, 1879-04-30

uG WIS ElGELEA LH iitE LEtBLlkNiNHlAi
C"iyrcnlnn. Tho nr..siavcry feeling was slroiE.
bell Bohu introduced tile following:
. Arr1c1E xty.
The General Assembly s'nl nt Its first ac.s!nn
nn!cr tha ntinndcd Consultation. pa*s snc1, lhwana
lnnlarhtlng to and sct:Ilng In this Slate, and 10
cfleetnnl'y prevent thu nwncr. Of rlaTcs frn,ll
setting tl,on, fsoe.
The spirit of freedom was aroused. patmcr
nfnoscst slic ticasnre Il, soeech nf rcnarka'.!o
power. liz stnn,mrrcta ~. longer, and snake
with the greatest ease. The speech arOuscl tho
| Rs Frooatn Judge expired In August, md he
was cAll.lilntu for rc.rlecttnn. Ills opponent
Wah Cnnt. GILMORE, who ha.a @nn laurc's in
the war with Mexico l,nt who en,ld srnrccly
read ani write. TIC slavery men determined
| to defeat Palmer. Ills speech hefure thu Con-
atttnt!ofal Convention was read Mt the polls OIL
tho day NJ election. 1t stripped HIN Of hs ncr-
| aonal popularity. llc WIS defeated By = large
April lie lad received every vote for delegate to
e1e Constitutional Convention. llc slil nut get
vote for Probate Jndgc. The next spri'e Capt.
| Gflinpro resigned. Palmer nGain bceama Il
candtdate, nntl went IN with n rush.
:. III ls4O thu new Constitution was adopted.
Under It's provisions tic. Kentucky lty wns
| eleclcd County Judge. I1o held this oillcc two
ytars, and was sent to thu Statu achate, where
he was nla1u Chalrtnan Ut tho Conuittes on
11eornora!t0na. Tho State was developing with
grrat raphlity. Nor1lxrnera md Sulltl,crns
were pouring IN l,y Thousands, nn thu slavcry
sympathy viii. tha Free Suffers Ind t,ccn p1nsn!y
SHOWN. Whtiu hu was decidedly n1ltt.siavery III
hts tendencies, the Federal law kept hin nut
side Of tile palu of Aboltlonssn lie was In
full sowshin with ,s peosr9,e PERTH ~"
| States Senator IN 1853. During this session
John A. Logan introduced his wcll-hnown blarls
law prohibiting the Immigration ut colorcd pco
plr. pnlmcr bitterly upposed 1t.
OPPOSITION TO THE KANsAs.NEnRAsKA ACT,
'rl,e rcpenl of the Missouri Compromise alld
the IassnEe OF thu KANSAS Nebraska net brought
Palmer into tito foreground. Thu sensibillty Of
public feeling WIS q,.ckened by this extension
Of slavery. An extra session Of the Legislature
was sa,e Douglas va a.; deternined rpol, l'avg
cgh,euu Democrats and seven WlIi9s tm the State
| Senate. A Democratic caucus was helsl, Palmer
| matte speech atnntling oil Tho compromise
measures ot 1860, n''!l opposing tic attenlpt to
| nuke the Knnsas-NGbraska net test III fealtr.
4 majority Of the Democratic sc,ators stood
| ly him, md Doug!as' object was defeated.
| Palmer, however, repfesunted d district tlmt
had first c'ectesl the Lttlu Glunt to Congress-,
| following year tile D!strtct Democratic Conven-
tiun passed resolution that TO snnn should be
nominated tor Stato Scnutor who dill no sus-
| tain tho kausus. Nebraska act. The haMl OF
D"Glas was plaInly seen. Palmer then
SIT tl.e Little dtant nj, example that bs
! copied In hs great contest with Buchanan after
the passagu of tho AntEl.ceo'nDtnn act. The
kentucKinn boldly .jo!nctl Issue. lle ran for
Te.eleelo'a 70 ,he oenate oll m independent
was not DGnocracy, nnd t,lat the Kausas-Nu-
hrnsk4 net should l,ot DO nande pnrty test.
Mai. T. r. Burke was thu Douglas candi dAtc.
fa'sher WA eleetca u'-1o ihalofIts'
ELHcTIoN or rnuMBuf.r. As SENATOR.
| Drnorrn;s Nnrmn1, H. .i,m,i' Hnrfm, 4, f,s'Is
IL; ;Issro,nl md .inhn IT. PnI11pr. Tr, f,ncrc,,
Il Allan md ,T,i1t,o Hnj;rr represcntrI TIM ,,5r-
~ In th,. iiouss A United Statcs Hena,onr n in
tn n " ,,ncr nf Gcn. 1un'ss shnilfs wna to h" b
cioss,,. md the sx Nnti.NebrasEa 1Jen,orrats
| held tllc balanea Of power. The law rcquired
t!a1 tns IT, t"1 iousGs snoua na.!ot aepaFately
on the ilfat uaY anu loMt!S on saeeGedtn? uaya.
lhe nnlea nnalnatea Aofaaaih !Aneoln, anu
e pc'.s haas % mc' o,e,ns ~ t, tn ~ ,,, renon
n!ar DGtnoefatle caucus psoyMea the hansaa- W.
NgofasRo hct Was hqt tmahe pafty tcst@ LIS
oitsr M"s spItneu e Wut .ona .Maa ~ 'ust
sup!n't 10 u. aet!na a.ta ot luz CAUCUS w'tMou.
pendently. Finally, Tie regular Democrats
tl.nie oyertufcs ailu ltwas flu'oreu tllat eHrg'.
q tg logGedsnts , a nscssaaea to Tss!est
plasea Lyman Tfa,nbq!! aa Inaepsn.'sn,s :!, Demo
Eve o. uo Anti1Se6titsRa ny bc'noefata supported
u, 1'a s,xtn, u1i ussnou. yotae Ios siiatlus
lrumbal1. .: III I''n frightened ,M Wb1Es M moyed to
adjourn, nut u1e Detn9erats a,lltsu 10 vo1ins tn1
nolN'h 10 a9wl'. Ih1 fsg.lars % "ttnufo~ She!ls'
name, nsa homnaaeu r:a uoS MHtteSnu. Lincoln
| III" t!iaI ulo c!,ss WIS ~ !lAHu. NbtainHE as.
surGheea tlAt tl'o 'lse independents wo!i sta'!li
! 70 i!u,1o!'l lor une Hnse oalol, ny Waikeo llto
tilu JOINT AsscnplS, . Stiafea MS lfiGslas, aiHl
Mlaso t!em vote sona m1,, 1dr the !ndePehaeni
| caHuiuutt* tyHiaH Itun,pul4 was uee'Aleu
electea on llo ele'en1tl oallnt. me 1ethosFAts
Heard tic announcement with blnncnSd 1aecs,