Year: 1862

| Dill. IL may De true as 10 some II Is not
true as TO all. 1t is uotoriously untrue as
to myself. 1t is just as far from being
true as the letters Of certain distinguished
Southern Democrats upon Illinois politics,
! recently published. are far from being Ell
! ther wise or we'll timed. am very free
to declare my opinion that those letters
we're in very bad taste. Now what ground
shall we, as party in Indiana. occupy ou
the slavery question in the future? Shall
we 90 forward or back? We will soon be
called on 30 unfurl our flag for the great
battle of 1860. l say let US stand by the
Dred Scot decision--let US stand by the
English bill.


have Witnessed, with regret, indica-
tions Of a purpose to keep enough Of the
slavery question open aud in doubt to serve
as pretext for agitation and make an is
su. for eleciionseriug purposes. The pro-
life brain of Mr.. Douglas has brought
forth new species Of squa:ter sovereign
,y. called "unfriendly legislation" the
purport of which is, that although the
Constitution of the United States protects
slave property in the Territories, it needs
the aid of Territorial legislation to give j,
effect Qnite a discovery. truly The
combined effect of this patent squatter
sovereignty and the Dred Scott decision
would lead us back to the very point in
this slavery controversy from which we
set out


The same views have been attributed 10
Senator Davis. Of Mississippi l have no
doubt he has been misrepresented. He
never uttered any such opinions. If any
man comes TO us with any such doctrine.
let us call him Southern doughface, aud
tell him to 60 home.


Away with this continual shuflling and
patering upon this question of slavery
Let us meet our responsibilities like men.
The Democratic party of the North are
misunderstood indeed, when any such
sickly and spurious philanthropy is impu-
ted to them, as to require diluted doses Of
aboliIionism TO give tone to their stomachs


l say to you here to night. that if the
Constitution of the United States gives
the elaveholdcr right to his property in
the Territories, as l believe it does. that
right is perfect under the Constitution,
and needs no territorial Legislation to make
it so.


! l believe that l utter the sentiments o
every sound Democrat in Indiana. when l
say am for the Constitution of my coun.
try, in Its letter and spirit, and in all its
consequences, immediate and remote and
if that Constitution imposes manacles upon
every negro in the Union. 1 am for i
still, because it is the Constitution of my
country. And take the decision of the
Supreme Court as binding exposition of
its terms. If the Dred Scott decision is
adhered TO, in lis plain meaning. there
must be an end of slavery agitation, except
with those who war upon the Government
itself we will have no more political is
sues on slavery but if it is misrepresent-
ed, evaded or frittered away. we will again
be divided. distracted, and cursed with
slavery agitation.


X X


We have plain path before us--the
path Ct duty--let US pursue it. Whoever
loves the Democratic party, whoever de-
sires the success of its principles. will
come to the support.


But If we are to interpolate our creed
or lower our flag, to coax back disaGected
men. AM NOT FOR 1T. The Democratic
party has always stood upon its distinctive
OF ganization and principles. Fusion is a
process which is the peculiar property Of
our opponents they have heretofore had
monopoly of it-let them keep it.
: would see the Democratic party first pure.
then peaceable.


In 1854, the Democratic party Of the
Union was defeated. The gallant minority
in Congress nominated their candidate fol
Speaker. TOOK their stand upon resolution
expressing in plain terms their opposition
alike to the proscriptive tenets Of the
Know Nothings. and the disunien prnci-
PIES Of the Republicans. They kept up
their organization. maintained a united
front. and refused to yield one inch Of
ground. Ia due time the people came to
the rescue. and 1856 brought us a splend-
id victory.


Let us profit by this example /; let us
take our stand upon the broad principles
of the Democratic platforms. unfurl our