The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-02
REMARKS Of MIR. HALLETT,

whole heart well all the votes, OF Inc democracy
of the old Bay State, would be given 10 LEWIS CAss
III New Eng and had deferred one OF her most distn-
gushed sons she had but substituted another by the
nomination OF the gallant pioneer she had lent 10 the
great in his boyhood 10 build up States there from
the wderness-States that came hlther, by their
delegates outnumbenng the representatives of all New
England TO unite with her, with the south, and with the
whole Union, IN eevatng the matured statesman TO the
highest Office in the gift OF this great people Here
the bond of union that unite this progressive
and increasing confederation of States in the common
brotherhood OF democracy.
And, that there may not be left in this convention so
far New Eng land is concerned, thought OF unkind
ness or mlsapprehension, have word to say to my
friend from Indiana, Mr. Hannegan who asked me yes
terday if Massachusetts could do what he promised
South Carolina would do-giye her vote 10 the demo
cratic nominee | said TO him then, | say now, that
whatever South Carolina or Indiana may do-and even
they have sometimes forgotten the true taiththe de-
mocracy OF Massachusetts will do they always have
done since they her electoral vote to Thomas Jeer
son in 1904-TRY!
of borrowing from Massachusetts, the political princl
pies of that State" No, sir If comes to that should
be right glad TO stcap with the genteman-hl assachu-
sets ola federalism for the young democracy OF Indiana
What replied TO the quesiion-that seemed little like
taunt, though, am sure, not intended-wasi that
the democracy of Massachusetts, hemmed in IN the very
citadel of federalism, though almost always beaten,
were never conquered; that they will stand there
they have Stood body-guard OF the democ
racy of the whole Union, resisting consolidation or DIS
union in all their forms, and detecting and exposing
the designs of the enemy restrict the rights of the peo
pie of the Staes and TO perve evade the sound re-
publican construction OF the constitution And II IN the
collection of facts and arguments, and by vigiant guard
the movements of the common enemy we can sup
ply powder and ball for the ksmen OF the west and the
south to bring down the foe sure am that will be no
dishonor to the gentleman from Indiana to do again what
| said he had often SO efectualy done-make some OF
his best shots with the ammunition furnished by the de-
mocracy of Massachusetts. And now, sir, let there be
no strife between Indiana and Massachusetts except this
that numerically the Massachusetts democracy though
outnumbered have heretofore ranked the seventh State
in the Union and that Indiana in giving her vote,
know shQSvll to Lewis Cass, will have all she do to
foot up a longer column, in numbers. than will the de-
mocracy of the Bay State. Give us more wings to
contend with than have the democracy OF more than
twenty States and Massachusetts would JON the column
that is to elect Lewis Cass.
Mr. President, in connexion with this auson to Mas
sachuses, permit me to say word or two in the hear
ing of the sagacous and distinguished of the south
touching thai element of disunon which will be thrown
into this presidential canvass with the deliberate but
cealed purpose Of dividing and thereby defeating, the
democratic parly-the only party of the whole Union
though should lead to the formation Of those two
great geographical and sectional parties which Washing
ton warned his counrymen against as the grave OF the
Union.
Sir, speak of aboltionsm, which, in the phase it
exhibits, is but another name for disunion.' In this
form it had its origin in the Hartford Convention in 1914
Aside from that political paternity, to which has now
returned, it began in philanthropy: 1t went on for
time as merely moral element IN the name OF llb-
ery and religion 1t entered into debate, if at all, as
question of political economy respecting the forms OF
labor and servitude Then the south and the north
frankly and kindly discussed II together, as our fathers
did when they founded this republic Of Independent
States, could only have been founded upon the COM
promises OF the constitution In these forms 1t unques
tonaby had the OF statesmen OF the south
and the sympahes OF the free States their only rshtu
reasonable interposlton. 1t went on, and, IN the
hands of seeking bad eminence became whatlt IS
the embodied spirit of disunlon Up to this point very
many went with its supposed free impulses, until they
saw the end it aimed at; and they shrink from IT, In
It's political aspect moral treason, lacking only the
q become
constitution and the Union.
Sir we hear much of the peculiar institution" of the
south and that is to be thrown into this convention and
this by opponents trust not by any OF
our frends-as the element of dlscord among us,
upon the workings of which the wings alone hope
for our defeat and their success. Well, sir, you
have your peculiar institution" at the SOUTH which
gives you trouble; and of the north have
which gives much--in fact, very peculiar institu-
toni mean political aboiitonism There is account
to be settled between us and this wish to call the
attention of southern OF all parties in the presden-
tal canvass You complain of the irritating and PERM
cious interference OF cur peculiar institution with your
peculiar institutions and admit that Interference has
been evil and only evil, continually. 1t has served only
to consolidate slavery, and, as far it could weaken
the bonds of the Union What once the progress
sve opinion of the statesmen of the south towards
cpaton, now, by the force of this external pressure
and the reckessness of the tanatcism that engendes it,
changed inevitably and necessarily to common SEN
tment of self preservation and the maintenance of the
right of interference with the domestic relations OF
the States, sovereign and intact within that sphere of
political system
Well, sir admt-and if the south were true to itself
all but the fanatics and dyspeptics, who make up the
leading spirits of the isns OF New England would admit
that no portion of the north has moral or political
right thus rrate name and endanger the south, by
attempting in these forms, TO forcibly abolish her pecu-
liar institution, which she wishes to retain.
But comes the reverse OF the proposition, and
maintain that it is equally true that the south has
right to foster aternze with peculiar institution
which desire to get rid of Yet, tell you, sir and
desire to tell the nation, that the most effective allies Of
the abouonsts of the north the wings OF the south
This last element of political aboonism is another
very "peculiar institution at the south, which has APP
parenty escaped the observation that If deserves from
her statesmen.
Permit me to state how this element operates. The
abolitioniss in New England and elsewhere, who
drawn from the two great parties, but principally from
the wings. Without their aid, or without constant con-
cessons the wings proper could not keep the power in
single State, not in Massachusetts. Hence, at the
start when abolitionism first took its political FORM and
came in contact with their ancient candidate MIR. Clay
the wing politicians fearing the loss of the SOUTH sought
to crush this third party and resorted even to violence
and discussing. The democrats of the north then stood
up for the right of meeting and discussing because il
denied to Sect however Justly otious IT might be de
MED to any minority From this wrong the northern
wings proceeded to the opposite which still more
dangerous to the Union Their southern candidates
made talk double, parallels, concerning slavery
The wings of the north impressed the wings of the sout
in order gain their votes and secure the power for thu
wings of the whole Union They went forth according
meet the abOlltonlss TO II aternZe with them, t
adopt their doctrines in their resolutions, and 10
all their demands the affirmative when called upon
candidates In this they are more blamable than thu