The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-09-20

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thonsafds IL vea,s for tbe precious unct.
als thev conts;n (),rs are. "a vet. AL
most ,,ntouebed and there il every
reason h bclieve,-.-I had almost said to
.iaars--tbat the treasures which are ia be
devaloned and distributed among us
Vii ,axceed an that history has pictured
az tbe riches of the GREAT oreutal en-
piras 4 For lei "a bear IN our remem-
brance tbat the administrator ofwealth
corruption: that communities grow less
scrupulous As they grow more rich; that
SIMPLICITY Of manners gives way to lux.
ury and economy to extravaganza |; and
that rivalry in industry is succeeded by
that worst aud most demoralizing Of all
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN expenditure.
Social evils Of This sort may be cndur-
cd and made conparatiyelyiunocuous SO
long Is public legislation is pure. /
saw 10 YOU. then, men &c the West. look
10 the nurity Of your representatives IN
vonr State legislatures and in Congress.
Let them be men Of talent. if they are
also men Of integrity. But let them.
first Of all. be honest and incorruptible.
II was tho GOOD fortune of Mr. Deuelas
to have borne his part in the National
Connects when incorfuptibility was
deeruerl n essential IN 4 hubble lecisla.
tor al CHASTITY ii 4 woman and to have
gone fhron6h life. during the highest
/6arty excitement without d stain on
his rcnutatien IN his personal or public
relations. >
Though Mr.. Douglas was always
member Of the Democratic party, he
never considered himself bound by his
associations TO support measures which
he believed wrong His sense Of fright.
his conscientious convictions Of duty,
were with him obligations above an
party ties. IL was under this high feel.
Ing Of honor and self.rcspcct, and with
an indcpeudetce worthy OF all praise,
that he broke away from the political
associations with which he had been all
his life identified. and denounced, resis.
ted, and opposed with All the rosistlcss
energy Of his character. mud with all
,xbe earncstness Of his eloaucnce, whit
LIS denominatci tho Lecompton fraud.
There can he no higher evidence of his
stern INTEGRITY than his course on this
occasion no better illustration Of the
trutI, that though marty ties may bind
us on uaestions Of mere expediency. no
honest man win hesitate Ia break away
from, them when tbe alternative i Ia do.
on n question of principle what he fecla
n he wrong The last nubIic anncarance
AZ Mr. Donglss WAC On two oerasions
o.e ;mmedi5talv shoceed;ng ,hc other
On bis return 10 this State AFTER the A.
tsct On For, Sumter he addressed tho
,ra,,be,s ~ ,ha Iogiala,ura a. the;r ~.
nuost dono,ncing liz rebellion ur.fipg
tbo obliyion ~ all marty difference. M.
ncsl;ng n lila Radical friends and or.
pononts n unito n sunport Of the Gov.
rrnmont and call;ne on the people 10
come n fhc;r s,rnneth 70 ia rescue
from the porils which surrounded H.
and nreserye the Union from being bro.
Lon IN hv eorce &c ayn,a IN sncecl,
to Tho noonle ~ Cbicago. ak days after
w,rds the Same oarn ~ ANNALS were
mado Il ,bom 70 lsv oside iii consiaara.
,;ons mi ~, oe nrcsery;ng no Cavern.
,nent ~ tbn;r f.theya % tbia ocea.
no was roco;ved liz IN nart;ca win do.
monsfra tions ~ yesnec, snrnassino n
en,bns;aau ~ nossshle All other of the
groat oyotions afLis IiFe Thesesneeob.
81 ,Longh nregnant with tho most
dctormineJ sn;rit ana with an undoub.
t;ng fa;th in the isene az The contest
were obyiously made under Great de-.
nression Of feeling He had been one
pftbo NEST consistent resolnte and cf.
6cient defendors az the oonstitutional
rigbts or Tho Southern st5tes III had
dono evcrvtb;ng tbat instice and mac.
nsn;m;,v dictates h s,,sta;n thon "a
the megbors of Tho Ieoislat,re ~ sa;d,
@wbatcvcr errors / have committee have
hoen lean;no too far Ia the Sou,bern
ssc,ion ~ he ITn;on against INV own y
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