, 1866-09-07

,nye cit d II not lha only one. In speech In tic
rexas te TOOK r. ground hat nc r;sbt 10 acauire
ns e ~ most es aasSS1iSs 9a
ii subsequent period, aa Chairman or the Com.
n,ittce on Te:Titorics In tho senste he contsuded
that the right 10 cstahtsh Te7i;ostal Goyetn-
ing discussions Il 6sd been ASSUMED t,,at te right
t. ss ,df dispose
needtnl rules and regulations FespeesiSg ihe scr7
fiiorJ 9! other property belonging 10 ae United
UonglaH we're stated aud defended With hla n4ual
c!earncse and force, and they max he considered
n rs q nc poa5
Which divisions Of opinion w5 continue to exist.
Lave reeeiyxa IN Tho frgi=lation Of ihe county,
- N 1Ae. three yrsss after bis election 70 NE
Honse q Ks2rcssnsa'ises, hc was @ chosen an mem- e.
was eontin9ed ID that bod5 81 successive Feclee-
lions mil hts de2'h e III tn June. isat, j. ,,o
s1ose daTtne those eighteen ysars of nnez-
umpled agitation and excitement. His speeches On
the annexation GfIsass tas war r. Tsh Mesee, o1s
in Anciicn, The extension ot our own territorial
l.n,its. he eq9np!omfse asts Gr 1So, ths Oregon,
eontro1ersfes, internal improvements, and, Incl
dentally.. The question of slavery, the prolific
source ofpeatIy all the ssitat1ons OF The lat guar
1rencted the country In maternal blood, are an
wess W j lie ehisf e6aSsss;.is:iss oi5is o1atery.
forever tae source of lie disscnsious Which had
The eonn ey hs 1s
tAat tho great ability Of Mr.. Douglas was more
tiEnslly displayed lban in any other political abos
In January, 1850, Mr. Clay introduced tnto the
Senate series OF resolutions. hoping tlst they
might be made hasls Of flcslslation, which would
lhcsc solu,lons were nndcr Consideration, .ir.
Douglas, as CEatlrean o3 the Committee on Tex
sion oI California into the Union as . siat:, and
Utah and New Mcxieo and The adjustment Of thc
In 1piil, a committee Of ihi1tecn. with Mr.. Clay
At t:s head. was appointed, 9ud Al propositions
concerning 1he slavery 9nesion were referred 70
committee Nj. Donetas' two bflfs combined In
one. with single amendment. When Introduced
,hS at01 ths Eo.asd shat ths poEef ct &c
Ion. IL lepo:,ed by Mr. Clay. u he .1a1sfy
sf eslRpan Wss sue9s ne
siucntly rekcinded,. aud the bill was passed as
originally reported BY Mr.. Douglas. The CON.
organization or the Territories, wcsc his work,
snd they were founded OIL tho principle tlsat The
people Of lhe IerrlfoFies. through theif leei4ta.
Themselves, ..and have The eaue power, orer 4
ns over sll o'her matters alee''ne n'eir intesua
These measures. as sol, alt know, though they
were, as Tic Presidential election ofis52 approved
BY both the grtat political parties, were ar ftanu
s%ps psasa ss s ~ cssn Mfa
Territories, Init oduccd tho Knnsas-Sebraeka llll
4 led to acrse and protIaeted alssnssIon; TIL
e efru,,!,o efi !er1i'otiss Il Tic future nra!
the prineiries Of 'lecnmprnmits neasniuo Is 1866;
MID Hthat these tltasnt c. wcru intended to hare
uincl, BROADER and cdniiis effect tlan merely 4
e dsMea II Ms4cSn 1iaEEr EoTSpx Sq
rnles Of nc'!on In ltmture thur, when new Terri
nd,niitsd Tito tic 1f"l,n: thai tho ptlueiplc uro
which tho 1er1totiet Of lssa wnrr orysntzs!l va
tllui tl,c slasery question should be 1nn!slcl tuI
AZ .s:crtsa 10 tls TestItois and staics whis 80,
iinrttie;e1y interested IN thc 1ucs'son, a,a afau
,sst;M!s M sf It. x'.enss ' a shs :,
tpsn,n1!ssc. rsnposca, To- cassJ inse s':ce, sher
nlmss. n 'ls ,ss1.s language of The conpf'
JIc REPEAL OF thc Missouri co,npro,nlrr was |,
corloralrl Into t1Ic t!lt. nt kMbacIucnt p"rlu.
i. ~ ainsnlncnt aud n ,hls tor1 4 l,a:sa1 bo'
Whatever ltarsrneos Of up!u'on ,ray cx!xs or ms
hcrrIdtpgc hhvH cxlslr1 III Irgatt 10 slcsu t,cat
trs. 10 one a. this day VIII ealt ~ question Il
ac,naietl. bis ,tesI anxiuy 10 .tTesery" tlic IL,
iH,s|sxssS! xh's II S;a!nsa|ne1 svs
: sanal ro:.saqucnres tl'siurbed ~ egHanin1lty
VI Wig II "a, assss s't 3 Sf CIV Il
! g sss:mss,'sa ste M ss.rssl q tssss ssa aii;s,
y With bin. and with vigor which oltsn won The
. | oYer hf4 Own convictions.
y las apReat 60 remarkable ia OIL an ucesslon wl'f
! In 1881, whc.c he had often l'cen received with
- umphant acmonstta,tans Of teapect. and appoi
ID mss!nE IN fton, IT, oftas Nor1h Mas;;cs III a7l
y was moment Of the widest excitement tlrou:
. . OIL the country. Kansas was rent BY contend!
at sna sea Sa ho Gss es "a.
