ching upon our cspisol. distractions and
dangers placed upon navigation, letters Of
marqae granted to pirates to prey spon our
commerce. = concerted movement to blot
out the United States of Americs from the
map Of the glo6e.i The question is. Are
We to maiatain the country OF our fathers.
or allow il 10 be stricken down by those
who. whom they can NO longer govern.
threaten TO destroy
What cause. what excuse do disunionists
give rs for breaking up the best G,vern-
ment on which the suu OF heaven ever shed
his rays Z. They are dissatisfied with the
results Of . Residential election. Did they
never get beatsn before Are " to resort
20 the sword when ws get defeated II the
ballot box? l understand it that the voice
Of the people. expressed in the mode ap.
pointed by the Constitution. must command
the obedience OF ever, citisea.1 They ~.
sumo on tho election Of particular candi-
date. thst thsir rights are not safe io the
Union. Wins, evidence do they present. oi
this Idefy, asy Nan 70 sAe~ as act on
s0Aich 1t u 6ased. a What has been omitted
to b done? I appssl 70 these ssssubled
thoussnds that 30 lar ~ the constitutional
rights Of tho Southern States, ! will soy the
constitutional rights OF slsvsbu!ders are con-
cernsd. nothing has bseo doas .apd. nothing
omitted Of which shey can ecmplsin.
Thrre never has been . time. from the
day that Washington was inauguratsd 6rst
President Of the United Statos, when the
sights OF Southern Ssases stood 6rmsr un
der the laws Of the land. than they do now
there never WAS time when they had not
% good cause for dispoion - they have
trd.y. What good osuss have they which
has not existed ueder every Adminissrssion
II they ssy the tsss'sosisi quostion-ao~
fov tho first time. there 10 no oct VI Congress
prohibiting slavery anywhere. 1t be the
non.en torce msat OF the Aws--the only com
plants that have heard have been Of the
too vigorous and faishful fulillment Of the
Fugitive Slave Law. Then what reason
have they 80 80
The elecf,Os Of Liseo<n is a mere prefext.
TIE present seeessioss movement - the rsssIs
Of an ssormoSs ceHspiracy formed more
Southern C0.federasxs ssovs tksn fsselus
SsestAs ago. rA-
They use the slavery question - means
TO aid the accomplishment Of their euds.-
They desired tho election OF . Northern
candidate b. sectional vote in order to
show that the two ssotioas cannot live to-
se.hsr. When tho history of the two years
from the Lscomptop Charter down to the
lato Presidential election shall be written. it
viii be shown that the scheme was deliber-
atsly made to break up this Uuiqp, ioA /.
Thew desired q Northesn RePuOhcau to
~ elected by . purely Northera vote. and
sheu assign this fact IS reason Why the
the Disunion csndidAts in the late Presi-
6en,isl contest had carried che united south.
ths scheme was. the Northern candidate
successful. to lseize fhs CapsfoI fa,f SP,'"T,
o.d bv a xstfed SoxaA and dseidsd North.
Hold Il. That scheme vas defeated in the
defeat Of tho Disunion candidate in several
Of the Southern States.
But this 10 no time for detail Of cassss.
The conspiracy is now known. Armies
have been raised. War 10 levied 10 accom-
plish 10. Thsrs sre only Two sides - 1t.
EyRRY MAN Mrsr BE- YoR fHE UEIr1D SrArEe
O. AGAINST IT. . There eas be 20 ssstre1s ~
sI,. .sar-0NtY tPky41orS pFIRAIT
ORS. EAS " - -
Thank God Illinois is not divided on thii
question. [Chssrs Eknow they expect
Cd 70 present united South sgainsts dii
ded North. rTbsy hond % che Hesshsrl
states, party questions would bring oivi
Oar be,wses Democrats aod, Republicans
when the South would step in with her Co
hoyss. aid one party 70 conquer shs other
Their scheme was CARNAGE AND CIV
IL WAR IN THE NORTH
There 10 but 61s 1Ay 10 defeat this. II
Illinois il is being 90 deGsassd by closing NJ
Shs ranks. War will thus BE- plSvented OF
our own soil While there Vss sAoPs o
Psaes vas ready for any reasonable sacsi
Ice or compromiss to maintain II. Blu
when the Question comes Of was in ths coi
Zoe fieids Of The South or ths corn fields d
JliWois. ssy shs iassher cd he bs,tsn D
We cannot Ioss our eyes 70 the sad spS
eslems fscs that var does exist The Gov
ssosus muss b maintained. its easmis,
ovss,hsown; and the moro ssupesdoss oul
preparations tie les NJ Aloedsbsdy y,asa ~,
shcsssr The sssuegls. 6us We m~ss ssoso
pS certain restraints on our sotions even il
~ Of wAz. We 49, ChrissiAa people
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