Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27
SPEECH OF MR.. MANGUM, OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
IN repiel0 Of the 'sDemocratie Platforna,' &c.

to get President who is not hostile to the
South, they are, in poin: of fact, laboring under
a delusion. Mr.. Cass has not committed him
self at all upon this question. But Gen. Cass
stands not only upon his Nicholson letter, but
also upon the platform" of the Democratic
party, as laid down by the Baltimore Conven-
ton, Let us examine that and Gen. Cass's
connection with it to ascertain whether any
thing appears there to extricate him from mys-
ticism.
In the first place will read from Mr.. Cass's
letter OF acceptance, to show that all the dog
mas and canons of his party, as set forth In
that platform, are BY him fully and unre-
servedly recognized and adopted He saws:
81 have carefully read the resolutions of the
Democratic National Convention, LAYING down
the platform of our political faith, and adj
here to them as firmly as | approve them cor
daily"
Now let US see what this platform is. 1t NAV
with sufficient accuracy for all practical pur-
poses, be referred to three classes: lst. Affirm
atoms. that nobody denies; I'd: Negations, that
no one controverts; 3D.: Resolutions and decla-
rations that no one believes,
| L will read the seventh canon. 1t is in these
words:
THAT Congress has no power under the con-
stItution to interfere with or control the do
nestle institutions of the several States and
that such States are the sole and proper Judges
OF everything APP pertaining to their own affairs
not prohibited by the constitution; that all eft.
forts OF abolitlonists and Others made to induce
Congress TO interfere with questions of slavery
or to take incipient steps in relation thereto
are calculated to lead TO the most alarming and
dangerous consequences; and that all such eff
forts have an Inevitable tendency 10 diminish
the happiness of the people and endanger the
stability and permanency of the Union, ard
ought not TO be countenanced by any friend of
our political institutions
1t will be remembered that this is a precise
copy of the canon of 1874, and that again of
the canon of 1910. The Democratic party has
professed steadily and consistently for eight
years the principles contained in this canon.
One reads this canon with sort of admiration.
1t is so precise-so explicit-so peculiar to the
party And then it is so catholic, SC national;
SO conservative, SO patriotic Can any one
who loves his country feel less than respect
and gratitude to the Democratic party, which
spreads SO broad shield over the domestic III
situations of the South? Why cannot the
Wing party cherish like comprehensive pat
, riotism? Why leave to the Democratic party
the exclusive merit of guarding our Southern
hearths and fresides-of protecting the weaker
sex or sleeping infancy in The silent watch
es OF the night from the torch of the incendia
~ anu luC MILF VI Tie dSSdSSIls w uy cannot
the Wings come and stand upon this PLATFORM
The Democratic answer is ready. il is ouI
ground, not Wing ground, it is part Of the
pure democracy; il is ours, wholly ours, exclu-
| slyely ours, and peculiar TO US and to our creed
Ler us see.
find in the journal of The House of Repre-
l. sentatives of the first session of the 18th Con-
gress, page 476, that Mr. Campbell, on the
26th February, l843, moved the following res
5 outions:
S Re8otUed. That justice and sound policy for
bid the Federal Government to foster one
branch of industry TO the detriment of another;
or TO cherish the interests of one portion TO the
injury of another portion of our common coun-
try; that every citizen and every section of the
country has right to demand and insist upon
an equality of rights and privileges, and TO a
complete and ample protection of persons and
: property from domestic violence or foreign ag
: erosion.
/ ''ReSolUed, That Congress has no power, un
der the constitution, to interfere with or con
troll the domestic institutions of the severa
o States, and that such States are the sole ant
t proper judges of everything appertaining t.
their own affairs, not prohibited by the consti
tuition; that all efforts of the aboitionsts o
{ others, made to induce Congress to interiors
: with questions of slavery. or to take incipIen
steps IN relation thereto, are calculated to leaC
10 the most alarming and dangerous conse
quences, and that all such efforts have an inc
1 vltabe tendency to diminish the happiness o
. the people and endanger the stability and per
+ manency of the Union, and ought not to b.
countenanced by any friend of our political in
situations"
+ 1t will be perceived that these resolution
/ are identical, word for word with the fourth
i and seventh canons of this Wanted Democ rati
" platform; that the first resolution which i
4 identical with the fourth canon, contains tn,
II peculiar doctrine OF the Democratic party OF
! the subject of ''black and abominable tariffs;
# and 1t contains the whole of their doctrine
which they boast theirs exclusively. TIL
resolutions were divided, and the vote was ia
ken upon the first part of the first resolution
l. in the words following:
h, sRcsotDed, That justice and sound polio
: forbid the federal government to foster on
. branch of industry to the detriment of anothe
L or to cherish the interests of one portion to tn
lie injury of another portion of our common coun
Is try"
= What do you suppose, Mr.. President, wa
~ the vote on this question? You suppose,
course, that none but Democrats voted for i
1t being apart of the fourth canon of the Den
ocra;lc platform, is therefore peculiar to th
es party. But the journal tells different tai.
E The vote stood yeas l66, nays A. The entil
IN voting for this exclusive Democratic dot
er trine.
;, The question was then put on the remaindt
ID of the first resolution in these words.
IS ''Fhat every citizen of every. section of tt
TO country has right to demand and insist upo
fy an equality of rights and privileges, and to
complete and ample protection Of person an
G, property from domestic violence or foreign al
of gression."
rs Upon this question, this exclusive Dem,
" era tic doctrine, strange TO tell, the vote W;
RS unanimous-yeas III, nays 90. So much f
d. this resolution. Does not every one see tn
us it is couched in terms so general, so inexac
lrt SO unspecific, that no one can find ground f
es disagreement? This, perhaps, should excl
IT, the surprise of no one. A party so progre
IS. sive, SO full of change, so perpetuaily fos
ed on the waves ofexcitement and OF tactic
:, ought 10 leave themselves sufficient sssea-roor
AZ 1t is proyident as being polite; it is CONNIE
Oh dable.
re Let me return to the next resolution and d
seventh canon of the platform.
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