+ + BY Nrec. sncl, vas ,hs pqpalaf indignation. 4
d heard. For mo.e than foaS h5nss he iasetl an
u u cry and excited multitude, calm, undanutcd,
o. d. gardets Of peraonal danger, attempting 70 spc
ie ely retring nnheafd, bnt nosthe less ntconque
n Il ara nncon9ucrable.
d Fcllow.citIzens, no man that eyer lived col
"a disapprova!, II he had rot felt that he had d.
y. - light. Cou:agc and consciousness Of Trc
rs. OF Il ha!a
y. was then arrnsed against him. That will no:s
- - tllat excitement and passion hare passed aw
Ss ~ @ xSe e ana
+ aud defended Them. - ''' -
II, The peculiar constitution Of onr Gnvesnm,
6 imp Impulse 10 public spcsSinsH H Hnnknosa 10 ~ .,
sclntry osatSy Is Of the n::,ssl gEow.h 1
81 dspeeafed n tSo ca e hp
as In Rome after the era Of Augustus. 8n1EaEc
education es'ag nearly nn,se;Eal With y; al
o. Germs The administration Of pu!lic aaatIs.,
re re communication, Of Intelligence tn rc-ard .o
Sssns ss = rd n:''sa snd p 1aesPs , Pis u !s t
sd *.s. & p1sfefb bv,ess ,sfseaf !s
81 81 purose PCS SdsP sabe qnesiens, bots
S1'sn; 55s Rss;ss f. # e
a. ,n i not univefsal. Sothipg be more iair
asd 9, e ns
Ky cortectep the.e Is no temptation to make u
~. as there is IN mcre PARTY meetinG= and the
als M speaser al Id apas, ifom III merits of lis earsc
soa s,s n ,hs so1atness q hs !ee l. has shs
he htns1 Of tho uson}e In cyery neiehhost
nc, flor there ia scarcely locality IN which, anch
no mrs arc not hctd,) sheisenes tp be- tried and
u; msn i enabled 10 iorm "a inteilscnt anderet
nS 0f The Sny hs r tS It. ~ II
,'ss ; lions pe.ods II Ii lie IN fsa1esss Tic stsi
~ the purpose Of addressing these assemblies Q
;on, people. asc almost Incredible; and the inaa
: q preselon which be made. on these occasion
ana aia1 big eloYucnee and BIZ logical power:
and ene be s not sev sassin to
ncs, was that of 1S5s. when Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. I
nee la. both candidates Tor The Senate at the tin
s sls a1easp fsG ysas e essni
~ =; iished ier tSs niorHaitoa q s5s people;
col- ,haf year, iiar more vi:al 10 dc peace az
!; se- permanent Interests Of tue country Than an
at ttat time conld have forcaccn. although
: ~ dowed,) the great ability Of the speakers
aau; ccrAdeuee repoted in them By the
,an,t tast cal pasties wbiea they sssRssttgs'{
his drawn together 10 witners so e7raordln
contest gave 1t an importance which no 81
es S m @ Pg sooa o ess: ess osf
wen. thai their earthly lsbors are ended. po=th7
G' ime it, sat to ss
VAN. perfect truth, 10 have been the nation's rep
,sy = tatires aad ,he c1ronents Of rs opinions
regu. Ing In grandeur al other popular caHvasses
nsi - epic rises Is dignity asoSe narrative Of or
nnna In April 1861, when shc dfzs E1u was dtct
~ n'ns ns Fort sGmter, Mr. Lincoln and ~. Dou:las
e oe again together, tho f,rIncr a. Prrsilentr a
pglas nG,ai \ rra.9a ~ - ihc s1rasnrcs to le q.
night Honjirrte tfs inenltci rnnnr nf fhe f;uycy7
hard - - H-,S"fd fts vioIsted nnihnritr. aud Il
disci. H. " tkITu fson, fnecfhi. d;.tne,nhermeuf
with MereJs" W. ,5,fsed the 1rost nn1n1a nrenat
con- 1920 s% s,Ha ,n.I rtTn-ons srtfnr h1y
u tho tt...t a1.I ~ .mshnrftv fSr sayfnr that h
weary ttHh6.tf Stf-e rnnGde1rr 0f tho Prrs{Hcne ant
this ~ ~ s1u e.rtsS ~ nnrrfse set nnf On hi
essenl sas. Pstrins ~ t1.Scrsin,- The ffcc SLATE
those En1snH raw ~ hfs saafsttasa efooFrce
t1cul- t fntr n m,,ntstn1no 1ha iinion uni
th iii s4 ~ n;,a,.tie tro.snn hv which itf cx
lulAnt t1.ssIe15s5 ~ III 1frs these t,yn distiI
action ~ Tan ~ recent1V nnnnard to each other
In Its n.,Lsf T. tssr IT. rnrfrrrncn uader the il
whom tIsr @rsItea rsfririitn,. and m fmpe1dl
gain sInr.1 o--;t 1orrefIinn nsst dftYsrenccs hay
rcom- thnnnas ~ the+9Seiress md desfrous only OF
atnens tao Ensr " asr1, eon1I IN nn6t for The e.